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The number of Deer Steward graduates in 2022 across
all levels impacting over 2.3 million acres.
Total value of the project investment
(from all partners) to-date.
Number of Field to Fork
events across 19 states.
Awarded a one-year grant from the Richard King Mellon Foundation
for $88,000 to study and update the Deer Hunting 101
course and educational videos.
Addressed landscape-level access
and forest health issues through the
Public Lands Initiative and improved
316,218 acres of public land.
Matched $334,975 with a $150,000 grant
from the Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s
Outdoor Fund, and secured an
additional $1.5 million in federal funding.
Partnership with the Pennsylvania
Positive outcomes through the use of our
The number of participants
Game Commission to hire a
Back40 property continued with multiple habitat the Field to Fork program had.
Pennsylvania Field to Fork Coordinator, improvements completed as well as numerous
the first position of its kind.
successful hunts with new hunters.
The amount of venison donated.
Issued 60 action alerts covering
federal and state policy matters
impacting deer, hunters, and habitat.
Net dollars raised.
Authored or signed 95 letters in
support of, or opposition to key
conservation issues.
Conducted 67 fundraising events, 45 educational
events, 10 expos, 13 youth hunts,
and 10 Field to Fork events.
Helped the Chronic Wasting Disease
Research & Management Act get
passed which authorizes $70 million
annually through 2028 for research
and management of the disease.
Over 3,150 constituent letters
sent to state lawmakers on
important deer, wildlife habitat
and hunting issues.