12/19/2005
Turn First-deer Memories Into Mementoes
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| The First-Deer
program sponsored by the Missouri Department of Conservation turns
lifetime memories into permanent mementoes suitable for framing. For
more information, visit
www.mdc.mo.gov/hunt/deer/index.htm and click on "First Deer Hunting
Award," or contact First Deer/Turkey Certificate, Missouri Department of
Conservation, P.O. Box 180, Jefferson City, MO, phone 573/522-4115, ext.
3293.
(Missouri Dept. of Conservation photo) |
Hunters age 15 and younger can get certificates suitable for framing
to commemorate their first deer kill.
JEFFERSON CITY-A hunter's first deer kill is a lifetime memory. The
experience is likely to be even more significant if the hunter is a
youngster. The Missouri Department of Conservation has a way of capturing
that memory.
Under the First Deer/Turkey Program the Conservation Department issues First
Deer Certificates suitable for framing. If the application includes a
photograph of the hunter with his or her first deer, the photo is
incorporated into the certificate.
"We started this program to give young hunters a tangible reminder of their
first success," said Wildlife Division Administrator Dave Erickson. "Every
kid's first deer is a trophy. These certificates give young hunters
something to hang on the wall, even if they don't take their first deer to a
taxidermist."
The program has become very popular since it began in 2003. Erickson said
parents and mentors of first-time hunters seem just as thrilled with the
certificates as the hunters themselves.
Any hunter age 15 or younger who kills his or her first deer can get a
certificate. You can download an application by visiting www.mdc.mo.gov/hunt/deer/index.htm
and clicking on "First Deer Hunting Award." Or contact First Deer/Turkey
Certificate, Missouri Department of Conservation, P.O. Box 180, Jefferson
City, MO 65102-0180, phone 573/522-4115, ext. 3293.
Don't forget to send a photo if you have one that does not need to be
returned.
-Jim Low-
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