Hunting Jobs and Shooting Sports Jobs, Industry Resources and Career Resources
The Hunting and Shooting Sports Industries are comprised of companies who manufacture and distribute hunting and shooting gear, equipment, apparel, footwear for hunting and shooting enthusiasts. Hunting and shooting careers are available in all levels of the industry: manufacturer, distributor and retailer. Gear and equipment is specifically made for both target and action shooting and hunting with rifle, shotgun and bow and arrow. Providing services to these companies are consultants and independent contractors, outside sales reps, outfitters, associations and the media. Retail stores, from the smallest one-person shop to the largest chain stores such as Cabela's sell firearms, ammo and reloading equipment, as well as camouflage clothes, shooting glasses, blinds, decoys, hunting stands, tree stands, scents and optics such as spotting scopes, rangefinders and rifle scopes. Careers in the hunting and shooting industries are available in all levels. Follow your passion!
Hunting industry Sports Includes:
- Upland game hunting (rabbits, squirrels, quail, pheasant, grouse, woodcock)
- Waterfowl hunting (geese and ducks)
- Big-game hunting (deer, bear, elk, antelope, moose)
- Varmint hunting (coyotes, crows, prairie dogs, ground squirrels)
- Archery hunting
Shooting Industry Sports Include:
- Rifle shooting sports, rimfire, centerfire, muzzleloader
- Handgun shooting sports
- Shotgun shooting sports, trap, skeet, sporting clays
- Black powder shooting sports
- Action shooting sports
- Airgun shooting sports including the paintball industry
- Submachine gun shooting sports
- Archery course and target shooting
National Hunting and Shooting Industry Organizations
- Archery Shooters Association
- Buckmasters
- Christian Sportsmen's Fellowship
- Ducks Unlimited
- Foundation for North American Wild Sheep
- Hunting Heritage Trust
- International Bowhunting Organization
- Mule Deer Foundation
- National Rifle Association
- National Shooting Sports Foundation
- National Wild Turkey Federation
- National Association of Shooting Ranges
- National Association of Firearms Retailers
- Pheasants Forever
- Professional Bowhunters Society
- Quail Forever
- Rocky Mountain Bighorn Society
- Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
- Safari Club International
- The Ruffed Grouse Society
- USA Archery
- USA Shooting
- U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance
- Whitetails Unlimited
- World Archery
Other Related Sites
Hunting and Shooting Trade Shows
- Shot Show (Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show)
- IWA & Outdoor Classics (International Trade Fair for Hunting and Sporting Arms, Outdoor Articles and Accessories
- NASGW Hunting Show
Trade Magazines and Newsletters
Executive Search Firms
- Frontier Talent
- Highline Outdoor Group
- Next Level Executive
- Noto Group
- The Forest Group
- The Whiting Group
Outside Sales Rep Associations
- EORA - Eastern Outdoor Reps Association
- EWSRA - Eastern Winter Sports Reps Association
- MRA - Midwest Reps Association
- NEWSR - New England Winter Sports Reps, Inc
- MWSRA- Midwest Winter Sports Resps Assn.
- Outdoor Reps Association, Inc.
- SWRA - Southeastern Winter Reps Association
- WWSRA - Western Winter Sports Reps Association
- United State Reps Association
