Chatfield, MN – The Pope and Young Club is proud to announce the continued support of SITKA Gear. SITKA has continued their strong commitment to wildlife conservation, the protection and defense of our bowhunting heritage and fair-chase, ethical bowhunting. SITKA believes that the future of hunting is more than just the future of their company. It’s the future of wildlife, wild places, public lands, and precariously balanced ecosystems. SITKA believes in doing everything in their power to protect this future, and they invest heavily in conservation organizations across the country.
The Clubs Corporate Partner Program allows manufacturers the opportunity to help P&Y, “protect the future of our bowhunting heritage, promote conservation and welfare of habitat and wildlife.” We have given more than 1 million dollars to conservation and education programs across North America. Our conservation programs include Wild Harvest Initiative, Isle Royal Moose Study, 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. Sportsmans Alliance, National Archery in the Schools program, Scholastic 3-D Archery. Mule Deer Foundation, Wyoming Male Mule Deer Study and Winter Range Study, and many others.
“As bowhunters, we seek a simpler way, a way that embraces tradition, heritage, adventure, and conservation,” said Jonathan Hart, Founder of SITKA Gear. “It’s these values that SITKA Gear appreciates and the reason we support the Pope and Young Club. Thank you to everyone at the Pope and Young Club for protecting the legacy and encouraging fair chase and ethical bowhunting.”
“Continued support from great companies like SITKA Gear allows the Pope and Young Club to have a larger impact on our conservation and outreach efforts,” said Rick Mowery, Communications and Marketing Manager for the Pope and Young Club. “As bowhunters themselves, SITKA has shown that they stand with bowhunters and the Pope and Young Club to help protect and defend our shared bowhunting heritage and the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation.”
For more information on Sitka Gear, go to www.sitkagear.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 is focused 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: 507.867.4144Media contact Rick Mowery at rick@pope-young.org, Ph: 989.884.3800
