RAPID CITY, SD (August 18, 2025) – The National Bowhunter Education Foundation (NBEF) joined the Association of Great Lakes Outdoor Writers (AGLOW) organization.

NBEF will share its safety and success-focused bowhunter education messages with influential media, social media and content creators in order to reach their large audiences.

“NBEF understands the importance of media and supporting our industry,” explained Marilyn Bentz, NBEF Executive Director. ”Joining AGLOW was a strategic decision to allow us to develop new relationships and maintain our existing relationships. AGLOW is dedicated to growing its organization to help facilitate the kind of connections we need for spreading our educational message.”

“It’s incredibly exciting to have an organization like the National Bowhunter Education Foundation join us at AGLOW,” shared Association of Great Lakes Outdoor Writers (AGLOW) Executive Director Kevin Paulson “Bowhunting has been a part of the hunting world since the dawn of time and working with the writers and content creators of AGLOW is a perfect fit to continue the story of hunting well into the future.”

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NBEF offers bowhunting instructional items, books, videos, 3-D models, apparel and more at nbef.org.

About NBEF

The National Bowhunter Education Foundation offers instructional content and tools for bowhunter education and hunter education. Helping bowhunters become safe and successful hunters and stewards of the sport are important NBEF missions. NBEF provides the bowhunter certification curriculum and class content that some states and certain circumstances require to bow hunt. NBEF provides instructor training and certification.

NBEF oversees the International Bowhunter Education Program and works with the International Hunter Education Association and state agencies to coordinate a unified program. States may have additional requirements. Europe and other countries offer full reciprocity for the NBEF (IBEP) certification and conductclasses.

NBEF also oversees the International Crossbow Education Program and works with state agencies responsible for crossbow education to develop comprehensive online crossbow safety courses that teach students important laws and regulations, game identification, and safe, responsible handling of crossbow equipment.

NBEF is a 501(c)3 corporation that isn’t a membership-based organization. Tax-deductible donations to support this non-profit are welcome.

Learn more at nbef.org.

About AGLOW:

Since the first conference in 1956, AGLOW has grown into a premier organization for outdoor content creators of all types, outdoor brands, and the CVB and destinations that make our wild adventures possible. Founded as a regional organization, AGLOW has grown into a group with international impact and membership. AGLOW members come from almost 40 states and multiple Canadian provinces. AGLOW members include writers, podcasters, YouTubers, and photographers, brands from the shooting, fishing, and hunting categories, and destinations across the country. AGLOW – Regional Name, Global Impact.