Whitetails Unlimited Grants $8,900 To Mabel-Canton Clay Target Team

Whitetails Unlimited recently awarded an $8,900 grant to the Mabel-Canton Clay Target Team in Mabel, Minnesota. This brings the total WTU has contributed to the team to over $17,000. Their primary discipline is 5-stand trap where they have qualified for state competition twice since the team’s inception in 2016. The trap team consists of 21 young men and women from 8th grade to seniors in high school.

The Staying on Target Program is the largest of Whitetails Unlimited’s four pillar programs, in terms of dollars spent. Target shooting initiatives provide an introduction to youth archery and firearm fundamentals to help nurture a lifelong interest in the shooting sports, and ultimately expose the next generation to the sport of regulated hunting. WTU is also a strong supporter of other shooting sports organizations such as National Archery in the Schools Program including the IBO 3-D Challenge, 4-H Shooting Sports, Scholastic 3-D Archery, and the Scholastic Clay Target Program. Local sportsman’s clubs that host youth shooting sports leagues such as archery or clay targets have also been large recipients of WTU contributions.

“It is great to see this program flourishing so early in its existence,” said Whitetails Unlimited Program Services Director Russ Austad, “We very much hope this positive experience for young adults will someday result in moral and ethical hunters.”

About Whitetails Unlimited:

Since our beginning in 1982, Whitetails Unlimited has remained true to its mission and has made great strides in the field of conservation. Thanks to more than 475 chapters, 114,000-plus members, chapter volunteers, and corporate sponsors, Whitetails Unlimited has earned the reputation of being the nation’s premier organization dedicating its resources to the betterment of the white-tailed deer and its environment. Our mission is to raise funds in support of educational programs, wildlife habitat enhancement and acquisition, and preservation of the shooting sports and hunting tradition for future generations. To date, Whitetails Unlimited has expended more than $102.7 million on program services and activities that continue to enhance, and ultimately foster, our mission.