illinoisburt
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I suspect a part of it is being in the Chicagoland area where shooting ranges are indoor affairs or long drives to Indiana public, Wisconsin public, or Buffalo Rock for outdoor fun (within limited distance and usually crowded). Plus the snow has returned. I was feeling that myself for a while before I moved 5 years ago. Only good break was deer season in October with archery in Des Plaines and November gun seasons downstate with the occasional trips out to Colorado for elk and mulies. It's hard to keep up enthusiasm when you are busy, the available facilities are boring, and the local stores are, well, cookie-cutter aisles of stuff after you had experienced shooting freedoms in more accessible ans friendly locales.