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For Distribution in Canada, El Salvador, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, South Africa and the United States of America.

Volume 13, No.2 - Summer 2013

Hunter Education,The New

Handheld EraA HuntingAccident

That NeverHappened

Hunter EducationIn Schools,

A Tool ToBe Utilized

The International Hunter Education Association – UnitedStates of America (IHEA-USA) is an organization involvingsome 70,000 instructors across the United States ofAmerica. The IHEA-USA is affiliated with the Associationof Fish and Wildlife Agencies.

The Hunter & Shooting Sports Education Journal is theofficial publication of the International Hunter EducationAssociation-United States of America. It is published fourtimes annually (Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter) and distrib-uted to more than 70,000 administrators and volunteerinstructors in Canada, El Salvador, Mexico, New Zealand,Peru, South Africa and the United States of America, thatare responsible for education programs that total 750,000hunters annually. The purpose of the publication is toincrease the skill and effectiveness of hunter education inadministrators and instructors so they can improve theenthusiasm, safety, ethics and proficiency of their studentsas they embark on lifetime enjoyment of hunting and theshooting sports.

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ON THE COVER: Cover Photo Courtesy of Steve HallFeatures

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This issue of the Journal made possible by:

4 President’s CornerA Special Thank YouBy Randy Huskey President IHEA-USA

6 Executive Director’s CommentsHunter Education—The New Handheld EraBy Steve Hall, Executive Director IHEA-USA

14 NSSF NotesYour Post-Graduation ChallengeBy Glenn Sapir, NSSF, Director, Editorial Services

16 SCI UpdateDuct Tape TeachingBy Susan Hankner, SCI Foundation

24 IHEA 2013 Heritage HuntWinners Announced!

Departments

10 A Hunting Accident That NeverHappened

By Daniel James Branagan,Idaho Hunter Safety Instructor

Hunter EducationIn The Schools,A Tool To BeUtilizedBy Ben Womelsdorf,Kansas HE Instructor

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4 Hunter & Shooting Sports Education Journal • Summer 2013

M y heartfelt thanks goes out toeach of you who placed yourtrust in me to serve as president

of the IHEA-USA. I really appreciatethe opportunity to serve such a greatgroup of people. I won’t let you down.

My first introduction to the IHEAcrowd was in 2006 at the IHEA annualconference in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.As a wildlife officer I had taught huntereducation for over 17 years. However,being around so many hunter educationadministrators with so much knowledgeand experience was a little overwhelm-ing. Some groups tend to shun or look

down on new arrivals, but not thesefolks; everyone I met at the conferencewas really hospitable and I feltwelcomed. I am very fortunate to beamong the ranks of hunter educationinstructors and administrators.

We have been through a lot ofchanges in the last few years, but thanksto the leadership of our past presidentwe have emerged a stronger organiza-tion. Now that the grueling work ofrewriting by-laws and board policies,and the search for a new executivedirector is behind us, we can concentrateon items that this association should be

focused on. As an association, we have a

lot of projects that need ourattention. First and foremostare the hunter education coursestandards. Administrators havediscussed and argued thesestandards for years and thereare differences of opinionsbetween us. But despite ourdifferences, much more unitesus than divides us. Now it istime to collectively worktogether and press toward thecreation of standards that areeffective, and address thequestions of “What does aproficient hunter look like?” and“What are the core proficienciesa hunter must have in order tobe prepared to hunt?”

At the Administrators Onlymeeting in Texas it was veryrefreshing to see all the statehunter education administra-tors unite and want to beginwork on a set of standards thatare more relevant for today. Wehave taken the first step in the

creation of these standards by asking foreach state’s help in completing acomprehensive hunter education coursesurvey. The association will need guid-ance and input from hunter educationadministrators and staff, volunteerhunter education instructors and huntereducation students in order to createsolid course standards.

I know that this association can cometogether and create strong and viablehunter education course standards. Wehave a record doing just that, and wehave the strength, experience and judg-ment to accomplish this goal.!

By Randy Huskey, President IHEA-USA • [email protected]

President’s Corner

A Special Thank You

Disclaimer: The Hunter & Shooting Sports Education Journal welcomes article submissions expressing individual or organizationviews and opinions. Articles submitted do not necessarily reflect those of the IHEA-USA, IHEA-USA board of directors, IHEA-USAmanagement, the editor or publisher. The IHEA-USA will continue to support the safety aspect of all hunting activities and methods.In addition, we encourage anyone who wishes to submit a rebuttal to published articles to send them to [email protected].

A s noted in the last issue of theJournal, hunter education ischanging considerably with the

transference of information, registrationsand purchases via the Internet, at websites and on handheld devices. Phoneconversations have given way to fingertapping, especially with the Millennialsand even more so with this next genera-tion. Hand-held information, visuals,videos and applications are becoming thenorm (even for rural hunters)—fast, funand convenient. Many of us boomerslearned to text or use social media andrelated applications just to keep up withour kids and grandkids.

So go the discussions about howhunter education should be delivered in

today’s world. States are strategizinghow to take advantage of these media to:1) increase opportunities and reach morecustomers (potential students/hunters),2) improve service and convenience forthose seeking hunting information andtraining, and 3) provide a suite ofoptions that satisfies the demand forquicker, easier ways to get trained andcertified so that “one can go huntingtoday, if need be…”—goals and chal-lenges, incidentally, that have notchanged over time.

Discussions have reached the regula-tory levels in many states. In pursuit ofthe goals listed above, some top-levelcommissioners and agency professionalshave openly stated, “Hunter education

is a key barrier to hunting!” even thoughthe data have shown that mandatoryhunter education is towards the bottomof the list of barriers/factors relating tohunting participation. (ResponsiveManagement and the National ShootingSports Foundation 2008. The Future ofHunting and the Shooting Sports). But,since hunter education has provensuccessful in significantly loweringaccident/incident rates, improvingbehavior of hunters and enhancing theimage of hunting, especially among thenon-hunting public, policy/rule makershave been wise not “to throw the babyout with the bath water”.

What those officials are really sayingis that the hunter education community,

in serving its customers, ought tofocus on core objectives in the intro-ductory/required courses, providemore advanced opportunities forvoluntary/follow-up participation(species/method specific, outdoorsafety, etc.) and find even more waysto deliver hunter education anytime,anywhere—“just like with other typesof training.” Some constituents aretelling them, “We want more conven-ient options to locate and completehunter education…” relating to basicknowledge of safe and responsiblehunting principles and practices,“…than to travel hundreds of miles,wait for up to a year to find a coursein one’s area, or listen to a boringinstructor lecture for ten hours ormore.”

As educators, those of us thathave invested many years in huntereducation know that most graduateshave been pleased with their trainingexperiences and that hands-on,experiential learning is the best wayto increase knowledge, skills andattitudes (and advocacy on behalf ofthe agencies and conservation). Tomost hunter educators, especiallyVOLUNTEER instructors, “field

By Steve Hall, Executive Director IHEA-USA, [email protected]

Executive Director’s Comments

Hunter Education—The NewHandheld Era



courses” represent the mosteffective approaches to training(and also afford states addedvolunteer hours/matching dollarstowards their receipt and use ofWildlife Restoration/federalfunding). Many of us believethat the development of “proper”skills and open/facilitated groupdiscussions are what’s missingfrom the transference of infor-mation (knowledge) solely overthe Internet, social media and inthe handheld world.

The crux of these discussionsis: How can we achieve themost convenient, easy path tohunter education certificationwhile, at the same time, deliv-ering a meaningful, effectiveand FUN learning experienceto our customers?

Solutions in today’s world willneed to achieve both convenience

and learning effectiveness, and stateagencies and their hunter educationadministrators will, once again, rise tothe occasion to find win-win solu-tions—just like they did with shootingand hunting safety in the post-war era,responsibility and ethics in the 70s and80s and home study/Internet deliverycombined with a field course follow-upin the last two decades. Movingforward, the use of handheld devicesand social media will undoubtedly belinked to successes in delivering huntereducation information and services inthe next decade.

