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Title: TrailBlazer Event in Athens Post by: Critter on March 10, 2008, 11:02:07 am We met up with several other TDHA members at the Scout Camp in Athens, Texas for a day with the kids put on by Sportsmans Alliance Foundation. A good time was had by all as the kids got to pet the dogs, ask questions,watch dogs retrieve and blood trail as well as attend trapping and archery exhibits and fish.
TDHA was well represented by 8 adults and 3 of our TDHA kids. As I understood, there were over 500 kids from the Dallas area in attendance. This little girl didn't have a dog of her own and spent the whole day with my Tonka dog. (http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i135/trapper_photos/March08016.jpg) Talking dogs and hogs to the kids. (http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i135/trapper_photos/March08015.jpg) (http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i135/trapper_photos/March08014.jpg) Freckles, the springer spaniel showed off her retrieving ability for the kids. (http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i135/trapper_photos/March08013.jpg) Some of the info and displays. The kids loved getting to see and hold the deer antlers and tools of the trade. (http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i135/trapper_photos/March08012.jpg) (http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i135/trapper_photos/March08011.jpg) (http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i135/trapper_photos/March08010.jpg) (http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i135/trapper_photos/March08009.jpg) (http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i135/trapper_photos/March08008.jpg) (http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i135/trapper_photos/March08007.jpg) (http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i135/trapper_photos/March08006.jpg) Title: Re: TrailBlazer Event in Athens Post by: mley1 on March 10, 2008, 11:04:55 am Great job ya'll! Glad to see you getting youngsters involved. ;D
Title: Re: TrailBlazer Event in Athens Post by: Sean on March 10, 2008, 11:11:26 am great job! besides introducing many of these kids to hunting for the first time, just think of what a great day ya'll gave them! i'm sure many of them will be talking about it for some time. kuddos to all of you!! ;D
Title: Re: TrailBlazer Event in Athens Post by: Circle C on March 10, 2008, 11:17:51 am Here is one of a kid making a new friend.
(http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p204/ccoughran/DSC00744.jpg) Title: Re: TrailBlazer Event in Athens Post by: Mike on March 10, 2008, 12:27:00 pm That's awesome guys and gals! I'm glad everything came together on this deal. I'm sure those kids will always remember that day. ;D
Title: Re: TrailBlazer Event in Athens Post by: BRUTE on March 10, 2008, 01:22:06 pm Some of the kids attached to the dogs very quick. Has a few who just sat and hung out with the dogs. :) We also had several adults who showed alot of interest. That is really a great thing they have there.(http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c214/Brute23/Smileys/icon__clap.gif)
It was good to meet yall. Critter schooled me on the art of trapping, Thanks, it was great. ;D Hope to see yall at the next one. Title: Re: TrailBlazer Event in Athens Post by: longshot on March 10, 2008, 03:04:26 pm GREAT JOB GUYS!!!!!!!!!
That was a super turn out and Sportsman Alliance really appreciates our efforts to make their Trailblazers a better program. Hope to see some of you in Austin April 26th Longshot Title: Re: TrailBlazer Event in Athens Post by: aladatrot on March 11, 2008, 10:04:35 am Apart from teaching those kids about hunting, I really enjoyed the company we had! I met some new folks and got to see some friends that I'm sure I'll be seeing a lot more of. Brute, Jeff, Lance and Erin, were all folks I'd never met before but have really missed out on all this time. Glad to know them now, for sure. As for John, Stephanie, and Savannah... Gonna have to figure out how to get them to move a little closer to Houston :O)
M Title: Re: TrailBlazer Event in Athens Post by: Clay on March 11, 2008, 05:42:17 pm Sounds like another successful event
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