Georgia Wildlife Federation receives Rocky Mountain Elk Grant

COVINGTON – The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation recently funded Georgia Wildlife Federation’s 2024-2025 SY project titled “Fort Valley State University Academics Afield: Connecting Underrepresented College Students to Conservation Through Hunting.”

Academics Afield is a college learn-to-hunt program that is implemented at several colleges and universities throughout the Southeastern United States. Founded in 2019, Academics Afield attempts to reduce barriers to hunting and shooting sports by providing workshops available to students with little to no firearm or hunting experience. Each school’s program comes with a variety of expenses, including ammunition, hunting gear and supplies, and food for participants.