The Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office Youth Hunter Education Challenge Program held a skeet shoot fundraiser on May 20 at the RPSO Firearms Training Center. Teams competed in several shooting stations.
NRA’s Youth Hunter Education Challenge (YHEC) provides a fun environment for kids 18 and under to improve their hunting, marksmanship and safety skills. Through its simulated hunting situations, live fire exercises, educational and responsibility events, YHEC helps build upon skills learned in basic hunter education courses and encourages safer, lifelong hunting habits.
Money raise today will help go toward their trip to state competition in Houma. 
“We are so proud to be part of and sponsor our Rapides Pioneers YHEC team” said Sheriff Mark Wood. “These young men and women do such a great job in their competition and this is such a great program for our youth.”