This week we feature a single youth hunter, Griffen Crowley. Griffen is an eighth grade student at Chinook Junior High School and an avid outdoorsman.
Griffen just wrapped up his fourth season hunting and boy was it a good one. Joining him on his hunts are his Dad Clint and his Cousin Merle Young.
All of his hunts occur south of Chinook in the Bear Paw Mountains where he has spent plenty of time surveying the land. This year Clint took him on his Mule Deer Hunt while Merle accompanied him on his Antelope and Cow Elk hunts.
His success this year included harvesting a nice Mule Deer Buck, and a Cow Elk. Griffen filled his Antelope tag earlier in the season completing the trifecta.
Griffen's interest in the outdoors is year around as his mom Jacy states, "Griff enjoys hunting and puts in time shed hunting and scouting so he knows what bucks are in the area." She added, "One of his favorite things about it 'is the trill of chasing a big buck'. He also likes to share the story of the hunt with his cousins and friends.
Griffen, being the hunter he is, looks to increase his harvest, "Next on his hunting wish list is a mountain lion and archery Turkey, which he will hopefully get a chance at this winter and spring and of course an archery bull elk in the future," concluded Jacy.
He certainly has some good hunting role models to guide him with Dad Clint and Cousin Merle showing him the ropes. Congratulations Griffen on a great season!
If you have a youth hunter and would like to share his/her story, please send your information to frate_kracker@icloud.com or bcjpictures@mtintouch.net. Please include a full size jpeg or pdf photo, along with the basic details of the hunt; who, what, when and where.