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Hunter numbers are declining in the USA. Hunting appears to be slowly dying on the vine. Only 5% of people over the age of 16 are actively hunting that is half of what it was 50 years ago. I’ve got several theories on the why.
1. Lack of being outdoors with kids and a complete lack of desire to be outdoors. Technology is the new recreational pursuit of most young people now days.
2. Urbanization of the populace and antihunting indoctrination.
3. Complicated draw process and slim draw odds for quality tags.
4. Over crowded public hunting areas and low success rates.
5. Lack of mentorship for new hunters.
6. Expense of private land hunting.
I realize that some of these comments are contradictory, but this is a complicated issue. What are your thoughts on this issue.
http://www.trcp.org/2017/09/07/confirmed-decline-hunter-participation-call-action-sportsmen/
https://www.npr.org/2018/03/20/593001800/decline-in-hunters-threatens-how-u-s-pays-for-conservation
1. Lack of being outdoors with kids and a complete lack of desire to be outdoors. Technology is the new recreational pursuit of most young people now days.
2. Urbanization of the populace and antihunting indoctrination.
3. Complicated draw process and slim draw odds for quality tags.
4. Over crowded public hunting areas and low success rates.
5. Lack of mentorship for new hunters.
6. Expense of private land hunting.
I realize that some of these comments are contradictory, but this is a complicated issue. What are your thoughts on this issue.
http://www.trcp.org/2017/09/07/confirmed-decline-hunter-participation-call-action-sportsmen/
https://www.npr.org/2018/03/20/593001800/decline-in-hunters-threatens-how-u-s-pays-for-conservation