Youth and the outdoors. The two don’t seem to mix all that well these days. Between the seemingly endless editorials about kids spending all their free time plugged into electronic toys, the urbanization of our nation causing a generation to lose touch with its natural heritage and loudly voiced concerns over putting kids anywhere near firearms, it’s not often one hears good news that includes a young person and a traditional outdoor pursuit in a positive relationship.
This link leads to an ODNR video about Grant Brimmer, an Eagle Scout who earned that highest honor-of-honors by rebuilding facilities at the Delaware, Ohio, shooting range.
Watch the video. There are kids working safely with power tools in it. There are scenes of kids (gasp!) using rifles in a safe, controlled, sporting manner.
Maybe this is a sign that kids are reconnecting with the outdoors, with the values of hard work for the public good. Or maybe it’s just a case of a kid who was brought up well. Either way, it’s refreshing to see a young man do something like this. Let’s hope he’s got more friends like him, and that they can inspire others to do right by the outdoors.