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Youngsters 7-15 years old can compete in the April 17 Bart Jacob Memorial Youth Turkey Calling Contest in Pawlet. Beth Scott, age 11, of Barre Town, is shown here with mentor Michael Poulin of Williamstown, who introduced her to calling spring gobblers, during a previous Vermont youth turkey hunt. |
WATERBURY, Vt – If you are 7 to 15 years old and can use a turkey call to cluck, yelp, purr, or do the Kee-Kee Run, you will have a chance to show off your turkey calling skills at the 5th Annual Bart Jacob Memorial Youth Turkey Calling Contest in Pawlet, Vermont on Saturday, April 17.
Oxbow Mountain 4-H Shooting Sports sponsors the youth turkey calling competition to honor the memory of the late Bart Jacobs, a man who manufactured his own high quality turkey calls in Pawlet and always cared about passing hunting traditions on to young people.
The event begins at 10:00 a.m. at the Pawlet Fire House off Route 133. Calling competition will be for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place prizes in age groups 7-9, 10-12 and 13-15. Contestants must be registered. Pre-registration is $10, and registration on site is $15. For more information and a registration form, contact Ellen at 802-325-3495 or Dale at 802-325-3721.
“Learning how to call in a big turkey gobbler is a great way to develop an appreciation for the out-of-doors,” said Forrest Hammond, Vermont Fish and Wildlife’s turkey project leader, “and a youngster who learns effective calling techniques will have a hunting skill that will last a lifetime.”
