hunter recruitment

Field to Fork Started Her Hunting. She Just Took a 9-Point Buck On Her Own.

Dec 15, 2025 NDA Staff

Editor’s Note: In 2019, Sandra Reulet of New York learned about the National Deer Association’s Field to Fork program through volunteers who were sharing venison samples at the Saratoga Farmer’s Market. One of the people…

NDA Participates in 2nd Annual Missouri Governor’s Mentored Deer Hunt

Nov 4, 2024 Cole Gander

For the second consecutive year during Missouri’s new early antlerless rifle season, NDA Deer Outreach Specialists Cheyne Matzenbacher and Cole Gander had the opportunity to cooperate with multiple organizations and partners to participate in the…

4 Strategies for Talking to Non-Hunters About Deer Hunting

Aug 14, 2024 Cory Gurman

I love cooking venison, and sharing it with my friends at school is always fun and incredibly gratifying. One time I was cooking for a group of friends, and I just assumed everyone knew they…

Meet Deer Hunters of R3 Who Were Recruited, Retained and Reactivated

Jun 5, 2024 Cole Gander

It’s no secret that participation in hunting has been on the decline since the early 1980s. Because hunters carry wildlife conservation on their shoulders, efforts to grow hunter numbers – known as Recruit, Retain, and…

How I Went From Vegetarian to Deer Hunter

May 29, 2024 Elizabeth Kligge

I wasn’t raised vegetarian. In fact, I loved meat so much as a child that my Dad nicknamed me “The Meat Eater.” Vegetarianism was something I adopted in high school, with complete disregard for the…

The Kip Adams Challenge: Achieve These 5 Goals for a Rewarding Deer Season

Oct 11, 2023 Kip Adams

Hunting season is upon us throughout the whitetail’s range. It’s a glorious time of year and one filled with excitement and opportunity. We enter deer-hunting season with different expectations and avidity levels, but regardless of where…

Start New Adult Hunters On Deer, Not Squirrels. Here are Three Reasons Why.

Jul 26, 2023 Hank Forester

“Would you like to try some squirrel?” I’d ask Swanny Evans as we manned our Field to Fork booth. We were waiting to share venison samples with passersby at the Athens, Georgia Farmer’s Market, where…

10 Practices of the Most Successful Deer Hunting Mentors

Apr 12, 2023 Hank Forester

I have been fortunate to sit with lots of new deer hunters who have taken their first deer, and I have overseen even more organized programs hosting new hunters on their first hunts. I’ve noticed…

11 Ways to Welcome Women Into Deer Camp

Jun 29, 2022 Karli Gill

I’ve had the wonderful benefit of growing up in a family that considers hunting the main event. Not only are the men of our family hunting, but the women are strong and independent hunters themselves….

NDA’s 2021 Field to Fork Report: 43 Hunts, 17 States

Jan 28, 2022 NDA Staff

We recently wrapped up the sixth season of our Field to Fork adult hunter recruitment program, and despite the lingering pandemic, we were able to hold 43 events in 17 states, ranging in size from…

Field to Fork Started Her Hunting. She Just Took a 9-Point Buck On Her Own.

NDA Participates in 2nd Annual Missouri Governor’s Mentored Deer Hunt

4 Strategies for Talking to Non-Hunters About Deer Hunting

Meet Deer Hunters of R3 Who Were Recruited, Retained and Reactivated

How I Went From Vegetarian to Deer Hunter

The Kip Adams Challenge: Achieve These 5 Goals for a Rewarding Deer Season

Start New Adult Hunters On Deer, Not Squirrels. Here are Three Reasons Why.

10 Practices of the Most Successful Deer Hunting Mentors

11 Ways to Welcome Women Into Deer Camp

NDA’s 2021 Field to Fork Report: 43 Hunts, 17 States

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