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Take 5 minutes to lead, take action and help the hunting community!

Jess Johnson with the Wyoming Wildlife Federation maps out the status of legislation being developed, and the need for hunting community engagement and support NOW. This is an opportunity to lead and help establish better laws that continue to support and favor hunting and trapping, while penalizing and deterring truly unacceptable behavior. 

Background: the Daniel, WY "wolf cruelty incident" has spurred a national outcry for laws that have more teeth int them... This demand included a coalition of 1000s of hunters and 70+ hunting industry organizations.

Legislative Next Steps: in early October the Travel, Recreation, Wildlife and Cultural Resources Committee will review and update proposed legislation that comes out of a "Predator Mgmt Working Group/SubCommittee". 

Current Need for Legislation Improvements: the legislative process is often messy and the proposed law here is not fully baked, so we as hunters can steer it towards a better statute and more likely success on the way to the WY Governor's desk. 

- email the committee leadership: Chairwoman, Senator Wendy Schuler and Chairwoman ([email protected] ) , Representative Sandy Newsome ( [email protected] )

- Identify yourself as a hunter who values wildlife, fair chase and the need for simple, successful and effective legislation 

- Request that the proposed "Cruelty to Wildlife" legislation be amended to (1) remove all mention of motorized and over-snow vehicles to simplify and focus the legislation and (2) move the new law into Title 23 (wildlife laws) for better implementation and to maintain its legal relationship to wildlife while eliminating potential complications involving hunting and trapping. 

- Cc your email to include Jessi Johnson at Wyoming Wildlife Federation so that she knows the hunting community is speaking out. [email protected] 

- Finally, share this call to action in your community. When we are silent, we are subject to the whims or mistakes of others. When we lead and are proactive, our community can define the future and maintain a role as stewards and standard bearers. 

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You're going to learn more about falconry in this 45min conversation than 99% of "wildlife advocates" will ever know.  Incredible information here from Devin Jaffe. She is a Master Falconer, educator, hunter, biologist and likely one of the best advocates for the ancient art of developing a truly wild hunting partner such as a raptor! 

There are many parallels between hunting with dogs and raptors... as a community we need to understand the historical treasure that each pursuit holds and we need to protect both of them.  When it comes to hunters participating in nature and equally ensuring the long-term success of diverse species, falconry stands out! 

Click through on the resources below: 

HOWL for Wildlife IG / WEB 

Devin Jaffe - Nature's Educators / High Plains Falconers / Mile High Falcons

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You'll love this conversation with Zach Hanson, aka "the Okayest Trapper" and author of Turning Feral. 

Your friends will love it too... so hit that SHARE button and spread the good word of the HOWLCAST. 

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Zach ditched the normal path to typical middle-America success and went off-grid, to craft an entirely new lifestyle in Idaho. He probably didn't graduate from high-school as the most likely to go full-mountain-man and live in a wooden shack... but then what can ever be predicted from life when we're just 18 years old? 

Listen in to Zach's stories and you'll gain a whole new perspective and inspiration in the areas of self-sufficient living, hunting and trapping, and getting into the woods for deeper life experiences. 

LINKS: 

HOWL for Wildlife - WEB / IG 

The Okayest Trapper Podcast 

Zach Hanson - Let Me Die Learning on IG 

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Are we going to WIN in Colorado and deal ballot-box-biology a LOSS?  YES we are - with your help, your support and your engagement over the next 60 days. Dig in and let's do the work together: HOWL Townhall Meetings and the issues committee CO Wildlife Deserve Better need you.

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What a great time this conversation was!! Getting to know Ray "Living with Predators" Livingston at Outdoorsman's Days in Colorado was definitely a highlight of the trip. Ray's life history is rich and varied, but it's his soulful connection to the land, ecology and critters that defines who he is.   

We talk about mountain lions and lion meat - his favorite. We talk about the intrinsic and necessary role humans play in ecology and wildlife success. We talk about the wildly inaccurate caricature that anti-hunters use to defame and define our community. 

Find Ray on IG 

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Support the WILDLIFE DESERVE BETTER Campaign. 

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Don't like the title of this podcast, or the negativity in the conversation? 

Well.. join the club and take action:

(1) donate $$ 

(2) challenge your community to donate $$ 

(3) share this and the call to action; build and expand the community. 

www.wildlifedeservebetter.com 

www.howlforwildlife.org 

An insightful and inspiring conversation with Laramy! Listen in to get the backstory of his "Sasquatch" nickname... it goes beyond his incredible 6'7" frame and 270# mass.  He's a traditional hunter with the heart and soul of an 1800s mountain man. For Laramy, traditional hunting provides an intimate experience that requires a deep connection to the woods, ecosystem and wildlife. Laramy's approach to hunting completely destroys the anti-hunting propaganda... which we dig into.  Laramy is committed to supporting hunting and the opportunity for all of us to get into the woods where critters thrive and ecosystems stay balanced and healthy, because we hunt! 

