JUNIOR WIN-A-HUNT PASSPORT

California Waterfowl has an out of the ordinary way for kids to build confidence, grow in responsibility and get involved in the natural world.   For every outdoor activity and conservation project youth get 50 entries in the Jr. Win-a-Hunt Passport Program. 

Two lucky juniors will win the hunt of a life time with sport’s celebrities Dusty Baker (manager of Cincinnati Reds) and Ken O’Brien(former quarterback of N.Y. Jets and UC Davis.) 

What to Do
Pick up a passport at any CWA youth event or download the flyer by clicking here. Do as many conservation projects (see list below) as you can before the end of November, and mail the passport or flyer, complete with your name and contact information, to:

Junior Win-a-Hunt Program
California Waterfowl Association
4630 Northgate Blvd. Suite 150
Sacramento, CA 95834

You may also call (916) 648-1406 or email cwaeducation@calwaterfowl.org to request a passport be mailed to you.

Conservation projects include:
Become a CWA member
Enter the Jr. Duck Stamp Contest
Write to your legislator regarding a conservation/hunting issue
Help with a Wood Duck project
Attend a Cleanup Day
Attend a CWA Camp or Outdoor Adventure Day
Complete a Hunter Education Course
Photograph Wildlife
Write a report or story about the outdoors
Come up with your own project idea

Think of something you can do to learn about or promote conservation. Do it – then let us know about your project! Some new ideas include:
• Volunteering at a CWA youth event with your parent
• Submitting waterfowl art to Sprig Tales, CWA’s junior magazine

What Happens Then
Passports must be submitted to CWA by November 30, 2008. For every conservation step you have completed and indicated on your passport, your name will be submitted 50 additional times for the drawing. Please include copies or photos of any projects.
A random drawing will take place on December 1, 2008, and winners will be notified the following week by December 8th. Participants must have a valid California hunting license by the date of the hunt and be available during the last week of December.

And for the Winners
Two lucky junior hunters will win the hunt of a life time with sport’s celebrities Dusty Baker (manager of Cincinnati Reds) and Ken O’Brien (former quarterback of N.Y. Jets and UC Davis.) 
These hunts will take place at a great waterfowl hunt location like Conaway Ranch near Woodland or Footrot Flats near Yuba City. Here’s what a past year’s winner had to say:

Dear CWA,
Thank you very much for this incredible hunt with Dusty Baker. I was so excited when I heard that I was selected for a celebrity hunt with Mr. Baker at the Conaway Ranch. My dad and I made the long drive from San Diego to Sacramento the day before the hunt.

The morning of the hunt, we went to the storage building to go on our hunt, I was amazed by the eight wheel ATV’s and the quads, it was a fun ride to the blind! When we were at the duck blind, it didn’t take long for the first duck to come by, it was a nice Bull Sprig. I shot at it quickly with one shot, and it became my very first duck as a duck hunter. As the time passed by, I eventually got my limit of 7 ducks. I shot 1 Pintail, 1 Gadwall, 1 Green Wing Teal, and 4 Mallards.

The pin on my Pintail was very long, so my dad and I decided that we should mount it, and that’s just what we did.

After the fabulous hunt, CWA provided a great lunch. Thank you again CWA for this incredible hunt that I will never forget. I also want to thank Dusty Baker and Mike Hall of the Conaway Ranch for making this an unforgettable day!!

Sincerely,
Willie Bennett

PS – Dusty Baker has a new life-long fan!!