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Rejection of Guns by Young Extends to Hunting

Rejection of Guns by Young Extends to Hunting
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It should surprise no one that the same revulsion against gun culture that erupted among young people after the Florida shooting translates to hunting.

The number of U.S. hunters is dropping about 10 percent a year with the greatest losses among the young. “For every 100 hunters who retire, only 62 take up the sport,” warned former Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell. The steepest hunter decline in Wisconsin, a big hunting state, is males 25-44--millennials--while teen hunter numbers are also dropping fast reports the State Journal.

Martha Rosenberg
Martha Rosenberg
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Martha Rosenberg is a nationally recognized reporter and author whose work has been cited by the Mayo Clinic Proceedings, Public Library of Science Biology, and National Geographic. Rosenberg’s FDA expose, "Born with a Junk Food Deficiency," established her as a prominent investigative journalist. She has lectured widely at universities throughout the United States and resides in Chicago.
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