THE OUTDOORS HAS ALWAYS BEEN SPECIAL TO ME, HUNTING, FISHING AND CAMPING.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I’VE DONE IS TO INTRODUCE KIDS TO THE OUTDOORS WAS AS A WEBLOS LEADER, WEBLOS IS WHEN THE KIDS COME OUT OF CUB SCOUTS, BEFORE THEY GO INTO BOY SCOUTS.

I TOOK MY KIDS CAMPING, FISHING AND EVEN DID SOME SCUBA DIVING WITH THEM.

ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY THAT I AND SEVERAL FRIENDS DID WAS TO TEACH HUNTER’S SAFETY FOR OVER 22 YEARS.

MANY OF THE KIDS THAT ATTENDED THE CLASS DIDN’T HAVE RELEATIVES OR FAMILY FRIENDS TO TEACH THEM ABOUT HUNTING AND KIDS HAVE TO PASSS A CERTIFIED HUNTER’S SAFETY CLASS BEFORE THEY CAN GO OUT HUNTING.

OUR CLASSES AVERAGED 30 INDIVIDUALS INCLUDING BOTH BOYS, GIRLS AS WELL AS ADULTS.

I WAS FORTANATE WHEN I WAS GROWING UP THAT MY DAD DID SOME HUNTING AND MY GRANDMA MARY AND GRANDPA BUTCH WERE BOTH INTO THE OUTDOORS.

THE INDIVIDUAL THAT REALLY GOT MY BROTHER AJ AND I INTO THE OUTDOORS WAS A NEIGHBOR GLENN MATTESON WHO DID ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING WHEN IT CAME TO THE OUTDOORS!

SO THE THINGS I DO WITH KIDS IS MY WAY OF PAYING BACK THOSE WHO TAUGHT ME TO LOVE THE OUTDOOORS.

IF YOU GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO MENTOR A YOUNGSTER ON THE OUTDOORS, DON’T PASS IT UP, AS IN THE LONG RUN BOTH YOU AND THE KID WILL BE BETTER FOR IT!