I see where you are coming from, but...although hunting is a money-driven industry...it is also an industry driven by hunter demand. If no one was willing to pay outfitters, there wouldn't be outfitters.

With respect to leases, it is a good option for someone like me. I can't afford large chunks of land that I want to hunt. But I probably will be able to afford to lease land. And I realize that when I lease land, someone who washunting for freehas now 'lost' a spot. But clearly I value thathunting spot more than someone unwilling to match my price.

Same goes for outfitters. It is economically efficient to allow hunters and outfitters to operate the way they do now.Think of it like this...outfitters do the worka lotsome hunters don't like to do...Scout, place stands, clear shooting lanes, etc. Maybebecause some hunters time is better spent elsewhere.We all know the guys who huntare hardcore hunters opening weekend and then could care less the other 363 days of the year. And if somehunter wants to hunt out-of-state andpays an outfitter, you can't really blame theguys providinga service.

It just makes economic sense. Do I likethe fact thatsome hunters are being displaced? No. Buteverybody has to play the hand they were dealt.