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Conservation

We donate and support these and other conservation organizations:

  • MeatEater Land Access Initiative logoMeatEater Land Access Initiative
  • Backcountry Hunters & Anglers logoBackcountry Hunters & Anglers and BHA Armed Forces Initiative
  • Delta Waterfowl logoDelta Waterfowl
  • Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership logoTheodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership
  • National Wild Turkey Federation logoNational Wild Turkey Federation
  • Pheasants Forever logoPheasants Forever
  • Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation logoRocky Mountain Elk Foundation

A note on this content: Rec+Safe's guides are general educational information, not professional instruction, and can't cover every location, condition or individual circumstance. Use good judgment, take care when trying a new activity, and consider consulting a local guide, instructor or other qualified professional — especially somewhere unfamiliar.

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