Hunters Keep “Facts at
Hand” With NSSF Pocket Card
NEWTOWN, Conn. — At some point, nearly every
hunter will be called on to point out the merits of hunting. Will you be up to
the task of defending this great tradition by citing well-sourced facts in your
discussion?
The National Shooting Sports Foundation, the trade
association for the firearms, ammunition, hunting and shooting sports industry,
can help you make your points with its newly updated Hunter’s Pocket Fact Card.
The card is free and available online at nssf.org/lit and in bulk quantities to your
hunting club, shooting range, conservation organization or firearms retail
store.
Using statistics, pie charts and color photographs, the card
points out the following:
That sportsmen contribute nearly $8 million
daily to wildlife conservation through hunting license sales revenues, excise
taxes collected on sporting equipment, the sale of Federal Duck Stamps and other
revenue sources.
That hunting helps support 600,000 jobs in the United
States.
That hunters and target shooters have paid $6.8 billion in excise
taxes since the inception in 1937 of the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration
Act, commonly known as the Pittman-Robertson Act.
That game species such
as white-tailed deer, waterfowl, Rocky Mountain Elk, wild turkeys and pronghorn
antelope have been restored to healthy populations from dangerously low levels
in the early 1900s.
“Hunters must be more than sportsmen, they must
be spokespersons who speak up in defense of our traditions when that need
arises,” said NSSF President and CEO Steve Sanetti. “I keep a supply of our
Hunter’s Pocket Fact Cards handy. It’s nice to leave a card with the person
you’ve been talking to about hunting.”
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About NSSF
The
National Shooting Sports Foundation is the trade association for the firearms
industry. Its mission is to promote, protect and preserve hunting and the
shooting sports. Formed in 1961, NSSF has a membership of more than 6,000
manufacturers, distributors, firearms retailers, shooting ranges, sportsmen’s
organizations and publishers. For more information, log on to www.nssf.org.
NSSF is celebrating its 50th
anniversary in 2011. Learn about the Foundation’s history at www.nssf.org/50.
