Does anyone feel like outdoor recreation declining back to post-COVID level?

[cgasner1]

I think are look at total apps will paint picture of if anything has changed

Life happens sometimes to so far this spring we had the snow storm I had to work all weekend last weekend we had training all weekend this weekend single dad next weekend wife’s birthday and Mother’s Day. Adios spring

 

[WesternCO68]

I spend almost every day in the summer out on the local national forest. Last summer was definitely less crowded than the summer before that. I'm all for helping the local economy, but the increased usage has had a visible impact on the forest. Dispersed campsites are trashed. I'm glad to see fewer crowds, and I hope the trend continues.

 

[Nick87]

Life happens sometimes to so far this spring we had the snow storm I had to work all weekend last weekend we had training all weekend this weekend single dad next weekend wife’s birthday and Mother’s Day. Adios spring

That's the norm for the foreseeable future.

 

[cgasner1]

That's the norm for the foreseeable future.

Our bear quotas fill before I even get a chance to think about trying to go it’s pretty neat

 

[Rogerdoger]

The hard to reach areas are a less busy. Definitely less Canadians in town since Trump pissed them off.

 

[Sask hunter]

Seems like more people are bear baiting this year then years passed. I’m chalking it up to cheaper gas

 

[Beignet]

My understanding is that mountain bike, motorcycle, atv, and utv manufacturers have seen massive sales declines since seeing a big Covid boom

Arctic cat went out of business/was bought out and KTM is in all sorts of financial problems

That’s great news.

 

[Sixmile]

Lots of out of state traffic heading to the park on the north side. The trail heads seem a little less busy to me.

 

[Nick87]

That’s great news.

Probably unless your employed by them.

 

[Bigjay73]

Probably unless your employed by them.

Bittersweet news

 

[Bigjay73]

I feel like ice fishing was as crowded as ever, turkey hunting hasn't been as bad as the last couple of years it seems. Hunting and fishing take a lot of effort, I could see people tiring of it after a few seasons if it's not truly their thing.

 

[shrapnel]

Covid put more people in the woods than Kuiu and Sitka combined.

Our local RV dealerships were setting records for sales every month. People weren’t traveling and leaving the country, they were camping and buying recreational vehicles at record levels.

Covid did make a lot of people look closer to home to recreate…

 

[Nick87]

I could see people tiring of it after a few seasons if it's not truly their thing.

You'd think so. But I think when happens they figure they just are spending enough and take it to the next level or there's 100 more waiting to take there place. Whatever happened to people thinking you were nuts for getting up at 4 am on your day off. I miss those lazy f#ckers.