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this is nice to hear, even if its from our southern neighbors. I would be interested to see if anything similar is happening in Canada. I know that duck hunting seems on the rise.

It's been a year for house hunting, job hunting, bargain hunting ... and real hunting — the kind that requires a gun or a bow and lots of open land.

National and annual statistics have yet to be tallied, but hunters across the country are in agreement: Hunting is making a comeback. More people are grabbing their guns and heading for the woods, and it's mostly because of the recession.

Pennsylvania, New York, Montana, Wisconsin and Missouri are among the states reporting a rise in hunting license applications from last year. Sales of hunting rifles are also up in some places, and hunters are donating more deer meat to food banks, something many homeless shelters will rely on to feed struggling families over the winter.

Hunters say the main reasons for the uptick are that it supplies cheap food and rising unemployment and a slowed economy have given people more time to spend in the woods.

Once one of the country's most popular pastimes, hunting has seen a steady decline since the 1970s because of lack of recruitment, a rise in high-tech entertainment and the migration of rural families to cities.

"Everyone is so used to hearing that hunting is on the decline, that the numbers are continually bleak," said Nationial Rifle Association spokesman Andrew Arulanandam. "If states and individual license distributors are saying their numbers are up from last year, this is a significant development and one that is very good news."..Clicky Linky
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It's great that they donate the meat and all but if you really think about it.. That means that more people are starting to hunt in the states, those people are going to think: Hmm.. I wonder whats there to hunt in Canada? Let's go find out! And now we have a buttload more americans coming into this country.
 
yea the americans cant just come here and hunt, same as we cant just go there and hunt. they have the border to deal with to get thier gun across, both ways, they also need to have a guide. and in BC at least, their license and tags cost a lot more then ours do
 
Zeth said:
It's great that they donate the meat and all but if you really think about it.. That means that more people are starting to hunt in the states, those people are going to think: Hmm.. I wonder whats there to hunt in Canada? Let's go find out! And now we have a buttload more americans coming into this country.
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How many Americans are there in a buttload? :confused:
 
TrevorW said:
I think its a little harder for an American to come up here to hunt though , its not like fishing , but I could be wrong !
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Well the last americans I talked to that came up here to hunt didn't seem to have a problem (other than with their suburban :p) they actually made it sound really easy.
 
Zeth said:
Well the last americans I talked to that came up here to hunt didn't seem to have a problem (other than with their suburban :p) they actually made it sound really easy.
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I can't see the average american coming up here to hunt, its expensive and unless they pay a lot of money and follow the regs on crown land, they would be paying big money on a private reserve, either way, the cost to them is like 100 tims more expensive than it costs a Canadian to get out and shoot a deer...

Now, this buttload you speak of, there is always a possibility they may be poaching or not following the regs, but generally that would be checked at the border when they tried to come across.

I find the whole matter highly unlikely.

The whole point of the article is looking at the underlying reasons of why hunting is seeing a resurgence. My question was related to those same factors being present in Canada, and it would be excellent to see an increase in new hunters/firearms owners in this country as well.
 
Copy that-we need new blood to keep the ride going. I am planning to put together a group shoot at work and take a bunch of young guys up to the range for a day to let them shoot all my toys. I reload so ammo cost is not a big deal. But then there is the FUN FACTOR watching someone shoot for the first time and see why we all do it too. Get them hooked early and teach them the safety so there is one less BOZO in the bush trying to give us a bad name.
 
I actually have a hard time believing there aren't that many hunters out there, everything from geese to deer. It seems like every door we knocked on in the last couple years to get more permission, the owner in every case had said no sorry, already have a bunch of guys in here. Yet its funny that I keep hearing that there are less people hunting. :rolleyes:
 
Zeth said:
It's great that they donate the meat and all but if you really think about it.. That means that more people are starting to hunt in the states, those people are going to think: Hmm.. I wonder whats there to hunt in Canada? Let's go find out! And now we have a buttload more americans coming into this country.
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Good point Zeth, but I don't have a problem with American tourists, be they fisherman or hunters. Tourism is good for Canada. They spend their money here & help support rural communities. Have you noticed the large license fees non-residents have to pay? I realize some of them can be rude by our standards, but for the most part I don't have a problem with our American cousins.

George
 
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