The#1 issue affecting hunting?

[Lytro]

Money??????

Do more fortunate people pay for higher draw odds?

 

[CorbLand]

Money??????

I don’t know about you but all I hear about is how much money there is to be made in blue collar jobs that “nobody” wants to work…

The guys that I know that hunt the most are all blue collar workers. Mostly construction.

 

[diamond10x]

Instagram and Long Distance shooting

I can't be the only one who spotted this little nugget.

 

[GSPHUNTER]

I don’t know about you but all I hear about is how much money there is to be made in blue collar jobs that “nobody” wants to work…

The guys that I know that hunt the most are all blue collar workers. Mostly construction.

That would be me. Well, me before I retired.

 

[Hnthrdr]

This is one of the reasons that most of us blue collar working guys can't get 1 decent/good hunt in a year. There are guys who are applying in 10 states to hunt, drawing several elk tags every single year instead of just drawing 1 and being happy with it. I'm not promoting social welfare of big game here but does a guy really need to hunt elk in 4 or more states? What on earth would a guy do with 3+ elk every year. Some of these TV nutjobs shoot 6-8 elk a year. lol

Right there with you, I’m a one elk hunt a year kind of guy, maybe get a b list cow tag for insurance, but return it if a bull gets knocked down. Lot more to go around if guys didn’t feel like they “needed” all those tags all over

 

[GSPHUNTER]

Do more fortunate people pay for higher draw odds?

No, it just limits the number of hunts lower income people will be able to pay for.

 

[Rich M]

hunters cause most of the problems for hunters. So many have to be first and disregard the others.

What do you think the #1 issue affecting hunting is?

Anti-hunters and activists within state and federal game and public land agencies.

hunters are more responsible for changing hunting regulations than any other group.

Dont let it get stuck in yer throat. Tough pill to swallow when you realize that hunters trying to stop other hunters from stuff cause the most pain to the sport.

I live this crap every year w refuge hunting. Being directly involved i find out who done what and the response of govt agencies to fix it.

 

[mt terry d]

hunters cause most of the problems for hunters. So many have to be first and disregard the others.

hunters are more responsible for changing hunting regulations than any other group.

Dont let it get stuck in yer throat. Tough pill to swallow when you realize that hunters trying to stop other hunters from stuff cause the most pain to the sport.

I live this crap every year w refuge hunting. Being directly involved i find out who done what and the response of govt agencies to fix it.

Not around here. The fix is in. has been for decades.
Just one glaring example: Introduction of non-native wolves.

 

[Rich M]

Not around here. The fix is in. has been for decades.
Just one glaring example: Introduction of non-native wolves.

Down here the hunters are at eachothers throats.

Ebikes, permits, hunt distances, and more.

Whine whine complain complain. Ban this ban that. Kinda stuff.

 

[hjg_wy]

Hunting is starting to be perceived as a hobby of conservatives only, which is a sure fire way to get it banned in left-leaning states. Hunter's will need to show that we are conservationists foremost and engaged in a beautiful, traditional activity that has much to recommend it to folks of all political stripes.

 

[bayoublaster7527]

Hunting is starting to be perceived as a hobby of conservatives only, which is a sure fire way to get it banned in left-leaning states. Hunter's will need to show that we are conservationists foremost and engaged in a beautiful, traditional activity that has much to recommend it to folks of all political stripes.

This is huge. We can’t fall into the trap of making hunting a partisan issue. This is exactly what the anti-hunting extremist factions want. Hunting is viewed favorably by the majority of the populace and has an overall positive impact on the people, wildlife, and landscape. We have to double down on this and get that message out.

 

[BRobertson]

It is called hunting for a reason.
Technology craze! Anything to make it easier!
Lots of folks are heading down the path of making it about equipment,
range finders, trail cameras, 800 yard shots, etc!! Again, Anything to make it easier!
What happened to stalking, I guess people have to be aware of their limitations .


Bob

 

[Swamp Fox]

[...] 25% of high school students now identify as gay according to the CDC (from 11% in 2001) What is that driven by? The same politics that drives anti-gun/anti-hunting policies = leftism/socialism/communism/woke - it's all the same ideology repackaged.

You'll be made to care about this stuff.

From what I've seen in my years on this planet, 25% of high school kids have always been gay ...

Not that there's anything wrong with that ....

