You guys ever go to a place you hunted or fished and haven't been there in awhile and its all changed? I have done this same thing this year and its crushed me for some reason. I used to hunt a couple remote areas of state and national forests and went back to hike and scout and low and behold everything has changed. roads, trails, houses, businesses, etc in places that were so remote there was no cell service for 30min down the road. I would never see another person for days while there hunting and camping and now its like a tourist attraction.
I recently found out land i used to roam as a kid out of state at my grandparents old farm has been developed and this was deep in the Appalachian mountains, no houses for miles and now the old house and barn are torn down and new built up and its getting worse. I haven't been there in many years but it still hurts to see things that once was mountains and blue sky for miles and wildlife to houses, buildings, roads, etc. I hate to say it guys but hunting, wildlife, conservation seems to be on the back burner.
I recently found out land i used to roam as a kid out of state at my grandparents old farm has been developed and this was deep in the Appalachian mountains, no houses for miles and now the old house and barn are torn down and new built up and its getting worse. I haven't been there in many years but it still hurts to see things that once was mountains and blue sky for miles and wildlife to houses, buildings, roads, etc. I hate to say it guys but hunting, wildlife, conservation seems to be on the back burner.