I am an Outfitter in Missouri, I feel very lucky and proud to be able to make a living doing what I enjoy to do. I don't look at what I do any differant than if I were a Trapper or a Commercial fisherman, or a custom farmer, For instance, if a custom farmer had all the land he could lease, or cash rent, taken up in an area, that he could plant and harvest on and make a living, and you are a custom farmer and can't farm the ground you always had to farm, does that make All custom farmers a bad Buiss? Same with trapping and commercial fishing, and the list goes on and on. The statement that Outfitters make so much money that they lease up everything in the county may or may not be true, but so could people that don't have anything to do withOutfitting. There are lots of people that could Buy the county. Its free Interprise in this country. Ipromise you that alot of this public landthat is purchased by the State and by the Gov, is not purchased for a place for you to hunt, these are purchased with a lot of underlying agendas, they are just opened up for you to hunt, some, some not.Any outfitter worth his salt, puts thousands of dollars back into the ground, for his benafit of course but also helping all of the surrounding area's. Food plots, feeding programs, sanctuary's, selective harvest, and the list goes on and on. These animals don't stay on our leases, they travel miles and miles helping all surrounding area's with bigger and better and stronger genetics. Bigger herds, larger flocks and lots of monies pumped into the economy to boot. Outfitters also offer a place for the many people in this country who haveno experiance hunting or a place to hunt, and also a placeforhunterswith no quality hunting, a place to experiance a truly managed area. Yes its a shame the land is not all open for anyone to just park and go hunting, but it holds true for any other activities that happens on private ground. I say if there is an outfitter close to you, chances are the wildlife in the area is getting a big boost in all ways.