Hunt_News
09-29-05, 11:18
NEWTOWN, Conn.—New faces across the country will be introduced to hunting and shooting through a new partnership between the National Shooting Sports Foundation's (NSSF) STEP OUTSIDE® program and the Ruffed Grouse Society (RGS).
Through the partnership, RGS chapters will host STEP OUTSIDE events designed to welcome newcomers to traditional outdoor sports. NSSF has provided RGS with $10,000 in grant money to be distributed to its chapters for the events.
"STEP OUTSIDE's partnership with the Ruffed Grouse Society is an outstanding opportunity to introduce newcomers to America's hunting and shooting sports traditions," said Melissa Schilling, STEP OUTSIDE national coordinator. "The partnership will help reach out to the society's 140 chapters and give many people a chance to try hunting and shooting for the first time."
STEP OUTSIDE events provide hands-on introduction to hunting, shooting and other pursuits, helping increase awareness and public support for these outdoor pastimes.
"RGS is proud to be in partnership with STEP OUTSIDE in this endeavor that holds so much potential for allowing more people to take their first steps into the exciting world of hunting and shooting," said Robert L. Patterson Jr., RGS executive director. "We will be employing the resources of both organizations to reach goals that without this partnership might never be achieved. And we hope to make our combined work stand as an excellent example of what a collective effort can accomplish as we pass along our hunting tradition and allow others to enjoy the rewards of the shooting sports."
STEP OUTSIDE has helped introduce thousands nationwide to the traditional outdoor activities of target shooting, hunting, fishing and archery by encouraging outdoor enthusiasts to invite others to share in their outdoor experiences.
The Ruffed Grouse Society is a non-profit conservation organization dedicated to improving forest wildlife habitat for ruffed grouse, American woodcock and the many other game and non-game wildlife species that must have young forests to survive. It has approximately 23,000 members with 140 chapters in the U.S. and Canada.
Through the partnership, RGS chapters will host STEP OUTSIDE events designed to welcome newcomers to traditional outdoor sports. NSSF has provided RGS with $10,000 in grant money to be distributed to its chapters for the events.
"STEP OUTSIDE's partnership with the Ruffed Grouse Society is an outstanding opportunity to introduce newcomers to America's hunting and shooting sports traditions," said Melissa Schilling, STEP OUTSIDE national coordinator. "The partnership will help reach out to the society's 140 chapters and give many people a chance to try hunting and shooting for the first time."
STEP OUTSIDE events provide hands-on introduction to hunting, shooting and other pursuits, helping increase awareness and public support for these outdoor pastimes.
"RGS is proud to be in partnership with STEP OUTSIDE in this endeavor that holds so much potential for allowing more people to take their first steps into the exciting world of hunting and shooting," said Robert L. Patterson Jr., RGS executive director. "We will be employing the resources of both organizations to reach goals that without this partnership might never be achieved. And we hope to make our combined work stand as an excellent example of what a collective effort can accomplish as we pass along our hunting tradition and allow others to enjoy the rewards of the shooting sports."
STEP OUTSIDE has helped introduce thousands nationwide to the traditional outdoor activities of target shooting, hunting, fishing and archery by encouraging outdoor enthusiasts to invite others to share in their outdoor experiences.
The Ruffed Grouse Society is a non-profit conservation organization dedicated to improving forest wildlife habitat for ruffed grouse, American woodcock and the many other game and non-game wildlife species that must have young forests to survive. It has approximately 23,000 members with 140 chapters in the U.S. and Canada.