1 00:00:02,840 --> 00:00:06,840 Speaker 1: From Mediators World News Headquarters in Bozeman, Montana. This is 2 00:00:06,920 --> 00:00:11,360 Speaker 1: Cal's weekend review, presented by Steel Steel products are available 3 00:00:11,400 --> 00:00:15,160 Speaker 1: only at authorized dealers. For more, go to Steel Dealers 4 00:00:15,320 --> 00:00:22,520 Speaker 1: dot com. Now here's your host, Ryan cal Callahan, a 5 00:00:22,600 --> 00:00:25,840 Speaker 1: North Dakota woman, caused a raby scare last month when 6 00:00:25,880 --> 00:00:29,480 Speaker 1: she brought a live raccoon into a bar. Yes, it's 7 00:00:29,640 --> 00:00:32,720 Speaker 1: that hard to get a date in North Dakota. When 8 00:00:32,800 --> 00:00:35,640 Speaker 1: asked by the bartender to take the wild animal outside, 9 00:00:35,840 --> 00:00:39,720 Speaker 1: she refused and tried showing it to other patrons. She 10 00:00:39,800 --> 00:00:44,519 Speaker 1: had named the raccoon Rocky, presumably after the old Beatles 11 00:00:44,520 --> 00:00:50,000 Speaker 1: song you know that one? You Know Rocky? I heell 12 00:00:50,120 --> 00:00:57,560 Speaker 1: back in his room only to find Gidgeon's Bible that 13 00:00:57,840 --> 00:00:59,920 Speaker 1: you know her? Rock said, doc is only a scrap 14 00:01:00,520 --> 00:01:03,240 Speaker 1: and then the scratch turned to rabies and they died. 15 00:01:04,160 --> 00:01:06,680 Speaker 1: That's not how the song goes, but could be how 16 00:01:06,840 --> 00:01:10,200 Speaker 1: a raccoon and a bar incident could go. In this case, 17 00:01:10,360 --> 00:01:13,560 Speaker 1: Rocky didn't bite anyone, but the incident still prompted the 18 00:01:13,600 --> 00:01:16,679 Speaker 1: North Dakota Health and Human Services Department to issue a 19 00:01:16,760 --> 00:01:21,440 Speaker 1: Raby's Warning as quote, a precautionary measure which makes it 20 00:01:21,640 --> 00:01:26,160 Speaker 1: extra awkward for bar patrons getting home that night saying, listen, 21 00:01:26,520 --> 00:01:30,360 Speaker 1: nothing happened, but I gotta go get tested at Health 22 00:01:30,360 --> 00:01:33,959 Speaker 1: and Human Services for you know, things that didn't happen. 23 00:01:34,560 --> 00:01:38,680 Speaker 1: It's a precautionary measure. I swear by wait byby wait 24 00:01:39,680 --> 00:01:49,080 Speaker 1: waits baby, baby. Anyway, the woman is facing several misdemeanor charges, 25 00:01:49,280 --> 00:01:53,120 Speaker 1: including the unlawful possession of furbears, and I would assume 26 00:01:53,320 --> 00:01:57,840 Speaker 1: assault with a potentially deadly raccoon. Like coyotes and squirrels, 27 00:01:57,920 --> 00:02:02,280 Speaker 1: raccoons thriving highly populated areas. The raccoon population has seen 28 00:02:02,360 --> 00:02:05,280 Speaker 1: a massive increase over the last eighty years, even as 29 00:02:05,440 --> 00:02:09,200 Speaker 1: urbanization has driven many other species to the brink of extinction. 30 00:02:09,680 --> 00:02:12,200 Speaker 1: There are many reasons for this, but as with most 31 00:02:12,280 --> 00:02:16,840 Speaker 1: things wildlife related, the problem is mostly our fault. A 32 00:02:16,919 --> 00:02:20,440 Speaker 1: new study published in the Journal of Experimental Biology suggests 33 00:02:20,440 --> 00:02:24,120 Speaker 1: that humans are helping raccoons evolve to thrive in urban areas. 34 00:02:24,560 --> 00:02:28,280 Speaker 1: Scientists tested the cognitive abilities of wild raccoons in and 35 00:02:28,320 --> 00:02:32,720 Speaker 1: around Laramie, Wyoming. They found that docile, shy raccoons were 36 00:02:32,720 --> 00:02:36,560 Speaker 1: better able to solve problems than aggressive ones. They're not 37 00:02:36,720 --> 00:02:39,920 Speaker 1: unlike high schoolers. In this way, the loud kid gets 38 00:02:39,919 --> 00:02:42,240 Speaker 1: all the attention, but it's the quiet ones you have 39 00:02:42,280 --> 00:02:46,160 Speaker 1: to watch out for anyway. Because wildlife managers tend to 40 00:02:46,160 --> 00:02:50,000 Speaker 1: focus on aggressive raccoons, they're eliminating the dumber animals and 41 00:02:50,040 --> 00:02:53,919 Speaker 1: allowing the smarter ones to thrive. These quiet raccoons are 42 00:02:53,919 --> 00:02:55,760 Speaker 1: the ones who learn how to open up your chicken 43 00:02:55,800 --> 00:02:58,200 Speaker 1: coop and get you to take them to the bar 44 00:02:58,280 --> 00:03:01,399 Speaker 1: on a lonely Saturday night. We've talked on this program 45 00:03:01,400 --> 00:03:04,560 Speaker 1: about urban white tail hunting and urban cat hunting. It's 46 00:03:04,639 --> 00:03:08,080 Speaker 1: time to add urban raccoon hunting to the list. Instead 47 00:03:08,120 --> 00:03:10,080 Speaker 1: of using a dog to chase a coon up a tree, 48 00:03:10,400 --> 00:03:13,480 Speaker 1: we can use those rental electric scooters to chase them 49 00:03:13,520 --> 00:03:16,480 Speaker 1: up telephone pole. It's all in the name of progress. 50 00:03:17,480 --> 00:03:21,519 Speaker 1: This week we've got crime, legislation and invasive species. But 51 00:03:21,600 --> 00:03:25,040 Speaker 1: first I'm gonna tell you about my week. And my 52 00:03:25,160 --> 00:03:28,519 Speaker 1: week was awesome. I joined some of the crew plus 53 00:03:28,560 --> 00:03:32,079 Speaker 1: a pile of paleo archaeologist and butchered a two and 54 00:03:32,080 --> 00:03:34,920 Speaker 1: a half year old bison bowl using only stone tools. 55 00:03:35,480 --> 00:03:39,040 Speaker 1: These tools were replicas of those used by hunters just 56 00:03:39,160 --> 00:03:42,400 Speaker 1: like us thirteen thousand years ago, and made out of rock, 57 00:03:42,720 --> 00:03:46,600 Speaker 1: specifically churt. Then I headed over to join the Board 58 00:03:46,680 --> 00:03:49,480 Speaker 1: of Sportsmen for the Boundary Waters Canoe Area for a 59 00:03:49,560 --> 00:03:52,800 Speaker 1: quick trip into the famed Boundary Waters of northern Minnesota. 