To Whom it may Concern;
Hunters United for Sunday Hunting is providing the following in order to assist in quantifying the economic impact of the ability to hunt seven-days-a-week, relative to Pa. Senate Bill 147. Here is an overview of the 2011 report completed by Southwick Associates that was requested by the Pennsylvania General Assembly that same year.
The study conducted in 2011 by Southwick Associates, a Florida-based fish, and wildlife economics firm, predicted hunters would spend $460 million more annually if the ban on Sunday hunting was lifted in Pennsylvania. The study also shows there would be a boost to the state economy of a total of $803.6 million and the ability to hunt on Sunday’s would bring in $56.8 million in state and local tax revenue annually.
Starting in 2010, the estimated total retail sales and multiplier effects that would have occurred if Sunday hunting in Pennsylvania were permitted found that overall hunting activity would increase by approximately 27% with increases in hunter expenditures.
Resulting in the Pennsylvania General Assembly letting on the table revenues of approximately 27% over the last eight years which shows a total lack of fiscal responsibility.
Another study that was published in 2018 by the National Shooting Sports Foundation estimated that there would be as much as a $972.6 million economic output to the economy here in Pennsylvania. This is probably the most credible figure on the amount that Pennsylvania
is losing annually.
It is time the Pennsylvania General Assembly recognizes the fiscal impact of Senate Bill 147 and what removing the barrier to hunting opportunities brings to the state of Pennsylvania.
Click to Read Full Studies:
Southwick Associates Economic Contributions of Sunday Hunting Alternatives in Pennsylvania
The National Shooting Sports Foundation Economic Impact of Hunting 2016/2017 Data Pennsylvania Sunday Hunting Impact
Sincerely, Kevin B. Askew, Executive Director, Hunters United for Sunday Hunting
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