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Why not to hunt Idaho....
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<blockquote data-quote="Dosh" data-source="post: 1028737" data-attributes="member: 70363"><p>I noticed many of the numbers coincide with the economic cycle. I have noted the reduced numbers of hunters here in AZ during the economic down turn. Hunters want to go hunting, but they haven't the resources to do so. As we all read posts of $$$ spent on custom rigs, the majority of hunting enthusiasts are hard working family oriented people that are limited financially. This concerns me since I would like to see more kids get started hunting and shooting. If you add all the $$$ you put out for licenses, tags, fuel, food, firearms, ammunition and equipment needed before you even walk into the field on opening day, it is unattainable to many. Game numbers fluctuate over the years and disease, predators, and encroachment contribute to hunt success. As we all have seen the "road hunters" do little for the success rate and many more senior hunters can't navagate the terrain as well as they used to. In the past several years I have seen a much higher rate of silver hair (including me) than youth on my hunts. We need to help ourselves to correct some of these issues by hunting predators, encouraging youth to hunt and being involved in any effort to improve the game numbers for hunting. My 3 grandsons started shooting at 5 and they are now helping my son reload and go with us to hunt coyotes in the units where the antelope a deer are declining. It's not going to fix itself and the Feds and state aren't going to be much help either. I don't know all the answers, perhaps another member could enlighten us. Please excuse the length, but just my thoughts.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dosh, post: 1028737, member: 70363"] I noticed many of the numbers coincide with the economic cycle. I have noted the reduced numbers of hunters here in AZ during the economic down turn. Hunters want to go hunting, but they haven't the resources to do so. As we all read posts of $$$ spent on custom rigs, the majority of hunting enthusiasts are hard working family oriented people that are limited financially. This concerns me since I would like to see more kids get started hunting and shooting. If you add all the $$$ you put out for licenses, tags, fuel, food, firearms, ammunition and equipment needed before you even walk into the field on opening day, it is unattainable to many. Game numbers fluctuate over the years and disease, predators, and encroachment contribute to hunt success. As we all have seen the "road hunters" do little for the success rate and many more senior hunters can't navagate the terrain as well as they used to. In the past several years I have seen a much higher rate of silver hair (including me) than youth on my hunts. We need to help ourselves to correct some of these issues by hunting predators, encouraging youth to hunt and being involved in any effort to improve the game numbers for hunting. My 3 grandsons started shooting at 5 and they are now helping my son reload and go with us to hunt coyotes in the units where the antelope a deer are declining. It's not going to fix itself and the Feds and state aren't going to be much help either. I don't know all the answers, perhaps another member could enlighten us. Please excuse the length, but just my thoughts. [/QUOTE]
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