Hunters and Anglers Wanted – Wildlife Conservation Depends on You
“The excellent people who protest against all hunting, and consider sportsmen as enemies of wildlife, are ignorant of the fact that in reality the genuine sportsman is by all odds the most important factor in keeping the larger and more valuable wild creatures from total extermination.” ~ President Theodore Roosevelt Did you know? Seventy-five percent of a state’s fish and wildlife agency’s annual budget is generated from funds collected from sportsmen and women. Unfortunately, the amount of funds generated has decreased almost by half due to a drop in the number of hunters. In 2016, there were 11.5 million hunters compared to 1991 when there were 14.1 million hunters. [1] Wildlife conservation depends on sportsmen and women. How? Hunters and Anglers help fund wildlife conservation in several ways. The Duck Stamp (formally called the Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp) created in 1934 is required in order to hunt waterfowl. Ninety-eight cents ...