Where: Millstone 4-H Center

When: JULY 22-27, 2007

A once in a lifetime outdoor learning experience for boys and girls ages 12 to 15!

Open to the first 85 registrants, the Fur, Fish ‘N Game Rendezvous 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 Education 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 environmental (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, taxidermy, and Project Learning Tree

Advanced Fur, Fish ‘N Game Rendezvous Camp:

Open to the first thirty (30) respondents, this action packed camp is for youth who have successfully completed the Fur, Fish ‘N Game Camp. Campers will learn more in-depth and detailed information about prescribed burning, wildlife surveying, estimating timber value, fish and wildlife population dynamics, dendrology, animal damage control and endangered species management. If you think that you may be interested in a career in wildlife management, forestry or other natural resource fields... you will not want to miss this one.

The Fur, Fish ‘N Game Rendezvous Camp is sponsored by NC Cooperative Extension Service, NC Wildlife Federation, NC Wildlife Resources Commission, 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 the class instruction is handled by professional natural resource managers.

If you have any questions concerning the camp, please call Renee Strand, NC Cooperative Extension Service, at (919) 515-5518. Questions regarding registration and fees should be directed to State 4-H Camping Office (919) 515-8471.