The Youth Outdoors Expo was busy at the Tulsa Gun Club this morning with kids and adults lined up for just about every offering – especially that tasty table loaded with some excellent fried catfish,and grilled hotdogs and burgers.
Shotgun shooting, cowboy action shooting, archery, fly fishing and fly tying, BB guns, .22 caliber rifle shooting and even a few German shorthaired pointer puppies were featured attractions. Organizer Shane Bevel of the Tulsa Bird Dog Association said 225 children registered for the event.
I stopped by to enjoy a little time around the crew and kids and grab a few photographs, shared here.
Hat’s off to the Tulsa Bird Dog Association, Tulsa Gun Club, Tulsa Archery Association, Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation STEP Shoot program and others who made a fine experience outdoors possible for a lot of local children.
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Diamond Bibbs of Coweta, left, had some fun learning about archery on her 12th birthday with sister Rolissa, 9, and dad Robert Bibbs at the Youth Outdoor Expo Saturday.
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Cooper Hilton, 8, shows off her bulls-eye shot at the National Wild Turkey Federation's Daisy BB Gun range with help from Vernon Seaman of the Tulsa Bird Dog Association.
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Adam Wiltshire, 13, of Owasso ejects a shell after a successful turn at the Shotgun Training Education Program station with instructor Mike McAllister of the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation Saturday at the Youth Outdoor Expo.
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John Preslar, 12, of Sperry gets some help casting a fly line with Tulsa Fly Fishers vice president Scott Hood Saturday at the Youth Outdoor Expo.
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A Tulsa Gun Dog Association event wouldn't be complete without at least one puppy, in this case a female German shorthaired pointer who charmed all who came near her at the Youth Outdoor Expo Saturday.
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