As the older hunters start to lay down their guns, hunting advocates fear for the age-old American pastime, especially with the younger generation preferring video games over waiting in a tree for hours until an animal arrives. [More]
I have a feeling the way things are going a lot more Americans are going to take it up. Especially if electricity becomes a more valued commodity.
[Via Ed M]
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Oh, Massachusetts. What do you have to go through to own a shotgun or hunting rifle there?
Nationally, more women are taking up hunting and shooting. The sports equipment manufacturers assocation says gun games and sports -- real firearms, not paintball and AirSoft -- are more popular than golf.
Not going away.
“According to data from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 33 states have experienced a steady decline in the purchase of hunting licenses… “
When did USFWS start keeping up with STATE licenses? I work for FWS in Texas. We don’t sell state licenses or even permits to hunt on Gov./FWS land. It’s free. But you do have to sign in at check stations because we have “special laws and rules” that are completely stupid and are different than state hunting / fishing laws. These special rules are not posted anywhere on the refuge or on the internet (www.fws.gov). So getting a ticket for these special rules is easy. It’s a hassle to hunt on FWS land. Coincidence? I think not.
Let me back to the subject and off the o’l soap box. These numbers may be wrong. Texas barely has any FWS land. But Alaska has a lot. So how accurate is counting the number of hunters by state? Does that include people who have lifetime licenses?
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