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West Central Indiana Chapter #117, Greencastle, Indiana
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This "covey" has been a busy one with many activities planned and carried out both for youth and for landowners interested in habitat development. After a successful banquet in February, we were off and running with more to do than time. Here is a synopsis of the events hosted by our chapter:
The Fourth Annual George Seketa Memorial Youth Hunt was held on March 22 at Royal Flush Hunting Preserve. Outfitted in hunter orange, the youngsters were guided into the fields to shoot their first birds and to experience hunting over working dogs.
We had a spring food plot Seed Give-Away Day.
4-H Shooting Sports event was sponsored by the chapter and included instructions on the disciplines of shotguns, rifles, and handguns. Purdue University's shooting sports instruction class, which is given twice each year, certified all instructors. To close out the activities, a 4-H round robin competition was held followed by awards and lunch for all 4-H members and their families, which were provided by the chapter.
Skeet shooting is held the third Sunday of each month, weather permitting.
Chapter members generously gave of their time in the evening for a week to man a booth at the Putnam County 4-H Fair. The booth was stocked with QU information, free seed, hunter education sign-up forms, and a gun raffle. The real show stopper was a day-old baby quail. It attracted youngsters as well as their parents. This was a good venue to sign up new members.
The chapter held a late summer sporting clays Fun Shoot & Membership Drive.
In September, the chapter held a two-day Hunter Education course for 40 youth and parents.
Gardeners, sportsmen, and the community came together to support the Sustainable Greencastle "Local Food for Neighbors in Need" Project. The goal of this project is to provide nutritious and economical food to those in need. Our chapter harvested eight deer and donated $600 for processing. In total, the entire project provided approximately 5,299 servings or 1,000 pounds of meat after all the animals were harvested, processed, and distributed.
In Charlie Wilson's memory, the chapter established the annual Charlie Wilson Memorial Scholarship. After an application process, $1,000 was awarded to a graduating senior in May. This award is intended for someone who shares the passion Charlie had for wildlife habitat, as well as his desire to volunteer his time.
One of our goals this year was to recruit more Junior Covey members since our emphasis is on youth activities in the areas of conservation education and safe hunting practices.
Our adult membership is also growing, with newer members taking an interest in banquet responsibilities, activity planning, and chapter board positions. Thanks to all our new members and "hats off" to those members who continue to make this chapter a great one!
--Submitted by Lynn Wilson, Chapter Secretary; cwilson1@tds.net
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