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Safari Club Makes Big Splash at 30th SHOT Show
SCI Executive Director John Eichinger and members of the SCI Executive Committee were on hand to present a check for $250,000 to the National Shooting Sports Foundation in support of their Hunting Heritage Partnership at the 30th annual SHOT Show in Las Vegas. This program allows NSSF to give grants to states for effective projects aimed at increasing the recruitment and retention of hunters. This successful program has donated 2.1 million dollars to state agencies so far. Look for more updates as the Partnership goes forward.
Check Out SCI's New and Improved Website
New videos and informative content have been added to SCI's homepage. Highlighting the latest changes is an interactive map, where anyone can view free reports on the economic impact of hunting for all 50 states. More changes are coming, so make sure you visit www.safariclub.org frequently.
For example, Montana sportsman's impact:
• Sportsmen support four times as many jobs in Montana as Malmstrom Air Force
Base and Billings Clinic combined (11,500 jobs vs. 9,000).
• Annual spending by Montana sportsmen is eight times the revenues of Vann's, the
state's fastest growing company ($721 million vs. $85.4 million).
• Montana sportsmen annually spend more than the cash receipts from wheat, the
state’s top crop ($721 million vs. $688 million).
• Montana sportsmen outnumber the combined populations of Billings, Missoula
and Great Falls (232,000 vs. 218,000).
Wyoming sportsmans' impact:
• Sportsmen support nearly twice as many jobs in Wyoming as the University of
Wyoming at Laramie (9,500 jobs vs. 5,000).
• Annual spending by Wyoming sportsmen is four times more than the Gross State
Product for arts, entertainment and recreation ($676 million vs. $172 million).
• Annual spending by Wyoming sportsmen is 89 % of the cash receipts for cattle,
the state’s most valuable agricultural commodity ($676 million vs. $763 million).
• Wyoming sportsmen outnumber the combined populations of Cheyenne and
Casper (113,000 vs. 108,000).
Idaho:
• Sportsmen support more jobs in Idaho than Micron Technology, one of the state’s
largest employers (11,500 jobs vs. 10,000).
• Annual spending by Idaho sportsmen is more than the revenues of
Bodybuilding.com, Sunshine Minting, Petra and Tile4U - the four fastest growing
companies in the state ($598 million vs. $448 million).
• Annual spending by Idaho sportsmen is more than the cash receipts from the
state’s wheat crop ($598 million vs. $344 million).
• Idaho sportsmen outnumber the populations of Boise and Pocatello (259,000 vs.
246,533).
Arizona:
• Sportsmen support nearly twice as many jobs in Arizona as Raytheon, one of the
state’s largest employers (21,000 jobs vs. 11,000).
• Annual spending by Arizona sportsmen is nearly three times the combined
revenues of The Go Daddy Group, Sprouts Farmers Market, and Cold Stone
Creamery - the state's fastest growing companies ($1.3 billion vs. $481 million).
• Annual spending by Arizona sportsmen is nearly twice the cash receipts from cattle,
the state's top agricultural commodity ($1.3 billion vs. $737 million).
• Arizona sportsmen could fill the stadiums of the Arizona Diamondbacks, and the
Arizona Cardinals, 3½ times (418,000 vs. 112,000).
Texas:
• Sportsmen support twice the jobs in Texas as Dell Computer Corporation,
Lockheed Martin, Electronic Data Systems, and Dow Chemical Company
combined (106,000 jobs vs. 49,000).
• Annual spending by Texas sportsmen is more than the revenues of Dallas-based
Blockbuster, a Fortune 500 company ($6.6 billion vs. $5.6 billion).
• Annual spending by Texas sportsmen is greater than the combined cash receipts
from the state’s cotton, greenhouse/nursery, broilers, dairy and corn production
($6.6 billion vs. $6.1 billion).
• Texas sportsmen annually spend $441 million on outboard boats and engines to
get out on the water and around the marshes for fishing and hunting.
• Texas sportsmen outnumber the populations of San Antonio and Dallas (2.7
million vs. 2.5 million).
Pretty interesting, eh?
Farther down in the report on each state it give the rank of that state in many different sportsman's areas, like resident, nonresident, fishing, hunting and more.
