The American Field-to-Table Movement

There's a hunting revolution happening in the U.S.

New hunter numbers increased in 2020, reversing a decades-long declining trend.

“We haven’t seen these trends before. More millennials, more younger-generation people, more people of color, women are embracing hunter and field-to-table movements, filling their freezers with fresh meat, embracing safety and self-resiliency,” Chris Metz, the CEO of Vista Outdoors, told FOX Business.

Hunter numbers in the United States peaked in 1982 at close to 17 million, and since have declined every year. By 2016, there were only 11.5 million hunters–just 4% of the U.S. population. Less hunters means less resources for conservation, as most state wildlife agencies depend on hunting license sales for funding.