Imagine a world without elk, deer, wild turkeys and other game animals. What would you do on the weekends? How sad would it be to drive around without seeing wild animals in the fields and forests? How much would you miss fresh wild game on the dinner table?
To a hunter, it’s a devastating thought. That’s why, since the late 1800s, hunters have taken it upon themselves to support wildlife conservation and follow sound management practices to protect and preserve wildlife and wild places. Today, wildlife populations are plentiful and flourishing, but it wasn’t always that way, and some of the darkest days for wildlife weren’t all that long ago. Let’s take a closer look at the history of wildlife conservation, and the efforts made by hunters and conservationists to ensure animals had—and will continue to have—ample land and opportunity to persevere.
