Syracuse.com - DEC officers and other volunteers host youth waterfowl hunt at Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge

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The following is a news release from Scott Sincebaugh, an environmental conservation officer with the state Department of Environmental Conservation: Scott wrote: "Here are the pictures from the Youth Waterfowl hunt that we had at the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge on Oct 8th. There were 11 kids that participated in the program. "They all attended the NYS waterfowl ID...

Submitted photoThe following is a news release from Scott Sincebaugh, an environmental conservation officer with the state Department of Environmental Conservation:

Scott wrote: "Here are the pictures from the Youth Waterfowl hunt that we had at the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge on Oct 8th. There were 11 kids that participated in the program.

"They all attended the NYS waterfowl ID course on Sept. 24th that allowed them the oppotunity to hunt the refuge.

"On the day of the hunt, the kids met up at the hunter check station at 5:30am to get paired up with the 8 volunteer guides and 3 ECO's that would be taking them on the hunt. The guides donated their time, knowledge, boats, decoys and dogs to make the hunt one that the kids would never forget.

"A total of 13 ducks were taken during the hunt with a mix of green and blue winged teal, pintails and mallards being taken. All of the kids had plenty of shooting opportunities and most of them went through the 15 shells that they are allowed to carry on the refuge.

" Money was donated by the NY Conservation Officers Association, Cayuga and Seneca County Sportsmen's Federations, Friends of Montezuma and 2 other Seneca Co. Sportsmen's Club for the event.

"The money was used to provide each youth hunter with a box of steel shot, a duck call and lanyard, a picture after the hunt and hip waders that several of the kids used during the hunt and that will be able to be used for future hunting and fishing programs."

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