To assist states with meaningful solu-tions, IHEA-USA is currently revisitingcore outcomes that again answer thequestion, “What safe, responsible andknowledgeable actions are expectedof every hunter no matter whatspecies they hunt or method they useor in which state they hunt?” Oncethe core objectives are reviewed and

revised, outputs usingcurrent technologies canthen be more easily identi-fied, “How can huntereducation programs bemore effectively deliv-ered to satisfy growingdemands and meet corelearning objectives?”Beyond these two ques-tions, the next is, “Whatadvanced hunter educa-tion training can beoffered that compelshunter education gradu-ates to be more activelyengaged in hunting,hunter education andconservation over theirlifetimes?”

We have our work cutout for us—but the tech-nology should enable usto streamline many partsof hunter education whileproviding more hands-onfield and advanced experi-ences to our customers.I look forward to theinvolvement of IHEA-USA in moving forwardon these issues.

Shoot Straight!!

Hunters use their phones to call, text, and takephotos, as well as GPS units—enhancingcommunications, safety, social support andmore. Such devices also aid in hunter educationtraining and registration efforts.

A hunter education instructor’s best role is to “coach” students in skills such as: 1) propermuzzle control and basic firearm safety (e.g. operating actions; proper loading and unloading;entering/exiting vehicles/boats/stands; handling, carrying and shooting sporting arms in amanner that keeps muzzles always pointed in a safe direction), 2) proper marksmanship/shootingto reduce wounding loss (e.g. positions; proper target identification; shot angles; shot placement;vital zones; distance estimation), 3) hunter safety trail (e.g. entering/exiting vehicles, boats,ATV/OHVs, ground blinds; safely crossing obstacles; elevated/tree stand safety considerations;safe and legal considerations; shoot/don’t shoot scenarios; proper tagging and field dressing),and 4) facilitated, open discussion of hunting responsibilities (e.g. dilemma methods; triggervideos; brainstorming, processing and feedback; case studies/examinations).

I t was Thanksgiving break and I wasreturning home to southern Michiganduring a semester break from

college. I was a very experienced hunterat this point and had taken several nicedeer in my hunting career. My friend’sGrandpa had a farm in southernMichigan where he was taking me tohunt, for the first time. The afternoon ofthe hunt, we checked in at the farm-house, reviewed our hunting plan andplanned our strategy. We were told wewere the only ones with permission tohunt and had the entire area toourselves. There were also no livestockon the property so we would be able tohunt this area without worry.

Michigan strictly requires hunterorange, so we both ensured that we hadon our fluorescent orange vests, and hadour shotguns as it was shotgun onlyhunting in this area. Since my friendhad a stand, the plan was for him to go

sit on one side of the farm and I wouldgo to the other side and still hunt beforefinding a place to sit for the evening. Itwas about mid-afternoon, we split apartin opposite directions and I was eager toexplore this new hunting area. Aftersome time, still hunting through a thickbottom area along a hillside, I cameupon a small field approximately 5acres in size. While I was sneakingthrough the brush, I noticed a herd ofabout 15 deer feeding in the field.

I slowly crept continuously closer tothe field and spied several does. Thiswas fine since I had both a doe and abuck permit so could take either sex, butI wanted to try first for a buck. As Ireached near the edge of the field, Icould see that all of the deer in the herdwere does. Suddenly, I noticed out of thecorner of my eye on the extreme rightedge of the field, a big buck feedingalone. Just as I was raising my gun, one

of the does blew out and all of the deerwere instantly gone with the herd ofdoes leaving the field to my left and thebuck quickly disappearing to my rightand up the forested hill.

Since it was early in the evening, Idecided to set up a make-shift standdownwind from the field and waited tosee if the deer, especially the large buck,would return. About a half hour later, thefirst doe returned from the left side ofthe field. Over the following 45 minutes,all of the does returned to feeding in thefield. “But,” I wondered, “where wasthat buck?”

As I scanned the right side of the fieldup the ridge, I suddenly saw a piece ofbrown near the top of the ridge. The hillin this area appeared to be selectively cuta number of years before and consistedof large hardwood trees intermixed withyoung stands of pine trees, representingperfect deer cover. As I watched, I could


A Hunting Accident That Never HappenedBy Daniel James Branagan, Idaho Hunter Safety Instructor

The overwhelming majority of hunting accidents can be avoided by following the rulesof gun safety, proper firearm control, and repeated handling and practice. However, thehuman element can never be discounted and this means that judgment errors can occur,even for experienced hunters. I want to tell the story, for the first time, of a hunting accidentthat almost happened in Michigan about 25 years ago. It arose from an unfortunatecombination of events which leads to a valuable story for instruction in hunter safety.

"As I watched, I could seeoccasional glimpses of thedeer moving between thethick trees..."

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see occasional glimpses of the deermoving between the thick trees headingtoward the field where all ofthe does were now feeding. I could notsee any antlers but the way it wasmoving, slowly and deliberately, and theoccasional large brown patches showingbetween the young pines indicated thatit was a large deer, probably the samebuck that had left through a very similarroute earlier.

I could see the deer moving veryslowly through the trees and then itstopped with what looked like theshoulder, a big one, showing betweentwo trees. It was probably 80 yards off,I aimed the gun carefully and took offthe safety and was ready to fire. I wasabout to take the shot, however I hesi-tated because something was just notright. I waited and thought that, even ifit was not the big buck it really did notmatter since I had a doe permit anywayand a large doe would be good eating.

As I paused to deliberate on my finaldecision, suddenly, one of the does blew

and the entire herd ran out of there. Iturned my head to see them flee and myinitial thought was that this was strangeas I was positioned carefully down-wind. My next thought was that I bettertake a shot at the buck right away beforehe leaves. Then suddenly, the deerstepped forward and in a clearing for thefirst time, and I could see it was anotherhunter, dressed totally in a light brownfarmer’s jacket and light brown overallsthat were a color which almost perfectlymatched the color of a whitetail deer.

I instantly lowered my gun and put thesafety back on. I was shaking all over. Ihad never once thought that this object Iwatched, for perhaps 10 minutes, wasnot a deer. With the deer now spooked,the man was quickly walking down tothe field. Suddenly, he stopped and sawme. He then turned and very quickly,almost running, went back up the hill,obviously trespassing on the property. Iwas so stunned that I did not move, yell,or anything.

It took me a while to recover that

evening. Only I knew how close I wasto pulling the trigger. I have thought ofthis incident many times since that dayand it still gives me chills today. It was avery close call that never should havehappened since this was a private farm,which we alone had permission to hunt,and the trespasser had willinglydisobeyed Michigan’s strict hunterorange law and even worse, chose towear an outfit, appearing as a deer.Moreover, it was a perfect set of circum-stances for an accident, with the tres-passer sneaking very slowly andcarefully upon a deer herd which hemust have spotted from the top of theridge and coming by chance along thesame route which the large buck hadleft previously. However, by grace thishunting accident never happened butthis incident clearly reinforces the factthat you must always make absolutelysure of your target before pulling thetrigger; you can never call the bulletback, a life can be ended tragicallyforever.!


A lmost a full school year haselapsed since the addition ofHunter Education in the

Schools at the local middle school inmy home town. After researching theprogram I scheduled several meetings,and made a multitude of phone callsexplaining the program to the principaland members of the school board. Ihave been a hunter education coordina-tor and teacher for going on five years,but this was my first introduction of theprogram to a school district. To mypleasure the district was very much infavor of pursuing the program. I hadheard about a neighboring district thathad been very difficult to institute aprogram in the school, and wassurprised at the ease I was havinglocally. Overall, the school board, ateacher with firm interest, and one ofour state program coordinators forhunter education took the suggestionand ran with it. The teacher became

certified as an instructor. The schoolthen offered hunter education as a nineweek elective. We have had an excel-lent group of students take interest andpass the class. I organized a field dayfor the first quarter class, complete withshotgun shooting, archery, and alengthy trail walk. The interest andsupport for the class grew immensely,and the class size increased. Many ofthe students told me they were verypleased with the chance to take it whileat school because it would not interferewith extracurricular activities or theirparents’ work schedule. With thestudents having the choice to electtaking the class it made for a wellrounded class that was willing to learnabout the subject.

