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 Recognized as the most comprehensive youth hunting program anywhere in North America, the youth Hunter Education Challenge (YHEC) is NRA's "graduate studies" program in outdoor skills and safety training for young hunters. Open only to those who have completed hunter-safety training at the state-or provincial-level, the program is conducted under simulated hunting conditions to provide the best practical environment for reinforcing and testing a young hunter's skills.
From rifle, bow and muzzleloader shooting at life-sized targets, to wildlife identification, to map-and-compass orienteering and more, YHEC participants get hands-on training in eight skills areas, giving them expertise in all methods of take and all types of game.
State- and provincial-level YHEC programs, hosted by volunteer instructors, draw an estimated 50,000 youths each year. Top ranked individuals advance to the annual NRA International Youth Hunter Education Challenge, the pinnacle of the program. Since its inception in 1985, YHEC has reached more than a million young sportsmen and women.
For more information on the Youth Hunter Education Challenge and how you can participate, please call NRA Hunter Services at 703-267-1503.
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2007 NRA YHEC Grand Champion Award Hunt
December 13-16, 2007
Gsell's Whitetail Refuge, Fayetteville, PA |
2007 YHEC Senior Grand Champion
Garrett Cranney
Paradise, UT |
2007 YHEC Junior Grand Champion
Nicholas Kiter
Yadkinville, NC |
Garrett with his father, Aaron |
Nick with his father, Mike |
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 The NRA would like to express its appreciation to YHEC Sponsor Gsell's Whitetail Refuge for making this hunt possible. For more information, or to book your own whitetail deer hunt, contact:
Gsell's Whitetail Refuge
470 Perry Road
Fayetteville, PA 17222
717-352-9200 |
| YHEC State Coordinators/Directors/Contacts |
| ALABAMA |
Ricky Moss
(256) 233-6763 |
| ALASKA |
Joe Nava, Alaska YHEC Director
(907) 479-2340
yhecdirector@aimcomm.org
www.aimcomm.org |
| ARKANSAS |
Rex Roberg
(501) 671-2334 |
Gary Jobe
(479) 925-7762 (evening) |
| CALIFORNIA |
Ross Groves
(559) 539-2458 |
| COLORADO |
Mike Kraetsch
(970) 264-4717 (daytime or evening) |
| FLORIDA |
Alfred Hammond, NRA Field Rep.
(386) 462-5421 (daytime) |
Greg Workman, Event Director
(352) 625-2804 (daytime) |
| INDIANA |
John Crone, NRA Field Rep.
(317) 241-1435 |
Mike & Lise Maddox
(765) 583-4670 (daytime) |
| IOWA |
Jim Pease, Director
(515) 294-7429 (daytime)
(515) 232-5381 (evening) |
Megan Wisecup, Event Director
(515) 281-7828 (daytime)
(515) 232-5381 (evening) |
| KANSAS |
Jim Fry
(316) 788-5026 (evening) |
| KENTUCKY |
Marion Creech, State Shooting Sports Coordinator
317 South 3rd Street
Bardstown, KY 40004 |
Doug Brockman, Event Director
(270) 403-3340 (daytime) |
| LOUISIANA |
Chester "Bud" Carpenter
(318) 640-4282 |
| MARYLAND |
Terry Barth
(410) 635-3521 |
| MICHIGAN |
Lewis D. (Lew) Kramer, Coordinator
(586) 530-7124 (daytime)
(586) 739-0343 (evening) |
Debi Pinkel
(517) 485-6391 |
| MISSISSIPPI |
Steve Adcock, Dept. of Wildlife, Fish. & Parks
(601) 432-2185 (daytime) |
Doug Bowser
(601) 249-3315 (evening) |
| MISSOURI |
VACANT |
| NEBRASKA |
Elmer Johnstone, Event Director
(402) 895-2838 (daytime) |
| NEW MEXICO |
Coralie B. Carrier, Coordinator
(505) 382-9087 |
Larry Foster, Director
(505) 526-1460 |
| NEW YORK |
Thomas P. Kelly, Director
(716) 736-4386 (daytime) |
| NORTH CAROLINA |
Capt. Chris Huebner
919-707-0030 (daytime) |
| NORTH DAKOTA |
Gary Knotts
(701) 280-2714 (daytime) |
| OKLAHOMA |
Carey Pribil
(405) 613-8755 (daytime) |
Mark Clift
(405) 650-7431 (daytime) |
| OHIO |
Steve Stechschulte
(419) 532-2043 (daytime or evening)
thebackyard@bright.net |
| OREGON |
Eldon Buckner
(541) 523-6109 (daytime) |
| PENNSYLVANIA |
Charles E. (Charlie) Fox, Coordinator
(570) 297-4642 (daytime) |
| SOUTH DAKOTA |
Gary Stadlman
(605) 227-4286 (daytime) |
| TEXAS |
Betty Allen
(254) 793-3016
BelleStarr52@embarqmail.com |
| UTAH |
Brent Bassett, Director
(435) 245-6545 (evening) |
| VIRGINIA |
Capt. Bob Mawyer
VA Dept. of Game and Inland Fisheries
(804) 367-1147 (daytime) |
| WASHINGTON |
Brian Peters, Director
(360) 693-6062 |
| Canada |
| MANITOBA |
Larry Gibbs
(204) 857-7184 |
Reg Wiebe
(204) 633-4868 (daytime) |
| NEW BRUNSWICK |
Tim Cameron
(506) 453-2440 |
YHEC SPONSORS
| The Big Game Hunters Foundation |
Camp Fire Conservation Fund, Inc. |
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