Habitat fact sheet???

[1pheas4]

Does anyone know the amount of hunters' dollars put into the purchase of land for county, state, and federal parks, CRP, habitat through hunting license fees, habitat stamps, ammo and firearms taxes, etc?

How much land and habitat (Acores) had been improved, reserved, and maintained in North America through the money raised over many decades?

My inspiration to get this info?..........I was on Sanibel Island FL and saw how much land was preserved for wildlife. Land that was bought with Federal Waterfowl Stamp dollars. There wasn't a single sign attributing the park to hunters and their obvious support for these parks through the Federal Duck Stamp.

In one part of a wildlife area I found a sign that depicted ducks escaping to the wildlife area to escape duck hunters. This struck me as ironic. So here I am looking for some facts to send out to some folks including PF (in hopes they can publish these facts in their mag.). I think the more informed we are on our successes the stronger a leg to stand on. Thanks for any help
--1pheas4

 

[oldandnew]

I know that Pittman- Robertson Funds pay for a huge amount of the NWR system, as well as fund the WIHA and "open fields and waters" programs that are implemented by the states. Only reason there is any wildlife left is due to conservation minded sportsmen. The non hunting animal rights fanatics are late to the party, and make a lot noise tooting their own horns, but contribute little to the actual cause.

 

[1pheas4]

I just picked up a book which contains "hunter facts". I've only skimmed through it and so far it seems very informative. I recommend it to anyone who wants to brush up on some valuable info. The books called The Politically Incorrect Guide to Hunting. It's listed on Amazon for about $10 to $13.

One thing I thought was interested in the book is the fact that California banned the hunting of Mountain Lions (cougars) some years ago. It turns out the state of California is killing more Mountain Lions now to control them than hunters were when it was legal to hunt cougars.

Gotta love that one. So instead of making revenue for Natural Resource departments and habitat improvements through selling hunting permits the states' tax payers are now flipping the bill to have the state hunt them. Absolute madness

 

[jmac]

Does anyone know the amount of hunters' dollars put into the purchase of land for county, state, and federal parks, CRP, habitat through hunting license fees, habitat stamps, ammo and firearms taxes, etc?

How much land and habitat (Acores) had been improved, reserved, and maintained in North America through the money raised over many decades?

My inspiration to get this info?..........I was on Sanibel Island FL and saw how much land was preserved for wildlife. Land that was bought with Federal Waterfowl Stamp dollars. There wasn't a single sign attributing the park to hunters and their obvious support for these parks through the Federal Duck Stamp.

In one part of a wildlife area I found a sign that depicted ducks escaping to the wildlife area to escape duck hunters. This struck me as ironic. So here I am looking for some facts to send out to some folks including PF (in hopes they can publish these facts in their mag.). I think the more informed we are on our successes the stronger a leg to stand on. Thanks for any help
--1pheas4

The answer to this is easy way to much. far to much money is spent on BS crap. Same thing going on with the federal gov. and our tax money. Come on people wake up................. :thumbsup:

 

[OKIEGunner]

I just picked up a book which contains "hunter facts". I've only skimmed through it and so far it seems very informative. I recommend it to anyone who wants to brush up on some valuable info. The books called The Politically Incorrect Guide to Hunting. It's listed on Amazon for about $10 to $13.

One thing I thought was interested in the book is the fact that California banned the hunting of Mountain Lions (cougars) some years ago. It turns out the state of California is killing more Mountain Lions now to control them than hunters were when it was legal to hunt cougars.

Gotta love that one. So instead of making revenue for Natural Resource departments and habitat improvements through selling hunting permits the states' tax payers are now flipping the bill to have the state hunt them. Absolute madness

I can speak only for Oklahoma. Attached is a quick report that shows how $$ are spent in OK. Hopefully each state does this to keep everyone informed.

www.wildlifedepartment.com/aboutodwc/AnnualReport.pdf

 

[mnmthunting]

The US Fish and Wildlife service decides where a big chunk of the money goes.
The Us Fish and Wildlife Service is not exactly "Hunter Friendly"

 

[oldandnew]

A couple of points. Pittman-Robertson funds, which are derived from sale of hunting and fishing equipment, ( sponsored by and proposed by hunters and fishermen as a self tax, by the way), is used for maintenence, acquisition, state grants, ( the recent crow count in Kansas was paid for largely by Pittman funds), open land and waters payments, and of course the national refuge system. Like all government, it grows to become a bloated top heavy, employee rich, organization, whose chief misson is to secure it's own existence, and growth of influence. Pittman money does not directly affect National Parks, which are funded by Congress. Some funds are used to manage Corp of Engineers projects, as are state funds, so there is some cross funded efforts, most of which enhance opportunities for sportsmen. U.S. Fish and Wildlife is not perfect, but it's better than nothing, which is what we had before. I believe that with a few possible exceptions, most refuges are managed to allow hunting, in some form. Albeit, sometimes reluctantly. As far as California Cougars, the ban was in effect for about 5 years, before the cougars lost their fear of humans, and began picking off joggers, in the Los Angeles foothills. The story is the same everywhere this policy has been followed, no hunting translates into risk to humans, a risk we thought was an "old" world fairy tale, and non-existent. ( big gators in Florida, as an example). Grizzlies, emboldened in the west as we speak.