10-24 SS Bass Pro Conservation

 Bass Pro Shops and conservation. The sale of hunting licenses, tags and stamps is the primary source of funding for most state wildlife conservation efforts. Hunters and anglers are the largest contributors to government wildlife conservation programs. Through excise taxes and license revenues, these sportsmen have contributed more than $10 billion dollars to conservation and provide more than 80% of the funding for most state fish and wildlife agencies. But Bass Pro Shops is very active as well as we hear from Larry L. Whiteley

Bass Pro’s Manager of Communications:  “We have one more conservation awards than any retailer in America. Johnny Morris is very well known as a conservationist. And Bass Pro gives awards. He is the one who basically decides who gets the award. There is no criteria as such. It is just his work with the people. He does so much with conservation that he picks someone each year that he feels needs to be honored for what they do for conservation. The awards are basically for how our founder believes how important folks have been to conservation in our state and throughout the country for the efforts they have made to conserve and protect our natural resources and wildlife for future generations. That’s what he believes in.