Grant-In-Aid Funding

The Eastern Chapter carries on their strong tradition of supporting wildlife and conservation
by providing $117,050. in grant-in aid funding for this year. $53,000. in regular grants and
$64,050. in state and international have been provided.

GIA-1-2005 Wyoming Chapter FNAWS - $10,000.

This was the second and last payment for a domestic sheep allotment buyout in the Northern
Wyoming Range, on the Big Piney Ranger District of the Bridger-Teton National Forest, on the
South end of Bighorn Sheep Hunt area #7. We cost shared this buyout with Wyoming FNAWS,
MN/WI FNAWS, IA FNAWS and National FNAWS.

GIA-2-2005 Camp Compass Academy - $2,000.

This grant is to be used for partial payment toward the purchase of an educational computer
shooting system that will allow in house hunting training and safety seminars.

GIA-3-2005 Frank Church- River of No Return Wilderness, Cooperative Weed
Management Area, Idaho - $2,500.

This project in its second year is a collaborative effort to restore and maintain pristine
wilderness plant communities and wildlife populations within the Frank Church - River of No
Return Wilderness by managing invasive weeds. 700 weed invested acres are to be
chemically treated. This grant is being cost shared by National FNAWS, MN/WI FNAWS, Idaho
FNAWS along with the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation.

GIA-4-2005 U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance - $2,500.

We contribute yearly to this fine organization that concentrates its efforts and activities to
fighting for hunters rights and battling the Anti’s on the ballet initiatives that come up each
year in the state elections.

GIA-5-2005 Conservation Force - $2,500.

We contribute yearly to this great organization led by John Jackson. Conservation Force is
one of the leading organizations in the world fighting for hunter’s rights and doing the actual
battle in the courts against the Anti’s who are trying to stop all hunting. In 2002, John Jackson
was awarded the prestigious “Excellence in Advocacy of our Hunting Heritage Award” by
National FNAWS.

GIA-6-2005 The Alaska Professional Hunter’s Association (APHA) - $7,500.

Conservation of Alaska’s Wildlife Resources through Proper Regulation. This is APHA’s
theme. The APHA is very well represented by Alaska’s registered guides. For under a
$150,000. budget they have many accomplishments. Some of their works in progress include
wildlife conservation initiatives, a legislative effort to create a Big Game Commercial Services
Board, public education, regulatory process due diligence and subsistence related issues. As
usual, we were very well represented with Alaskan Outfitters at this years Convention and we
continue to give back our support through this yearly grant.

GIA-7-2005 Desert Sheep Genetic Study - Mexico - $3,000.

The objective of the study is to evaluate the degree of genetic variation in the Tiburon and
State of Sonora Desert Sheep populations. There is concern that inbreeding among some of
the Desert Sheep populations being raised in some ranches in Northwest Mexico with the
purpose of conservation and exploitation of the species, has in fact caused inbreeding within
the small populations and have resulted in lowered fitness and a higher probability of
extinction.

GIA-8-2005 Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation - $3,500.

The Rocky Mtn. Elk Foundation recently purchased a 245 acre property in Elk County. The
property is adjacent to the famous Winslow Hill Elk viewing site established by the PA Game
Commission which has thousands of visitors each year.. The grant is to be used for habitat
enhancement projects on the property.

GIA-9-2005 PA Game Commission - $3,500.

We have supported Dan Lynch’s (Education Specialist PA Game Commission) education
projects well over the years from his “PICK” (Portable Interactive Conservation Kit), “PAWCSI”
(Pennsylvania Wildlife Crime Scene Investigation Kits), and “Watchable Wildlife Kits”. These
great educational tools have been used statewide and into neighboring states as well. The
rave reviews from the teachers using them in their classrooms keep coming in. There is a
waiting list to obtain one of the kits. This years grant is a first payment for an educational
Interactive Waterfowl Hunting Blind Display to be installed at the Middle Creek Wildlife
Management Area Visitor’s Center in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The visitor center
welcomes many thousands of visitor’s every year and during the months of January, February
and March, they have upwards of 3,000 visitors per day to see the migration of Snow Geese
and Tundra Swans that stop over at the management area surrounding the facility. Many of
the visitors to Middle Creek are non-hunters. This is a great opportunity to really let the public
see the story behind Middle Creek and how hunter’s license dollars have maintained the
facility since it opened in 1970. The public will really be able to get a feel for what it’s like to be
in a hunting blind, see a virtual hunt and learn how big a role conservation groups like Eastern
FNAWS play in wildlife conservation and environmental education.

GIA-10-2005 National FNAWS - $2,500.

As we did last year, this grant is to be used for the “FNAWS Political Program”. This grant is to
be used primarily in the political arena. The past few years has seen National FNAWS getting
more and more involved in the political arena along side of some of the largest conservation
organizations in North America.

GIA-11-2005 Guide Outfitters Association of British Columbia (GOABC) - $2,500.

This grant is to be used for their on-going programs, primarily their fight for non-resident
hunters rights.

GIA-12-2005 Organization Vida Silvestre, A.C. (OVIS) - $2,000.

OVIS began a Desert Bighorn Sheep conservation project in Isla El Carmen, Baja Sur ten
years ago. The main goal was to raise Desert Bighorns for release and re-stock areas in the
main land with adequate habitat. In February 10 sheep were released. A biologist was hired to
monitor the released sheep for a period of a year. The total cost of this project is $25,100.

GIA-13-2005 Rocky Crate-FNAWS Chair - Washington State University - $5,000.

Each year we sell our famous Crystal Frog at our Convention. The buyer gets the beautiful
replica of the Crystal Frog and gets his or her name engraved on the permanent Crystal Frog
at our Chapter office. The money raised goes for one specific purpose, the study and
hopefully permanent eradication of the diseases that plague the wild sheep of North America.
Washington State has hired Dr. Sri Srikumaran, the Endowed Chair. His specialty is in
microbiology and pathology. His research path is impressive. It involves determining why the
white blood cells in Bighorn Sheep are killed off so quickly by leukotoxins produced by
bacteria. This process renders the immune system helpless against Pasturella pneumonia,
resulting in severe lung damage and death. It is believed the receptors on wild sheep differ
from the domestic animal. This is a three year project which we are committed to as we all
know that pneumonia is the number one killer of wild sheep especially when they get in
contact with domestic sheep. Our Wildlife Specialist Will Falcheck is very excited about this
study and says that the 3 prong approach that Dr. Sri is taking is the best he has ever seen.

GIA-14-2005 Yukon Outfitters Association (YOA) - $2,000.

Grant to be used for their on-going programs, especially their Ungulate Enhancement Fund.

GIA-15-2005 Alberta Professional Outfitters Society (APOS) - $2.000.

Grant to be used for their on-going programs.

State and International Grants

GIA-16-2005 Wyoming Game & Fish Department - $27,000.

Revenue returned for use in Wyoming’s Bighorn Sheep Program.

GIA-17-2005 Biosphere - Mexico - $36,000.

Revenue returned for use in their on-going Desert Sheep Programs

GIA-18-2005 New Mexico Council of Outfitters - $1,050.

Grant to be used for their on-going Desert Sheep studies.