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Young Girls Passion for the Outdoors Celebrated

WATERBURY, VT -- A young girls enthusiasm for the outdoors was celebrated in Montpelier on Saturday, March 31, with Vermont Fish & Wildlife officials and more than two hundred Hunter Education and Let's Go Fishing volunteers.

Kayla Lackey from Wilmington, Vermont had her life tragically cut short by an automobile accident in the spring of 2005. She loved the outdoors and was looking forward to turkey hunting.

Her family contacted us shortly after her untimely death, said Mark Scott, education manager for Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department. Family members, friends and people in her community wanted to support the conservation camps. To remember Kayla and her passion to go turkey hunting, donations were used to purchase a computer simulated LaserShot system to teach people about hunter education.

The family of Kayla Lackey, Mr. and Mrs. Brad Lackey of Wilmington, Vermont were in attendance along with several family members for the dedication of a LaserShot simulator.

The simulator, which has already been used at several public events, will be housed at the Kehoe Conservation Camps new Education Center at Lake Bomoseen.