The American Dream

any readers of will be versed in the American model of conservation, and probably know that large swathes of the on-the-ground work is funded by the Pittman-Robertson Act, funnelling dollars, via an 11 per cent tax from the purchase of ammunition, sporting arms and archery equipment, and a 10 per cent tax on handguns (it’s worth noting that target shooters also help foot the bill here). It’s often cited by the community in defence of hunting, and offers a direct link that hunting is conservation, economically speaking at any rate. That said,