Henry DoroughRegional Extension Agent

Animal Science and Forages4-H Shotgun Instructor-Trainer

Firearm Safety on the Range

Why youth join the program:•Interest in hunting &wildlife (64%)•Shoot competitively (59%)•Learn about firearm safety (40%)•Have fun (100%).

As far as private timberland acreage is concerned, Alabama ranks second behind Georgia.

77% of timberland acreage is owned by non-industrial private landowners.

The forest industry is the state’s largest manufacturing industry, producing an estimated $15.39 billion worth of products in 2005.

There are approximately 850 active forest products manufacturing operations in the state.

Over 48,000 people are directly employed with forest-based companies and 100,000 people are indirectly dependent upon the forest industry.