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I was looking at the number of elk harvested each year and the number of elk hunters in the field each year: http://www.wildlife.utah.gov/hunting/bi ... report.pdf pg 65 shows a steady decrease in the number of bulls and cows harvested each year from 1989-2005. I also see a steady decrease in hunter numbers during the same timeframe. Is this a cause for concern, or is it just a by-product of 'modern living'? I see that deer numbers are similar in decline as well. Fewer deer/elk harvested and fewer deer/elk hunters does not bode well, IMHO, with the future of big game hunting. Small game hunting has suffered an even bigger decline. Will my 3 year old be able to be a hunter when he is 30, or is he doomed to be 'urbanized'?
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