South Dakota joins NSSF’s Hunting Works for America program

By Christen Smith

South Dakota is the 17th state to join NSSF’s Hunting Works for America program. (Photo: Hunting Works for South Dakota/Facebook)
South Dakota joined a nationwide initiative to highlight the economic benefits of hunting, the gun industry’s top trade association said Tuesday.
Hunting Works for South Dakota joins 16 other states across America in an effort to “tell the story” of the sport’s financial impact, furthering the footprint of the National Shooting Sports Foundation’s Hunting Works for America program established in 2010.
“South Dakota is best known for our pheasant season, as well as some of the best upland, waterfowl and big game hunting in North America,” said Casey Weismantel, executive director of the Aberdeen Convention and Visitors Bureau and co-chair of Hunting Works For South Dakota. “In our area we welcome hunters and hunter dollars. We want to help tell the story of the larger economic impact that this sport has on the greater Aberdeen area and the state as a whole.”
Approximately 270,000 hunters visit South Dakota annually, spending over $732 million at gas stations, restaurants, retailers, hotels and other local businesses, the group said.  Kevin Nyberg, owner of Nyberg’s Ace Hardware and a group co-chair, said the industry supports 11,000 jobs and generates $62 million in state and local taxes.
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Source: Guns.com