Sports

Top hunters and anglers win Wildlife Federation awards

Chris Payne won so many awards in the Arm River Wildlife Federation’s bird category that he had to have daughters Jasmine (far left) and Kayleigh help hold them for the picture. Randen Boschee (far right) won for his sharp-tailed grouse that weighed 2 pounds.

BLADWORTH—It appears a youth movement is taking over the Arm River Wildlife Federation.

Many of the awards at the federation’s annual awards banquet April 21 were won by the club’s younger members.

Hunting and fishing is often a multi-generational family activity with grandparents and parents sharing this sporting tradition with their children and grandchildren.

Members of the Arm River Wildlife Federation are continuing this tradition and have always included kids.

One reason that the youth awards were up is that parents are making the effort to have the fish, birds and the game their children catch and hunt weighed and scored, says Jeff Doyle, vice-president of the Arm River Wildlife Federation.

He’s happy to see that kids are active in the wildlife federation and the sporting community. Next year the federation will include a youth division in the fish award category.

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