Youth Dove Hunt in ACE Basin

Group photo from CPA youth dove hunt

Tyler Johnson GOT ONE!

Fifteen youth hunters from Colleton Prep Academy (CPA) got to swing their guns on some doves Saturday, Sept. 8 due to a couple of sporting gentleman. Dr. Joe Flowers is well-known as a Colleton County Council member, and he donated a day of dove hunting at his farm in Western Colleton County to a fundraiser for CPA. Then Allen Bell secured the rights to the hunt and declared that this would be a youth-oriented hunt, and made sure to have an adult supervisor for each youth shooter. The entire group enjoyed a cookout lunch of hotdogs and hamburgers, which was followed by a lengthy meeting about the Do's and Dont's of the dove field. No one lost attention as Flowers and Bell made their point that safety was going to be a focus of this hunt. Youths were spaced properly in the field since each station had been marked with a piece of tape by forester Tracey Butram, whose daughter and son were also on the hunt. Flowers told me that he is glad to share a love of nature with these youth and that he believes in teaching outdoor education. Really hot weather ended with a terrific thunderstorm about 5:30 that day, but everyone retreated to the picnic shelter to talk about college football, eat some Benton's peanuts and to discuss other upcoming opportunities to go hunting.

Allen Bell mentors Tyler in the field

Youth listening to the safety meeting

To view past blog entries about dove hunting click here.

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