27th Annual Fur, Fish ‘n Game Rendezvous
27th Annual Fur, Fish ‘n Game Rendezvous
Millstone 4-H Center
June 21-26, 2009
A once in a lifetime outdoor learning experience for boys and girls ages 12 to 15!
Open to the first 85 registrants, the Beginning Fur, Fish ‘n Game Camp is designed to give participants a better understanding of our natural resources and how we interact with them.
Fur, Fish ‘n Game campers will have the opportunity to:
- Gain Hunter Safety Certification while learning about firearm safety for the field and home.
- Study wildlife and forests as renewable resources
- Learn about fishing and aquatic biology
- Study hunting as a viable wildlife management practice
- Gain knowledge useful in formulating an outdoor ethic
- Practice outdoor recreation skills such as archery, riflery, canoeing, orienteering, and fishing
- Other classes and activities include retriever training, swimming, snake identification, first aid, ropes course, birds of prey, and taxidermy
The Fur, Fish ‘n Game Rendezvous Camp is sponsored by the NC Cooperative Extension Service, NC Wildlife Resources
Commission, Great Outdoor Provision Co., NC Division of Forest Resources, Eastern Carolina Hunting Retriever Club, and the Wake County Wildlife Club.
Millstone 4-H Center, nestled in the beautiful Sandhills Game Lands of Richmond County, serves as the site for the program. Millstone 4-H Center, an American Camping Association nationally accredited camp, provides trained camp counselors while class instruction is lead by professional natural resource managers.
If you have any questions concerning the camp, please call Renee Strnad, NC Cooperative Extension Service, at 919-515-5518. Questions regarding registration and fees should be directed to the state 4-H Camping Office, at 919-515-8471. Click here for the flyer and registration form.
