Are hunters going the way of the dinosaurs?
Sep 5th 2007adminConservation & Hunting
The U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service has released preliminary data from its 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting and Wildlife Associated Recreation, an assessment of participation trends among Americans over age 16, compiled at five-year intervals. Hunter numbers, according to the survey, fell by 4 percent nationwide since 2001. Only 5 percent of Americans now consider themselves hunters.
This isn’t just bad news for the hunting community, but for all of us who enjoy public lands and wildlife whether through a scope, binoculars, or a camera lens. Hunting permits and fishing licenses provide the bulk of state and national wildlife services’ revenue, so a steep decline in hunting impacts the bottom line of the regulatory bodies that protect our most valuable assets.
Read the articles here and here.
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