In my neck of the woods of Northern Illinois and the NW suburbs of Chi-town it is very popular. There is almost no piece of ground available that someone already does not hunt. And much of the counties around Ch-town are bow only!

The interesting thing is that there are very very few dealers or shops. It's definately a low ratio as compared to how many hunters that there are.

So if anyone is looking for a place to start a business and make a living.. try this area.. the competition amongst pro-shops is very little. However there is a Cabela's.. BP.. and a Gander all within an 1 1/2 hr. drive of one another.