Listen in, share and click through on the resources below: 

HOWL for Wildlife 

Colorado Wildlife Deserves Better 

Laramy Sasquatch Miller - ONLINE / IG 

Laramy Sasquatch Miller - LINKTREE 

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While wandering the Outdoorsman's Days expo area here in Florence CO today, the shiny single bevel broadheads from IRON WILL caught my attention, and then the "history of bowhunting" t-shirt & related backstory is what really pulled me in. This shirt is easy to love as it simply and elegantly conveys the true story that from days of antiquity to current modernity... hunting has been an intrinsically human activity. 

Listen in to this quick conversation with Iron Will Outfitters founder and innovator, Bill Vanderheyden, then jump over to IronWillOutfitters.com to grab yourself one of these t-shirts. You'll love the shirt, and the message it carries will convey a very important pro-hunting message to people who see it. Lastly, you'll be supporting CRWM and SAVETHEHUNTCOLORADO, which is critically needed to win against threats of ballot-box biology! 

HOWL for Wildlife 

Iron Will Outfitters - online

Iron Will Outfitters - IG 

HOWL for Wildlife - IG 

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Imagine having 40% of the public land in your state closed to hunt/harvest of ALL species, regardless of wildlife abundance and ecosystem health!!  Proposals on par with this are being considered and promoted for California's coastal waters.

"Hunting the Ocean" can mean many things... pier fishing, spear fishing, free diving for spiny lobster, crabbing, shore fishing, angling from a boat or kayak, and many more things!  One thing is certain... even with the most regulated coastal fisheries in the world, the opportunity for individuals to access and enjoy the hunt in coastal California waters is under attack. 

Listen in to this episode of Matt Bond (allwaters.org) and Devin O'dea (Backcountry Hunters and Anglers) explain the convoluted path and petition process which could disenfranchise subsistence anglers, eliminate adaptive management in complex ecosystems. You'll hear the connection between these closures and billion $$ organizations that will continue to have priority access for their use and purpose, while individuals are pushed out. 

Tap into the links and resources below to continue following, and take action by using the HOWL for Wildlife Letter to the Editor tool, send comments to the Fish & Game Commission (email).  Join HOWL to stay informed and ready when we deploy our Action Center and pull the Hunting and Angling communities together in this fight. 

All Waters Protection and Access Coalition (AllWaters.org) 

California Fish & Game Commission Meeting Aug 14 - Agenda (item 9) 

California Dept. of Fish & Wildlife MPA Review Process 

Ocean Protection Council - 30x30 Review and Comment Process

California Backcountry Hunters & Anglers - MPA Closures 

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Let's grow the HOWL Pack... Please share.

Go to HOWL for Wildlife Action Center to read and sign on to our HOWL Pack letter regarding the unacceptable behavior this podcast focuses on. 

Hunters and the hunting community, via the Wyoming Wildlife Federation, are playing a key role in guiding new legislation in WY which will (1) identify (2) punish and (3) deter the wildly cruel and bizarre conduct that all of us were offended by.  

This incident has directly, negatively impacted the entire hunting community in North America this year.  The anti-hunting  industry made this behavior it's front page leading story when talking about hunting, including completely unrelated and highly regulated, legal and ethical mtn lion hunting in CO.  

Listen in to this conversation as Jess Johnson (Wy Wildlife Fed.) unpacks the process and progress taking place in WY, with bi-partisan efforts to finely tune the laws there, while absolutely ensuring protection and support for hunting, predator mgmt., trapping, and conservation. 

HOWL for Wildlife - IG

HOWL for Wildlife - Memberships

Wyoming Wildlife Federation - online

Wyoming Wildlife Federation - IG 

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Was the non-lead ammo movement hatched by hunters, for wildlife... and is this still a controversial topic? 

In this call Micah Dungey (Institute for Wildlife Studies) gives us a light but informative background on the non-lead ammo movement. Why were California condors at the center of the non-lead ammo movement? We get into some of the controversy, the science and the opportunity for hunters to be the leading voices, and to be the market movers when it comes to wildlife and ecosystem issues. 

This conversation helped up our level of knowledge on the non-lead topic, and really drives home the idea that as hunters we have the opportunity to leaders with proactive work. Enjoy the chat, soak up some new information and let's rally to set the tone, define the path for protecting hunting, trapping and angling opportunity. 

HOWL for Wildlife - Membership and the MEAT EATER Experience

Hunting with Non-Lead 

Save The Hunt Colorado - Support CRWM to protect hunting 

Institute for Wildlife Studies Non-lead Awareness Program 

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