Sheephunter,

I agree with much of what you are saying but I don't think the overall drop in participation of the archery season is as severe as some people think. I don't have a lot of facts to back this up but I did a quick check of the Antelope archery draw stats, and in 2001 there was 1440 total applicants for the Antelope Archery draw and in 2006 there was 3010 total applicants for the draw. The same WMUs were open for both draws. I know its only one stat, but its the only one I checked and it certainly doesn't show a huge decline in archery season interest.