Back to the original thought though, yes there has been a dramatic decrease in small game hunting in the US in the last 30 years.
From American Outdoors
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The number of squirrel hunters in Texas has dropped from more than a quarter-million in 1980 to about 100,000 today. And that number is almost sure to continue spiraling downward if current trends aren't bucked.
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Texas parks and wildlife estimates show and even bigger margin. From what I remember they placed '80s figures at 385000+ squirrel hunters, and Y2K figures at less than 85000 squirrel hunters.
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