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A new survey led by researchers from North Carolina State University found that the future of hunting in the United States might look different than it has in the past.
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The Journal of Wildlife Management, researchers reported findings from a nationwide survey of college students interest and participation in hunting. They found current, active hunters were more likely to be white, male and from rural areas, and to have family members who hunted. But they also found a group of potential hunters - with no hunting experience but an interest in trying it - who were more diverse in terms of gender, race and ethnicity.
Nick Lowrey
South Dakota News Watch
South Dakotaâs billion-dollar outdoor recreation economy boomed in 2020, providing a much-needed economic boost while giving hope to wildlife management agencies that they can reverse a long-term decline in the number of licensed hunters and anglers.
As movie theaters closed, concerts were canceled, stores shut down and other indoor activities were curtailed by efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19, tens of thousands of South Dakotans turned to the outdoors in 2020. State park visitation reached near-record levels; online birding groups saw membership skyrocket; campgrounds struggled to keep up with demand, and the sale of hunting and fishing licenses boomed.
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South Dakota’s billion-dollar outdoor recreation economy boomed in 2020, providing a much-needed economic boost in several business sectors while giving hope to wildlife management agencies that they can reverse a
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