Post by: bearpaw on August 04, 2016, 07:12:25 PM
YOUTH WINNER WILL RECEIVE:
- Fully guided youth turkey hunt donated by Bearpaw Outfitters (value $1250)
- Taxidermy Credit with Nature's Way Taxidermy (value $150)
- License and 2 Turkey Tags paid for by jrebel (Value $35)
- Guide Tip $125 donated by asmith & Jade "last year's winner" (value $125)
- $150 cash for hunting gear donated by Pinetar (value $150)
- $100 cash for hunting gear donated by Cboom (value $100)
- $200 cash for hunting gear donated by jrebel (value $200)
Current Package Valued at $2010 :tup: :tup:
If you would like to donate and help sponsor this contest please contact jrebel or bearpaw!
HUNT DETAILS:
- jrebel will contact and organize prizes for the youth hunter prior to the hunt
- bearpaw will send driving directions and additional info for the hunt
- Hunt Dates will be April 1-2, (the Spring Youth Hunt which is an excellent hunt)
- Lodging and meals are provided by bearpaw for the parent/guardian and the youth
- Arrive by 5pm Friday March 31 and stay until Monday morning April 3 if needed
- At 5:30 PM on Friday there will be target practice to check the shotgun
- Bearpaw Outfitters can provide certain items for the hunt if needed
- Bearpaw Outfitters will call the birds when hunting
- Two bearded turkeys may be taken
- Bearpaw will advise hunting and calling tactics for future DIY hunts
TAXIDERMY DETAILS:
- Winner will receive a $150 Certificate redeemable toward a turkey mount by Natures Way Taxidermy
- Credit is redeemable only for taxidermy of the winning youth's turkey mount
- Any amount owed in excess of the $150 credit will need to be paid
CONTEST RULES:
- Must be under 16 years of age at time of license purchase (WDFW "Youth Hunter" requirement)
- Any H-W member may enter any youth who has parent or guardian approval
- Youth member may enter themself, however they must have parent/guardian approval if selected
- Hunt dates are April 1-2 for the "2017 Spring Youth Turkey Hunt" or as set by WDFW
- Winner must arrive at Bearpaw Outfitters in Colville, WA by 5 PM on Friday March 31
- Please do not enter the contest if these dates and times are not workable (may need to miss school on Friday)
- Winner must be accompanied by a parent, guardian, or adult with written approval from legal parent/guardian
- By allowing participation the Parent/Guardian is agreeing to allow promotional use of any photos/video
- By participating the youth hunter agrees to post "a follow up story" on the forum
- Winner must share basic contact information with jrebel, bearpaw and sponsors donating prizes
- Contest is open for entries until 11:59 PM, February 28, 2017
- A H-W member may enter more than one youth, make a separate post for each entry
- A number generator will be used to get a random 4 digit number
- The entry with the number closest without going over is the winner
- If more than one entry has the winning number, the participant who entered first wins
- Contest entries must include: Youth's first name, age, and a four digit number between 0000-9999
- EXAMPLE ENTRY: John / 14 / 0345
Good Luck To All!
Success photos of the 2015 & 2016 Winners
Post by: bearpaw on August 06, 2016, 07:43:37 PM
parker 13 8767
Post by: bearpaw on August 06, 2016, 07:44:28 PM
colton 11 5589
Post by: ac_156 on August 06, 2016, 09:58:05 PM
Post by: Craig on August 06, 2016, 09:59:27 PM
Alexis 15. #3468
Post by: Widgeondeke on August 06, 2016, 11:08:32 PM
14 y/o
3121
Post by: MLBowhunting on August 06, 2016, 11:21:16 PM
Post by: YoungFowler on August 07, 2016, 12:49:39 PM
Post by: C-Money on August 09, 2016, 08:07:03 PM
Post by: CedarPants on August 09, 2016, 08:27:40 PM
Post by: Ghunt on August 09, 2016, 10:34:06 PM
Post by: Ihuntelk2 on August 10, 2016, 08:29:41 PM
Post by: skinzner on August 10, 2016, 08:42:04 PM
Post by: skinzner on August 10, 2016, 08:43:44 PM
Post by: Gringo31 on August 22, 2016, 02:29:17 PM
Very cool :tup:
Post by: D-Rock425 on August 22, 2016, 02:37:41 PM
