R3: Recruit, Retain, Reactivate

Published: July 16, 2019, 12:17 p.m.

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The decline in the numbers of American hunters and anglers is not just bad news for our connections to the natural world and for our heritage. Because the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation is based on the robust sale of hunting and fishing licenses, the decline is hitting us all right where it hurts most: in funding for habitat projects, public lands management, restoration,\\xa0 scientific research, access, and on and on. What is the answer? Hal goes to the primary sources: Samantha Pedder of the Council to Advance Hunting and the Shooting Sports, Mark Norquist of Modern Carnivore, and BHA\\u2019s own Trey Curtiss, who runs BHA\\u2019s highly successful Hunting for Sustainability program.

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