Hunters may start applying for the 2007 Wildlife Management Area Big Game Quota Hunts beginning on Wednesday, June 13, 2007, according to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA).

To apply, complete the information on the form and take it to any place where hunting and fishing licenses are sold. DO NOT MAIL THE FORM. Remember to read the information form carefully, fill out all requested information, double-check the form, and take it (starting June 13, 2007) to a license agent where it will be entered into the system. When applying at any TWRA license agent , there is no fee for current Annual Sportsman License holders, Lifetime Sportsman License holders, or seniors possessing a Type 167 permit. For all other applicants, there is a $20.00 permit fee for each drawing you enter plus a $1.00 agent fee. The information form is available at http://www.state.tn.us/twra/2007wma.html.

Hunters may also apply over the Internet. There is no fee for current Annual Sportsman License holders, Lifetime Sportsman License holders, or seniors possessing a Type 167 permit. All other applicants, in addition to the $2.00 internet usage fee, will be charged a permit fee of $20.50 per drawing entered. The $2.00 usage fee is collected by the company that maintains the internet site. (It is not a fee that is charged by the TWRA.)

Application must be made no later than midnight, July 25, 2007.

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I was several days into a 10-day hunt in the Groot Winterhook mountains of South Africa's eastern cape. I already had an nyala, duiker, eland, baboon, 3 black wildebeest, 2 blue wildebeest, a black springbok and a mountain reedbuck. Next on my list was a blesbuck pair, one male and one female.