Many students might wait until theyare old enough to drive before attendinga hunter education class so they can getback and forth. The chances are highthat the same student will encounter a

firearm or accompany someone on ahunt prior to making it to that bench-mark. Some kids may never get aroundto taking the class due to scheduleconflicts, and might never get thechance to experience what an amazingopportunity hunting is. Or worse yet,they decide to hunt without educationand are not only breaking the law inmost cases, but might have a horribleand preventable accident. These areexcellent and obvious reasons to gethunter education in as many schools aspossible. It is hard for me to imaginereasons why we haven’t gotten moreschools on board. I understand thehorrible tragedies that have occurredlately in our schools might make it moredifficult to get schools on board, but weneed to try. Firearms do not enter theschool for our local class. The kidsbecome familiar with firearms in theclassroom by alternate methods, andthen go hands-on at a separate location

Hunter Education In The Schools,A Tool To Be Utilized

By Ben Womelsdorf, Kansas HE Instructor,[email protected]

With the rising cost of firearms and the current difficulty to find ammunitionit is likely many kids without access to an equipped mentor might facefinancial problems with the start-up costs of hunting.


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during the field day.With the rising cost of firearms and

the current difficulty to find ammunitionit is likely many kids without access toan equipped mentor might face financialproblems with the start-up costs ofhunting. Hunter education lets them tryit out, see what firearms they like moreand the proper way to select size, weight,and fit.

The tool is available and it needs to beutilized. Other coordinators in my areahave had very good success at imple-mentation of the program into theirlocal school districts. My goal is toincorporate it in two more districts priorto next school year. I hope you give it atry and wish you luck in your attempts.If you have any questions about myexperience with the program so far feelfree to contact me. Let’s do it for thekids, do it for the resource, and do it forthe future.!

Left: The class starting the trail walkRight: Ben Womelsdorf handing animitation firearm to a student



I f one-third of medical school gradu-ates did not pursue the professionfor which they prepared, it would be

alarming. If a third of teachers whoearned their certification chose not toteach, our educational system wouldlikely be in big trouble. If nearly a thirdof your hunter education graduateschose not to buy a hunting licenseduring the first six years following theircertification, hunter recruitment wouldsuffer a real blow.

Well, feel the breeze!The National Shooting Sports

Foundation® contracted with researchcompany Southwick Associates toconduct a study to identify the percent-age of hunter education graduates who

purchase a license after completing theirtraining, and learn how often theycontinue to purchase a license in subse-quent years. The results of the study areintended to help the hunting communityunderstand if and where interventionefforts may be needed to maintain hunt-ing participation among newer hunters.

Twelve state wildlife agencies partic-ipated in this project based on theirwillingness and ability to share huntereducation and license sales data. Theanalysis consisted of profiling thehunter education class of 2006 and theirsubsequent license-buying habits overthe following six years.

The results were eye-opening. Nearlyone-third of the hunter ed graduates in

those 12 states’ class of ’06 didn’tpurchase a hunting license for the firstsix years after their certification. Thatactual number was 32.2 percent.

“The initial results were a bit of asurprise,” said Jim Curcuruto, NSSFdirector, industry research and analysis.

“Upon further review we find someunderstandable explanations for thisnumber. Nevertheless, improvementscan be made,” Curcuruto added.

Young people 16 to 24 years of agewere less likely to follow up with alicense purchase. College students andmilitary personnel were other types iden-tified as less likely to purchase a huntinglicense. Graduates from highly urbanizedareas showed the greatest drop-out rates.

In addition, some states requirelandowners to become hunter-ed certi-fied but exempt from purchasing alicense to hunt on their own property.Also, many parents accompany theirchildren and matriculate alongside ofthem, even though they don’t have theintention of becoming hunters.

In any case, the overall figures indicatea need for improvement, likely in theform of follow-up after being certified.

It would seem that most certifiedhunter education graduates who lackfamily support would be those mostlikely not to exercise their newly earnedprivilege. Going afield without experi-ence, or without a mentor to helpprovide some experience, is an intimi-dating prospect for many would-behunters. Not knowing about public hunt-ing land opportunities and not havingconnections with private landowners areunderstandably discouraging to thepotential first-time license buyer.

The key may be assuring the properconnections before the students ever leaveyour class. If a silver-bullet solution tohunter-ed graduate recruitment existed,we would all be practicing it today.

However, some simple suggestions,perhaps not so simply implemented,

By Glenn Sapir, NSSF, Director, Editorial Services

NSSF Notes

One study’s results show that follow-up can be criticalYour Post-Graduation Challenge

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would seem to have potential. Thosesuggestions are based on additionaleducation in your class and follow-upmentoring after certification.

In your class, do you familiarize yourstudents with all of the local sportsman’sand conservation organizations? Localrod and gun clubs can provide facilitiesfor sharpening their shooting skills,possibly land for hunting and, perhapsmost importantly, companions andmentors. Local chapters of nationalorganizations, such as the National WildTurkey Federation, Ducks Unlimitedand Pheasants Forever, might presentinstructive programs and also allow forconnecting with experienced sportsmen.

Do you provide your students withinformation on where to sharpen theirshooting skills? NSSF’s website,WhereToShoot.org, lists shooting rangesacross the continent and provides theopportunity for a simple, customizedsearch. WingshootingUSA.org providesa similar website to search for shootingpreserves. Shooting ranges can provide

shooting practice and instruction; shoot-ing preserves can offer guaranteedopportunities, overseen by experiencedhunters with trained gun dogs.

The New York Department ofEnvironmental Conservation onceimplemented a mentoring program in itsRegion 3 (the Hudson Valley-CatskillMountain region) that allowed students,upon earning hunter education certifica-tion, to opt for a hunting mentor. A poolof volunteers, experienced sportsmen, allwould fill that role. The mentor-menteepartners were committed to spending aminimum number of hours together.That time could have been spent watch-ing hunting programs on television,walking the aisles of a local sportsman’sshow, spending time at the range gainingvaluable shooting experience or actuallyhunting afield.

“The program was aimed particularlyat students who did not have familysupport to gain hunting experience, andwe hoped it would be especially attrac-tive to single-parent households headed

by a mother,” recalled Glenn Cole, whodirected wildlife-related programs for theregion during that time. “In some cases,the program was very successful. Therewere difficulties, however. Lining upvolunteers was a challenge, as was gettingmothers to feel comfortable entrustingtheir youngsters to relative strangers.”

Those challenges and other issues,such as the consideration of liability,may be road blocks to such a program,but the concept undeniably has merit.

Perhaps some of those same concernshave prevented you from taking someof your graduates under your wing. Thebenefits of such a program are so prom-ising, however, that it is worthy ofconsideration on a statewide level andon an individual basis.

Nearly one-third of your graduatesare not buying licenses in the first sixyears after leaving your class, and asimportant as you were in their gettingtheir certification, that’s how importantyou could be in assuring that they actu-ally become hunters.!

A couple of years ago I read thebook ‘Duct Tape Marketing’ byJohn Jantsch. As I read the

book, I thought maybe I could write abook on Duct Tape Teaching. Recently,I attended a conference where HeathMoss, an EMT from Pennsylvaniataught a class ‘Duct Tape Use in MedicalEmergencies.’ It was a fun class. Sitting,listening, doing and learning in Heath’sclass caused me to again think aboutwriting a book about duct tape learning.Writing the book is in the future. Fornow, let’s explore the concept.

