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ANNUAL SPRING TURKEY HUNTING CLINIC
& INTERNET ASSISTED HUNTER
EDUCATION CLASS
It’s about that time! Bowl for Kids’ Sake time! Help support
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Flint Hills, Inc.
February 28, 2015, 6:00pm
Flint Hills Lanes, Emporia
To register your bowling team please go to:
www.surveymonkey.com/s/537D2JJ
To donate to our event, please visit (all funds raised
support youth in Chase, Coffey, Lyon and Morris
Counties): https://fundrazr.com/campaigns/4tcJ2/tx/
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To learn more, please visit our website: www.bbbsfh.org
Please help us spread the word!
We are looking forward to this awesome event!
Thank you so much!
Andrea D. Landgren
Executive Director
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Flint Hills, Inc.
(620) 342-5645
http://www.bbbsfh.org/
The National Wild Turkey Federation Flint Hills Gobblers Chapter
will hold its 14th Annual Spring Turkey Hunting Clinic & I
Internet Assisted Hunters Education Class on Saturday, March
28th from 8 am. to 5 pm. at Dry Creek Sporting Clays, south of
Emporia. This two time national award winning youth event is
"free" of charge. There will be several education stations
covering various aspects of turkey hunting including turkey
biology and management, turkey hunting equipment and safety,
turkey calling, locator calling, scouting and roosting turkeys, bow
hunting for turkeys, shotgun hunting for turkeys, shotgun safety,
trap shooting, live fire at turkey targets and 3-D archery shooting.
An Internet Assisted Hunters Education Class will also go on
during the clinic, but the class will be limited to 24. Participants
17 years old and younger will receive a commemorative tee
shirt and JAKES membership. There will also be a free drawing
for prizes for youth at the end of the clinic. Lunch for all
attending will be provided. There is no charge, but
pre-registration is required. Registration has now begun and
there is a maximum of 250 participants. If interested, don't
hesitate to register. For more information or to register for the
clinic or Internet Assisted Hunters Education Class, call Gib
Rhodes at 620-437-2012.
YOUTH ESSAY CONTEST WITH GREAT PRIZES!
Attention young hunters: Write a story and win a guided spring turkey hunt, a new youth model 20 gauge shotgun, and a turkey vest
loaded with turkey hunting supplies! This is the 13th year that the National Wild Turkey Federation Flint Hills Gobblers Chapter has put on
this essay contest and all past winners have been successful at harvesting a gobbler! The contest is co-sponsored by the NWTF Flint Hills
Gobblers Chapter, Bluestem Farm & Ranch Supply of Emporia, and the Conrad Carlson Charitable Foundation of Osage City. Youth 16
years and younger from Chase, Coffey, Greenwood, Lyon, Morris, Osage, and Wabaunsee counties are eligible to participate.
The 2015 topic, in 500 words or less, "What has been your favorite outdoor experience and why was it so special"
Youth entering the contest must be available to hunt during the 2015 spring turkey season, and if chosen, must purchase a Kansas
spring turkey hunting permit. The lucky winner will receive a guided spring turkey hunt during the 2015 spring turkey hunting season
provided by the NWTF Flint Hills Gobblers Chapter. The winner will also receive a 20 gauge youth model shotgun donated by the Conrad
Carlson Charitable Foundation of Osage City, and a turkey hunting vest loaded with turkey hunting supplies donated by Bluestem Farm &
Ranch Supply of Emporia. The estimated value of the prizes is $1,000!
Please submit essays, including your name, age, address, and phone number to Gib Rhodes, 1643 360th St., Madison, KS 66860 or
Shelley Sparks, 1789 Road B5, Emporia, KS 66801, by the contest deadline of March 3rd, 2015. The winner of the contest will be
notified by March 13th, 2015. A parent or guardian is welcome and encouraged to accompany the youth on the hunt. If you have any
questions regarding the essay contest or hunt, please feel free to contact Gib Rhodes at 620-437-2012.