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Scooter’s Youth Hunting Camp 2018
Posted by Junior Shooters
By: Ashley Rumble (16)
The first Saturday in May means one thing – Scooter’s Youth Hunting Camp. Scoot McGann and the crew work all year for this one day, and it pays off big for everyone involved.
Scooter’s is the camp I’d been to once as a participant and volunteered for the last three years. I’m always happy to do my own small part to make this event memorable for all the kids that come to it.
As in previous years, I was helping with archery. I enjoy the sport myself and enjoy teaching others how to do it also. Things were crazy as always, but when it comes time, all the kids pay attention and want to learn, so it’s worth it to me to be there.
Lots of arrows are shot at the 3D targets set up and, for the most part, they get hit. For those that miss, we have a big net to catch them.
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By midday, it’s lunch time, and as always nobody goes hungry thanks to even more volunteers that start preparations first thing in the morning. The food is all donated by various sponsors and is always delicious.
In the late afternoon when everyone has been through all the stations of shotgun, .22, archery, black powder, survival, knife and gun care, and all the side lessons of game calling, it’s time for the raffle.
One hobby that I’ve picked up and really enjoy is welding. At the raffle table I saw a nice Miller helmet and gloves that I really wanted, so all my tickets went into it and to my surprise I won it. I’ve been putting it to good use since.
For the last few years, Scooter has put on another program called Hunting Dreams for kids who have had serious health issues. It’s a fully supported elk hunt done here in Idaho. Last year, one kid harvested a nice bull. Unbeknownst to him, one of the hunt’s sponsors had it mounted and it was given to him at the end of the day at Scooter’s. It’s fantastic that Scooter gives kids the chance to experience hunting when they may not have the chance to do it otherwise. He’s also taking a kid on a spring bear hunt. Scooter is always looking to give. There are great memories and treasures in Idaho for us all to go look for. Scooter and everyone involved are part of getting us all out there and making those memories.
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