Post by: teanawayslayer on August 22, 2016, 02:46:47 PM
Post by: Nailed it on August 22, 2016, 03:53:13 PM
4635
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Post by: badnewskruse on August 22, 2016, 06:24:48 PM
Post by: Stein on August 25, 2016, 02:05:02 PM
5283
Mary 13
7289
Post by: Whitpirate on August 26, 2016, 02:22:11 AM
Post by: KillerBeee on August 30, 2016, 02:55:42 PM
Post by: Maverick on August 30, 2016, 06:07:11 PM
14 years old
4387
Post by: lc_diesel on September 14, 2016, 09:59:34 AM
Post by: jackmaster on September 14, 2016, 10:06:44 AM
Post by: Pinetar on September 14, 2016, 10:41:00 AM
Post by: Goex2Fwithroundball on September 24, 2016, 05:31:43 PM
Keegan/13/ 1234
Post by: LuckyDog on October 02, 2016, 10:44:59 AM
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Post by: TCovey on October 17, 2016, 02:48:30 PM
Post by: Rising Sight on October 17, 2016, 03:12:36 PM
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Post by: BGLEMIN on November 07, 2016, 08:18:30 PM
Post by: BGLEMIN on November 07, 2016, 08:19:37 PM
Post by: ghosthunter on November 07, 2016, 08:57:02 PM
14
4446
Post by: wamuledeer on November 14, 2016, 07:54:40 AM
Post by: highside74 on November 14, 2016, 08:51:44 AM
2004
Post by: jrebel on November 14, 2016, 10:27:30 AM
Donations are rolling in and it looks like we will have another fantastic hunt this year. Keep getting those kiddo's signed up to WIN!!!!
Post by: Rainier10 on November 14, 2016, 10:45:49 AM
Katelynn/11/1229
Post by: brokentrail on November 26, 2016, 08:43:27 PM
Great thing you are doing here, thanks!
Post by: Satyarain on December 01, 2016, 09:50:35 PM
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Post by: 180-GRAIN on December 12, 2016, 09:39:23 AM
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Post by: love to hunt on January 05, 2017, 02:37:53 PM
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Post by: DaleVR on January 08, 2017, 07:24:42 PM
Thanks for the opportunity guys!
Post by: bearpaw on January 09, 2017, 10:01:26 AM
We are still accepting youth applicants!
Post by: Annette on January 09, 2017, 10:37:31 AM
Post by: idaho guy on January 09, 2017, 11:59:35 AM
Post by: RAMSFAN on January 23, 2017, 09:01:09 PM
Post by: seaduckhunter on January 28, 2017, 04:43:38 PM
Post by: tgomez on January 29, 2017, 05:33:36 AM
Post by: 270Flat on January 29, 2017, 07:18:20 AM
Great opportunity! Many thanks for everyone involved.
Post by: Elk Antler on February 01, 2017, 05:53:09 PM
Post by: youngbull on February 06, 2017, 04:10:28 PM
Post by: jm317 on February 14, 2017, 05:50:50 AM
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Post by: droptine on February 14, 2017, 06:49:59 AM
Post by: Teamroper on February 14, 2017, 07:40:15 AM
Post by: treeclimber2852 on February 14, 2017, 08:28:15 AM
McKay / 15 / 4555
Post by: Henrydog on February 14, 2017, 09:10:01 AM
Post by: ckr on February 14, 2017, 09:26:22 AM
Post by: Phobic on February 14, 2017, 10:26:12 AM
Post by: jrebel on February 14, 2017, 06:15:05 PM
Post by: Rainier10 on February 16, 2017, 03:20:58 PM
Post by: Bob70 on February 16, 2017, 04:06:39 PM
Post by: Gringo31 on February 21, 2017, 10:17:08 AM
Jason/08/1335
Reagan/10/6648
Post by: Bob33 on February 21, 2017, 10:28:16 AM
Post by: mrtimturner on February 21, 2017, 10:31:54 AM
Post by: asmith on February 26, 2017, 12:27:48 PM
Post by: jrebel on February 28, 2017, 11:38:38 AM
The drawing will take place tomorrow and posted no later than Friday!!!!! (depends on how busy I am at work ont the 1st and 2nd) :chuckle: :chuckle:
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Post by: stickbuck on February 28, 2017, 08:49:23 PM
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Post by: bearhunter99 on February 28, 2017, 09:42:49 PM
Post by: jrebel on March 01, 2017, 12:28:59 PM
Whoooooo's excited!!!! I know I am.
Post by: 180-GRAIN on March 01, 2017, 05:49:42 PM
I will use a randomizer to select the number and post a winner tonight.
