Canoeists, backpackers, birdwatchers and other outdoor recreationists, love wildlife and wild places.  Hunters and anglers love them, too—and together the 34 million U.S. hunters and anglers do more than all the others for conservation. How?  The simple answer is…cash and lots of it!  

Hunters and anglers have a proven record of leading the way in conservation funding. There purchase of hunting and fishing licenses, and paying special taxes on firearms and ammunition, bows and arrows, and rods and reels, hunters, anglers and shooters generate $100,000 every 30 minutes! The annual funding for conservation totals over $1.75 billion.  It pays for the vast majority of the conservation work of fish and wildlife agencies in every state. These public agencies serve the citizens of their state by overseeing all fish and wildlife, both hunted species like deer and non-hunted species like robins, as well as all aquatic and terrestrial habitats. In this way, hunters and anglers benefit all Americans who love wildlife and wild places. In fact, among the many groups of people recreating in the great outdoors, nobody does more for conservation than hunters and anglers!

About National Hunting And Fish Day

National Hunting and Fishing Day, is celebrated on the fourth Saturday of every September. In 1972, with urging from the National Shooting Sports Foundation, Congress unanimously authorized the first National Hunting and Fishing Day. Today, National Hunting and Fishing Day continues to recognize the contributions made by hunters and anglers to the conservation of Americas natural resources.