"Every Member Draws" Procedure

Bob Brown, Columbia Bottom, Eagle Bluffs, Grand Pass, Marais Temps Clair, Otter Slough and Ten Mile Pond conservation areas are using this procedure. Eagle Bluffs, Grand Pass and Otter Slough will use the Quick Draw system to allocate 80 percent of their hunting spots; the remaining 20 percent of the spots will be allocated through a “poor line” using the Every Member Draws (EMD) procedure.

Reservation Parties

• The reservation holder must check in prior to official draw time and present a valid photo I.D. (unless they are under 16 years of age) to verify Missouri residency. Staff will confirm your reservation by referring to the reservation holder list and check off your name to ensure arrival prior to “official draw time”.
• Reservation holders must also have the proper permits prior to drawing.
• RESERVATIONS WILL NOT BE HONORED IF THE RESERVATION HOLDER HAS NOT CHECKED IN BY “OFFICIAL DRAW TIME.”
• During the check-in procedure, the reservation holder will give the completed Waterfowl Hunting Tags and required hunting permits and stamps for each member of their party to the employee conducting the drawing. The reservation holder will then be allowed to draw one “pill” from the box that contains the number of pills equal to the number of hunting locations available (Example: if 27 locations are available, pills 1–27 will be used).
• Reservation holders may elect to forfeit their reservation, sign the waiting list sign-up sheet and draw in the “poor line”. A reservation holder may NOT draw in the Reservation drawing, forfeit the pill, then sign the waiting list and draw in the poor line.
• NOTE: It is possible for a reservation holder to be on time and check in prior to official draw time, but not have enough time to draw a pill by official draw time. In this case, the reservation holder will be allowed to draw a pill after the official draw time (only if checked in on time), but prior to the morning talk and poor-line drawing.

Waiting List Parties in “Poor Line”

• Every member from each party drawing in the “poor line” must sign the waiting list sign-in sheet prior to official draw time. Reservation holders and members of their party do not sign the waiting list.
• The maximum party size is four (4) individuals, and each hunting party member must be properly licensed. Non-hunting, un-licensed “observers” may NOT participate in the drawing and are not allowed to draw a pill. However, up to three (3) observers may be included as part of a four (4) person party (as long as the party member that is drawing is properly licensed). All observers and hunting, or non-hunting youth count toward the maximum party size of four (4).

Drawing Procedure

• Prior to official draw time, Area Staff will ask if every member from each party has signed the waiting list sign-in sheet (excluding Reservation Holders) and double check to see if all of the reservation holders that are present have checked in. At official draw time, staff will announce “REGISTRATION IS OFFICIALLY CLOSED” and take the waiting list sign-in sheet behind the counter. At this time, the morning speech will begin, and no additional names will be added to the waiting list. Parties not signed up on the waiting list will not be allowed to draw.
• Area Staff will then count the number of signatures on the sign-in sheet (Example: 40 signatures = 40 individuals) to determine the number of pills to add to the box.
• The number of pills added will equal the number of signatures on the waiting list sign-in sheet (in this example, 40) plus the number of reservation holders present (in this example, 10), plus 3 (to allow for error), minus the number of pills originally placed in the box (in this example, 27). Staff will add the appropriate number of pills—no more, no less—to the box (Example: 40 + 10 + 3 – 27 = add 26 pills).
• If there is enough room, Area Staff will require that all poor line party members be present at the window to draw a pill.
• If space is a problem, each poor line party member need not be present to draw a pill. Instead, one party member can draw a pill for each party member. However, if the party draws a pill for an absent member and that member is not in the room by the time their number is called, then the entire party forfeits their privilege to hunt the Area through the managed hunt system that day.
• For party members running late, a completed Waterfowl Hunting Tag must be submitted when the party draws a pill, but the party will not be allowed to draw a pill for this party member. Area Staff need to be notified of this situation prior to party members drawing their pills.
• Every poor line party must draw the appropriate number of pills. That is, if a party of four draws pill #1 on the first pull, they still must draw three more pills.
• After everyone has drawn, Area Staff will announce a “LAST CALL TO DRAW.” Once everyone has drawn, Staff will announce the “DRAW IS OFFICIALLY CLOSED.”
• A party can request to get their permits back immediately after they have drawn a pill if the party wishes to forfeit their chance to choose a pool for that day. If a party chooses to forfeit their pill and have their permits returned, no member of that party may draw a second time or be added to another party. All other permits will be returned ONLY when the party members’ number is called.

Post-Draw Allocation of Hunting Locations

• Beginning with the lowest number first, Area Staff will proceed to issue hunting locations by calling forward the party with the lowest number drawn and allow them to pick a hunting location. This process continues until all parties have selected a hunting location OR until all hunting locations are allocated for that day. Note: All party members that drew a pill must be present at the window to select a hunting location.
• For parties with members running late, area staff will detain the party members and keep their permits and tags until the late individual arrives. At that time the late individual’s permits will be inspected and the party will be allowed to hunt. If the late party member does not arrive by the time the draw room closes, only the party members present will be allowed to hunt. NOTE: Staff will not keep the draw room open any later than usual to accommodate a late member of a hunting party.

Disabled-Accessible Hunting Blinds

• Parties registered to hunt in disabled-accessible blinds may be processed as soon as possible so as to minimize crowding and confusion.
• Party members registered to hunt a disabled-accessible blind are not eligible to participate in the “Every Member Draws” procedure unless they first forfeit their ADA blind reservation