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		<title>Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program Recognizes 75 Years of Wildlife Conservation and Partnership Success</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 16:25:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lew Carpenter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) joins the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA), and other partners at the 2012 SHOT Show to announce the start of a yearlong celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program (WSFR), one of the most significant and successful partnership approaches to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lewcarpenter.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9128979&amp;post=93&amp;subd=lewcarpenter&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>BLM to Use State, Regional Data in Identifying Wildlife Corridors, Crucial Habitat</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:22:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lew Carpenter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[DENVER &#8212; The Bureau of Land Management announced today that it will use state and regional data and maps to help it identify wildlife corridors and crucial habitat in future land-use planning and management efforts.  The maps will be available for the BLM to use as a result of the Western Wildlife Crucial Habitat Assessment [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lewcarpenter.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9128979&amp;post=86&amp;subd=lewcarpenter&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>NEW REPORT DETAILS DECLINE OF DEER, PRONGHORN IN COLORADO, WYOMING</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:47:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Populations trends are declining for mule deer and pronghorn antelope herds on both sides of the Colorado-Wyoming border and herds may not be able to fully recover unless federal and state agencies act to protect core habitats, according to a report released last fall by the National Wildlife Federation. “We are seeing a slow, inexorable [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lewcarpenter.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9128979&amp;post=76&amp;subd=lewcarpenter&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>34th SHOT Show Brings Out Best in  Shooting, Hunting and Law Enforcement Products</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 22:34:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LAS VEGAS &#8212; Nearly 60,000 firearms industry professionals will make their way here to the annual Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade ShowSM (SHOT Show®) Jan. 17-20 to get a first look at the new products and services they hope will excite customers in 2012. The $4.1 billion industry continues to be a bright spot in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lewcarpenter.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9128979&amp;post=63&amp;subd=lewcarpenter&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Conservation, Recreation and Preservation Generate an Impressive $1 Trillion per Year for U.S. Economy</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Nov 2011 17:49:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lew Carpenter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new report, authored by Southwick Associates and commissioned by the National Fish &#38; Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), reveals that officials looking for cost-effective ways to stimulate the economy should look no further than out their own windows: the great outdoors and historic preservation generate a conservative estimate of more than $1 trillion in total economic [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lewcarpenter.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9128979&amp;post=37&amp;subd=lewcarpenter&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sportsmen Purchases Remain Steady</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 17:18:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FERNANDINA BEACH, Fla. — A look at the buying habits of sportsmen in 2011 compared to the previous year reveals purchases of hunting and fishing equipment have remained steady in the current year, and in fact, even slightly improved. In the most recent survey at HunterSurvey.com, participants were asked if they were buying more, less [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lewcarpenter.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9128979&amp;post=36&amp;subd=lewcarpenter&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Roadkill: Lawmakers Throw Wildlife Under the Bus Senate committee approves agriculture funding bill that slashes funds for wildlife and conservation</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 03:09:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lew Carpenter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Washington, DC (September 8, 2011) – Yesterday, the Senate Appropriations committee approved a 2012 funding bill that slashes over $725 million in conservation funding from programs that help farmers, ranchers, and foresters across the country to protect soil, conserve water and enhance wildlife habitat. The conservation programs that were cut directly benefit sportsmen and rural [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lewcarpenter.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9128979&amp;post=35&amp;subd=lewcarpenter&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Hunters, Anglers Share Traditions with Youth</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 15:27:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lew Carpenter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In recent surveys conducted on HunterSurvey.com, ShooterSurvey.com and AnglerSurvey.com, responses revealed sportsman overwhelmingly take the time to introduce kids to the joys of hunting and fishing. Asked if in the past 12 months they had taken a child hunting or fishing, just over 45 percent of hunters said they had taken a son, daughter, nephew, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lewcarpenter.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9128979&amp;post=34&amp;subd=lewcarpenter&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Landmark legislation dedicates oil spill fines to restore crucial fish and wildlife habitats</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jul 2011 18:04:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lew Carpenter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A joint effort of National Wildlife Federation (NWF) and Ducks Unlimited (DU)—thanked a bipartisan coalition of Gulf Senators July 21, 2001 for cosponsoring the RESTORE Gulf Coast Act. The legislation ensures that fines from last year’s oil spill are used to help restore the Gulf ecosystem. The oil spill compounded already degraded habitats that support [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lewcarpenter.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9128979&amp;post=33&amp;subd=lewcarpenter&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Federal Hunting and Fishing Excise Taxes Create Enormous 1,000-2,000% Annual Return on Investment to Outdoor Industry</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 19:44:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lew Carpenter</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[excise tax]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[fishing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hunting]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[An analysis conducted by Southwick Associates and Andrew Loftus Consulting for the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies found that federal excise taxes collected on the sale of hunting and shooting equipment represented an approximate 1,100 percent annual return on investment (ROI) to manufacturers between 1970 to 2006 and taxes collected on sport fishing equipment [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lewcarpenter.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9128979&amp;post=31&amp;subd=lewcarpenter&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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