Hunter’s Heritage Council

By Gary Tennison

                        Washingtonians for Wildlife Conservation (WWC) is a coalition of individuals and over 40 sports groups. It serves as the focal point of public involvement, grassroots activism and fundraising to the benefit of all Washington State conservationists, sportsmen and sportswomen.  The WWC is a place for every group and individual in the state to rally in support and in the defense of our outdoor future! WWC is the umbrella organization for the hunting, fishing and trapping clubs in the state of Washington. WWC was formed in 1995 to fight I-655 the bear baiting and trapping initiative. Its focus is on defense against anti hunting extremists. WWC has 15 dues paying voting member groups. Each group has one voting representative.

            The Hunters Heritage Council (HHC) is the Political Action Committee (PAC) that was formed to address the political concerns in Washington State. The Council was formed in November 1998 to defend the culture of hunting in the Legislature, to secure budget dollars for hunting programs, to support and elect politicians that support hunting, and to build a political structure to defend and promote the hunting culture in the public arena other than the legislature. The council represents nearly 50,000 sportsmen. There are currently 10 dues paying member groups on the council, each has one voting director.

            The following clubs and organizations are members of HHC. The funds they raise from various events and the annual HH shoot and auction in Yakima fuel your political voice in the State of Washington.

*Voting Members