Whitetails Unlimited recently awarded a $4,000 grant to the Erie County Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs located in Holland, New York. The organization represents more than 35 sportsmen and sportswomen associations in Erie County, New York, and focuses on recruiting and retaining young hunters. One of the most successful methods the federation uses to recruit young hunters is the raising and releasing of pheasants. This allows area clubs to coordinate youth pheasant hunts with a higher than normal success rate for younger novice hunters.

In addition to the pheasant release, ECFSC sponsors youth conservation education camps, women in the outdoors programs, and hunters helping the hungry. They are also heavily involved in state and local government agencies helping to improve hunting and fishing conditions. They do this by aiding in fish stocking programs and promoting the many outdoor uses of publicly available land.

For more information on the Erie County Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs, please visit their website at ecfsc.org.

About Whitetails Unlimited:

Since our beginning in 1982, Whitetails Unlimited has remained true to its mission and has made great strides in the field of conservation. Thanks to more than 475 chapters, 115,000-plus members, chapter volunteers, and corporate sponsors, Whitetails Unlimited has earned the reputation of being the nation’s premier organization dedicating its resources to the betterment of the white-tailed deer and its environment. Our mission is to raise funds in support of educational programs, wildlife habitat enhancement and acquisition, and preservation of the shooting sports and hunting tradition for future generations. To date, Whitetails Unlimited has expended more than $125.9 million on program services and activities that continue to enhance, and ultimately foster, our mission.

For more information, contact:

Russ Austad, Whitetails Unlimited

Program Services Director: (920) 743-6777, Ext. 102

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