GreenWing FUN DAY Event June 21, 2008 

     On June 21, 2008 the Morgan County Waterfowlers held an event for children ages 17 and under at the Morgan County Gun Club, McConnelsville, Ohio. This was the first event specifically held by the DU chapter for children. The children had the opportunity to learn about gun safety, to shoot .22 cal rifles on the rifle range,  and to shoot 20 ga. shotguns on the trap range. They also shot archery targets with the help of the students and staff from the Morgan Local School's "National Archery in the Schools" program. Other activities were seeing a dog retriever demonstration, learning about waterfowl identification, and gaining information about outdoor conservation.
        Each participant received a Morgan County Waterfowlers t-shirt, a Greenwing membership in Ducks Unlimited (which includes a magazine subscription and various other things from Ducks Unlimited), a waterfowl identification poster, and a book about waterfowling. Food, drinks, and a chance to win various gifts through a raffle drawing, were provided as the participants enjoyed a beautiful sunny day outdoors.
        Greenwings are younger Ducks Unlimited members.  By joining DU, they can participate in the conservation, restoration and management of wetlands and associated habitats for North America's waterfowl. These habitats also benefit other wildlife and people. There are more than 60,000 young people afiliated with Ducks Unlimited through the Greenwing Program who love the outdoors and care about protecting wetlands across North America.

Below are pictures from the event.

Waterfowl Identification Learning about Ducks! Steven, Jordan, committee member "Big Chet", and Brant look over the waterfowl. Committee member Todd Spence discusses identifying waterfowl. Jordan learning about Waterfowl Identification. Decoys Committee member Tony Sines discusses Decoying. Fascinated!	Rifle Range - .22 cal  Ruger shooting with help from committee member, Don Bell. Chloe shooting with help from committee member Dan Dickson. The rifle range was a popular place. Ready aim....fire..... Raffle Winners Kade wins the gun raffle! Here he is with his new Mossberg Plinkster. Raffle Prize Winners Group of Greenwings	Dog Retrieving Demonstration Committee members Terry and Valencia Clark with their two Labs, Storm and Hallie are a hit with Michael and the rest of the crowd. What a great dog! Committee member Terry Clark works with Storm. Discussing the retrievers. Watching the dogs work. Gun Safety Committee member Carlos Ballenger discusses gun safety with the Greenwings.
Archery Learning about Archery. Demonstrating correct archery form. Carol Wheeler helps Jordan. Bob helps line it up. Teylor helps Michael. Collecting the arrows.	Trap Shooting Justin can really shoot! Blake shoots the clay pigeon. Steven shooting trap. Shooting the 20 gauge shotgun. Kade getting instruction in the proper handling of firearms. Thamks for visiting our website. morgancountywaterfowlers.org	Enjoying the Day The Morgan County Waterfowlers Ducks Unlimited Chapter has been in existence since 2005 and has raised over $90,000 for waterfowl conservation. The chapter is a group of waterfowl hunters and people concerned about conservation of wetlands from Muskingum and Morgan Counties. They volunteer their time and energy to Ducks Unlimited. We are a bona fide 501-C3, non-profit corporation and we depend largely upon donors like you to maintain our important habitat improvement programs. We are always looking for additional volunteers on our committee. If you are interested or want more information you can email: info@morgancountywaterfowlers.org The vision of Ducks Unlimited is to have sufficient wetlands to fill the skies with waterfowl today, tomorrow, and forever.