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What does it mean to be a mentor?

An outdoor mentor provides the encouragement, skills, and opportunities often needed for people to successfully pursue the outdoors with confidence on their own. Minnesota is rich with many treasured outdoor pastimes. Mentoring opens the door, allowing others to experience these pastimes you have come to enjoy. 

As a mentor you may wear several hats to a mentee; an advocate, role model, cheerleader, teacher, companion afield, or even a friend.  You will get to experience the joys of many firsts for enthusiast’s young and old -   her first walleye or his first trout.  Do you have the passion to introduce and share outdoor experiences with someone new?  If so please take our survey. 

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* 1. Do you currently, or plan to, mentor new anglers this year (taking someone new angling and teaching them a skill)?

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* 2. Do you currently, or plan to, mentor as an individual or as part of a team?

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* 3. If you personally mentor new anglers, how many new anglers do you (or plan to) take out (either brand new, or still learning basic skills)?

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* 4. If you personally mentor new anglers, now or near future, how frequently do you take each new angler out (either brand new, or still learning basic skills)?

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* 5. If you are apart of a team, mentoring groups of anglers, how many anglers do you work with each year?

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* 6. If you are part of a mentoring team, how many group outings or events do you have each year?

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* 7. If not currently mentoring, would you be interested in becoming a mentor?

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* 8. Mark your level of interest in mentoring someone in the following activities

  Level of interest Your experience level
Shore/Dock/Pier Fishing
Boat fishing
Ice Fishing
Stream/River Fishing
Fly Fishing
Other

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* 9. Target group interest and your personal experience level.

  What is your level of interest in mentoring someone from the following groups? What is your experience level with mentoring each group?
Youth (to 17 years of age)
Adults
Families
Groups
Other (e.g., military, disabled):

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* 10. What resources would you need to begin mentoring? (check all that apply)

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* 11. What kind of incentives would be valuable to you as a mentor? (check all that apply)

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* 12. If you are not currently a mentor, what is keeping you from doing so?

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* 13. Please include as much info as you like to receive more information on becoming an angling mentor.  Your information may be shared with the MN DNR.  We appreciate privacy and will not sell or share your info with any other entities (info not required.)

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