Ducks Unlimited offers new image
The open lands of the united Dakotas produce ample opportunities for the hunting enthusiast. Some people travel a great distance to walk the fields located in the heart of the Midwest.
The situation seems odd then that an organization named Ducks Unlimited is as rare as a rhino to these parts.
“ We are actually one of the first campus chapters North of Tennessee,” Adam Kaufman, the DU member in charge of marketing, said.
NDSU is adopting the groundbreaking organization, currently under temporary status, which will allow interested hunters to contribute, in a way, to land preservation.
Poachers and irresponsible hunters create a dark aura around the general consensus of hunting.
Membership in Ducks Unlimited, conversationally known as DU, is one way to combat the “if it flies, it dies” mentality.
Even though the main purpose of the NDSU chapter of DU is to raise money for the head offices, students have sufficient justification for their involvement.
“ We get the cool hat,” John Peterson, a new member joked.
Group membership is about knowing volunteered time is helpful for improving the wildlife beloved by many.
The quantifier “many” is uncharacteristically in reference to both sexes.
For the inaugural DU banquet, roughly half of the people signed up are female and increasing interest is evident.
“ We are creating a position on the committee designed for a girl,” Peterson said. “(The position) would help relate to the female members more.”
As stereotypical reason generally says, hunting is a male-dominated activity filled to the brim with macho actions.
Even though DU is not based on hunting, there is not a gun to be seen in their pamphlet, DU isn’t PETA either. A good majority of the members are going to be hunters, thus the oddity of the rampant female interest of the immerging group.
Whoever shows up for the banquet will get doused in facts and tidbits related to ducks, no matter how obscure.
Daffy Duck and a little yellow bathtub companion are expected to make a cameo as DU aims to raise money and generate interest for the new organization.
The hopes of the members are to raise awareness for other northern chapters to emerge.
Although there are not as many larger cities in the Midwest compared to those south of Tennessee, neighboring colleges could start something similar to NDSU.
A trend just may have been born.
Longtime members of DU, such as Kaufman, are plentiful, reside nearby on campuses and just may be willing to join the cause.
The first meeting DU held had 66 students sign up beforehand.
The new DU organization appears to be far from endangered.