A look ahead: what will happen to hunting, guns, rodeo, other values?

It could be argued that many of the core values and traditional activities cherished by most Wyoming people do not match up with the values of the majority of American citizens.

If not so today, how will those values match up in the distant future?

This column is being written looking ahead to the year 2040, when another generation has approached middle age.

Trends concerning hunting, guns, rodeo, treatment of animals, gender stereotypes and our love affair with fossil fuels that are rapidly taking hold across the country often do not seem to be catching on here, at least not yet.

My premise i...