That is one thing that I've noticed about western landowners, they do not realize the potential that wildlife and hunting has. I dont know why they dont manage for both wildlife and cattle, most of the time if you manage one then it benefits the other. And yes there is a guarentee that people will buy hunts, if you get your name out there then your going to book hunts. And sure people "have to buy beef" but now a days with the prices so low, most of the time it seems like your giving it away.

Most of the time down here you can get the same price for a 5 day trophy buck hunt as you can for 3-5 cattle. Out in Arizona and Nevada it can take up to 100 acres just to support 1 cow, it takes less then that to support elk and besides 1 elk is worth alot more then 1 cow. If the landowners out west would realize the potential from wildlife they would have alot less worries and it would open up more oppurtunites for hunters.