It's a question?
I'm hearing and reading some really bad things about some areas.
Last hunting show I attended an outfitter/guide told me that the antelope herd in his area North Eastern Wyoming was almost wiped out due to the cold and snow. 5,000 animals.
I just read that in Idaho the elk herd has diminished from 16,000 to an estimated 1,000 due to wolf predation!
A few years back I hunted Caribou and Moose in Newfoundland. Not that long ago I talked to a Canadian guide outfit that said the caribou have dropped in numbers significantly. Compared to what I paid when I went he has jacked up his prices 50%. Supply and demand.
In Africa, and other areas, the reports are that over the past few decades some specific game numbers have dropped shockingly i.e., as much as 90%, tigers, elephants, rhinos, lions.
So what's the prognosis ?
Does anyone have an overall grip on this? It seems to be a combination of uncontrolled poaching, mismanagement, over population, loss of habitat.
Conversely I'm hearing about a prolific abundance of game in "some" areas ???? Is it hype, propaganda or truth ?