SCI Executive Director John Eichinger and members of the SCI Executive Committee were on hand to present a check for $250,000 to the National Shooting Sports Foundation in support of their Hunting Heritage Partnership at the 30th annual SHOT Show in Las Vegas. This program allows NSSF to give grants to states for effective projects aimed at increasing the recruitment and retention of hunters. This successful program has donated 2.1 million dollars to state agencies so far. Look for more updates as the Partnership goes forward.
Check Out SCI's New and Improved Website
New videos and informative content have been added to SCI's homepage. Highlighting the latest changes is an interactive map, where anyone can view free reports on the economic impact of hunting for all 50 states. More changes are coming, so make sure you visit www.safariclub.org frequently.
For example, Montana sportsman's impact:
• Sportsmen support four times as many jobs in Montana as Malmstrom Air Force
Base and Billings Clinic combined (11,500 jobs vs. 9,000).
• Annual spending by Montana sportsmen is eight times the revenues of Vann's, the
state's fastest growing company ($721 million vs. $85.4 million).
• Montana sportsmen annually spend more than the cash receipts from wheat, the
state’s top crop ($721 million vs. $688 million).
• Montana sportsmen outnumber the combined populations of Billings, Missoula
and Great Falls (232,000 vs. 218,000).
Wyoming sportsmans' impact:
• Sportsmen support nearly twice as many jobs in Wyoming as the University of
Wyoming at Laramie (9,500 jobs vs. 5,000).
• Annual spending by Wyoming sportsmen is four times more than the Gross State
Product for arts, entertainment and recreation ($676 million vs. $172 million).
• Annual spending by Wyoming sportsmen is 89 % of the cash receipts for cattle,
the state’s most valuable agricultural commodity ($676 million vs. $763 million).
• Wyoming sportsmen outnumber the combined populations of Cheyenne and
Casper (113,000 vs. 108,000).
Idaho:
• Sportsmen support more jobs in Idaho than Micron Technology, one of the state’s
largest employers (11,500 jobs vs. 10,000).
• Annual spending by Idaho sportsmen is more than the revenues of
Bodybuilding.com, Sunshine Minting, Petra and Tile4U - the four fastest growing
companies in the state ($598 million vs. $448 million).
• Annual spending by Idaho sportsmen is more than the cash receipts from the
state’s wheat crop ($598 million vs. $344 million).
• Idaho sportsmen outnumber the populations of Boise and Pocatello (259,000 vs.
246,533).
Arizona:
• Sportsmen support nearly twice as many jobs in Arizona as Raytheon, one of the
state’s largest employers (21,000 jobs vs. 11,000).
• Annual spending by Arizona sportsmen is nearly three times the combined
revenues of The Go Daddy Group, Sprouts Farmers Market, and Cold Stone
Creamery - the state's fastest growing companies ($1.3 billion vs. $481 million).
• Annual spending by Arizona sportsmen is nearly twice the cash receipts from cattle,
the state's top agricultural commodity ($1.3 billion vs. $737 million).
• Arizona sportsmen could fill the stadiums of the Arizona Diamondbacks, and the
Arizona Cardinals, 3½ times (418,000 vs. 112,000).
Texas:
• Sportsmen support twice the jobs in Texas as Dell Computer Corporation,
Lockheed Martin, Electronic Data Systems, and Dow Chemical Company
combined (106,000 jobs vs. 49,000).
• Annual spending by Texas sportsmen is more than the revenues of Dallas-based
Blockbuster, a Fortune 500 company ($6.6 billion vs. $5.6 billion).
• Annual spending by Texas sportsmen is greater than the combined cash receipts
from the state’s cotton, greenhouse/nursery, broilers, dairy and corn production
($6.6 billion vs. $6.1 billion).
• Texas sportsmen annually spend $441 million on outboard boats and engines to
get out on the water and around the marshes for fishing and hunting.
• Texas sportsmen outnumber the populations of San Antonio and Dallas (2.7
million vs. 2.5 million).
Pretty interesting, eh?
Farther down in the report on each state it give the rank of that state in many different sportsman's areas, like resident, nonresident, fishing, hunting and more.
