State Youth Hunter Safety Tournament on Saturday

RALEIGH, N.C. (April 20, 2005) — 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 30 high schools and 19 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, in both the junior and senior age divisions. 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-level competitions are open to teams from middle and high schools, both public and private, that offer hunter education courses. Several schools field more than one team, each of which can advance to the state tournament. Home-schooled students and teams representing organizations such as 4-H or FFA clubs also can compete, provided they meet eligibility requirements.

Teams will represent the following schools, listed by county:

  • Alamance — S. Alamance High
  • Avery — Avery Middle, Avery High Sr. FFA
  • Bladen — W. Bladen High
  • Carteret — W. Carteret High (Blue and Gold teams)
  • Catawba — Mill Creek Middle, Bandys High Sr. FFA
  • Chowan — Chowan Middle
  • Craven — Newport Middle
  • Davidson — Central Davidson, N. Davidson, W. Davidson
  • Davie — Davie High (Black and Orange teams)
  • Forsyth — E. Forsyth High (Blue team)
  • Gates — Gates Co. High
  • Harnett — W. Harnett Middle, W. Harnett High
  • Henderson — N. Henderson High, W. Henderson High
  • Hertford—Ridgecroft Middle and High
  • Jones — Jones Middle (team A), Jones Sr. High FFA
  • Lee — E. Lee Middle, W. Lee Middle, Lee Co. Sr.
  • Northampton — Northeast Academy Jr. and Sr.
  • Orange — Orange High (Jr. team)
  • Perquimans — Perquimans Co. Middle, Northeastern High, Perquimans Co. High
  • Pitt — Farmville Middle (team A), Farmville Central High (team A)
  • Randolph — E. Randolph (Gold team)
  • Richmond — Rockingham Jr. High 4-H
  • Sampson — Union High
  • Stanly — New London Choice Middle, S. Stanly Middle, S. Stanly High (team A)
  • Surry — Surry Central
  • Swain — Swain Co. Middle (teams 1 and 2), Swain Co. High (team 2)
  • Wilson — Fike High, Hunt High (team A)
  • Yadkin — Courtney Elem., Fall Creek Elem., Forbush Elem., Forbush High (Red and Blue teams)

Competition will begin around 8 a.m. Saturday. An awards ceremony will follow the judging, about 4 p.m. Camp Millstone is located on Millstone Road, between Ellerbe and Hoffman.

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