That could be the high end, but it's between $3,000 to $5,000. Quite frankly, out in British Columbia where I've hunted a little and where my son lives, people will pay about $35,000 for a certain species of Rocky Mountain sheep. For instance—I will use his name—Ryan Leef, the member of Parliament for the Yukon, used to be a guide. For a 60-inch moose—that's the spread of a moose antler—it was very common practice when he was involved in guiding, especially for the company he worked for that concentrated on hunters from Germany, Spain, and some other European countries, to pay $35,000 per animal. That includes the guide and the food. So this is large money, and that money is used by the provinces and put right back into other conservation efforts.
I can give you a little breakdown. This information comes from Gary Mauser. The report was filed back in 1997 or 1998, I believe. I'll just read you the beginning to show you the importance of hunters, fishers, and trappers. The beginning of the study indicates:
A recently completed study of Canadian hunting licence fees compiled by Gary Mauser, Vice President of the B.C. Wildlife Federation, shows that hunters in Canada pay to the government, on average, almost $70 million per year in hunting licences and fees. This equates to what the provinces spend to manage their wildlife populations.
You can see how the people who are actually are engaged in those occupations and pastimes are actually the people who contribute to the maintenance of the species that they hunt. It is estimated in the United States that there are far more white-tailed deer in North America now than when the white man first came to North America. That's for various reasons: habitat, and the ability of white-tailed deer and other wildlife species to adapt to encroachment in their areas, and also because of the conservation efforts of the very people who hunt them.