Cibola NWR Junior Waterfowl Camp Dec 14-16 2008

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I talked to Joe Barrett and the hunts are full with a wait list but there are other activities if you want to bring a junior down to Cibola NWR this weekend. You also could hunt nearby on the NWR or other public land nearby. Camp will be where the paved road turns into gravel along the road to the farm unit, where everyone camps at Cibola on the BLM land.

Junior Waterfowl hunt is open to AZ licensed Junior hunters 17yo & under accompanied by a licensed adult. No fee, but preregistration is required as the hunt is only opened to the first 60 Juniors who sign up. Hunt will be conducted on the Cibola National Wildlife Refuge along the Colorado River in Region IV in the duck blinds already in place there. Checkin on the afternoon of December 14. Hunting and clinics offered December 15. Checkout follows hunting December 16. Meals will be provided.

For more information contact: Debbie Hovatter, 928-210-7304, [email protected].

Cibola Junior Waterfowl Camp

Agenda

Fri, Dec 14, 2007

12-1pm volunteer & mentor meeting

2-5pm registration

Safety brief, highlights of behavior on Cibola NWR

2-5pm Trap range

Camp games – Horseshoes, Backyard Bass

5:30pm dinner (hamburgers)

Pack own sack breakfast (sandwiches)

7pm campfire: Indian mythology & hunting

10pm quiet time

Sat, Dec 15, 2007

4am wake up call for Island hunters

4:30am Blind groups meet at Maintenance yard and move to blinds

5am wake up call for Unit II hunters

5:45am Blind groups meet at Hunt Unit HQ and move to blinds

6:30-10am Hunters in blinds for Waterfowl hunt

10-11:30am Game preparation

11:30a-12:30 Lunch (soup)

1-5:30pm afternoon activities:

Small Game hunting for all on BLM land (quail, rabbit, Eurasian Dove)

Fishing for all

3D Archery Range

Trap Range

Clinics

1-2:15pm First Clinic choices: bird dogs, decoys & calling, nature walk

2:30-3:45pm Second Clinic choices: bird dogs, decoys & calling, nature walk

4-5:15pm Third Clinic choices: Dutch oven cooking, bird watching, waterfowl identification

5:30-6:30 Dinner (spaghetti)

Pack own sack breakfast (sandwiches)

6:30pm mentor meeting

7-7:30pm Campfire – share hunt stories

7:30-10pm Deer spotting; Bat netting

Sun, Dec 16, 2007

4am wake up call for Island hunters

4:30am Blind groups meet at Maintenance yard and move to Island blinds, set up decoys

5am wake up call for Unit II hunters

5:45am Blind groups meet at Hunt Unit HQ and move to blinds

6:30-10am Hunters in blinds

10am-1pm Game preparation, individual campsite & blind cleanup

11am conduct raffle, sign Hunt Decoy

Evaluation forms turned in at checkout to receive "Hunt Cap"

C. Sat Clinics

a. Bird dog demonstration – (who?)

b. Decoys & calling – Chris Klasen

c. Naturalist for Nature walk – (AGFD who?)

d. Waterfowl ID – Joe

e. Dutch oven cooking – Brad Jacobson

f. Naturalist for Bird watching – Beth? (&/or AGFD)

g. Quail hunting w/ dog – Dave Stewart