Pheasants Forever revives youth hunt

Local youth learn hunting safety and trap shooting skills

  • The Hamilton Pheasant Forevers Chapter brought back its annual youth hunt on Saturday, Oct. 11 after being on hiatus for three years. Students from Hamilton, Hall and Merrick counties participated in hunter safety sessions before practicing their trap shooting skills and hunting pen-raised pheasants offered by Pheasants Forever.
    The Hamilton Pheasant Forevers Chapter brought back its annual youth hunt on Saturday, Oct. 11 after being on hiatus for three years. Students from Hamilton, Hall and Merrick counties participated in hunter safety sessions before practicing their trap shooting skills and hunting pen-raised pheasants offered by Pheasants Forever.
  • After a 15-minute review over the hunting safety rules they learned during their first session in September, students in the youth hunt practiced trap shooting with shotguns. Taking aim here is Aurora student Miles Hess.
    After a 15-minute review over the hunting safety rules they learned during their first session in September, students in the youth hunt practiced trap shooting with shotguns. Taking aim here is Aurora student Miles Hess.
    The Hamilton County Pheasants Forever chapter and youth hunt have returned to Crooked Creek Gun Club, bringing young hunters from Hall, Hamilton, and Merrick counties to learn hunter safety and prepare for a pheasant season which begins Saturday.After a three-year hiatus, chapter president Doug Salmon was excited for the chapter to return with the youth hunt.“There was like a three-ye...

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