Get off your duff and go recruit a new bowhunter

[Charles Ek]

#6332

That iron is getting warmer these days and needs striking. Get off your duff and go recruit a new bowhunter:

“What Motivates the Healthy, Happy, Hipster Hunter?“

https://www.archerytrade.org/news/meet-the-happy-hunter-millennials?utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=Email&utm_term=Newsletter_April+2016

[David Becker]

#11182

Hey, I bow hunt, carry a pocket knife, and cook on cast iron. Does that mean I’m cool again?

In all seriousness, we do appear to be approaching a cross roads when it comes to hunting, and hunting culture. It will be interesting to see where this goes.

[Charles Ek]

#13846

You say cross roads, I say rapidly aging cohort of mostly Baby Boomer trad bowhunters. 😉 This crowd needs fresh blood more than Dracula does.

If there are folks out there who are predisposed to activities that focus on ethical considerations, doing their own thing and outdoor skills, we should go after them with the same energy we devote to deer and elk hunting. Well, almost. 😉

[Stephen Graf]

#20211

Ug. What a stilted bigoted and self serving article. Reminds me why I got out of the rat race. The archery “industry” is filled with small companies managed by marginal businessmen of mediocre intelligence [I know, I used to be one of them 🙄 ]

Bring women into archery? A nobel effort. Hey, lets call ’em “Lady Bowhunters” and make pink bows. Dumb A$$’s

Bring young people into archery? Another nobel effort. Hey, lets call ’em liberal hipsters, that aught to do it. Dumb A$$’s

They should have rounded out their bigotry in the article by mentioning the need for more Darkies in the sport. How’d they miss that one?

An article short on facts and long on labels. Any wonder why the ATA is ineffective?

Sorry for the rant. I just hate to see archery get double whammed by those that want to profit from the gizmo market at any cost while caring little for the actual tradition of archery, or the people that love it.

[Charles Ek]

#21180

I take your points about the writing and about the ATA’s direction in general. But I gleaned an insight from it regardless. There are people out there who might be receptive to recruitment because they share some values with us.

[Alexandre Bugnon]

#22027

Whatever the perspective and angle they use, the sneaky ATA’s mission is to sell crossbows and compounds!

[Ralph]

#25659

Yeah and Bloomberg don’t even want you to drink sodie pops……..

and is opposed to many other things I hold dear……..

[Stadig]

#31665

Hi all.

I have to say its a pretty good read, while I cant say I’m your stereotypical Millennial new hunter being,a veteran and attending school after my service. I have to say the attention and interest from my hipster classmates has been very positive with many of them wanting also to give hunting a try for the reasons listed.

I feel it is hardest for people who did not grow up hunting to get into it as young adults. So whenever we have a chance to “pay it forward” and mentor a new hunter we would help preserve and strengthen the conservation,tradition and all the other great things that hunting provides.

[Charles Ek]

#33138

Stadig wrote: Hi all.

I have to say its a pretty good read, while I cant say I’m your stereotypical Millennial new hunter being,a veteran and attending school after my service. I have to say the attention and interest from my hipster classmates has been very positive with many of them wanting also to give hunting a try for the reasons listed.

I feel it is hardest for people who did not grow up hunting to get into it as young adults. So whenever we have a chance to “pay it forward” and mentor a new hunter we would help preserve and strengthen the conservation,tradition and all the other great things that hunting provides.

Thanks for your comment!

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