After Us, Who?

During some free time at the Cobo Hall Boat Show, where I am selling radar archs for the Atlantic Tower Co., I had the chance to read an interesting article by outdoor writer Tom Huggler. He made several points about the decline in participation in outdoor sports such as hunting and fishing. Both hunting and fishing require active participation to maintain the sport and pass it on to the next generation. In addition to declining participation and lack of recriutment of new participants, our outdoor sports are under increasing attack from the anti hunter/fishing groups. Although they state they are advocating for wildlife, all they do is try to restrict the activities of sportsmen. Huggler points out that it is the money that is spent in licenses and fees by sportsmen that pays for habitat and research that the supports wildlife. The anti's spend nothing on research or habitat. Their only goal is to stop what we do.

The point to all of this is that as sportsman, we need to stay involved with our sports and actively attempt to pass the life-style on to the next generation. We need to continually ask, who will be the stewards of the outdoor sports once we pass along. If you haven't taken a kid fishing or hunting, who do you think will? Let's get out there and hunt and fish and be active in passing the lifestyle on to the next generation. If you fish with me, kids are free with the paid boat minimum. A family of six can go for the price of 4. Let's get out side and catch some fish.
Bring a kid or two with you.