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Virginia Ranks 7th in Hunt And 14th in Fish Licenses
Virginia ranked 7th nationally in hunting license sales and 14th in fishing license sales during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1966, according to figures just released by the U, S. Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife. The figures reflect the total number of licenses, permits and stamps sold and not the number of individual hunters and fishermen since one person might purchase licenses. The above rankings are for resident license and permit sales only. With non-r e s id e n t licenses included, Virginia ranked 5th in hunting license sales and 12th in the number of fishing licenses sold. Nationally, sportsmen purchased 42,103,510 state hunting and fishing licenses, tags, permits and stamps fora total of $139 million. The total number of both hunting and fishing permits declined slightly but the cost to the sportsmen increased. Virginia totals as listed in the report were 730,158 hunting licenses and permits for which hunters spent $1,588,628 and*580,093 fishing licenses and permits which cost the fishermen $1,088,170. Financially, Virginia ranked 14th in hunting license revenue and 21st in fishing license revenue in spite of the state’s impressive volume.
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