‘Learn to Hunt’ program hitting its mark in Illinois

Lifelong hunters in Illinois may not recognize or understand it, but attracting new hunters in the state is a formidable task. Try this analogy: it’s sort of like hunting for quail in a cloud of field sparrows.

According to a recently-released report on the LTH effort, 4,685 potential new hunters attended in-person events between 2017 and 2022. Counting workshops, webinars, online seminars, individual mentored hunts, group events, podcasts and a host of social media interaction, the program revealed that it had more than 1.3 million contacts during the 5-year period. 

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