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September 27, 2025
National Hunting and
Fishing Day, celebrated
the fourth Saturday of September, remains the most effective
grassroots effort ever undertaken to promote the outdoor
sports and conservation. This is our
51th year
sponsoring the event. Mark your calendars for September 27,
2025.
We are looking forward to celebrating our
50th National Hunting and Fishing Day together again on
September 27,2025 where
we host any members with special needs children for a day of fishing!
• The event will be held at Island Beach State Park,
OBA-2 (swimming area2). Address: IBSP, Rt. 35,
Seaside Park, NJ 08752
• Entry fee into the park will be waived; just state you are
there to participate in the NJBBA National Hunting &Fishing
Day.
• Volunteers will meet at 8:00am where we will host Coffee
and Donuts.
• When participants arrive we will serve refreshments till
about 10am then proceed to the beach fishing till 12:00
• Break for lunch (our famous hot dog lunch with fixins’);
after lunch we will fish till about 1:30
• We will host the Regional Day School from Jackson and any
members with special needs children (beach wheelchairs can
be made available upon request).
• All refreshments, bait and tackle are supplied by NJBBA
however, donations are always welcome.
• We hope that members come out and volunteer for the day.
It is such a rewarding day with the thought that you are
doing something for others; it means a lot to them.
• Hope to see you there, For Information on our upcoming
event stay tuned to our website, NJBBA.org.
If you have any questions feel free to call me at
856-881-1822 or email me at:
njbba1954@gmail.com.
Valerie Dzindzio #3937
Chairperson of NH&FD |
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2022
National Hunting and Fishing Day review...
After a two-year absence due to COVID, we held our National
Hunting and Fishing Day event on September 24, 2022 at
Island Beach State Park. We were able to move the venue to
OBA-2 (swimming area 2) this year, which provided great
parking, bathrooms and access to the beach for the special
needs children from Jackson Day School. The day started out
chilly with our volunteers wearing layers. As the day
progressed layers started coming off and we had beautiful
weather. Unfortunately, I believe the cold morning kept some
families away. All in all we had 11 children and 13 adults
to celebrate this national day of fishing together. The tide
was dropping, the sun was shining, and the children were
fishing using bait (provided by member and friend, Rick
DiTizio) with the help of our volunteers. One boy, Henry
(age 10) caught a 15” fluke and everyone was excited for
him!
We provided everyone a lunch of hot dogs, baked beans,
sauerkraut, potato salad, assorted chips and pastries, yum!
They also received t-shirts from the Children’s Surf Fishing
Tournament held the weekend before, as well as grab bags.
All in all it was a wonderful and rewarding day spent on the
beach! I would like to thank the volunteers who helped bring
supplies to the beach, set up the rods, tables, food and
assist the children with the fishing. Special Thanks to my
committee members: Mark Dzindzio, Ken and Diane Hollins,
Carole Harris and Jennifer Cole. Without your help and
support, I couldn’t have pulled everything off!
To view photos click ===>
https://photos.app.goo.gl/koaj9TVBEjY5JxNK7
Please join us next year on September 23, 2023 for our 50th
National Hunting and Fishing Day! It is my hope our
NJBBA members will bring their special needs children to
this event next year. Let’s try to make this the biggest one
ever! Valerie Dzindzio
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History of
National Hunting and Fishing Day
How a Good Idea Became a Great
Tradition
Over 100 years ago, hunters and anglers were the earliest and most
vocal supporters of conservation and scientific wildlife management.
They were the first to recognize that rapid development and
unregulated uses of wildlife were threatening the future of many
species.
Led by fellow sportsman President Theodore Roosevelt, these early
conservationists called for the first laws restricting the
commercial slaughter of wildlife. They urged sustainable use of fish
and game, created hunting and fishing licenses, and lobbied for
taxes on sporting equipment to provide funds for state conservation
agencies. These actions were the foundation of the North American
wildlife conservation model, a science-based, user-pay system that
would foster the most dramatic conservation successes of all time.
The first to suggest an official day
of thanks to sportsmen was Ira Joffe, owner of Joffe's Gun Shop in
Upper Darby, Pa. In 1970, Pennsylvania Gov. Raymond Shafer adopted
Joffe's idea and created "Outdoor Sportsman's Day" in the state.
With determined prompting from the
National Shooting Sports Foundation, the concept soon emerged on the
floor of the U.S. Senate. In June 1971, Sen. Thomas McIntyre, N.H.,
introduced Joint Resolution 117 authorizing National Hunting and
Fishing Day on the fourth Saturday of every September. Rep. Bob
Sikes, Fla., introduced an identical measure in the House. In early
1972, Congress unanimously passed both bills.
On May 2, 1972, President Nixon
signed the first proclamation of National Hunting and Fishing Day,
writing, "I urge all citizens to join with outdoor sportsmen in the
wise use of our natural resources and in insuring their proper
management for the benefit of future generations."
By late summer, all 50 governors and
over 600 mayors had joined in by proclaiming state and local
versions of National Hunting and Fishing Day.
The response was dramatic.
Fishing Facts
More than 44 million Americans six
years of age and older enjoy fishing every year.
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An
average angler spends $1,046 every year on the sport.
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Americans
fish 557 million days per year.
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More than
38 million Americans hunt and fish.
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Over one
quarter of all anglers are female.
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Hunters
and anglers support more jobs nationwide than the number of
people employed by Wal-Mart.
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Through
license sales and excise taxes on equipment, hunters and
anglers pay for most fish and wildlife conservation
programs.
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Anglers
and boaters have paid $3.6 billion in excise taxes since
1952.
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Recreational anglers spend a staggering $41.5 billion a year
to fish. This has tremendous economic impacts.
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Anglers
spend almost $300 million a year just on ice.
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Anglers
spend more than $1 billion a year on bait alone.
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