Incentives for Mentors• Volunteer Liability Insurance and

Property Protection Insurancefrom the WDNR

• Exclusive “Instructor only”opportunities to purchasesignificantly discountedmerchandise offered by huntingand firearms manufacturers anddistributors.

• Additional hunting land access(program currently in development)

TRAINING PROGRAM

NATIONALHUNTER MENTOR

Training will be 10am-3pm on March 30th at:UW-Platteville Markee Pioneer Student Center

Room: Platteville Room-West1 University Plaza

Platteville, Wisconsin 53818-3099

For More Information Please contact Becoming an Outdoors-Woman Director,

Peggy Farrell at: peggy.farrell@uwsp.edu

Register at: https://www.uwsp.edu/cnr-ap/bowWI/Pages/Events.aspx

• Research has shown that new hunters needmultiple contacts with an experienced hunterbefore they are confident enough to continuehunting on their own.

• Many state agencies receive a lot of interestfrom potential new hunters but do not have thementors to facilitate them.

• Many people are spending more time online to

try to learn how to hunt before they ever step

outside. They are not taking traditional hunting

or shooting skills workshops but they still need

individual mentorship.

This is our call to action for hunters. We need your help!

Why Do We Need a National Mentor Training Program?

“In a civilized and cultivated country, wild animals only continue to exist at all when preserved by sportsmen.” - Theodore Roosevelt

•The North American Model of WildlifeConservation strives to sustain wildlife speciesand habitats through sound science and activemanagement. The two main points of the modelare:

– Fish and wildlife belong to all Americans.– It is our responsibility to maintain healthy

wildlife populations

•Since the 1980s, participants in hunting and theshooting sports have been declining, resulting inless funding for conservation. In 1970, more than40 million Americans purchased huntinglicenses. Today, that number has plummeted to11.5 million. With hunters footing such asubstantial portion of the bill, it is easy to seehow quickly funding for wildlife conservation willdrop as number of hunters continue to decrease.

APPLY -

Submit a completed registration form, along with the registration fee of $30. This fee will cover the costs of a state background check, training materials, and lunch.

ATTEND A 1-DAY TRAINING -

During this training, you will learn why mentors are so important to the future of hunting, the principles of the North American Model and the Outdoor Recreation Adoption Models, Mentoring Strategies, Adult Learning Principles, Hunter Responsibility, Hunter Preparedness, and Mentor Benefits and Reporting.

TAKE 1 NEW PERSON HUNTING -

You will create a Mentor Profile in our database so new hunters can connect with you. Or you can recruit your own to take hunting for the first time.

COMPLETE AN ANNUAL REPORT -

· Submit an annual summary of yourmentoring experiences.

How Does The Mentor Training Program Work?