Earn A Mentor Band

1No better time than the present to step up and be a mentor!

You may have read Scott's article Youth Events Made Easy or flipped through Delta's Mentor Manual but what's next? It's time to put that knowledge to work! By doing so, not only will you earn a Duck Junkies blue MENTOR band that you can flaunt on your lanyard with pride, but more importantly you will create lasting memories for everyone involved.

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Garrett Norsten; Minnesota Youth Staff

April 2011 Featured Team Member

Garrett Norsten - Youth Staff

-What is your favorite part of fowl hunting?
Answer: My favorite part of fowl hunting is being with friends and family!
It is alot of fun to be with my friends. I really like how peaceful it is when during the sunrise.
-What is your strongest hunting quality?


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FREE Youth Waterfowl Clinic!

THIS EVENT WILL BE HELD ON SATURDAY, JUNE 25TH!

Duck Junkies Tennessee Youth Field Day Registration Form Now Available Online!

Children ages 6 to 17 may attend at Montgomery County Shooting Complex in Southside, Tennessee Register early and attend FREE!

(Exhibitor and Sponsor spots available! To become an Exhibitor, Sponsor or Volunteer, click here.)

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Duck Bible Will Help Fund Youth Field Day

The Duck Bible Newly Releases Edition, The Woman Waterfowler's Duck Bible, Sales To Fund Youth Field Day in Tennessee

The Duck Bible and The Duck Bible: Ladies Edition will help to fund the youth field day to be held in Tennessee on April 23, 2011.

For every one book sold it will pay for THREE youth to attend the field day. Children as young as 6 and as old as 17 may attend and it will be held at Montgomery County Shooting Complex in Southside, Tennessee. It is convenient to Fort Campbell as well as the Nashville area.

There will 75 spots reserved for advanced reservations but up to 150 kids will be admitted!

Event Schedule

From 10AM until 6/7PM kids will attend the following classes:

Duck Identification

Conservation

Boating Safety

Hunting with a Retriever

Waterfowl Hunting Rules and Laws

Shotgun Safety

Duck Calling

Each child will be taken to the range and will be able to participate in clay target shooting.

Prizes for students so far will include some Drake kids gear, One free duck mount, Case of Ammunition, and some duck calls. If you would like to donate an item, supplies or funds for the clinic please contact Heather Carver TN Pro Staff at (615) 403-6499. Remember we want this clinic to be FREE for the kids and for every book sold that pays for two children to attend the clinic!

This will be an event put on solely by Duck Junkies! So c'mon fellow junkies... lets take em'!

Heather Carver

TN Pro Staff

Meet the Alabama Youth Hunt Mentors

THANK YOU SPONSORS!
Sponsors: Duck, Duck Goose Lanyards, Delta Waterfowl, Echo Calls, Ure-a-Duck Decoys, Rig 'em Right, Drake WAterfowl, Foskey's Taxidermy and Revelation Outdoors.
Sponsors (local): Alabama Limo,Piggly Wiggly of Greenville, Connecuh Sausage, Fred's of Greenville, Polka Dots Cafe, Emily's, Camellia City Bakery

Front Row (L-R) Taite Watson, Dakota Berry, Baker Bozeman, Tanner Dunklin, Cody Parker, William Sherling, Sawyer Hennis, Bradey Peavey, Clay Thompson, Carter Boswell.

Back Row (L-R) Tyler Davis, Kirkland Kilpatrick, Chey-Anne Kilpatrick, Caleb Whigham, Dalton Hood, Hunter Craig, Jacob Till, William Luke Hendrick, Josh Strickland.

Alabama Youth Hunt: February 5th, 2011

http://www.duckjunkies.com/index.php/Next-Generation-Youth/al-youth-hunt-feb-5th-2010.html

Next Generation (Youth)

Duck Junkies has partnered with Delta Waterfowl to put on a mentored youth hunt on February 5th, 2011 in Brantley, Alabama.

The objective: Get kids excited about duck hunting and conservation and get their parents up to speed to support them.

There will be 25 youth attending this event at Conecuh River Ranch. We are going to hunt six at a time out of two blinds (three per blind). There will only be one shooter in each blind at a time. While each youth is shooting, a mentor will be right beside them guiding them step by step. While they are not, mentors will be teaching them about what is going on (the way the ducks are coming in, how to lead them, when to shoot, etc.) After the hunt, mentors will help them clean their ducks and answer any questions that they have.

When back at the lodge, mentors and aids will answer questions of the parents and youth and help teach about the heritage of Duck Hunting. There will be small group lessons about duck calling, decoy placement, scouting, cooking waterfowl and more! Parents who are not familiar with waterfowling will learn the basics of the sport and how to get involved with and support their child in their future of waterfowling.

Over thirty mentors and aids for this event include staff from Duck Junkies* and Delta Waterfowl as well as Chad Poole from Echo Calls, Clay London from Ol' Dogg Guide Service, William Dennis from Drake Waterfowl, Hassey Brooks from the Alabama Department of Ag and a few others in the waterfowl industry.

Duck, Duck Goose has volunteered to donate a lanyard for each youth. Each youth will also receive fleece Duck Junkies hats and a First Hunt package from Delta Waterfowl including a duck call. Every participant will receive a certificate of attendance.

You do not have to be an industry professional to volunteer for this event BUT if you would like to be a volunteer at this event please contact us ASAP as space is filling fast! ALL YOUTH SLOTS FOR THIS EVENT ARE FULL. Any youth that are wishing to be involved in a future hunt should contact us.

Jim Brooks is the Duck Junkies on-site coordinator for this event. This hunt is scheduled to have multiple people filming.

To learn about getting involved in Duck Junkies events, please contact us.

*Duck Junkies staff scheduled as mentors and aids:

Ryan Duck Junkie Marrinan: Founder

Jim Brooks: Alabama Pro Staff, Event Coordinator

Will Fastabend: Louisiana Youth Staff, 3rd Junior World Championship Specklebelly Goose

Shawn Foskey, Georgia Pro Staff, Taxidermist (He will be accompanied by his son Colton, a competitive duck caller.)

John Wilson, Georgia Pro Staff, Life-long committed waterfowler

Michael Scarborough, Pro Staff, Experienced traveling waterfowler

Isaac Brinkley, Field Staff, Student Majoring in Wildlife and Fisheries