“I’ve always wanted to try, but no one in my family hunted.”

We hear this a lot.

Some of us were fortunate enough to grow up in hunting families—myself included—but most weren’t. The truth is, if you hunt, you’re part of a very small minority.

For the sake of public lands (you should seriously look into Sen. Mike Lee’s most recent attempt to undermine them), it’s more important than ever to bring your family and friends into the space.

As of 2022, there were 14.4 million hunters in the U.S. aged 16 and older. In a country of around 340 million people, that’s just 4% of the population.

Now let’s zoom in further.

Nostr is estimated to have around 30 million users (some sources state 18 million which would make the percentage much smaller). If we apply that same 4%, we can estimate roughly 1.2 million hunters here on Nostr.

There’s no shortage of space. Between the U.S. Forest Service and BLM, there are around 438 million acres of public land open to hunting. There’s plenty of room for new hunters—and plenty of room for experienced ones to keep learning.

Of those 14.4 million hunters:

• Only 15% fill their elk tags

• About 41% fill their deer tags

We’ve all had years with no filled tags. It’s hard—and that’s exactly why we love it.

Going a bit deeper:

• Around 10 million people hunt deer

• About 1 million hunt elk

That means only 0.1% of Americans harvest a deer each year, and just 0.004% harvest an elk.

If you’re a Bitcoiner who successfully harvests an animal every year—you’re a unicorn.

Feel free to share your tips, lessons, gear setups, or hunting stories. We’ll repost them—everything from beginner advice to advanced stuff like arrow builds and out-of-state hunts.

Tag your posts. Let’s grow this space—together.