“Mentoring” has been increasingly emphasized within the R3 community as a priority R3 effort critically needed to help reverse the declining trend in hunting and target shooting. The purpose of this project is to begin identifying and quantifying the factors most critical to delivering mentoring enterprises at scale.
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Access to quality lands for hunting, fishing and other outdoor recreation is one of the greatest challenges facing sportsmen today. As part of the 2008 Farm Bill, the Voluntary Public
Read more →America’s Sporting Heritage: Fueling the American Economy, prepared by Southwick Associates for the Congressional Sportsmen Foundation, ties the economic impacts of hunting, sportfishing, and target shooting together. With at least 53 million Americans
Read more →The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission has implemented several different programs aimed at recruiting, reactivating, and retaining anglers (R3), with some programs dating back as far as 2008. This study was undertaken to understand how six of these angler programs might have
Read more →Southwick Associates has helped many states boost revenues by designing better-selling licenses and identifying optimal prices. Contact Southwick Associates for a sample of these reports.
Read more →The major activities that generate Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration excise tax revenues can be divided into hunting-related and non-hunting related categories. Non-hunting activities are generally comprised of recreational shooting,
Read more →This report, produced for the American Sportfishing Association (ASA), shows the high churn rate among anglers and provides insights into the various lifestyles within the angling population. Check out the Fishing
Read more →This report, produced for the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), shows the high churn rate among hunters and provides insights into the various lifestyles within the hunting population. Check out
Read more →A study of women in the outdoors’ activities, perceptions, purchases, and related media consumption related to fishing, shooting and hunting.
Read more →A study of Why Anglers Do and Don’t Fish and what will get them on the Water
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