The Nonresident Dilemma
SOCIAL MEDIA. The lockdown. Expanded recruitment efforts. The field-to-table movement. Food shortage and supply-chain problems. All of these things came together in a unique time in our history to create a groundswell of interest in hunting. Just a few years ago we were lamenting the loss of hunters on a mass scale. Now we’re cussing all the out-of-state trucks parked at the trailhead. The increased interest in hunting—and especially the exponential increase of hunters willing to travel to other states—has been both a blessing and a curse. And the government agencies tasked with wildlife management are starting to show their true colors. For a dozen years, I worked in a corporate environment. And for much of that time, I thought the Human Resources department was there for me, the employee. Then…