 

[Swamp Fox]

Overcrowding, social Media, overcrowding, social media and application services, overcrowding and f&g agencies being infiltrated by environmental nut Jobs, habitat loss oh and overcrowding.
not in any particular order though

You should come in again. LOL ...

 

[Swamp Fox]

The number 1 issue??
I'd say the hunting community suffers from 2 things. We suffer same thing the republicans suffer from. There is no lock step push behind issues. When something comes up for a vote 1/3 of us get behind it. 1/3 think that the legislation isn't good enough and won't support it. the final 1/3 think that a proposed fix goes too far and won't support it. Democrats get behind their legislation even if they think its not effective or its overly effective. Its a win for them regardless. We need to do the same

Right and center-right is a big tent. I'd rather Republicans, Conservatives and Libertarians not act in lockstep.

The rot in the Democrat ranks ---you know you see it---is that there is NO room for discussion.

If you are not leaning far-left, as a Dem you are one lonely boy now.

 

[Greyinggrayling]

#1 issue affecting hunting is Americans not having a father in the house teaching his children from a very young age how to respect the sport and respect the environment, how to respect other Hunters and how to respect Landowners and their property. How to hunt and fish without all of the fancy arms, gadgets, and online bullsht. We have lost this important contribution of our patriarchy, and without this foundation in place, apathy and disinterest in hunting from the populace increases. Then government steps in and institutes its own controls with surprisingly little interference from its citizens.

 

[Deucebump]

One major problem I see that has barely been touched on at all in this thread is the Non resident vs resident hate that we see right here on rokslide every day.

We are all residents somewhere and most of us at least try to hunt as a non resident elsewhere yearly. But I see threads daily where residents of any given state all but despise any non res that wants to come to “their” state. There has been several comments about the growing lack of opportunity and the push to lower NR tags increases this as well.

I will agree that over crowding is also a growing problem, and while that could be caused by many things, like land development, modern tech making it easier to get to previously hard to get places, or whatever else, I dont think the answer is always to just cut NR tags. I dont claim to know the answers, but I always hate to see the hate between res and NR hunters.

 

[Gobbler36]

One major problem I see that has barely been touched on at all in this thread is the Non resident vs resident hate that we see right here on rokslide every day.

We are all residents somewhere and most of us at least try to hunt as a non resident elsewhere yearly. But I see threads daily where residents of any given state all but despise any non res that wants to come to “their” state. There has been several comments about the growing lack of opportunity and the push to lower NR tags increases this as well.

I will agree that over crowding is also a growing problem, and while that could be caused by many things, like land development, modern tech making it easier to get to previously hard to get places, or whatever else, I dont think the answer is always to just cut NR tags. I dont claim to know the answers, but I always hate to see the hate between res and NR hunters.

Yes I apply elsewhere but I expect that state to take care of its residents first and foremost when overcrowding is at the front of the issues And I don’t complain about It Because its what I want my state to do for me.
not to worry though because most western states population now has grown to where limiting resident opportunities is going to be an unfortunate reality.

 

[Flyjunky]

Same. I've listened to his podcast for about 6 years now, but I can't stand when he talks about hunting. His view is a little distorted since his only hunting experiences come from disneyland-like ranches.

I listen to Rogan often and tend to agree with you to a point. But, like many have said here on this thread, hunters are their own worst enemies. Rogan has a HUGE voice and has most likely had a positive impact on how many non-hunters view hunting. I'll take that as a win in the grand scheme of things to help our side. If he wants to hunt ranches and that's his view, fine, it doesn't bother me. I'm sure almost everyone on here wouldn't turn down the chance to hunt that ranch. Putting down Rogan for using his platform to talk about his positive view/experience with hunting....shooting ourselves in the foot, to say it again, standard procedure for hunters.

 

[Lytro]

I listen to Rogan often and tend to agree with you to a point. But, like many have said here on this thread, hunters are their own worst enemies. Rogan has a HUGE voice and has most likely had a positive impact on how many non-hunters view hunting. I'll take that as a win in the grand scheme of things to help our side. If he wants to hunt ranches and that's his view, fine, it doesn't bother me. I'm sure almost everyone on here wouldn't turn down the chance to hunt that ranch. Putting down Rogan for using his platform to talk about his positive view/experience with hunting....shooting ourselves in the foot, to say it again, standard procedure for hunters.

I don’t have any issue with where he hunts. I can’t stand listening to him talk about hunting because most of the stuff he says isn’t accurate.