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Whitetails Unlimited has committed $18,750 to continue the WTU Whitetail Watch Initiative which brings the 2-year total spent on this initiative to $35,000. The initiative is an anti-poaching campaign that WTU started in 1999 as a pilot program in Wisconsin and has since expanded nationwide. There will be a total of 37,500 Whitetail Watch anti-poaching signs printed. Signs will be available at each WTU event as well as through the National Headquarters.
Whitetails Unlimited has always been a strong supporter of anti-poaching activities. Poaching is a crime that steals from everyone, hunter and nonhunter alike. The signs encourage anyone who sees suspicious activity to report it to the their proper wildlife law enforcement agency. Illegally harvesting game not only takes away recreational opportunity to law abiding sportsman, but can also negatively impact wildlife populations.
Complementary Whitetail Watch Signs can be requested by calling Whitetails Unlimited National Headquarters at 1-800-274-5471.
About Whitetails Unlimited:
Since our beginning in 1982, Whitetails Unlimited has remained true to its mission and has made great strides in the field of conservation. Thanks to more than 475 chapters, 113,000-plus members, chapter volunteers, and corporate sponsors, Whitetails Unlimited has earned the reputation of being the nation’s premier organization dedicating its resources to the betterment of the white-tailed deer and its environment. Our mission is to raise funds in support of educational programs, wildlife habitat enhancement and acquisition, and preservation of the shooting sports and hunting tradition for future generations. To date, Whitetails Unlimited has expended more than $94 million on program services and activities that continue to enhance, and ultimately foster, our mission.
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Contact:
Russ Austad, Whitetails Unlimited
Program Services Director: (920) 743-6777, Ext. 102