1 00:00:02,840 --> 00:00:06,880 Speaker 1: From Mediators World News headquarters in Bozeman, Montana. This is 2 00:00:06,960 --> 00:00:11,360 Speaker 1: Cal's weekend review, presented by Steel. Steel products are available 3 00:00:11,400 --> 00:00:15,200 Speaker 1: only at authorized dealers. For more, go to Steel Dealers 4 00:00:15,320 --> 00:00:21,160 Speaker 1: dot com. Now Here's your host, Ryan cal Callahan. 5 00:00:22,400 --> 00:00:25,119 Speaker 2: A Main woman, found herself in the hospital last week 6 00:00:25,200 --> 00:00:28,319 Speaker 2: after she punched a black bear that was attacking her dog. 7 00:00:28,840 --> 00:00:31,880 Speaker 2: The Main Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife told local 8 00:00:31,920 --> 00:00:35,000 Speaker 2: media that sixty four year old Lynn Kelly was working 9 00:00:35,040 --> 00:00:37,199 Speaker 2: in her garden when her dog began to bark and 10 00:00:37,280 --> 00:00:40,159 Speaker 2: ran into the woods. Just a few moments later, the 11 00:00:40,240 --> 00:00:42,440 Speaker 2: dog ran back out of the woods with a black 12 00:00:42,440 --> 00:00:46,760 Speaker 2: bear in pursuit. According to officials, quote, Kelly confronted the 13 00:00:46,760 --> 00:00:49,239 Speaker 2: bear head on, and when the bear stood up, she 14 00:00:49,400 --> 00:00:51,800 Speaker 2: stood up as tall as she could, then punched the 15 00:00:51,800 --> 00:00:54,880 Speaker 2: bear on the nose. Not happy with the old bop 16 00:00:55,000 --> 00:00:57,680 Speaker 2: to the sniffer, the bear bit Kelly on the right 17 00:00:57,720 --> 00:01:01,200 Speaker 2: hand and punctured her right wrist. Fortunately for the sixty 18 00:01:01,240 --> 00:01:03,600 Speaker 2: four year old, the bear then released her wrist and 19 00:01:03,680 --> 00:01:06,440 Speaker 2: ran back into the woods. Kelly was treated at the 20 00:01:06,520 --> 00:01:09,400 Speaker 2: hospital for puncture wounds, but is expected to be okay. 21 00:01:09,840 --> 00:01:12,959 Speaker 2: Further investigation revealed that the bear was a frequent visitor. 22 00:01:13,240 --> 00:01:17,000 Speaker 2: You guessed it to the neighborhood bird feeders. Wildlife officials 23 00:01:17,040 --> 00:01:19,679 Speaker 2: have set live traps for the bear, but it hasn't 24 00:01:19,680 --> 00:01:22,720 Speaker 2: been seen since it's run in with Miss Kelly, which 25 00:01:22,880 --> 00:01:27,360 Speaker 2: stands up my kindergarten teacher, Meg Kelly. Another Miss Kelly 26 00:01:27,760 --> 00:01:31,400 Speaker 2: was you know, I think knowing her family, she'd probably 27 00:01:31,800 --> 00:01:34,399 Speaker 2: if she ever chose to let one rip, it'd probably 28 00:01:34,400 --> 00:01:37,720 Speaker 2: sting a little bit be memorable. Knowing her husband, there's 29 00:01:37,720 --> 00:01:40,360 Speaker 2: a lot of you know, pent up aggression there. Anyway. 30 00:01:40,880 --> 00:01:43,600 Speaker 2: What you have to ask yourself is is your dog 31 00:01:43,959 --> 00:01:48,720 Speaker 2: worth fighting up a couple of weight classes for For me, yes, 32 00:01:49,280 --> 00:01:52,560 Speaker 2: but the eye of the tiger, being a great song 33 00:01:52,840 --> 00:01:55,800 Speaker 2: as it is, won't likely be ringing in your ears 34 00:01:55,840 --> 00:01:58,880 Speaker 2: when you're up against three inch teeth and two inch claws. 35 00:01:59,320 --> 00:02:02,120 Speaker 2: It sounds like Kelly has a mean uppercut, but she 36 00:02:02,240 --> 00:02:04,440 Speaker 2: was lucky to have escaped with nothing more than chewed 37 00:02:04,520 --> 00:02:07,600 Speaker 2: up wrist. Best not to provoke and encounter with a 38 00:02:07,640 --> 00:02:10,800 Speaker 2: black bear, But if you find yourself in a scrap 39 00:02:10,840 --> 00:02:13,480 Speaker 2: with one that you cannot get out of swing for 40 00:02:13,520 --> 00:02:16,800 Speaker 2: the fences, fight dirty and make sure it knows you 41 00:02:16,960 --> 00:02:24,440 Speaker 2: just aren't worth the efforts. This week, we've got well 42 00:02:24,639 --> 00:02:28,000 Speaker 2: lots of conservation. Of course, what podcast did you sign 43 00:02:28,080 --> 00:02:32,160 Speaker 2: up for? Wildlife crime regulation? So much more, But first 44 00:02:32,240 --> 00:02:35,520 Speaker 2: I'm going to tell you about my week. In my 45 00:02:35,720 --> 00:02:39,320 Speaker 2: week and had a few things going on. One we 46 00:02:39,400 --> 00:02:41,640 Speaker 2: threw down in the parking lot of the new meat 47 00:02:41,680 --> 00:02:45,560 Speaker 2: Eater HQ here in bos Angelis, Montana with a tent sale. 48 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:49,280 Speaker 2: First light phelps FHF. And the highlight, of course was 49 00:02:49,680 --> 00:02:51,799 Speaker 2: all of you folks who came down to say hello, 50 00:02:52,360 --> 00:02:54,839 Speaker 2: thank you so much on behalf of all of us. 51 00:02:55,400 --> 00:02:59,920 Speaker 2: You interrupted a beautiful weekend or a family vacation or 52 00:03:00,160 --> 00:03:03,040 Speaker 2: just you know, brave the bos Angels traffic to get 53 00:03:03,040 --> 00:03:07,600 Speaker 2: across town on a hot day and that means a lot. Sincerely, 54 00:03:07,960 --> 00:03:10,280 Speaker 2: great spending time with each and every one of you. 55 00:03:10,800 --> 00:03:14,960 Speaker 2: Just a recap, dude. I know the crew and the 56 00:03:15,080 --> 00:03:18,040 Speaker 2: job sounds good. But if you don't make it clear 57 00:03:18,120 --> 00:03:20,800 Speaker 2: to your future boss that you want a work review 58 00:03:20,960 --> 00:03:23,359 Speaker 2: at the six month period or you know, maybe a 59 00:03:23,440 --> 00:03:27,600 Speaker 2: little bit later than, those quote raises are just not 60 00:03:27,960 --> 00:03:31,919 Speaker 2: going to materialize. Bring that up before you sign. They'll 61 00:03:31,919 --> 00:03:34,840 Speaker 2: know you're serious and you'll be on the right track. 62 00:03:34,880 --> 00:03:39,280 Speaker 2: From the get go sheep hunter. Yes, you suck because 63 00:03:39,320 --> 00:03:42,520 Speaker 2: you drew the first year ever applying, but you have 64 00:03:42,640 --> 00:03:45,360 Speaker 2: the tag. So now what you have an excuse to 65 00:03:45,400 --> 00:03:49,280 Speaker 2: scout and hike yourself into shape every weekend as a 66 00:03:49,320 --> 00:03:53,480 Speaker 2: tagless majority. You owe that to us. And don't get 67 00:03:53,480 --> 00:03:57,320 Speaker 2: wrapped up in your gear list by speculating. We'll get 68 00:03:57,320 --> 00:03:59,840 Speaker 2: it all dialed when you have the experience up on 69 00:03:59,880 --> 00:04:03,160 Speaker 2: that mountain. You're fortunate enough to do that. It's only 70 00:04:03,200 --> 00:04:06,760 Speaker 2: a couple hours away, so make it happen. Families headed 71 00:04:06,760 --> 00:04:09,720 Speaker 2: to Glacier, you know what I told you. Don't let 72 00:04:09,760 --> 00:04:13,080 Speaker 2: the locals scare you. Those are good spots, and most 73 00:04:13,080 --> 00:04:16,960 Speaker 2: of all, adjust your expectations. Yes, there will be traffic, 74 00:04:17,000 --> 00:04:21,240 Speaker 2: there will be people, and speaking of parks, bring bear 75 00:04:21,279 --> 00:04:25,120 Speaker 2: spray and do the fishing. It's great. Dad with the 76 00:04:25,160 --> 00:04:27,680 Speaker 2: new job in Helena, you know what you're in for. 77 00:04:28,000 --> 00:04:32,200 Speaker 2: Good luck for all listeners who are traveling through Montana 78 00:04:32,360 --> 00:04:35,240 Speaker 2: or any other state. There are really good folks on 79 00:04:35,320 --> 00:04:39,520 Speaker 2: the Montana Department of Transportation working on sizzling roads this summer. 80 00:04:40,000 --> 00:04:42,320 Speaker 2: Be safe, don't look at your phones when you're driving 81 00:04:42,320 --> 00:04:45,680 Speaker 2: through construction sites or ever, and wave once in a while. 