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Safari Club International Supports Nebraska Right To Hunt, Fish Ballot Initiative

Safari Club International Supports For HuntersWashington, D.C. – Safari Club International (SCI) today announced its support for Nebraska’s pending ballot measure to protect the right to hunt, trap, and fish. SCI proudly supports Amendment 2, a critical ballot measure to ensure that Nebraska’s outdoor heritage is protected for future generations.

“Anti-hunting organizations constantly attack our sporting heritage. Given the opportunity, they would end hunting today,” stated SCI Director of Hunting Advocacy Melissa Simpson. “By passing Amendment 2, the right to hunt, trap, and fish, we can ensure that our outdoor and hunting heritage remains a part of Nebraska’s cultural fabric.”

Earlier in 2012, Legislative Resolution 40CA, which placed the right to hunt, trap, and fish constitutional amendment on the Nebraska ballot for Nov. 6, passed in the state legislature by a 41 to 3 vote. All citizens of Nebraska are encouraged to support Amendment 2 on Nov. 6 ballot to permanently protect the freedom to hunt.
“Successful passage of Amendment 2 on Election Day will mark an important step to protect hunting, fishing, and trapping opportunities for future generations of sportsmen and women,” said Safari Club International President John Whipple.

Over 75 years ago, hunters stepped forward to pass the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration act, and became the first conservationists in America who recognized the need for science based management for game species. Today hunters remain the most numerous and the most successful conservationists contributing more money and resources for active conservation programs than any other single group.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service economic report of hunting, trapping, and fishing highlighted the $90 billion spent and the $3 billion contributed to conservation efforts by 37.4 million hunters and anglers around the U.S.A.

“Hunting, trapping, and fishing have always been a part of America’s outdoor heritage, and we continue to demonstrate how sportsmen and women are a vital portion of our economy and our conservation programs as a whole,” Whipple concluded.

For more information on Amendment 2, please visit the Nebraska Proposed Amendments Page.

SCI is the only pro-hunting organization with an office in Washington, DC that has full time policy experts, in-house legal counsel and certified wildlife biologists on staff dedicated to the protection of hunting for SCI members and hunters everywhere. SCI’s Hunter Defense Fund
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supports the important work keeping hunters afield and promoting hunting worldwide. Contributions to the Hunters’ Defense Fund allow SCI to fight for our freedom to hunt, wildlife conservation policy and important legislative, regulatory and legal issues. Click to learn more and support the Hunter Defense Fund! www.hunterdefensefund.org.

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Safari Club International – First For Hunters is the leader in protecting the freedom to hunt and in promoting wildlife conservation worldwide. SCI’s approximately 200 Chapters represent all 50 of the United States as well as 106 other countries. SCI’s proactive leadership in a host of cooperative wildlife conservation, outdoor education and humanitarian programs, with the SCI Foundation and other conservation groups, research institutions and government agencies, empowers sportsmen to be contributing community members and participants in sound wildlife management and conservation. Visit the home page www.safariclub.org or call (520) 620-1220 for more information.

Kevin Paulson

Kevin Paulson is the Founder and CEO of HuntingLife.com. His passion for Hunting began at the age of 5 hunting alongside of his father. Kevin has followed his dreams through outfitting, conservation work, videography and hunting trips around the world.

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