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OTHER WAYSSPORTSMENCONTRIBUTE
Since the late 1930s,hunters, target shooters
and the firearms industryhave been the nation's LARGEST
contributors to conservation,paying for programs that benefit
America's wildlife and
all who love the outdoors.
ISTHRIVINGHOWWILDLIFE
State wildlifeagencies use thesefunds to purchaseland for wildlifehabitat and to
manage wildlifepopulations.
In turn, millions ofacres of importanthabitat have beenset aside to helpensure futurewildlife abundance.
Hunters andtarget shooterspurchaseguns andammunition.
Manufacturerspay federalexcise taxeson guns andammunition.
Revenue from these excise taxes isdistributed to state wildlife agencies.
HOW IT WORKS
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As many wildlife species aredwindling in numbers ordisappearing, firearmsindustry steps forwardand asks Congress to redirectexcise tax on sale of gunsand ammo to help fund
wildlife conservation.
Quick History
Early 1900s
Congress passes and President
Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the
Pittman-Robertson Federal Aid
in Wildlife Restoration Act into law.
1937
Revenue from this act haspurchased millions of acresof prime habitat thatis maintained by state
wildlife agencies. These lands,where game and non-gamespecies flourish, are purchased
with sportsmens dollars butused by all Americans.
1938 to today:
Hunter safetyand educationprograms
Research projects
focused on wildlifeconservation
Construction andmaintenance of
public targetshooting ranges
Buy, develop,maintain andoperate wildlifemanagement areas
Where the Money Goes
SOME HEROES OFTHE MOST SUCCESSFULCONSERVATION MODEL IN THE WORLD ARE
This System Has Provided
For Conservation So Far
$9 BillionMORETHAN
500,000 32,000,000
THEN & NOWWhite Tailed Deer Population
FEW 44,000,000
Ducks / Waterfowl Population
1,000,000
Rocky Mountain Elk
41,000
7,000,000
Wild Turkeys
100,000
1,100,000
Pronghorn Antelope
12,000
1907
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YEARS
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GUNS&HUNTING
Excise taxescombinedwith revenue from huntingand fishing license salesfund the majority of statewildlife agency budgets.
Hunting License
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Fishing License
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Duck stamp proceeds areused by thegovernmentto buy or leasewetland habitat for ducks,
geese and hundreds ofnon-game birds and animals
$81Million
CONTRIBUTEDANNUALLY
TheodoreRoosevelt
AldoLeopold
KeyPittman
WillisRobertson
nssf.org
National Shooting Sports Foundation