Duct tape teaching is about facilitat-ing learning that sticks—‘duct tapelearning.’ In teaching, instructors makedecisions about what is most importantto be taught, when, in what sequenceand to what depth. The instructor thencreates strategies to motivate andengage students in learning.

As I spaced off thinking about ducttape teaching during Heath’s class, heintroduced Gorilla Tape. Wow! Weexplored how to use it in a survival situ-ation—making a bowl. We used regularduct tape in constructing a travois andduct tape rope to drag an injured personout of the wilderness. Teaching andlearning can be so practical, excitingand fun!

The Gorilla Tape stimulated my lineof thinking. I thought back to the one

time I bought some fancy purple andpatterned duct tape because I thought itwould be fun. I discovered it didn’tperform as well as regular duct tape in awilderness camping adventure. Here isan analogy to teaching…sometimes wetry creative strategies that just don’tmake what we are teaching stick. Fancyduct tape is fun, pretty and gets atten-tion. Then what? How do we get whatwe are teaching to stick? Duct tape canbe purchased in varying strengths. Thatled to thinking about how Instructorscan polish their teaching styles to meeta diversity of learning styles. GorillaTape is awesome because it holds lotstogether and it sticks. That conceptrepresents finding the right instructionalstrategy that capitalizes on learning.

Heath’s advice to us is that addingmore duct tape provides stronger holdingpower. That caused me to think thatlearning takes more than one presenta-tion in one manner. Repetition andapplication of what is learned in multiplesituations produces longer term learning.

The notion of ‘duct tape teaching’ and‘duct tape learning’ may be a bit of astretch in thinking about teaching andlearning. However, I hope the next timeyou prepare to teach hunter education orshooting sports you think about how toteach that results in ‘duct tape learning’that really sticks!!

By Susan Hankner, SCI Foundation

SCI Update

Duct TapeTeaching

One of the main goals of the Journal is to provide a platform for the exchange of ideas andteaching experience that can help improve the education process of the more than 700,000

new hunters annually.In order to fulfill that goal we need the input of instructors in the field. Please submit

your stories and/or photos about teaching techniques that work for you, thoughts about thestate of our hunting heritage today, anecdotal stories about “it happened to me” in class, visualtraining aids, etc...Don’t worry about spelling or grammar.

Send your submission to Susie Kiefer at [email protected]. No computer? You canmail your submission to: IHEA-USA Journal, PO Box 432, Wellington, CO 80549.!

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T he Wildlife and Sport FishRestoration Program each yearapportions money to States that

are received from excise taxes andcustoms duties. A portion of the WildlifeRestoration (Pittman-Robertson) moneyis then used by States for HunterEducation. This year there have beensome twists to the usual that affects thefunds that States will receive.

We have heard from hunters acrossthe nation that if you go into your localbox store seeking ammunition, you arelikely to find the shelves are bare.Manufacturers are telling the media thatthey can’t keep up with the demand. Butthen, on top of all of this information,we are working under a budget sequester.What does all this mean for Wildlife andSport Fish Restoration funding?

Tax ReceiptsTax receipts from the second quarter

of the 2013 fiscal year show there is anincrease of over 40 percent in sales fromthe same time period in 2012. The 2014Wildlife Restoration apportionmentswill be based on the 2013 sales receipts,so for the second year in a row, Stateswill get a “bump” in their apportion-ments. Since 2007 receipts have almostdoubled, but not consistently. From 2007to 2010 there was a rise. Then, it dippedin 2010 and 2011, with an upswingagain in 2012. Whether this trend willcontinue, or whether it will fall again is

a game for the financial experts andthose who closely follow the industry todetermine.

Although it sounds like excellent newswhen we hear that there is more Federalfunding, some States will have troublemanaging the increase because they arerequired to match the Federal funds with25 percent of non-Federal money. Often,State budget years are set already whenthe Federal apportionments areannounced, so States must make do withwhat they have in their State budget untilnext year. With such a large increase,some States won’t be able to manage thematch at all and may be forced to returnmoney. Funds not used by the Stateswithin two years revert to the Service forcarrying out the provisions of theMigratory Bird Conservation Act. Thesefunds go to the Service’s Division ofRealty for land purchases. The Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act alsorequires the Secretary of the Treasury toinvest the portion of the fund notrequired for current year spending ininterest-bearing obligations to be usedfor projects under the North AmericanWetlands Conservations Act.

SequesterWe have all heard that word on the

nightly news, flying through the internet,and in print. The basis for sequesteringthe Federal budget comes from theGramm-Rudmann-Hollings Act, also

known as the Balanced Budget andEmergency Deficit Control Act. TheWildlife and Sport Fish RestorationProgram has dealt with sequesters in1985, 1989, and 1993 also, so this is nota new challenge. Because the WildlifeRestoration funds are part of a trust fund,the monies held back through sequestercannot be used to pay the government’sbills. However, the way the laws arewritten we cannot distribute thesequester amount to States. Thesequester amounts will be held in thetrust account for future use.

The result of sequestration for fiscalyear 2013 is that States will receive lessmoney than they should for HunterEducation programs, if based on taxreceipts. However, this will be offset toa certain degree by the increase inreceipts over the past few years. Thefunds that are sequestered in theWildlife Restoration account for Statescannot be used for another purpose, sothe money will remain in the account,but the sequestered funds for adminis-tration of the Wildlife and Sport FishRestoration Program is fixed byCongress and is treated differently. Theresult is that once administrative moneyis sequestered, it is lost to the programfor administration.

The Wildlife and Sport FishRestoration Program will continue tooffer funding and assistance as we areable to during these unusual fiscaltimes. We will continue to build on thepartnerships we have established, andlook for new ways to work together tofurther hunter education and continuethe traditions from our 75th anniversaryinto the future.!


By Lisa E. Van Alstyne

USFWS Update

Sequester Quandaries

Train The TrainerRodney L. Smith, GA Hunter SafetyInstructor

As we know, firearms handlingand hunting are passed down fromone generation to the next. If ourtrainers are not adequately trained,how can we properly pass downthese traditions? As a certifiedfirearms instructor and Hunter

Safety Education Instructor, I devel-oped training curriculum to train thetrainers. My “train the trainer” conceptconsists of basic rifle and handguntraining for trainers (mentors). Theselesson plans include, but are notlimited to, firearms fundamentals,range safety, analyzing targets andfirearms cleaning.

While performing dry fire drills andpractical training exercises, each

student trainer will perform the dutiesof a coach. Each coach is responsi-ble for their student’s safety, muzzlecontrol, proper grip, sight alignment,trigger control and analyzing theirtargets. These hands-on lessonswill give the student trainers theopportunity to enhance theirinstruction techniques and reiteratewhat it will be like training theirstudents in realistic situations.!


S ix years of 4-H shooting sportshas honed 15 year-old MarinDey’s skills both competitively

and in the hunting fields. Marin partici-pates in the precision air rifle, .22 rifle,air pistol, shotgun, and archery disci-plines in Laramie County’s active 4-Hshooting program. She excels particu-larly in the rifle disciplines and has aroom full of ribbons and trophies fromcounty and state matches to prove it. She

scored 361 out of 400 possible points inprecision air rifle at the 2012 Wyoming4-H State Shoot earning a 2nd placetrophy and inspiring her to set her sightshigher in 2013, “I hope to win 1st placein precision air rifle this upcoming yearat the Wyoming 4-H State Shoot.” Oneof her short term goals is to score highlyenough at the 2013 Wyoming 4-H StateShoot to earn a trip to the NRAWittington Center in Ratone, NewMexico. She expects to compete inseveral upcoming matches including theWyoming State USA Shooting JuniorChampionship. Longer term, her goal isto continue shooting through college. Toachieve these goals, Marin spends hoursevery week at the range, “I work onimproving the small details in each posi-tion and being consistent week to week.”

