TTHA's Youth Essay Contest
2010 Winner Announcement
At Texas Trophy Hunters Association, we are very proud to announce Hunter Wright as the winner of the 2010 TTHA Youth Essay Contest. Thank you to Hunter for taking the time to write and submit his essay and to you for encouraging and supporting him to do so.
This year there were a record number of Youth Essays turned in to make the 2010 TTHA Youth Essay Contest the most successful one yet. Having more entries, however, made it harder to determine a winner than ever before. The judging panel consisted of the team at TTHA and members of TTHA’s ProStaff. It was a close race, but Hunter prevailed as the winner.
Youths ages 10 – 17 years old were encouraged to write a 500 word essay on the topic “Why are young hunters so important to the survival of the hunting industry?” As the winner, Hunter will be awarded a membership in Texas Trophy Hunters Association and will get a FREE whitetail hunt at the Diamond R Ranch in Willow City, Texas.
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Texas Trophy Hunters is proud to continue the much acclaimed Youth Essay Contest in 2010. Youths, ages 10-17, are encouraged to write a 500 word or less essay answering the question, “Why are young hunters so important to the survival of the hunting industry?”
Two of the goals of the Texas Trophy Hunters Association (TTHA) are to promote the education of youth in securing the future of the hunting tradition and to extend the goodwill of members through community outreach. In 2010, that goodwill is going to reach the winning youth in the form of a FREE Whitetail buck hunt in the Texas Hill Country. In addition, the winner will be awarded a membership in the Texas Trophy Hunters Association and their hunt will be featured in The Journal of the Texas Trophy Hunters.
The hunt will take place during the 2010-2011 hunting season at the R Diamond Ranch near Fredericksburg, Texas. Food and lodging will be provided. The winner will be responsible for transportation, processing and/or taxidermy. Please see TTHA.com for complete contest rules.
Contest rules are as follows:
· Contest open to 10 to 17 year olds.
· Participants must have successfully completed an accredited hunter education course and possess a current hunting license.
· Entries must be 500 words or less and include name (first, middle initial, last), mailing address including zip code, email address, phone number, date, city and state where hunter education course was completed, hunting license number and state of issue, age and date of birth.
· Essays must be printed or typed.
· Only one (1) entry per person.
· One (1) winner will be selected by the Marketing Department of TTHA.
· All essays become the property of TTHA.
· Complete rules to 2010 TTHA Youth Essay Contest can be found on TTHA.com.
· All entries must be postmarked by June 30, 2010 and mailed to:
Youth Essay Contest
Texas Trophy Hunters Association
326 Sterling Browning Rd., Ste 101
San Antonio, TX 78232
This hunt is co-sponsored by R Diamond Ranch (www.Rabkes.com; 830.685.3266). Previous winners and additional essays can be found on www.ttha.com.
2008 and 2009 Youth Essay Contests
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2008 Winner
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2009 Winner |
Winners for 2008 and 2009 have been chosen and the prizes have been awarded. Congratulations to Patrick Kavanaugh, winner of the 2009 TTHA Youth Essay Contest. Patrick won a whitetail hunt at the Diamond R Ranch near Fredericksburg, Texas, on what was probably the coldest day of the year. Patrick clutched his rifle in the 19-degree temperature to search for his trophy. Patrick also received a membership in the Texas Trophy Hunters Association presented by Editor Horace Gore.
"The number of hunters in the United States has steadily decreased over the past several years. If I were put in charge of recruiting more people to participate in hunting, I would..."
John Patrick Kavanagh IV - 2009 Contest Winner
Aaron - age 14 Allen - age 13
Amanda - age 13 Caleb - age 11
Derek - age 16 Garren - high school
Garrett - high school Heather - age 13
Hunter - age 11 James - age 14
Jared - age 11 Justin - age 12
Nathan - age 16 Rick -
Sawyer - age 12