The COVID-19 pandemic brought with it an unforeseen increase in hunting license sales in 2020 and while slightly lower in 2021, sales were still higher than pre-pandemic 2019 levels. The…

In the spring of 2021, the South Carolina SCDNR of Natural Resources (SCDNR) surveyed nearly 3,000 anglers, hunters, and boaters (‘core users’) plus the general public without any recent interaction…

Effective resource management depends on understanding user’s harvests, demographics, habits, preferences, and trends. To help manage the South Carolina oyster resource, at the end of the 2020-2021 oyster season, more…

This report examines access to and usage of natural areas during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to 2019 levels. Natural areas include public open spaces such as local, county, state, and…

Efforts to recruit and retain new hunters will achieve greater success by learning from those who already participate in the outdoors. Target archery participants are an ideal audience to understand…

Compared to current license offerings, West Virginia’s hunters and anglers might prefer new options that could generate equal or greater revenues. This phase, the third in a three-part series of…

Is your state considering a change to license prices? Check out this report to see how we can help! This report uses historical sales data provided by the Florida Fish…

Curious how your constituents might respond to changing license prices? We can help! As an example, this report uses historical sales data provided by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources…

The primary purpose of this study is help identify a source of stable matching funds should ‘Recovering America’s Wildlife Act’ (RAWA) become federal law. If passed, the New Mexico Department…

Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration excise taxes are generated by hunting-related and non-hunting related activities. Non-hunting activities include recreational shooting, home and self-defense, firearms collecting, and non-law enforcement or military…