Originally Posted by Jackson_Handy
It has nothing to do with the economy. People are being spoon fed and encouraged to apply in western states by people who are making money off it....


Yep, there's a whole industry built around it. Reminds me of when I was a kid and bass fishing took off. Prior to that, there was no such thing as a "bass boat." The idea was laughable. After the bass fishing industry took off, you couldn't possibly "chase lunkers" without a "bass boat."



Originally Posted by 19352012
But few places in the east give you the same gestalt of a hunt in the west.


Never heard it put like that, but it fits with the above. Selling "gestalt" is better than just killin' animals.


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