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Units, dens, packs, troops, patrols, venture crews, exploring posts
and their families are invited to take part in the event. The Trails
West Council serves over 10,000 youth each year in a six-county area
of southwestern Illinois.
Cub Scouts will have the opportunity to take part in BB gun
shooting and slingshots, while Boy Scouts and Venturing Scouts will
learn to safely operate .22-caliber rifles, shotguns and black
powder rifles. All scouts will participate in archery. Scouts who
complete the weekend will receive a Quail Forever Scout uniform
patch, and shooting scores can be applied to merit badges at summer
camp.
"It's important that youth receive opportunities to find out what
the outdoors has to offer," said Tim Caughran, regional wildlife
biologist with Quail Forever in Illinois. "We're pleased to be
teaming with the various Scout groups to give hundreds of youth a
weekend to take aim at a variety of shooting sports."
The encampment will also feature special guest appearances by
shooting champion "Chief AJ," the famous shooter who two decades ago
set the world record on moving targets with 10,400 shots without a
miss. He will give the youth a BB gun trapshooting demonstration.
Cost for the encampment is $13. To register, for directions and
for more information, visit
www.twc-bsa.org or e-mail the Trails West Council at
rsmejkal@bsamail.org.
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 For more information on Quail Forever in Illinois, contact Tim
Caughran at 618-467-2586 or
tcaughran@quailforever.org.
Illinois' 11 Quail Forever and 45 Pheasants Forever chapters
account for over 7,600 members statewide. Those chapters have spent
more than $8.8 million to complete over 25,000 habitat projects
since the first Illinois Pheasants Forever chapter was formed in
1985. Those projects have benefited more than 200,000 acres for
wildlife.
Pheasants Forever launched Quail Forever in August of 2005 to
address the continuing loss of habitat suitable for quail and the
subsequent quail population decline. Quail Forever chapters promote
local, state and federal conservation programs that help landowners
protect environmentally sensitive acres for quail and other
wildlife. They also employ the organization's unique model of
empowering local chapters with 100 percent control of the chapters'
locally raised funds to complete habitat and youth education
projects in the chapters' own communities. Since the organization's
inception, more than 85 Quail Forever chapters have formed in 25
states. The Quail Forever mission is accomplished through habitat
improvement, land management, public awareness, education and
conservation advocacy.
For additional information about Quail Forever, visit
www.quailforever.org.
[Text from news release received from
Quail Forever]
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