Mcub hit on a good point.
Down where I'm at the hogs are over-running properties.
The landowners howl about "doing something about all the hogs".
Yeah, they'll "let" you do something for $200 a pig. Please.
Same thing with the Snow Geese. Goose numbers way too high.
All kinds of loosened rules about hunting them.
BUT, you still can't get at them without paying thru the nose.
My Federal duck stamp bought and paid for all the refuges but I can't set foot on one if I'm a hunter. If I'm a bird watcher(that never paid a DIME) I can go to the refuge every day for free.
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- Tue Sep 04, 2007 6:22 pm
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- Topic: Number of Hunters Falls, Worrying Some
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- Mon Sep 03, 2007 8:10 pm
- Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
- Topic: Number of Hunters Falls, Worrying Some
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Many reasons for the drop in hunter numbers.
A huge reason is the sheer cost.
Hunting in Texas(unless you're one of the lucky ones with family land) means leasing hunting property. This is expensive. It gets more expensive every year. Many people just can't do it any more.
Where I work is an interesting case. 25yrs ago almost all the guys hunted. Opening day was a big deal.
Now ONE guy hunts. And he constantly complains of the costs and the stuff he has to deal with to keep his lease.
I'd bet most other guys have the same issues.
A huge reason is the sheer cost.
Hunting in Texas(unless you're one of the lucky ones with family land) means leasing hunting property. This is expensive. It gets more expensive every year. Many people just can't do it any more.
Where I work is an interesting case. 25yrs ago almost all the guys hunted. Opening day was a big deal.
Now ONE guy hunts. And he constantly complains of the costs and the stuff he has to deal with to keep his lease.
I'd bet most other guys have the same issues.