North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission has set the dates for the district Youth Hunter Education Skills Tournaments with winners advancing on to State tournament.
The 2010 District Tournament schedule is:
District 1 (north coastal) – Saturday, March 27 at Eastern 4-H Center, Columbia
District 2 (mid-coastal) – Saturday, March 13 at Camp Boddie, near Chocowinity
District 3 (eastern Piedmont) – Saturday, March 27 at Old Hickory Gun Club, Rocky Mount
District 4 (south coastal) – Wednesday, March 3 at Coharie Shooting Range near Clinton
District 5 (central Piedmont) – Saturday, March 27 at Alamance Wildlife Club, Graham
District 6 (western Piedmont) – Saturday, March 20 at Camp Barnhardt near Badin
District 7 (north mountain) – Saturday, March 20 at Hunting Creek Preserve, Harmony
District 8 (central mountain) – Saturday, March 20 at Catawba Valley Wildlife Club, Vale
District 9 (western mountain) – Saturday, March 20 at Polk County Gun Club, Columbus
The skills that they will compete in are;
The Youth Hunter Education Skills Tournaments are an incentive component of North Carolina’s Hunter Education Program, provided as an opportunity to showcase outdoor skills and demonstrate safety, with events in rifle, shotgun and archery marksmanship, as well as an orienteering challenge and a wildlife knowledge test.
I had the opportunity a few weeks ago to observer some young outdoors men honing up on their skills in preparation for the upcoming Competition. I was impressed with the knowledge and safe gun handling they exhibited as well as their shooting ability as they shot skeet and rifles.
Skeet Shot Practice
On Target
Target Practice
Competition is held nation wide so even if your not in North Carolina check with your state game department to see if they host a similar event in your area. Youth are the future of our sport so do all you can to encourage them and to get involvled in the great outdoors.
