Alot more people that don't hunt or fish benfit from the efforts and programs funded by the F & G Dept than you think. Hikers, paddlers, bird watchers, ATVers... anyone else who enjoys the out of doors but doesn't buy a license contributes little to nothing to habitat restoration or the maintenance of the game or nongame species of the state. And it's been that way for a long time. But in the past, there has been enough of us "sportsmen" funding the department so no one complained. Now, there fewer places open to hunting and fewer people staying with or new to the sport but more people getting into other outdoor activities. Folks have been enjoying nature on the hunter's dime for a long time.
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