All that money that hunters pay just to hunt is used for conservation efforts for the environment. According to a report from the Fish and Wildlife Service, each year nearly $200 million in hunters' federal excise taxes are distributed to State agencies to support wildlife management programs (FWS). For example, in the US each time a individual purchases a gun, ammo or archery gear, 11% from the purchase goes to state wildlife agencies for conservation of wildlife(IHEA).This is known as the Pittman-Robertson law. It was passed in 1937 with a lot of support from hunters. Through this tax accumulates almost 86 million dollars per year that goes to conservation from this tax Hunters provide almost $86 million a year for conservation through this excise tax, that would be over two billion dollars since the law was passed(IHEA)! Each occasion someone buys a trapping license or tag, that money is used for wildlife management that natural resource agencies pay for. All the numbers prove that hunters help conserve the environment, and assist in supporting wildlife, even those that are
All that money that hunters pay just to hunt is used for conservation efforts for the environment. According to a report from the Fish and Wildlife Service, each year nearly $200 million in hunters' federal excise taxes are distributed to State agencies to support wildlife management programs (FWS). For example, in the US each time a individual purchases a gun, ammo or archery gear, 11% from the purchase goes to state wildlife agencies for conservation of wildlife(IHEA).This is known as the Pittman-Robertson law. It was passed in 1937 with a lot of support from hunters. Through this tax accumulates almost 86 million dollars per year that goes to conservation from this tax Hunters provide almost $86 million a year for conservation through this excise tax, that would be over two billion dollars since the law was passed(IHEA)! Each occasion someone buys a trapping license or tag, that money is used for wildlife management that natural resource agencies pay for. All the numbers prove that hunters help conserve the environment, and assist in supporting wildlife, even those that are