THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO CREATE MORE ROBUST AND VARIED PROGRAMMING IN ORDER TO RECRUIT, RETAIN, AND REACTIVATE HUNTERS IN VERMONT. MORE THAN JUST CREATING MORE HUNTERS, THIS GRANT WILL ALSO ALLOW FOR A GREATER DIVERSITY OF HUNTERS WHO COME TO HUNTING FROM DIFFERENT MOTIVATIONS AND WALKS OF LIFE. THIS GRANT WILL FUND:1.THE EXPANSION OF THE VERMONT WILD KITCHEN PROGRAM, WHICH CONNECTS HUNTERS, ANGLERS, AND LOCAL FOODIES THROUGH HANDS-ON AND VIRTUAL COOKING CLASSES 2.THE LAUNCH OF VERMONT NATIONAL ARCHERY IN SCHOOLS PROGRAM (NASP) 3.EXPAND THE ALREADY SUCCESSFUL VERMONT LEARN TO HUNT (LTH) PROGRAMS AND 4.EXPAND THE WOMEN IN THE OUTDOORS (WITO) PROGRAMMING WITH THE NATIONAL WILD TURKEY FEDERATION (NWTF).