"This is great news since hunters and anglers have long been the driving force behind conservation efforts in America," Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said in a conference call with reporters.


http://www.reuters.com/article...dUSBRE87E0YW20120815

6% isn't very impressive, but the money we put into it makes us a force to be reckoned with I think.

Just hope you all don't show up on public land here in Idaho. Just a selfish public land hunter looking for some people free hunting days.

That is great newsif the trend continues. Not one to look for the silver lining to a cloud, I am ,more concerned about the number of folks viewing wildife.Wildlife "Watcher's" for the most part spend no actual money toward conservation efforts also people thaty are merely watcher's might be strongly popposed to hunting and fishing.

One thing and it is not to draw any lines, just an observation but getting fishing banned or outlawed will be a lot harder sell than getting hunting stopped. Simply put, it is easy to portray animals as cute and cuddly, it is harder to do that with a catfish or trout. Personally I would like to see wildlife science/conservation taught in schools not so much from the aspect of hunting, but from the aspect of human responsibilty to manage the available habitat and keep it in a healthy state.