Organizations Filed Purposes:
SINCE OUR BEGINNING IN 1982, WHITETAILS UNLIMITED HAS REMAINED TRUE TO ITS MISSION AND MADE TREMENDOUS STRIDES IN THE FIELD OF CONSERVATION. THANKS TO MORE THAN 474 CHAPTERS, 113,000 PLUS MEMBERS, VOLUNTEERS, AND CORPORATE SPONSORS, WHITETAILS UNLIMITED HAS EARNED THE REPUTATION OF BEING THE NATION'S PREMIER ORGANIZATION DEDICATING ITS RESOURCES TO THE BETTERMENT OF THE WHITE-TAILED DEER AND ITS ENVIRONMENT. OUR MISSION IS TO RAISE FUNDS IN SUPPORT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, WILDLIFE HABITAT ENHANCEMENT AND ACQUISITION, AND PRESERVATION OF THE SHOOTING SPORTS AND HUNTING TRADITION FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. TO DATE, WHITETAILS UNLIMITED HAS EXPENDED MORE THAN $94 MILLION ON PROGRAM SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES THAT CONTINUE TO ENHANCE AND ULTIMATELY FOSTER OUR MISSION.
OUR MISSION IS TO PRESERVE THE HUNTING TRADITION FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS, PROMOTE ACQUISITION, ENHANCEMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF WILDLIFE HABITAT, AND DEVELOP AND PROMOTE EDUCATION PROGRAMS RELATED TO WILDLIFE CONSERVATION.
DEER PROGRAM TEACHING OUR NATION'S YOUTH IS A TOP PRIORITY FOR WHITETAILS UNLIMITED AND OUR DEER (DEVELOPING EDUCATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES) PROGRAM CONSISTS OF VARIOUS INITIATIVES AND ACTIVITIES THAT FACILITATE THE INTRODUCTION OF CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES TO SOME GREAT OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. THIS INCLUDES FAMILY EVENTS, ACTIVITIES, AND EDUCATIONAL ELEMENTS THAT EXPOSE PARTICIPANTS TO CONSERVATION ISSUES, FISHING, HUNTING, SHOOTING SPORTS, WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT, AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION. AS A STRONG ADVOCATE AND SUPPORTER OF HUNTER SAFETY AND HANDS-ON INSTRUCTION, WHITETAILS UNLIMITED IS IN THE FOREFRONT OF PROVIDING STATE HUNTER EDUCATION INSTRUCTORS WITH THE NECESSARY TEACHING AND SAFETY AIDS REQUIRED TO TRAIN THE NEXT GENERATION OF SPORTSMEN AND WOMEN.
PRESERVING THE HUNTING TRADITION PROGRAM WHITETAILS UNLIMITED IS A STAUNCH SUPPORTER OF REGULATED HUNTING, HUNTER RIGHTS, SHOOTING SPORTS, AND DEFENDING THE SECOND AMENDMENT. AMERICA'S 11.5 MILLION HUNTERS OVER THE AGE OF 15 IN THIS COUNTRY SPEND OVER $27.1 BILLION A YEAR ON EQUIPMENT AND TRAVEL. OF THESE HUNTERS, 7.9 MILLION ARE DEER HUNTERS. HUNTING IS A WHOLESOME FAMILY ACTIVITY THAT PROVIDES OUTDOOR RECREATION AND AN ORGANIC FOOD SOURCE FOR MILLIONS OF AMERICAN FAMILIES. MAJOR INITIATIVES OF WHITETAILS UNLIMITED FOCUS ON HUNTER SAFETY, RECRUITMENT & RETENTION, INCREASING HUNTING OPPORTUNITIES FOR SPORTSMEN AND WOMEN AND PROVIDING MENTORED OUTDOOR EXPERIENCES TO YOUTH, VETERANS, AND THE PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED.
STAYING ON TARGET PROGRAMAS A NATIONAL ADVOCATE FOR THE PERPETUATION OF THE SHOOTING SPORTS, WHITETAILS UNLIMITED IS HELPING BUILD THE NEXT GENERATION OF SHOOTERS BY FINANCIALLY SUPPORTING PUBLIC ARCHERY AND FIREARM RANGES. MAJOR EMPHASIS IS PLACED ON WHITETAILS UNLIMITED SHOOTING SPORTS ACTIVITIES INCLUDING KIDS ON TARGET "3 IN THE RED" FIREARM CHALLENGE AND "THREE FOR THREE" ARCHERY CHALLENGE. WE ALSO PROMOTE THE ADOPT-A-TEAM INITIATIVE. THESE TARGET-SHOOTING INITIATIVES PROVIDE AN INTRODUCTION TO YOUTH ARCHERY AND FIREARM FUNDAMENTALS TO HELP NURTURE A LIFELONG INTEREST IN THE SHOOTING SPORTS, AND FOR SOME PARTICIPANTS THE NEXT GENERATION OF THE HUNTING FRATERNITY.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
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| Peter Gerl | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 45 | $182,632 |
| David Hawkey | VP - FIELD OPERATIONS | 45 | $153,696 |
| Dennis Malloy | FIELD DIRECTOR | 45 | $136,692 |
| Daniel Vogt | FIELD DIRECTOR | 45 | $133,405 |
| Jamie Merckx | FIELD DIRECTOR | 45 | $113,252 |
| James Wiltinger | FIELD DIRECTOR | 45 | $111,826 |
| Brandon Showen | FIELD DIRECTOR | 45 | $110,599 |
| Kaitlin Slaby | TREASURER | 45 | $82,207 |
| Jeffrey Schinkten | PRESIDENT | 15 | $59,262 |
| William Gerl Jr | VICE PRESIDENT | 5 | $39,239 |
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