national youth hunting trends
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National Youth Hunting Trends. By Olivia Dorothy Youth Program Coordinator Department of Natural Resources August 12, 2009. What encourages hunting and shooting participation? What do current and potential participants need to increase participation? How can we market these activities?. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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NATIONAL YOUTH HUNTING TRENDSBy Olivia DorothyYouth Program CoordinatorDepartment of Natural ResourcesAugust 12, 2009
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What encourages hunting and shooting participation?
What do current and potential participants need to increase participation?
How can we market these activities?
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WHY JOHNNY WON’T HUNT
The number of hunters have decreased
The public supports hunting
Fewer youth are involved
Sportsmen contribute significantly to species management and habitat conservation
Conservation donations Hunter: $53 / year Average American:
$32 / year
Trends Who cares?
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TRENDS
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RETENTION
Younger initiation correlates with greater avidity
Initiation is most common through male family members
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IMPORTANCE OF FAMILY
“It takes a hunter to make a hunter”
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MOTIVATIONS
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WHY DON’T PEOPLE HUNT?
Hunters Non-Hunters
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RESULTS
Declining due to increasingly urban and aging society
Lack of access and awareness Lack of sufficient financial resources Lack of coordination to guide
recruitment and retention programs
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SUGGESTIONS
Increase awareness of recruitment and retention programs, especially among outdoor recreationists who do not already hunt
Create standardized teaching methods that maximize hunting participation after the course
Foster the natural path to hunting, which begins at a young age when mentors take kids out hunting. Family support of hunting is critical.
Enable the most simple activities for beginning hunters
Intense hunting education courses should occur after initiation