Another Southwick Associates Survey

For Immediate Release: September 10, 2009
Contact: Donna@southwickassociates.com


Survey: Majorities of hunters and anglers believe license fees are used exclusively for fish and wildlife conservation

Majorities of both hunters and anglers believe that 100% of their state hunting and fishing license fees are spent for fish and wildlife conservation and for nothing else, according to two recent surveys.

In separate August 2009 surveys from HunterSurvey.com and AnglerSurvey.com, hunters and anglers were asked how they think their states spend the funds collected from hunting and fishing license fees. About 33% of hunters and 37% of anglers said they believe that the money from license fees is used only for fish and wildlife conservation.

Just 16.5% of hunters and 15% of anglers said they believe that the money from hunting and fishing licenses goes into the general state treasury, where it is spent for many different purposes, including education, road maintenance, and other expenses, as well as for conservation of fish and wildlife.

About 29% of hunters and 27% of anglers believe that license funds are shared between fish and wildlife and the general state treasury, while 22% of hunters and 21% of anglers stated that they don’t know how the money is spent.

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