Building on Momentum to Advance Hunter Recruitment, Retention, & Reactivation Efforts

By Ammoland

National R3 Implementation Workgroup poised to tackle national barriers which are preventing the advancement of efforts to Recruit, Retain, and Reactivate (R3) hunters, target shooters, and other outdoor recreationists.

Washington, D.C. – -(AmmoLand.com)- On Tuesday, July 23, 2019, the National R3 Implementation Workgroup (IWG) met in Des Moines, IA to develop its next steps to tackle barriers preventing the advancement of national and regional efforts to recruit, retain, and reactivate hunters, target shooters, and other outdoor recreationists. The IWG is an initiative developed, and whose efforts are facilitated, by the Council to Advance Hunting and the Shooting Sports (Council).

The IWG was initiated after the success of the first-ever National R3 Symposium, hosted by the Council in 2018 in Lincoln, NE.

“After the impressive response to the 2018 Symposium and witnessing the rapid investments made by state fish and wildlife agencies, conservation nonprofits, and other partners into R3 positions and programs in the last three years, it is clear that the Conservation Community does not take lightly to the predicted shifts in participation in the hunting and target shooting,” commented John Frampton, President and CEO of the Council. “The Council …Read the Rest

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