{"id":201914,"date":"2024-05-04T11:42:57","date_gmt":"2024-05-04T16:42:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=201914"},"modified":"2024-08-31T11:32:32","modified_gmt":"2024-08-31T16:32:32","slug":"hunt365-tech-advancements-spurring-americas-next-gen-hunters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/hunt365-tech-advancements-spurring-americas-next-gen-hunters\/","title":{"rendered":"Tech Advancements Spurring On America&#8217;s Next Gen of Hunters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/NSSF_Hunter_Tech-1024x624.jpg\" alt=\"Two hunters in the field.\" class=\"wp-image-201915\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/NSSF_Hunter_Tech-1024x624.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/NSSF_Hunter_Tech-400x244.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/NSSF_Hunter_Tech-150x91.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/NSSF_Hunter_Tech-768x468.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/NSSF_Hunter_Tech.jpg 1126w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(<em>Photo: NSSF<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"yoast-reading-time__wrapper\"><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-icon=\"clock\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;vertical-align:-0.1em\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"M12 8v4l3 3m6-3a9 9 0 11-18 0 9 9 0 0118 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__spacer\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:1em\"><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__descriptive-text\">Estimated reading time:  <\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__reading-time\">6<\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__time-unit\"> minutes<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>By Matt Manda<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Hunting remains one of America\u2019s greatest pastimes, but using new technology is key to recruiting and retaining America\u2019s next generation of hunters.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Little compares to the sights, smells and sounds that surround you when on a hunt. Whether it\u2019s walking corn fields, brushy meadows or woodland edges for pheasant or sitting high up in a stand surrounded by woods waiting for a deer to pass by, the experience is unlike any other. Especially if it\u2019s a success and you don\u2019t head home empty-handed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These reasons \u2013 among countless others \u2013 are why hunting has always been, and remains today, one of America\u2019s greatest pastimes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But with the availability of so many other opportunities to fill \u201cfree time\u201d and newer and younger generations opting for non-hunting recreational activities, recruiting and retaining younger hunters to keep America\u2019s hunting traditions heritage alive and well is more important now than ever before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s why using new technology to maintain old pastimes of heading out to the fields, marshes and woods for hunting is such a key aspect to continuing a healthy hunter population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In that regard, New York is on the right path.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-table-of-contents yoast-table-of-contents\"><h2>Table of contents<\/h2><ul><li><a href=\"#h-connecting-mentors-online\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"hunt365-tech-advancements-spurring-americas-next-gen-hunters\" title=\"Tech Advancements Spurring On America's Next Gen of Hunters\" data-level=\"2\">Connecting Mentors Online<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-right-on-time\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"hunt365-tech-advancements-spurring-americas-next-gen-hunters\" title=\"Tech Advancements Spurring On America's Next Gen of Hunters\" data-level=\"2\">Right On Time<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-similar-sentiments\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"hunt365-tech-advancements-spurring-americas-next-gen-hunters\" title=\"Tech Advancements Spurring On America's Next Gen of Hunters\" data-level=\"2\">Similar Sentiments<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-additional-opportunities\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"hunt365-tech-advancements-spurring-americas-next-gen-hunters\" title=\"Tech Advancements Spurring On America's Next Gen of Hunters\" data-level=\"2\">Additional Opportunities<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-connecting-mentors-online\">Connecting Mentors Online<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you travel a few miles north of New York City, the Empire State landscape changes dramatically and offers some of the most beautiful (and bountiful) opportunities for outdoorsmen and women. The New York Department of Environmental Conservation (NYDEC) is now offering an easy-to-use outdoor recreation web portal to make it easier for younger New Yorkers, who might not have easy access to hunting opportunities or existing family members who regularly participate in hunting activities, to match up with mentors who do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.outdoornews.com\/2024\/04\/15\/web-tool-debuts-in-new-york-to-connect-new-hunters-to-mentors\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"hunt365-tech-advancements-spurring-americas-next-gen-hunters\" title=\"Tech Advancements Spurring On America's Next Gen of Hunters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Outdoor News<\/strong><\/a>, NYDEC launched