NRA Youth Hunter Education Challenge (YHEC)
Post date: May 30, 2015 3:50:54 PM
Recognized as the most comprehensive youth hunting program anywhere in North America, the Youth Hunter Education Challenge (YHEC) is the NRA's "graduate studies" program in outdoor skills and safety training for young hunters.
June 5-7, 2015 (Fri-Sun) - Fairbanks, Alaska
DATES: June 5-7, 2015 (Fri-Sun)
LOCATION: Fairbanks, Alaska
WEBSITE: www.aimcomm.org
SPONSOR: Alaska Interior Marksmanship Committee (AIM-COMM)
HEADQUARTERS: ADF&G Hunter Education Indoor Shooting Range (HEDR)
REGISTRATION IS OPEN! CLICK HERE to register.
(Must be 19 or younger and have basic hunter ed certification.)
Forming a team? You need this form: pdf AK YHEC Coach Verification Form (38 KB)
SCHEDULE for Alaska's 2015 YHEC State Championship ( pdf AK YHEC 2015 - Schedule (38 KB) )
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FRIDAY, JUNE 5:
- Competitor Check-in (5:00 p.m. to 5:45 p.m.)
- (Kiwanis Building, Tanana Valley State Fairgrounds off College Road)
- Opening Ceremonies (6:00 p.m. start)
- (Kiwanis Building, Tanana Valley State Fairgrounds off College Road)
- Hunter Responsibility Exam Event
- (Kiwanis Building, Tanana Valley State Fairgrounds off College Road)
- Wildlife Identification Event
- (Kiwanis Building, Tanana Valley State Fairgrounds off College Road)
SATURDAY, JUNE 6:
- Rifle and Muzzleloader Shooting Events (8:00 a.m. start)
- (Fairbanks Borough Outdoor Range, off South Cushman Street)
- Lunch (11 a.m. to 1 p.m.)
- (Fairbanks Trap Club, Old Steese Highway, off Hagelbarger Road)
- Shotgun and Archery Shooting Events (1:00 p.m. start)
- (Fairbanks Trap Club, Old Steese Highway, off Hagelbarger Road)
- Riverboat Discovery II Cruise, Food, Sponsor Recognition, & Some Awards (6:30 p.m. start)
- FREE cruise, with refreshments provided, for all youth competitors and their family members, coaches and their family members, and for all YHEC volunteers and sponsors. (Passenger loading starts at 6:30 p.m., riverboat sails at 7 p.m., Steamboat Landing, Discovery Drive)
SUNDAY, JUNE 7:
- Hunter Safety Trail & Orienteering Events (8:00 a.m. start)
- (Creamer's Field Waterfowl Refuge, near Creamer’s Barn - ADF&G, off 1300 College Road)
- Lunch - BBQ (11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.)
- (Kiwanis Building, Tanana Valley State Fairgrounds off College Road)
- Closing Ceremonies – Awards & Prizes (After lunch/BBQ, when results/awards are ready)
- (Kiwanis Building, Tanana Valley State Fairgrounds off College Road)
PRIMARY CONTACT:
Cassie Pinkel, Alaska YHEC Director, 3085 Chinook Dr., Fairbanks, Alaska, 99709
Phone: (907) 978-2862 E-mail: yhecdirector@aimcomm.org