Target Talk Texas Hunter Education Program
No. 155 SPRING 2012 Target Talk Texas Hunter Education Program TPWD Mission: To manage and conserve the natural and cultural resources of Texas and to provide hunting, fishing and outdoor recreation opportunities for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. COORDINATOR’S CORNER Before we know it, the busy season will be here. Yes, the time just flies by, and without realizing it, we find ourselves wondering where it went and how it slipped away. Many of you are gaining on the years as I am, but Texas Youth Hunter Education remember, it always makes us feel better to have helped others. Challenge Held in Kerrville When I first started teaching hunter educa- Jack Burch’s Hill Country Shooting Sports Center was the venue for the 21st tion as a volunteer, I felt as though I could Annual Texas Youth Hunter Education Challenge on Saturday and Sunday, make a difference by sharing my love of May 5-6, 2012. Participants, ranging in age from 12 to 17, came from across something I truly believed in, and that was Texas to compete in eight events: Archery, Muzzleloader, Light Rifle, Shotgun, hunting. I didn’t kill my first deer until I was Wildlife Identification, Hunter Skills Trail, Orienteering and a written 21 years old. It seems like only yesterday, but Responsibility Exam. the thrill of having harvested my own game and knowing I was going to get to have some Junior and Senior winners in the individual shooting events were Archery fine meals was such a reward. Challenge, Junior Brandon Weid of Fort Bend 4-H Field and Stream Club and Senior Garrett Lovelace of Belton Regulators; Muzzleloader Challenge, Junior My grandson, Ethan, took his first deer this Daniel Lindstrom of Tarrant County Straight Shooters and Jonathan Hlavinka past season and he was so proud.
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