the<strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dec.ny.gov\/things-to-do\/hunting\/learn-to-hunt-opportunities-in-new-york\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"hunt365-tech-advancements-spurring-americas-next-gen-hunters\" title=\"Tech Advancements Spurring On America's Next Gen of Hunters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn to Hunt<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dec.ny.gov\/things-to-do\/hunting\/learn-to-hunt-opportunities-in-new-york\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"hunt365-tech-advancements-spurring-americas-next-gen-hunters\" title=\"Tech Advancements Spurring On America's Next Gen of Hunters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>website<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;as a way to connect novices with experienced hunters who will help them develop the skills needed to be safe and successful when afield. Mentored hunts will allow those younger (or older) hunters with little or no hunting experience to learn additional firearm safety and hunting skills while building confidence under the guidance of more experienced hunters. In addition, first-time hunters can even find mentored hunting events in New York and register for those learn-to-hunt opportunities on the new Mentored Hunt Program registration webpage. It\u2019s a great example of utilizing new technology to advance and promote a revered pastime to ensure the traditions and heritage of hunting continues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOne of the greatest hurdles to newly certified hunters going afield for the first time is the lack of a mentor or a support system to help them understand the basics of a successful hunt,\u201d outgoing DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos said. The Learn to Hunt NYDEC webtool hopes to remedy those hardships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-right-on-time\">Right On Time<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The webtool to nurture hunters in New York couldn\u2019t come at a better time. For all the bad gun control legislation the New York state legislature rams through, they did pass a three-year youth hunting pilot program in 2021, set to conclude this year. The law allowed NYDEC to create a county opt-in program allowing 12- and 13-year-olds to hunt deer with an experienced adult mentor in eligible areas of the state. It also required NYDEC to study each of the three years of youth hunting and report back to the state legislature. The data from the recently concluded second year is promising.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the 2023 hunting season concluded, more than 9,400 12-and 13-year-old hunters in New York, representing nearly 9,200 families, participated. Those youth hunters submitted more than 1,800 deer harvest reports, more than the first year of the program. Not only were the hunters, and the hunts, overwhelmingly successful \u2013 they were also safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDEC\u2019s review of data collected also shows youth hunters followed safety guidelines and showed both respect for wildlife and their fellow hunters while afield. I\u2019m proud to see that New York\u2019s environment is in good hands with this next generation of environmental stewards,\u201d Seggos&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nssf.org\/articles\/california-new-york-show-contrasts-cultivating-youth-hunting\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"hunt365-tech-advancements-spurring-americas-next-gen-hunters\" title=\"Tech Advancements Spurring On America's Next Gen of Hunters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">remarked<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;at the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Right at the time when it\u2019s needed most, it seems the next generation of New York hunters are flourishing and the additional tools and technology will only help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-similar-sentiments\">Similar Sentiments<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Nearly 4,500 miles away from Albany, New York, in Anchorage, Alaska, the sentiments are similar. Alaskans are born and raised with a strong connection to the environment and hunting plays an outsized role in family and community traditions, as well as livelihoods. Young Alaskans are taught early on the critical importance of firearms, not only for subsistence and survival, but also for self-defense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola (D-Alaska) recently spoke in front of dozens of firearm industry leaders during a breakfast&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nssf.org\/articles\/firearm-industry-leaders-flock-to-nssf-congressional-fly-in\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"hunt365-tech-advancements-spurring-americas-next-gen-hunters\" title=\"Tech Advancements Spurring On America's Next Gen of Hunters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">conversation<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;for the 2024 NSSF Congressional Fly-In. She relayed several stories about her upbringing and how hunting and responsible firearm education and training is vital in Alaska, and also how those lessons are entirely foreign to so many who live in big cities \u2013 like New York City \u2013 where children are not taught about firearms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been a real pleasure for me to be able to express that history and upbringing to people who haven\u2019t grown up with firearms,\u201d Rep. Peltola told industry members. \u201cI was able to share those experiences with a room of very liberal people in New York City and they were shocked by this.