On Saturday, August 17th, over 120 individuals gathered to talk about the future of hunting, angling, and shooting sports at the Nebraska R3 Summit. As many know, the number of people participating in these time honored activities, is declining. As …
If you would have told me a year ago that I would become a new hunter, I wouldn’t have believed you. Fishing maybe, but not hunting. I’m originally from New York City, where hunting is not a very popular thing …
My First Year With Hand Me Downs It was 2018 and this was my first year truly pursuing a spring turkey. I had bought a used blind in 2017, was using someone else’s gun, bought an inexpensive call from our …
Recruiting Women Hunters – The Fastest Growing Segment As we continue to see a decline in the participation of hunting, one customer segment that many of us have started to focus on is recruiting women hunters. Currently, women are the …
Outdoor Memories: It’s About…Family, Friends, and Lifelong Skills Have you ever thought about what your hunting endeavors mean to you? When you look back on your fondest outdoor memories, do you remember who was on the hunt, the inside jokes, …
Teach Children to Hunt & Help Save Our Heritage The outdoor industry promotes outreach especially to our youth and next generations. As hunters, we accept our knowledge and outdoor skills to be beneficial. Others may have no concept therefore they …
Mentor a New Hunter – Preserve Our Passions Have you ever wondered what it would be like to mentor a new hunter who is a millennial (someone who is between the ages of 23 and 36)? Are you worried that …
The Nebraska R3 Task Force is a group of agency, industry, and non-government organizations. For the purpose of gathering on a quarterly basis to help drive recruitment, retention, and reactivation (R3) efforts for hunting and shootings sports in Nebraska. With …