The Department of Environmental Conservation has announced that New York residents who get their first COVID-19 vaccination shot this December can enter the "Take Your Shot for an Outdoor Adventure" sweepstakes.

The sweepstakes is tailored to anglers, hunters and outdoor enthusiasts. It will run from Dec. 1 through Dec. 31.

Entries must be completed online. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DECTakeYourShot

The first 2,000 people who complete the online entry form will be entered into the drawing.

Five randomly selected entrants will have a choice of the following deluxe packages valued at approximately $2,000:

Fishing: Lifetime fishing license, fishing kayak, vest, rod and reel

Bowhunting: Lifetime hunter and bowhunting license, high-quality crossbow package OR compound bow package with ½ dozen bolts or arrows, ladder tree stand, safety harness/fall arrest system, and 10x42 binoculars

Rifle hunting: Lifetime sportsman license, high-quality riflescope, ladder tree stand, safety harness/fall arrest system, and 10x42 binoculars

Turkey hunting: Lifetime sportsman license, high-quality ground blind, turkey hunting vest, hen decoy pair, shotgun optical sight, slate call, and 10x42 binoculars

Birding: 20-60x spotting scope, 10x42 binoculars, bird feeder, bird seed, bird house, deluxe birding guide, and I Bird NY materials

Second Tier Prizes: 25 randomly selected entrants will have a choice of the following packages valued at approximately $1,000:

Fishing: Annual fishing license, fishing kayak, vest, rod and reel

Bowhunting: Annual hunter and bowhunting license, high-quality crossbow OR compound bow package with ½ dozen bolts or arrows, a ladder tree stand, a safety harness/fall arrest system, and 8x42 binoculars

Rifle hunting: Annual hunting license, high-quality riflescope, a ladder tree stand, a safety harness/fall arrest system, and 8x42 binoculars

Turkey hunting: Annual hunting license and turkey permit, high quality ground blind, turkey hunting vest, hen decoy, slate call, and 8x42 binoculars

Birding: 8x42 binoculars, birdfeeder, bird seed and I Bird NY materials

General Prizes - The first 2,000 people to enter the drawing will receive:

Choice of either a $25 gift certificate for camping at a DEC campground or a $25 gift certificate to a major sporting goods retailer

Voucher for a tree seedling from DEC's Colonel William F. Fox Memorial Tree Nursery in Saratoga, redeemable at a DEC office in late April

One-year subscription to DEC's Conservationist Magazine, which is currently celebrating its 75th anniversary

The drawing will be conducted Jan. 21