Recreation professionals to discuss the business of hunting on Feb. 1
The first event in the Spring Speaker Series, “Careers on the Business Side of Hunting,” will be held from 4-5 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 1, online via Zoom.
The Spring Speaker Series is hosted by University of Alaska Fairbanks College of Business and Security Management’s sport and recreation business program.
The panel will focus on business aspects of careers in the hunting industry. Attendees will hear from three industry professionals with various backgrounds, career paths and career levels related to the hunting industry.
Featured guests will include the following speakers:
- Steve Adair - chief scientist, Ducks Unlimited
- McKenzie Mitchell - big game guide, pilot, flight instructor and entrepreneur
- Kurt Racicot - founder, owner and lead designer, Stone Glacier
RSVP to receive a link to the event registration. Attendees may also use this form to submit questions prior to the event.
Save the remaining dates in this series:
- Tuesday, Feb. 15: “Sustainability in Outdoor Recreation”
- Tuesday, March 1: “Careers on the Business Side of Aviation”
- Tuesday, April 19: “Product Development in Outdoor Recreation”
Anyone interested in the topic of hunting beyond the careers panel is encouraged to explore the resources available at UAF. The Department of Alaska Native Studies and Rural Development offers programs and courses from a subsistence perspective. Also, offered jointly through CBSM and the Philosophy Department is SPRT 367, “Huntology: The Business, Science, and Philosophy of Hunting.” For more information, contact sport and recreation business program director Peggy Keiper at mkeiper@alaska.edu. To see recordings of previous speaker series events, visit this link.