Safety Essay For Young Hunters

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The "Take Aim at Safety" youth essay contest is underway through Jan. 1, 2004.        

Open to those between the ages of 8 and 15, entrants must submit a 250- to 750-word essay that answers the question: How do the important principles of safe shooting, discipline, patience, self-control and responsibility extend into other aspects of hunting?

The contest is sponsored by the International Hunter Education Association (IHEA), whose mission is to continue the heritage of hunting worldwide by developing safe, responsible and knowledgeable hunters.

  The essay winner and his or her parent or guardian will receive round-trip airfare, three nights at the Reno Hilton, and full registration to the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation’s annual Elk Camp, set for Feb. 19-22 in Reno, Nev.   Second through fifth place winners will receive a Daisy Red Ryder BB gun.

Send essays to:   Take Aim at Safety Essay Contest; Attn:   Don Burgess; Bugle Hunting Editor; P. O. Box 8249, Missoula MT   59802

The winning essay will be published in an issue of Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation’s Bugle magazine. Additional information is available online at www.elkfoundation.org.