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king' s outdoor world - Hunting Illustrated - October/November 2007 - Index

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Did You Know...that out of the top ten Rocky Mountain
Bighorn Sheep listed in the record books, six of them
(including the top four) are from Alberta, three from Montana
and one from British Columbia. Out of the top 100, 34 are
from Alberta and 36 are from Montana.
U .S.
California
Republican wants cap
on hunting licenses
Should we get the feds involved?
Rep. Duncan Hunter, California Republican has introduced
legislation that would reduce the high-priced nonresident
hunting license fees charged by Western states, where most of
our federal lands are found. The bill - called the Teddy Roosevelt
Bring Back Our Public Lands Act - suggests American hunters
who want to shoot an elk, bear or other big game not normally
found in Eastern or Southern states should be able to do so on
federally owned Western lands without having to pay increased
non-resident tag fees.
Hunter claims that Teddy Roosevelt wanted federal
hunting and fishing lands to be available for everyone. These lands
now include 190 million national forest acres and 258 million acres
run by the federal Bureau of Land Management. They are not the
exclusive domain of state legislatures who increasingly want to
reach into the pockets of visitors to such federal lands. Hunter
wants no state to charge more than $200 for a big-game hunting
license for use on national forest or BLM property. The $200 fee
would help recoup the few dollars states spend to help manage
certain federal lands. The legislation has been referred to the House
Committee on Resources.
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Top Ten
European Countries
Gun Ownership
1 Poland 1,500
2 Hungary 2,000
3 Russia 4,000
4 Greece 11,000
5 Switzerland 16,000
6 Austria 17,000
7 Denmark 19,000
8 Sweden 24,000
9 France 30,000
10 Germany 30,000
*Rates given are per 100,000
people, according to data
available
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