Programs

Participation in outdoor recreation provides opportunities for people to connect with nature and become involved in the hunting, recreational fishing, and shooting sports that make up America's outdoor heritage. Although the number of people participating and remaining active in these sports is declining, there are many programs that can be instated to get and keep people involved in sportsmen's communities. Additionally, some of these programs offer benefits not only to participants but to the community at large.

Programs Issue Briefs 

Game Meat Donation - These programs offer an opportunities for communities to solve crop and property damage resulting from growing numbers of deer, geese, and other game animals by ensuring game meat harvested with preventive game permits is donated to feed the hungry.

Archery in Schools - These programs offer students the opportunities to get involved in shooting sports through target archery. In order to be successful nationwide program this program is in need of more funding and support.

Hunting, Fishing & Nature Appreciation in Schools - These programs offer opportunities to improve young people's quality of life by getting them involved in hunting, fishing, and nature appreciation program.

Shooting Appreciation Programs in Schools - Because both hunters and recreational shooter contribute to conservation funding, increasing the number of youth exposed to and involved with these sports benefits them and conservation efforts.

Voter Registration - In order to protect our outdoor heritage, it is important to encourage sportsmen to increase their participation in the political process through casting their vote. Providing voter registration at the time of purchase of sportsmen's licenses increases the number of registered sportsmen voters.

Outdoor Sporting Goods Tax on Holiday - Provides sportsmen an easier way to obtain their necessary equipment while simultaneously financially benefiting the firearms and sporting goods industries and conservation programs.

Internet Based Hunter's Education Course - Provides potential hunters the opportunity to study and complete their required hunter's safety education course at their own pace. This program not only accommodates future hunters but is a way for states to obtain important data on licensing and registration information.