King, I understand your sentiments about 3 & 3-1/2" guns but can you really complain about it in the same post as declining hunters? I'm not fond of varminting or trophy (head) hunting, baiting bears, etc. but they're hunters.
Just wondering, how come you're not "fond" of trophy hunting? A lot of sportsmen graduate to that in later life. Me? I hunt for B&C class whitetails, it's a passion. This year in Saskatchewan I turned down 21 different bucks and came home without a deer. Same last year with 24 different bucks seen. With one week to hunt and a one deer limit, if you shoot a 150 class buck on Wednesday, you're never going to see a 180 on Friday.