60 00:03:53,240 --> 00:03:56,240 Speaker 1: The fall colors were turning. We caught Nate Lake trout 61 00:03:56,280 --> 00:03:58,480 Speaker 1: on the last two days of the season and found 62 00:03:58,520 --> 00:04:01,640 Speaker 1: and killed and cooked growl some mushrooms as the fall 63 00:04:01,760 --> 00:04:05,040 Speaker 1: colors turned. If you were called. The Boundary Waters are 64 00:04:05,080 --> 00:04:10,040 Speaker 1: America's most traveled wilderness area, and underneath them are iron 65 00:04:10,240 --> 00:04:13,680 Speaker 1: and copper ore deposits, which some folks want to mind 66 00:04:13,960 --> 00:04:19,240 Speaker 1: putting at risk America's fresh water reserves, and some absolutely fantastic, 67 00:04:19,480 --> 00:04:24,760 Speaker 1: easily accessible wilderness recreation. A couple of my takeaways. Even 68 00:04:24,800 --> 00:04:27,800 Speaker 1: though the Boundary Waters are well traveled, the area lends 69 00:04:27,800 --> 00:04:33,200 Speaker 1: itself to serious seclusion. Great campsites indeciduous trees make you 70 00:04:33,240 --> 00:04:36,279 Speaker 1: feel like you're all on your lonesome. The Forest Service 71 00:04:36,320 --> 00:04:39,640 Speaker 1: provides grill grades and pit toilets at each camp, which 72 00:04:39,800 --> 00:04:43,640 Speaker 1: sure makes life easy. Big thanks to Bob st Pierre, 73 00:04:43,760 --> 00:04:47,560 Speaker 1: chef Lucas Leaf, and Dave Siminette for the amazing experience. 74 00:04:47,960 --> 00:04:50,520 Speaker 1: I learned the value of skeet chokes and seven shot 75 00:04:50,600 --> 00:04:54,400 Speaker 1: steel from Bob Hedgehog mushrooms and homemade sherry vinegar from 76 00:04:54,480 --> 00:04:58,120 Speaker 1: Lucas and from Dave of Trampled by Turtles fame. How 77 00:04:58,240 --> 00:05:01,600 Speaker 1: much good you can do with your lat form. TBT 78 00:05:02,120 --> 00:05:05,200 Speaker 1: is famous for upbeat bluegrass. They've been going at it 79 00:05:05,240 --> 00:05:08,360 Speaker 1: for nearly twenty years, but they step out from music 80 00:05:08,480 --> 00:05:11,960 Speaker 1: to promote the conservation of the places they love, like 81 00:05:12,000 --> 00:05:16,560 Speaker 1: the Boundary Waters. That's super cool. They even hosted an 82 00:05:16,560 --> 00:05:19,880 Speaker 1: online auction which will barely be alive by the time 83 00:05:19,960 --> 00:05:23,279 Speaker 1: you hear this, meaning you can still get in on 84 00:05:23,360 --> 00:05:26,760 Speaker 1: the action. Just look up Trampled by Turtles b w 85 00:05:27,040 --> 00:05:30,400 Speaker 1: C a auction. That's Trampled by Turtles b w C 86 00:05:30,680 --> 00:05:34,320 Speaker 1: a auction. By my account, they have already raised by 87 00:05:34,400 --> 00:05:38,520 Speaker 1: donating a bunch of awesome Trampled by Turtles gear and experiences, 88 00:05:38,880 --> 00:05:43,360 Speaker 1: over fifteen thousand dollars for Sportsman for the Boundary Waters. 89 00:05:43,960 --> 00:05:47,880 Speaker 1: That being said, next time TBT comes through your town, 90 00:05:48,320 --> 00:05:51,479 Speaker 1: buy a ticket see the show. You won't regret it. 91 00:06:06,360 --> 00:06:11,159 Speaker 1: Moving on to the crime desk, a Montana woman earned 92 00:06:11,240 --> 00:06:16,320 Speaker 1: international notoriety after she mistakenly killed a juvenile Siberian husky 93 00:06:16,560 --> 00:06:19,000 Speaker 1: and then claimed on social media that she'd killed a 94 00:06:19,040 --> 00:06:22,760 Speaker 1: wolf pup. Several of you sent me the original Facebook 95 00:06:22,800 --> 00:06:25,880 Speaker 1: post asking if it's real. I can confirm that it is. 96 00:06:26,520 --> 00:06:29,960 Speaker 1: Amber Barnes of Martin City, Montana, home of the famous 97 00:06:30,000 --> 00:06:34,479 Speaker 1: Deer Lick Saloon, posted several images proudly displaying a skinned 98 00:06:34,520 --> 00:06:37,320 Speaker 1: canine she claimed was a wolf pup. She had been 99 00:06:37,400 --> 00:06:40,320 Speaker 1: hunting for black bear in the Flathead National Forest when 100 00:06:40,320 --> 00:06:43,840 Speaker 1: she spied the canine. She since claimed that it charged 101 00:06:43,839 --> 00:06:47,680 Speaker 1: her while growling and barking. The local sheriff later confirmed 102 00:06:47,680 --> 00:06:50,000 Speaker 1: that the dog was one of eleven husky and shepherd 103 00:06:50,040 --> 00:06:53,440 Speaker 1: mixes that had been dumped in the woods. The remaining 104 00:06:53,480 --> 00:06:56,640 Speaker 1: dogs have been rounded up. No charges have been filed. 105 00:06:57,279 --> 00:07:00,719 Speaker 1: Huskies and wolves share certain characteristics, but if you're ever 106 00:07:00,839 --> 00:07:03,800 Speaker 1: wondering which one you're looking at, the tail is a 107 00:07:03,800 --> 00:07:08,159 Speaker 1: good place to differentiate the two. A husky's tail curls 108 00:07:08,160 --> 00:07:11,840 Speaker 1: around itself, while a wolf's tail points straight behind it. 109 00:07:12,520 --> 00:07:15,560 Speaker 1: I mentioned this only because this isn't the first time 110 00:07:15,560 --> 00:07:17,960 Speaker 1: a husky has been shot by a hunter. In two 111 00:07:18,040 --> 00:07:21,680 Speaker 1: thousand eighteen, a hunter in Canada accidentally shot a husky 112 00:07:21,920 --> 00:07:24,240 Speaker 1: that was out for a walk with its owner. The 113 00:07:24,280 --> 00:07:28,080 Speaker 1: dogs survived but you know that's not fun. I have 114 00:07:28,120 --> 00:07:31,520 Speaker 1: it on good authority that in this instance, the entire 115 00:07:31,560 --> 00:07:35,400 Speaker 1: pack of abandoned