On March 20, Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) President Jeff Crane joined Shimano American Corporation in Ladson, South Carolina for the ribbon-cutting ceremony at the grand opening of the company’s new facility.
In addition to CSF, the ceremony gathered partners from the sportsmen’s industry and representatives from several other hunting and fishing organizations including the Coastal Conservation Association, American Sportfishing Association, and B.A.S.S.
Crane addressed the attendees. “Shimano is a long-time partner and supporter of CSF, and our organization is pleased to support this exciting change for the company. We look forward to continuing to work with Shimano into the future.”
CSF President Jeff Crane with Phil Morlock of Shimano and South Carolina State Represenative, Mike Pitts.
Studies conducted at both the state and federal level have found that the number of hunters and trappers have been on a generally declining trend over the past several decades. To increase recruitment, retention, and reactivation (R3) of hunters and trappers, which initiative do you think would have the greatest impact?