Youth; they are our future! Northern Colorado Pheasants Forever is keenly aware of this and dedicates a majority of our time, energy, and funding to our Outreach Program. We understand that investing time into these youth now will help preserve our heritage and help protect habitat well into the future. We are fully dedicated to youth outreach, and are taking every opportunity to introduce youth to our great outdoors and to the principals we believe in. We would rather see a fishing pole or shotgun in a youth’s hands than a phone!
Our actions speak louder than words; we are doing all we can to impact as many youth as possible!
Here is a quick recap from our 2024 Outreach Events:
- Hosted 7 events with over 500 participants!
- April 6 – Youth Event at Great Guns. Includes archery, .22 rifle, trap shooting, and a planted pheasant hunt. The event will be for 24 youths, ages 8 to 17, plus a parent or guardian. We will provide food for this event. Cost: $10 for this event.
- June 17-18 – Shooting Sports Event at Camp Machasay.
- June 24-28 – Tune Camp at Calwood Youth Education Center near Jamestown. Includes fishing, .22 rifle, trap shooting, hiking, archery, compass and GPS training, wildlife identification, and many other events. Sign up is on the Calwood Youth Education website. The fee is $900 for the week.
- July 27 – Colorado State Patrol Youth Academy Shotgun Training. Open to CSP Youth Academy participants only.
- August 17 – Sporting Clays Shoot at Great Guns. We will start at 9 a.m. A raffle will be held for a couple of guns and other prizes. The cost is $90 for adults and $75 for youth. Lunch will be provided. Come join us for a tune-up for dove season. All proceeds from this event will go to our college scholarship fund.
- September 21 – Youth Event at Great Guns. Includes archery, .22 rifle, trap shooting, and a planted pheasant hunt. The event is for 24 youths, plus a parent or guardian. We will provide lunch. The cost for the event is $20.
- October 18-20 – Tune Camp at Camp Machasay near Amherst, Colo. Includes horseback riding, ATV driving, trap shooting, .22 rifle target shooting, archery, and a planted pheasant hunt on Sunday. This event will be limited to 12 youths, plus a parent or guardian. The fee is $230 for youths and $90 for adults. This fee includes meals, lodging, pheasants, and use of ATVs and horses.
- Our Outreach trailers are full of outdoor equipment which aids in our Outreach efforts. These trailers are also available to other organizations to use.
- Please contact Stan Barthlama for more information – sbarthlama@msn.com
