Joe has his archery certificate

[Stone Knife]

Joe was at archery camp from Fri till today, what a great way for these young people to get there bowhunter safety course. They were kept busy for the entire time, all the training was hands on. They were instructed in shooting, blood trailing including the use of deer search, the kids had a chance to make their own arrows, they used a climbing treestand and harnesses, they were taught how to navigate with a compass. The boys slept in tents and the girls slept in a tee pee, Joe had a blast, he said the one night they cooked some back straps on the campfire, they even had instruction on what to do with a deer from field dressing to cooking, there was a deer taken on a nuisance tag just for that instruction. Their alarm clock was a black-powder cannon fired off in the morning, they set the thing off today before the chicken BBQ, it was loud enough to wake up the dead. The kids walked away with well over $100 worth of donated merchandise packed in a nice duffel bag, the cost of this event was zero, the instructors were volunteers, my hat is off to all of them.
   

[Lewis Brookshire III]

Now that is a awesome way to get kids stoked for a lifetime of fun in the woods!!!

[bbassi]

Congratulations Joe! Now it's time to get in the woods and show your dad how it's done, son!  

I agree with Lewis, THAT is the way to teach a hunter safety course. I've sat through too many of those 10 hour courses with my kids and spouses and you can just see peoples eyes glazing over as they drag on. Good one on the folks who volunteered their time.

[woodchucker]

CONGRATULATIONS Joe!!!!!!!!!!    

[Charlie Lamb]

[southpawshooter]

Jim,

That's greeeeat!    Give Joe my congrats.  I'm sure the two of you will share some fine memories!

[Stone Knife]

Back up top for my son, I'm real proud of that kid      

[Widowbender]

[Talondale]

Who put on that event and how can I get them down here in VA?  Sounds great.  Hat off to whomever headed this up.  Congrats to Joe.

[Tdog]

Good job Joe..See ya at the Muzzy Shoot...Tdog

[Deadbolt]

Grea Job Joe!!!!!!

[yellow bow]

congrats,great job!

[bretto]

Way to go Joe!!!!  With a dad like Yours Your going to have a great Archery career. Happy hunting.  bretto

[adkmountainken]

way to go Joe!!! ya make of of us proud!

[Huntrdfk]

Great job Joe!!!!!!  Jim, you have reason to be proud, you too have done a great job.


David

[Lewis Brookshire III]

Way to go Joe!!!! Congrats!!!

[bamboo]

nice going Joe!!!!!the kid prolly took'em to school!!!

[JSimon]

Congratulations Joe!! Wow, that sounds like the best bowhunter safety course I have ever heard of. A huge congratulations and thank you to the volunteers and sponsors who make that possible. I sure hope there is something like that available in Michigan when my son is old enough.

[Robert Warnock]

That is a great summer time activity.  Thanks for helping pass on our great tradition.

[horatio1226]

Good job Joe! I just got my bowhunter safety card on Sunday and I'm 47 years young. Good luck!
Brian