Izaak Walton’s Teddy Bear Hunt needs sponsors

Each year on Father’s Day weekend, the Izaak Walton Huntington chapter hosts a Teddy Bear Hunt to celebrate the local community. Kids can purchase a $5 hunting license to join Smokey the Bear and local firefighters on a search for teddy bears through the chapter trails.

The “hunters” will fill out a hunting license with a DNR officer, and learn about population control as a part of conservation efforts. Each hunter will get to name and adopt a teddy bear to a good home. A meal is included with each hunting license.

Other activities include bear-themed coloring pages, face painting, temporary tattoos, bounce houses, a bear crawl competition, using fire extinguishers with firefighters, an obstacle course and more.

You may have heard about, or even participated in this event, in the past. We are only able to put on this event with the help of our community, which includes individuals and businesses like you. We are looking for sponsors at varying levels. In return for any sponsorship, we will advertise your business on our website and social media page as well as at the event. Visit izaakwaltonhuntington.com/teddy-bear-hunt to see previous sponsor exposure. We had roughly 1,500 guests in 2025 and hope to expand that for 2026.

To sponsor this event, please contact our Teddy Bear Hunt committee at

TBH@Izaakwaltonhuntington.com or (260) 355-5802.