Isn't that the truth, I see he decided to turn his attacks on you BT.
Let him bring it on! I can handle it! I've been married for almost 30 years. This is a walk in the park!
I think he also dislikes Bowhunters alot. He accused me in another post of being mad at grouse and small game hunters. Actually I think he's the one mad at Bowhunters for being in HIS woods. Sure get that impression from his posts. Whatever! He just wants to argue with someone and I'm sure he'll be coming back around and throwing more insults soon.
I have no doubt he'll be back and I agree that he dislikes bowhunters. Probably one of those that tried awhile back to take awayour two weeks in November. As if archers are taking too many deer. I think we are dealing with a bitter, frustrated individual that the good lord himself probably couldn't please.
Now to get back on the topic, I expect that we'll see the numbers this week. I would also expect that, regardless of Augusts numbers, another small drop in license sales for the year is possible. Not only because some casual hunters have gotten somewhat discouraged in seeing a few less deer. that may be a very small part of it.But more importantly, because the youth of our state and every other state is not taking the interest in any of the outdoor sports that the previous generation has. As older hunters retire from the sport, too few young hunters are taking their place. There are lots of reasons for this Over the years I've worked with youth as a JOAD (Junior Olympic Archery) coach,and currentlyas a Scoutmaster. Todays youth have many more demands on their time and I see many hunting parents who just don't take their kids with them. Our local sportsmans club has an annual youth field day and I have taken myscout troop it several times. It amazes me when the son of a hunter tells me that much of the day is packed with new experiences to him.
The PGC has done some things to helpgive youth more opportunities but that will likely only help a little. We as hunters need to do everything we canto get our kids, the neighbors kids and anyone else we can interested in the outdoors. The sacrifice of some of our hunting time to help a youth will pay big dividends in the long run.