LOTTERY
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge Turkey Hunt Lottery and Permits
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge
In FY25, this reservation product recorded 400 orders.
FY25 orders
400
Recorded Recreation.gov orders
Historical demand
Low
Based on FY25 order volume
Median observed lead
60 days
FY25 reservations with valid lead data
Peak month
April
Month with the most FY25 start dates
Historical demand does not measure reservation difficulty.
Observed booking lead
Mutually exclusive FY25 buckets from order date versus start date. Same calendar day means both fell on the same date.
- Same calendar day—
- 1–7 days—
- 8–14 days—
- 15–30 days3.5% · 14
- 31–60 days47% · 188
- 61+ days49.5% · 198
Historical seasonality
Share of FY25 orders by reservation start month.
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Data limitations
- FY25 Recreation.gov orders only (1 October 2024 – 30 September 2025).
- Does not report current availability, current booking windows, current prices, or quotas.
- Historical demand does not measure availability or difficulty.
- Median observed booking lead is not a “book X days ahead” instruction.