The quality of what hunting there is available(IF you can afford it) has been getting better as the concept of Management has been slowly gaining steam.

HOWEVER... this new emphasis on quality has caused the overall cost of hunting(everything from equipment to property to lease) to sky rocket. When I was a kid, venison was a STAPLE of our diet. We ate venison EVERYTHING. From tacos to lasagna, to chili, stew, and chicken fried venison(man this is making me hungry) because it was cheaper than beef. Now days Pound for Pound, venison is some of the most expensive meat we can get.

Overall, it's becoming harder and harder for the average joe to take advantage of the "quality" hunting oppurtunities, and the "average joe" hunting has been slowly fading.