A drawing will determine who gets to hunt at two conservation areas in southern Missouri.

Alton, Mo. - infoZine - The Missouri Department of Conservation is accepting applications for special quail hunts on the Dan and Maureen Cover Prairie Conservation Area (CA) and the Carrick W. Davidson-Robert G. Paris Wildlife Area (WA).

Permits for the hunts in Howell County will be issued by lottery. Applicants may apply for only one of the areas. Successful applicants will be given one-day permits to hunt on the area selected during an assigned time. There will be 18 hunts on Cover Prairie CA and eight hunts on Davidson-Paris WA.

Each successful applicant will be allowed to take three other hunters, and each party will be allowed to take four quail.

To apply for these special hunts, contact: Missouri Department of Conservation, Special Quail Hunts, 551 Joe Jones Blvd., West Plains, MO 65775 or call (417) 256-7161.

All applicants must include the area on which they wish to hunt, the applicants name, permanent mailing address, phone number and the names of no more than three additional people who will be in the hunting party. No person's name may be listed on more than two applications. Applications will be accepted from Sept. 1 thru Sept. 30. Successful applicants will be notified by mail by Oct. 15.