OLYMPIA – Eighteen lucky hunters will have an opportunity to hunt for deer this fall on the 6,000- acre Charles and Mary Eder unit of the Scotch Creek Wildlife Area in northeastern Okanogan County.

Hunters can submit an application for the “limited-entry” deer hunt on the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s (WDFW) website at wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/permits/scotchcreek or by contacting the WDFW northcentral region office at (509) 754-4624 or headquarters at (360) 902-2515.

The deadline to apply is midnight Aug. 13.

Eighteen applicants will be chosen during a random drawing sc...