Like I said, it looks to be some combination… hunting pressure alone wouldn’t attribute to the decline to the degree we’ve noticed and all game populations go through boom/bust years. In both cases I was trying more to make a statement. It’s a sad fact of life for outdoorsman, a lot big game hunting is facing an overall downward trend nationwide
"When the last deer disappears into the morning mist, When the last elk vanishes from the hills, When the last buffalo falls on the plains, I will hunt mice for I am a hunter and I must have my freedom." Chief Joseph
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