Cheyenne Field Archers donate $1,633 for hunting/fishing access; $12,833 donated since 2006
That’s when the field archers first sponsored an annual competitive shoot to raise money for the Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s AccessYes program. With the $1,633 raised from the two nights of competition, the field archers have raised $12,833 for hunter and angler public access.
“The Cheyenne Field Archers are proud of the fact that they can help be a part of a program that has such a positive effect on so many people,” said Dan Conrad, president of the 250-member organization. “All this would not happen without the dedication and generosity of the Cheyenne Field Archer's members.”
The money contributed by the field archers in 2014 year will lease approximately 6,000 acres of access for a year. Walk-in areas, as their name implies, can be accessed on foot by properly licensed hunters or anglers for the species listed in the online Walk-In Atlas. Hunter management areas are generally larger parcels Game and Fish has leased for big game hunting and require hunters to obtain a free access slip through the Game and Fish website.
Jason Sherwood, Game and Fish’s access coordinator for southeast Wyoming, says support from organizations like the field archers is vital to the walk-in and hunter management programs. “The Game and Fish wholeheartedly thanks the field archers and really appreciates their support because donations are the lifeline of the access program,” Sherwood said. “I hope this can be an inspiration to other hunting and outdoor organizations across the state to step up as the field archers have to fuel this program.”
On two evenings each year the field archers sponsor a competitive 3-D shoot – including a moving target – open to the public at their indoor facility east of Cheyenne. Local businesses support the event by donating door prizes to the competitors. The shoot attracts youth, adult and senior archers.
Hunters and anglers are encouraged to donate to hunting and fishing access in any whole dollar amount when applying for or buying licenses. Nonresident hunters and anglers donate twice as much to access than residents when applying for and buying licenses. Walk-in areas were started in 1997 through a pilot access program and the current Private Lands/Public Access program became permanent in 2001.
“The Cheyenne Field Archers are proud of the fact that they can help be a part of a program that has such a positive effect on so many people,” said Dan Conrad, president of the 250-member organization. “All this would not happen without the dedication and generosity of the Cheyenne Field Archer's members.”
The money contributed by the field archers in 2014 year will lease approximately 6,000 acres of access for a year. Walk-in areas, as their name implies, can be accessed on foot by properly licensed hunters or anglers for the species listed in the online Walk-In Atlas. Hunter management areas are generally larger parcels Game and Fish has leased for big game hunting and require hunters to obtain a free access slip through the Game and Fish website.
Jason Sherwood, Game and Fish’s access coordinator for southeast Wyoming, says support from organizations like the field archers is vital to the walk-in and hunter management programs. “The Game and Fish wholeheartedly thanks the field archers and really appreciates their support because donations are the lifeline of the access program,” Sherwood said. “I hope this can be an inspiration to other hunting and outdoor organizations across the state to step up as the field archers have to fuel this program.”
On two evenings each year the field archers sponsor a competitive 3-D shoot – including a moving target – open to the public at their indoor facility east of Cheyenne. Local businesses support the event by donating door prizes to the competitors. The shoot attracts youth, adult and senior archers.
Hunters and anglers are encouraged to donate to hunting and fishing access in any whole dollar amount when applying for or buying licenses. Nonresident hunters and anglers donate twice as much to access than residents when applying for and buying licenses. Walk-in areas were started in 1997 through a pilot access program and the current Private Lands/Public Access program became permanent in 2001.
Wyoming Game and Fish (307) 777-4600