domestics were diseased and may still need 116 00:07:35,440 --> 00:07:38,880 Speaker 1: to be euthanized. Instead of dealing with vet bills, the 117 00:07:39,040 --> 00:07:43,360 Speaker 1: negligent owner dumped the dogs in a very unfriendly and 118 00:07:43,800 --> 00:07:48,240 Speaker 1: very uncomfortable situation, and one that was potentially harmful to 119 00:07:48,320 --> 00:07:52,800 Speaker 1: wildlife as well as passers by. Here in Montana, dogs 120 00:07:52,840 --> 00:07:56,640 Speaker 1: that harass wildlife or domestic animals can be legally killed 121 00:07:56,680 --> 00:08:00,360 Speaker 1: for it. On a side note, Amber did what appeared 122 00:08:00,360 --> 00:08:03,120 Speaker 1: to be a great job skinning out the husky, and 123 00:08:03,320 --> 00:08:06,520 Speaker 1: after the online beating that came as a result of 124 00:08:06,560 --> 00:08:09,920 Speaker 1: this case of mistaken identity, I'll bet she thinks a 125 00:08:10,000 --> 00:08:14,200 Speaker 1: lot about species identification, what she skins and what she 126 00:08:14,320 --> 00:08:19,440 Speaker 1: posts online in the future. In Wyoming, a back country 127 00:08:19,520 --> 00:08:22,400 Speaker 1: hunter claims that his one eight point mule deer buck 128 00:08:22,480 --> 00:08:26,040 Speaker 1: was stolen from his campsite. Jimmy Lynn told Cowboys State 129 00:08:26,120 --> 00:08:28,360 Speaker 1: Daily that he'd hiked eight miles into the whole back 130 00:08:28,440 --> 00:08:31,080 Speaker 1: mountain range where he killed what he estimated was a 131 00:08:31,080 --> 00:08:34,960 Speaker 1: one mule deer. The kill site was about a mile 132 00:08:35,000 --> 00:08:36,920 Speaker 1: and a half from his campsite, so he cleaned and 133 00:08:37,000 --> 00:08:39,400 Speaker 1: quartered the animal and hung the quarters and game bags 134 00:08:39,400 --> 00:08:41,840 Speaker 1: in a tree. He then took the head cape and 135 00:08:41,880 --> 00:08:44,880 Speaker 1: back straps back down to his campsite. Once those were 136 00:08:44,960 --> 00:08:46,880 Speaker 1: hung in a tree, he went back to the kill 137 00:08:46,960 --> 00:08:49,360 Speaker 1: site to retrieve the rest of the meat. In the 138 00:08:49,360 --> 00:08:51,160 Speaker 1: time it took him to walk that mile and a 139 00:08:51,200 --> 00:08:53,720 Speaker 1: half and take the meat off the deer's quarters, someone 140 00:08:53,840 --> 00:08:57,400 Speaker 1: found his campsite stole the head cape and backstraps, along 141 00:08:57,400 --> 00:08:59,880 Speaker 1: with the shirt he'd left behind. He knows it was 142 00:08:59,880 --> 00:09:02,880 Speaker 1: a person and not a bear, because bears don't wear shirts, 143 00:09:03,600 --> 00:09:06,480 Speaker 1: he said, quote it was just some freaking dirt bags. 144 00:09:07,120 --> 00:09:10,400 Speaker 1: I bet you're right, Jimmy. If you hail from western Wyoming, 145 00:09:10,640 --> 00:09:12,640 Speaker 1: get on the Google much in and look up Jimmy 146 00:09:12,720 --> 00:09:15,400 Speaker 1: Lynn's photos of the rack. Be on the lookout for 147 00:09:15,440 --> 00:09:18,079 Speaker 1: those antlers, and let's see if we can get Jimmy 148 00:09:18,120 --> 00:09:22,120 Speaker 1: as deer back. A New York man has been charged 149 00:09:22,160 --> 00:09:25,319 Speaker 1: with multiple felonies after he stole a twenty two caliber 150 00:09:25,400 --> 00:09:27,800 Speaker 1: rifle from a group of hunters by pretending to be 151 00:09:27,840 --> 00:09:32,559 Speaker 1: a conservation officer. Twenty four year old Zachary Harvey allegedly 152 00:09:32,559 --> 00:09:34,880 Speaker 1: confronted a group of squirrel hunters in the woods and 153 00:09:34,960 --> 00:09:38,040 Speaker 1: demanded to see their hunting licenses. He wrote down their 154 00:09:38,080 --> 00:09:41,280 Speaker 1: information and said he'd have to confiscate one of their rifles. 155 00:09:41,800 --> 00:09:44,959 Speaker 1: The hunters complied, but they were still a little suspicious, 156 00:09:45,040 --> 00:09:48,520 Speaker 1: so they took some video of the incident. Later, Harvey 157 00:09:48,600 --> 00:09:51,280 Speaker 1: emailed one of the hunters to confirm that yes, in fact, 158 00:09:51,320 --> 00:09:55,120 Speaker 1: the rifle was unlawful. It's unclear why he sent that email, 159 00:09:55,280 --> 00:09:58,600 Speaker 1: because actual law enforcement officers later used it to track 160 00:09:58,679 --> 00:10:02,079 Speaker 1: him down. He was arrested without incident and has been 161 00:10:02,160 --> 00:10:07,120 Speaker 1: charged with felonies that include criminal impersonation and grand larceny. 162 00:10:07,200 --> 00:10:09,680 Speaker 1: I don't know whether this is relevant, but I somehow 163 00:10:09,720 --> 00:10:12,320 Speaker 1: think it's important to note that Harvey is from a 164 00:10:12,320 --> 00:10:17,560 Speaker 1: town called Weed Support. That's weed sport. It is like 165 00:10:17,640 --> 00:10:21,040 Speaker 1: the best medicine. Jonah broke his elbow once, but we 166 00:10:21,200 --> 00:10:26,280 Speaker 1: just got high and so clicks. But I mean, he's okay. 167 00:10:27,480 --> 00:10:31,160 Speaker 1: Here's an unfortunate story and our ongoing chronicle of ultra 168 00:10:31,280 --> 00:10:34,960 Speaker 1: aggressive doc owners. Thanks to Peter Johnson for sending this one. 169 00:10:35,000 --> 00:10:38,800 Speaker 1: In A Florida man has been charged with multiple felonies 170 00:10:38,840 --> 00:10:42,200 Speaker 1: after he allegedly choked a thirteen year old boy during 171 00:10:42,240 --> 00:10:45,800 Speaker 1: an altercation about fishing and swimming along a river near 172 00:10:45,840 --> 00:10:49,800 Speaker 1: a private condo facility. The boy and two of his friends, 173 00:10:50,000 --> 00:10:52,800 Speaker 1: a