2018 2019 Hunter Safety Team Informational...

2018 – 2019 Hunter Safety Team

Informational Meeting

The Hunter Education Program is Uwharrie Ridge’s offering of instruction of the North Carolina Wildlife Resource Commission’s Hunter Education Course. This program enables the student to obtain a hunting license in the State of North Carolina.

• Program is currently offered only in Instructor Led format• Program/Course is free• 6-10 hrs. Instruction Time (including 1 hour exam)• No minimum age requirement

Due to hunter education, hunting accidents have decreased by over 50% during the last twenty years, making hunting one of the safest recreational activities.

2018 - 2019 Hunter Safety Team Information Session 2

The Hunter Safety Team is the team that represents Uwharrie Ridge in the local/district/state Youth Hunter Education Skills Tournaments

• Completion of the Hunter Education Program is required• Team Disciplines consists of 4 events/skills• Anyone who attends UR can be on the team• There are no try-outs to be on the team, however, there are different squads based on skill-level &

attitude• Practices are held each Saturday at adjusted times throughout the season.• Practices are held regardless of weather• Like other sports, the student will be required to maintain acceptable grades to participate • Students will be held to a higher standard


2018 - 2019 Hunter Safety Team Information Session

Team Disciplines

5 Position Trap (Shotgun)

• 5 Position Trap consists of shooting 4 clay pigeons at 5 different stations

• No gauge larger than 12 is allowed

• Recommended Ammo is Winchester Super X (12ga (XU128); 20ga (XU208)

• Ideal velocity is 1200 fps

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Team Disciplines

Hunter Skills

• Hunter Skills consists of two activities:

• The expressed knowledge of the book material

• Orienteering

• The ability to locate an object using a compass and 3

checkpoints

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START

P1

P2

P3


Team Disciplines

Archery

• Archery consists of shooting 5 arrows at 4 different distances

• Long/Recurve/Compound bows are allowed however compound is recommended

• Optics, kisser-buttons and peeps (apertures) are allowed (there are some regulations

on optics)

• Bullet and Field Point Arrowheads are allowed

• Any kind of release is allowed

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Team Disciplines

Rifle• .22 LR Only• Rifle consists of shooting 20 bulls-eyes in 4 different positions (Standing,

Kneeling, Sitting, Prone) from a set distance (50 ft. or 75 ft.) • Any action is allowed however bolt action are recommended (see recommended rifles)• Slings are allowed (Simple nylon sling is the best)• Any 22 LR ammo is allowed, however, we recommend an unjacketed 40 grain round

nose match or target grade• Sights can be telescopic*, open, or aperture

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*Scopes• No greater than 9 power• Recommended to have a parallax set to 50 yds or and adjustable AO


Achievements

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2014-2015 Season 2015-2016 Season 2016-2017 Season 2018-2019 Season

GUIL-RAND FEDERATION

• TRAP – 1ST

• RIFLE – 3RD

• ARCHERY – 2ND

• HUNTER SKILLS – 2ND

• OVERALL – 1ST

• TRAP – 2ND

• RIFLE – 2ND

• ARCHERY – 2ND

• HUNTER SKILLS – 1ST

• OVERALL – 1ST

• TRAP – 3RD

• RIFLE – 1ST

• ARCHERY – 1ST


• OVERALL – 1ST

• TRAP – 3RD

• RIFLE – 1ST

• ARCHERY – 1ST


• OVERALL – 1ST

DISTRICT 5

• TRAP – 1ST

• RIFLE – 1ST

• ARCHERY – 2ND


• OVERALL – 1ST

• TRAP – 3RD

• RIFLE – 2ST

• ARCHERY – 1ST

• HUNTER SKILLS – 4TH

• OVERALL – 2ND

• ARCHERY – 2ND

• OVERALL – 3RD

• OVERALL – 1ST

STATE

• FINISHED 16 OUT OF 28 TEAMS• TRAP – 7TH

• RIFLE – 9TH

• ARCHERY – 3RD

• HUNTER SKILLS – 7TH

• OVERALL – 4TH

• FINISHED 9TH OUT OF 28 TEAMS

• FINISHED 4TH OUT OF 32 TEAMS

UWHARRIE RIDGE IS THE ONLY MIDDLE SCHOOL TEAM FROM RANDOLPH COUNTY TO EVER QUALIFY FOR THE STATE COMPETITION AND WE HAVE ACHIEVED THIS 4 YEARS IN A ROW. WITH YOUR HELP, WE ARE GOING TO MAKE IT 5!


Commitment & Determination

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In order to achieve those kind of results in just 5 short years, there has to be a serious level of commitment & determination.

Some things to consider• Last season, we held 28 Saturday practices. (This does not include any book study days)

• Just at practices last season, the team dispatched:• 10480 + .22 LR rounds• 14120 + shotgun shells (~16,000 clays)

• 6960 + arrows• Hundreds of man hours have been poured into this program/team• Just last year, we spent over $12,000.00 in supplies, etc.


Funding

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How is the Hunter Safety Team funded?

We formed a 501 (c) (3), entitled Uwharrie Youth Sportsmen, that would enable us to organize and host fundraisers. This also enables us to apply for grants from such entities as the National Rifle Association, National Wildlife Turkey Federation, etc.

Fundraising Opportunities

• We will have some gun raffles.

• We host a annual banquet benefit

• Team Sponsors

• Due to the difficulties of obtaining sponsors and the overall expense, we will berequiring a member fee of $25.00. This is non-refundable.


We Need The Community’s Help

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How can you help?

• Buy and sell raffle tickets

• Help get the word out about our efforts

• Donate your time and resources


Upcoming Events

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September

29th First RETURNING Team Member Practice

October

13 – 15 2nd Annual Wildlife Camp20th Hunter Education Class (Sawyersville Church)27th First Hunter Safety Practice (New members)

November

17th 2nd Annual UYS Expo Tournament Dates (Tentative)

Federation February 9, 2019District 5 March 2, 2019NC State April 27, 2019


Communication Plan

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How do you get the latest information?

Communication is a challenge! But we are getting better each year!Our websites

Our websites will serve as the primary media to share any information about team practices, events, etc. The main feature will be the calendars.

uwharrieyouthsportsmen.orgumshuntersafety.org

TextTexting will only be used when we need to make a urgent announcement such as a cancellation or a last minute communication.

http://www.uwharrieyouthsportsmen.org/

http://www.umshuntersafety.org/


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