Whoooooo's excited!!!! I know I am.
Definitely excited to see who's getting this awesome hunt!
Post by: jrebel on March 01, 2017, 10:22:02 PM
The randomizer picked 7047. The closest without going over is 10 YO REAGAN with the number of 6648....posted by Gringo31.
Winner Winner Turkey dinner. Gringo Please PM Bearpaw to make arrangements for the actual hunt. Pm myself for the shopping spree!!!!
In case anyone is wondering how the randomizer works, please check out the youtube video of the actual number selection.
Full disclosure. I have two that won't be finished with the field course of hunters safety till March 18th. Assuming they pass.... I'd like to enter them. If this is an issue, let me know.
Jason/08/1335
Reagan/10/6648
Post by: jrebel on March 01, 2017, 10:25:40 PM
The runner up should Reagan not pass / complete hunter safety will be 6547 11 yo Jayden
Post by: Gringo31 on March 02, 2017, 07:18:52 AM
pm sent
Post by: Widgeondeke on March 02, 2017, 07:21:11 AM
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Post by: Pinetar on March 07, 2017, 07:14:29 PM
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Post by: jrebel on March 31, 2017, 01:55:14 PM
Post by: bearpaw on April 01, 2017, 12:50:22 AM
Reagan and Harold arrived while I was out scouting in the evening. We also have another young man in camp for the hunt tomorrow. We all had tacos for dinner, swapped some cell phone photos and told lots of tall stories, then Reagan opened her packages from the Hunting-Washington members who have donated to the youth hunt, (the money is being put toward a new gun for Reagan to hunt with). Everyone headed to bed, we need to be up at 4:15 so I'm heading to bed too.
Thanks again to the members who donate to make this hunt package so awesome! :hello:
Here's a few photos from the day before the hunt, hopefully we'll get more photos tomorrow!
Post by: bearpaw on April 01, 2017, 06:56:40 AM
Post by: Pinetar on April 01, 2017, 07:17:36 AM
Post by: cem3434 on April 01, 2017, 07:21:19 AM
Post by: Gringo31 on April 01, 2017, 07:33:07 AM
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Post by: bowhunterforever on April 01, 2017, 07:41:22 AM
Great news! Congrats Reagan!! Can't wait to see the pics.:yeah: :tup:
Post by: Rainier10 on April 01, 2017, 07:43:12 AM
Post by: bearpaw on April 01, 2017, 08:17:56 AM
Sorry no photos yet, we don't dare move.
Post by: Rainier10 on April 01, 2017, 08:27:54 AM
Post by: Pinetar on April 01, 2017, 08:42:28 AM
Four Jake's just walked within 5 feet of us, Reagan opted to pass them, we are sitting tight, we hear gobblers all around us and had several pass just out of range. One Tom has a real good looking rope hanging, fingers crossed that he comes back. :tup:
Sorry no photos yet, we don't dare move.
So AWESOME!! Great way to get a kid started. Good for you Dale.
Post by: Gringo31 on April 01, 2017, 09:00:35 AM
I was riding home from school, and my dad told me that He put me and my brother into a drawing.He also explained how it works. "You pick a number between 1-10,000. A machine picks a number and whoever picks the number closest to one the machine picked without going over, gets to go on a guided turkey hunt." When my dad told me I had won, I felt super excited.
The day before our hunter safety test was frightening. I studied extra for it. I tried to get my brother to, but he kept looking over my shoulder to watch TV. If I didn't pass, I would have to do it again next year, couldn't go on the hunt, and couldn't have the 20 gauge shotgun my dad had bought. The next day was Saturday. So we headed up to Moxee for our test.
Before the test our instructor reminded us about what we were there for and to follow the rules. The test was easy. And we both passed!!😃
On March 31, we went to go see Bearpaw. After we got there, we put our stuff in the cabin, and came inside. We talked for a while and had tacos for dinner with cupcakes for dessert. The next morning we got up at 4:00am and got ready for our hunt. When were going to the blind, we had be super quiet not to wake the hundred birds above our heads. In the blind we sat and waited for about an hour before it got light out.
The turkeys were gobbling like crazy and at about 6:00 the turkeys started flying down from the trees. It wasn't long before the turkeys started coming our way. A couple gobblers came down the road with 30 hens in the back. We sat and waited a little while longer and a Tom came down the hill. He was walking down slowly and I pointed the barrel at him and pulled the trigger.
