Not sure what the problem is, hunting of any kind has become a business and a big one all across the U.S..
If a person does not want to pay, or has places they can go for free or maybe in trade for some beer or a couple of steaks or some fence work, more power to them.
As has been said however, some folks don't have those connections and don't have the time or means to make such connections.
They want to hunt, and if they are willing to pay the price being asked, so what.
Yes, it is going to make it harder and harder to find places to go for free or at a lower price, but that is why it is called a Free Enterprise System.
Just because we don't like it, doesn't mean we should belittle people that are willing to take advantage of the system on either side, and yes, I am a guide, but if I want to go hunt elk, I hire an outfitter, because I don't have the equipment or knowledge or time to do it myself.
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