Brock I never said either made their sole source of living from it that's my point, outfitters have had to diversify to remain viable. Given the changing conditions, more hunters-less game, they should continue to do so. The time has come when resident demand has outstripped the resource availability and allocations should be further reduced as was done in the commercial fishery.
For some species and in some areas this is already the case and allocations have not caught up with today's conditions.
At some point if allocations are not reduced, the government will be taken to task legally for not meeting its own game management objectives.
I believe at least two commercial operations have claimed to have made their living from the commercial fishery and are still challenging the closure and minimal compensation payments through the courts.
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