RALEIGH, N.C. (April 22) — Safe-hunting students from across the state will compete Saturday in the State Hunter Education Tournament, sponsored by the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission.

Teams representing 32 high schools and 18 middle schools have advanced to the state tournament, which will take place at 4-H Camp Millstone in Richmond County. Competitive events include a written test of hunter skills and orienteering, plus target shooting with bows and arrows, rifles, shotguns and muzzleloaders. Awards will go to top individual and team performers in each event, at both the junior and senior levels. High-scoring teams can advance to a national tournament.

The Wildlife Commission launched hunter safety tournaments more than 25 years ago to promote hunter education and firearms safety. The district and state competitions are open to teams from middle and high schools, both public and private, that offer hunter education courses. Home-schooled students and teams representing organizations such as 4-H clubs also can compete, provided they meet eligibility requirements.

Teams will represent the following schools:

• Avery County — Avery High
• Bladen County — E. Bladen High, W. Bladen High
• Burke County — E. Burke High
• Carteret County — Newport Middle, W. Carteret High
• Catawba County — Mill Creek Middle
• Chowan County — Chowan Middle, Holmes High
• Currituck County — Currituck High
• Davidson County — N. Davidson High, W. Davidson High
• Davie County — Davie High
• Duplin County—Wallace-Rose Hill High
• Forsyth County — E. Forsyth High
• Harnett County — W. Harnett Middle, Triton High
• Henderson County — Apple Valley Middle, N. Henderson High, W. Henderson High
• Hertford County —Ridgecroft Middle and High, Hertford High
• Jones County — Jones Middle and Senior High
• Lee County — E. Lee Middle, W. Lee Middle, Lee Senior, Lee Christian
• Nash County — S. Nash High
• Northampton County — Northeast Academy
• Orange County — Orange High
• Perquimans County—Perquimans Middle and High
• Pitt County — Farmville Middle
• Randolph County — E. Randolph High, S.W. Randolph High
• Sampson County — Lakewood High
• Stanly County — New London Middle, S. Stanly Middle
• Surry County—Surry Central
• Swain County—Swain Middle and High
• Union County — Forest Hills High
• Wilson County — Hunt High
• Yadkin County — Boonville Elementary (Jr.), Fall Creek Elementary (Jr.), Forbush Elementary (Jr.), Forbush High, Starmount High

Competition will begin at 8 a.m. Saturday. An awards ceremony will follow the judging, tentatively around 3:30 p.m. Camp Millstone is located on Millstone Road, between Ellerbe and Hoffman.

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