Youth hunters and their adult mentors are invited to attend the 17th Annual Robert F. DeRoo Memorial Youth Waterfowl and Pheasant Hunts at the Montezuma Audubon Center, located at 2295 State Route 89, Savannah, NY. The waterfowl hunt will be held on Saturday, September 28 and the pheasant hunt will be held on Saturday, October 12. Hunting guides will accompany the youth hunters and mentors during the waterfowl and pheasant hunts.

Montezuma Audubon Center will also offer a Waterfowl Hunter Education Course for youth and their mentor on Saturday, September 21 from 1 – 4:30PM. This course is required to hunt waterfowl at the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge. Following the course, all youth waterfowl and pheasant hunters and their mentor are required to attend a safety meeting and dinner at Montezuma Audubon Center on Saturday, September 21 at 5:00 PM. This annual event is free but space is limited and registration is required. Visit https://ny.audubon.org/montezuma to download the registration forms and register. Call 315-365-3580 or email montezuma@audubon.org with questions.