NDA’s 2021 Field to Fork Report: 43 Hunts, 17 States

| By NDA Staff
We recently wrapped up the sixth season of our Field to Fork adult hunter recruitment program, and despite the lingering pandemic, we were able to hold 43 events in 17 states, ranging in size from four to 36 new hunters. Field to Fork continues to blaze a new trail in hunter recruitment, proving there is …

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The Biggest Buck Harvest in 21 Years

| By NDA Staff
Deer hunters in the United States harvested an estimated 6.3 million white-tailed deer in the 2020-21 hunting season, the most since 2011, according to the National Deer Association’s latest Deer Report released this week. Harvests of both antlered bucks and antlerless deer were up over the 2019 season, but the estimated buck harvest of 3,041,544 …

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NDA Announces 2021 Branch Achievement Award Winners

| By NDA Staff
NDA’s mission to secure the future of wild deer, wildlife habitat and hunting could not be realized without the tireless work of our grassroots volunteers. While we appreciate the efforts and achievements of all our Branches and volunteers, we want to take a moment to highlight a few who went above and beyond last year …

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Dr. Krysten Schuler Named NDA’s Professional Deer Manager of the Year

| By NDA Staff
The National Deer Association is pleased to name Dr. Krysten Schuler of New York as its 2021 Professional Deer Manager of the Year. Schuler is a wildlife disease ecologist and assistant research professor at Cornell University’s Wildlife Health Lab, and she serves on NDA’s Science and Research Advisory Committee. “Dr. Schuler is a national leader …

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Mike Hinkle of Texas Named NDA’s 2021 Deer Manager of the Year

| By NDA Staff
The National Deer Association is pleased to name Mike Hinkle of Flower Mound, Texas, as its 2021 NDA Deer Manager of the Year Award, an award presented to an amateur deer manager who demonstrates outstanding commitment to sound management of deer habitat and populations. Hinkle has been managing his 400-acre family farm in Missouri under …

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