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That was similar to comments Rep. Peltola offered during a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nssf.org\/articles\/bipartisan-support-for-early-hunting-education-traditions-still-alive\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"hunt365-tech-advancements-spurring-americas-next-gen-hunters\" title=\"Tech Advancements Spurring On America's Next Gen of Hunters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Congressional hearing<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;last year. The topic of the hearing was Pittman-Robertson funding \u2013 the nearly 90-year-old excise tax paid by firearm and ammunition manufacturers that supports conservation and wildlife management in the United States. To date, Pittman-Robertson excise tax dollars from the firearm industry has contributed over $27 billion, when adjusted for inflation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI just appreciate the opportunity to put a plug in for the many, many, many Americans who are responsible gun owners,\u201d Congresswoman Peltola said at the hearing. \u201cYou look at some of the tragedies that are occurring, and those aren\u2019t hunters, those aren\u2019t kids that have grown up with hunting and the good values that, I think, hunting and hunting families provide.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-additional-opportunities\">Additional Opportunities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>At the time, NSSF&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nssf.org\/articles\/hunters-grow-25-percent-past-five-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"hunt365-tech-advancements-spurring-americas-next-gen-hunters\" title=\"Tech Advancements Spurring On America's Next Gen of Hunters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>data revealed<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;a significant number of Americans buying firearms during the coronavirus pandemic listed their interest in hunting as a reason for their purchase. That also meant millions of Americans took up hunting-related activities and took to the woods and fields. Recently, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) revealed some&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nssf.org\/articles\/hunters-grow-25-percent-past-five-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"hunt365-tech-advancements-spurring-americas-next-gen-hunters\" title=\"Tech Advancements Spurring On America's Next Gen of Hunters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>exciting news<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;that all hunters can celebrate. New data showed the rise in hunting interest wasn\u2019t fleeting and those Americans stuck it out and are now full-fledged hunters. The data showed that&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nssf.org\/articles\/hunters-grow-25-percent-past-five-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"hunt365-tech-advancements-spurring-americas-next-gen-hunters\" title=\"Tech Advancements Spurring On America's Next Gen of Hunters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>14.4 million<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;people over the age of 6 participated in hunting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>New York isn\u2019t the only state with a webtool to help connect new hunters with seasoned ones. There are&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.themeateater.com\/hunt\/big-game\/ask-meateater-how-can-you-find-a-hunting-mentor\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"hunt365-tech-advancements-spurring-americas-next-gen-hunters\" title=\"Tech Advancements Spurring On America's Next Gen of Hunters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>numerous options available<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;to help encourage and grow the new waves of Americans taking to the fields, marshes and woods for some time well spent out on a hunt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s never a bad time to head out for a hunt. And it\u2019s clear today, there is no shortage of opportunities for knowledgeable, seasoned hunters to pair up with novice ones, young or old, to encourage them to keep it up and continue the cycle of America\u2019s greatest pastime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong><em>*** <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"hunt365-tech-advancements-spurring-americas-next-gen-hunters\" title=\"Tech Advancements Spurring On America's Next Gen of Hunters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy and Sell on GunsAmerica!<\/a> ***<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hunting remains one of America\u2019s greatest pastimes, but using new technology is key to recruiting and retaining America\u2019s next generation of hunters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":115,"featured_media":201915,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_specdata_upc":"","_specdata_placement":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1273],"tags":[1276,311],"featured":[4081],"hunt365":[4089],"class_list":{"0":"post-201914","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-huntnews","8":"tag-huntnews","9":"tag-nssf","10":"featured-row3","11":"hunt365-hunting"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Tech Advancements Spurring On America&#039;s Next Gen of Hunters<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Discover how technology preserves hunting traditions and nurtures a new generation of outdoor enthusiasts. 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