Whitetails Unlimited’s Trail Camera Contest Is Online Again

The First Place winner in the Best Non-Deer category last year showed a
line of four badgers heading for a den.

Whitetails Unlimited’s Trail Camera Contest Is Online Again

Here is your chance to share those amazing trail camera images.

Whitetails Unlimited Trail Camera Contest is back, and entries are already coming in.

“We get some fantastic images every year,” said Whitetails Unlimited Magazine editor Jeff Davis, “and we’re looking forward to seeing what our members have captured in the last 12 months. We get some unique photos, not all of which include deer. Trail cameras provide a window into the natural world and a view that most people never see, and everyone I know loves to look at these images. This is our chance to collect and share some of the best trail camera photos out there.”

Photos must be entered via the Whitetails Unlimited website, and must have been captured during 2011. There are three categories: Best Buck, Best Antlerless Deer, and Best Non-Deer Photo. There will be first, second, and third place winners in each category. An individual may enter a total of three images in the contest, and entries can be submitted until 12:59 p.m. on Wednesday, December 28, 2011. Judging will take place during the first week of January 2012.

Images must have been taken with your trail camera, and all images must include the camera’s date stamp. Winning images will be posted on the WTU website, and also published in Whitetails Unlimited Magazine.

Complete contest details are available at www.whitetailsunlimited.com.

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Radio PSAs on Hunting Safety Availalbe From Whitetails Unlimited

Whitetails Unlimited Has Hunting Safety Radio PSAs Available

Set of five public service announcements include topics on hunting safety and encouraging hunting with family and friends.

Whitetails Unlimited has a set of five hunting-related public service announcements available for use by radio stations. The PSAs, in both 15- and 30-second versions, can be downloaded as .wav files from the WTU website, and are also available on a CD, which will be mailed free upon request.

Training youngsters to safely shoot and hunt is
essential, and is a responsibility for everyone
in the shooting sports.

“Promoting safe hunting practices and encouraging more people to get out hunting are two of our central messages,” said WTU Executive Director Pete Gerl. “Commercial radio is a huge and very effective method of mass communication, even in this age of the internet. We appreciate those radio stations that know how many hunters they have in their audience, and take their commitment to public service seriously.”

The five PSAs include Stand Safety, Hunting Safety, Hunting Tradition With Son, Hunting Tradition With Daughter, and Take a Friend Hunting. Each is available in both 15- and 30-second versions.

The PSAs can also be downloaded from the WTU website by going to www.whitetailsunlimited.com, and then clicking on the News button, and then Media Resources. Scroll down until you get to Radio Public Service Announcements.

The direct URL for the Media Resources page: http://www.whitetailsunlimited.com/news/media_resources/session_6d19eff71a45/#radiopsa

Any radio station wanting a free CD mailed to them can simply email a request with their mailing address to jdavis@whitetailsunlimited.com, and it will be sent via First Class mail.

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WTU Supports 4-H Shooting Sports Workshop; WTU Press Release

Whitetails Unlimited Continues Support of 4-H Workshop

Whitetails Unlimited continues to be a sponsor of the 4-H Shooting Sports program, one of the country’s most prominent and active youth shooting activities. WTU’s unique partnership with 4-H goes back over two decades, to 1991 in Ames, Iowa, when WTU first joined forces with the 4-H Shooting Sports Foundation.

As in the past, WTU’s recent support focused on sponsoring the 2011 National 4-H Shooting Sports State Coordinator Workshop, enhancing volunteer recruitment, and supporting state resource development. State Coordinators are the folks who provide the leadership for the 4-H shooting sports in their particular state.

The 2011 leader-training workshop was held on September 26-29 at the Stoney Creek Inn in Columbia, Missouri. The 4-H workshop was well attended and had adult leaders from almost 40 different states. It was also sponsored through the generosity of Larry and Brenda Potterfield and Midway USA.

“Whitetails Unlimited sponsors the program because we recognize that 4-H is in a strategic position to offer a positive gun safety message to the youth of our nation,” said Pete Gerl, Whitetails Unlimited’s executive director. Currently there are over 300,000 young people actively taking part in the shooting sports program, and an established core of over 15,000 trained adult volunteer instructors. The program teaches youth the safe and responsible use of firearms, and the fundamental techniques of using air guns, .22’s, blackpowder, rifles, and shotguns. The basic principles of hunting and archery are also taught as disciplines of the program.

The 4-H Shooting Sports program is active in nearly all states and continues to be one the organization’s fastest growing projects, with over 100 programs currently being offered to 4-H participants. With over 6.5 million members in 4-H nationally, the potential for growth in firearm safety is tremendous.

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