Brother plenty have moved for mainly the hunting. You don’t think 10 of the 100k are nuts like us that would easily up root for that, heck I have a buddy who is in his 70’s and he moved out here for the hunting way back in the day.
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If that many people moved there for the hunting why do they keep trying to ban different types of hunting. You would think you would have the voters
Yeah even if we had 100k move here for hunting we are still contending with probably 100k rabid animal activists and the rest of the voting public 3 or so million super uneducated, (get your meat at the grocery store types) who get swayed by commercials of “Hunters being meanies” doesn’t help the most powerful gov official is married to a militant animal activist… once again the 58% vote to defeat the mountain lion ban was really impressive IMO… so we aren’t totally lost yet
It’s especially gross when these agents are also new residents. I wish we had some sort of cap on agents and a income tax that was harsher on short time residents
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I live in a state that is losing residents everyday. Most aren't leaving to hunt, they are leaving because of politics and taxes. Western states are a big draw to people getting away from those things. Others are in construction and the states people are moving to need things built. Those increases mean habitat loss, and migration routes blocked. Hikers park at the same trailheads and dont care if you are there hunting. Influencers are only a small part of the puzzle.
By far the biggest “recent” population jump in most western states was between 1990 and 2000. In some cases (Co) it was between 2000 and 2010. But its 100% fact that the intermountain west has been growing much faster than nearly anywhere else in the country since before the internet was even a thing that most people had access to. Influencers havent slowed that for sure—but they are just a tiny fraction of what is driving that. Ask yourself—is the % of your state population that hunts higher or lower today, than it was 40 years ago? That question alone will tell you its not hunting that is driving population growth.
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Historical Population Change Data (1910-2020)
Historical population change for the nation and states.
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So some quick AI slop investigation. 150k ish resident hunters in Co in 1990 250k-350k resident hunters in Co in 2024… not sure what the 100k discrepancy is. But I’d say some folks moved here to huntBy far the biggest “recent” population jump in most western states was between 1990 and 2000. In some cases (Co) it was between 2000 and 2010. But its 100% fact that the intermountain west has been growing much faster than nearly anywhere else in the country since before the internet was even a thing that most people had access to. Influencers havent slowed that for sure—but they are just a tiny fraction of what is driving that. Ask yourself—is the % of your state population that hunts higher or lower today, than it was 40 years ago? That question alone will tell you its not hunting that is driving population growth.
Historical Population Change Data (1910-2020)
Historical population change for the nation and states.
rookieforever33
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1990 Colorado had 3.3 million people. 2024 5.9 million. The rate of hunters are growing the same as the rate of the population. There was 1.6 million in 1955. So the population doubles every 35 years. With or without influencers. I am sorry your states population growth is against your goals. But farmland, woods, desert and anywhere else open are being turned into suburbia everywhere. The small town I grew up in tripled in size since I left high school. Its entertainment, Influencers arent making an impact on real life anymore than Friends made rents go up, or The Coby Show made more black men become baby doctors.
Clearly. The point is more that its other things driving population growth in the big picture, and yeah some of them also hunt. Post above^ captures it as well—the rate of hunters is growing proportionally to the overall population growth. Ie its not DRIVING the population growth, it is the RESULT of the population growth.
True, seems like things accelerated pretty quick from 2000-2010, which I chalk up to the interwebz but you make a solid point, it’s interesting though since all we ever hear about is how our population is shrinking yet you talk to just about anyone and there are more people in their town/ area more developed lands than when they were younger…
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No doubt. As I mentioned my state is supposedly losing residents, yet all of the towns around me are growing. They are not growing as fast as the early 2000s, but I do know other areas are.
People move around. My state has only grown 2+% over the past 2 cencus, and year to year it has recently been shrinking. But the most populous county has been growing—thats where the jobs are.
Im in a very low population state so country-wide it has little effect. But if you get a couple high population states to do that it swings the needle a lot more (ex IL). But for sure only having 1 data point every 10 years hides a lot of shorter-term fluctuations.
Im in a very low population state so country-wide it has little effect. But if you get a couple high population states to do that it swings the needle a lot more (ex IL). But for sure only having 1 data point every 10 years hides a lot of shorter-term fluctuations.
It’s like there are 50-100 million people who have flooded this country in the last 30 years, and they have been telling us, it’s 10-12 million of them for the last 20 of those years…
rookieforever33
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Its different influencers that they come for. Im pretty sure they are finding we all dont live like the Kardashians. Just like as a non resident I will not kill monster bucks regularly on my 1 week trip every few years.
