...and so, now that thousands have abused the process in the past, the pendulum will swing the other way for a while. Once people realize again that adventures into the wilds are a privilege and not a right, then perhaps we can wrest government control away from the bureaucrats, maybe. I kinda doubt it. History says once the government starts regulating a thing, they seldom quit.

It was bound to happen. Too many clueless wanderers counting on the effotts of a few dedicated experts. This had litigation written all over it for far too long, begging for government involvement like this.