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Roosevelt on September 2nd, 1937. It fostered partnerships between the sporting arms industry, federal and state wildlife and fi sheries agencies, conservation groups and sportsmen to benefi t wildlife – and has been key to implementing the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation. In 1950, the Federal Aid in
Sport Fish Restoration Act (now the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish
– has provided more than $7.2 billion to wildlife management.
Taxing times “Excise taxes paid by our industry on fi rearms and ammunition sales bring in more than $400 million annually – every penny earmarked for conservation and hunter education,” said Steve Sanetti, the NSSF’s president and CEO. “Hunting-licence sales bring in
about another $780 million each year – combined that’s more than
and, later, fi shermen – was unique and eff ective, perhaps beyond the vision of those who pioneered the initiative.
Raising awareness T e NSSF has been promoting this signifi cant 75th anniversary through collateral materials, emerging media and sponsorships, and it has actively raised its 7,000-plus industry members’ awareness of the event, urging them to incorporate the
Excise taxes paid by our industry on sales bring in more than $400 million annually – every penny earmarked for conservation and hunter education.
Restoration Act) was enacted, and that, together with the Pittman-Robertson Act, under the umbrella of the Wildlife & Sport Fish Restoration (WSFR) programme, has contributed in excess of $12 billion to wildlife and fi sheries conservation in the US – more than any other single conservation eff ort. T e Pittman-Robertson Act
alone, which requires an excise tax on fi rearms and ammunition paid by their manufacturers – a concept that was suggested and self-imposed by the industry
a billion dollars annually – and all that money goes to state wildlife conservation programmes.” T e hunting and shooting
community’s economic impact doesn’t end there. He continued: “Add to that
the billions of dollars collected via state and local sales taxes for hunting-related items and you can see what a positive force our industry is for conservation and the economy.” T is concept of funding wildlife
conservation through products made for hunters and shooters –
special anniversary logo and a note of appreciation of the programme on their websites and in their communications and other materials. T e WSFR 75-It’s Your Nature
celebration not only recognises past successes but also marks the beginning of a new era in wildlife conservation, during which the partners will establish new goals. “T e programme and its
partners, including the sporting arms industry, conservation groups and sportsmen and sportswomen, are coming
together for this anniversary to renew their commitment to conserve fi sh and wildlife and enhance hunter, angler and boater recreation,” said Hannibal Bolton, the US Fish and Wildlife Service’s assistant director for the WSFR programme. To emphasise the importance
of this unique funding scheme, Dr Jonathan Gassett, the president of the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, said: “T e WSFR has made the diff erence for the survival and abundance of some species and, because of it, many fi sh and wildlife populations are at historically high levels today.” T e WSFR 75th anniversary
will include participation in various fi sh and wildlife conservation events and conferences throughout the year, culminating in the NSSF- founded National Hunting and Fishing Day on September 22nd. • You can learn more about this at
www.wsfr75.com
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