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Recreation and Parks adds Myrtle Point bow-hunting policy; DNR to manage permits
Summary
Board reviewed new bow-hunting policy permitting DNR-managed bow hunting at Myrtle Point Park, shared first-season harvest and reservation statistics and discussed registration and policy wording.
The Recreation and Parks Board reviewed a new policy enabling bow hunting at Myrtle Point Park and heard that the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will manage registration, permits and harvest monitoring for the site.
David, the parks division presenter, said the board’s packet now includes a policy addition for Myrtle Point. He told members the first season — managed by DNR — recorded 11 deer taken (two antlered deer and nine antlerless deer), and that DNR characterized the results as “a pretty good start for [a] first time location.”
David said hunters who wish to bow hunt at Myrtle Point “will go through the Department of Natural Resources to register and get their license and permits.” He noted the Myrtle Point registration is handled through the Myrtle Grove Work Center but said the phone number in the packet contains a typographical error; the transcript records the numeric string as “301-0743” and staff marked it as a typo at the meeting. The department told the board it will clarify the correct contact information and may provide online registration details.
Board members discussed harmonizing language between the Myrtle Point policy and the separate bow-hunting policy that Recreation and Parks manages for Elms Beach Park. David said the Myrtle Point operations differ because DNR controls the site and the gate operations, while Elms Beach remains managed directly by Recreation and Parks. The board agreed staff should look for common elements that could be moved to an introductory section of the policies and tighten wording about season start dates (Myrtle Point season begins in October; Elms Beach season begins in September) so public materials are clear.
Separately, staff provided reservation metrics for the first season: between Oct. 19 and Jan. 31 the packet reports 90 possible hunt days, 540 possible reservations and 277 reservations made (51 percent use). The board asked staff to correct the phone-number typo and to return with consolidated policy language and clarified registration instructions.
