40 2020 Annual Report
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Wildlife
T A K E ' E M H U N T I N G – R E C R U I T I N G
N E W H U N T E R S
In fall of 2019, Game and Parks announced the first Take 'em Hunting
Challenge – asking hunters to pledge and then take along a new or beginning
hunter in the field Sept. 1, 2019 – May 31, 2020. Participants share a photo
of their adventure for a chance to win prizes. Mentors took more than
1,174 people hunting for the first time. Promotional and prize partners
included AKRS Equipment, Pheasants/Quail Forever, Ducks Unlimited, the
National Wild Turkey Federation and SCHEELS. In total, 2,916 entries were submitted
from 2,175 people in the challenge. Most hunters took youth, including children and
grandchildren. Of the entries, 54% took a first-time hunter. Most mentors took people
deer hunting (48%) followed by turkey (14%), upland (13%) and waterfowl (10%). Game
and Parks created a series of videos, encouraging hunters to take someone hunting and
shared them on social media. Prizes were awarded weekly. The grand prize, a John Deer
UTV, was awarded to the Paitz family from Grand Island. For more information, go to
OutdoorNebraska.org/TakeEmHunting.
TYLER
CHRISTENSEN
LUKE
MEDUNA
RICK
JARI
BRANDON
PRELLWITZ
SETH
MENKING
JEFF
PRELLWITZ
