As The antis continue to exaggerate

Anti-hunters and eco-terrorists will go to the extreme to vilify hunters. Recently a pseudo-news article was published claiming that hunters will cheat on their taxes.In this article the author claims that hunters use charitable donation trusts in order to reduce their taxes. Anybody can name a tax exempt charity as a beneficiary of their estate for a tax benefit. You may ask, "Why target hunters?" Well they can't vilify us with their silly rhetoric against guns or hunting, and they can't expect reasonable people to jump on their eco-terror wagon so now they champion, "hunters are stealing from the government!".

Of course they have started a petition to close the "tax-loop hole". Sounds a bit like their efforts to close the "gun show loophole" if you ask me. Additionally, they will be doing damage to many charities who receive more because people can use the donations as a tax break. This extends far beyond hunting and hunters so even if you don't hunt think about donations you make or non-profits you support. Maybe they will drive themselves out of business!

Additionally, They claim that over 40 million dollars are "stolen" from the government by hunters each year. How much damage do eco-terrorists do to businesses, research facilities, and universities that are declared as losses and translate to tax deductions. I would hazard that it is much more. In the "stolen" amount the author of the article states that specimens donated to a museum that will not be displayed should not be given tax breaks. Do people think that museums are only galleries. They are repositories for research and study. Just because they will not be on display does not mean they are useless and should not be funded by public money. A big part of ecology and conservation revolves around understanding the biology of the species.