Acadiana Y.H.E.C. is a non-profit 501(C)3 organization intertwined with the Louisiana Youth Hunter Education Assc. which is a subsidiary of the Louisiana Department Wildlife and Fisheries Educational Department and the NRA Hunter Services Department. Under direct supervision of volunteer Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Instructors the youths (10-18) develop personal ethics, self control, safety of firearms, and marksmanship skills. They are educated in survival techniques, wildlife identification, and wildlife conservation with the objective to provide a safer future in outdoor activities.
Acadiana YHEC is one of eight Louisiana YHEC Teams and Louisiana is only one of 50 states the participate in the Annual International NRA Youth Hunter Education Challenge. Currently our youth members consist of 20 -boys and girls ranging from the ages of 10-18 and travel each week from the cities of Youngsville, St. Martinsville, New Iberia, Jeanerette, Charenton, Franklin, Centerville, and Morgan City for club activities and events. One super great bunch of kids if you ask me!
Acadiana YHEC is one of eight Louisiana YHEC Teams and Louisiana is only one of 50 states the participate in the Annual International NRA Youth Hunter Education Challenge. Currently our youth members consist of 20 -boys and girls ranging from the ages of 10-18 and travel each week from the cities of Youngsville, St. Martinsville, New Iberia, Jeanerette, Charenton, Franklin, Centerville, and Morgan City for club activities and events. One super great bunch of kids if you ask me!