Hunting Season's Impact on Small Town Economies
Autumn allows outdoorsmen to practice one of their favorite hobbies, hunting. October 1 kicked off bow hunting season in Ohio and the woods of southeastern Ohio will be flooded with hunters. Many of those hunters will have migrated from other parts of the state to participate in the sport. This little known tourist attraction to southeastern Ohio could have positive ramifications to local businesses. Many of these travelers will stay in hotels and eat at the restaurants in town. For an area like this, an added boost to the economy is always helpful. Ultimately, do small towns, or small businesses, need outside help to aid their economy? Are there any negative effects to the influx of new business into the area?
2 comments:
I feel that small towns need outside business to support economic growth. There are many positives to this, workers will be needed to run stores, tax revenue is increased, and business revenue is increased. Crime could increase with a rise in travelers in the south Ohio area, because travelers may not care how there actions are seen outside of their hometowns.
Small town do need outsider to come seasonally to surport their business. People travel to those small towns will buy lots of stuffs therefore increase consumption expenditure, real GDP, and economic growth in those area. However, travellers that come may has some drawbacks from the environmental point of view. They'll cause more damages and local private sectors need to spend more on abatement cost.
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