Youth Hunter Education Challenge

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Game identification was one of six categories in which kids were tested at Saturday's Youth Hunter Education Challenge.

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Jordan Dailey, 11, checks where he hit a target with a .22.

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Eleven-year-old Jordan Dailey lines up for a shot with a .22. It was his first Youth Hunter Education Challenge.

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Guns and bows were available for kids to borrow at the Youth Hunter Education Challenge.

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Smoke rolls from a muzzleloader shot by Bradley Shipman.

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Grant Tevis, 17, lines the sights of a muzzleloader at Saturday's Youth Hunter Education Challenge. Kids were also tested on archery, shotgun and rifle shooting and safety issues.

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Bradley Shipman shooting a muzzle-loading rifle at the Chisholm Trail Antique Gun Range.

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To better replicate hunting, only animal targets were used at the Youth Hunter Education challenge.

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Cody Fleming reacts to the recoil of a muzzleloader.

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Volunteer Larry McAdow prepares a spring-loaded target that pops up during the safety walk.

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Chase Buckman, 12, of Sterling, lines up to shoot at arrow.

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A full-size foam deer target was used on the safety walk.

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An avid bowhunter, 12-year-old Chase Buckman came from Sterling to compete in Saturday's Youth Hunter Education Challenge.

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Larry McAdow quizzes Dusty Youngman about the safety of taking shots at the pheasant and deer. The pheasant was deemed a safe shot. The deer wasn't because the hunter didn't know where the bullet would hit if he missed.

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Dusty Youngman demonstrates the safe way to cross a fence while hunting.

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Ryan McCalla, Valley Center, loading a blackpowder rifle.

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Ryan McCalla pours black powder down the barrel of a muzzleloader rifle.

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Empty shotgun shells match the dandelions at the Chisholm Creek Antique Gun Association's range.

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Cara Shaw of Prairie Village shoots at a clay target.

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Life-size paper rabbit targets were used at the .22 rifle range.

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Dusty Youngman watches as tennis balls replicating flushing quail are triggered by Larry McAdow. The shot was ruled unsafe because the birds were too close to the bird dog.

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