RISON - The Cleveland County Cutters & Strutters Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation will host a Jakes Day youth event this Saturday, Feb. 25, at the Old Turkey Farm off Mt. Elba Road south of Rison.
Registration begins at 8 a.m. with station rotations beginning at 8:30 a.m.
The event is free and is open to all youth up to the age of 16. Lunch will be served, and there will be door prizes and giveaways for those attending, including a Ruger .308 rifle.
Jefferson Regional's Cardiovascular Unit will also hold a drawing for a custom turkey call, benefiting the family of Matt Milner.
Jakes Day is an event organized through the NWFT that is designed to encourage to get involved with the outdoors.
The day will consist of youth rotating between a variety of stations that will introduce them to a variety of fields related to the outdoors.
Stations include presentations from Nick Murdox with Quail Forever, taxidermist Jeff Hedden, Arkansas Game & Fish working with cadaver dogs, pelts and fishing, University of Arkansas at Monticello Forestry Department, a bb and shotgun range, turkey shoot, Delta Rivers Nature Center, Jospeh House with trapping and predator control information, and a devotional by Bro. Wade Peddy and more.
For more information, contact Jimmy Edmonds at (870) 718-4557 or John Varnell (870) 718-3268.
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