Recruiting new hunters

I know little of web sights except with out one you are in the stone ages. I suggest a huge sight showing bucks shot on ranches with testimonials. The main focus of the testimonial is not the hunting ranch but the experience the hunter had. We need to break down the wall between high fence, low fence and no fence. There are still a lot of hunters out there who when they hear the words high fenced hunting, the first thing they think of is CANNED HUNTS. I feel if we can neutralize this mind set we can not raise enough shooters.

A web site is a lot less expensive than giving away shooter bucks to make that may or may not show on TV. An elaborate site that is only be a click from every one who has a computer

Kurt-you did a fine job with the industry's PR when you hosted the show. I saw it when it aired...did you get any calls from that show having been on TV?

Maybe target some big name NFL players like Brett Fayre. Lots of these guys hunt and if put on hunting shows many would watch. All who help sponser or donate certain amount could have their preserve advertised. At the same time preserves could offer some kind of specials for first time hunters behind a high fence.

I don't have a preserve but could donate a shooter or two.

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All ideas are good. Each having their positives and negatives. TV has and always will be used. Can be some what expensive. Some one has to furnish the deer, hunting ranch, camera crew and air time. After all that the targeted viewer has to be in front of the TV.

Some people spend more time in from of the computer than the TV.

I am not talking about a little web site just sitting there waiting for some one to hit it. I talking a site that seeks you out. If you type in any key words our site will pop up. Also have a server to up date site daily and keep it on top.

To you computer whizzes is this possible

kurthumphrey said:

Website would be cheap..... That is a good idea ..We will have to use some marketing to get the website to get enough hits to do any good... this is why i thought TV might be a good idea..

what are some possible names that would represent the message we are trying to convey to the viewers?? This might be the most important part

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Need your name, address and phone number. You can be first to donate

virgil said:

Maybe target some big name NFL players like Brett Fayre. Lots of these guys hunt and if put on hunting shows many would watch. All who help sponser or donate certain amount could have their preserve advertised. At the same time preserves could offer some kind of specials for first time hunters behind a high fence.

I don't have a preserve but could donate a shooter or two.

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Kurt,



If you want to host hunts for Kids, You should contact Brigid O’Donoghue (user name USSA) she does some great things for disabled kids and vets. She put me in contact with a kid this past week that is wanting to turkey hunt when I called and talked to his mother and set somthing up from him the joy and happyness that came from her about had me in tears by the time I got off the phone.

I feel the focus of the site should reflect the experience, benefits and excitement of hunting behind high fence with out listing the hunting ranch. If the hunting ranch is listed the ranch is now the focus. Get the hunters excited first. Then at the click or the mouse give a list of ranches state by state on the sight.

kurthumphrey said:

The Website can be done.. What kind of content do we want on it ... how do we want it formated.. Very Very important.. what are we going to call ourselves?

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Yes I whole heartily agree with kids hunts, disability hunts. And other such hunts. We do several every year. It is a touching experience for all there.

How ever I personally fear if we do not handle this type of hunting right. The hunting public will label ranch’s as the place where the handy caped go to kill an animal.

We advertise: Our Ranch was designed by hunters for hunters



Just a though that has been on my mind

Kurt,

My wife told me Cornbread started hunting 2years ago and has not been successful yet. This guy has a morning show in St Louis 92.3 WIL and he has talked about his hunting adventures on his morning show he even has people rooting for him to be successful.

"I'm just saying"

As a preserve owner and guide, I can "make" a hunt hard or easy, I know where the deer travel, cameras tell me where they will most likely be..... I can turn a one day hunt into a three day hard hunt with an eleventh hour success