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Parker Lee Stepan, of San Antonio, Texas, and Shae Greidanus, of Visalia, California, are the recipients of DSC’s Colin Caruthers Young Hunter Award. This award honors young hunters who have met a very strict set of criteria for hunting and academic achievement, as well as community service and leadership.
The award is named for Colin Caruthers, the son of Tommy and Pat Caruthers, longtime DSC Life Members who have been integral to the development of outdoor education programs for DSC.
A DSC Life Member and senior at central Catholic High School, Stepan is an accomplished hunter and conservationist and is a member of several hunting organizations. Stepan is also an Eagle Scout, one of the captains on his varsity football team and holds a leadership role as Bravo Company First Sergeant with the JROTC.
Stepan has had the opportunity to travel through North America, Namibia, South Africa and Zambia and has harvested impressive animals, such as reedbuck, springbok, bushpig, fallow deer, Burchell’s zebra, scimitar-horned oryx, southern greater kudu and impala.
A senior at Central Valley Christian High School, Greidanus is an avid hunter and hunting advocate who enjoys showing those around her that hunting is “alive, young and positively impactful.”
Greidanus has had the opportunity to hunt in several exciting locals with her family including throughout North America, Canada, South Africa and Spain. She’s harvested a variety of impressive animals, including Dall’s sheep, cougar, black bear, nyala, oryx, impala, fallow deer and European wild boar.
“More than anything else, I want to serve the hunting industry through representation, encouragement and noticeable growth,” Greidanus said.
