Mentors Needed for 50 youth hunters

[DonBo]

Guys, 50 kids signed up for the early youth hunt that can not participate because there are not enough mentors.

Everyone talks about "Take a Kid Hunting". Time to step up.

If you are able to help please contact:

Gene Groebner [email protected] 651-436-5391 Work 651-771-4892 Home

[Sorgy]

Donbo,

Thanks for posting the information. I talked to Gene already and he will help me out with more information.

Steve

[Dave S]

I put my name in for my area and have yet to receive the information.

[DonBo]

I put my name in for my area and have yet to receive the information.

It's just coming out now. That's how I know about the shortfall of mentors. You should be receiving an email anytime.

[DonBo]

Good job Sorgy! I should change the topic to "49 Mentors".

[Cooter]

Any need for help in my neck of the woods?

[DonBo]

Any need for help in my neck of the woods?

Thanks Cooter, but unless you've got a hunting spot in Minnesota I'm afraid you can't help us.

Wisconsin already has some pretty liberal laws to get kids out hunting. Minnesota is working towards that but haven't quite got there yet.

[Dave S]

Originally Posted By: LEP7MM

I put my name in for my area and have yet to receive the information.

It's just coming out now. That's how I know about the shortfall of mentors. You should be receiving an email anytime.

Thanks for the info Don. I just hope the scheduled meeting falls on one of the next 2 weekends. This weekend opened up now that I am cancelling my turkey clinic in Redwood Falls. I've only received one call since the drawing was conducted in January.

[Borch]

Donbo,

When is the youth weekend? I know I should know but I don't.

[DonBo]

Donbo,

When is the youth weekend? I know I should know but I don't.

April 18-19.

[DonBo]

It isn't much, but this is the email I got today.

Subject: Hunters have been drawn

Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2009 11:06:01 -0600

Hello,

It sounds like there were still six more kids in 601 that didn't get drawn. If we can find mentors and land they will add them to the hunt, and it sounds like we may already have half of these covered. Let me know if you can find either another mentor or a place where more kids could hunt. Statewide they have 50 extra names so if you know anyone else outside of 601 that could help it would give these kids a chance to find out what distracts all of us so much in the spring.

Thanks!

Gene Groebner

[email protected]

651-436-5391 Work

651-771-4892 Home

[SmilinBob]

Any particular areas of the state, and what is required to do this? I would love to help get kids out there.

[DonBo]

I believe there is a need all across the state. I'm new to mentoring so I'm not sure I can answer your questions fully.

Please contact Gene. He is the lead guy on this for the entire state. His contact info is above.

[Powerstroke]

I will try to contact this guy. I would love to be a mentor, but I don't have land to hunt. I wouldn't know where to start.

Maybe we can figure something out.

[DonBo]

Sorry, I put up some misleading info earlier. Gene Groebner is NOT the state coordinator on this hunt. He is in charge of the metro area 601. He told me he would be happy to answer your questions or be a go-between for you and the area leader wherever you are located.

The state director in charge would be Tom Glines. He can be contacted at:

[email protected]

Gene told me he applied for membership of FM last night and hopes to be on here tonight to set things straight.

[DonBo]

Here's the latest from Gene:

It sounds like it may be too late to add more mentors to cover the extra kids that applied. But, there may be some spots available in some of the other zones. If you can hold off on try to recruit, or at least make people aware that we may not be able to fill in all of the spots, I would appreciate it. As soon as I get some more questions answered I will let you know if and where the need is.

[Borch]

Thanks Don.

[yar 32]

DonBo let me know if you need any help in zone 461 I have land to hunt and would take a kid out hunting I will try the number you provided

[DonBo]

DonBo let me know if you need any help in zone 461 I have land to hunt and would take a kid out hunting I will try the number you provided

Try the numbers for Gene or Tom listed`above. Thanks!

[DuckDog]

I would be glad to mentor a kid turkey hunting this year. Let me know when and where.