Issue: Hunting

Protecting and Promoting our Hunting Traditions

Hunting, fishing and trapping are traditions that have defined this country from it's very beginning. They provide individuals with a personal connection to the great outdoors as well as important family bonding opportunities. Perhaps most importantly sportsmen have been the backbone of the conservation of fish and wildlife and their habitats for generations. However, participation in these outdoor sports is declining and those that would like to end hunting and fishing make regular attempts at undermining these traditions. Members of the American Wildlife Conservation Partners have confronted anti-sportsmen issues as well as worked together to recruit and retain new hunters and anglers.

Partner efforts:

April, 2008 - Polar bear hunting (pdf)

July, 2008 - US Agency for International Development international conservation funding (pdf)