82 00:04:46,360 --> 00:04:49,040 Speaker 2: If you were hiking in the crazies, help those goat 83 00:04:49,120 --> 00:04:51,479 Speaker 2: hunters out, let him know where he saw them, and 84 00:04:51,560 --> 00:04:55,919 Speaker 2: don't forget the sunscreen. In regards to purchasing stuff of 85 00:04:55,960 --> 00:04:59,279 Speaker 2: any kind, but mostly our stuff, stay within your budget, 86 00:04:59,480 --> 00:05:02,440 Speaker 2: go slow, oh, build your kit and figure out what 87 00:05:02,640 --> 00:05:06,520 Speaker 2: works for you. Trust me when I say it's great 88 00:05:06,560 --> 00:05:09,760 Speaker 2: when you can buy everything all at once, but that's 89 00:05:09,800 --> 00:05:13,480 Speaker 2: not reality for most folks, and I honestly think it's 90 00:05:13,520 --> 00:05:15,559 Speaker 2: better to buy a piece or two at a time 91 00:05:15,800 --> 00:05:20,240 Speaker 2: and concentrate on being outside. Then you'll know what other 92 00:05:20,320 --> 00:05:23,039 Speaker 2: pieces of kit you actually need and how it all 93 00:05:23,120 --> 00:05:27,919 Speaker 2: works together. Baby Steps to the Future Montana State bobcat 94 00:05:28,000 --> 00:05:31,239 Speaker 2: d Line an O line who showed up. Keep making 95 00:05:31,240 --> 00:05:34,120 Speaker 2: people look silly in practice, and I'll sacrifice the day 96 00:05:34,120 --> 00:05:38,120 Speaker 2: of hunting to watch you play this season hopefully postseason. 97 00:05:38,240 --> 00:05:41,400 Speaker 2: Let's be honest. And on top of that, I'll also 98 00:05:41,480 --> 00:05:45,080 Speaker 2: not tell anyone how cute you boys are for shopping 99 00:05:45,120 --> 00:05:48,080 Speaker 2: for your little brothers. On top of that, to the 100 00:05:48,080 --> 00:05:51,599 Speaker 2: Big Family Truckster at the midnight special. We'll come watch 101 00:05:51,600 --> 00:05:54,200 Speaker 2: you play on Wednesday and thank you for the invite. 102 00:05:54,680 --> 00:05:57,840 Speaker 2: Even if you know Old Crow Medicine shows kind of 103 00:05:57,839 --> 00:06:01,120 Speaker 2: getting to be old people music. But one last thing 104 00:06:01,400 --> 00:06:04,080 Speaker 2: before we wrap up the menagerie of folks who stop 105 00:06:04,120 --> 00:06:07,479 Speaker 2: by again, thank you. I had the pleasure of meeting 106 00:06:07,520 --> 00:06:10,880 Speaker 2: a couple who are now Wyoming residents. They were asking 107 00:06:10,880 --> 00:06:15,159 Speaker 2: about hunting opportunities for their son, who is rightfully obsessed 108 00:06:15,320 --> 00:06:18,640 Speaker 2: with hunting but not yet of age. He wants nothing 109 00:06:18,680 --> 00:06:22,920 Speaker 2: more than to hunt antelope with his bow, probably on horseback, 110 00:06:23,320 --> 00:06:26,400 Speaker 2: and despite having no thumbs and no scapula in his 111 00:06:26,480 --> 00:06:29,000 Speaker 2: left arm, which makes things like the fore end of 112 00:06:29,000 --> 00:06:31,479 Speaker 2: a rifle hard to hold up, he is working on 113 00:06:31,720 --> 00:06:35,200 Speaker 2: archery and flinging arrows at pigeons in his yard. This 114 00:06:35,360 --> 00:06:38,039 Speaker 2: young future hunter, who is a year away from legal 115 00:06:38,120 --> 00:06:41,960 Speaker 2: hunting in Wyoming, is highly mobile on his prosthetic legs 116 00:06:42,200 --> 00:06:45,280 Speaker 2: and is both bound and determined to hunt and does 117 00:06:45,320 --> 00:06:48,560 Speaker 2: not want to be treated to anything special like a 118 00:06:48,680 --> 00:06:52,440 Speaker 2: mobility impaired hunt. So I thought I would inquire on 119 00:06:52,480 --> 00:06:55,039 Speaker 2: his behalf for him, because I can relate to the 120 00:06:55,040 --> 00:06:59,760 Speaker 2: fact that nothing is worse than anybody thinking you're special. Yuck. 121 00:07:00,560 --> 00:07:05,240 Speaker 2: So please write in to ask cl at themeateater dot 122 00:07:05,279 --> 00:07:08,160 Speaker 2: com and let me know if we can maybe give 123 00:07:08,200 --> 00:07:12,160 Speaker 2: this young Wyoming resident a bit of a boost somehow. 124 00:07:12,880 --> 00:07:15,800 Speaker 2: Good reminder here to tell everybody about the aid and 125 00:07:15,880 --> 00:07:19,320 Speaker 2: long scholarship at Backcountry Hunters and Anglers that helps with 126 00:07:19,400 --> 00:07:23,320 Speaker 2: providing cash toward gear that will help mobility impaired youth 127 00:07:23,520 --> 00:07:26,680 Speaker 2: get into the outdoors. I know there's a lot of 128 00:07:26,760 --> 00:07:29,800 Speaker 2: folks and a lot of organizations that do this full time. 129 00:07:30,160 --> 00:07:32,400 Speaker 2: If this is something you'd like to donate to, you 130 00:07:32,640 --> 00:07:34,880 Speaker 2: can do that and just know that I'm on the 131 00:07:35,160 --> 