I hunt SE Ohio in the gun season. It seems to me that there are fewer gun hunters every year. I hear fewer shots every year.
When I first started hunting south central OH in the early 80's, it was NOT uncommon to count 500 shots on opening day. This was before the max of 3-rounds-in-the-magazine limit though; but if you heard shooting start, it was generally 5 to 8 as fast as they could pull the trigger followed by a couple more people doing the same. Last year, I don't believe I heard 50 shots all day, opening day.
