HUNTING LICENSES: Being a conservationist is as easy as 
buying a hunting or fishing license ... we'll explain on 
Passport to Texas.

This is Passport to Texas

Most people support conservation in theory. Yet, hunters 
and anglers support it in practice when they buy licenses.

12 -- All of the money from hunting and fishing license sales 
finds its way back into wildlife conservation and wildlife 
management, whether it's a hunting activity or a fishing activity,

Tom Newton, a license revenue manager, says money 
from the sale of licenses is significant.

License sales, which includes hunting and fishing, of course, all 
of our recreational licenses, and our commercial licenses ... we 
usually net somewhere around ninety million dollars depending 
on how the year went. :12

Resident hunters and anglers aren't alone in supporting 
conservation in Texas, their non-resident counterparts 
also make an important impact.

It's a very large impact. For the hunters, the licenses generate 
2.7 million in annual revenue. And fishing licenses, 
approximately 3.5 million in license revenue. :11

Even if you don't hunt or fish, when you buy hunting or 
fishing licenses, you help support conservation work in 
Texas.

Hunting licenses go on sale August 15; with dove season 
fast approaching, Newton recommends buying early to 
avoid lines.

That's our show ... made possible by a grant from the 
SFWR Program ... funded by your purchase of fishing and 
hunting equipment and motorboat fuel. 

For Texas Parks and Wildlife ... I'm Cecilia Nasti. 



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