twelve year old and another thirteen year old, had 174 00:10:52,840 --> 00:10:56,120 Speaker 1: gotten into the private area when fifty eight year old 175 00:10:56,240 --> 00:11:00,760 Speaker 1: Gerald McCarthy told them they were trespassing. Mc arthy tried 176 00:11:00,800 --> 00:11:03,199 Speaker 1: to detain the boys by putting one of them in 177 00:11:03,280 --> 00:11:06,040 Speaker 1: a headlock. The boys swung his fist to pull away 178 00:11:06,040 --> 00:11:08,840 Speaker 1: from McCarthy, who then allegedly grabbed the boy by his 179 00:11:08,920 --> 00:11:12,280 Speaker 1: throat and lifted him off the ground. For his part, 180 00:11:12,440 --> 00:11:16,360 Speaker 1: McCarthy claims that he's on the condo Securities committee. You know, 181 00:11:16,840 --> 00:11:20,240 Speaker 1: the condo security committee. I think they once did security 182 00:11:20,280 --> 00:11:25,559 Speaker 1: for the Rolling Stones. McCarthy asked them to leave before 183 00:11:25,720 --> 00:11:28,840 Speaker 1: escorting them quite physically, it seems to the exit. But 184 00:11:28,960 --> 00:11:32,800 Speaker 1: considering that officials decided to charge McCarthy with child abuse, 185 00:11:33,040 --> 00:11:36,120 Speaker 1: false imprisonment, and battery, not to mention the fact that 186 00:11:36,120 --> 00:11:38,280 Speaker 1: one of the boys recorded the altercation on his phone, 187 00:11:38,920 --> 00:11:41,880 Speaker 1: I'd say Mr McCarthy is in a bit of trouble, 188 00:11:42,679 --> 00:11:47,800 Speaker 1: even considering the egregious error of trespassing to swim and fish, 189 00:11:48,000 --> 00:11:52,120 Speaker 1: which you know is a gateway drug to UH becoming 190 00:11:52,160 --> 00:11:55,720 Speaker 1: a guy with a podcast on the Meat Eater Network. 191 00:11:57,559 --> 00:12:00,640 Speaker 1: There's also an update in the Campbell County antelope head 192 00:12:00,679 --> 00:12:03,480 Speaker 1: case I mentioned a few weeks back. A pair of 193 00:12:03,480 --> 00:12:07,920 Speaker 1: Wyoming men were charged with wildlife violations after two antelope 194 00:12:07,920 --> 00:12:11,120 Speaker 1: heads were found in some bushes near a motel. Eighteen 195 00:12:11,160 --> 00:12:14,200 Speaker 1: year old Dominic Surta is the witness who first tipped 196 00:12:14,200 --> 00:12:16,880 Speaker 1: off police to the antelope remains, but now he's in 197 00:12:16,960 --> 00:12:19,920 Speaker 1: some trouble of his own. Oil City News reports that 198 00:12:20,000 --> 00:12:22,880 Speaker 1: Serta has now been charged with poaching a white tail 199 00:12:22,920 --> 00:12:26,320 Speaker 1: deer and letting it go to waste. He allegedly shot 200 00:12:26,320 --> 00:12:28,360 Speaker 1: the deer from the bed of a pickup at night 201 00:12:28,559 --> 00:12:31,320 Speaker 1: on the same day as friends killed their antelope. It 202 00:12:31,360 --> 00:12:34,040 Speaker 1: remains unclear why he chose to snitch on his buddies 203 00:12:34,080 --> 00:12:36,480 Speaker 1: when he had also been poaching. It would be hard 204 00:12:36,520 --> 00:12:39,840 Speaker 1: to believe he misread the regulations. You know, shooting deer 205 00:12:39,880 --> 00:12:43,800 Speaker 1: at night out of a vehicle not exactly a gray area, Dominic. 206 00:12:44,440 --> 00:12:46,760 Speaker 1: But it's not all bad news here at the Weekend Review. 207 00:12:47,160 --> 00:12:51,440 Speaker 1: Here's a positive note from the crime desk. Over a 208 00:12:51,520 --> 00:12:54,960 Speaker 1: year ago, dozens of severed bear paws were found scattered 209 00:12:55,000 --> 00:12:58,400 Speaker 1: on a rural road in British Columbia. The site horrified 210 00:12:58,480 --> 00:13:02,120 Speaker 1: drivers who passed by, but conservation officers have determined that 211 00:13:02,240 --> 00:13:05,440 Speaker 1: the cause is less dramatic than you might expect. The 212 00:13:05,520 --> 00:13:10,079 Speaker 1: pause accidentally fell out of a taxidermist truck. The taxidermist 213 00:13:10,160 --> 00:13:13,079 Speaker 1: had legal possession of them, and he's making a sizeable 214 00:13:13,120 --> 00:13:16,840 Speaker 1: donation to the local watershed conservation organization in lieu of 215 00:13:16,840 --> 00:13:19,920 Speaker 1: a littering fine. It's still a little unclear how the 216 00:13:19,920 --> 00:13:23,040 Speaker 1: pause fell out and why the taxidermist didn't notice, but 217 00:13:23,360 --> 00:13:30,600 Speaker 1: BC conservation officers insist they got this one right. Moving 218 00:13:30,640 --> 00:13:35,760 Speaker 1: on to the invasive species desk, it's extremely difficult to 219 00:13:35,800 --> 00:13:39,880 Speaker 1: eliminate an invasive species once a population has been established. 220 00:13:40,200 --> 00:13:43,720 Speaker 1: Wild hogs are the perfect example. Just a few weeks ago, 221 00:13:43,880 --> 00:13:47,000 Speaker 1: California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill that would eliminate 222 00:13:47,080 --> 00:13:50,839 Speaker 1: many of the restrictions on ferrell hog hunting. California is 223 00:13:50,840 --> 00:13:53,920 Speaker 1: in a state known for its whackham and stack of mentality, 224 00:13:54,200 --> 00:13:57,160 Speaker 1: but the hog problem is so bad that even California 225 00:13:57,240 --> 00:14:00,440 Speaker 1: lawmakers are allowing hunters to take hogs at night and 226 00:14:00,520 --> 00:14:03,400 Speaker 1: harvest or kill as many as they want. This isn't 227 00:14:03,520 --> 00:14:06,720 Speaker 1: likely to solve the problem, in part because hogs are 228 00:14:06,760 --> 00:14:10,400 Speaker 1: difficult to track down. A bounty program in Alberta, Canada 229 00:14:10,600 --> 00:14:14,480 Speaker 1: has resulted in exactly zero kills since its introduction on 230 00:14:14,600 --> 