I'm with MA Jay on this one. The "sky is falling" hysteria that I see amongst the ranks is meritless, and I think the article is way off base. Okay, maybe over the past twenty years, we've dwindled from 16.5 Million to 15 Million domestically - attribute that to what you want, but the baby boomers are getting old, and IMO, that's just the natural progression of things. I don't think it has much to do with PETA, politics, church, religion, or infighting among sportsmen.

People have always whined and complained, and there have always been groups who oppose what we do. Nothing new. The only real truth about hunting is that it never really changes. You always have your guys who insist that deer are becoming extinct - others who detest bows - guys who cry about rifle hunters - and so on... That's why most of us like it - because it never changes. You always go back to your roots. It's the same thing every year, with new deer, new stomping grounds, new equipment, but the same old ballgame.

Call me nuts, but I don't see the crisis that the author sees. This guy is acting like we should be lined up at the doors of the elementary school, drafting 12-year-olds to take uphunting to "save our sport." I have news: Our sport doesn't need saved. Just look around - there are more sport shops in my town than there have ever been. Hunting now has its own TV channel. Archery has absolutely exploded over the past 20 years. Non-resident licensing revenues are at record levels. Licensing revenues at large are higher than ever. Cabelas is nearing Fortune-500 status.

Y'all are just getting whipped up into a tizzy over nothing. Nobody is coming to take your guns away. Nobody is gonna ban hunting in all 50 states. The Bogey man isn't coming to take your broadheads. The game lands will be open for business next year. The IRS isn't coming to re-po your deerheads.

I just get sick of constantly hearing all this whining about how hunting is in danger, we need to get more people into it... blah blah blah. Get a grip.