As Hunters, we have a lot to be grateful for.  As a community, we stand together with an appreciation for our way of life, and a thankfulness for all that it brings us.

According to an eight-year study on gratitude and thankfulness, acknowledging and expressing your gratitude returns mountains of benefits. To name a few, more positive outlooks and greater progress towards goals.

So often social media is full of negativity. Hunters fight to deal with threats and dispell stigmas on a daily basis, despite all of the positive benefits of hunting.  So let’s show the world what it means to be a hunter and bombard social media with gratitude and create a positive change.

Here is the 5 Day #GratefulHunter Challenge:

1. Post something you are grateful for as a hunter for 5 days
2. Tag your posts #GratefulHunter
3. Challenge five other hunters to participate
4. Make a plan to donate to a hunting campaign or non-profit in 2017

Need ideas for your donation? Here are just a few:

1. Wishes for Warriors
2. Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation orWhitetails Unlimited
3. #OurWild
4. Volunteer to Teach Hunter or Bowhunter Education
5. Orion | The Hunter’s Institute 
6. Donate your game meat
7. National Wildlife Federation
8. Hunt Of A Lifetime
9. Hunt Right
10. Mentor a child or adult who wants to learn to hunt
11. Backcountry Hunters & Anglers