00:14:18,200 Speaker 1: April one. Hunters can earn seventy five dollars for every 231 00:14:18,200 --> 00:14:21,160 Speaker 1: pair of hog ears they turn in, but as of September, 232 00:14:21,560 --> 00:14:25,720 Speaker 1: they haven't turned in any. The difficulty of eradicating hoggs 233 00:14:25,760 --> 00:14:30,040 Speaker 1: makes this next story all the more amazing. The US 234 00:14:30,120 --> 00:14:33,320 Speaker 1: Fish and Wildlife Service recently announced that neutria have been 235 00:14:33,360 --> 00:14:37,440 Speaker 1: totally eliminated from the state of Maryland. Neutria are an 236 00:14:37,440 --> 00:14:41,000 Speaker 1: invasive species that were introduced to Maryland from South America 237 00:14:41,080 --> 00:14:44,480 Speaker 1: in the nineteen forties. They're large rodents that look like 238 00:14:44,560 --> 00:14:48,240 Speaker 1: a cross between a beaver and a muskrat. They're big, 239 00:14:48,680 --> 00:14:52,200 Speaker 1: and they live in swamps with super tall grass and water, 240 00:14:52,960 --> 00:14:56,120 Speaker 1: very difficult to find. People thought they would be an 241 00:14:56,160 --> 00:14:59,360 Speaker 1: economic boon by expanding the fur market, but they mostly 242 00:14:59,400 --> 00:15:03,520 Speaker 1: just destroy wetland habitat. So over twenty years ago, the 243 00:15:03,600 --> 00:15:06,520 Speaker 1: US Fish and Wildlife Service, the US Department of Agriculture 244 00:15:06,560 --> 00:15:09,480 Speaker 1: in the Maryland Department of Natural Resources embarked on a 245 00:15:09,480 --> 00:15:12,840 Speaker 1: mission to rid the state of the destructive pest. Neutria 246 00:15:13,120 --> 00:15:15,760 Speaker 1: had never before been eradicated on this scale, but the 247 00:15:15,840 --> 00:15:19,640 Speaker 1: chess Peak Bay Neutria Eradication Project was up to the challenge. 248 00:15:20,160 --> 00:15:23,360 Speaker 1: To find neutria, they used dogs that had been specially 249 00:15:23,400 --> 00:15:27,680 Speaker 1: trained to detect neutria scat rather than the animals themselves. 250 00:15:28,240 --> 00:15:30,760 Speaker 1: Since scat doesn't get up and swim away, it's a 251 00:15:30,760 --> 00:15:34,040 Speaker 1: lot easier to find. Once neutria were confirmed to be 252 00:15:34,080 --> 00:15:37,880 Speaker 1: in a location, traps were set. Over the last two decades, 253 00:15:37,960 --> 00:15:41,960 Speaker 1: the project trapped over fourteen thousand new Tria. Half the 254 00:15:42,000 --> 00:15:45,240 Speaker 1: animals were trapped on public land, but over seven hundred 255 00:15:45,280 --> 00:15:49,680 Speaker 1: participating landowners helped facilitate the capture of the remaining seven 256 00:15:49,720 --> 00:15:53,200 Speaker 1: thousand rodents. The last remaining new Tria was captured all 257 00:15:53,240 --> 00:15:55,800 Speaker 1: the way back in two thousand fifteen, but it's taken 258 00:15:55,800 --> 00:15:58,760 Speaker 1: the last seven years to confirm that the eradication effort 259 00:15:58,800 --> 00:16:02,520 Speaker 1: was a permanent six sess. The elimination of Neutria from 260 00:16:02,520 --> 00:16:06,240 Speaker 1: these wetlands will help restore critical habitat for migrating and 261 00:16:06,280 --> 00:16:10,720 Speaker 1: wintering waterfowl, breeding areas for at risk wildlife, and spawning 262 00:16:10,720 --> 00:16:14,520 Speaker 1: grounds for commercial fisheries, including striped bass and blue crab 263 00:16:15,120 --> 00:16:18,680 Speaker 1: neutria haven't been eliminated from every area they've invaded, but 264 00:16:18,760 --> 00:16:23,120 Speaker 1: this project proves that it's possible. Unfortunately, we can't yet 265 00:16:23,200 --> 00:16:26,200 Speaker 1: say the same for Ferrell hoggs, even though we've been 266 00:16:26,240 --> 00:16:29,360 Speaker 1: at that one for a long while, which you know, 267 00:16:29,520 --> 00:16:32,400 Speaker 1: brings up the question do we want to get rid 268 00:16:32,440 --> 00:16:36,800 Speaker 1: of Ferrell hogs? And if so, are we really trying? 269 00:16:38,280 --> 00:16:43,440 Speaker 1: Moving on to the legislative desk, the Chronic Wasting Disease 270 00:16:43,480 --> 00:16:46,480 Speaker 1: Research and Management Act has nearly passed the US Congress, 271 00:16:46,600 --> 00:16:48,960 Speaker 1: and my contacts in d C are telling me now 272 00:16:49,160 --> 00:16:51,080 Speaker 1: is the time to get in touch with your United 273 00:16:51,120 --> 00:16:54,760 Speaker 1: States Senator. As we've covered several times on this program, 274 00:16:54,760 --> 00:16:57,760 Speaker 1: this c w D bill will fund important research and 275 00:16:57,800 --> 00:17:00,560 Speaker 1: mitigation efforts to help control the out of c w 276 00:17:00,800 --> 00:17:03,600 Speaker 1: D and deer and elk and moose hurts. It can't 277 00:17:03,640 --> 00:17:07,800 Speaker 1: come too soon. Wildlife officials in Oklahoma are assuming the 278 00:17:07,840 --> 00:17:10,359 Speaker 1: disease has spread into their state for the first time 279 00:17:10,520 --> 00:17:13,880 Speaker 1: after a positive case was found within miles of the Panhandle. 280 00:17:14,400 --> 00:17:17,480 Speaker 1: Deer almost certainly infected already, but the c w D 281 00:17:17,600 --> 00:17:21,400 Speaker 1: Act would give states like Oklahoma additional tools and funding 282 00:17:21,520 --> 00:17:25,440 Speaker 1: to control the spread. The Act has already passed the U. S. House, 283 00:17:25,600 --> 00:17:27,280 Speaker 1: So now is the time to get on the horn 284 00:17:27,440 --> 00:17:32,320 Speaker 1: with your senators. And while you're at it, go ahead 285 00:17:32,440 --> 00:17:36,240 Speaker 1: and tell them you're counting on their support for Recovering 286 00:17:36,240 --> 00:17:39,919 Speaker 1: America's Wildlife Act. Remember this one. It would give states 287 00:17:40,119 --> 00:17:43,680 Speaker 1: billions of dollars every year to protect and conserve each 288 00:17:43,720 --> 00:17:48,520 Speaker 1: state's most threatened and endangered species. These habitat improvements would 289 00:17:48,560 --> 00:17:51,479 Speaker 1: also benefit the game animals we love to hunt, so 290 00:17:51,520 --> 00:17:55,280 Speaker 1: it's really a win win plus. A new survey from 291 00:17:55,320 --> 00:18:00,280 Speaker 1: Responsive Management found that se of Americans support the Act, 292 00:18:00,480 --> 00:18:07,880 Speaker 1: including of Democrats, scent of Republicans, and six of independence. 293 00:18:08,320 --> 00:18:11,440 Speaker 1: Like the c w D Act, the Recovering America's Wildlife 294 00:18:11,440 --> 00:18:14,879 Speaker 1: Act has passed the House, but is stalled in the U. S. Senate. 295 00:18:15,359 --> 00:18:18,520 Speaker 1: Get in touch with your senators today. A US Capital 296 00:18:18,560 --> 00:18:23,080 Speaker 1: switchboard operator can connect you directly with your senator to 297 00:18:23,400 --> 00:18:27,640 Speaker 1: zero two two to four three one two one. Call now, 298 00:18:28,160 --> 00:18:34,879 Speaker 1: Oh wait, that's two zero two two two four three 299 00:18:34,880 --> 00:18:41,520 Speaker 1: one two one. A US Representative from North Dakota has 300 00:18:41,600 --> 00:18:45,440 Speaker 1: introduced a bill, the Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers 301 00:18:45,440 --> 00:18:48,879 Speaker 1: Act of two thousand, twenty two, which prohibits the Secretary 302 00:18:48,960 --> 00:18:53,200 Speaker 1: of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture from banning 303 00:18:53,240 --> 00:18:56,800 Speaker 1: the use of lead ammunition or fishing tackle on federal 304 00:18:56,920 --> 00:19:00,680 Speaker 1: lands and waters. The bill includes an accept that would 305 00:19:00,720 --> 00:19:04,080 Speaker 1: allow for the regulation of lead ammo or tackle, but 306 00:19:04,440 --> 00:19:08,720 Speaker 1: only if the respective Secretary can prove with specific science 307 00:19:08,880 --> 00:19:12,000 Speaker 1: that lead ammo or tackle is causing a decline in 308 00:19:12,040 --> 00:19:16,280 Speaker 1: a wildlife population and the regulations are consistent with state law. 309 00:19:16,760 --> 00:19:20,159 Speaker 1: Which sounds good, But I'd like to know if this 310 00:19:20,240 --> 00:19:24,760 Speaker 1: approach would inhibit our ability to be proactive in cases 311 00:19:24,960 --> 00:19:30,040 Speaker 1: of questionable population health. It's a good question. I'll find 312 00:19:30,080 --> 00:19:32,199 Speaker 1: some folks to weigh in on that one. If you 313 00:19:32,240 --> 00:19:35,000 Speaker 1: know the answer already, please write in a s K 314 00:19:35,200 --> 00:19:38,320 Speaker 1: C L at the meat eater dot com. You know 315 00:19:38,359 --> 00:19:41,400 Speaker 1: of weighing in as almost a pun you know lead 316 00:19:41,560 --> 00:19:43,800 Speaker 1: lead is heavy. I just thought i'd throw that out 317 00:19:43,840 --> 00:19:47,400 Speaker 1: there anyway. The bill is co sponsored by twenty three 318 00:19:47,440 --> 00:19:50,800 Speaker 1: Republican members of Congress, and it was introduced in response 319 00:19:50,840 --> 00:19:53,520 Speaker 1: to a recent rule that will phase outlet ammunition use 320 00:19:53,640 --> 00:19:57,399 Speaker 1: on at least one federal wildlife refuge. These members of 321 00:19:57,440 --> 00:20:00,800 Speaker 1: Congress believe the Biden administration wants to and all lead 322 00:20:00,880 --> 00:20:05,160 Speaker 1: ammunition and tackle on all federal public lands. The US 323 00:20:05,200 --> 00:20:09,000 Speaker 1: Fish and Wildlife Service says it's very concerned about lead use, 324 00:20:09,240 --> 00:20:12,280 Speaker 1: but the agency stopped short of banning it on most 325 00:20:12,320 --> 00:20:15,840 Speaker 1: of the refugees recently open for hunting and fishing. They'll 326 00:20:15,880 --> 00:20:18,879 Speaker 1: continue to engage with hunters and anglers, and you'll have 327 00:20:18,880 --> 00:20:21,720 Speaker 1: another chance to weigh in again next year during the 328 00:20:21,760 --> 00:20:25,280 Speaker 1: public comment period. I think it's worth taking a minute 329 00:20:25,320 --> 00:20:28,320 Speaker 1: to pause here and answer a question I get asked 330 00:20:28,359 --> 00:20:31,480 Speaker 1: a lot. How do I know who to contact about 331 00:20:31,600 --> 00:20:36,240 Speaker 1: legislative issues. The American system of governance is pretty confusing. 332 00:20:36,359 --> 00:20:39,440 Speaker 1: We have lots of elected representatives at different levels of government, 333 00:20:39,640 --> 00:20:43,760 Speaker 1: not to mention state game commissions and wildlife agencies. We 334 00:20:43,760 --> 00:20:46,320 Speaker 1: could spend a day on this topic, but here's a 335 00:20:46,400 --> 00:20:50,919 Speaker 1: quick rundown. We have three levels of government, federal, state, local. 336 00:20:51,560 --> 00:20:55,040 Speaker 1: The federal government is in Washington, d C. It consists 337 00:20:55,040 --> 00:20:58,679 Speaker 1: of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches, along with the 338 00:20:58,720 --> 00:21:02,720 Speaker 1: agencies that serve federal government. The legislative branch is the 339 00:21:02,840 --> 00:21:05,800 Speaker 1: US Congress, which consists of a House and a Senate. 340 00:21:06,320 --> 00:21:09,040 Speaker 1: You have one person who represents you in the House 341 00:21:09,240 --> 00:21:12,280 Speaker 1: and two people who represent you in the Senate. So 342 00:21:12,720 --> 00:21:15,600 Speaker 1: When you hear about a federal bill in the US Congress, 343 00:21:15,640 --> 00:21:18,920 Speaker 1: like the c w D Bill or RAWA that's recovering 344 00:21:18,960 --> 00:21:23,480 Speaker 1: America's Wildlife Act, these are the three folks you should contact. 