00:07:38,760 Speaker 2: board of that committee and help pick out the folks 132 00:07:39,000 --> 00:07:41,920 Speaker 2: who will benefit the most I guess most deserving, however 133 00:07:41,960 --> 00:07:43,400 Speaker 2: you want to say it, it's going to go to 134 00:07:43,440 --> 00:07:46,720 Speaker 2: a good spot and for a little bit of housekeeping 135 00:07:46,720 --> 00:07:50,680 Speaker 2: before we move on. If you're in the Conneat, Ohio 136 00:07:51,080 --> 00:07:55,680 Speaker 2: General Metropolitan Area, which is outside of Cleveland, they're on 137 00:07:55,760 --> 00:07:59,520 Speaker 2: the shores of Lake Erie or thereabouts. July twenty one 138 00:07:59,520 --> 00:08:03,600 Speaker 2: through July twenty three, Backcountry Hunters and Anglers muster in 139 00:08:03,720 --> 00:08:07,160 Speaker 2: the Marsh. I'll be there all three days. There's gonna 140 00:08:07,200 --> 00:08:13,040 Speaker 2: be all the things you love about the BAHA crowd skills, workshops, demos, 141 00:08:13,280 --> 00:08:17,680 Speaker 2: lots of vendors, education and discussion, kids and family activities 142 00:08:17,720 --> 00:08:23,040 Speaker 2: on site, camping, live music, campfire stories, phenomenal food, wild 143 00:08:23,120 --> 00:08:26,280 Speaker 2: game how to's, and you know, a couple of beers 144 00:08:26,280 --> 00:08:29,480 Speaker 2: probably around there too, but very family friendly, tons of fun. 145 00:08:29,840 --> 00:08:32,559 Speaker 2: Come down, say hi to me. We can talk about 146 00:08:32,640 --> 00:08:35,720 Speaker 2: all of this great conservation stuff that we know and love. 147 00:08:36,280 --> 00:08:40,880 Speaker 2: I will see you there. Conyat ohio Bha Muster in 148 00:08:40,920 --> 00:08:44,800 Speaker 2: the Marsh July twenty one through July twenty three. Get 149 00:08:44,840 --> 00:08:49,800 Speaker 2: your tickets now, all right, Moving on to the conservation desk. 150 00:08:51,880 --> 00:08:55,040 Speaker 2: In Maine, conservation groups are celebrating the protection of over 151 00:08:55,120 --> 00:08:57,760 Speaker 2: thirteen thousand acres in the southwest part of the state. 152 00:08:58,280 --> 00:09:02,080 Speaker 2: Quill Hill encompasses out seven thousand acres and the Perham 153 00:09:02,160 --> 00:09:05,120 Speaker 2: Stream on the slopes of Mount Abraham is just over 154 00:09:05,200 --> 00:09:08,840 Speaker 2: sixty five hundred acres. The Trust for Public Land TPL, 155 00:09:09,080 --> 00:09:11,439 Speaker 2: the Nature Conservancy, and the main Bureau of Parks and 156 00:09:11,520 --> 00:09:14,880 Speaker 2: Lands joined forces to permanently conserve these areas, and this 157 00:09:14,960 --> 00:09:18,280 Speaker 2: is the largest conservation project during the tenure of main 158 00:09:18,360 --> 00:09:21,560 Speaker 2: Governor Janet Mills. The land is important to the area's 159 00:09:21,600 --> 00:09:24,960 Speaker 2: economy for forestry products as well as for hunting, fishing, 160 00:09:25,000 --> 00:09:27,439 Speaker 2: and hiking. While a portion of the property will be 161 00:09:27,520 --> 00:09:30,640 Speaker 2: set aside as an ecological reserve, the public will be 162 00:09:30,720 --> 00:09:34,240 Speaker 2: able to access the entire thirteen thousand acres for recreation, 163 00:09:34,520 --> 00:09:40,440 Speaker 2: and timber harvest will continue. In Virginia, two environmental groups 164 00:09:40,440 --> 00:09:43,559 Speaker 2: have filed a lawsuit against the US Navy for violating 165 00:09:43,600 --> 00:09:46,480 Speaker 2: the Clean Water Act by testing weapons systems in the 166 00:09:46,520 --> 00:09:50,360 Speaker 2: Potomac River. These groups claim that the Naval Surface Warfare 167 00:09:50,360 --> 00:09:53,480 Speaker 2: Center in Dahlgren, Virginia, has fired more than thirty three 168 00:09:53,600 --> 00:09:59,120 Speaker 2: million pounds of munitions into the Potomac that contain toxic metals, solvents, explosives, 169 00:09:59,240 --> 00:10:02,920 Speaker 2: and other put tent harmful materials. The Navy itself admitted 170 00:10:02,920 --> 00:10:06,400 Speaker 2: in a twenty thirteen environmental impact statement that it fires 171 00:10:06,440 --> 00:10:10,560 Speaker 2: about forty seven hundred large