Democrats have taken chances to hack away at anything remotely fun for more Republican Americans the last two decades. They have come after coal and American made energy, they have come after football in some instances, and now they are doing their best to keep the next generation of hunters out of the woods.
The latest reports from the US Fish and Wildlife Service revealed that just 9 percent of all American males ventured into the woods to wild game hunt in 2022. In other words, 90 percent of Americans preferred to stay indoors on their phones than be out in nature. And yes, you can link this decline right back to liberals and the spewing of their backwards ideologies.
Doug Pike, host of the Doug Pike Show on SportsTalk 790, says this is a bit alarming.
"If ever the need arises for brave people to get out and battle the elements for something other than food sources...basically nine out of ten are going to curl up in the corner, and holler for help," he says. "We have two generations of young people who have never been out there...for a lot of reasons, that is bad for America."
Hunting has been a mainstay of American culture for generations. It is often seen as a special ritual for a father to take his son on a big game hunt as a coming-of-age tradition. But that has gone by the wayside, as iPhones and social media rule the roost.
Heck, even attempting to get a teenager to not look at their phone for an hour these days almsot requires an act of Congress. On those devices too is where they see all the anti-hunting campaigns, bought and paid for by people on the Left.
"More young people need to understand...these groups are there to fund themselves, and make more money for themselves," he says. "Young people are very impressionable...you tell them the same lie enough times, they will start believing it."
But the anti-hunting folks are not the only big cause of the problem.
According to Pike, some of it boils down to a simple lack of opportunities to be exposed to hunting.
"Young people especially, their parents are working four, five, or six days a week, and working late hours...they do not have as much time to invest in something like this," he says.
Is there a way back to the good old days of hunting? Yes, but it will take some doing.
"I do not think it is irreversible...but there will not be some miraculous influx of hunters," he says. "It will take a concerted effort, and an opportunity for hunters...to really have a level playing field for getting people involved."
Beyond the survival skills, and feeling like you have accomplished something, being out in nature is just good for the soul. But somewhere along the way, that value has been lost among the youth. Only time, and hope, can bring it back.