One thing that seems to never get mentioned is the contributions that hunters (and fisherman) make to land aquistion and wildlife restoration/management. This is done thru the Pittman-Robertson Act of 1937, which is an excise tax on all related equipment. This tax was "self-imposed" by sportsman for these causes. Absolutely everyone who enjoys the outdoors, hunters and non-hunters alike, benefit from these dollars.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittman...estoration_Act