EP 110. I Hunt. I Fish. I Vote. HB 1231 MS Outdoors Stewardship Trust Fund

Episode • Mar 15, 2021 • 1h 13m

Just imagine. At a time in history that wildlife resources and hunters need more not less, what could YOUR State Department of Natural Resources and Statewide Conservation Organizations do with FIFTY TO SIXTY MILLION DOLLARS?! OR MORE?! Acquire more public hunting land? Improve existing public-use properties for hunters (and non-hunters)? Better wildlife habitat management? More and better places for you and future generations to hunt, fish, and just enjoy the great outdoors?! Forever. And what if this could be done without tax increases? It can. MS HB 1231 Mississippi Outdoors Stewardship Trust Fund was modeled after a similar program in Georgia and elsewhere that diverts a very small percentage of existing state taxes into a conservation fund that can then be leveraged with existing federal dollars to put 3-4x that value on the ground. Right now! Not later! Listen to this episode. Hear James Cummins (Wildlife Mississippi), Ed Penny (Ducks Unlimited), and Alex Littlejohn (Nature Conservancy) explain the enormous wildlife conservation advantages to Mississippi - and possibly to your own home state. And then ask yourself, why would person or persons gut this bill on the Mississippi Senate floor? Ask yourself as a Mississippian, how can you ensure this bill becomes reality? And if you live elsewhere in the US, does your state have a similar program? If not - why not?! You're not political, huh? If you hunt, fish or own guns, you'd damned well better be! But trust me, you'll enjoy this dynamite episode regardless!

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