by GWF | May 7, 2024 | Academics Afield, News, R3, Uncategorized
Sometimes lightning strikes, and we get thunder… A non-traditional path into hunting Sometimes lightning strikes, and we get thunder. No, I’m not referring to electricity and sonic booms. I’m making a comparison to the specific set of conditions that need to be...
by GWF | May 1, 2024 | Academics Afield, News, R3, Uncategorized
Covington, GA – The Academics Afield Program, operated by Georgia Wildlife Federation, was recently awarded $10,000 from the SITKA Ecosystem Grant for encouraging the hunting experience. The Academics Afield program aims to address the need for increased access and...
by amadmin | Apr 8, 2024 | Academics Afield, News, R3, Uncategorized
The beginning of 2024 was a busy time for the Academics Afield students at Albany State University. After finishing the first week of school, students with the Academics Afield program went out on a learn-to-hunt deer hunt. We visited the Mike Commander Shooting Range...
by amadmin | Feb 23, 2024 | Academics Afield, News, R3, Uncategorized
Statesboro students recently went out on their third hunting trip in their Academics Afield programming. The 2023-2024 SY cohort, funded by the Georgia State Chapter of NWTF, had two previous hunts where the intended game species was not successfully harvested. During...
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...
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