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<blockquote data-quote="TheLBLman" data-source="post: 5853267" data-attributes="member: 1409"><p>I'm going to disagree with you on this, although you are also correct to a point.</p><p></p><p>In many places, <em>GUN</em> ("sport") deer hunting is already being outlawed and/or greatly diminished in opportunities.</p><p></p><p>I can give you great examples of those "reduced" opportunities close to home.</p><p>Other forms of "outdoor recreation" is rapidly replacing <em>GUN</em> deer hunting, which, to <em>MOST </em>people, is simply another option of "outdoor recreation".</p><p></p><p>Take a look at any property owned by the federal government, and note the direction <em>GUN</em> deer hunting has trended over the past few decades. In many cases, deer hunting opportunities have been expanded (archery only), while <em>GUN</em> deer hunting opportunities have been decreased.</p><p></p><p>The trend is a continuous decrease in <em> GUN </em>deer hunting, but not deer hunting.</p><p>What may or <em>"could"</em> ultimately change into no "sport" hunting at all by regular citizens.</p><p>Deer herds do have to be "controlled", but this role is already being taken over by government employee "shooters" in many places, and that "trend" is accelerating nationwide.</p><p></p><p>My concern is that killing over bait piles is accelerating the nationwide trend of sport deer hunters being replaced by government employee shooters <em>"to control the deer herds".</em></p><p></p><p>Large areas of LBL are already off limits to gun deer hunting. As to the remainder of LBL's entire area, there are only 2 weekends of gun hunting allowed annually. Sure, archery season is open the entire fall. But despite what we may want to think, the "sport" of archery deer hunting is not thriving (nationwide), and may be dying.</p><p></p><p>Not trying to come across as "chicken little" here, the sky is not falling on deer hunting.</p><p>But the nationwide trends should not be ignored. </p><p></p><p>Gun deer hunting is being replaced with with archery-only deer hunting, and at some point, there may not be a high enough percentage of people interested in deer hunting to keep the "sport" going. This has been "trending" this way while at the same time the 2nd Amendment has actually been trending stronger.</p><p>So go figure that one.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheLBLman, post: 5853267, member: 1409"] I'm going to disagree with you on this, although you are also correct to a point. In many places, [I]GUN[/I] ("sport") deer hunting is already being outlawed and/or greatly diminished in opportunities. I can give you great examples of those "reduced" opportunities close to home. Other forms of "outdoor recreation" is rapidly replacing [I]GUN[/I] deer hunting, which, to [I]MOST [/I]people, is simply another option of "outdoor recreation". Take a look at any property owned by the federal government, and note the direction [I]GUN[/I] deer hunting has trended over the past few decades. In many cases, deer hunting opportunities have been expanded (archery only), while [I]GUN[/I] deer hunting opportunities have been decreased. The trend is a continuous decrease in [I] GUN [/I]deer hunting, but not deer hunting. What may or [I]"could"[/I] ultimately change into no "sport" hunting at all by regular citizens. Deer herds do have to be "controlled", but this role is already being taken over by government employee "shooters" in many places, and that "trend" is accelerating nationwide. My concern is that killing over bait piles is accelerating the nationwide trend of sport deer hunters being replaced by government employee shooters [I]"to control the deer herds".[/I] Large areas of LBL are already off limits to gun deer hunting. As to the remainder of LBL's entire area, there are only 2 weekends of gun hunting allowed annually. Sure, archery season is open the entire fall. But despite what we may want to think, the "sport" of archery deer hunting is not thriving (nationwide), and may be dying. Not trying to come across as "chicken little" here, the sky is not falling on deer hunting. But the nationwide trends should not be ignored. Gun deer hunting is being replaced with with archery-only deer hunting, and at some point, there may not be a high enough percentage of people interested in deer hunting to keep the "sport" going. This has been "trending" this way while at the same time the 2nd Amendment has actually been trending stronger. So go figure that one. [/QUOTE]
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