National Hunting and Fishing Day Launches Yearlong Learning Campaign
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National Hunting and Fishing Day Launches Yearlong Learning Campaign





NEWTOWN, Conn. -- A majority of Americans agree that hunters are among the world's leading conservationists, a survey shows, and a new campaign is helping to reinforce that image to build even stronger public support for both hunting and fishing.

The campaign, launched by the national coordinators of National Hunting and Fishing Day, is a 12-part series of colorful, copyright-free "Wildlife Portraits."



Each portrait includes artist drawings of wild species with factoids about their natural habits, habitats and histories. A longer narrative also supplements each artwork. The theme is illustrating how wildlife today depends on conservation funding from hunters and anglers.

The first three portraits -- featuring elk, bison and wild turkey -- are now available for downloading at www.nhfday.org.

Upcoming works will highlight smallmouth bass, pronghorn antelope, redfish, whitetail deer and other species that flourish today because of conservation funding and leadership from hunters and anglers.

The portraits are suitable as posters or handouts for teachers, business owners and youth leaders, but use by the media is also a major goal of the campaign.

"Portraits are already appearing in several newspapers around the country, and others have committed to running the entire series later in the year. We're pleased that the message of National Hunting and Fishing Day is being carried more often in more places," said Denise Wagner, a spokesperson for Wonders of Wildlife museum in Springfield, Mo.

Wonders of Wildlife is the official home of National Hunting and Fishing Day, set for Sept. 22.

Comedian Jeff Foxworthy is the celebration's honorary chairman for 2007. Sponsors include Wonders of Wildlife, National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), Realtree, Baron Technology, National Wild Turkey Federation, Smith & Wesson, Bass Pro Shops, Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation, Gunbroker.com, Field & Stream and Outdoor Life, and Woolrich.

National Hunting and Fishing Day was founded and fostered by NSSF. Since 1971, the day has been called the most effective grassroots campaign ever undertaken to promote traditional outdoor sports and conservation.

A 2006 public opinion survey commissioned by NSSF shows a majority of Americans agree that hunters are among the world's leading conservationists. The survey also shows robust public approval of hunting and fishing. Today, 92 percent of Americans approve of legal fishing; 82 percent approve of legal hunting.

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