Thursday, October 1, 2009

Pheasants Forever to Hold Youth Mentor Hunt

October 10th the Webster County Chapter of Pheasants Forever will hold their annual Youth Mentor hunt. This will be one of approximately 67 Youth mentor events that Nebraska chapters of Pheasants Forever will be conducting this fall. The hunt is limited to 16 youth ages 12 to 15 who have successfully completed their hunter safety course.

The event will start at the Rep Valley Trap shooting range near Rosemont beginning at 8:30 am, Saturday October 10.

Youth participating in this program will be given instructions in various hunting related topics such as dog training, hunter safety, land owner appreciation, wild life conservation and Blue rock shooting. There will be target shooting with 22 rifles. Also part of the day will be an actual pheasant hunt with a mentor and a dog handler. The day should be very rewarding and is designed to target those youth with a strong interest in hunting.

Special permission has been obtained from the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission to allow for hunting prior to the opening of the regular pheasant hunting season.

Activities are expected to conclude around 1:30 with a lunch prepared and served by volunteers from the local PF organization.

Advance registration for the event is required. Jamie Reiman of Blue Hill is the president of the Webster Co. chapter of Pheasants Forever. Other local members who will be assisting with the event include but not limited to Toby Alber, Michael Hall, Jason Fowler, Dave Kohmetscher, Bruce Kohmetscher, Ron Olsen, Terri Rose, Brad Wolfe, Casey Fangmeyer, Andy & Vicki Alber and Duane Krueger. Some members of the Little Blue chapter of Pheasants Forever have also volunteered their services for the event.

Pheasant Forever chapters and Nebraska Game and Parks commission have been combining their efforts to provide Youth mentor hunts since 1996. This is the third year for the Webster County Chapter to sponsor this type of event.

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