Some fun facts for the simpleminded ARAs. Ohhh... They hate the facts:) Keep on keepin on! In 1907, only 41,000 elk remained in North America. Thanks to the money and hard work invested by hunters to restore and conserve habitat, today there are more than 1 million. In 1900, only 500,000 whitetails remained. Thanks to conservation work spearheaded by hunters, today there are more than 32 million. In 1900, only 100,000 wild turkeys remained. Thanks to hunters, today there are over 7 million. In 1901, few ducks remained. Thanks to hunters’ efforts to restore and conserve wetlands, today there are more than 44 million. In 1950, only 12,000 pronghorn remained. Thanks to hunters, today there are more than 1.1 million. Through state licenses and fees, hunters pay $796 million a year for conservation programs. Through donations to groups like RMEF, hunters add $440 million a year to conservation efforts. In 1937, hunters actually requested an 11% tax on guns, ammo, bows and arrows to help fund conservation. That tax, so far, raised more than $7.2 billion for wildlife conservation. All together, hunters pay more than $1.6 billion a year for conservation programs. No one gives more! Yes... Hunters are the problem arent we.
Posted on: Tue, 30 Dec 2014 03:40:03 +0000
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