"BANG!!!". The Tom did the flop and scared 4 jakes off. We waited 1 hour after that and the jakes came back and walked 5 feet away from the blind. Kept calling and watching for more birds.
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Post by: bearpaw on April 01, 2017, 04:03:34 PM
WOW!!!!!! What a great bird. Hope you get the chance a second!!
They have a family get together to attend this afternoon, we will hunt again in the morning. :tup:
Post by: Pinetar on April 01, 2017, 04:05:33 PM
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Post by: NOCK NOCK on April 01, 2017, 09:36:47 PM
Post by: Gringo31 on April 02, 2017, 11:44:05 AM
I didn't get a shot at anymore turkeys that day. So we went home and cleaned him. I had to gut him. After we cleaned it, my dad and I went to Omak to watch my step-sister sing in a singing competition. We got back at around midnight and slept till 4:10 when we had to wake up to try to get another turkey.
We woke up, ate breakfast, and went to the blind. I fell asleep a couple times but we called some turkeys in and had a hen walk right past us. Sooner or later three Toms walked into range which took half an hour to walk 50 yards. So we're calling and and a hen walks right past us and we stopped calling. We looked to our right and the toms came in. So since they were in range, I aimed and Mr. Dale whispered " Shoot the one on the right! Shoot the one the right!" So I did. I pulled the trigger and he fell down, got back up, started to run away, and I shot him again.
When we were back at the cabin, we butchered him and talked a bit and then we started our drive home.
I appreciate all the people that helped make this happen and my dad told me about Mr. Iceman and I appreciate and am thankful for having a bunch of people that I haven't met that helped participate with the Turkey hunt that I will never forget.
Thank you all!!!😁
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Post by: Pinetar on April 02, 2017, 12:53:52 PM
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Post by: jackelope on April 02, 2017, 02:25:39 PM
Post by: bearpaw on April 02, 2017, 04:03:24 PM
It was a pleasure meeting you Reagan, you were fun to hunt with and really did a great job! :hello:
Post by: D-Rock425 on April 02, 2017, 04:10:36 PM
Post by: Brushcrawler on April 02, 2017, 04:28:59 PM
Post by: NOCK NOCK on April 02, 2017, 07:46:03 PM
Congrats again to the young lady!!!
Post by: bearpaw on April 02, 2017, 08:51:16 PM
Post by: jackelope on April 03, 2017, 08:29:48 AM
The mod team has decided to name this youth hunt the Annual "Iceman" Memorial Youth Turkey Hunt in memory of Kevin "Iceman" Wolfe. Kevin was one of our moderators, he loved taking his kids hunting and really was an ardent proponent of outdoor family activities, this seems like a great way to remember Kevin. Chris (Nock_Nock) at Willy's Log Furniture made and donated a plaque in memory of Iceman, it arrived just in time for hunt photos, thanks so much Chris.
It was a pleasure meeting you Reagan, you were fun to hunt with and really did a great job! :hello:
Perfect.
@NOCK NOCK Can't thank you enough for your generosity. That plaque turned out awesome. I look forward to seeing pics of it every year for years to come.
@bearpaw Thanks for donating these hunts to the kids. Their smiles make it all worthwhile I bet.
Post by: Woodchuck on April 03, 2017, 08:41:39 AM
Post by: Rainier10 on April 03, 2017, 08:49:47 AM
Post by: Gringo31 on April 03, 2017, 09:55:09 AM
Reagan is fortunate enough to have been exposed to much things related to hunting. She has shot her portion of sage rats, rock chucks and may have finished off a coyote or two. She's sat in coyote stands with me but has only been a patient observer for the most part. I'm a divorced man (who is now remarried) and the time I get with my 3 children is 99.9% of the time with them all together. This is the first trip her and I have spent just one on one. That alone creates "cause for pause". It's easy for me to get that stuck in my thoughts and just ponder.....
So.... for her to pass her hunters safety (like she mentioned) was a big deal. I realize the pass rate is extremely high but I didn't let that on. With the money that had been donated for gear, I opted to use it to buy her a youth model shotgun vs buying clothes that wouldn't fit in no time. So a Rem 870 20 ga synthetic was purchased by me. I told her that if she failed hunters ed, it stayed mine....but if she passed it would be hers. (As I would be reimbursed from the kind folks who donated money for this event) With that purchase, there was a little left over for some clothing that should fit her awhile.
