When is your kid going to drag you out of bed at 4:30 am with cries of excitement?  Hunting season of course!

Taking a youth hunting is an unparalleled opportunity to teach them not just how to shoot ducks, but about the whole culture and tradition of hunting.  Hunting teaches youth the ethical use of renewable natural resources such as waterfowl.  A hunt is also a marvelous place to teach respect for all living things and to introduce kids to the natural world.

Delta Waterfowl and other pro-hunting organizations are battling the declining number of waterfowlers in Canada and the United States through active promotion of youth hunting.  You can do your part to preserve waterfowling by taking a young person out with you this fall.  Their excitement and enthusiasm will be all the reward you will need.  Waterfowling has a long, proud tradition and it is up to the hunters of today to ensure that this tradition is carried on by our young people.

Attention Young Duck Hunters! Send us the story (and photos!) of your first duck and you can receive a "First Duck Pin" from Delta Waterfowl. Click here to find out more about the First Duck Pin. Funding for the First Duck Pin was provided by the Oregon Waterfowl Festival.