From the Associated Press:
PIERRE, S.D. — Have gun, will travel — even if the economy’s shot.
In the heart of South Dakota’s pheasant-hunting country, license sales have been strong this fall despite gasoline prices near $3 a gallon and a looming recession. Ditto for hunting-license sales in New York, Utah and Colorado. The leading retailers of outdoor gear, meanwhile, say sales of shotguns, ammunition and warm camouflage clothes aren’t too bad considering the economy’s headwinds.
Hunting’s popularity has waned slightly in recent years, and American families are tightening their belts as a recession looms, but businesses catering to hunters say the sport’s outlook remains relatively healthy during these hard economic times.
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