Howl For Wildlife - HOWL CAST

Mike jumps in solo to celebrate, congratulate and express gratitude to the HOWL pack, partners and collaborators who made VICTORY possible in Colorado. Yes... a nationwide community of hunters, and a grassroots wave of boots-on-the-ground work by Coloradans drove home a NO ON PROP 127 message, and the anti-hunting industry is reeling from the shock. 

Bottom line... successful wildlife management and quality conservation systems depend on regulated hunting and science based decisions. The people of Colorado heard our stories, values and the data, and they chose systems that work over emotionally driven lies and rhetoric. 

BRAVO COLORADO!! 

The HOWL team will do a deeper study of what worked and how we will scale this strategy to impact other states... because in 2025 there is work to do, campaigns to kick off and proactive initiatives to win. 

Give Dan and Mark @ CRWM and Colorado Wildlife Deserve Better a shoutout... they were at the center of this starting 12 months ago, and they delivered! 

www.howlforwildlife.org JOIN US TODAY for more victories in 2025 

HOWL on IG

Please - listen and share. Our army is small, but strong. With your support, contribution and participation the HOWL PACK will be unstoppable and the anti-hunting industry will wither on the vine. 

Brant, Mike & Charles talk about a recent 2-week adventure in Colorado... boots on the ground, street level advocacy where Brant, Seth (Colorado Golden Archers club), and Mike spoke with several 100 voters. 

This is the work that will lock in support for future pro-hunting initiatives. This is the work that will help us reform the Endangered Species Act, get wolves and g-bears delisted, bring back spring bear seasons, improve wildlife management to ensure food-security and hunting opportunity across the US. 

HOWL is saying, creating and doing things in this battle, that other organizations are unwilling or unable to say, create or do. HOWL is driving innovative, provocative and disruptive campaigns to turn the tide, to support all hunters, anglers and conservation minded advocates.  Join us, join HOWL, become part of the pack! 

Find Brant McDuff's book here... "The Shotgun Conservationist"

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Florida is blazing a trail that we all need to understand, support and follow.

Most importantly, FLORIDA citizens and voters who love wildlife on land and in water, need to rally the YES ON 2 message throughout their communities. "Right to Fish & Hunt" establishes barrier to protect conservation, wildlife management systems, the use of hunting/fishing/harvest to maintain healthy ecosystems. 

Outside of Florida... we need to understand what is at stake, how we can emulate and duplicate this in our own states, and most importantly know that conservation "allies" may undermine our progress. 

Inside of Florida... VOTE YES on 2, share the message and this podcast with friends & family, rally votes and support for the Right to Fish and Hunt in your great state! 

Links as promised... click, share, take action: 

Vote Yes on Amendment 2

Right to Fish & Hunt - AllFlorida.org 

HOWL Letter to the Editor 

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Baker Leavitt and I cover a lot of ground but it all circles back to one critical topic: our community must VOTE. 

We all need to vote. Make a VICTORY "too big to rig"!!

We all need to vote. Just one day every 2 or 4 years... we HAVE THE POWER to choose the course of our country. 

We all need to vote. But 100s of thousands of gun owners, hunters, and anglers do not vote. If they did... the outcome of nearly every major election could have different results, and our country would be on a different track. 

VOTE4America.org asks you to do 2 things for yourself and 1 other person close to you:

- confirm you're registered

- and VOTE! 

Smoke Less Vets

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#vote4america #election2024 #toobigtorig #conservation #wildlifemanagement #2A #hunting #fishing #trapping  #constitution #howlforwildlife #wildlifeconservation #smokelessvets

Rally at the Capitol in Denver CO on Friday 10/18... come one, come all! Hunters, Anglers, Trappers and everyone who believes in true wildlife conservation - rally to win against ballot box biology. Rally to defeat Prop. 127.

Grassroots is where the battle is now! Lawn signs, billboards, vinyl vehicle wraps and window tints, rally at the Capitol, and YOUR letter to the editor will have impact to drive the NO on 127 message. 

HOWL for Wildlife - IG 

HOWL for Wildlife - Web 

Colorado Wildlife Deserve Better 

Save The Hunt Colorado 

CRWM - Social Media, share share share

Sporting Classics TV with Chris Dorsey 

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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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#conservation #wildlife #falconry #nature #wildlifemanagement #baldeagle #raptors #colorado #goldeneagle #howlforwildlife #ancientarts

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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#conservation #advocacy #trapping #hunting #trophyhunting #wildlifemanagement #wildlife #adventure #Idaho #Colorado #elk #muledeer #beaver #wolf #offgrid #homesteading #howlforwildlife #turningferal #mountainman 

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 

Dig into advocacy with HOWL for Wildlife

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