[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 185 (Friday, September 25, 2009)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 49305-49306]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-23435]



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Part VIII





The President





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Proclamation 8421--National Hunting and Fishing Day, 2009


                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 185 / Friday, September 25, 2009 / 
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Title 3--
The President

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                Proclamation 8421 of September 22, 2009

                
National Hunting and Fishing Day, 2009

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                From atop Pikes Peak to the shores of the James River, 
                Americans celebrate the great abundance and utility of 
                our natural resources. Since our Nation's founding, 
                hunters and anglers have cherished these unparalleled 
                natural gifts and marveled at their untamed beauty. 
                National Hunting and Fishing Day recognizes the 
                contributions of millions of Americans who continue to 
                engage in these ageless pursuits.

                Following in the centuries-old footsteps of the 
                pioneers who walked before them, hunters and anglers 
                have played a key role in the conservation and 
                restoration of numerous species and their natural 
                habitats. They not only understand their pivotal role 
                as stewards of the land, but also seek to pass on this 
                honored tradition to future generations.

                As our citizens continue to enjoy our Nation's natural 
                resources, we must remember that this privilege brings 
                great responsibility. Not long ago, hunting threatened 
                the extinction of the American Bison, an enduring 
                symbol of the American West. Today, their population 
                has recovered because of the cooperative efforts of 
                conservationists and hunters. Many species, however, 
                still require our protection. We can no longer look to 
                our wilderness, as some once did, as land full of 
                unlimited bounty and surplus. Recognizing the need for 
                conservation, our hunters and anglers have worked hard 
                to manage local ecosystems where wildlife remain, as 
                well as to protect those areas where they are slowly 
                re-establishing viable populations.

                Our national character, always evolving, finds its 
                foundation in those timeless American ideals of 
                freedom, fairness, and self-sustainability. Today's 
                hunters and anglers bring this spirit to life in the 
                forests and streams they visit. If not for America's 
                great hunters and anglers, like President Theodore 
                Roosevelt and Aldo Leopold, our Nation would not enjoy 
                sound game management; a system of ethical, science-
                based game laws; and an extensive public lands estate 
                on which to pursue the sports. On National Hunting and 
                Fishing Day, we celebrate their contributions to our 
                natural environment and our national heritage.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the 
                United States of America, by virtue of the authority 
                vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the 
                United States, do hereby proclaim September 26, 2009, 
                as National Hunting and Fishing Day. I call upon the 
                people of the United States to recognize this day with 
                appropriate programs and activities.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                twenty-second day of September, in the year of our Lord 
                two thousand nine, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and thirty-
                fourth.
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[FR Doc. E9-23435
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