The ATA’s new Conservation Initiative strives to boost hunting participation nationwide by teaching archers and nonhunters their role in conservation, and detailing how hunters contribute generously to wildlife-management programs.
We seek to teach future generations to appreciate the outdoors and that their impact on it is critical to preserving our rich hunting and conservation heritage.
The Outreach and Education team and your ATA are constantly updating and creating material for this program.
A diagram that demonstrates how archers contribute to conservation through Federal Excise Tax.
A diagram that demonstrates how archers contribute to conservation through Federal Excise Tax.
A diagram that demonstrates how bowhunters contribute to conservation through Federal Excise Tax.
A diagram that demonstrates how bowhunters contribute to conservation through Federal Excise Tax.
A chart that compares the nutritional value of wild game.
A chart that compares the nutritional value of wild game.
The results of a survey to measure the public’s approval of bowhunting.
The results of a survey to measure the public’s approval of bowhunting.
This activity checklist helps you determine which bowhunting activities work best in different scenarios.
This activity checklist helps you determine which bowhunting activities work best in different scenarios.
The Explore Bowhunting activities below teach bowhunters how to use animal tracks for identification, track and scout animals, mark and follow a blood trail using flagging, use binoculars to locate animals from a distance, clear a shooting lane in the forest, and the importance of wind direction.
Map it OutHere’s Concrete Evidence
Glassing for Game
Wind Direction
Create a Shooting Lane
Animal Tracks
Points to Consider
This activity checklist helps you determine which bowfishing activities work best in different scenarios.
This activity checklist helps you determine which bowfishing activities work best in different scenarios.
The Explore Bowfishing activities below teach bowfishers how to make quick and safe decisions on the water, the impact of invasive species on habitats, and include a memory match game.
Shoot, Don’t Shoot
Don’t Invade My Space
Total Bowfishing Setup
Contact Nicole Nash, senior manager of outreach, at
(866) 266-2776 ext. 116
or email Nicole at nicolenash@archerytrade.org
Contact Nicole Nash, manager of range and retail programs, at
(866) 266-2776 ext. 116 or email Nicole at nicolenash@archerytrade.orgThe activities, videos and other resources located here give educators the tools they need to incorporate these lessons easily into any existing program.
The activities, videos and other resources located here give educators the tools they need to incorporate these lessons easily into any existing program.
The activities, videos and other resources located here can be used at expos, festivals and other one day events and are designed to be self-guided discoveries. Handouts explaining how the federal excise tax contributes to conservation is intended for educating the public in a visually appealing way.
The activities, videos and other resources located here can be used at expos, festivals and other one day events and are designed to be self-guided discoveries. Handouts explaining how the federal excise tax contributes to conservation is intended for educating the public in a visually appealing way.
The activities, videos and other resources located here give tournament organizers a variety of options that can be used during the downtime between shooting rounds and videos that can occupy athletes and families while they wait for tournament results and the awards.
The activities, videos and other resources located here give tournament organizers a variety of options that can be used during the downtime between shooting rounds and videos that can occupy athletes and families while they wait for tournament results and the awards.
The ATA also created a quarterly Conservation Newsletter to share news and R3 advocacy efforts with members. The newsletter highlights R3 videos, articles and podcasts featuring the ATA’s conservation efforts on behalf of the industry and its members. Enter your email address in the space provided at the bottom of this page (or on any page on the ArcheryTrade.org website) to ensure you receive this newsletter and other ATA communications.
The ATA also created a quarterly Conservation Newsletter to share news and R3 advocacy efforts with members. The newsletter highlights R3 videos, articles and podcasts featuring the ATA’s conservation efforts on behalf of the industry and its members. Enter your email address in the space provided at the bottom of this page (or on any page on the ArcheryTrade.org website) to ensure you receive this newsletter and other ATA communications.
Contact Nicole Nash for more information about the program, guidance on how to use the program, and an introduction to state coordinators of national conservation organizations. Nicole Nash Manager of Range and Retail Programs (866) 266-2776 Ext. 116
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