# Presentation: 789268

## The Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program

**U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service**

**The Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program**
**Mission**: Working through partnership to conserve and manage fish and wildlife and their habitats for the use and enjoyment of current and future generations
**Vision**: Healthy, diverse and accessible fish and wildlife populations that offer recreation, economic activity and other society benefits, in additional to sustainable ecological functions
**Guiding principle**: Society benefits from conservation-based management of fish and wildlife and their habitats and opportunities to use and enjoy them.

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**The Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program**

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## U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

**U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service**

- Taxes on archery and bow hunting equipment are used to support state agencies in their efforts to restore wildlife and their habitats, and to educate the public about hunting techniques like bow hunting, as well as the importance of wildlife conservation.

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**Excise Taxes on Archery and Bow Hunting Equipment Benefit Wildlife and People**

## Nationwide, How much do bow hunters spend?

- In 2006, hunters spent $674,117,000 on bows, arrows, and other archery equipment
- In 2006, 1,940,000 hunters (16 percent of all hunters) bought archery/bow hunting equipment
- In 2006, the average hunter spent $348 on equipment
- In 2007, $36,527,669 was collected in excise taxes from archery equipment sales

**Nationwide, How much do bow hunters spend?**

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## Excise Tax Benefits to Wildlife Restoration (2008)

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**Excise Tax Benefits to Wildlife Restoration (2008)**
- 654,016 acres of habitat improved
- Nearly 900,000 acres of land acquired
- 5,971 animal species restored or stocked
- 3,458 miles of road/trail developed

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## Excise Tax Benefits to Hunter Education (2008)

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**Excise Tax Benefits to Hunter Education (2008)**
- 700,000 students certified in hunter education
- 23, 772 students trained in archery related activities
- 116,576 hours of hunter education volunteer effort
- 8,185 hunter education volunteers trained
- 3 new archery ranges developed
- 26 research projects in biology, economy, habitat, life history, population evaluation, techniques and utilization
**Funding for hunter education comes from Section 4 (traditional funds) and Section 10 funds (enhanced funds).**

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## U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

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**REGIONAL BOUNDARIES**

- California-Nevada

- Pacific

- Southwest

- Mountain Prairie

- Midwest

- Southeast

- Northeast

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## U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

**U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service**
**Pacific Region**

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## No. of Hunters per Pacific State 

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**No. of Hunters per Pacific State **
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**Pacific Region**

|  | Wildlife | Hunter Education |  |
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| STATE | Restoration | Section 4/Section 10 | TOTAL |
| OREGON  | $6,000,987 | 932,104/138,903  | 7,071,994 |
| WASHINGTON  | $4,217,125 | 1,605,756/239,290  | 6,062,171 |
| IDAHO  | $5,299,284 | 536,840/80,000  | 5,916,124 |
| HAWAII  | $1,238,643 | 536,840/80,000  | 1,855,483 |
| AMERICAN SAMOA  | $412,880 | 89,473/13,333  | 515,686 |
| GUAM  | $412,880 | 89,473/13,333  | 515,686 |
| N. MARIANA ISLANDS  | $412,880 | 89,473/13,333  | 515,686 |
| PUERTO RICO  | $1,238,642 | 89,473/13,333  | 1,341,448 |
| VIRGIN ISLANDS  | $412,880 | 89,473/13,333  | 515,686 |

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**Pacific Region**

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**Proportion of Excise Tax Dollars Spent on Wildlife Restoration and Hunter Education in each Pacific state or area**

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**Southwest Region**

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## No. of Hunters per Southwest State 

**No. of Hunters per Southwest State **
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**Southwest Region**

|  | Wildlife | Hunter Education |  |
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| STATE | Restoration | Section 4/Section 10 | TOTAL |
| TEXAS  | 12,406,006 | 1,610,517/240,000  | 14,256,523 |
| OKLAHOMA  | 5,468,923 | 940,074/140,090  | 6,549,087 |
| ARIZONA  | 6,062,254 | 1,397,756/208,294  | 7,668,304 |
| NEW MEXICO  | 5,502,456 | 536,840/80,000  | 6,119,296 |

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**Southwest Region**

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**Proportion of Excise Tax Dollars Spent on Wildlife Restoration and Hunter Education in each Southwest state or area**

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**Midwest Region**

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## No. of Hunters per Midwest State 

**No. of Hunters per Midwest State **
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**Midwest Region**

|  | Wildlife | Hunter Education |  |
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| STATE | Restoration | Section 4/Section 10 | TOTAL |
| MISSOURI  | 6,619,908 | 1,524,323/227,156  | 8,371,387 |
| MINNESOTA  | 7,895,949 | 1,340,231/199,722  | 9,435,902 |
| IOWA  | 4,531,540 | 797,229/118,804  | 5,447,573 |
| INDIANA  | 3,527,768 | 1,610,517/240,000  | 5,378,285 |
| ILLINOIS  | 4,815,083 | 1,610,517/240,000  | 6,665,600 |
| OHIO  | 4,985,527 | 1,610,517/240,000 | 6,836,044 |
| MICHIGAN  | 8,798,759 | 1,610,517/240,000 | 10,649,276 |
| WISCONSIN  | 7,949,059 | 1,461,245/217,756  | 9,628,060 |

