2025 Event Gallery

Youth Mentor Hunt

Photos from the 2025 Pheasants Forever Yolo County Chapter #566 Youth Mentor Hunt — introducing the next generation of upland bird hunters to the field.

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Group of youth hunters and mentors walking through a field with a dog — Heading into the field

Mentor showing a youth hunter how to handle a shotgun in the field — Hands-on instruction in the field

Young girl in orange vest proudly holding a pheasant with her mentor beside her — First pheasant of the day

Smiling boy in orange vest holding a pheasant in a grassy field — A successful young hunter

Two hunters in orange vests walking through a field together — Mentors in the field

Youth hunter and mentor with a Labrador retriever after a successful hunt — Getting warmed up prior to the hunt

Youth hunters practicing at the shooting range before the hunt — Pre-hunt shooting practice

Two hunters at the shooting range, one aiming a shotgun — Success

Hunter kneeling in tall grass with a German wirehaired pointer — A mentor and his bird dog

Youth hunter and mentor walking together through a field carrying a shotgun — Walking the field together

Youth hunter walking through tall grass with a mentor — Into the cover

Family group of hunters in orange vests walking through a field — A family day in the field

Adult and youth fishing together outdoors — Outdoor mentorship beyond the hunt

Large group of youth hunters in orange vests posing under bare trees at a picnic table — The 2025 Youth Mentor Hunt crew

Two young boys in orange vests holding harvested pheasants in a field — Two proud young hunters

Youth hunters practicing at an outdoor shooting station in the rain — Pre-hunt range practice

Hunter in camouflage and orange hat proudly holding a handcrafted wooden American flag at the Youth Upland Bird Hunt event — A handcrafted flag — a special award at the hunt

Mentor in orange vest helping a young boy in an orange hoodie under a blue canopy tent at the hunt event — A mentor and youth hunter at the event tent

Young hunter in orange vest and safety gear walking through tall golden grass with a shotgun raised — Working the tall grass

Mentor in orange vest presenting a wooden flag to a young hunter under a blue canopy with other hunters looking on — Flag presentation at the awards tent

Father in a Carhartt hoodie posing with his young son in an orange hoodie in the parking area before the hunt — Father and son ready for the day

Hunter in orange vest holding a certificate and shotgun with a young hunter beside him at the awards area — Certificate and shotgun award presentation

Three young hunters in orange vests smiling and holding harvested quail near a truck after the hunt — Three young hunters with their harvest

Young hunter in orange vest and camo jacket standing in a green field with a shotgun raised, ready to shoot — Ready to shoot — a young hunter in the field

Pheasants Forever mentor in orange shirt leading two dogs on leash through tall grass with a line of hunters behind him — Mentors and dogs leading the way through the field

Yellow Labrador retriever running across a plowed field carrying a harvested bird in its mouth — A yellow Lab on a perfect retrieve

Hunters gathered inside a lodge for a pre-hunt safety briefing — Safety briefing at the lodge

Large group of hunters and dogs assembled in an open field before the hunt — Hunters and dogs ready to go