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Many ask where the dollars raised by conservation permits and the organizations go. I am on the SFW board, so I am a little familiar with where SFW dollars go.
Examples:
1 - Just got this info. today. The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver, Colorado upheld All Aspects of Utah?s Proposition 5. We helped pay for the lawyers to keep prop. 5 from being overturned by anti-hunters. SFW dollars.
2 - 55 Bighorns transplanted on Stansbury Mts. Conservation permit dollars.
http://www.sfwsfh.org/currentevents/site.pl?page=12506
3 - Wolf and Grizzly De-listing. Lawyers and lobby money is needed to encourage lawmakers to make this happen. SFW dollars.
4 - Sage Grouse, Predators, Habitat Study. SFW donated $10,000 to this study. SFW dollars.
http://www.sfwsfh.org/currentevents/site.pl?page=11006
5 - 400 Antelope Transplanted - Removed from Park Mtn. and moved to other areas. Conservation permit dollars.
http://www.sfwsfh.org/currentevents/site.pl?page=120605
6 - MASSIVE 150,000 acre elk/deer habitat and restoration effort in Utah. Conservation permit dollars pay for this.
http://www.sfwsfh.org/currentevents/site.pl?page=112705
7 - Huntsman Appoints Avid Sportsmen to Wildlife Board. Sportsmen helped put Gov. Huntsman in office. SFW and SFW members had a great deal to do with this.
http://www.sfwsfh.org/currentevents/site.pl?page=82405
8 - Private Meeting With VP Cheney Great for Sportsmen. Powerful people can make a difference in habitat, etc.
http://www.sfwsfh.org/currentevents/site.pl?page=81605
9 - 125,000 Acres, $8.1 Million in Utah. Conservation permit dollars buys land.
http://www.sfwsfh.org/currentevents/site.pl?page=70705
I could probably go on and on, but some of you will continue to ask, "Where does the money go?" Go the the SFW website and look through the Current Events, News, etc. and you can read about some of where SFW dollars and Conservation permit dollars go. Don't expect someone else to come on these forums and answer every little question. Except some of the burden and research it a bit.
The MDF and SFW magazines always have articles talking about WHERE THE MONEY GOES.
As far as SFW, a good portion of the money we raise goes into politics. That's what SFW does. We contract Don Peay as our lobbyist. He's good. He has friends who donate millions of dollars. He has well-known friends who make appearances, sign basketballs, etc. and expect nothing but better quality hunting in return. Don deals with the political power in the country who work on helping us get wolves delisted, who help to get the BLM in gear to get habitat back into shape for our deer and elk herds.
I'm not as familiar with SFW-Idaho, SFW-Wyoming, or SFW-New Mexico, but they all do the same. Nate Helm in Idaho is making a huge difference up there. Bob Wharff is kicking butt in Wyoming.
In summary, SFW membership dollars go partly into paying for a few projects each year, land purchase, habitat studies, transplants, etc. And, part of the money goes into paying for the political side.
I hope this answers a few questions. If you have more questions, visit the websites of these organizations, read their publications and base your opinion on information YOU gather yourself.
Brian Latturner
MonsterMuleys.com
Examples:
1 - Just got this info. today. The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver, Colorado upheld All Aspects of Utah?s Proposition 5. We helped pay for the lawyers to keep prop. 5 from being overturned by anti-hunters. SFW dollars.
2 - 55 Bighorns transplanted on Stansbury Mts. Conservation permit dollars.
http://www.sfwsfh.org/currentevents/site.pl?page=12506
3 - Wolf and Grizzly De-listing. Lawyers and lobby money is needed to encourage lawmakers to make this happen. SFW dollars.
4 - Sage Grouse, Predators, Habitat Study. SFW donated $10,000 to this study. SFW dollars.
http://www.sfwsfh.org/currentevents/site.pl?page=11006
5 - 400 Antelope Transplanted - Removed from Park Mtn. and moved to other areas. Conservation permit dollars.
http://www.sfwsfh.org/currentevents/site.pl?page=120605
6 - MASSIVE 150,000 acre elk/deer habitat and restoration effort in Utah. Conservation permit dollars pay for this.
http://www.sfwsfh.org/currentevents/site.pl?page=112705
7 - Huntsman Appoints Avid Sportsmen to Wildlife Board. Sportsmen helped put Gov. Huntsman in office. SFW and SFW members had a great deal to do with this.
http://www.sfwsfh.org/currentevents/site.pl?page=82405
8 - Private Meeting With VP Cheney Great for Sportsmen. Powerful people can make a difference in habitat, etc.
http://www.sfwsfh.org/currentevents/site.pl?page=81605
9 - 125,000 Acres, $8.1 Million in Utah. Conservation permit dollars buys land.
http://www.sfwsfh.org/currentevents/site.pl?page=70705
I could probably go on and on, but some of you will continue to ask, "Where does the money go?" Go the the SFW website and look through the Current Events, News, etc. and you can read about some of where SFW dollars and Conservation permit dollars go. Don't expect someone else to come on these forums and answer every little question. Except some of the burden and research it a bit.
The MDF and SFW magazines always have articles talking about WHERE THE MONEY GOES.
As far as SFW, a good portion of the money we raise goes into politics. That's what SFW does. We contract Don Peay as our lobbyist. He's good. He has friends who donate millions of dollars. He has well-known friends who make appearances, sign basketballs, etc. and expect nothing but better quality hunting in return. Don deals with the political power in the country who work on helping us get wolves delisted, who help to get the BLM in gear to get habitat back into shape for our deer and elk herds.
I'm not as familiar with SFW-Idaho, SFW-Wyoming, or SFW-New Mexico, but they all do the same. Nate Helm in Idaho is making a huge difference up there. Bob Wharff is kicking butt in Wyoming.
In summary, SFW membership dollars go partly into paying for a few projects each year, land purchase, habitat studies, transplants, etc. And, part of the money goes into paying for the political side.
I hope this answers a few questions. If you have more questions, visit the websites of these organizations, read their publications and base your opinion on information YOU gather yourself.
Brian Latturner
MonsterMuleys.com