Hunter Recruitment

Hunter recruitment is the effort to bring new hunters into the fold. Here's how you can help.

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A hunter touches a dead deer on the back..

Q&A: How New Deer Hunters Think About Guns, Butchering, Old-School Hunters, and Their First Kill Q&A: How New Deer Hunters Think About Guns, Butchering, Old-School Hunters, and Their First Kill

By Natalie Krebs

Two hunters, one in blaze orange, kneel behind a dead doe.

Podcast: How to Help New Hunters Shoot Their First Deer Podcast: How to Help New Hunters Shoot Their First Deer

By Natalie Krebs

Here’s What a Harris-Walz Administration Might Mean for Outdoorsmen, Conservationists, and Gun Owners Here’s What a Harris-Walz Administration Might Mean for Outdoorsmen, Conservationists, and Gun Owners

By Andrew McKean

tim walz hunting

How (and Why) We Cover Politics at Outdoor Life How (and Why) We Cover Politics at Outdoor Life

By Alex Robinson

A native hunter, Josiah Pinkham, sits in a field of tall weeds and holds a rifle.

Q&A with a Tribal Hunter on Storytelling, Taking Photos of Deer, and Family Traditions Q&A with a Tribal Hunter on Storytelling, Taking Photos of Deer, and Family Traditions

By Natalie Krebs

hunter education

A Digital Revolution in Hunter Education A Digital Revolution in Hunter Education

By Andrew McKean

A hunter in the snow looks at his phone.

Hunting Regs Are Too Complicated. This New Hunting A.I. Is Trying to Fix That Hunting Regs Are Too Complicated. This New Hunting A.I. Is Trying to Fix That

By Andrew McKean

A hunter in blaze orange looks at a dead deer from a distance

Public Approval for Hunting and Recreational Shooting Continues to Decline in the U.S. Public Approval for Hunting and Recreational Shooting Continues to Decline in the U.S.

By Andrew McKean

A whitetail buck lying in a cut field.

Don’t Hunt (or Kill Game) If Your Heart Isn’t in It Don’t Hunt (or Kill Game) If Your Heart Isn’t in It

By Alex Robinson

A Merriam's turkey strutting on a wooded hillside.

Hunting Mentors Are Great. You Still Need to Hunt Alone Hunting Mentors Are Great. You Still Need to Hunt Alone

By Christine Peterson

Hunters line up for a duck blind lottery in darkness. Photo by Tom Fowlks

Can Hunting Survive in California? And If It Can’t, Who’s Going to Pay to Conserve the State’s Wildlife and Habitat? Can Hunting Survive in California? And If It Can’t, Who’s Going to Pay to Conserve the State’s Wildlife and Habitat?

Story by Christine Peterson, Photographs by Tom Fowlks

A fly angler in a blue shirt and blue hat holds up a small redfish caught on the fly.

BHA Became a Powerful Public Lands Org Thanks to ‘Grassroots Badassery.’ Now It’s at a Tipping Point, and the New CEO Wants to Get Its Mojo Back BHA Became a Powerful Public Lands Org Thanks to ‘Grassroots Badassery.’ Now It’s at a Tipping Point, and the New CEO Wants to Get Its Mojo Back

By Andrew McKean

A shooter lying prone behind a rifle with a pile of brass on the ground.

Hunter Recruitment Efforts Are Falling Flat. Why Don’t We Concentrate on New Shooters Instead? Hunter Recruitment Efforts Are Falling Flat. Why Don’t We Concentrate on New Shooters Instead?

By Andrew McKean

Hunter glasses a hillside.

National Survey Shows Millions of New Hunters and Anglers in the U.S. National Survey Shows Millions of New Hunters and Anglers in the U.S.

By Andrew McKean

Archery in the schools program funding has been restored.

Biden Signs Bill to Restore Funding to Hunter Education, Archery in Schools Biden Signs Bill to Restore Funding to Hunter Education, Archery in Schools

By Andrew McKean

learning to hunt

How Long Should You Hunt “Unsuccessfully” Before Giving Up? How Long Should You Hunt “Unsuccessfully” Before Giving Up?

Kids learn archery in school programs.

Senators Introduce Bill to Block Biden Administration’s Hunter Ed ‘Defunding’ Policy Senators Introduce Bill to Block Biden Administration’s Hunter Ed ‘Defunding’ Policy

By Andrew McKean

The interpretation of new law has led to a freeze on outdoor education at schools

How the “Biden Administration Defunds Hunter Education” Non-Story Became a Massive Story How the “Biden Administration Defunds Hunter Education” Non-Story Became a Massive Story

By Andrew McKean

A female hunter smiles and aims a rifle with the help of hunting mentors and shooting sticks.

How to Hunt: A Step-by-Step Guide for New Adult Hunters How to Hunt: A Step-by-Step Guide for New Adult Hunters

By Alex Robinson, Gerry Bethge, Natalie Krebs

hunting approval rating

Survey: Public Approval for Hunting Drops Sharply Survey: Public Approval for Hunting Drops Sharply

By Andrew McKean