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An Introduction to Target Shooting in the United States

March 11, 2025 by Evan Bartow

Thanks to a change in data collection methodology new to the 2022 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife Associated Recreation, we can dive into data on target shooters for the first time since the Survey started in 1955. The hot off the press addendum, Target Shooting in the United States, reports that 47 million firearms and 19 million archery target shooters aged six and older fired or flung projectiles in 2021. You’ll notice that both of those numbers make the hunting population look small. Shooting sports are alive and well, and there are some particularly interesting insights when it comes to youth.

Big-Game Hunting is a Healthy Flywheel in an Economic Engine

February 21, 2025February 20, 2025 by Evan Bartow

Usfw Or Big Game Firearm 15 (r3 Clearinghouse)

Fishing, boating, birding, and hunting in the United States, each by themselves, are an economic powerhouse for the American people. All these outdoor pursuits are enjoyed by millions over a broad range of household incomes and ages and other demographic characteristics.

Enduring Patterns–Migrations and Hunter Harvests

February 18, 2025January 14, 2025 by Craig Springer

Waterfowl Hunters Scan The Sky For Ducks And Geese Photo Neafwa

Food is not a byproduct of hunting—it is the essence—locally sourced free-range protein that has never touched Styrofoam.

Plato, Madonna, and National Hunting and Fishing Day

September 23, 2024September 20, 2024 by Evan Bartow

September 28 marks the 52nd National Hunting and Fishing Day, an annual event first proclaimed by President Nixon in 1972. Hunting and fishing and target shooting were then, and remain, lifestyle choices enjoyed by millions of Americans from all walks of life on every rung of the economic ladder.

Academics Afield Program Build Hunting Communities and Increases Outdoors Access at HBCUs

August 22, 2024August 15, 2024 by Evan Bartow

College is often a time of self-discovery, and many students seek out new experiences through campus clubs, studying abroad, and trying new activities.

Manufacturer Excise Tax Supports Target Shooting Sports Education, Outreach, and Access

August 19, 2024August 2, 2024 by Elena Campbell

For decades, American firearm, ammunition, and archery equipment manufacturers have shared a partnership with state and federal fish and wildlife agencies to support conservation as well as access to outdoor pursuits including shooting sports.

Seeds of Olympic Shooting Sports Start in Youth Programs

August 7, 2024July 31, 2024 by Elena Campbell

Purtis Creek Waterfowl 101 Program shooting sport youth participants and mentors stand in front of the Hunter Education Mobile Range.

This summer America’s best marksmen and markswomen are setting their sights on gold. The U.S. shooting team consists of shotgun, rifle, and pistol Olympians who have spent years training to reach this elite level of competition.

Excitement Surrounds Upgraded Excise Tax-Funded Shooting Range Near Fairbanks, AK.

May 29, 2024September 6, 2022 by Elena Campbell

To play baseball you need a field. To practice or compete with a firearm, you need a locally accessible shooting range and state wildlife agencies, including the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G), are stepping up to the plate and addressing this necessity.

CBS Interview with Martha Williams: What Role Hunting Plays in Wildlife Conservation

May 29, 2024April 19, 2022 by Elena Campbell

In a recent CBS Saturday Morning News segment U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Williams discussed the important conservation work funded through the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program (WSFR).

Commerce and Conservation Run in the American Grain

May 29, 2024April 14, 2022 by Elena Campbell

Pittman-Robertson and Dingell-Johnson run in the American grain. The past is only prolog. There is more to be done as spelled out in state wildlife action plans, and I appreciate the attention Congress has given this issue through their consideration of Recovering America’s Wildlife Act. The future is ours to make.

Conservation Made Possible Thanks To The Firearm Industry

May 21, 2024March 18, 2022 by Elena Campbell

“Holding a bear cub, close to the chest inside my jacket, was certainly an opportunity of a lifetime that most will never experience. My NSSF colleagues and I will be forever grateful for this opportunity.” -Trevor W. Santos

Restoration Investments Put Wild Turkeys Back on the Thanksgiving Table

July 3, 2024November 22, 2021 by sam.moore

A turkey hunter placing a decoy in the woods

Like many other states, New York’s turkey restoration efforts were funded in large part through the Pittman-Robertson Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Fund.