Post by whitetaildave24 on Apr 11, 2007 11:39:25 GMT -5
Just read this little article in Indiana Game and Fish and though you all would take interest in the reading as well:
Although hunting and fishing garner attention as traditional activities, sportsmen get little recognition for their major contribution to our state’s economy.
Do you know, for instance, that in the Hoosier State, fishermen and hunters support more jobs than Purdue University, one of our state’s largest employers? Additionally, sportsmen pay $50.3 million each year in state sales, fuel and income taxes. This is enough to fund salaries for 1,221 teachers or to fund 6,447 students’ annual education expenses.
Nearly one in every six Indiana residents hunts or fishes. That is twice the number of people who attend Indianapolis Colts games each year. And we all know how good Dungy, Peyton and his crew are these days!
Annual spending by Indiana sportsmen is equal to 45 percent of the cash amount received from corn, our state’s top agricultural commodity. The ripple effect on our state’s economy that sportsmen contribute amounts to $1.64 billion.
On a national level, sportsmen could fill every NFL and Major League Baseball stadium, as well as every NASCAR track six times over! If we were a corporation, we would ran 11th on the Fortune 500 list, above Home Depot and AT&T. Sportsmen support more jobs than Wal-Mart, our country’s largest employer.
Too often, when fiscal belts are tightened, the federal and state governments look to fish and wildlife funds to fill other budget gaps. However, by recognizing how important hunting and fishing dollars are to our economy, elected officials should take a closer look before diverting critical funding away from essential wildlife and conservation programs.
Although hunting and fishing garner attention as traditional activities, sportsmen get little recognition for their major contribution to our state’s economy.
Do you know, for instance, that in the Hoosier State, fishermen and hunters support more jobs than Purdue University, one of our state’s largest employers? Additionally, sportsmen pay $50.3 million each year in state sales, fuel and income taxes. This is enough to fund salaries for 1,221 teachers or to fund 6,447 students’ annual education expenses.
Nearly one in every six Indiana residents hunts or fishes. That is twice the number of people who attend Indianapolis Colts games each year. And we all know how good Dungy, Peyton and his crew are these days!
Annual spending by Indiana sportsmen is equal to 45 percent of the cash amount received from corn, our state’s top agricultural commodity. The ripple effect on our state’s economy that sportsmen contribute amounts to $1.64 billion.
On a national level, sportsmen could fill every NFL and Major League Baseball stadium, as well as every NASCAR track six times over! If we were a corporation, we would ran 11th on the Fortune 500 list, above Home Depot and AT&T. Sportsmen support more jobs than Wal-Mart, our country’s largest employer.
Too often, when fiscal belts are tightened, the federal and state governments look to fish and wildlife funds to fill other budget gaps. However, by recognizing how important hunting and fishing dollars are to our economy, elected officials should take a closer look before diverting critical funding away from essential wildlife and conservation programs.
