Hill Country Hunting Guide 2021
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Jacob Krebs Memorial Hunt
9th Annual Hunt to be Held January 14-16 In 2013, and a few weeks shy of graduation at Harper High School and enlistment into the Navy, Jacob Krebs was swimming and training at the Hill Country Memorial Wellness Center in Fredericksburg.
instructor, helping other youth learn about conservation and the great outdoors.
He would swim several laps and stop, try to hold his breath and look at his watch to time himself. He set a benchmark and then would try to surpass it.
soldiers and their children.
After Krebs died, his parents wanted to honor him and the military, and especially the youth One afternoon while he was there, of the country’s military. he knew he would be practicing Nine years ago, the Krebs underwater drills and told several family began hosting youth hunt other swimmers what he was doing. weekends specifically for wounded This will be the ninth year to host the hunt which is held in Harper, Jan. 14-16, 2022.
The Harper Wildlife Management Association and Fredericksburg Salutes our Wounded Warriors have co-sponsored the hunt in years past along with the Texas Wildlife Krebs was airlifted to San Antonio Association (TWA) and the Texas where he remained unconscious for Youth Hunt Program (TYHP). The six days and put on a respirator. Harper community and landowners His family prayed for a miracle and volunteer their time and ranches miracles were performed that day, one weekend a year, and welcome but not the one his parents were the youth and their families. looking for. The hunt is not designed to Unfortunately, Krebs experienced a shallow water black out and was found unresponsive at the bottom at the pool.
Krebs lost his life that day but he saved the lives of five others through organ donation. His lungs were healed, even after he drowned. His lungs were successfully transplanted into a Vietnam War veteran who flew in medical helicopters and rescued wounded soldiers.
“just harvest a deer,” but provide an educational awareness of hunter safety, land management, conservation and stewardship.
“TYHP gives young Texans the opportunity to participate in youth hunting activities safely, legally and ethically, while learning about the valuable role Krebs was also an Eagle Scout and landowners and hunters play in strongly believed a person should wildlife conservation,” said a do a good turn daily. Especially if spokesperson for the hunt. the recipient was a veteran. He also The hunt hosts roughly 25 youth loved the outdoors and hunting. He of military, children ages 9-17, to loved to volunteer with the Texas give them the opportunity to Youth Hunt Program and became participate in youth and hunting an assistant hunter education activities. The hunt is not only
Jacob Krebs of Harper was training for enlistment in the U.S. Navy when he drowned. The memorial hunt honors the memory of this exceptional young man who loved the outdoors. designed to harvest a deer but also provides educational awareness of hunter safety, conservation, land management, and stewardship. TYHP gives young Texans the opportunity to youth hunting activities safely, legally and ethically, while learning about the valuable role landowners and hunters play. For more information about the upcoming hunt Jan. 17-19, contact William Krebs at krebslaser@yahoo.com or 830-889-2860 or follow Harper WMA Youth Hunt in memory of Jacob Krebs on Facebook.
