Williamsburg, KY – Colorado S3DA State Coordinator, Ryan Hudson, Colorado S3DA State Conservation Coordinator, Dan Uhrich, and the Arrow Busters archery team hosted an archery mule deer doe hunt in Colorado. The hunt was provided by Tom and Tammi Bieser of Mesa, Colorado, and Eric Bruton Guide Service. A selection committee read and discussed the one-page essays that were submitted by students in regards as to why they should be chosen for the hunt. The four lucky students that were chosen were: Brighton and John Bair of Meeker County, Porter Briscoe of Grand Junction, and Kaedyn Nielson of Palisade County.
This hunt was guided by Roy and Barrett Hisel, Devin Hagman, and Dan Uhrich who are all very familiar with the Colorado terrain. Due to extremely good mule deer habitat with plenty of food and sound management practices, Colorado has the largest mule deer population in the country. Mule deer can be hard to distinguish from their surroundings and good optics are an invaluable tool for being able to locate them. The hunting guides did a great job of connecting the students with mule deer herds to allow three of the four participants a successful hunt.
S3DA Parent, Brandon Briscoe stated, “From my perspective, Porter more than enjoyed this hunt. He was so excited when he made that shot on the doe. He knew right away that he had made a great shot and was about to put his hands on his first archery animal. This was his first-year bow hunting as the previous year he wasn't quite ready for it. He really has a passion for archery and hunting and this gave him a lot of confidence. He has goals for archery whether its placing high at a shoot or being able to make that shot on an animal. Devin Hagman was our guide, and we'd hunt with him any day. He was fun to be around and encouraging. He was just as excited as Porter and me, and we were glad he could be a part of it. Getting out in the field and hunting only makes Porter a better hunter and archer. Every successful hunt gives him more confidence. The success, fun, lessons, and memories are what will keep these kids hunting in the future. This is a great program, and we are pleased to see what the future holds.”
About Scholastic 3-D Archery
Scholastic 3-D Archery (S3DA) is a unique, family-oriented youth archery program which has grown exponentially across the United States as a next-step initiative to follow introductory archery programs. The mission of the Scholastic
3-D Archery program is to foster, educate and guide youth in the areas of 3-D, indoor target, and outdoor target archery as well as safe, ethical bowhunting practices. The goal of the S3DA program is to provide archery and bowhunting opportunities to youth in after-school settings, as well as with archery-affiliated clubs and businesses in the community. S3DA students participate in 3-D and target archery using compound and traditional archery equipment. Students can participate at regional, state, and national archery events and earn college scholarships from colleges and universities across the United States. S3DA addresses the need for a program to bridge beginning target archery experience and more advanced activities such as 3-D shooting and bowhunting. The program currently operates across the United States with hundreds of certified coaches serving thousands of young archers.
Contact the Scholastic 3-D Archery National Office at:
www.s3da.org or 410 Sycamore Street, Williamsburg, KY 40769, Ph: 606.524.3685
Media contact Kayla Bolton at kayla@s3da.org, Ph: 423.494.2204