Chatfield, MN - The Pope and Young Club is proud to announce the support of Kryptek Outdoor Group through the Club’s Corporate Partner Program. Kryptek provides combat proven features and designs in ultra high-performance technical and tactical outdoor adventure apparel. Kryptek products are continuously tested and proven in austere combat environments and extreme hunting conditions with the end-goal of providing products to outdoor adventurers who demand the utmost in quality and overall performance in their gear. Kryptek has stepped forward to show their strong commitment to wildlife conservation, the protection, and defense of our bowhunting heritage and fair-chase ethics.

The Pope and Young Club’s Corporate Partner Program allows manufacturers the opportunity to partner with the Club to help protect and defend bowhunting, promote fair-chase and increase engagement with North American conservation efforts. The Pope and Young Club has given over one million dollars to conservation programs across North America. These programs include Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry, National Wildlife Federation Howe Peak/Deadman Sheep Endowment Fund, Jack Creek Preserve Foundation, the Bitterroot Elk Project, Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation, American Wildlife Conservation Partners, Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Orion-The Hunters Institute, National Conservation Leadership Institute, National Bowhunter Education Foundation, U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance, National Archery in the Schools Program, Scholastic 3-D Archery and Raised At Full Draw Camps.

“Kryptek strongly supports the mentality and philosophy of The Pope and Young Club,” states Butch Whiting, CEO, and Founder of Kryptek Outdoor Group. "Pope & Young's focus on education, ethics, and the tradition of Bowhunting naturally blend with their strong conservation platform. Pope & Young’s efforts ensure that the lifestyle and culture of Bowhunting will have a voice for generations to come.”

The Pope and Young Club’s focus on developing young bowhunters to protect the future of bowhunting is evident in their support for programs such as National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP), National Bowhunter Education Foundation (NBEF), Raised At Full Draw Bowhunting Camps

(RAFD) and Scholastic 3-D Archery (S3DA).

For more information on Kryptek, go to www.kryptek.com.

The Pope and Young Club is a non-profit North American conservation and bowhunting organization dedicated to the promotion and protection of bowhunting by striving to increase awareness and appreciation of bowhunting foundations, principles and values. The Pope and Young Club's focus is on Fair Chase hunting ethics that support the ethical pursuit of free-ranging, wild game animals without unfair advantage while promoting the conservation of both habitat and wildlife. The Club also maintains the universally recognized repository of records and statistics on North American big game

animals harvested with a bow and arrow.

Contact the Pope & Young Club office at

www.pope-young.org or P.O. Box 548, Chatfield, MN 55923, Ph: 507.867.4144

Media contact Rick Mowery at rick@pope-young.org, Ph: 989.884.3800