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**Midwest Region**

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**Proportion of Excise Tax Dollars Spent on Wildlife Restoration and Hunter Education in each Midwest state or area**

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**Southeast Region**

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## No. of Hunters per Southeast State 

**No. of Hunters per Southeast State **
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**Southeast Region**

|  | Wildlife | Hunter Education |  |
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| STATE | Restoration | Section 4/Section 10 | TOTAL |
| FLORIDA  | 3,611,418 | 1,610,517/240,000  | 5,461,935 |
| GEORGIA  | 5,409,664 | 1,610,517/240,000  | 7,260,181 |
| MISSISSIPPI  | 3,669,128 | 774,980/115,488  | 4,559,596 |
| LOUISIANA  | 4,024,494 | 1,217,499/181,432  | 5,423,425 |
| ALABAMA  | 4,050,966  | 1,211,539/180,544  | 5,443,049 |
| NORTH CAROLINA  | 5,587,293 | 1,610,517/240,000  | 7,437,810 |
| SOUTH CAROLINA  | 2,697,289 | 1,093,006/162,881  | 3,953,176 |
| ARKANSAS  | 4,912,654 | 536,840/80,000  | 5,529,494 |
| TENNESSEE  | 7,871,899 | 1,549,951/230,974  | 9,652,824 |
| KENTUCKY  | 4,367,881 | 1,101,113/164,089  | 5,633,083 |

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**Southeast Region**

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**Proportion of Excise Tax Dollars Spent on Wildlife Restoration and Hunter Education in each Southeast state or area**

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**Northeast Region**

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## No. of Hunters per Northeast State 

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**No. of Hunters per Northeast State **
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**Northeast Region**

|  | Wildlife | Hunter Education |  |
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| STATE | Restoration | Section 4/Section 10 | TOTAL |
| MAINE  | 2,848,227 | 536,840/80,000  | 3,465,067 |
| NEW HAMPSHIRE  | 1,238,643 | 536,840/80,000 | 1,855,483 |
| NEW JERSEY  | 1,238,643 | 1,610,517/240,000  | 3,089,160 |
| NEW YORK  | 6,794,912 | 1,610,517/240,000  | 8,645,429 |
| VERMONT  | 1,238,643 | 536,840/80,000  | 1,855,483 |
| VIRGINIA  | 4,052,667 | 1,610,517/240,000  | 5,903,184 |
| WEST VIRGINIA  | 2,837,404 | 536,840/80,000  | 3,454,244 |
| PENNSYLVANIA  | 9,602,777 | 1,610,517/240,000 | 11,453,294 |
| RHODE ISLAND  | 1,238,643 | 536,840/80,000 | 1,855,483 |
| CONNECTICUT  | 1,238,643 | 927,790/138,260  | 2,304,693 |
| DELAWARE  | 1,238,643 | 536,840/80,000  | 1,855,483 |
| MARYLAND  | 1,354,628 | 1,442,940/215,028  | 3,012,596 |
| MASSACHUSETTS  | 1,238,643 | 1,610,517/240,000  | 3,089,160 |

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**Northeast Region**

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**Proportion of Excise Tax Dollars Spent on Wildlife Restoration and Hunter Education in each Northeast state or area**

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## No. of Hunters per Mountain Prairie State 

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**No. of Hunters per Mountain Prairie State **
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**Mountain Prairie Region**

|  | Wildlife | Hunter Education |  |
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| STATE | Restoration | Section 4/Section 10 | TOTAL |
| COLORADO  | 6,484,099 | 1,171,808/174,624  | 7,830,531 |
| KANSAS  | 4,862,375 | 536,840/80,000  | 5,479,215 |
| NEBRASKA  | 4,369,666 | 536,840/80,000  | 4,986,506 |
| MONTANA  | 7,624,654 | 536,840/80,000  | 8,241,494 |
| NORTH DAKOTA  | 3,961,948 | 536,840/80,000  | 4,578,788 |
| SOUTH CAROLINA  | 2,697,289 | 1,093,006/162,881  | 3,953,176 |
| UTAH  | 4,548,573 | 536,840/80,000  | 5,165,413 |
| WYOMING  | 4,959,147 | 536,840/80,000  | 5,575,987 |

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**Mountain Prairie Region**

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**Proportion of Excise Tax Dollars Spent on Wildlife Restoration and Hunter Education in each Mountain-Prairie state or area**

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**Alaska**

- 71,000 Hunters

|  | Wildlife | Hunter Education |  |
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|  | Restoration | Section 4/Section 10 | TOTAL |
|  | 12,406,006 | 536,840/80,000  | 13,022,846 |

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**California-Nevada Region**

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## No. of Hunters – California and Nevada 

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**No. of Hunters – California and Nevada **
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**California-Nevada Region**

|  | Wildlife | Hunter Education |  |
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| STATE | Restoration | Section 4/Section 10 | TOTAL |
| CALIFORNIA  | 8,510,356 | 1,610,517/240,000  | 10,360,873 |
| NEVADA  | 4,798,261 | 536,840/80,000  | 5,415,101 |

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**Proportion of Excise Tax Dollars Spent on Wildlife Restoration and Hunter Education in California and Nevada**

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