Maybe since 1980 it became less important to be happy with the deer you killed and more important to get it in a record book? How many tv shows were there in 1980 showing "record book" bucks being killed on every hunt? How many are there today? I wonder what % of hunters pre-1980 were just happy with deer hunting and what % hunters post-1980 aren't happy unless they get a "record book" buck?

Numbers without any supporting information can be construed to mean anything. It all depends on what you want them to mean and what your agenda is .