Corps of Engineers to Honor Hunter Education Deferral Offered by Texas Parks and Wildlife.

FORT WORTH, Texas -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced today that it will honor the new "Hunter Education Deferral" offered by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. For the purchase price of $10.00, hunters 17 or older may obtain a deferral that becomes effective Sept. 1, 2004. This deferral allows a hunter who has not completed a hunter education program to defer completion for up to one year and is only valid until the end of the current license year. The deferral may only be obtained one time. Hunters 12 or older must have proof of completing a hunter education course or accompanied by a permitted adult 18 years of age or older. For more information concerning this change, please check the TPWD website at http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/edu/hunted/index.phtml.

This change will affect District lakes that require a permit to hunt. These lakes are Bardwell, Belton, Benbrook, Georgetown, Grapevine, Lewisville, O.C. Fisher, Proctor, Somerville, Stillhouse Hollow, Waco, Whitney, and Wright Patman.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Public Hunting Guide 2004-2005 can be obtained at http://www.swf-wc.usace.army.mil/index.htm. A hard copy of this guide may be obtained by contacting a specific lake (see the Hunting Guide for lake address and phone number) or by calling 817-886-1566.