hunter recruitment

11 Ways to Welcome Women Into Deer Camp

Jun 29, 2022 Karli Gill

I’ve had the wonderful benefit of growing up in a family that considers hunting the main event. Not only are the men of our family hunting, but the women are strong and independent hunters themselves….

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NDA’s 2021 Field to Fork Report: 43 Hunts, 17 States

Jan 28, 2022 NDA Staff

We recently wrapped up the sixth season of our Field to Fork adult hunter recruitment program, and despite the lingering pandemic, we were able to hold 43 events in 17 states, ranging in size from…

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Do We Really Need More Hunters?

Jan 26, 2022 NDA Staff

Do we really need more hunters? Even though the answer to that might be an obvious “yes” for most, not everyone agrees largely due to concerns about competition for places to hunt and the ability…

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A Non-Hunter’s Path Into the Deer Woods: Kathleen Savaiano Talks About Barriers, Motivations, and the Story of Her First Success Through NDA’s Field to Fork

Dec 22, 2021 NDA Staff

If you want to hear a deer hunting story that’s sure to give you goosebumps and may even bring a tear to your eye, don’t miss this episode. Nick and The Doctor are joined by…

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What I Learned From Talking to Non-Hunters

Jun 9, 2021 Zack Vucurevich

How the global pandemic led to more productive conversations with non-hunters – through online dating. If the year 2020 had one overarching theme, it was that no one is immune to change. Although some of…

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How We Can End Buck-Shaming

Jul 22, 2020 Lindsay Thomas Jr.

Last year was a good hunting season at Grace Acres, my family’s farm in Southeast Georgia where we have practiced Quality Deer Management (QDM) for many years. My brother-in-law Zack Clemons killed his first buck…

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Meet a New Field-to-Fork Hunter, Then Help Us Recruit Another One.

Nov 20, 2019 Charles Evans

Over the past few years, we have noticed that Field to Fork participants who were not born in the United States always have a similar curiosity about hunting, aside from their food interest. Usually, hunting…

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Raising Little Hunters

Nov 1, 2018 Ronnie "Cuz" Strickland

Sometimes I’m grateful I don’t have little kids today. It seems much harder to raise them than when mine were growing up. I do have four grandchildren that my wife and I are blessed to…

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15 Rewards of Becoming a Deer Hunter

Oct 3, 2017 Lindsay Thomas Jr.

Growing numbers of Americans today are interested in becoming deer hunters but lack family members or friends who can teach them how. Whether they want to be self-sufficient in providing their own food, more fully enjoy the…

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“Field to Fork” Helps Locavores Become Hunters

Nov 3, 2016 Charles Evans

When I ask people why they choose to pursue deer each fall, there are always a variety of replies. Some even struggle with the answer because hunting has become so ingrained in their lifestyle. However,…

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