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Next Generation - will they show up

Weldabeast said:
They love to nature walk and fish and can tell u the name.of the birds in the sky and I'm very happy with that....killing stuff can come later.
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That’s it right there. Small victories. As a step parent I’m happy when one of the kids and I spend 20 minutes trying to figure out the crow tracks in the snow, or looking for a matching pair of Quohog shells. Heck we are camping for three days this coming weekend and the kids are excited about going. I’m glad for any small shared interest or time together outside.
 
Idk where you are but here in N. La my boys are all 1-8 and everyone over 5 has killed a deer. And all my friends kids and all my boys’ friends hunt and fish. With that being said my oldest is 8 and he doesn’t know what an iPad or computer even is, hell to them the only way to see a movie is throw in a dvd lol it’s all about how you raise them don’t give them screens and they won’t want them. Now as a 34 yo that grew up in S. La I was few and far between being a bow hunter but I was probably the only one of my friends that didn’t duck hunt or fish, hence the move North, and I can say up here everyone I know/met hunt and so do their kids.
 
I don't see lack of interest in hunting as a current "generational failure", no matter what I think of other recent trends. My Dad's dad never hunted or fished. But he fought in a world war and came home and made a difference. Many did. More than I can say. And if my offspring don't hunt, I'll not think less. But I do enjoy hunting.

However, like bowling, hunting once was important to community continuity and values. These days the predominant hunting communities seem to be largely online...(ironic, no?)...so not much different than where most kids are spending their time. The hunting now largely happens solo, you know, to bag the big buck.

So, I do feel there's been a focal shift in what's deer hunting, and it's come from hunters and to the detriment of developing hunting interest.

IMO.
 
BTaylor said:
Kids aint been raised proper that cant write in cursive, havent been whipped with a willow switch or at a certain age been asked by their Dad if they want to get their azz beat like the grown man they think they are, havent been made to work hard outside all day doing something that benefits the family, etc. My generation did plenty of stuff that my parents generation didnt approve of but we werent soft, lazy or lacking in respect for our elders.
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This is the most peepaw Facebook chain email post I’m wondering if it’s satire.
 
Early thirties here. Almost everyone I went to high school with that hunted then, does not hunt today. Biggest problem is just a lack of success in the field leads to disinterest. Hard for someone to go out and sit all day long and not see a single deer while freezing to death.
I was very, very lucky growing up in that I had and still do have access to 1000 acre private hunting club. We always saw game with no orange army to deal with, so I always stayed in the game. This club does not allow archery, hence why I hunt public all archery long.
Right now in PA, they're more giant bucks on gamelands than I've ever seen in my life. They're out there. But they arent gunna fall in your lap and take time, dedication, and motivation to pursue. Your average person just isnt willing to put the time in hence they just end up quitting.
But I'm not complaining because it's unbelievable how much public land I get to myself every year with no pressure.
I'm myself losing interest in turkey hunting just because the population is so catastrophically down here. I've logged over 80 miles this season trying to strike a bird across 5 pieces of public, and 2 pieces of private including that hunting club with fields on it. The birds simply aren't here anymore.
 
bodark said:
This is the most peepaw Facebook chain email post I’m wondering if it’s satire.
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Maybe, but there might be some morsel of truth in it too. The one thing that successive thousands of prior human generations didn’t have was digital media, and all signs point to it may be a civilizational level problem. Independent free play in youth has been happening for hundreds of thousands of years, but how much is happening now? Only time will tell.
 
I think there are several factors at play.

One is lack of access as others have already pointed out. There really isn't much public land in my state and unless you know someone with acreage or can afford a lease, permission on private is scarce.

Another is time. Most kids have homework plus sports and other extracurricular activities. Practices and games can eat up a lot of time.

Let's not forget cost. Even a bare bones hunting kit isn't cheap and isn't within everyone's budget.

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Plebe said:
I don't see lack of interest in hunting as a current "generational failure", no matter what I think of other recent trends. My Dad's dad never hunted or fished. But he fought in a world war and came home and made a difference. Many did. More than I can say. And if my offspring don't hunt, I'll not think less. But I do enjoy hunting.

However, like bowling, hunting once was important to community continuity and values. These days the predominant hunting communities seem to be largely online...(ironic, no?)...so not much different than where most kids are spending their time. The hunting now largely happens solo, you know, to bag the big buck.

So, I do feel there's been a focal shift in what's deer hunting, and it's come from hunters and to the detriment of developing hunting interest.

IMO.
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I hunt solo a lot now but it stems mostly from 2 things. Of the group I grew up hunting with other than the 2 guys my age are all the rest are dead or in too old and poor health to still go. The 2 guys my age physically cant hunt the way we grew up hunting anymore either because they never put any priority of physical well being. The second thing is I never looked for opportunities to develop other hunting partner relationships because the overwhelming majority of other hunters I knew or know either only hunted in leases, mostly gun hunting chum piles or food plots(not nocking it just dont want to hunt that way all the time) or they were straight outlaws that I didnt want to be associated with.
 
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