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Fishing Information
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Memphis, TN, September 24, 2003 –Ducks Unlimited (DU) continues to work toward the preservation of recreational hunting as a compatible use of National Wildlife Refuges. This week DU received important news that House Resolution 362 (the sportsmen's appreciation resolution) passed the House by unanimous consent. The letter signed by DU and the various sportsmen conservation groups in support of this resolution was also read into the Congressional Record. The effort was led in the House by Congressmen James Walsh (25th District -NY) and Sherwood Boehlert (24th District – NY) who expressed congressional support for America's millions of hunters and anglers. Reacting to the passage of the resolution, John Tomke, President of Ducks Unlimited said, "with the incorrect unflattering portrayal of hunters and anglers in the mass media at times, it's good to see that members of Congress recognize the role hunters play in conservation and the contributions sportsmen make to the environment." The resolution aids DU and more than 40 other conservation-sportsmen organizations who are opposing an anti-hunters’ suit to ban hunting on refuges. The Fund for Animals seeks to eliminate hunting opportunities on 39 wildlife refuges nationwide, which may lead to reviews of all hunting on the National Wildlife Refuge System. According to Jeff Crane, Director of Policy and Programs with the Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation, "Sportsmen have been on record for years as being the primary benefactors of conservation and fish and wildlife management. It is appropriate that Congress, with the leadership of the 320 members of the Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus, recommit to the country's hunters and anglers just days before National Hunting and Fishing Day on September 27.” With the enactment of this resolution, Congress officially recognizes the importance and contributions of sportsmen to American society; supports the traditions and values of sportsmen; supports the many conservation programs implemented by sportsmen; recognizes the many economic benefits associated with outdoor sporting activities; and recognizes the importance of encouraging the recruitment of, and teaching the traditions of hunting, trapping, and fishing to future sportsmen. H.Res. 362 was introduced shortly after Labor Day with a bipartisan group of 37 original cosponsors and passed the House on Tuesday, September 23 by unanimous consent. With more than a million supporters, Ducks Unlimited is the world’s largest and most effective wetland and waterfowl conservation organization. The United States alone has lost more than half of its original wetlands – nature’s most productive ecosystems – and continues to lose more than 100,000 wetland acres each year.
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