Kentucky - Archery Trade Association

 KDFWR
 R&R Programs and Initiatives
 Partners
 Pulling it all together
 Commissioner - Greg Johnson
 Tim Slone – Director of I&E
 Bill Balda- Branch Manager
 Patrick O’Connell- NASP
 Jamie Cook- Mentor Hunts and HE
 John Gutzeit- Aquatic Ed
 Brian Blank – Director of Public Affairs
 Brian Clark- Assistant Director of Public Affairs
 Increase license sales
 Immediate
 Long Term
 Create new 0r reengage hunters
 Provide/coordinate the archery pathway of opportunity
 Intro & next-step Programs
 Mentor Hunts
 Partnerships
 NASP
 Mentor Hunts & Intro to Hunting Events
 Hunter Education
 Conservation Camps
 Explore Bowhunting
 What does it look like in Kentucky:
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14 Regions each with a Regional Coordinator
 Only Regional Coordinators may host BAI courses
 Regional & State Tournaments
 Annual Reporting from BAI coach AND the school is required
to be considered active NASP School
 KY NASP
 Has funded 4 sets of 3D targets to utilize at events and loan to NASP
Schools
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550 active Schools
 Approx
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110,000 kids received NASP instruction 2013-2014
10,000 archers registered for regional tournaments in 2014
(1,069 largest to date)
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4172 archers participated in our state tournament last year
(2350 boys, 1822 girls)
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2438 active NASP archery instructors in KY.
 Types: (Totaling 200 new hunters since 2013)
 NASP/Youth
 College
 Hunting 101 / Field to Fork
 Standard Requirements
 License Purchase
 Application process for participants
 18+ or parent/guardian present
 Future Developments:
 Better follow-up methods with participants
 Finding Mentors
 Collection of data from “other” mentor hunts
 Dove Hunts
 Fields planted and dedicated to NASP youth hunt prior
to opening for public use
 Agency Initiative (Wildlife, I&E, PA)
 Limited to only NASP participants that have not hunted
before + a parent/guardian
 Mentors & Firearms
provided
 Who:
 3 Colleges – TWS Chapters (EKU, MSU, Murry State)
 Mentors and hunters from same campus
 What:
 Hunter Education certification
 Explore Bowhunting activites
 Crossbow Hunts (2 mornings, 1 evening)
 Where:
 Public Land
 Camps
 When:
 Friday afternoon- Sunday afternoon
Here’s Why:
 Age Group
 Low participation in hunting
 Socialization
 Have ability to travel
 No parent/guardian required
 Crossbows
 Public land use
 Ease of use for first time hunters
 Explore Bowhunting activities
 License Sales
 Format Includes: (Friday-Sunday)
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Classroom
Field Day
Mentor Hunt
Social
Follow-Up Hunt
 Highlights:
 Crossbows and public land for mentor hunt
 EB activities utilized for Field Day
 Archery provides lengthy season
 Range Day changes
 More than just “shooting”
 Requirement to utilize a minimum of 2 EB activities in each
course.
 HE Instructor trainings
 EB activities will be incorporated into HE instructor
training
 Brief EB workshop, highlighting activities and a variety of
ways to use for a range day
 Basic Camp Information
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3 camps statewide
Each camper gets Jr. Sportsman’s License (4,800 campers 2014)
Campers work to achieve HE “orange card”
4th – 6th graders
 First “Venture Camp” August 2014
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7th & 8th graders (previous campers)
Water Day- bowfishing activities
Range Day- Archery (crossbows and genesis bows)
Forest Day –full of Explore Bowhunting activities
 2011-2014 Statewide
 328 Instructors
 157+ organizations and schools
 8,918 participants
 2013-2014: 63 active organizations (annual report)
 Annual Reporting
 Survey Monkey
 Incentives (gift card, 3D target)
 2011-2014
 Open approach- do not limit to one type of
organization or school
 Present program at annual conferences for Parks, Ag
teachers, Environmental Programs, Boy Scouts
 7-10 workshops a year averaging 100 instructors/yr
 Provide incentives (student handbooks/3D targets)
for reporting for both students and instructors
when available
Active Organizations 2013-2014
3%
13%
In-school
29%
7%
After-school
Homeschool
Park and Recreation
Church
11%
Conservation Club
State Park
4-H
4%
7%
0%
26%
Other
EB Organization Breakdown in KY
18%
3%
5%
In-school
22%
After-school
Homeschool
Park and Recreation
Church
Conservation Club
12%
26%
3%
State Park
4-H
Other
10%
1%
 Utilizing/promoting EB as an enhancement to current
programs AND a complete program
 In-house KDFWR programs (mentor hunts, camps, HE,)
 Partner Programs (Outdoor Days)
 For many age ranges
 Incorporating more discussion in workshops on
molding the program for their needs
 School courses/NASP programs
 4-H Camps
 Continued growth of standard EB programs through
schools, parks, 4-H, churches
 Incorporation and standardization into additional mentor
hunt/hunting 101 courses, BOW, camps and more
 Incorporation into Hunter Education Range Days
 Utilization/Exposure through Partnerships with NGO’s
such as NWTF and additional archery programs offered in
KY.
 Provides a bridge in the Pathway & utilizes industry
 Creates a buzz for more information/training on the
“how to” of bowhunting.
 Utilizes local retailers for equipment/seminars on such
topics for S3DA participants
 Kentucky:
 78 active schools
 51 schools participated in State Tournament (278
students)
 71 parents/grandparents participated in adult challenge
 KY NWTF- Save the Habitat. Save the Hunt.
 3 scheduled regional trainings for chapter members
(HE/EB instructors)
 Hope to create a “mentor” training program
 Provide an outline of ways to NWTF Chapters of how
NWTF and KDFWR can work together to host/market
events (mentor hunts, Range Days)
 Improve lines of communication between KDFWR and
NWTF for R&R events and opportunities to partner.
 Henderson, Co
 Hisle Park
 Cove Spring Park
 State Parks
 Hopkins Co
 Ashland, KY
 Madison Co
 Local Retailers
 Expert Advice
 Programming
 Partnering
 Archery 360- a “one stop shop” information platform
 Manufacturers & Distributor s
 Multi-Chain Retailers (MCR’s)
If we build it, They will come.