Virginia Gun Owners Forum - VGOF

http://www.dgif.virginia.gov/outdoor-report/2011/03/09/

Gobblers, Trout, and Outdoor Adventure Perfect for Springtime Family Traditions
This March 9th edition has a long list of "wild events" coming this spring that offer a variety of opportunities for outdoor enthusiasts. There are outdoor events and indoor sportsman's shows that feature seminars, exhibits, demonstrations, and contests promising fun and exciting new activities for everyone in the family. And for many sportsmen the much anticipated Spring Gobbler season!! We also have the Big Game Harvest Results featured with photos of young brother and sister hunters and their grandpa, with there first bucks, using a special muzzleloader built by their grandpa and passed down to them to carry on the family hunting tradition and wonderful memories. This edition features the special Youth Turkey Hunt Day, April 2. It has been very exciting the last two months to see the growing number of 'sportsmen families' attending the outdoor shows around the state and signing up for the Outdoor Report. Seeing the families out there bodes well for the future of our treasured hunting and fishing heritage and traditions. The stories from our readers confirm the results of recent research that shows a majority of sportsmen are mentoring young people and how important it is to get the young kids outdoors—the younger they start, the more likely their participation will continue as adults and then teach their kids. Trout Heritage Day is also April 2. If you don't have a youngster to take spring gobbler hunting, or trout fishing—find one! Start your own 'family tradition.' Here's an idea—go turkey hunting in the morning, then go trout fishin' in the afternoon!! Make it a family tradition full of treasured memories...

David Coffman, Editor

Read the rest of the Outdoor Report here: http://www.dgif.virginia.gov/outdoor-report/2011/03/09/