everyone says that and I have no doubt in some instances it is true but I see very little difference around here compared to 40 years ago. there are not more farms. they plow there fields the same and grow pretty much same crops as they did when I was a boy moving pipe.most of the land I USED TO HUNT is now private with no hunting access which I would think would help rather then hinder populations. there may be more hunters although they are once more declining. the terrain around the farms ,BLM land is virtually unchanged, the winters seem to be a bit warmer then when I was a boy but precipitation is more or less same except we seem to get more in form of rain instead of snow, which I would also think would help survival rates in winter.

I understand there is no easy answer. only reason I question is to try and figure , solution