New Insights into Hunting
An article in the Deseret News proves there are still new things to learn about hunting. The research and findings of the National Shooting Sports Foundation is quite interesting. Although, if your spouse sees the part about how much you spend for hunting over a lifetime, you may wish you had found out.
I’m not sure if that amount would apply to me. It most likely comes close, but spending nearly $18,000 over a lifetime seems rather extreme. I realize I spend money on hunting and hunting related products, but I doubt I spend as much as most of the people the survey consider being the average.
I have always been taught to make the most with the least amount of extras as possible. No wasting of ammunition, no unneeded gadgetry to weigh things down, and things like that. That seems like where a lot of the costs would be incurred. Who knows though?
And it is surprising news to hear that the average size of whitetail bucks is increasing. That proves that management efforts and regulated hunting is having the desired impact in many areas. It would also suggest, at least to me, that more private landowners are starting to manage their deer. That’s something that has been growing in popularity over the last few years and helps achieve these results.
Finding out that hunting is more popular than thought is also a good thing. I have had my worries, like many others, that it was still on the decline. Maybe this means that we have a little time to breath a sigh of relief about the future of the tradition we love.
The last point in the article is both surprising and no big surprise at the same time. I have always felt that children who hunt would have a deeper respect for the outdoors and nature. What is surprising though, is that programs like the Scouts don’t have a lasting effect on children and their attitude toward the outdoors.
All in all, some interesting stuff.
hunting, National Shooting Sports Foundation, research, surveys
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