Union Sportsman’s Alliance, NSSF Promote Youth Hunting With New Initiative

By Jacki Billings

The Get Youth Outdoors Day, held in Nashville, introduced youths to the shooting sports. (Photo: Union Sportsman’s Alliance)
The Union Sportsman’s Alliance joined forces with the National Shooting Sports Foundation to bring more than 30 youths together for a day all about conversation and the shooting sports.
Hosted in Nashville, the annual Get Youth Outdoors Day catered to kids age 9 to 15, engaging them in fun activities centered on firearms safety and education. Hands-on instruction courtesy of Union volunteers from Roofers International and Insulators Local 86 offered introductions to sporting clays, archery, wildlife conservation, dog training and outdoor topics.
Brian Dowler, Director of Marketing and Communication with the Union Sportsman’s Alliance, told Guns.com in an interview that the event seeks to turn around declining participation in hunting, conservation and the shooting sports.
“I think there’s an interest there but it needs to be cultivated in a safe and controlled way. We are seeing more and more interest each time we advertise, so there is interest there,” Dowler explained. “I any industry recruitment has to be a goal and the same thing for hunting and the shooting sports. There are barriers to learning how to (shoot) and the more barriers we can break down,

Source: Guns.com