Special Taxes

Like i have mentioned before a lot of people spend a lot of money on the sport of hunting and fishing, but although that is great for the economy it is also important for the conservation of wildlife and their habitat. Practically everything you purchase now a days is taxed right. But do you know where that extra money goes. Well if you are purchasing any hunting or fishing equipment you should know that the federal and many state governments have special taxes that apply to the purchase of fishing tackle and powerboat fuel. The federal government channels millions of these funds into state recreational, fish and wildlife conservation projects every year. Anglers pay more than any other group to support conservation projects through the Sport Fish Restoration Program and many communities have benefited from fishing based taxes to fund boat launch ramps and mooring facilities for transient fishing vessels.Now what about the taxes on other things used for hunting like firearms? Well firearms and ammunition have special taxes on them as well which go towards the intention to get kids to experience the outdoors. For instance these taxes goes towards the huntersaftey course like I took my two boys to. These taxes make courses like these free and help maintain the outdoors that myself and my kids love. Although many taxes can be a pain to pay but when it comes times to dishing out a few extra bucks for these special taxes I don't mind do to the places that it goes towards.