Over the years, the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration (WSFR) Program has invested millions of dollars in wildlife conservation. This investment has created recreational hunting, shooting, and angling opportunities, which in turn, has generated billions of dollars in hunting, shooting, and fishing equipment purchases. Although industry has been a long-term partner in the development and continued success of the program, today’s business climate presents tough challenges to companies.

This report provides insights about the benefits generated by the excise tax industries pay and how decades of investment has created huge business opportunities and further supported our industry.