Marin has translated her shootinginterest to the hunting fields. It was nosurprise when she won the prestigiousOutdoor Skills award sponsored by theWyoming Game and Fish Department atthe 2008 4-H State Shoot. Hunter educa-tion coordinator Jim Dawson remem-bers she was a star pupil when he taughther class a few years back. Dawson said,“Marin is very special young lady with ahigh level of maturity and an incrediblepassion for Wyoming Wildlife and wildplaces. I wish we had a program in placeto capture the skills this type of youngperson could add to HE classes. As it isnow, I have invited Marin in to severalWGFD projects and she has been a greatrole model for younger kids.” Alongwith her two sisters and dad, Marinpursues and harvests doves, pheasant,geese, pronghorn and elk. She took herfirst elk in 2011, a fat cow, and then abull in the 2012 season. “I enjoy beingable to apply my practices to real life.The skills I learned while shooting havehelped me improve my hunting skillsand accuracy. Plus, the reward of a goodsteak is always worth it.”!

Youth Spotlight—4-H And HuntingGo Together For Wyoming TeenBy Jim Dawson, Wyoming Game and Fish Department,Hunter Education & Outdoor Skills Coordinator

Hunting Tip—DefectiveRiflescope?By Zeiss Field Staff

John A. Sears

John was born in Geneseo, Illinois, raised onthe family farm near Atkinson, Illinois and

was educated in the Atkinson School system.He enjoyed hunting, fishing and trapping duringhis school years.

Serving in the U.S. Navy from 1963 through August 1967,John had major duty stations of Great Lakes Training center,Argentina, Newfoundland, USS Wilkinson DL5 and NavalSupport Detachment, DaNang, RVN.

A 1969 graduate of Southern Illinois University inCarbondale, Ill, John has a BS in Engineering Technology.In September 1969 he married Margo Ann Young and theyhad two children. His current outdoor interests are hunting,shooting sports, fishing, hiking, gardening and timbermanagement.

From 1969 until 1979 John worked as a farm manager foregg and crop production for Young Farms in Richmond,Illinois and then as an application engineer for traffic controland emergency communication systems for G&W EagleSignal out of both Iowa and Texas. He then worked as a

senior engineer for John Deere Ottumwa Works from 1979until 2009. John retired in 2009 and is now a part timeproject engineer and project manager at John DeereOttumwa Works and recently completed a project toupgrade the factory’s 180 machines to currentOSHA/ANSI/ISO specifications.

John has been a volunteer hunter educationinstructor since 1983, and part of the teaching teamat the Ottumwa Izaak Walton League. He currentlyleads a team of ten instructors for both the traditionalcourse and the internet field day courses. John holdsIowa certifications for hunter education and bow hunt-ing instructor and additionally has certifications asNRA range safety officer and NRA rifle instructor.

John has volunteered for the IOWA Youth HunterEducation Challenge for the last twenty years and hasparticipated in the design and staffing of the shotgun event.He has also rewritten the exam portion of the YHEC eventto more closely align with the NRA Hunter’s Guide.

For the last two years he has served as a volunteer at theInternational YHEC, working with the shotgun event the firstyear and working on the rifle event this year.

In June of 2012, John completed a third nonconsecutiveterm as president of the Iowa Hunter Education InstructorAssociation. As a founding member, John was part of theteam that wrote the bylaws. During his terms they upgradedtheir working relationship with the Iowa DNR and haveoffered new education and training opportunities to theIowa instructors.

John can be reached by email at: [email protected].

Jose A. Gonzalez

Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Jose and his dad would go to many parks with hills,lakes, reservoirs, and trails when he was young. They enjoyed bird watching and nature’s

wonderful beauty together. Jose graduated from LaGuardia Community College with an Associates Degree in computer

technology. He then went to Queens College for two years in advanced mathematics andphysics courses. He has worked for Xerox Corporation for the past 25 years. He works in theservice department and enjoys service because it puts him in the front line, with the customer.

He has been married to his lovely wife Donna for 20 years and they have twin daughters whoare now 14 years old. He grew up with military and patriotic values and believes it is our job to

be involved citizens, as inheritors of this great nation, to ensure our privileges can be secured and handed down to thegenerations to come.

Jose has been teaching hunter safety (gun) for New York since April 2010. He teaches at a rifle range in NassauCounty (Long Island). The DEC provides instructors with five .22 caliber bolt action rifles that their students get toshoot. Currently the secretary of the Greentree Rod & Gun Club, he has been a member since 1994. He hunts deer,turkey, pheasant, rabbit, squirrel, and coyote.

Trained by State Forest Rangers in Wildland Search Skills (search & rescue), he enjoys mountaineering and hasclimbed Mt. Washington in New Hampshire several times in the deep winter as well as some of the highest peaks inthe Catskills. This year he plans to climb Mt. Marcy, the highest peak in the Adirondacks. He also enjoys ice & rockclimbing, snow boarding, scuba diving and running.

With his newest adventure as an Instructor Advisory Committee for IHEA-USA,his love for the outdoors and the sportsmanship of hunting and wildlife managementwill have a new platform to reach out to more kids and newcomers to the sport.

Jose can be reached by email at: [email protected].


Getting To Know The New Instructor Advisory

Committee Members– Part Two In A Series –

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Louis H. Stithem

Louis was born on a small farmnear Milburn, NE on January

3, 1938. His family lived inseveral small rural communitiesin central Nebraska where theyowned and operated restaurantsand service stations. He attendedBroken Bow Public Schools fromthe 4th through 12th grade and

graduated in 1956. He has always loved hunting, fishing,camping and all shooting sports.

He attended the University of Nebraska 1956-57 andenrolled in electrical engineering. In November of 1956the Co-op that he lived in was badly damaged by a fireand he lost most everything that he owned. He trans-ferred to Kearney State Teachers College in 1957 andgraduated in 1961 with a BA in education, with teachingendorsements in mathematics and physical education.He returned to Broken Bow in 1961 to coach and teachmathematics. In 1969 he completed an MA in SecondaryPrincipalship from the University of Nebraska at Kearneyand became the Middle School Principal in Broken Bowwhere he remained until 1997 when he retired. He alsocompleted an Educational Specialist Degree in 1989 from

the University of Nebraska at Kearney.He married his high school sweetheart, Gwen Fenster

on June 28, 1959 and they have three children, sevengrandchildren and one great granddaughter.

Louis has been a volunteer hunter education instructorsince May, 1973. He serves as a Master instructor forGame and Parks with responsibilities of recruiting, train-ing and being a mentor to new volunteer instructors incentral Nebraska. He is also certified as a tree standinstructor and live fire instructor in shotgunning and holdsa boat safety instructor certification. He volunteers as aninstructor at skills camps, public expos and other Gameand Parks events across the state where shotgunning ispresented to youth and adults and still manages to teachone class of hunter education in Broken Bow and helpwith other classes in the area. Louis also volunteers tohelp at 4-H shooting events and Pheasants Forevermentor hunts and helps in the youth shooting program forthe Nebraska One Box Pheasant Hunt where there are40-45 young people in a six week instructional shootingprogram each spring.

He has and will continue, as long as he is able, to bean advocate for shooting sports and hunting as promotedby Nebraska Game and Parks.

Louis can be reached by email at: [email protected].

John Roybal

Born in Las Vegas,New Mexico,

John enjoys sports,hunting, fishing,shooting sports

including archery, gardening andclassic car restoration.

John has been a volunteerhunter education instructor for21 years, with over 10,000students taught during that time.He currently leads a team ofinstructors for both the traditionalcourse and the internet conclusioncourses. He holds certificationsfor hunter education and bowhunting instructor.

He is married to Diana Medinaand they have four children andseven grandchildren. He workedfor the Colorado Government from1975 until he retired in 2009.

He has served on the Board ofDirectors for the Colorado WildlifeFederation, Outdoor Buddies andEnvironmental Learning for Kids(ELK) organizations.

