by GWF | Feb 20, 2024 | Academics Afield, News, R3, Uncategorized
A Practitioner’s Guide and Academics Afield Toolkit Covington, GA – Georgia Wildlife Federation (GWF) just released a comprehensive guide and toolkit outlining the benefits of engaging college students for hunter recruitment, retention and reactivation. Packed with...
by amadmin | Dec 18, 2023 | Academics Afield, News, R3, Uncategorized
While becoming a hunter, a person may be faced with many obstacles that could deter them from continuing. For example, not harvesting can discourage a beginner from going out in the field again. For our Academics Afield Statesboro students in the 2023-2024 cohort we...
by amadmin | Nov 16, 2023 | Academics Afield, News, R3, Uncategorized
By: Milo Raoof I recently had the opportunity as an Academics Afield Intern with the Georgia Wildlife Federation to hunt deer on private land with a crossbow. Mrs. Bashford and Mrs. Minchey organized and led the hunting event and we all had so much fun! We learned all...
by amadmin | Nov 16, 2023 | Academics Afield, News, R3, Uncategorized
Albany State University students recently went to the Jones Center at Ichauway in Southern Georgia for a hands-on field dressing and processing workshop on deer. Brandon Rutledge, Conservation Coordinator at the Jones Center, welcomed the students on the property and...
by amadmin | Oct 24, 2023 | Academics Afield, News, R3, Uncategorized
By Coral Minchey and Bre Bashford Academics Afield is a learn-to-hunt program led by Georgia Wildlife Federation, supported by the Georgia R3 Initiative and the Georgia Southern University Shooting Sports Education Center, aimed at engaging college students in hunting...
by amadmin | Oct 10, 2023 | Academics Afield, News, R3, Uncategorized
A big aspect of a successful hunt is location, location, location. Scouting land is important for finding animal tracks, habitats preferred by the desired game species, and land that is easily accessible to set up your hunting equipment. The ownership of the land that...
Recent Comments