caliber projectiles from Dahlgren every 172 00:10:10,640 --> 00:10:13,400 Speaker 2: year and sets off more than two hundred explosions in 173 00:10:13,480 --> 00:10:16,800 Speaker 2: the river. Environmental groups say that the chemicals released from 174 00:10:16,840 --> 00:10:20,520 Speaker 2: these munitions are harming wildlife, but the lawsuit doesn't actually 175 00:10:20,600 --> 00:10:24,120 Speaker 2: ask for the Navy to stop weapons testing. Instead, they 176 00:10:24,160 --> 00:10:27,120 Speaker 2: want the Navy to be forced to secure discharge permits 177 00:10:27,160 --> 00:10:31,240 Speaker 2: from the Environmental Protection Agency, which is usually mandated under 178 00:10:31,240 --> 00:10:34,240 Speaker 2: the Clean Water Act. It's unclear whether the Navy could 179 00:10:34,280 --> 00:10:37,439 Speaker 2: get a discharge permit if the courts say they need one. 180 00:10:37,760 --> 00:10:40,959 Speaker 2: Military officials have yet to comment on the lawsuit. Thanks 181 00:10:41,000 --> 00:10:45,920 Speaker 2: to listener Gary Schuler for sending us that story up. 182 00:10:45,960 --> 00:10:49,920 Speaker 2: In Michigan, local residents in the Sagatuck area are pushing 183 00:10:49,960 --> 00:10:52,800 Speaker 2: back against a high end development project at the mouth 184 00:10:52,840 --> 00:10:56,320 Speaker 2: of the Kalamazoo River. A real estate developer called North 185 00:10:56,360 --> 00:11:00,320 Speaker 2: Shore of Sagatuck purchased the three hundred acre site. Yeah, 186 00:11:00,400 --> 00:11:03,760 Speaker 2: I know, I get it, folks, just right in askcl 187 00:11:04,120 --> 00:11:06,160 Speaker 2: at the medeater dot com. Let me know how I 188 00:11:06,200 --> 00:11:10,079 Speaker 2: need to pronounce that anyway now. The company wants to 189 00:11:10,120 --> 00:11:12,880 Speaker 2: build fifty large homes along with the private marina and 190 00:11:13,000 --> 00:11:16,559 Speaker 2: canal so residents of the upscale neighborhood can park their yachts, 191 00:11:16,960 --> 00:11:19,360 Speaker 2: But opponents of the projects say it will destroy part 192 00:11:19,400 --> 00:11:22,240 Speaker 2: of the well known Sagatuck Dunes. They say the dunes 193 00:11:22,240 --> 00:11:25,120 Speaker 2: in the mouth of the Kalamazoo River are critical habitat 194 00:11:25,160 --> 00:11:28,839 Speaker 2: for Lake sturgeon, eastern box turtles, and endangered prairie warblers 195 00:11:28,960 --> 00:11:32,800 Speaker 2: and other creatures. The Saugatuck Dunes Coastal Alliance is suing 196 00:11:32,840 --> 00:11:35,920 Speaker 2: the developer in court, and they're also petitioning the Michigan 197 00:11:35,960 --> 00:11:39,120 Speaker 2: Department of natural Resources to deny the permits to build 198 00:11:39,160 --> 00:11:42,319 Speaker 2: the canal. The Michigan DNR has not said whether they 199 00:11:42,360 --> 00:11:45,439 Speaker 2: plan to issue permits, but they did say fish habitat 200 00:11:45,480 --> 00:11:48,080 Speaker 2: will be one of the things they consider. Adult lake 201 00:11:48,120 --> 00:11:50,800 Speaker 2: sturgeon use the mouth of the Kalamazoo River in early 202 00:11:50,880 --> 00:11:54,480 Speaker 2: spring to stage for spawning before they swim upstream in 203 00:11:54,520 --> 00:11:57,240 Speaker 2: the fall. Juveniles use the area for feeding prior to 204 00:11:57,320 --> 00:12:00,200 Speaker 2: moving out into Lake Michigan. If you live in the 205 00:12:00,200 --> 00:12:03,000 Speaker 2: southeastern part of the Minton State and you haven't already 206 00:12:03,000 --> 00:12:05,600 Speaker 2: heard of this controversy, you'll want to keep an eye 207 00:12:05,600 --> 00:12:08,800 Speaker 2: on this one. Thanks to listener Mike Ortiz for giving 208 00:12:08,880 --> 00:12:12,760 Speaker 2: us a heads up. It's a choice between a yacht 209 00:12:13,080 --> 00:12:16,920 Speaker 2: and you know, things that unfortunately not everybody thinks are 210 00:12:17,000 --> 00:12:21,360 Speaker 2: as as sexy as a box turtle, a lake sturgeon, 211 00:12:21,640 --> 00:12:25,200 Speaker 2: prairie warblers kind of reminds me of a certain scene 212 00:12:25,640 --> 00:12:28,079 Speaker 2: in a certain movie. Cool. So, I think, when you're 213 00:12:28,120 --> 00:12:30,880 Speaker 2: going to town tomorrow and pick up a sea boat, Well, 214 00:12:30,960 --> 00:12:34,560 Speaker 2: you say, sound good, guys, Uncle Romano, blow some coin 215 00:12:34,640 --> 00:12:36,079 Speaker 2: on a kick ass drag boat. 216 00:12:36,679 --> 00:12:38,679 Speaker 1: That's okay, We're running a pontoon boat. 217 00:12:39,000 --> 00:12:41,000 Speaker 2: Pontoon boat, What the hell are you gonna do with 218 00:12:41,000 --> 00:12:48,560 Speaker 2: a pontoon boat? Retake Omaha Beach. Moving on to the 219 00:12:48,600 --> 00:12:53,480 Speaker 2: crime desk, a Wyoming man had his hunting license suspended 220 00:12:53,520 --> 00:12:55,720 Speaker 2: for thirty five years and we'll be forced to pay 221 00:12:55,800 --> 00:12:59,079 Speaker 2: over twenty five thousand dollars in fines after his friend 222 00:12:59,120 --> 00:13:01,800 Speaker 2: turned him in for leaving a mule deer buck to waste. 223 00:13:02,080 --> 00:13:05,720 Speaker 2: Official say Dayton resident Ryan Schmidt poached several mule deer 224 00:13:05,800 --> 00:13:09,400 Speaker 2: and whitetail in twenty twenty. In twenty twenty one, according 225 00:13:09,440 --> 00:13:11,959 Speaker 2: to a recent report in the Sheridan Press, some were 226 00:13:12,000 --> 00:13:15,520 Speaker 2: properly tagged, some were snuck back to Schmid's apartment, and 227 00:13:15,559 --> 00:13:19,160 Speaker 2: some were fraudulently tagged with friends' licenses. Schmidt may have 228 00:13:19,240 --> 00:13:22,840 Speaker 2: continued committing wildlife crimes for years if not for his friend, 229 00:13:23,400 --> 00:13:27,199 Speaker 2: or I should probably say former friend, Matt Culver. Culver 230 00:13:27,320 --> 00:13:29,280 Speaker 2: went mule deer hunting with Schmidt in the fall of 231 00:13:29,280 --> 00:13:32,800 Speaker 2: twenty twenty one on private property with permission from the landowner. 232 00:13:33,120 --> 00:13:36,000 Speaker 2: Schmidt fired four rounds at buck, two of which missed 233 00:13:36,040 --> 00:13:38,200 Speaker 2: and two of which struck the torso and the rear 234 00:13:38,280 --> 00:13:40,640 Speaker 2: right leg, but by that time the buck was not 235 00:13:40,800 --> 00:13:43,920 Speaker 2: on the right property. Schmidt and Culver dragged the buck 236 00:13:43,960 --> 00:13:47,080 Speaker 2: into a nearby ditch and left it there. Culver told 237 00:13:47,080 --> 00:13:49,679 Speaker 2: game wardens he believed this wasn't the first time Schmidt 238 00:13:49,679 --> 00:13:53,400 Speaker 2: had improperly disposed of a deer. An investigation was launched 239 00:13:53,400 --> 00:13:57,080 Speaker 2: in October of twenty twenty one. Searches of Schmid's property 240 00:13:57,120 --> 00:13:59,839 Speaker 2: and phone revealed enough evidence to convict him of sick 241 00:14:00,200 --> 00:14:04,120 Speaker 2: counts of taking an antlered big game animal without proper license, 242 00:14:04,360 --> 00:14:07,520 Speaker 2: one count of waste or abandonment of big game animal, 243 00:14:07,720 --> 00:14:10,040 Speaker 2: one count of failure to tag a big game animal, 244 00:14:10,200 --> 00:14:13,000 Speaker 2: and one count of taking deer without a license. He 245 00:14:13,200 --> 00:14:16,080 Speaker 2: escaped jail time by serving one year of probation, and 246 00:14:16,120 --> 00:14:19,680 Speaker 2: it doesn't look like Culver received any punishment. But Schmidt's neighbor, 247 00:14:19,800 --> 00:14:22,760 Speaker 2: a woman named Amanda Freeman, got hit with nearly two 248 00:14:22,760 --> 00:14:25,760 Speaker 2: thousand dollars in fines for helping Schmidt process the poach 249 00:14:25,840 --> 00:14:29,880 Speaker 2: deer and illegally transferring tags. I know what you're gonna say. 250 00:14:30,320 --> 00:14:35,640 Speaker 2: That's deep Schmidt for some and not for others. A 251 00:14:35,680 --> 00:14:38,080 Speaker 2: New York Man has been sighted with animal cruelty for 252 00:14:38,120 --> 00:14:40,440 Speaker 2: setting a raccoon on fire after he'd caught it in 253 00:14:40,480 --> 00:14:43,800 Speaker 2: a live trap. To add irony to injury. The trap 254 00:14:43,840 --> 00:14:46,560 Speaker 2: he used was a have a Heart. That's have a 255 00:14:46,720 --> 00:14:50,000 Speaker 2: heart as in to have compassion, not to burn alive. 