Unfortunately the vast majority of elected officials are not hunters. So it is up to sportsmen to convince them why they should care about our issues. Of course there are roughly 20 million hunters in America, so that is a huge start. But what about the many candidates for office who represent areas where we just don’t have a lot of sportsmen and women?
If you live in one of these places you need to be armed with some good reasons why your elected official should care about hunting. For many of them, hunting just doesn’t seem like a big deal. Many dismiss it as a second-class issue.
Here’s why hunting is in the same class as the economy, jobs, healthcare, and the budget: Continue reading