John can be reached by emailat: [email protected].


T he drawing for the tenth annualIHEA Heritage Hunt was held inFebruary. Three very lucky

students along with two instructors arethe Grand Prize winners of an all-expense-paid hunt to Rock CanyonRanch in southwest Texas sponsoredby: Hunter’s Handbook, Rock CanyonRanch, Safari Club InternationalFoundation, Gander Mountain, FederalAmmunition and Weaver Binoculars.Winners will stay in the magnificent7,000 square foot lodge, and one parentwill accompany each student. The hunt

itself will be filmed for airing onAmericana Outdoors television show,appearing on NBC Sports Network.Winners will be flown to the lodge inmid-October where they will enjoythree days of big game hunting. Thisyear’s winners are:

Students– Alyssa Johnson, Hoisington, KS– Howard Noon, Stafford, TX– Justin Triplett, Dade City, FL

Instructors– Tim Whitford, Sullivan, MO– Arthur Kasson, Jr., Front Royal, VA

The only way students or instructorscan enter to win trips is to fill out theform in Hunter’s Handbook or visit usonline at www.huntershandbook.com.The 22nd annual edition of the Hunter’sHandbook was recently shipped to allstate and provincial warehouses fordistribution in classes. If you have notreceived your copies, be sure to contactyour state/provincial administrator forfree copies for your students. Then, makesure you and your students register fornext year’s drawing!

In addition to the trip winners, 15students, their instructor, and theirstate/provincial administrator all wonsecondary prizes for entering in the hunt.These entries were among thousandsHunter’s Handbook receives annuallyvia its entry forms.

PRIZE WINNERSStudent Winner Instructor Administrator State PrizeAustin Norton Dave Boyce James Reed OR Alpen Shasta Ridge BinocularsStacey Witcher Mark Ostroski Mark Ostroski DE Barnes Bullets $50 gift certificate and

Leupold 10x42 Acadia BinocularsMarcus Copeland Casey Mullen Randy Huskey TN Birchwood Casey Ground Strike targets,

Buck knifeAlex Negrete Shawn Edens Joe Huggins AR Bob Allen gun case and Hodgdon

$50 gift certificateHoney Low Kevin Willden/ Gary Cook UT Case Knives and HS Truetalker/

Tracey Davis Rattling BagOwen Siford Kenneth Neely Lt. Tim Coleman WV Crimson Trace gift certificate for free

product, Hevi-Shot waterfowl ammo,hat and t-shirt

Lakota Steinberg Levi Anthony James Dawson WY Tasco binoculars and Dokken DeadFowl Dog Trainer

Carter Morrill Jeff & Kathy Hinkle Mark Cousins CO Daisy/Winchester airgunMatthew Fontaine Marsha Womack Roy Griffith CA Gander Mountain $100 gift cardGarrett LeDoux Dwight Leifheit Sgt. Carl Klein WA Lacrosse boot certificate, hat and t-shirtAriel Avilla Jim Cole Chuck Dente NY Leatherman Rebar Multitool, LED

Lensor flashlight/headlamp andThermacell unit

Curtis Krug Gary Moser Keith Snyder PA Montana Decoy muley decoy,Muck Boot certificate

Brent Mock John Sears Megan Wisecup IA Shotlock 1911 SoloVault, Shotlock forshotgun, and Winchester prize package

Joshua Schwarz Kent Volkmer Michael Streeter NE Buck Bomb package and CRKT freerange knife

Marshal Lebel Rebecca Lebel Michael Sawyer ME Wildlife Research Center Scent Killerpackage and UnderArmour Jacket !

IHEA 2013 Heritage HuntWinners Announced!

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N orth Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory is expected to sign legislation passedby the state’s House of Representatives that will allow new hunters togo afield under the guidance of a licensed adult mentor before taking a

hunter education course. Upon the bill’s signing, North Carolina will becomethe 35th state to enact Families Afield legislation.

The law will establish a Hunting Heritage Apprentice Permit that is availableto persons of all ages, making it possible for youth or adult newcomers to try

hunting if accompanied by alicensed adult hunter or alicense-exempt landowner.

While Families Afield wasdesigned to encourage youthto try hunting, an unexpectedbenefit of the program is that ithas created both an interestand a pathway for adults toexperience hunting beforecommitting to the comprehen-sive hunter education course.

Families Afield-style legis-lation has led to more than1 million apprentice huntinglicenses being purchasednationally since the program’sinception in 2004.

“Mentored hunting is safeand, as so many have discov-ered, a great way to experienceyour first hunt,” said NSSFDirector of Recruitment andRetention Melissa Schilling.“By passing this FamiliesAfield bill, North Carolina is

doing its part to help protect the tradition of hunting.”The Families Afield program was established by the National Shooting

Sports Foundation, U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance and National Wild TurkeyFederation to bring a new generation of sportsmen and women to the field. Thecoalition also receives assistance from the National Rifle Association andCongressional Sportsmen’s Foundation.

Families Afield legislation seeks to lower age barriers to hunting and createnew opportunities to hunt, thereby making it easier to pass on hunting’sheritage. Program research shows that many apprentice youth and adults go onto take hunter education.

Both chambers of the North Carolina legislature passed their own version ofidentical bills back in April, and it was left to the House to approve the Senate’sversion, which it did today, before sending it to the governor’s desk to sign.

Learn more about Families Afield at www.familiesafield.org.!

North Carolina To Become35th State To Enact FamiliesAfield LegislationLaw Creates Hunting Heritage Apprentice Permit

Photo Courtesy of NWTF


Win A Bad Boy Buggy Recoil iSFrom Thermcell

Have your students enter to win thenew ThermaCELL Mosquito RepellentAppliance contest before time runs out.Thermacell is giving away a device inRealTree APG every day in August,2013. Winners are selected daily fromall entries prior to that date in August, soencourage them to enter once per day,and refer friends! Upon entry, studentswill receive a code that they can send totheir friends. For each friend that enters,your student gets one point towardwinning a Bad Boy Buggy Recoil iSworth $13,499! The student who refersthe most friends that enter gets the mostpoints to win. Second place receives aLifetime Membership to the NorthAmerican Hunting Club. For moreinformation visit: ihea-usa.org/hunting-and-shooting/hunter-education/special-offers-for-students.

Want Versatility In A Compact YetLethal Sight?

Weighing just 3.7 ounces and featuringa non-reflective bead blast finish, theAimpoint Micro H-1 is a high-qualityelectronic red-dot sight that can be

utilized across multiple hunting seasons.This compact non-magnifying sight issmall enough to be used as a faster,more visible alternative to iron sights onnearly anything you carry into the field,and can be used interchangeably onrifles, shotguns, handguns, and bowsjust by changing the mount. With thesame features that have made Aimpointsights famous throughout the world,these small sights are able to offer themodern hunter the same speed, accu-racy, and ruggedness of full sizedAimpoint sights while adding negligibleweight to your firearm. Now availablewith a 2 MOA or 4 MOA dot, a singlebattery provides 50,000 hours (over 5years) of continuous operation. For moreinformation on Aimpoint, call (877)246-7647 or visit www.aimpoint.com.

Bring Some Fun To Your RangeWith The Promatic Running Boar

Promatic, largest worldwide producerof commercial clay target throwingmachines has introduced the PromaticRunning Boar. The Running Boar was

designed as a moving rifle target toallow you to improve your skill set witha hunting rifle.

The Running Boar features a 150’track, wireless remote for operation,speed control and directional targetboard that auto turns at each end of thetrack ensuring the target is always facingthe correct direction.

The new Promatic Running Boar isavailable now and will be a great addi-tion to the Promatic lineup that includesover 60 clay target throwing machinesand a full range of ground managementsystems.

Worldwide installation available.

