Council Announces: The Assessment Group (TAG) & TAG Review Panel Members

Press Release from the Council to Advance Hunting & Shooting Sports:

The response to the Council’s call for Statements of Interest for participation on TAG and TAG Review Panel was overwhelming! We are incredibly grateful for this community’s support for the National Hunting and Shooting Sports Action Plan. While it was challenging to whittle down the list of highly qualified candidates to fill the specific slots available, the Council is delighted to announce the membership of these two work groups!

 

TAG

Brittany French, Pass It On - Outdoor Mentors

Justin Grider, Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

Josh Gold, Archery Trade Association

Astrid Huseby, Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wildlife

Micah Holmes, Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation

Phil Seng, DJ Case & Associates

Mark Horobetz, Ducks Unlimited

Colby Kerber, Pheasants Forever Inc. 

Hunter Nikolai, National Wild Turkey Federation

Mitch Strobl, Kalkomey Enterprises, LLC. 

Andrew Smith, International Hunter Education Association

Rachel Crume, Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife

Megan Wisecup, Iowa Department of Natural Resources

Thomas Decker, US Fish and Wildlife Service 

 

TAG Review Panel

Alex Baer, International Hunter Education Association 

Susan Steffen, Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks

Coren Jagnow, Pennsylvania Game Commission

Jim Curcuruto, Outdoor Stewards of Conservation Foundation, Inc. 

Eddie Herndon, Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources

Thomas Floyd, National Archery in the Schools Program

Michael "John" Hubener, USA Clay Target League 

Christopher Kilgour, Color in the Outdoors

Rob Southwick, Southwick Associates

Joel Brice, Delta Waterfowl Foundation

Matt Harlow, DJ Case & Associates

Nick Wiley, Ducks Unlimited

Chuck Sykes, Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

Bruce Rich, One Montana: Master Hunter Program

Caroline Wilson, Brandt Information Services

Mandy Harling, National Wild Turkey Federation

Peter Novotny, Ohio Department of Natural Resources

Primary objectives of TAG and TAG Review Panel:

  • Evaluate products created by the Implementation Work Group (IWG)

  • Form recommendations based on results of evaluations (Council will respond to and implement recommendations)

  • Assess the National Hunting and Shooting Sports Action Plan (National Plan) and revise if needed

  • Develop steps for facilitation of the implementation of the assessed/revised National Plan

  • Assess and analyze priorities for MSCGP and suggest updates if needed

  • Pursue additional R3-related initiatives if desired and as approved through the formal project process.

The Council will host an in-person kick-off meeting for TAG on Sunday, February 13th of 2022 in Des Moines, IA. TAG Review Panel will not convene in person until the National R3 Symposium in Broken Arrow, OK on May 2-5th, 2022. 

If you have questions or would like additional information, please email Taniya Bethke, Director of Operations, at taniya@cahss.org.

 

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About the Council to Advance Hunting and the Shooting Sports

Purpose: Ensure support for and active participation in hunting and the shooting sports for future generations.

Vision: America where hunting and the shooting sports are an integral part of mainstream culture and where hunters and shooters are widely recognized as premiere conservation contributors.

Mission: Facilitate the promotion and growth of hunting and the shooting sports and the education of the public on the contributions that hunters and shooters make towards wildlife conservation.