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The grounds of the 33,000-acre NRA Whittington Center exploded during the last week in July when more than 250 youths and their adult coaches and parents traveled from all parts of the country to participate in the 2015 International Youth Hunter Education Challenge (YHEC), held in Raton, N.M.

Weatherby has been announced as the sponsor of the 2014 NRA Youth Day, to be held on the final day of the 143rd NRA Annual Meetings & Exhibits.

Winchester is hosting its inaugural King Buck Classic, an all-new youth sporting clays event designed for sport shooters aged 12 to 21 of all skill levels, to be held on Saturday, Apr. 29, at NILO Farms in Brighton, Ill.

Even more so than a BB gun, a child’s first .22 is like a ticket to adventure, allowing entry into the serious, but exciting, world of shooting. Here are some of the top offerings available today.

The Boone & Crockett Club’s Generation Next Youth Awards, amid the organization’s 31^st Big Game Awards, included a remarkable 132 great animals entered. Among the black bears, pronghorns, mountain goats and mule deer were eight typical and eight non-typical whitetails taken in nine different states.

Get 'em started with the right gear.

Remington Arms recently partnered with Osceola Outdoors to take four young, up-and-coming hunters on an Osceola turkey hunt near Okeechobee, Fla. American Hunter was there to document the journeys of Jack Ellis, Hanna Earles, Grace Ainsworth and Jack Rickwalder. Get an inside look at their story with this video.