I think it is a result of having less land to hunt. That is due to several reasons from development to leasing to closing access to sue happy hunters. I know that the amount of land here in Maryland has shrunk considerably since I first started in my teens. Everywhere I look, more housing is going up. I've been denied access to lands I hunted for years because some dumbass sued the land owner. As magic mentioned, I actually hung up my bow and guns for years due to being disgusted with public land. Now I just approach it differently. I also see less and less young people hunting that live in this liberal ass state.

We have so much wildlife here you literally trip over them. Deer, squirrels, rabbits, ducks, you name it. Heck, my friend in Frederick took a picture of a big black bear sow with two cubs a couple of weeks ago in his back yard. The problem is finding a place to hunt and if you do find one, hoping someone doesn't ruin it.