This article in Newsweek (by way of MSNBC) describes a survey showing a substantial decline in the numbers of hunters and fisherman over the last 5 years.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19262063/site/newsweek/
It disturbs me a bit, but I can't say that it surprises me. In my neck of the woods, that amount of accessible hunting land continues to decline. When I was a kid, 20 miles outside of downtown was considered "out in the country." Today, 50 miles outside of downtown is thought of as being "in the suburbs."
I've also noticed much less interest in taking up the hunting and fishing sports by younger people than showed interest in it when I was a kid. I've always enjoyed my time with God and nature by sitting silently in a forest with my .22 waiting for a bushy-tail, or in a duck blind waiting for that big drake to get within range. I didn't need an iPod to have a good time.
Oh well, pardon me for waxing nostalgic here. It's just that this kind of brings a tear to my eye...
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19262063/site/newsweek/
It disturbs me a bit, but I can't say that it surprises me. In my neck of the woods, that amount of accessible hunting land continues to decline. When I was a kid, 20 miles outside of downtown was considered "out in the country." Today, 50 miles outside of downtown is thought of as being "in the suburbs."
I've also noticed much less interest in taking up the hunting and fishing sports by younger people than showed interest in it when I was a kid. I've always enjoyed my time with God and nature by sitting silently in a forest with my .22 waiting for a bushy-tail, or in a duck blind waiting for that big drake to get within range. I didn't need an iPod to have a good time.
Oh well, pardon me for waxing nostalgic here. It's just that this kind of brings a tear to my eye...