First Hunts

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Recent research has shown that only 67% of students taking a hunter education class end up buying a license (?Hunter Education Graduates? Proclivity to Purchase a License after Graduation?, Southwick & Associates). In reviewing data from Pass It On - Outdoor Mentors, Inc. events, we have found similar numbers for the children we have been working with over the last 13 years.

In an effort to insure that a greater percentage of hunter ed graduates get in the field and hunt, Pass It On - Outdoor Mentors, Inc., in partnership with local National Wild Turkey Federation, Pheasants Forever, and Quail Forever chapters, will be hosting First Hunt events across Kansas. These First Hunt events will be designed for hunters who have recently passed a Hunter Education class.

The goal of a First Hunt event is to give inexperienced hunters the opportunity to participate in an upland hunt in a controlled environment. This program will focus on giving new hunters a chance to go afield in a controlled hunting environment with experienced mentors coaching them.

To find out more about the First Hunt events we are planning for KS, check out our website: http://outdoormentors.org/content/first-hunt

Thanks,

Mike Christensen
Pass It On - Outdoor Mentors, Inc.

 

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This last weekend, we hosted 2 First Hunt events. On Saturday, 10/17, we partnered with the local PF chapter to take kids from the Wichita area on a pheasant hunt and on Sunday afternoon, we partnered with NWTF to take kids from the Dodge City area on their First Hunt.

Here is a link to pictures from the Wichita hunt: http://outdoormentors.org/content/first-hunt-wichita-1017-0

Here is a link to pictures from the Dodge City hunt: http://outdoormentors.org/content/first-hunt-dodge-city-1018-0

We are looking forward to providing these opportunities for many more kids as the season progresses!