Not sure I buy into all the doom and gloom? If the stats are a result of license sales, I wonder how lifetime licenses...and more importantly, landowner tags are figured into the mix? When I started hunting, a lifetime license did not exist and there are ALOT more recreational landowners than ever before. Below are the trends I'm seeing:

- The majority of the hunters I know in Indiana are deer hunters. If that number isn't at an all time high, it is very close.

- Small game hunting is quickly becoming a thing of the past. I remember when opening day of squirrel season was a big deal. Not so much today.

- Big game hunting out west is gaining in popularity. My draw odds in western states just keep getting worse and worse as the years go by.

I'm not saying hunting will still be around in 2050, but if it is not...the change will likely be more of a product of hunter apathy than lack of participation. The anti-hunters are just much more motivated than hunters. Sad, but true.