Persuasive Essay On Hunting And Fishing

“I do hunt, and I do fish, and I don't apologize to anybody for hunting and fishing.” -Norman Schwarzkopf (Norman). Humans have been hunting for around two million years (Humans). Hunting was the key to survival for the first settlers. Without it, they would have had to discover a new source of food. Sure the settlers foraged for fruits and berries and planted crops but that was not where the majority of their food came from. Since that time, generation after generation have hunted and taught others their ways. Hunting is something that should always be around because it provides a food source for underprivileged families, generates huge amounts of money and jobs, conserve the land for animals, and also it keeps the population of animals under control. In the United States, around fifty million people are living in a food-insecure home. This is a large amount of people that are going hungry. There is a solution to this very important problem. For years hunters have donated the meat from the animal that was harvested. On average, around 400 million pounds of meat are donated annually to
Hunting has been referred to as a gold mine. Hunting creates around six hundred and eighty thousand jobs in the United States of America in retail and conservation organizations. This supplies many Americans with a job that allows them to provide for their family. Nearly thirty-eight billion dollars is generated each year in retail spending from buyers of hunting related products (rmeg.org). Hunting also produces around ten billion dollars in state and federal tax revenue (americanhunter.org). There are many hunting related products that are being purchased. Some of these products include ammunition, guns, apparel, and other accessories. The money being generated from federal and state revenue is coming from habitat conservation stamps and game tags required to hunt. There are many things being done with the money