256 00:14:50,600 --> 00:14:54,040 Speaker 2: Maybe this New Yorker misread the packaging anyway, Police say 257 00:14:54,120 --> 00:14:57,200 Speaker 2: thirty five year old Willis Bowles Junior caught the raccoon 258 00:14:57,280 --> 00:14:59,200 Speaker 2: in the have a Heart trap and then proceeded to 259 00:14:59,200 --> 00:15:02,080 Speaker 2: douse the animal lighter fluid and set it on fire. 260 00:15:02,560 --> 00:15:05,280 Speaker 2: He captured the incident on his phone and posted the 261 00:15:05,360 --> 00:15:10,000 Speaker 2: video to social media. Ugh, but that wasn't the end 262 00:15:10,160 --> 00:15:14,080 Speaker 2: of his trouble. The investigation into the flambayed raccoon revealed 263 00:15:14,120 --> 00:15:17,200 Speaker 2: that Bowles was in possession of an illegal firearm, what 264 00:15:17,280 --> 00:15:20,600 Speaker 2: the State of New York calls an assault weapon. If convicted, 265 00:15:20,640 --> 00:15:23,200 Speaker 2: the gun charge will land him in much hotter water 266 00:15:23,360 --> 00:15:26,200 Speaker 2: than the animal cruelty charge. So that's a little poetic 267 00:15:26,360 --> 00:15:29,520 Speaker 2: justice for the raccoon. Thanks to listener Nick Falanga for 268 00:15:29,600 --> 00:15:34,320 Speaker 2: sending that one. In Colorado, Parks and Wildlife is asking 269 00:15:34,360 --> 00:15:37,080 Speaker 2: the public to help identifying the laziest poacher in the 270 00:15:37,120 --> 00:15:40,280 Speaker 2: Centennial State. Game Wardens say that after shooting a bull 271 00:15:40,280 --> 00:15:43,600 Speaker 2: elk twice with the high powered rifle, this individual harvested 272 00:15:43,640 --> 00:15:46,360 Speaker 2: a single backstrap from the large animal. He or she 273 00:15:46,440 --> 00:15:48,720 Speaker 2: then saw it off one of the antlers, but didn't 274 00:15:48,720 --> 00:15:51,480 Speaker 2: even bother taking it home. They simply left it there 275 00:15:51,480 --> 00:15:54,400 Speaker 2: on the ground. Officials believe the animal was killed between 276 00:15:54,520 --> 00:15:56,960 Speaker 2: June twenty four and the morning of June twenty six 277 00:15:57,040 --> 00:15:59,800 Speaker 2: between the towns of Como and Hertzel. The state is 278 00:16:00,040 --> 00:16:02,760 Speaker 2: offering a one thousand dollars reward, along with a free 279 00:16:02,760 --> 00:16:06,320 Speaker 2: preference point or hunting license, to anyone who offers information 280 00:16:06,600 --> 00:16:09,240 Speaker 2: that leads to the filing of charges. If you have 281 00:16:09,360 --> 00:16:12,320 Speaker 2: any info on an elk poacher in Park County, Colorado, 282 00:16:12,600 --> 00:16:15,640 Speaker 2: call eight seven seven two sixty five six six four 283 00:16:15,760 --> 00:16:19,760 Speaker 2: eight or email game dot thief at state dot co 284 00:16:20,080 --> 00:16:23,480 Speaker 2: dot us. We'll also post this info and a bunch 285 00:16:23,440 --> 00:16:26,280 Speaker 2: of other fun stuff at the meat eater dot com. 286 00:16:26,320 --> 00:16:31,480 Speaker 2: Forward slash col Wisconsin residents also have a chance to 287 00:16:31,480 --> 00:16:35,200 Speaker 2: do their best Columbo impression. Saint Croix Falls Police Department 288 00:16:35,280 --> 00:16:37,720 Speaker 2: is asking for the public's help finding the person or 289 00:16:37,760 --> 00:16:42,000 Speaker 2: persons who trespassed on a state owned fish hatchery, damaged property, 290 00:16:42,120 --> 00:16:45,360 Speaker 2: and killed and injured several fish. They also stole a 291 00:16:45,440 --> 00:16:48,280 Speaker 2: rare blue colored brown trout that had resided at the 292 00:16:48,320 --> 00:16:51,440 Speaker 2: hatchery for the last six years. The blue color incomes 293 00:16:51,440 --> 00:16:54,720 Speaker 2: from a naturally occurring genetic mutation in rainbow trout and 294 00:16:54,960 --> 00:16:58,400 Speaker 2: even more rarely, in brown trout. The blue coloring makes 295 00:16:58,440 --> 00:17:00,320 Speaker 2: it difficult for them to survive in the world wild, 296 00:17:00,480 --> 00:17:03,320 Speaker 2: but they're often kept at hatcheries for the public to see. 297 00:17:03,760 --> 00:17:06,720 Speaker 2: The Saint Croix Falls State Fish Hatchery has operated since 298 00:17:06,800 --> 00:17:10,800 Speaker 2: nineteen nineteen and is one of Wisconsin's primary trout brewed stations. 