Sports

On Saturday, June 11, 2016 Kisatchie National Forest and the Winnfield Bass Club will host a Youth Fishing Derby on the Winn Ranger District. The Winn District invites children ages 2-12 to participate in the derby at the Bombing Range Pond, 7 miles west of Winn field. Check- in will begin at 7:30am with fishing at 8:00am and concluding at approximately 10:00am with an award ceremony for the derby winners.

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Mitchell Miles of Dodson, is an online student of Liberty University in Lynchburg, VA. He is majoring in Christian Studies. Mitchell made the college archery team in Jan of this year. He competed in Kentucky with the team in March. On April 23, Mitchell shot at the Regional College Archery Tournament in College Station, Texas. Mitchell made the top 5 in the male compound division and made the All Regional Team. He will compete at the National College Archery Tournament in Lansing, Michigan on May 19-22. On April 29-May 1, Mitchell competed in the Texas Regional Paralympic Meet in archery and track and field. He placed 1st place in the javelin, 1st place in the shot, and set the American Record in the discus. At the archery tournament, Mitchell was invited to attend the Team USA archery camp in Oklahoma in June, to shoot with Team USA Paralympic Archery Team.

On Saturday, June 11,2016 Kisatchie National Forest and the Winnfield Bass Club will host a Youth Fishing Derby on the Winn Ranger District. The Winn District invites children ages 2-12 to participate in the derby at the Bombing Range Pond, 7 miles west of Winnfield. Check-in will begin at 7:30am with fishing at 8:00am and concluding at approximately 10:00am with an award ceremony for the derby winners.

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Congratulations to the boys and girls track team for an outstanding performance at the Regional track meet on April 28. Also congratulations to the boys’ track team for being the Region 1-3A champions.

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For the past several weeks, I have been chasing birds. I brought two of them home with me; beards and spurs are drying on the shelf and meat is in the freezer. I’m a turkey hunter and this is the time of year I look forward to more than any other time. Louisiana’s season ended this past weekend and although it would be fun to chase another gobbler or two, I’m content with what the season afforded me.

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Scenes from the 2016 Forest Festival

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I am truly blessed as an outdoor writer/broadcaster to get to do some really neat stuff in the outdoors. I get to fish places I wouldn’t ordinarily get to fish; get to hunt in places I’d never go if I weren’t in this profession. Most of the spots I get to visit are offered gratis with the expectation I’ll find something interesting to write or broadcast about.

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