The Daily Yonder
The Pandemic Created New Hunters. States Need to Keep Them
Significant uptick in the number of new hunters during the pandemic helps patch the budgets for conservation efforts at wildlife agencies. The next challenge is to have the newly initiated continue for years to come.
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A hunter walks through the woods on the first day of regular firearms deer hunting season in most of Pennsylvania, back in 2018, in Zelienople, Pennsylvania. States have seen a substantial increase in hunting during the pandemic. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
This article was produced by Stateline, an initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts.