Inside the Campaign to Divorce Hunters from Wildlife Policy with Jordan Sillars

Show Notes:

Jordan Sillars is a writer and managing editor for MeatEater. He covers firearms and conservation as well as American literature and hunting stories. Jordan started freelancing in 2020 and started working full-time for MeatEater last April. He didn’t grow up doing a lot of hunting but got into it later in life. Jordan’s currently living in east Texas, and he loves to hunt whitetail, hawk, and squirrel. He also goes after white and hybrid bass. 

I recently read one of Jordan’s articles and was intrigued because it’s in line with what we’re trying to do with Howl for Wildlife. The article’s called “Inside the Campaign to Divorce Hunters from Wildlife Policy” and it couldn’t be more spot on. Jordan gives us a background of why he decided to write the article and we get into all the details. The topic came under his radar last year with the Wildlife Society Conference, where they gave a group called Wildlife for All a panel discussion. The more he looked into it, the more Jordan realized how big of a campaign it was and how long it’s been going on.

Anti-hunting groups are wising up to what we hunters have been doing to stop their initiatives. Jordan and I discuss the tactics anti-hunting initiatives use and how they often have an advantage, especially when it comes to propaganda. What we can do is to humanize hunting a little better and show what it means to us. Jordan and I talk about things hunters can do to make a difference, the impact of elections and politics, and how the public trust doctrine is used to get hunters on board with anti-hunting policies.

What’s Inside:

• All about Jordan’s new article about anti-hunting campaigns.

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Short Description:

Jordan Sillars is a writer and managing editor for MeatEater. He recently wrote an article all about anti-hunting campaigns. Jordan and I discuss the tactics anti-hunting initiatives use and how they often have an advantage, especially when it comes to propaganda. We also talk about things hunters can do to make a difference, the impact of elections and politics, and how the public trust doctrine is used to get hunters on board with anti-hunting policies.

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big game hunting, hunting tips, hunting guide, buck hunting, hunting stories, MeatEater, hunting advocacy, hunting policy, anti-hunting groups, hunting legislation, Wildlife for All