Exploring nontraditional pathways into hunting in New York State: implications for recruitment and retention
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Exploring nontraditional pathways into hunting in New York State: implications for recruitment and retention
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Anecdotal evidence suggests that adults lacking previous hunting experience and family support for hunting comprise a growing proportion of new hunters. Empirical evidence of such a trend is lacking. Furthermore, hunting motivations and constraints for these “nontraditional path hunters” (NTPHs) have not been well documented. We articulate a strategy for identifying potential NTPHs in New York, describe socialization mechanisms initiating NTPHs into hunting, and explore motivations and constraints of these hunters. Data were collected using a Web-based survey of 3,605 NTPHs identified among 2014 Sportsman Education course graduates in New York. We found that many NTPHs were initiated by friends and co-workers, and their motivations and constraints were similar to traditional hunters. These findings suggest that NTPHs are not a panacea to the trend of declining numbers of hunters in New York.
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Creator
Quartuch, Michael R.
Stedman, Richard C.
Decker, Daniel J.
Larson, Lincoln R.
Siemer, William F.
Baumer, Meghan S.
Subject
Constraints
Motivations
Nontraditional path hunter
Recruitment
Socialization
Extent
15 pages
Date Created
2017-06-19
Type
Article
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application/pdf
Language
English
Is Part Of
Human Dimensions of Wildlife
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Citation
Quartuch, Michael R. et al., “Exploring nontraditional pathways into hunting in New York State: implications for recruitment and retention,” CPW Digital Collections, accessed May 16, 2024, https://cpw.cvlcollections.org/items/show/246.