M E N T O R E D Y O U T H A R C H E R Y B I G
G A M E P R O G R A M R A N K S H I G H
This program pairs youth with mentors from the bow hunter
education program and places them on partnership lands with high
deer populations. With restrictions, youth and mentors alike hunt
throughout the archery season with many participants logging several
hundred hours in the program. This is the top-ranked program out of
70 evaluated nationally for getting youth out hunting after they leave
a program.
Youth and their mentors form positive relationships, establishing
the social support new participants need and helping us to continue
Nebraska's outdoor heritage.
KATIE
LAWRY
WITH
A
WHITETAIL
SHE
SHOT
DURING
THE
MENTORED
YOUTH
ARCHERY
BIG
GAME
PROGRAM
24 Nebraska Game and Parks Commission • 2015 Annual Report
