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State-based Conservation Revenue Survey Results

Charlie Booher, M.S.

2008 North American Wildlife Policy Conference - Funding for Conservation of Fish and Wildlife and Their Habitats

Working Draft prepared by the White House Conference on North American Wildlife Policy

PROBLEMS

  • Fish and wildlife conservation in America has been funded primarily by user fees (hunting and fishing licenses; migratory bird stamps; and excise taxes on arms, ammunition, archery, and fishing equipment, and motorboat fuel taxes).

    • The Biggest Billies in the Book

    Rocky Mountain goats are tough animals, and hunting them is no walk in the park. Their horns are incredibly hard to judge in the field. To make matters worse, hunters need a keen eye to discern nannies from billies. They live in some of the most inaccessible terrain of any North American big game animal.

    Chronic Wasting Disease Research and Management Act Enacted by Congress

    Congressional action prior to the holidays enacted the Chronic Wasting Disease Research and Management Act as part of the final omnibus spending bill for 2023.

    Poach & Pay: Understanding the “Dark Figure” of Illegal Wildlife Crime

    By Jon Gassett, B&C Professional Member  

    Mississippi Native James L. Cummins Begins Two-Year Term as President of the Boone and Crockett Club

    MISSOULA, Mont. – The Boone and Crockett Club announced that James L. Cummins, Executive Director of Wildlife Mississippi, has been elected to serve as the Club’s 36th President.

    Protecting Wildland Communities

    Forest Service works hard to reduce hazardous fuels, wildfire threats to communities

    By Andrew Avitt, U.S. Forest Service - Pacific Southwest Region - For those who love the outdoors, the occasional weekend trip will not do. Instead, many have chosen to live as close to nature as possible, on the edge of forests. One in three homes in the U.S. is now located in a wildland…

    2008 North American Wildlife Policy Conference - Federal, State, and Tribal Coordination

    Working Draft prepared by the White House Conference on North American Wildlife Policy

    PROBLEM

    We believe that the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation can only be sustained with effective collaboration between federal, state, and tribal wildlife resource agencies.

    Adventures from the Archives – Theodore Roosevelt’s World’s Record Cougar

    Colorado 1901

    By PJ DelHomme 

    Theodore Roosevelt is the only U.S. president with his name in the Boone and Crockett records. And as far as we know, he’s the only hunter to kill a World’s Record with a hunting knife.