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Date Posted: 08/20/07 8:59:17am
Author: Jim (Glad to hear this)
Subject: Re: Executive Order from Bush
In reply to: Casey 's message, "Executive Order from Bush" on 08/20/07 7:11:26am

That's great news...I'm sure we'll see a rise in the Cheney jokes, but glad to see he's directed the Feds to create more opportunities...Jim

>Sportsmen Applaud President's Oder to Promote Hunting
>President understands sportsmen are essential to
>wildlife conservation
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>August 17, 2007 (National)
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>(Washington, D.C.) � An Executive Order issued by the
>President of the United States will spell more hunting
>opportunities and enhanced conservation efforts,
>according to the U.S. Sportsmen�s Alliance, the
>nation�s premier sportsmen�s rights advocacy
>organization.
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>Today, President George W. Bush released the order,
>entitled �Facilitation of Hunting and Wildlife
>Conservation.� It directs all relevant federal
>agencies to facilitate the expansion and enhancement
>of hunting opportunities, wildlife management and
>habitat.
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>�The Executive Order is a great milestone for
>sportsmen and wildlife conservation,� said Bud
>Pidgeon, president and CEO of the U.S. Sportsmen�s
>Alliance. �It clearly demonstrates that the President
>understands the unbreakable bond between successful
>wildlife conservation and hunting - that sportsmen are
>the key to abundant wildlife and habitat.�
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>The U.S. Sportsmen�s Alliance proposed that the White
>House issue an Executive Order on hunting early in
>President Bush�s first term, and again in 2007. The
>order, number 13,443, directs federal agencies that
>manage public land, outdoor recreation and wildlife
>management to:
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>Address declining trends and implement actions that
>expand and enhance hunting opportunities
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>Consider the economic and recreational value of
>hunting
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>Manage wildlife and habitat in a manner that expands
>and enhances hunting opportunities
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>Work collaboratively with states to manage wildlife in
>a manner that respects private property rights and
>state authority over wildlife
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>Establish goals with the states to foster healthy game
>populations
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>�The order gives federal agencies a clear-cut
>directive that they work to increase hunting
>opportunities with state wildlife agencies,� said
>Pidgeon. �It will result in more resources directed at
>preserving the future of hunting and greater access to
>public land. The President is to be commended.�
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>The U.S. Sportsmen�s Alliance is a national
>association of sportsmen and sportsmen�s organization
>that protects the rights of hunters, anglers and
>trappers in the courts, legislatures, at the ballot,
>in Congress and through public education programs. For
>more information about the U.S. Sportsmen�s Alliance
>and its work, call (614) 888-4868 or visit its
>website, www.ussportsmen.org.

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