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All, I've thought for a long time that money talks. I'm all for the birding and conservation communities getting behind our owe version of the duck stamp, (maybe the warbler or raptor stamp)? This would provide legislators hard numbers on the how many people support these activities. Also, the monies raised could be used for programs that support birds and animals that are ignored by the hunting community. The only question would be what activity could this stamp be associated with? Heidi Ferguson St. Paul [email protected] wrote: I think it's time for our legislators to reevaluate the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act (Pittman-Robertson) and the Sport Fish Restoration Act (Dingle-Johnson). Amendments ought to be made to place excise taxes on binoculars, spotting scopes, camo clothing, etc. that sportsmen and sportswomen buy, regardless of the outdoor activity they are participating in. This would increase the general funds of both acts and hence provide more money to states for wildlife and fishery habitat restoration. Even better might be the creation of a separate non-game habitat restoration act that places an excise tax on binos, scopes, clothing, packs, and other field gear used by outdoor enthusiasts. Also, you don't have to fish or hunt to support Ducks Unlimited, Pheasants Forever, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Trout Unlimited, etc. All of these organizations employ wildlife and fisheries biologists who are dedicated to finding and implementing practical management plans for our natural resources. These organizations are geared towards managing game species, but non-game species benefit tremendously from their management plans. Patrick Beauzay Department of Entomology 217 Hultz Hall, Bolley Drive North Dakota State University Fargo, ND 58105 701-231-9491 [email protected] _______________________________________________ mou-net mailing list [email protected] http://cbs.umn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mou-net __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com --0-1764595080-1124147492=:36187 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit <DIV>All,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I've thought for a long time that money talks. I'm all for the birding and conservation communities getting behind our owe version of the duck stamp, (maybe the warbler or raptor stamp)? This would provide legislators hard numbers on the how many people support these activities. Also, the monies raised could be used for programs that support birds and animals that are ignored by the hunting community. The only question would be what activity could this stamp be associated with? </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Heidi Ferguson</DIV> <DIV>St. Paul </DIV> <DIV><BR><BR><B><I>[email protected]</I></B> wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">I think it's time for our legislators to reevaluate the Federal Aid in<BR>Wildlife Restoration Act (Pittman-Robertson) and the Sport Fish<BR>Restoration Act (Dingle-Johnson). Amendments ought to be made to place<BR>excise taxes on binoculars, spotting scopes, camo clothing, etc. that<BR>sportsmen and sportswomen buy, regardless of the outdoor activity they are<BR>participating in. This would increase the general funds of both acts and<BR>hence provide more money to states for wildlife and fishery habitat<BR>restoration. Even better might be the creation of a separate non-game<BR>habitat restoration act that places an excise tax on binos, scopes,<BR>clothing, packs, and other field gear used by outdoor enthusiasts.<BR><BR>Also, you don't have to fish or hunt to support Ducks Unlimited, Pheasants<BR>Forever, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Trout Unlimited, etc. All of<BR>these organizations employ wildlife and fisheries biologists who are<BR>dedicated to finding and implementing practical management plans for our<BR>natural resources. These organizations are geared towards managing game<BR>species, but non-game species benefit tremendously from their management<BR>plans.<BR><BR>Patrick Beauzay<BR>Department of Entomology<BR>217 Hultz Hall, Bolley Drive<BR>North Dakota State University<BR>Fargo, ND 58105<BR>701-231-9491<BR>[email protected]<BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>mou-net mailing list<BR>[email protected]<BR>http://cbs.umn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mou-net<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><p>__________________________________________________<br>Do You Yahoo!?<br>Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around <br>http://mail.yahoo.com --0-1764595080-1124147492=:36187--
