What do hunters do for conservation? A lot. The sale of hunting
licenses, tags, and stamps is the primary source of funding for
most state wildlife conservation efforts. By respecting seasons
and limits, purchasing all required licences, and paying federal
excise taxes on hunting equipment and ammunition, individual
hunters make a big contribution towards ensuring the future of
many species of wildlife and habitat for the future. By paying
the Federal excise tax on hunting equipment, hunters are
contributing hundreds of millions of dollars for conservation
programs that benefit many wildlife species, both hunted and
non- hunted. Each year, nearly $200 million in hunters' federal
excise taxes are distributed to State agencies to support
wildlife management programs, the purchase of lands open to
hunters, and hunter education and safety classes. Proceeds from
the Federal Duck Stamp, a required purchase for migratory
waterfowl hunters, have purchased more than five million acres
of habitat for the refuge system