I don't know why we don't do that. Probably because those dollars are already committed somewhere else and moving them would cause some else's ox to be gored. The idea is a good one though and has a lot of precedent elsewhere; although it normally works as a form of excise tax rather than a sales tax. The best example might be the Pittman-Robertson Act which was a sportsman initiated bit of federal legislation several decades back. P-R places an excise tax on most firearms, ammunition and archery equipment some in America. The tax is actually placed on the items at the manufacturing level, and passed on in the purchase price. If you ever bought a box of .22 cartridges, or a new bow, or a shotgun, you paid that tax and probably didn’t even know it. P-R funds are distributed by the federal government back out to the states, and are the revenue source for a great many state wildlife management programs, including the hunters education program. This came about because responsible sportsmen in our fathers’ and grandfathers’ generations were determined to make sure the outdoor heritage did not fade away from our penny pinching human nature. It is my belief that some of those fee increases that drive some sportsmen nuts today are also responsible and necessary for the future of the pursuits we all love.