justanotherhandle
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This is what I've observed various people say or given me the impressions about hunting over several decades:
These following points may be myths, facts and/or half-truths:
1. finding a place to hunt lawfully and with consent of the person controlling the land is tough
2. finding a guide/outfitter/ranch that is not already booked up for the coming season already: the demand for hunting participation these days seems to exceed the number and capacity of available businesses that cater to this demand; sport hunting has evolved from a tradition in gentlemen's clothing to a new "look-cool" camo fashion statement and therefore many wannabes have been spawned over the last couple decades
3. firearms/ammo type restrictions on public lands (such as, no rifles for deer, no lead for dove) make things hard
4. people who don't know rural landowners or have been raised outside a hunting family or community are especially daunted
5. cost: this sport can be prohibitively expensive for some; it's not for the poor social security SSI recipients
6. finding a mentor to get shown the ropes is not easy
7. some people are just too bashful to knock on doors and ask strange landowners for permission to hunt their properties
8. competition with other hunters: drawing tags, etc...ouch!!
9. the more desirable places to hunt (mainly private land) might be more difficult to come by: good luck finding a booking opening for managing meat does that won't be priced like a good used automobile
10. hunting is a privilege reserved for but a few: the hunting community seems to be a cliquish lot that doesn't open its arms warmly to outsiders
11. tough game regs., restrictions on hunting dog use and local firearms laws are enough to put off many people; to many, hunting is not worth the trouble of wading through all the red tape involved; you just can't grab a gun and head for the woods like Elmer Fudd in Bugs Bunny cartoons
12. hunting opportunity is not readily available for every person who is interested. Opportunities for newcomers are highly limited. Most Americans who hunt are well-to-do, have the necessary social connections and/or have been raised in a hunting environment
If any of the above attitudes are not correct, please explain. I'm interested in taking up hunting again (after about 24 years) for fun and wholesome meat but the things people say (or what outdoor publications write) about hunting can be intimidating. I'm pretty sure there might be a certain degree of financial, legal, luck-of-the-draw and/or social barriers to hunting for some. Some people simply lack the physical stamina or patience to engage in certain kinds of hunting.
These following points may be myths, facts and/or half-truths:
1. finding a place to hunt lawfully and with consent of the person controlling the land is tough
2. finding a guide/outfitter/ranch that is not already booked up for the coming season already: the demand for hunting participation these days seems to exceed the number and capacity of available businesses that cater to this demand; sport hunting has evolved from a tradition in gentlemen's clothing to a new "look-cool" camo fashion statement and therefore many wannabes have been spawned over the last couple decades
3. firearms/ammo type restrictions on public lands (such as, no rifles for deer, no lead for dove) make things hard
4. people who don't know rural landowners or have been raised outside a hunting family or community are especially daunted
5. cost: this sport can be prohibitively expensive for some; it's not for the poor social security SSI recipients
6. finding a mentor to get shown the ropes is not easy
7. some people are just too bashful to knock on doors and ask strange landowners for permission to hunt their properties
8. competition with other hunters: drawing tags, etc...ouch!!
9. the more desirable places to hunt (mainly private land) might be more difficult to come by: good luck finding a booking opening for managing meat does that won't be priced like a good used automobile
10. hunting is a privilege reserved for but a few: the hunting community seems to be a cliquish lot that doesn't open its arms warmly to outsiders
11. tough game regs., restrictions on hunting dog use and local firearms laws are enough to put off many people; to many, hunting is not worth the trouble of wading through all the red tape involved; you just can't grab a gun and head for the woods like Elmer Fudd in Bugs Bunny cartoons
12. hunting opportunity is not readily available for every person who is interested. Opportunities for newcomers are highly limited. Most Americans who hunt are well-to-do, have the necessary social connections and/or have been raised in a hunting environment
If any of the above attitudes are not correct, please explain. I'm interested in taking up hunting again (after about 24 years) for fun and wholesome meat but the things people say (or what outdoor publications write) about hunting can be intimidating. I'm pretty sure there might be a certain degree of financial, legal, luck-of-the-draw and/or social barriers to hunting for some. Some people simply lack the physical stamina or patience to engage in certain kinds of hunting.
