cosninocanines Report post Posted August 9, 2014 Congratulations to Amanda for her hard work to keep this Camp running for another year. Just saw on Twitter that "The Arizona Game and Fish Department’s Local Sportsmen’s Group Grant Program awarded 16 projects with a total of nearly $75,000 for hunter recruitment efforts and the adoption sequence model. The program received 29 applications for project requests. " Coues Whitetail.com for the project “Women's Javelina Hunting Camp 2015,” in the amount of $4,000 You can read the whole news release here http://azgfd.net/artman/publish/NewsMedia/2014-Local-Sportsmen-s-Group-Grants-Announced.shtml 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stanley Report post Posted August 9, 2014 Go Amanda!!!!! S. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jcarter Report post Posted August 9, 2014 nice job! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CouesWhitetail Report post Posted August 9, 2014 Ha! I didn't even know I got the grant until seeing your post! CW.com is always the first to have important info! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CouesWhitetail Report post Posted August 9, 2014 For those wondering....This camp is designed to provide a safe and fun hunting experience for women who want to learn to hunt. Our target audience is adult women with 0-4 years hunting experience. Sometimes we get ladies who have not only never hunted, but they have NEVER camped!! Our goal is to recruit more hunters. Many women have expressed a desire to hunt, but were never given the opportunity to learn how. We provide them with mentors, food and all the equipment needed for the weekend hunt. The grant pays for the food, portojohns and insurance required to hold this camp. Everything else is done through donations and hardworking volunteers who give up their valuable free time to come help at this camp. We can always use more volunteers, so if you are looking for a great event to support, let me know and we can find a way for you to help. We hold the camp in Units 36A,B,C during the HAM hunt. It means a lot to the women who attend it and our volunteer mentors find it to be a very rewarding experience. you can read some recaps of the past hunts here: http://www.coueswhitetail.com/forums/topic/38497-womens-javelina-ham-hunt-2013-recaps/ http://www.coueswhitetail.com/forums/topic/48422-2014-womens-javelina-camp-a-great-success/ For this year's camp info: http://www.coueswhitetail.com/2014/07/womens-javelina-camp-2015/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flatlander Report post Posted August 9, 2014 I was just telling an aspiring huntress about this camp yesterday. Great work Amanda! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
naturegirl Report post Posted August 9, 2014 Great job Amanda! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Matt Meyer Report post Posted August 10, 2014 Nice job Amanda. I just read the thread on it, Sounds like a lot of fun. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1uglydude Report post Posted August 11, 2014 Did you also note the season change? HAM javelina hunts will now be left open one extra day to allow for hunting through Presidents' Day. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CouesWhitetail Report post Posted August 11, 2014 Did you also note the season change? HAM javelina hunts will now be left open one extra day to allow for hunting through Presidents' Day. Cool, thanks for the info! I didn't know that but that should help some of the ladies who might be able to stay an extra day. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mountain Mama Report post Posted August 20, 2014 I can attest to the fact that the Women's Javelina Hunt is a great opportunity for women to learn to hunt. All you have to do is be there (after you sign up, of course) these volunteers put you first, making a memorable event for us. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites