Local Groups to Sponsor Youth Shooting Clinic

TROY, ID - Area youth interested in learning the fundamentals of shooting, hunting, tracking and firearm safety are invited to attend a Youth Shooting Clinic, sponsored by the Troy-Deary Gun Club and Latah Wildlife Association. The free clinic will be held Saturday, May 14, and is open to any youth ages 10 -17. This clinic is intended to expose youth to various methods of hunting, outdoor skills and firearm safety. Participants will shoot archery, muzzleloaders, shotguns and small boar rifles, as well as learn about animal tracking, wildlife identification and turkey calling. The clinic will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Troy-Deary Gun Club range located six miles east of Troy on Highway 8. Lunches and drinks will be provided. Space is limited to 60 students, and participants are encouraged to register by calling IDFG, 799-5010, by May 11. Youth may also register from 8-9 a.m. the morning of the clinic. The clinic is not a hunter education course. No prior knowledge or experience in firearms is needed to participate. All youth must be accompanied by parent or guardian the entire day. Sponsors include the Troy-Deary Gun Club, Latah Wildlife Association, Idaho Department of Fish and Game, ATK, Pepsi and Potlatch Corporation.