Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Hunting Heritage Foundation Releases 3rd Edition Alabama Hunting & Fishing Almanac

MONTGOMERY, Alabama--The Hunting Heritage Foundation, a non-profit organization devoted to standing up for hunting, announced the publication and distribution of the 2014-2015 Alabama Hunting & Fishing Almanac. 24,000 copies of the Almanac were published in partnership with the Alabama State Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation and Alabama Farmers Cooperative. AFC and H. T. Hackney Co. have distributed the Almanac to over 500 retail outlets across the state for free giveaway to customers.

The Almanac is now also available electronically at www.huntingheritagefoundation.com or through a major partner, www.classifiedsforhunters.com , an innovative internet-based shopping venue for hunters. The publication may be downloaded for free at either site. Another major partner, Great Days Outdoors Magazine, is sending the Almanac electronically to subscribers as a free bonus issue.

Hunting Heritage Foundation Executive Director Corky Pugh said, "With the help of NWTF, Alabama Farmers Cooperative, and H. T. Hackney Co., we are pleased to be able to provide this ready-reference guide to hunting and fishing to retailers to give to their customers free. This partnership results in getting the Almanac in the hands of rank and file hunters and fishermen through hundreds of stores at the local level. Classifieds For Hunters and Great Days Outdoors have greatly expanded the reach of the Almanac by making it available electronically."

The Almanac, in its third year of publication, is a 32-page, calendar-based guide to hunting and fishing seasons and regulations. The user-friendly text has proven popular with all kinds of hunters, the avid and not-so-avid. Pugh, the founder of the 501 (c) (3) Foundation, said, "Every hunter counts the same in paying for management and protection of wildlife resources enjoyed by all of society. This is why it is so important to keep the base of hunters broad."

An additional 1,000 copies of the Almanac have been custom-printed for other businesses, such as Finchburg Grocery and Gettin' Outdoors Radio with Big Daddy Lawler.

"The corporate citizenship displayed by H. T. Hackney Co., Alabama Farmers Cooperative, and other partners is a real asset. Keeping people hunting and fishing not only pays for putting Conservation Enforcement Officers and Biologists on the ground and in the water, but it drives a huge economic engine", said Pugh.

Hunting amounts to a $1.8 billion economic impact annually in Alabama. Freshwater fishing adds another $780 million. The two activities are responsible for $1.7 billion in direct retail expenditures, spinning off $155 million in state and local taxes every year in Alabama.
To learn more about the role that hunters play, go to www.huntingheritagefoundation.com

CONTACT: Corky Pugh, (334) 239-1386, corkypugh@mindspring.com