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Program Principles
The Pass It
On - Outdoor Mentors Program is designed to match Littles and
Bigs that share an interest in our outdoor heritage
and will include promoting the enjoyment, understanding, protection,
and restoration of our natural ecosystems. The program will stress "passing
on":
- Respect for the Outdoors by supporting and understanding the
work of wildlife biologists and resource managers and becoming
stewards
of the environment by participating in conservation efforts,
- Respect for the Outdoor Tradition by becoming comfortable
with a variety of activities in the outdoors that can lead to
new
hobbies that can be enjoyed for a lifetime,
- Respect for Fish and Game by defining success in the field
by the pleasure of the experience, companionship of fellow
outdoors
men
and women, and experiencing wildlife in natural settings,
- Respect for the Landowner by acting as a guest
and leaving the land better than before you came,
- Respect for the Water by learning safe boating procedures
and wearing lifejackets when in a boat or near deep
or running water,
- Respect for the Law by understanding and supporting
the laws and regulations governing hunting and fishing
that
protect
and conserve
our resources,
- Respect for the Resource by becoming familiar with
the equipment involved and practicing to become
proficient and knowledgeable
of one's own abilities,
- Respect for the Firearm by attending firearm safety
clinics, practicing safe firearm handling at
all times and by
promoting safety for
one's self and others at home and in the field,
- Respect for One's Self by conducting oneself
in a manner to ensure the future of outdoors
activities,
using
good manners in the
outdoors, and setting a good example for others,
and
- Respect for the Future of the Outdoors
by acknowledging that enjoying the outdoors is a privilege
and not a right.
By following these principles of conduct
each time afield, we give our best to
the sport,
the public,
the environment
and ourselves.
The responsibility to enjoy the outdoors
ethically is ours. |
