ORIGINAL: Coalcracker
ORIGINAL: BTBowhunter
The 1% uptick is not really anything to celebrate. What is noteworthy is that we went from negatives to a positive in a time when the numbers have steadily dropped across the entire US.
the significance of stopping and reversing a trend is indeed large. Anyone who has a tough time accepting that idea needs to watch the replays of Harrisons interception and touchdown run repeatedly till it sinks in. Thats what just happened with license sales.
Rodger pointed out a plausible theory, so did Greg.
Here's my best case theory: Maybewe flushed out theone day punkin army crowd over the past 5 years and we've begun to spark some interestand recapture some of those that had grown tired of the spike and forkie parade every seasonby improving the quality of our bucks.
No matter what we all believe, the one point that screams for our attention is the continued drop among junior hunters. Whatever our differences ALL of us need to try to do our part to get another kid or two involved.
I had started my three sons hunting, one grandson and lent guns and clothing to three different nephews. I don't recall any of the PGC supports on here talking about their sons going along hunting with them. Lets hear what BTB, RSB, Doug and some of the others on here have done.
Lets see I started my daughter now 19 my son now 15,a nephew 15 another nephew 12. two different local kids and any youth that wants to go can go with me anytime they want. I havent done much deer hunting without a youth inseven years. Days I cant hunt my Dad or wife (that doesnt hunt) will take the kids, usually my son with my Dad and wife with one of the nephews. Figured its insurance for when I am too old to drag them out they can repay me...lol