But（8） the reality is not quite so ★tally ho[13]▲. The proportion of the population that goes hunting has been shrinking for the past 20 years. The number of hunters fell by 7% in the decade ending in 2001; the number of small-game hunters, including quail hunters, fell by 29%. The main cause of this is e__________⑧. Every year America loses 1.5m acres of wildlife habitat and 1m acres of farm and ranchland to development and ★sprawl[14]. But the real worry for hunters is, or should be, class.

不过，实际情况还是有所不同的。近20年来，进行捕猎的人数所占人口比例持续下降，2001年之前的10年内，捕猎人减少了7%，而捕猎小动物如鹌鹑的人数更是减少了29%。这主要是由经济情况造成的。美国每年有150万英亩野生物栖息地和100万英亩农牧场被经济扩张所蚕食鲸吞。然而，真正让狩猎者感到担忧的，还是或者说应该是，捕猎过程中的等级问题。