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Licenses, supplies in demand at area deer stations
2008 Deer Hunting season
Published Friday, November 7, 2008
Photo by Zak Holtan
Kris Slaubaugh works the hunting license machine at the Union Avenue Holiday Station.
In addition to deer hunting licenses, area hunters also are making purchases of hunting accessories at several convenience stores and deer registration stations prior to opening weekend. That’s certainly true at Park Region in Pelican Rapids.
A few months ago Park Region sporting goods moved to a new location from North Broadway to South Broadway in Pelican Rapids, adjacent to the new McDonalds close to the new fire station.
“We’ve been really busy selling licenses from Nov. 1 through this morning,” said Park Region sporting goods manager Al Ziegler.
License sales through Thursday totaled $6,200. An adult regular deer hunting license is $27. The cost is $14 for a youth license and $15 for a bonus tag. An out of state license costs $141.
“On Thursday we had a total of $2,481 for license sales,” Ziegler said. “Today, we expect to see from $3,500 to $4,000 in deer license sales.”
Ziegler and his assistants also are selling lots of deer hunting equipment, including the standard orange clothing, lots of ammunition, gloves and hand warmers.
Fergus Falls businesses, including Holiday Station, also have been busy the past couple of days. Deer hunters are making last-minute purchases of camouflage apparel, boots, shooting accessories, flashlights, hunting back packs, knives, rain gear, binoculars, tree strand accessories and other supplies.
Several hunters stopped at Holiday Station this morning to purchase deer hunting licenses.
“We’ve been busy this morning,” said Lori Rudnick. “Every year we have a lot of people coming in to purchase licenses right before opening weekend for deer hunting.”
This also is a busy time of year for Alden Thompson and other workers at Dahlen’s Short Stop convenience store in Ashby.
“In addition to purchasing deer hunting licenses, we’ve also had people buy accessories that includes a little bit of everything,” Thompson said. “This weekend we’ll also be busy with deer registration and helping hunters who stop to purchase gas, snacks and other items.”
Fleet Farm in Fergus Falls also has been a busy place with deer hunters coming in to get licenses right before the weekend opener. Richard Tomhave, a member of the Fergus Falls Deer Hunters Association, was among those who stopped at Fleet Farm to purchase a license.
They also take the time to purchase deer hunting accessories.
Darrell Schreiber, president of local deer hunters association, and his wife, Tammie -—who also hunts deer — urge fellow hunters to have an enjoyable weekend but to also keep safety in mind.
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