this is the largest undeveloped estuary on the East Coast the United States and
on the East Coast the United States and
on the East Coast the United States and it was saved almost exclusively by
it was saved almost exclusively by
it was saved almost exclusively by hunters here in the low country of South
hunters here in the low country of South
hunters here in the low country of South Carolina this land was actually
Carolina this land was actually
Carolina this land was actually purchased for the purpose of hunting
purchased for the purpose of hunting
purchased for the purpose of hunting the a station is the name given to the
the a station is the name given to the
the a station is the name given to the watersheds of the a sheep you can be out
watersheds of the a sheep you can be out
watersheds of the a sheep you can be out of state rivers and we have protected
of state rivers and we have protected
of state rivers and we have protected over two hundred thousand acres from
over two hundred thousand acres from
over two hundred thousand acres from heavy industrial and commercial
heavy industrial and commercial
heavy industrial and commercial development hunting culture that’s been
development hunting culture that’s been
development hunting culture that’s been the backbone of our conservation program
the backbone of our conservation program
the backbone of our conservation program statewide for over 75 years sport
statewide for over 75 years sport
statewide for over 75 years sport hunters were the nation’s first
hunters were the nation’s first
hunters were the nation’s first conservationists think of Theodore
conservationists think of Theodore
conservationists think of Theodore Roosevelt
a lot of times hunters are the first
a lot of times hunters are the first people to recognize things are going
people to recognize things are going
people to recognize things are going south in a particular situation because
south in a particular situation because
south in a particular situation because they’ve been out in the woods the a
they’ve been out in the woods the a
they’ve been out in the woods the a spacing project we started in the 80s to
spacing project we started in the 80s to
spacing project we started in the 80s to bring back a waterfowl through habitat
bring back a waterfowl through habitat
bring back a waterfowl through habitat protection hunters had seen their
protection hunters had seen their
protection hunters had seen their waterfowl season shrink from 50 days to
waterfowl season shrink from 50 days to
waterfowl season shrink from 50 days to 30 days that’s when conservation hunters
30 days that’s when conservation hunters
30 days that’s when conservation hunters realized that Ducks weren’t gonna last
realized that Ducks weren’t gonna last
realized that Ducks weren’t gonna last forever unless they did something
forever unless they did something
forever unless they did something it seems inconsistent but I have spent
it seems inconsistent but I have spent
it seems inconsistent but I have spent so many hours observing wildlife hunting
so many hours observing wildlife hunting
so many hours observing wildlife hunting and it really connects you to nature in
and it really connects you to nature in
and it really connects you to nature in a way that being a passive nature
a way that being a passive nature
a way that being a passive nature enthusiasts doesn’t you really are part
enthusiasts doesn’t you really are part
enthusiasts doesn’t you really are part of the web of life in the chain of life
of the web of life in the chain of life
of the web of life in the chain of life most of the wildlife agencies in our
most of the wildlife agencies in our
most of the wildlife agencies in our state get their funds from excise taxes
state get their funds from excise taxes
state get their funds from excise taxes paid by hunters to support wildlife
paid by hunters to support wildlife
paid by hunters to support wildlife conservation part the license fees that
conservation part the license fees that
conservation part the license fees that states get help support our public lands
states get help support our public lands
states get help support our public lands congratulations the ACE Basin project
congratulations the ACE Basin project
congratulations the ACE Basin project grew into protecting the landscape
grew into protecting the landscape
grew into protecting the landscape protecting the herons and the egrets and
protecting the herons and the egrets and
protecting the herons and the egrets and the shorebirds and the Eagles it became
the shorebirds and the Eagles it became
the shorebirds and the Eagles it became about everything and now other people
about everything and now other people
about everything and now other people have followed this model across the
have followed this model across the
have followed this model across the state and we have well over a million
state and we have well over a million
state and we have well over a million 200,000 acres of protected land
200,000 acres of protected land
200,000 acres of protected land Lowcountry this is a project that we can
Lowcountry this is a project that we can
Lowcountry this is a project that we can trace the day it started but I don’t
trace the day it started but I don’t
trace the day it started but I don’t think I’ll ever in I’m hoping that my
think I’ll ever in I’m hoping that my
think I’ll ever in I’m hoping that my children and their children and their
children and their children and their
children and their children and their children’s and children and on and on
children’s and children and on and on
children’s and children and on and on I’ll keep working this land nurturing it
I’ll keep working this land nurturing it
I’ll keep working this land nurturing it and saving it for this purpose of
and saving it for this purpose of
and saving it for this purpose of connecting people to nature
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