Hey guys. If any of you know any 12-16 years olds that are hunters, or interested in hunting I'd like to extend an invitation.
A family friend owns some nice marsh property in Harrisville and has put up wooden blinds all around it. Every year for the weekend of the youth duck hunt (usually the 3rd weekend in September) he opens this land up to any kids between 12 and 16 to hunt. The adults always outnumber the kids, and safety is the number one lesson. No adults are allowed to carry guns, even for geese and doves. Every blind has one or more supervising adults calling the shots and pointing out shooting lanes.
This is a family oriented hunt, and we camp out all weekend and everyone has a great time. His marsh is filled with wild rice, which attracts many wood ducks and teal. Everyone goes through between one and three boxes of shells over the weekend. This will be my seventh year going up (helping out has been more fun than the years when I could shoot) and I've only seen one kid go home without a duck---ME rofl. I've learned a lot since my first trip duck hunting!
Three years ago the youth hunt was taped and aired on Gander Mountain's TV show We Live Outdoors. From what I've heard, there's a decent chance of the hunt being taped again this year! Additionally, the WDNR is getting involved, and may send a game warden to come hang out with the kids and teach them a thing or two.
This is a GREAT opportunity to introduce a youngster to hunting. Every kid walks away with a smile on their face.
If anyone is interested, feel free to PM me or email me at aplonsky@hotmail.com to talk about it. As soon as I figure out how to post pictures on this forum, I'll put some up.
Adam
A family friend owns some nice marsh property in Harrisville and has put up wooden blinds all around it. Every year for the weekend of the youth duck hunt (usually the 3rd weekend in September) he opens this land up to any kids between 12 and 16 to hunt. The adults always outnumber the kids, and safety is the number one lesson. No adults are allowed to carry guns, even for geese and doves. Every blind has one or more supervising adults calling the shots and pointing out shooting lanes.
This is a family oriented hunt, and we camp out all weekend and everyone has a great time. His marsh is filled with wild rice, which attracts many wood ducks and teal. Everyone goes through between one and three boxes of shells over the weekend. This will be my seventh year going up (helping out has been more fun than the years when I could shoot) and I've only seen one kid go home without a duck---ME rofl. I've learned a lot since my first trip duck hunting!
Three years ago the youth hunt was taped and aired on Gander Mountain's TV show We Live Outdoors. From what I've heard, there's a decent chance of the hunt being taped again this year! Additionally, the WDNR is getting involved, and may send a game warden to come hang out with the kids and teach them a thing or two.
This is a GREAT opportunity to introduce a youngster to hunting. Every kid walks away with a smile on their face.
If anyone is interested, feel free to PM me or email me at aplonsky@hotmail.com to talk about it. As soon as I figure out how to post pictures on this forum, I'll put some up.
Adam