There are bills being attempted by anti hunters in several states to raise the legal hunting age to 16 before a youth may take to the field. It’s only a matter of time before it happens in this state. “ Balderdash,” is the closest word I can get away with here,

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The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) will host the annual Southwest Youth Program at Scott State Park on Aug. 1 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Individuals attending the program will have the opportunity to draw one of 24 guided hunts, and two shotguns will be given away. To be eligible, youth must be at least 10 years old. Individuals older than 16 may participate in a guided hunt if they have never hunted before.

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The idea of being an Outdoor Mentor is not something we study for. It is the natural gift that goes along with being a good father and a good steward to the “Spirit of the Wild.” ….Uncle John

There is a wild Christmas Tree I know about way out in the woods that never an ornament will grace, but it reflects the spirit of the season never the less. It doesn’t grow as straight as the rest of the trees in the forest, because this big buck visits it periodically rubbing his antlers on the course bark. This would seem to be decoration enough, however. When I visit the tree, and point it out to a new young hunter, there is an inner excitement in knowing that such a great and powerful animal has displayed his strength telling all the brief visitors here that he is the king of the forest.

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WHEATLAND-- The Wyoming Game and Fish Department will offer a hunter education course at the Platte County Library, beginning May 26. Classes for the five-day course will be held on May 26 and 28 and June 2, 4 and 6. Classes the first four days will run from 5 to 9 p.m. each night. On Saturday, June 6, class will begin at 9 a.m.

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Too many kids are spending too little time outdoors. That's an issue that Pass It On-Outdoor Mentors would like to change. The Wichita-based organization works to find mentors for children who want outdoor experiences. Teaming with youth mentoring organizations such as Big Brothers/Big Sisters, which has more than 100 years of mentoring experience, Outdoor Mentors hopes to make a difference in the lives of Kansas Kids.

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Angostura and Rocky Point Recreation Areas are hosting nature day camps for kids ages 7-12 on Aug. 20 and 21, respectively. The camps are great opportunities for kids to explore the surrounding recreation areas and focus on the outdoors. The camps run from 9:30 a.m.
to noon.  Angostura Recreation Area near Hot Springs will host the camp on Aug.
20. The theme of the day camp is "Animal Tracking for Kids." This nature day camp takes participants on a guided hike into a prairie setting and woody ravines to discover various signs of wildlife. Bring a sense of exploration and some excitable questions because the trek will leave you with lasting impressions of nature.

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UPTON-- For 2008, you can call J.R. Grieves and Caleb Thompson the reigning champs of Wyoming hunting.

It's not because the Upton young men - age 14 and 16 - tagged 400-point elk, and got their picture in a national outdoor magazine. Rather, J.R. and Caleb displayed that outdoor expertise by besting other young hunters in trap shooting, .22 marksmanship wildlife identification and other hunting/outdoor skills at Wyoming's first annual National Rifle Association sanctioned Youth Hunter Education Challenge June 28 at the Upton Gun Club.

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National 4-H Headquarters recognized Bill Stevens, retired Conservation Manager, Federal Cartridge Corporation, for his lifelong dedication to the 4-H Shooting Sports Program during the 2008 National 4-H Shooting Sports Invitational in June.

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RAPID CITY, S.D.--Following action by the Game, Fish and Parks Commission, a framework of rules is in place to allow mentored youth hunting in South Dakota.

The commission’s action was prompted by a law passed in the last session of the Legislature that established mentored youth hunting. Now the rules are in place to allow youth who are accompanied by a mentor to hunt this fall.

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Some 102 students from Warroad Elementary School spent their last day of first grade in an outdoor classroom learning about the environment at Red Lake Wildlife Management Area (WMA). Each took part in five separate learning sessions throughout the day, thanks to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Wildlife Section.

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WHAT - Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) Wisconsin Sporting Clays State Championship.

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WHAT
Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) Wisconsin Trap State Championship.

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"Summertime and the living is easy," - particularly if the kids are occupied and engaged. That can be a tough goal anywhere, but perhaps a little easier in Wyoming with the great variety of scenery, resources and activities is a great place to reach that goal.

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Celebrities coming to Cambridge Maryland for the 2007 Grand National Waterfowl Hunt include National Rifle Association President, John Sigler, Richard Hammett, President of the Winchester Division of Olin Corp, and two members of the 2004 U.S. Olympic Shotgun Shooting Team, Sgt. 1st Class James Graves and Sgt. 1st Class Shawn Dulohery... Joining the list of these celebrity participants is Maryland's 4-H representative Stephanie Durham, Dorchester County 4-H Member.

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Jack Corpuz remembers taking an unloaded shotgun to school many times, never thinking there was anything wrong with leaving it in his car.  Forty years ago, when he was in high school, it was OK to do so. He had permission to go hunting after school.  "You can't do that anymore, of course, and I sure wouldn't advocate it," Corpuz, 57, said last week.  But what Corpuz, secretary of the Central Indiana Chapter of Pheasants Forever, advocates is that youths be taught how to use guns responsibly for hunting and sport shooting.

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