Took my son Robert to my club to shoot 3D for the first time this past weekend. He had a great time and can't wait until this upcoming weekend for another round. He turned 13 on February 24th and will be taking part in the Youth Conservation Program to get his hunter safety course certificates in these next two months. The DEC and my club offer a youth conservation program that includes the safety certificates and some very important conservation awareness along with sportsman education. Anyone in the New York, Long Island area that has a kid or kids that are between the ages of 13 and 16 and have never taken the safety courses can still apply. There is no out of pocket expense. The first course, Bow, was scheduled for the weekend of the 16th and 17th of this month and has been consolidated to one day, the 16th because of the low number of applicants. The gun course is scheduled for the 20th and 21st of April. There is an application that must be filled out.You can contact the DEC for further details but you must hurry!
From what I hear there are some great activities included in the course. It is a great opportunity to get the kids out and started as junior sportsman. I am sorry for the short notice for the bow course but you can still get in if you hurry. Hope someone finds this info useful.