The Conservation Leaders for Tomorrow (CLFT) program is a three-day workshop for wildlife and natural resource upperclass and graduate students who have never held a hunting license. At a CLFT workshop, these students experience a blend of classroom and field instruction designed to give them an understanding of the biological basis and traditions of hunting, and teach shooting skills and hunting safety. They also have the opportunity to experience the hunt for themselves, alongside responsible, safe hunting guides and mentors.
Today, about half of students graduating with wildlife degrees have never hunted and know little about it or the reasons why people hunt.
These students will be among the next generation of natural resource managers.CLFT is not intended to recruit or train the students to be hunters. It is designed to help students understand hunting and hunters.
The program is operated under the auspices of the Wildlife Management Institute and Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation, and other program sponsors and donors.