Fresh Tracks Weekly

We missed last week as we were out bear hunting, but we catch up on some of the crew's stories and catch Michael Parente's fishing report.

News on Wyoming Migration Initiative tells the story of a mule deer's migration and encountering barriers. Bird flu sweeping across the country and now infecting wild turkeys, foxes, and a human. Bill to ban lead ammunition on U.S. Fish Wildlife Service Land.

In this week's deeper dive we are back on the topic of "bulls for billionaires" as there is a new lawsuit against Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks trying to eliminate limited entry elk permits and issue general tags in hunting districts over objective.

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The Fresh Tracks crew was spread out all over last week. We get Randy Newberg's beaver trapping report, Dale Evan's turkey hunting report, and Michael Parente's fishing report.

We touch on a few headlines including the passage of the MAPLand Act, the Forest Service's new Wildfire Crisis Strategy, and changes to Arizona's over-the-counter archery deer regulations.

For the deeper dive, Randy talks about the recent court case in Wyoming where four hunters were found not guilty of criminal trespass in regards to using a stepladder to cross from one corner of public land to another.

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This week we recap some turkey hunts, Michael Parente shares the fishing report, and we get a sneak peek at Randy's trip back to Minnesota where he is currently filming his friends on a beaver trapping expedition.

We touch on the recent denial of the petition to ban black bear hunting in California, hear about a new RMEF land acquisition in Oregon on the Siuslaw National Forest, and ponder what's happening to our wildlife in spring blizzards.

We are absent a deeper dive this week because we are out filming AnyFin Goes along with beaver trapping.

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Marcus is back from a week of vacationing and chasing turkeys with his dad. Michael is up to 56 days of fishing now and this week's office lunch consists of carnita style turkey tacos.

News this week includes:

For the deeper dive Randy and Marcus discuss the closure of millions of acres of land to non-subsistence hunters in Alaska and talk about how ANILCA (Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act) came to be and how it dictates federal laws of wild game hunting.

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This week Marcus did some wildlife watching. Matthew caught a chinook salmon on the Oregon coast. Dale, Randy, and Beau helped out with a new project that Warriors and Quiet Waters has teaching combat veterans how to archery elk hunt.

We talk about Beau's new Divide Series Tents, the no-net loss bill in Georgia, the Crazy Mountain land access case, and a new study on wolf dynamics and the effects of hunting and trapping wolves.

For a deeper dive, Michael Parente talks about how invasive species rule Montana's fisheries, the weird world of fishing culture, and how we are trying to tell some of these stories through the series AnyFin Goes. 

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Happy April, everyone! It looks like spring, and the crew is getting excited! Shed antler hunting, buying a "new" jet boat, and razor clamming were on the docket this week.

We talk about a new public property in Tennessee with some excellent elk habitat. We talk about corner crossing in Wyoming, killing big bucks to reduce CWD, and how the drought in Utah affects the available deer tags for the 2022 Utah general deer season.

For a deeper dive, we look into the Land and Water Conservation Fund and explore how the $900 million could be used to gain more access for hunting!

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In this episode of Fresh Tracks Weekly, Marcus Hockett catches up on what's happening with the crew. Marcus and Michael get their tooth age data back from their Alaksa bears. This week's office lunch consists of some mountain lion tacos cooked up by Dale Evans. 

This week, Jonathan Spear is the guest to discuss the recent cancelation of the spring bear hunt in Washington and the movement to cancel predator hunting in general. Jonathan is a relatively new hunter that has been intrigued by bear hunting and discusses some potential reasoning for the public's attitude and tolerance towards bear hunting.

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We have a few Fresh Tracks crew updates and some recent changes on hunting-related bills. Randy and Marcus dive deep into good news, talking about some animal trap and transplant stories that shaped the current status of how we have abundant wildlife throughout North America today.

Without the foresight of past wildlife managers, our landscape could look very different. We are pretty lucky to have the wildlife and hunting opportunities that we do, but there is always more work to do!

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This week, Randy is out of the office, so we have a fill-in guest, Paul Kemper, to talk about sage-grouse farming in Wyoming and the legislative process. Marcus tells the story of the recent lake trout fishing trip; the crew eats some fresh snacks and more!

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While the Fresh Tracks crew made another episode of Any Fin Goes, Marcus put together the fifth episode of Fresh Tracks Weekly from the hard water. He's sharing a few recent news headlines and giving you all the updates on some of the things we have going on around the office.

For the deeper dive discussion this week, Randy and Marcus talk about Market Hunting and wildlife utilization. Randy brings up how we've gotten to where we are today from when these conversations started in the 1800s. Marcus discusses how shed antler hunting affects the pressure on wildlife after harsh winters.  

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