Her story is accurate and there isn't much to add. I love the part about sneaking into the blind to not wake up the turkeys above our heads. Dale is a kind and patient man. While typing I just remembered something she said driving home yesterday so I'll go ahead and share this :chuckle: I'll try to quote the best I can. She said, "That other guy Brian, when I first saw him he looked kinda grouchy, but after I was around him some, he's really nice! Some people just have grouchy faces I guess". That still makes me laugh :chuckle: :chuckle:
I know I'm all over the place with this post but so is my mind. There are so many things/lessons to learn out hunting. It is about who you spend it with vs what you harvest or how big it is/score etc. Memories for a lifetime, pictures to cement those memories. Lessons on patience, the taste of victory/success/ or lessons from being unsuccessful and a desire to improve/master a skill. At one point on day 1 after she killed her tom, 4 jakes walked up the road and passed us within 5 feet. After they passed (maybe an hour later) she said, "I should have shot one of those jakes". Later that night I asked her again if she felt the same way, and now she was glad she didn't as she had the next day in front of her. Again, lessons..... I was able to explain to her last night while tucking her in, part of the heritage/tradition of hunting and that she was now a part of it. That for 1000's of years this has been going on and now she gets to be a genuine part of it vs the observer. That after the hunt, people gather and stories are told over and over. That tomorrow when she see her mom, she'll be able to share those stories and that you'll also want to hear stories from other hunters as well. Often, when I say these things, she doesn't say anything, she'll just reach up and give me a hug. Well, to this dad, that says it all :tup:
So.....thank you all who were part of this. You've made your mark. The confidence this can build in these young ones I don't think is possible to quantify, let alone providing a shotgun she'll have the rest of her life and may even pass on to her kids. Not that as parents we think our kids will get into any real trouble, a favorite line I from a judge (not in a court setting) is, "You keep those kids in the woods and out of my court" carries some weight. Kids will find things to do with free time. If we can curb the desire of what they WANT to do by building up experiences like this.......this world will be a better place......and just might be possible, one turkey at a time :chuckle: :tup:
Gringo
Post by: HUNTINCOUPLE on April 03, 2017, 11:08:08 AM
Post by: jackelope on April 03, 2017, 11:57:20 AM
Post by: ctwiggs1 on April 03, 2017, 01:37:52 PM
Post by: Gringo31 on April 03, 2017, 01:40:03 PM
I'm trying to load a couple of video links. We don't have video of the shot, just fun after.
https://1drv.ms/v/s!AuLxmOu0IrjQg2RnRnu2b8hiTYcP
Let me know if that works. Also curious if it opens just that link or others as well....
Post by: ctwiggs1 on April 03, 2017, 01:43:58 PM
:tup:
I'm trying to load a couple of video links. We don't have video of the shot, just fun after.
https://1drv.ms/v/s!AuLxmOu0IrjQg2RnRnu2b8hiTYcP
Let me know if that works. Also curious if it opens just that link or others as well....
Straight to the vid, which made me LOL pretty hard
Post by: Gringo31 on April 03, 2017, 01:46:02 PM
https://1drv.ms/v/s!AuLxmOu0IrjQg2OR85Xs4R-JSlpT
A couple more things. She's wearing her brothers jacket which is WAY too big for her. On this bird, the Toms were 80-100 yards off to our left all morning but showed no interest of coming our way. Dale got into an argument with the lead hen and apparently talked enough smack to her that she was going to come check it out. She ended up walking right past us which caused another hen to follow.....which brought the toms into range.
He was definitely "speaking the language". :tup:
Post by: jrebel on April 03, 2017, 06:29:45 PM
Post by: NOCK NOCK on April 03, 2017, 08:33:27 PM
The mod team has decided to name this youth hunt the Annual "Iceman" Memorial Youth Turkey Hunt in memory of Kevin "Iceman" Wolfe. Kevin was one of our moderators, he loved taking his kids hunting and really was an ardent proponent of outdoor family activities, this seems like a great way to remember Kevin. Chris (Nock_Nock) at Willy's Log Furniture made and donated a plaque in memory of Iceman, it arrived just in time for hunt photos, thanks so much Chris.
It was a pleasure meeting you Reagan, you were fun to hunt with and really did a great job! :hello:
Perfect.
@NOCK NOCK Can't thank you enough for your generosity. That plaque turned out awesome. I look forward to seeing pics of it every year for years to come.
@bearpaw Thanks for donating these hunts to the kids. Their smiles make it all worthwhile I bet.
Thank you Dale & Josh, I feel very lucky and honored to be a part of this awesome hunt!! :tup:
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