JUST THE FACTS!
In 1900 an official survey estimated that less than 500,000 white-tail deer remained in the U.S.
Today some 18 MILLION white-tails roam the nation`s forests! Thanks to conservation programs financed primarily by HUNTERS and ANGLERS.
Sportsmen pay over $3 MILLION EACH DAY for conservation...
The fact is sportsmen and women have contributed more than $20 BILLION to date for wildlife conservation and restoration programs.
White-tailed deer aren`t the only game that has benefited from sportsman`s dollars!
In 1900 the wild turkey papulation numbered less than 100,000.
Today the numbers are over 4.5 million.
In 1907 a survey found that only 41,000 elk remained in the U.S.
With efforts of sportsmen and conservation the numbers have grown to 800,000.
Virtually every species of wildlife have benefited from the programs supported through the sales of licenses and proceeds from special excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment.
These figures and survey information obtained through South Carolina DNR.
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