{"id":2074,"date":"2026-02-06T21:40:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T03:40:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ohecyes.org\/unicdn\/?p=2074"},"modified":"2026-03-02T08:25:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T14:25:17","slug":"comeback-critters-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ohecyes.org\/unicdn\/2026\/02\/06\/comeback-critters-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Comeback Critters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thank Hunters:<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Populations of bear, deer, elk, turkey, wood ducks <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and other species are thriving now compared to a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">century ago, <\/span><span style=\"color: initial;\">thanks to hunters and target shooters who continue to fund conservation.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Their license <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">fees, donations, and special excise taxes on bows, arrows, guns and ammo covers 70+% of wildlife agency budgets that also benefit songbirds &amp; more.<\/span><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2066 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/ohecyes.org\/unicdn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/comeback-critters-1-300x232.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"837\" height=\"647\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ohecyes.org\/unicdn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/comeback-critters-1-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ohecyes.org\/unicdn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/comeback-critters-1-777x600.jpg 777w, https:\/\/ohecyes.org\/unicdn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/comeback-critters-1-768x593.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ohecyes.org\/unicdn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/comeback-critters-1-1536x1187.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ohecyes.org\/unicdn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/comeback-critters-1-1170x904.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/ohecyes.org\/unicdn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/comeback-critters-1.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 837px) 100vw, 837px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2075 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/ohecyes.org\/unicdn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/critter-sign-moa-visitors-and-sci-IMG_0881-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ohecyes.org\/unicdn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/critter-sign-moa-visitors-and-sci-IMG_0881-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ohecyes.org\/unicdn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/critter-sign-moa-visitors-and-sci-IMG_0881-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ohecyes.org\/unicdn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/critter-sign-moa-visitors-and-sci-IMG_0881-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ohecyes.org\/unicdn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/critter-sign-moa-visitors-and-sci-IMG_0881-1170x878.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/ohecyes.org\/unicdn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/critter-sign-moa-visitors-and-sci-IMG_0881.jpg 1296w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>SCI MN Chapter and MN DNR helped OHEC place the educational Comeback Critters sign at the Mall of America in the popular Underwater Adventures attraction visited by millions of people who learned about the sportsmen&#8217;s role in conservation over the years.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2076 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/ohecyes.org\/unicdn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WI-SCI-Mag-2016-JA-OHEC-critter-sign-in-MacKenzie-lodge-169x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ohecyes.org\/unicdn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WI-SCI-Mag-2016-JA-OHEC-critter-sign-in-MacKenzie-lodge-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/ohecyes.org\/unicdn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WI-SCI-Mag-2016-JA-OHEC-critter-sign-in-MacKenzie-lodge-338x600.jpg 338w, https:\/\/ohecyes.org\/unicdn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WI-SCI-Mag-2016-JA-OHEC-critter-sign-in-MacKenzie-lodge-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ohecyes.org\/unicdn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WI-SCI-Mag-2016-JA-OHEC-critter-sign-in-MacKenzie-lodge-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/ohecyes.org\/unicdn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WI-SCI-Mag-2016-JA-OHEC-critter-sign-in-MacKenzie-lodge.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>MacKenzie Center, a WI DNR property in Poynette, WI features a educational Comeback Critters sign in their main education lodge.\u00a0 Seen by thousands of school aged youth on their environmental education field trips.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>OHEC has also placed this educational Comeback Critters sign on several of the educational trailers in the Touch of the Wild fleet as well as outdoor educational spaces.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2082 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/ohecyes.org\/unicdn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/tow-300x227.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ohecyes.org\/unicdn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/tow-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ohecyes.org\/unicdn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/tow-794x600.jpg 794w, https:\/\/ohecyes.org\/unicdn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/tow-768x580.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ohecyes.org\/unicdn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/tow.jpg 948w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2081 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/ohecyes.org\/unicdn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/jvhjhbkjhl-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ohecyes.org\/unicdn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/jvhjhbkjhl-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ohecyes.org\/unicdn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/jvhjhbkjhl-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ohecyes.org\/unicdn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/jvhjhbkjhl-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ohecyes.org\/unicdn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/jvhjhbkjhl.jpg 943w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thank Hunters: Populations of bear, deer, elk, turkey, wood ducks and other species are thriving now compared to a century ago, thanks to hunters and target shooters who continue to fund conservation.\u00a0Their license fees, donations, and special excise taxes on bows, arrows, guns and ammo covers 70+% of wildlife 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