Welcome to the Chain-O-Lakes Gobblers JAKES page. Some of you are already Jakes members but for those that are not, please join us. The Chain-O-Lakes Gobblers provides a number of events each year that include safety and education for hunting and many outdoors activities. This includes skeet shooting, archery, rifle range target shooting and ATV safety and instruction just to name a few. You will also learn to ways of the wild turkey and how to hunt, field dress and cook them.
Be a Jakes member!
The 4th anual Jake - Extreme Jake event was fun for all!
It was held January 25th Through 27th, 2008 and Hosted by the
Chain-O-Lakes Gobblers
Leesburg Chapter Of the NWTF and
The Circle-C-Hunt Club in Groveland Florida.
Classes were offered for the following groups.
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Everyone had a good time. If you would like to see the photos, click here
Be sure to register early for next years event. Tickets are going to go fast!
The 2006 State Jakes event was quite a success with over 250 people
in attendance. We had a record number of campers this year with 35 families camping in
tents. The event was even covered by the Leesburg Daily Commercial. It was a very nice
article, read it Here. And check out the photo album for a glimpse of the fun everyone
had. Our thanks to all those who volunteered their time to help make this such a success
and to our new Jakes coordinator Guy Pickup. Of course we cannot say enough about our
thanks to Chet Blackmon for his hard work providing everyone with all that wonderful food.
Big winners in a special drawing this year were Jonathan Bell
and Bennett Mahan. Jonathan won a one-week expenses paid stay at the FWC Youth camp
in the Ocala forest, while Bennett won a $250.00 gift certificate from Bass Pro Shop
for a complete set of Turkey hunting apparel from head to toe.
Do you know your turkey calls?
Come on board the S.S.S. Resilience
Ship 12 of Leesburg extends an open invitation for you to come aboard and join the fun. Become a Sea Scout.
What is a Sea Scout? A Sea Scout is a 14-21 year old boy or girl enrolled in a program for water activities. Sea Scouts are organized to promote better citizenship and to improve members skills and knowledge through instruction and practice in water safety, boating skills, outdoor activities, social and service experiences, and knowledge of our maritime heritage. Members are expected to attend meetings, and maintain the ship's motor and sail boats.
You can learn to sail, to row, and to keep a boat in shape; you can cruise local waters or go sailing on long cruises far from home. You can learn to Scuba dive and take care of boats. You'll be active in camping, social events, tours, regattas, excursions, and seamanship contests. You'll also have a chance to develop maritime skills that can lead to careers later on.
Come and join us for a meeting every Thursday from 7pm till 8:30pm in room 104 at Morrison United Methodist Church downtown Leesburg. If interested or for more information contact Skipper . Visit the ship 12 web site and the SeaScouts.Org to find out more.
Test your reflexes.
Here is a game your Dad use to play
And
UFO Attack!
Xtreme JAKES Program
They also learn to be responsible
outdoorsmen and women through fishing, camping and hunting
seminars taught by legends in the field. They learn to
identify plants and animals, as well as how to effectively
call in those elusive toms.The NWTF has a great opportunity
to teach youth the value of our natural resources and the
importance of conservation. These children will grow up
knowing hunting plays a key role in wildlife management,
and the dollars they spend to hunt go right back into the
state and federal conservation efforts. Hundreds of JAKES events are held across the nation each year
and reach thousands of kids. The national event is held
annually at the Wild Turkey Center, home to the NWTF.Youth
from most states, plus several essay contest winners, earn
the trip to South Carolina to meet some of the biggest names
in the turkey hunting industry, who share their experience
and wisdom with the children. These events are an important
aspect of the NWTF’s outreach programs. But, most importantly,
they provide an opportunity to help build tight family bonds
and memories that will last a lifetime.
If you are a Florida resident you can become a Jakes member today, FREE. Simply fill in the form below and submit it to the Chain-O-Lakes Gobblers. You will receive a subscription to the quarterly Jakes magazine, a Jakes membership card and decal. If you are a past or current member and have not received your Jakes magazine it may be due to incorrect registration information. In that case please re-submit you Jakes registration info so that we may correct it. The NWTF’s newest program, Xtreme JAKES (ages 13-17), provides opportunities and challenges more in line with older JAKES abilities and experiences. JAKES which stands for Juniors Acquiring Knowledge, Ethics and Sportsmanship is dedicated to informing, educating and involving youth in wildlife conservation and the wise stewardship of our natural resources.
Jakes registration Form