Pennsylvania aims to hook anglers young, spur interest
Pennsylvania fishing license sales are down, and the state is trying to improve participation by focusing on water quality and nontraditional fishermen.
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New York youth wins National Junior Duck Stamp Art Contest
Pennsylvania youth finishes third in the annual competition.
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Youth hunters kick off Ohio spring turkey season
More than 1,300 wild turkeys harvested in Ohio’s 2019 youth spring wild turkey season.
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Study: Opportunities abound with high school fishing clubs
Study shows opportunity to engage new audiences in high school fishing clubs; gives details on membership, economic impact.
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Where trapping, kids converge
U.P. Trappers Association offers midwinter kids workshop Feb. 2.
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Young Maine hunters might get own season for wild turkeys
Politician has proposed the creation of a special season for the wild turkeys that would take place around Thanksgiving.
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Archery gains popularity in Iowa high schools
The DNR reports that the Iowa program has grown from 20 to 300-plus schools in 12 years. Some 650 Iowa students were initially involved in competitive tournaments – now there are more than 3,000, according to the program's state coordinator
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Nominations open for Bassmaster High School All-Americans
Judges will select up to two student anglers in each state. These All-State Fishing Team members will become semifinalists in the selection of the 12-member All-American Team. Criteria include success in high school fishing tournaments and involvement in conservation efforts and other community service activities.
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National high school shooting league adds skeet
The inclusion of skeet shooting as an option to the hundreds of schools that participate in the league will provide exciting new clay target shooting opportunities to tens of thousands of students nationwide, the league said.
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A sturgeon-sized undertaking, but high-schoolers up to the task
Georgia high school mechatronics students build massive replica of lake sturgeon for Tennessee Aquarium Conservation Institute. The Lake Sturgeon is a state-endangered species in Tennessee, having almost disappeared from the river system by the 1970s. Since the formation of the Lake Sturgeon Working Group in 1998, the Aquarium and its…
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Firearms safety course to be part of PE curriculum in 2 Iowa school districts
Firearm safety is being added to the curriculum in Iowa’s North Butler and Clarksville Community school districts.
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‘A better way of life’ – foundation embraces mentorship through outdoors, archery
About 600 people attended the Wisconsin event, with 30 volunteers and mentors teaching kids basic archery and hunting skills through 3D archery, crossbow shooting, tomahawk throwing, a TechnoHunt and target practice. Covering safety, handling skills and technique, trained instructors brought the outdoors in for the morning.
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Junior pheasant hunters rise above wind, rain
This second-annual event marked the continued success of a decades-long collaborative to restore habitat and wild pheasants back to the Keystone State, an initiative for which Pennsylvania hunters have demonstrated their support.
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Ohio youth gun harvest sees big increase, surpasses 6,500
This year's total of 6,563 well above last year's harvest of 4,958.
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First national high school ice fishing championship set for Mille Lacs in late December
A youth division of the North American Ice Fishing Circuit, the SAIFF championship is open to the first 100 two-person high school teams.
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Homecoming dance? No, this Wisconsin girl is hunting
Hannah Hellesen, of Slinger, skipped her homecoming dance to go hunting with her dad and brother during the youth deer hunt. The decision paid off as she shot her first deer.
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New junior division unveiled as B.A.S.S. announces college and high school slates for 2019
B.A.S.S. creating a division for second- to eighth-graders.
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USA Clay Target League launches nationwide college league
The recreational clay target shooting sport program is open to all colleges nationwide, and will begin competition in Fall 2019.
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Thousands set to hunt during special youth deer season
Nearly 5,000 hunters ages 10-15 will take to the fields and forests this weekend during the youth deer season, an annual hunting opportunity that helps develop Minnesota’s next generation of hunters.
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‘Youth deer season is about giving kids a unique opportunity to get out into the woods with a parent or mentor’
Youth ages 10-15 can participate in a special deer season that runs from Thursday, Oct. 18, to Sunday, Oct. 21, in 28 permit areas of southeastern and northwestern Minnesota, including in the Twin Cities metro permit area 601.
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New waterfowl decoy innovations keep a-coming
By Joe Shead Contributing Writer What a change it must have been for waterfowl hunters back when decoy manufacturers started creating plastic fakes after hunters had used wood or cork decoys for years. The new plastic decoys were lighter, easier to carry and required less maintenance. Decoys have come a…
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DNR honors two youths for outstanding conservation efforts
Madeline Kinziger from Duluth, Saint Louis County, received the 4-H award and Calyn Rieger from Dassel, Meeker County, received the Future Farmers of America (FFA) award during a ceremony Aug. 31 at the DNR stage at the Minnesota State Fair.
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Take a Kid Hunting Weekend: ‘Small game hunting is an excellent way to learn how to hunt’
Scheduled this weekend, Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 22-23.
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Union Sportsmen’s Alliance event helps get youths outdoors
Event educates boys and girls ages 9 to 17 about wildlife conservation, dog training and other outdoor topics, as well as shooting and shooting sports, through hands-on activities and demonstrations.
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Hey, Junior Pro Team types, want to win a spot in upcoming Fishing Careers Workshop?
Three lucky JPT members will get the chance to attend second annual event in Brainerd lakes area, featuring fishing legend Al Lindner and other industry types.
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Free junior deer hunting licenses available
Last year, more than 54,000 young hunters got free licenses during the weekend giveaway.
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Minnetonka duo wins Student Angler Tournament Trail TOC
Ben Swanson and Zach Hapka of Minnetonka teamed up for a 24-pound, 5-ounce bag to win the Minnesota Student Angler Tournament Trail Tournament of Champions fishing tournament on Sunday on Lake Minnetonka.
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Homegrown hunters: Making space and time for youths this archery season
Minnesota’s archery deer hunting season opens on Saturday, Sept. 15, and you can bet a young person will be joining the author afield.
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High schoolers in Mille Lacs Smallmouth Alliance tournament mix
Will have their own tournament and be a part of Free the Fighter Team Big Bass Challenge, too, over the weekend.
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