345 00:21:24,040 --> 00:21:28,119 Speaker 1: Your state's legislature meets in your state capital. In most states, 346 00:21:28,240 --> 00:21:31,560 Speaker 1: you have a representative and a senator, though some states 347 00:21:31,680 --> 00:21:35,240 Speaker 1: use different names like Assembly member. Whenever you hear about 348 00:21:35,240 --> 00:21:37,520 Speaker 1: a bill in your state, these are the two people 349 00:21:37,640 --> 00:21:42,120 Speaker 1: you should be contacting. States also have commissions and agencies 350 00:21:42,160 --> 00:21:45,879 Speaker 1: that manage wildlife and wildlife related issues. This varies by 351 00:21:45,880 --> 00:21:48,160 Speaker 1: state to state, but you can always find their contact 352 00:21:48,200 --> 00:21:52,000 Speaker 1: information by searching for your state name and wildlife commission 353 00:21:52,280 --> 00:21:57,040 Speaker 1: or wildlife agency. Like I'd type in like Montana Wildlife Commission, 354 00:21:57,560 --> 00:22:01,720 Speaker 1: you would type in you know, like New Jersey Wildlife Commission. 355 00:22:02,119 --> 00:22:05,840 Speaker 1: You get the point. The local level is more complicated. 356 00:22:06,000 --> 00:22:08,760 Speaker 1: You might have county commissioners, city council members, or a 357 00:22:08,800 --> 00:22:13,120 Speaker 1: mayor who represents you. These folks don't often set wildlife policy, 358 00:22:13,359 --> 00:22:17,920 Speaker 1: but they do occasionally make decisions on public land uses. So, 359 00:22:18,000 --> 00:22:20,439 Speaker 1: for example, if you live in New York, you have 360 00:22:20,480 --> 00:22:23,240 Speaker 1: an opportunity to get in touch with your state's wildlife 361 00:22:23,240 --> 00:22:27,359 Speaker 1: agency about a recent wolf controversy. In December of two thousand, 362 00:22:27,440 --> 00:22:30,440 Speaker 1: twenty one and eighty five pound wolf was shot by 363 00:22:30,440 --> 00:22:34,680 Speaker 1: a coyote hunter near Cooperstown. There was some controversy about 364 00:22:34,720 --> 00:22:37,560 Speaker 1: whether the animal is actually a wolf, but that didn't 365 00:22:37,560 --> 00:22:41,639 Speaker 1: stop thirty eight environmental and animal rights groups from sending 366 00:22:41,640 --> 00:22:44,640 Speaker 1: a letter to the New York Department of Environmental Conservation 367 00:22:44,880 --> 00:22:48,680 Speaker 1: demanding that they increase protections for wolves in the state, 368 00:22:49,359 --> 00:22:53,080 Speaker 1: even though this wolf likely escaped from captivity. They want 369 00:22:53,080 --> 00:22:56,040 Speaker 1: the state to impose a coyote hunting BAM to protect 370 00:22:56,080 --> 00:23:00,199 Speaker 1: what they think is a budding gray wolf recolonization. So 371 00:23:00,640 --> 00:23:03,040 Speaker 1: if you live in New York and care about this issue, 372 00:23:03,320 --> 00:23:06,560 Speaker 1: you should contact the New York Department of Environmental Conservation. 373 00:23:07,080 --> 00:23:11,200 Speaker 1: This is the state agency that manages all wildlife related issues, 374 00:23:11,400 --> 00:23:16,680 Speaker 1: and they have contact information listed on their website. Up 375 00:23:16,680 --> 00:23:19,680 Speaker 1: in Minnesota, the state chapter of the Isaac Walton League 376 00:23:19,840 --> 00:23:22,639 Speaker 1: has filed a petition with the Minnesota Department of Natural 377 00:23:22,680 --> 00:23:26,520 Speaker 1: Resources that calls on the agency to sustainably manage all 378 00:23:26,600 --> 00:23:32,159 Speaker 1: native fish, including so called rough fish. Rough fish maybe 379 00:23:32,240 --> 00:23:35,199 Speaker 1: native to an area, but they're not considered good eating 380 00:23:35,400 --> 00:23:39,600 Speaker 1: and aren't protected by bag limits. In Minnesota. These species 381 00:23:39,680 --> 00:23:44,560 Speaker 1: include buffalo fish, freshwater drum, and gold eyes, among many others. 382 00:23:45,080 --> 00:23:47,959 Speaker 1: Some of these species aren't doing well, so the Isaac 383 00:23:47,960 --> 00:23:51,240 Speaker 1: Walton League wants the DNR to adopt bag limits and 384 00:23:51,280 --> 00:23:55,160 Speaker 1: other restrictions like those used to manage other native fish species. 385 00:23:55,640 --> 00:23:58,480 Speaker 1: Tyler Winter, the spokesman for the Minnesota chapter of the 386 00:23:58,520 --> 00:24:01,560 Speaker 1: Isaac Walton League, told me that they started this push 387 00:24:01,680 --> 00:24:04,800 Speaker 1: after watching the big Mouth Buffalo episode of the meat 388 00:24:04,840 --> 00:24:09,199 Speaker 1: eater series Doss Boat Miles Nulty. If you're listening, you 389 00:24:09,200 --> 00:24:11,800 Speaker 1: should be darned proud of that. If you want to 390 00:24:11,800 --> 00:24:14,360 Speaker 1: weigh in on this one, search for the Minnesota Department 391 00:24:14,359 --> 00:24:19,800 Speaker 1: of Natural Resources and get involved. Another way to change 392 00:24:19,880 --> 00:24:22,040 Speaker 1: laws in a state is to get a measure on 393 00:24:22,080 --> 00:24:25,280 Speaker 1: the ballot. If enough people vote for a ballot measure, 394 00:24:25,520 --> 00:24:28,800 Speaker 1: it becomes law, even if the legislature, governor, or gain 395 00:24:28,840 --> 00:24:33,080 Speaker 1: Commission doesn't support them. In fact, activists often push for 396 00:24:33,200 --> 00:24:36,640 Speaker 1: ballot measures when they've failed to find success in a legislature. 