Per requests here is the videoed turkey hunt that was shot with Zachi.   Enjoy this special 7 minutes!

Here is the newspaper article on our youth turkey season.  CLICK HERE.  Thanks  FULL FAN LODGE for 14 years of serving our  children!

A few boxes came the other day couretesy of Alps outdoorZ.  It’s turkey season and they blinds that were sent will come in handy for those birds that are working a specific area.  Before the blinds go to their strategic areas, we decided to use them for a lesson with our students.  We had a few competitions between teams and boy, did the students get really fast at opening and cloisng the blinds. Lots of fun and we didn’t even get to the woods yet.  Soryy turkeys, I think your in trouble now!

Looks like we have a healthy group of hunters coming into the upper levels of  the program.  24 hours of studying and getting some older kids to mentor works well in our system.  Hats off to these kids for wanting to be part of an American heritage.

Time off from school allows our students time with our Camp Compass family in the woods or water.  The opportunity to share camp with first timers is always a neat experience.  The questions and looks of amazement when kids are seeing new things are memorable.  Pipeline Ridge has taken care of our kids time and time again.  They welcome our new hunters with open arms and want them to have an experience of a lifetime.  From the time our students wake up until they go to sleep they are taking part in the bigger picture.  They are getting a break fro m the concrete they are so used too.

Nia’s Story Published

Special thanks to Universal Hunter Magazine for taking the time to learn more about our programs.  Not only did the staff from the magazine talk about helping the program they added a special self esteem piece that is sure to make an impression.  U.H.M. has been running our students’ field reports in their magazine to give our kids an opportunity to be published.  The opportunity for students to share their work in a first class publication in a boost that many young  writers can only dream of.  Thanks U.H.M. for proving you care about the self esteem of the next generation of conservationists.

There is nothing like a Friday dinner with some friends. Each year the Lehigh Valley Chapter of Safari Club International invites some of our kids out to their annual convention.  They have been financially contributing to our program since its inceprtio.  The opportunitry for urban childre to be around so many successful business people is a key concept driving our program.  Time for a mind movie, imagine a child getting to eat side by side with an adult discussing jobs and why they like to hunt.  That’s all you needto see in your head to be feeling good about our student’s chances for success!

We would like to take a minute to thank the Eastern Chapter of FNAWS for hosting our children  for a day of education.  Their continued support of youth allows for our kids to keep dreaming!