Jakes Day

Jakes Day 2009

The Mountaineer Chapter hosted The Tygarts Valley Chapter National Wild Turkey Federation's Jakes Day, Saturday, June 27, 2009. Below is a slideshow of the event. Thanks to Trish Thomason and Jack Anderson for the great pictures.

The "Jakes" (Juniors Acquiring Knowledge, Ethics and Sportsmanship) Program was formed by the National Wild Turkey Federation as a way to give kids the opportunity to experience the outdoors. Each summer, the Tygarts Valley Chapter NWTF sponsors a Jakes Day hosted by the Mountaineer Chapter. The day is filled with several fun events for the kids. Some of the events are target shooting, shooting clays, fishing, animal identification, snake identification, painting animals, painting tee shirts, etc.

The Mountaineer Chapter donates money each year to help buy catfish for the event and provide lunch for all the kids, their parents and instructors.