HATFIELD, MN – At its national convention this spring, the Pope and Young Club recognized Dr. Kenneth Mayer (Nevada Department of Wildlife), Kelly Semple (from Alberta) and the New York Bowhunters, Inc., for achievement in pro-bowhunting and pro-conservation efforts.
Kenneth Mayer receives the Lee Gladfelter Memorial Award
In recognition of lifelong commitment to bowhunting efforts by a professional wildlife biologist, the Pope and Young Club presented the 2009 Lee Gladfelter Memorial Award to Kenneth Mayer, Director of the Nevada Department of Wildlife. In receiving the award, Ken mentioned that this was special and humbling because he had personally worked with Lee Gladfelter prior to his passing. In making the presentation, P&Y Conservation Chairman Mike Schlegel noted Ken’s years of service in the California Department of Fish and Game, his 11 years on the American Archery Council’s professional wildlife management team, his service on the Wildlife Society’s technical review committee “The Use of Bowhunting in Wildlife Management,” and his involvement in the 1st National Bowhunting Conference in 2001.
2009 P&Y Conservation Award presented to Kelly Semple
The Club’s Conservation Award is presented biennially to recognize achievement by a person or organization in the promotion of the future of bowhunting and hunting, the image of bowhunting and hunting, and the conservation and wise use of our natural resources. The 2009 recipient is Kelly Semple of Edmonton, Alberta. Kelly has been a high-profile spokeswoman for the future of hunting and conservation issues in Alberta for more than two decades. Principally, she is the executive director for the Hunting for Tomorrow Foundation. Through the foundation, she is heavily involved in youth mentoring and women-in-the-outdoors programs.
New York Bowhunters, Inc. receives the Stewardship Award
Given to a bowhunter or bowhunting organization that, by their actions, has conveyed a positive, good-citizenship image to the bowhunting and non-hunting public, the 2009 Stewardship Award went to the New York Bowhunters Inc. As the state bowhunting organization in New York State, they are involved in a plethora of activities. Of special note are their Urban Deer Committee, their Erwin Bowhunting Program which addresses deer-vehicle accidents and property damage, their physically challenged bowhunter program (promotion of adaptive equipment) and their strong youth programs.
The Pope and Young Club’s Conservation Achievement Awards are presented biennially at the Club’s national conventions. Nominations are open for the 2011 presentations. Send nominations to the Club’s headquarters.
Established in 1961, the Pope and Young Club is a non-profit North American conservation and bowhunting organization dedicated to the promotion and protection of our bowhunting heritage, hunting ethics and wildlife conservation. The Club also maintains the universally recognized repository for the records and statistics on North American big game animals harvested with the bow and arrow.
For information on joining the Pope and Young Club, please contact: Pope and Young Club, Box 548, Chatfield, MN 55923, 507-867-4144, www.pope-young.org,admin@pope-young.org
