DEER SEASON 2011: posted on October 29, 2011

SOUTHERN ZONE  (REGION 4Z)

DATES:  EARLY ARCHERY (SAT. OCT. 15 - FRI. NOV. 18)

LATE ARCHERY (MON. DEC. 12 - TUES. DEC. 20)

(Days are not required to be taken consecutively)

DATES:  RIFLE (OPENING WEEK - (SAT. NOV. 19 - SUN. NOV. 27)

RIFLE (REMAINDER OF SEASON - (MON. NOV. 28 - SUN. DEC. 11)

(Days are not required to be taken consecutively)

2011 DEER SEASON RATES: 

RIFLE OPENING WEEK:

1   DAY HUNT -$300

3 DAY HUNT - $700

5 DAY HUNT - $850

(SAME RATES APPLY FOR EARLY ARCHERY)

RIFLE REMAINDER OF SEASON:         

2 DAY HUNT - $500

3 DAY HUNT - $600

5 DAY HUNT - $750

(SAME RATES APPLY FOR LATE ARCHERY)

(Deposit  Required  ($100) per person by check or Money Order)

ATTENTION HUNTERS:  LIDO’S IS LOCATED IN THE HEART OF  COLUMBIA COUNTY, NY.  AT LIDO’S THERE IS VAST ACREAGE AVAILABLE FOR DEER HUNTING AS WELL AS BEING ONE OF

THE BEST HABITATS FOR WILD GAME IN NEW YORK STATE.  WE PLANT, CORN, WHEAT AND

RYE AND WE HAVE A SWAMP THAT IS APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES IN CIRCUMFERENCE WHICH

PROVIDES NOURISHMENT  AS WELL AS A SAFE HAVEN FOR OUR DEER POPULATION.

WE HAVE SEEN AN IMPRESSIVE CHANGE IN THE DEER POPULATION SINCE WE INSTITUTED THE RULES REGARDING THE NO. OF POINTS THAT MAY BE TAKEN DURING THE SEASON.  THE

DEER ARE SPORTING BIGGER RACKS AND BIGGER BODIES.

THE HUNT - YOUR DAY WILL BEGIN AT 4:30 a.m. WHEN YOU WILL BE SERVED AN EARLY MORNING BREAKFAST CONSISTING OF COFFEE, PANCAKES, CEREAL AND JUICE AFTER WHICH YOU WILL BE TAKEN TO OR DRIVE TO YOUR DEER STAND LOCATION.  YOU WILL

REMAIN AT YOUR STAND UNTIL 10:00 OR 12:00 NOON. WHEN YOU WILL COME BACK TO

THE CLUB.  PLANS HAVE NOT BEEN FINALIZED FOR THE AFTERNOON MEAL.  AT APPROX-

IMATELY 2:00 P.M. YOU WILL RETURN TO YOUR STAND WHERE YOU WILL HUNT UNTIL

THE CLOSING HOURS OF THE DAY.  DINNER IS TAKEN OUT AT YOUR OWN EXPENSE AT

ANY OF THE NUMEROUS RESTAURANTS IN THE AREA.  WE WILL GUIDE YOU BASED ON

YOUR PREFERENCES.

THE FOLLOWING RULES APPLY TO ALL DEER HUNTERS:

BOW SEASON:  BUCKS MUST BE 4 PTS. OR BETTER!!! ONE DOE MAY BE TAKEN DURING

ARCHERY ONLY!!!

RIFLE SEASON:  BUCKS MUST BE 3 PTS. OR BETTER ON ONE SIDE. 

GUNS & AMMO:  ALL DEER HUNTERS MUST BE EXPERIENCED IN HANDLING FIREARMS.

ALL HUNTERS WHO HUNT OUR PROPERTIES ARE NOT PERMITTED TO USE SEMI-

AUTOMATIC RIFLES; BUT, MAY USE RIFLES WHICH ARE BOLT, LEVER OR PUMP ACTION.

PISTOLS OF 357 OR 44 MAG ARE PERMITTED.  ALSO, BRIGHT ORANGE CLOTHING MUST

BE WORN WHILE HUNTING. 

                     “You Hunt, Use Our Facilities, Travel Our Land, At Your Own Risk.”