JAKES Day

Back in June, we attended an event called JAKES Day sponsored by the National Wild Turkey Federation. What an incredible event! It was held at the YMCA Roberts Ranch in Comfort. A Jake is a young turkey and "JAKES" stands for Juniors Acquiring Knowledge, Ethics and Skills. During this event, kids were broken out in groups by age. Each group had an adult leader that took them from event to event. They did fishing, bb guns, 22's, shotguns, archery, learned about turkey calls (during a fabulous BBQ lunch!), learned about bird dogs, learned about hunting safety and hunting ethics. All supplies, weapons and ammo were provided. They had a ton of prizes donated for the winners in each age group at each event. Super volunteers! An amazing day! Here are a couple of photos of Erin - she caught the very first fish of the day. :)



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