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How important are sportsmen to Minnesota's economy? <br /> ABOUT HWFM <br /> Hunting Works for Minnesota exists to promote the BY THE NUMBERS JOBS AND TAX REVENUE <br /> strong economic partnership between the hunting <br /> and shooting communities and the local economy of Minnesota hunters spend over$480 million each <br /> Minnesota. year. <br /> 0 people hunt in Minnesota <br /> each year. The resulting economic impact translates <br /> each <br /> � s ♦14,400 Minnesota jobs <br /> ON <br /> } Minnesota hunters annually pay <br /> $63.8 million in state taxes-this ♦$365 million in salaries and wages <br /> . ., HELP <br /> could pay 1,600 teachers' salaries I ♦$63.8 million in Minnesota sales,fuel and <br /> or fund the annual education <br /> r income taxes <br /> expenses for 7,500 students. t <br /> ♦$1.47 billion ripple effect on the state economy <br /> Our membership consists of businesses representing <br /> a cross-section of the Minnesotan economy. Hunters support more jobs in Hunting specifically supports thousands of jobs, <br /> These include: .� Minnesota than many of the state's ! both rural and urban,across the state of Minnesota, <br /> 1 <br /> largest employers,such as Hormel <br /> gand our goal is to provide a unified voice for all of <br /> ♦Sporting retailers big and small Foods. i these stakeholders. The HWFM partnership will <br /> ♦Restaurant owners monitor public policy decisions and weigh in on <br /> ♦Hotel,motel and resort operators Annual spending by Minnesota I hunting-rel.,fed issues that impact Minnesota jobs. <br /> hunters is one third the cash <br /> ♦Gas stations and convenience stores i receipts from corn,the state's top - <br /> ♦Hunting and shooting organizations agricultural commodity tix <br /> ♦Chambers of commerce ($482.6 million to$1.45 billion). <br /> ...And,of course,all the taxpayers of Minnesota `) <br /> Each Minnesota hunter spends an <br /> (hunters and non-hunters alike)who benefit <br /> average of$783 per year on <br /> economically and aesthetically from the license fees, trip-related expenses and gear. ° =Y <br /> taxes,and jobs the hunting and shooting industry ;. <br /> provides both directly and indirectly. Y <br /> � r <br /> r Statistics from the Congressional t�ar:i» a ion.,!Sur T i h fe-\,sociated Recreation <br />