YOUTH HUNT AND CLINIC

The Missouri Department of Conservation will host a Youth Upland Hunt on Feb. 25 with a mandatory clinic Feb.21. The clinic is from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the August A. Busch Shooting Range and Outdoor Education Center in Defiance and the hunt will be at Missouri Gun and Quail in Wright City. The clinic will cover safety, clothing, equipment, hunting techniques, and more. This is for 11-to-15-years-old interested in learning how to hunt. This is a very controlled hunt and is a good way for the youth to learn to hunt who may be nervous or do not know how to get started in hunting. The clinic is mandatory in order to participate in the hunt and they must be hunter education certified and must be comfortable handling a shotgun. They must not have participated in this program before. For more information and to register, visit the Missouri Department of Conservation website, mdc.mo.gov.