$746 million- The amount of money spent by hunters in the US on licenses and public land access fees.
$300 million - Money contributed to wildlife conservation every year by hunting organizations like the National Turkey Federation, Duck Unlimited and the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation.
$4.2 billion - Contributed to by sportsmen through 10% federal excise taxes on firearms, ammunition and gear since the Pittman-Robertson Act established the tax. Millions of acres of public use land bought, preserved, and maintained with this money.
Whether someone likes hunters or not, our dollars are what made possible the successful re-establishment of turkey, buffalo, black bear, elk and bald eagle. Our money help pay for the huge tracks of land and reintroduction plans that made America's conservation efforts a reality. Our dollars are responsible for the 20-fold increase in the number of wild elk, the 133-fold increase in the wild turkey population and almost a 70-fold increase in America's whitetail deer herd over the last century.
A few other numbers: $24.7 billion spent by hunters at the retail level. Includes travel, food, supplies, vehicles, leases lodging and guide services.
$995 million sales and tax revenue directly attributable to hunting in the U.S.
575,000 American jobs sustained entirely by hunting.
$2.25 billion of combined state and federal income tax revenue generated by hunting-related employment in the U.S. each year.
$30 million: Spent by PETA each year on advertising and media.
$0: Amount PETA spent on wildlife habitat, wildlife preservation or protecting endangered species. Not a cent.
I'm just saying.