Free mentored youth pheasant hunt Saturday … Allamakee County Pheasants Forever, Mississippi Valley Sportsman Club, Allamakee County Conservation Board, Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Riverland Conservancy, and River N Ridge will again be sponsoring a mentored youth pheasant hunt this Saturday, October 24. The event will start at 8:30 a.m. at the Sportsman Club, located two miles south of Lansing. DNR officers will start the morning discussing the importance of habitat for pheasant survival and review some of the hunting regulations. Hunter safety instructors will then go over safe gun handling and hunting in the field (see article above), followed by a trap shoot at the clubhouse.
A lunch will be served. After lunch, live birds will be released on Riverland Conservancy land where the kids will have an opportunity to hunt alongside trained bird dogs. Youth must be between the ages of 12 to 15 and have completed the Hunter Safety program. Anyone who doesn’t already have their Hunter Safety Certificate can complete the classroom portion of that program online and the morning class will count as their field day training. One of the goals of the event is to introduce young people to the sport of hunting. Youth who do not have opportunities to hunt are encouraged to sign up. The event is free of charge. For more information or to sign up, call Dan Halverson at 563-419-5472. Submitted photo.
The Allamakee County Conservation Board and the Mississippi Valley Sportsman Club in Lansing will host an Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Hunters Education Online Field Day. The field day will take place Saturday, October 24 at the Mississippi Valley Sportsman Club, located at 1797 Columbus Road, Lansing, from 8-11:30 a.m. Students should go to the Iowa DNR website to register for the class, under the Hunting & Trapping link and then the Hunter Safety and Education link that can be found at https://www.iowadnr.gov/.
The Hunters Education Online Field Day is open to youth aged 11-17 who have successfully completed the online hunters education course through the Iowa DNR.
Following the field day, the Mississippi Valley Sportsman Club and the Allamakee County Pheasants Forever will host a youth pheasant hunt (see below). For more information on this Hunters Education Field Day or any program offered by the Allamakee County Conservation Board, call 563-538-0400.