My first thought is this will be a trend that will continue for the forseeable future. In our state the DOW has overegulated big game hunting to the point that to draw a decent license you could have to wait up 14 years. Basically they are managing themselves out of jobs. They are doing nothing to promote youth hunting and increase out of state hunting license costs without providing anything in return.

Then throw in all the "nannies" and their gun sentiments. And of course the sheer number of options and its no wonder that a teenager doesn't take up hunting. My son lost interest a couple of years ago and I don't see him getting drawn back into it anytime soon. Its not popular with his friends (they have no concept of hunting or shooting for that matter) and who wants to wait years for a license.