Great Article NEW......I couldn't agree more with your thoughts. I think many people want to do something, but are not sure "what" that somethng is. You offer the obvious supports of joining organizations, mentoring new hunters, and promoting our sport/lifestyle, but your "real" question still has gone un-answered............"How can we do these things better?"


One suggestion would be for a push to implement the sport of archery in the school system. 28 states have it, including Virginia, but i have yet to see it in the Southeastern region of the state. Why is this? One reason could be because of the lifestyles of this region. Wouldn't you agree?

One way to gain more support, have an established mentoring program, and raise safety awareness(which would help with some of the negativity) could be to push for the implementation of archery in the Physical Education curriculum in the school system. The sad thing is.......only a small handful of individuals would actually write the school adminstrations for this cause.