IMPORTANT NOTICE: GEORGIA HUNTER EDUCATION STUDENTS TO BE PART OF A NATIONAL STUDY
Responsive Management (a Virginia-based research firm) and the National Wild Turkey Federation have initiated a study under a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Multistate Conservation Grant to evaluate the effectiveness of national and statewide hunting, fishing, and shooting recruitment and retention programs. This project is administered by the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies.
This study, scheduled to start soon, will measure interest and participation in hunting, fishing and shooting programs) prior to involvement in them as well as after participation in such programs. The research will identify the most effective programmatic elements and provide insight into both the refinement of existing programs as well as ways to inform the development of future programs.
As part of this study, Responsive Management is working with the Georgia Wildlife Resources Division to survey participants of the Georgia Hunter Education program and other hunter recruitment and retention programs. For those participants willing to participate, researchers from Responsive Management will be contacting them before program events (i.e. hunting, fishing, and shooting recruitment and retention programs) to conduct a short telephone survey; a similar survey will also be administered to the same participants following their completion of program events.
If called, the caller will identify him/herself as being with Responsive Management. If you prefer not to participate in the study, inform Responsive Management that you not want to participate. This is your choice. However, you are encouraged to participate as the study is important to the future of hunting and other outdoor activities.
Responsive Management is committed to maintaining the confidentiality and anonymity of its survey respondents, and guarantees their personal information will not be sold or shared with any outside party. Contact identification is only used for statistical purposes and is available in a form only identifiable to Responsive Management. Responsive Management guarantees that personnel will not access data or information unrelated to project requirements or duties, will not disclose to any other person, or allow any other person access to any information that is proprietary or confidential.
For more information about this survey, please visit Responsive Management’s website, www.responsivemanagement.com, which provides extensive information about its research, methodologies, and qualifications.