New Cool Series Collection WithXpressCool™ Technology GivesSweaty Feet the Boot

Boots Made For BothWarm And ColdWeather Conditions

The Original MuckBoot Company™introduces the CoolSeries with XpressCool™technology. A unique evaporative, cool-ing liner featured in Wood Sport Coolboot for Spring Summer 2013. As thefoot begins to sweat, the XpressCoolfabric rapidly pulls moisture away fromskin as the lining absorbs and spreadsthe moisture back out across the boot.Most importantly, as the moisturespreads and dries, it creates a coolingeffect which keeps your feet cool anddry in warm weather. In cold weather,the lining keeps bone-chilling moistureaway from the foot, keeping it warmand dry.

Woody Sport Cool™, is an all terrainhunting boot and gear staple for anyoutdoor sportsman. Engineered with100% waterproof materials, the WoodySport Cool, provide support, comfortand protection for any type of terraincondition; swampy areas, streams, or wettall grass. A full mossy oak camouflageprovides full coverage.

If you spend your day wading, climb-ing, balancing, slogging or lugging inthe harshest conditions, the Wood MaxCool is your boot!

For more information visit online atwww.muckbootcompany.com

New Products For Your StudentsJust go to the

IHEA-USA websiteand click on the

"Special Offers forStudents" link for

a chance to winthis Bad Boy

Buggy and othergreat prizes!!!

Instructor Accessto IHEA-USAWebsite

Hunter Education Instructors canaccess many free resources and servicesat the “Instructor’s Only” section of theIHEA-USA website! For your exclusiveaccess go to www.ihea.com/instructors/instructor-resources/index.php andenter “instructor” as your username and“gohunt” as your password. These areboth lower case with no space.!

Razor-LiteReplaceable Blade System

Never sharpen your knife again withOutdoor Edge’s new Razor-Lite. Thisstrong, replaceable razor-blade knifefeatures a black oxide coated bladesupport system so there’s no morebroken blades. Changing blades is safeand easy. Simply push the lock button toremove and insert a shaving sharp newone. Rubberized TPR handles, availablein black or blaze-orange, ensure a securenon-slip grip, even when wet. Blackmodel comes with a black nylon beltsheath. Blaze-orange model comes witha Mossy Oak nylon belt sheath. Eachknife includes six surgically sharp 420stainless steel razor-blades. Additionalpacks of six replacement blades (ModelRR-6) are sold separately.

Visit www.outdooredge.com or call800-447-3343 for more information.!


Shotlock™ Offers Overall HunterEducation Discounts Along witha Super September Discount.

S hotlock™ of Sedro Woolley, WAwould like to remind IHEA-USA instructors that it offers

discounts on its Solo-Vault™ line ofproducts. And, for every Shotlock prod-uct purchased, the IHEA-USA receivesa donation.

Don Fenton, Sales and MarketingDirector for Shotlock states, “The 70,000instructors of the IHEA-USA play acritical role in setting examples for the750,000 students that pass throughhunter education courses annually. Themessage they deliver with regard tofirearms safety goes hand-in-hand withthe product we build. We here atTruckVault/ShotLock feel that it is ourduty to offer this group of educators aspecial discount in an effort to furtherpromote secure storage of firearms inthe home.” Shotlock is offering a 10%

discount to all certified instructors andadministrators.

As an added bonus for instructors, forthe month of September, you can getShotlock online for only $129 totalwhen using the code IHEALOCK.

Take advantage of safe gun storageand call Shotlock direct at 800-967-8107 for details.

Mission Archery RemindsInstructors To Take AdvantageOf Discounts

Perfect for the first-time bowhunter,Mission offers fully adjustable, fantasticbows that can be adjusted to fit allmembers of the family. Matt McPherson,founder of Mission Archery states, “Weintroduced the Mission line to makehigh-quality bows more accessible tonew archers and are always looking forways to support the growth of the sport.”

Interested instructors can download adiscount form at IHEA-USA SpecialOffers for Instructors and take it to an

authorized mission retailer with a copyof their certification.

Crosman To Offer A SpecialInstructor Program On AirgunsAnd Airgun Ammunition

Crosman Corporation announced aspecial instructor program on airgunsand airgun ammunition at the spring2013 IHEA-USA conference. JenniferLambert, Vice President of Marketingstates, “Crosman and the IHEA-USAshare a common goal of providing afoundation to safely and responsiblyintroduce future generations to the joysof hunting. We're excited to providethe volunteers who teach HunterEducation the means to achieve thatgoal.” Crosman offers a range ofCrosman and Benjamin airguns thatoffer options for the beginner shooteror experienced hunter. Access thisdiscount at the IHEA-USA websiteunder Special Offers for Instructors.

2013 Offers Several Great DiscountsOn Products For Instructors

For more information on these special discounts and offers for Instructors, go to:http://ihea-usa.org/special-offers-for-instructors.!


P resentations on the opening dayof the Conference included ScotMcClure, Dallas Ecological

Foundation and his presentation aboutthe more than 180 schools using theOutdoor Adventure curriculum, aprogram that is mostly in Texas schoolsbut is expanding nationwide. It includeshunter education, archery and othertopics taught mainly by physical educa-tion/outdoor education teachers. In theafternoon, Paul Gillin, with his owncommunications company, offered upinsights for hunter educators and admin-istrators to more effectively use socialmedia—a hot topic when reaching outto and attracting those seeking huntingand hunter education information.

More topics ensued the following daysuch as reaching out to Hispanics byTPWD’s Maria Araujo and aPartnership Panel presented by TexasParks and Wildlife employees and theirexternal partners—covering the gamutof those who can assist hunter educatorsand administrators in their work, locallyand at the statewide levels. Dave Oakestalked about the “Power of Tradition”—using the theme of the Conference“From Deep in the Heart...the TraditionContinues” to motivate the audience onhow to connect with the public. MattDunfee, with the Wildlife ManagementInstitute, covered evaluation tools,

sequences and models to improveprogram efficiencies even more.

On the final two days, speakersincluded Lance Meek, OklahomaHunter Education Coordinator, BillCreighton, Executive Director with theCouncil to Advance the Hunting andShooting Sports, Gil and Vicki Ash withOptimum Shotgun Performance, DaveOakes covered how hunter educationinstructors can be great, and Tony Crowwith INJAM gave an emotional speechon his personal quail hunting incident—causing permanent blindness. Additionalpresentations were Allegra Lowitt ofThermaCELL and Edwin Waddell,father of Michael Waddell and fellow“Bone Collector”.

In true Texas spirit, the educationaland after-hour events were spectacular,including everything San Antonio isfamous for—a special after hours histor-ical tour of the Alamo, Cowboy Actiontrick-roping by Kevin Fitzpatrick, aBirds of Prey presentation by LastChance Forever, Texas Longhorn steers,Armadillo races, Mariachi music, and aBallet Folklorico Festival dancing ofMexican cultures. Conference attendeesalso spent an afternoon at the NationalShooting Complex enjoying variousshooting sports activities and a wildgame feed by the Texas Game WardenAssociation.

Your 2013-2014 IHEA-USABoard of DirectorsPresidentRandy Huskey, Tennessee WildlifeResources Agency

Vice President/TreasurerMegan Wisecup, Iowa Departmentof Natural Resources

SecretaryMelissa Neely, New York StateDepartment of EnvironmentalConservation

Region I RepresentativeMark Cousins, Colorado Division ofParks and Wildlife

Region II RepresentativeLarry Morrison, Indiana Departmentof Natural Resources

Region III RepresentativeJosh McKay, New HampshireFish & Game Department

Region IV RepresentativeBill Balda, Kentucky Department ofFish and Wildlife Resources

AFWA RepresentativeDan Forster, Georgia Department ofNatural Resources, Wildlife ResourcesDivision

Instructor Advisory Committee ChairJohn Sears, Iowa

Executive Director (Non-voting)Steve Hall

IHEA-USA ConferenceApril 2-6, 2013 San Antonio, TX

Texas Parks and Wildlife DepartmentExecutive Director, Mr. Carter Smith (above),and NRA CEO Wayne La Pierre (left), openedthe ceremonies at the annual IHEA-USAconference. Photos Courtesy of Chase Fountain, TPWD

The 2014 IHEA-USA Conferencewill be June 2nd-5th inCharleston, South Carolina.

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Back Row: (l to r) President Randy Huskey (TN), SecretaryMelissa Neely (NY), Instructor Advisory Committee John Sears(IA), and Vice President Megan Wisecup (IA) Front Row: (l to r)Regional Board Reps, Josh Mackay (NH), Bill Balda (KY),Larry Morrison (IN) and Mark Cousins (CO) Board Members NotPictured: Dan Forster (GA Exec. Dir.) - Assoc. of Fish andWildlife Agencies (AFWA)

Photo Courtesy of Steve Hall

(l to r): Newly elected IHEA-USA president, Randy Huskey,outgoing IHEA-USA president John McKay and ExecutiveDirector Steve Hall, enjoying the conference speakers.

Photo Courtesy of Lee Smith, TPWD

Photo Courtesy of Lee Smith Photo Courtesy of Lee Smith

Awards CeremonyIHEA-USA 2013-2014 Executive Board Members are welcomedto Texas Longhorn-style!


The 2012-2013IHEA-USA ExecutiveBoard received the“Ed Kozicky Award”as selected andpresented by thePresident, JohnMcKay (NV), fortheir hard workreorganizing theAssociation to betteralign with AFWA.


Federal Premium Ammunition /ATK’s “Volunteer Instructor of theYear” for 2012 Monty Montenegroof Baldwin Park, California, wasselected as the “VolunteerInstructor of the Year,” an awardsponsored by and presented byRyan Bronson, Federal PremiumAmmunition/ATK. Mr. Montenegrohas served as a volunteer huntereducation instructor for theCalifornia Department of Fishand Game since 1962, over 50years! He has certified morethan 6,000 students, and since1995, he’s taught more than1,700 students in over 60 classes.Still going strong, in the last twoyears, Montenegro taught sixcourses certifying 316 students.Monty Montenegro was not onhand to personally accept hisaward at the conference, soCaptain Roy Griffith, CA HunterEducation Administratoraccepted the award on hisbehalf and presented it to Montyat a later date.




Tim Lawhern (on right) from the Wisconsin Dept. of NaturalResources, and awards chairman for IHEA-USA, announcedAlan Hoover as the recipient of the “Gladney DavidsonAward”, which is the single highest honor bestowed by theAssociation. Missouri Hunter Education volunteer and pastboard member of the IHEA, Hoover was instrumental overmany years of elevating the level of volunteer participationand stature at the national level. Accepting the award onbehalf the Hoover family was Tony Legg, Missouri HunterEducation Administrator.

Lawhern presents the “Volunteer Hall of Fame Award” toanother California instructor, Gary Brennan, from Santa Cruz.As volunteer instructor, Brennan was honored for his lifelongachievements in hunter education both in his state andnationally. He has been teaching hunter education since 1999,bowhunter education since 2002 and advanced huntereducation clinics since 2004.



Steve Hall, IHEA-USA Executive Director presents Tim Lawhernwith the “Professional Hall of Fame Award” for his many yearsof service as Wisconsin Hunter Education Administrator,President and board member for IHEA-USA for over a decade.



On behalf of former executive director for the IHEA-USAWayne East, the “Executive Director’s Award” is presented bySteve Hall to Heidi Rao, TPWD Hunter Education Specialist,Houston, for her hard work this past year assisting East inhis duties. She took on the task of coordinating the annualIHEA-USA conference in light of the transitions of leadershipoccurring in both Texas and at the national level.

Tim Lemon (right), of Roaring River, N.C., was recognized byBob Davis, Hunter Services Director for the NRA with the“Hunter Education Professional of the Year Award”. This awardrecognizes top hunter education professionals in the field.Among Lemon’s many achievements cited for the honor werehis dedication to increasing youth involvement in hunting,increasing the number of volunteer instructors in his region by140 percent and increasing the number of schools fielding ayouth shooting sports team from 12 in 2001, to 49 in 2012.



IHEA-USA president, Randy Huskey, Tennessee, presentsRobert Ramirez, Texas Hunter Education Coordinator, with the“Host State” Award for his and his agency’s excellent workputting on the IHEA-USA international conference.

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John McKay (on right), NevadaOutdoor Education Coordinatorand IHEA-USA President(2011-2013), “Passes the Gavel”on to Randy Huskey, TennesseeHunter Education Administratorand newly elected IHEA-USAPresident.



Following the passing of thegavel, Tim Lawhern, AwardsChairman, presents John McKaywith the “Past President’sAward” honoring his yearsof service as leader of theassociation.


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T he lessons learned by youthenrolled in a marksmanshipprogram evade today’s main-

stream media. Lack of sensationalismblinds assignment editors, and the fewreporters dispatched to cover eventsrarely have the time to unearth thepolished responsibility, respect andconcentration that will serve youngsterswell for the rest of their lives.

Luckily, Daisy Outdoor Products hasnever lost sight of those benefits, andfor 48 years the company’s quiet dedi-cation to America’s youth has been ondisplay during the Daisy National BBGun Championship Match. This year’sevent took place June 27 to July 2 inRogers, Arkansas, and the number ofteams from across the nation that quali-fied to attend was a record setting 55.

The shooting athletes range in agefrom 8 to 15 years old, and each team’sfive shooters and two alternates mustbattle their way through stiff statecompetitions for the privilege to attendwhat is the “Oldest and most prestigiousmatch of its kind in the world,” accord-ing to NRA National Rifle Manager

H.Q. Moody. Daisy OutdoorProducts awards $1,000 toeach team to help underwritethe expense of making anoften long trip, along with avariety of other scholarshipsgiven to the shooters. Thisyear the inaugural DaisySportsmanship Scholarshipwent to Elisabeth Keeler forher community service andability to recover from abroken arm in time to help

lead her Tennessee team back tothe championship.

An Olympic-style openingceremony that saw each teamhonored individually on thepodium officially launched whatis the largest national 5-meterBB gun match. Each of thespeakers who followed,including the Mayor of

Rogers, reminded the shooters thatregardless of the outcome in thenext two days, each and every onewho qualified was a winner. Nearly2,000 people were in attendance atthe John Q. Hammons ConventionCenter, which hosted the entirecompetition.

According to the parents, thesport is about much more thancompetition. “I want my children tobe familiar with guns and the safeway to handle and operate them,”explained Jarrett Bialas, fromArmour, S.D. Stacy Miron, fromSioux Falls, South Dakota, said herson loves it, “It’s taught hima lot…patience, gun safety,teamwork and respect.”

How do the kids feel?Fifteen-year-old MorganMessersmith from SiouxFalls said, “It’s fun. It’sdiscipline and safety.” Asfor the coaches and theirlong-term dedication, JamesAberwein from Alma,Kansas has been working

with the kids for 20 years and explainedthe self-discipline can’t be just turnedon and off. “I have a lot of kids whohave been struggling in school, and a lotof parents who tell me their grades havegone up.”

Sandwiched somewhere between thebarter bar, swim party and newfoundfriendships, the match took place andthis year’s official team winner was thePalymra BB Gun Team fromPennsylvania. Individual aggregatewinners (combined scores for prone,sitting, kneeling, standing and the test)were, in descending order, TaylorSlusser (PA), Devin Lien (SD) and TanaPearson (KS). There was only oneperfect test score, a feat accomplishedby William Oram (TX).

Darrel Cross, from Pennsylvania,probably best summarized everyone’sfeelings in regard to Daisy and itsinvolvement. “We have to give kudos toDaisy. They bend over backwards forus. Anything we need, they’re there.”!


2013 Daisy National BB GunChampionship Match By Guy J. Sagi

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