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A mallard drake flies over the Hagerman WMA in November 2024

Fish and Game offers mentored duck hunt to recent hunter education graduates

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Fish and Game is committed to ensure that our Idaho hunting heritage continues into the future by teaching the next generation of hunters.

Each year, as bird seasons open, Idaho Fish and Game staff from the Magic Valley Region organize a mentored pheasant and duck hunt for a small number of recent graduates of in-person hunter education classes. These hunts provide opportunities for youth to experience a day in the field hunting upland birds or waterfowl. In 2024, the Magic Valley Region sponsored one mentored pheasant hunt and one mentored duck hunt.

A young girl at the mentored youth duck hunt at the Hagerman WMA
The anticipation of incoming ducks can been seen in the faces of this new hunter education graduate.
Two young boys pulling up on flying ducks at the mentored youth duck hunt Hagerman WMA
Two young hunters ready their shotguns as ducks fly by their blind.
Three generations of duck hunters at the mentored youth duck hunt Hagerman WMA
Three generations of one family share the day in a hunting blind during the mentored youth duck hunt.
Inside the marsh blind at the mentored youth duck hunt at the Hagerman WMA
Elements of a successful duck blind include a shotgun along with a box of shotgun shells, a headlamp and the signs of a good day shooting.
Two young boys with their mentors at the youth duck hunt at the Hagerman WMA November 2024
Smiles rule the day after a successful day hanging out in a duck blind with your hunting mentors.
A young girl with her harvested ducks and retrieving dog at the mentored youth duck hunt Hagerman WMA
A good retriever is not only a trusted hunting partner, but is a must when hunting ducks over water.