Speaking from familiarity with my part of the world....there has been little or no increase in participants over the last 50 years....
....There's a strong consensus on this board for the reasons of a generational decline in interest everywhere. Publics wait for me as a dinosaur to be buried.
Well, a little increase shouldn't be minimized, as Canada has seen a significant population transition to urban areas, in much less than that time.
My understanding is ducks up around by you are just 'rats with wings', a position that the publics appreciate in terms of drawing agenda lines and labeling ethical hunters as slobs.
You should do a 'host a hunt' for one or two inner city kids that win a letter writing contest about why I'd like to try duck hunting, but don't have the opportunity. Heck, you could sit in your easy chair, stuff a few shells in their pocket, and point 'em towards the water while you watch with your morning coffee. Remind them, no eagle for lunch though. Just a thought.