397 00:24:37,160 --> 00:24:41,600 Speaker 1: In Oregon, for example, Measure one fourteen changes firearm ownership 398 00:24:41,640 --> 00:24:45,520 Speaker 1: requirements to make it much more difficult to purchase a firearm. 399 00:24:45,520 --> 00:24:49,640 Speaker 1: Thanks to listener Sam bust Cole for sending this one in. Currently, 400 00:24:49,880 --> 00:24:52,639 Speaker 1: Oregon residents can purchase a firearm by going to a 401 00:24:52,760 --> 00:24:56,680 Speaker 1: licensed dealer and passing an instant background check. Measure one 402 00:24:56,720 --> 00:24:59,960 Speaker 1: fourteen would require all prospective owners to obtain a per 403 00:25:00,080 --> 00:25:03,320 Speaker 1: mit issued by local law enforcement. To get one of 404 00:25:03,359 --> 00:25:06,520 Speaker 1: these permits, Oregonians would have to pay a sixty five 405 00:25:06,560 --> 00:25:10,159 Speaker 1: dollar fee, have their fingerprints taken, and complete a classroom 406 00:25:10,160 --> 00:25:13,160 Speaker 1: and live fire training course offered only by law enforcement 407 00:25:13,200 --> 00:25:17,000 Speaker 1: certified instructors. The measure does not specify how much this 408 00:25:17,080 --> 00:25:20,760 Speaker 1: training will cost. Measure one fourteen would also ban the 409 00:25:20,760 --> 00:25:23,520 Speaker 1: sale of magazines that can hold more than ten rounds 410 00:25:23,600 --> 00:25:26,439 Speaker 1: and require a firearms permit in order to sell a 411 00:25:26,440 --> 00:25:29,560 Speaker 1: gun privately. If you want to weigh in on this one, 412 00:25:29,840 --> 00:25:33,359 Speaker 1: there aren't any local or state elected officials to contact. 413 00:25:33,800 --> 00:25:37,240 Speaker 1: Tell everyone you know what you think about Measure one fourteen, 414 00:25:37,760 --> 00:25:42,560 Speaker 1: and get folks out to vote on November eight It's 415 00:25:42,600 --> 00:25:46,480 Speaker 1: easy to feel intimidated about contacting elected officials, but they 416 00:25:46,520 --> 00:25:50,440 Speaker 1: want to hear from you. Wildlife related issues often cross 417 00:25:50,520 --> 00:25:53,639 Speaker 1: party lines, so these officials aren't often willing to listen 418 00:25:53,680 --> 00:25:57,160 Speaker 1: to both sides. I had a chance recently to sit 419 00:25:57,200 --> 00:25:59,560 Speaker 1: down with the Director of the Bureau of Land Management. 420 00:25:59,680 --> 00:26:03,439 Speaker 1: Trace Stone Manning will release the full interview soon, but 421 00:26:03,480 --> 00:26:06,919 Speaker 1: I wanted to share what she said about staying engaged. 422 00:26:07,680 --> 00:26:10,760 Speaker 1: Already you're engaged in things about hunting and fishing because 423 00:26:10,760 --> 00:26:13,720 Speaker 1: you're listening to this podcast. So thank you for that, 424 00:26:13,920 --> 00:26:17,520 Speaker 1: and I would ask that you take that engagement and 425 00:26:17,720 --> 00:26:19,879 Speaker 1: do the work to make sure that your kids, your 426 00:26:19,920 --> 00:26:23,120 Speaker 1: grandkids get the same kind of opportunities that we all 427 00:26:23,200 --> 00:26:28,040 Speaker 1: have today. The fact that we have two million acres 428 00:26:28,040 --> 00:26:31,480 Speaker 1: of public lands on which to go, recreate and hunt 429 00:26:31,560 --> 00:26:35,560 Speaker 1: and fish didn't happen by mistake. It happened because people 430 00:26:35,640 --> 00:26:38,720 Speaker 1: worked really hard for it. And the fact everybody knows 431 00:26:38,720 --> 00:26:40,840 Speaker 1: who's listening to this, the fact that we still have 432 00:26:41,280 --> 00:26:45,919 Speaker 1: robust game populations um in many places is because we 433 00:26:46,040 --> 00:26:50,160 Speaker 1: worked hard on conservation measures that were funded in part 434 00:26:50,320 --> 00:26:54,320 Speaker 1: by you know, the seats offa ammunition, and funded in 435 00:26:54,359 --> 00:26:58,359 Speaker 1: part by people who really care. So my ask is 436 00:26:58,400 --> 00:27:01,720 Speaker 1: that people stay engaged uh in making sure that we 437 00:27:02,320 --> 00:27:06,760 Speaker 1: have as the climate changes around us, as as habitat 438 00:27:06,840 --> 00:27:09,040 Speaker 1: changes around us, we have to stay all the more 439 00:27:09,119 --> 00:27:13,479 Speaker 1: engaged to ensure that wildlife have places to rome and 440 00:27:13,560 --> 00:27:17,399 Speaker 1: that our kids and our grandkids have access to them. 441 00:27:17,480 --> 00:27:19,479 Speaker 1: That's all I've got for you this week. Thank you 442 00:27:19,560 --> 00:27:22,960 Speaker 1: so much for listening. As per usual, please right in 443 00:27:23,119 --> 00:27:26,080 Speaker 1: to a s k C A L. That's asked cal 444 00:27:26,280 --> 00:27:28,639 Speaker 1: at the Meat Eater dot com and let me know 445 00:27:28,720 --> 00:27:31,400 Speaker 1: what's going on in your neck of the woods. And 446 00:27:31,440 --> 00:27:35,080 Speaker 1: remember it's time to get that yard and ship shape 447 00:27:35,240 --> 00:27:39,399 Speaker 1: and protect your hunting access from down trees. That's you know, 448 00:27:39,480 --> 00:27:40,720 Speaker 1: like a tree on the road that you need to 449 00:27:40,720 --> 00:27:43,520 Speaker 1: buck up turn into firewood and your seek outside stove, 450 00:27:43,680 --> 00:27:47,320 Speaker 1: that type of thing. How do you ask By typing 451 00:27:47,359 --> 00:27:52,040 Speaker 1: in www dot steel dealers dot com and finding a local, 452 00:27:52,320 --> 00:27:55,440 Speaker 1: knowledgeable steel dealer near you, they're gonna get you set 453 00:27:55,520 --> 00:27:57,800 Speaker 1: up with what you need and not try to send 454 00:27:57,840 --> 00:28:00,600 Speaker 1: you home with what you don't. Thanks again, I'll talk 455 00:28:00,600 --> 00:28:01,280 Speaker 1: to you next week.