299 00:17:11,160 --> 00:17:13,040 Speaker 2: The trout that were killed would have been used to 300 00:17:13,080 --> 00:17:15,679 Speaker 2: stock the state's lakes and rivers. If you think you 301 00:17:15,720 --> 00:17:18,240 Speaker 2: can solve the case of the disappearing blue trout, give 302 00:17:18,280 --> 00:17:21,080 Speaker 2: the Saint Croix Falls Police station a call. Thanks to 303 00:17:21,160 --> 00:17:24,720 Speaker 2: listener Troy Budle for sending this one in first flyer 304 00:17:24,760 --> 00:17:27,160 Speaker 2: roud was a Saint Croix by the way, real good 305 00:17:27,160 --> 00:17:31,720 Speaker 2: stick up. In Idaho, the owner of a craft store 306 00:17:31,840 --> 00:17:34,439 Speaker 2: was just convicted of purchasing poached mount lions and a 307 00:17:34,440 --> 00:17:37,440 Speaker 2: golden eagle. After a three day trial, a jury found 308 00:17:37,520 --> 00:17:40,240 Speaker 2: sixty five year old Gordon Ay Wilson guilty of nine 309 00:17:40,240 --> 00:17:44,440 Speaker 2: felony counts of purchasing unlawfully taken wildlife. He purchased eight 310 00:17:44,480 --> 00:17:47,120 Speaker 2: Mount lions, two of which were spotted kittens, even though 311 00:17:47,160 --> 00:17:49,960 Speaker 2: he knew they'd been snared, which is illegal in Idaho. 312 00:17:50,520 --> 00:17:53,160 Speaker 2: What's more, Wilson advised the sellers on the best way 313 00:17:53,200 --> 00:17:55,400 Speaker 2: to hide the fact that the animals had been snared. 314 00:17:55,760 --> 00:17:58,960 Speaker 2: Evidence presented at trial also showed that Wilson had cut 315 00:17:58,960 --> 00:18:01,320 Speaker 2: the head and feet off a golden eagle and told 316 00:18:01,320 --> 00:18:04,119 Speaker 2: the seller to dispose the body in a dumpster. Is 317 00:18:04,240 --> 00:18:07,159 Speaker 2: generally illegal to kill raptors in all fifty states, but 318 00:18:07,240 --> 00:18:10,920 Speaker 2: golden eagles are also federally protected. Wilson is being held 319 00:18:10,920 --> 00:18:13,920 Speaker 2: in custody without bond because he apparently threatened to kill 320 00:18:13,960 --> 00:18:16,160 Speaker 2: the poachers if they ratted him out to the police. 321 00:18:17,280 --> 00:18:19,840 Speaker 2: Makes you think twice about going into an antique shop, 322 00:18:19,880 --> 00:18:23,080 Speaker 2: doesn't it. The mob has its gambling, the drug cartels 323 00:18:23,119 --> 00:18:26,160 Speaker 2: have their narcotics, and craft store owners have their mountain 324 00:18:26,240 --> 00:18:30,720 Speaker 2: lion parts. Scrap Booking makes people do crazy things. I 325 00:18:30,760 --> 00:18:36,640 Speaker 2: mean they're scrapbookers. Another vehicle related wildlife crime went down 326 00:18:36,680 --> 00:18:39,680 Speaker 2: in Florida last month when a Good Samaritan caught two 327 00:18:39,800 --> 00:18:43,640 Speaker 2: alligator poachers on I seventy five. The Good Samaritans saw 328 00:18:43,640 --> 00:18:45,480 Speaker 2: a truck pulled over on the side of the highway, 329 00:18:45,520 --> 00:18:48,800 Speaker 2: and he stopped to offer assistance. Instead, he saw two 330 00:18:48,840 --> 00:18:51,199 Speaker 2: men hauling an alligator back to their truck from some 331 00:18:51,359 --> 00:18:54,080 Speaker 2: distance away from the road. The pair rolled the six 332 00:18:54,119 --> 00:18:57,399 Speaker 2: foot gator into a tarp and sped off. Officers use 333 00:18:57,440 --> 00:19:00,080 Speaker 2: traffic cameras to track their movements until they eventually they 334 00:19:00,160 --> 00:19:02,720 Speaker 2: pulled them over thirty miles from where they'd been stopped. 335 00:19:03,119 --> 00:19:05,400 Speaker 2: The alligator was found with a long metal shaft through 336 00:19:05,400 --> 00:19:07,720 Speaker 2: its skull that was still connected to a spear gun. 337 00:19:08,119 --> 00:19:11,040 Speaker 2: Both individuals were charged with the illegal taking of an 338 00:19:11,080 --> 00:19:16,320 Speaker 2: alligator and taken to jail. Last one for you. Most 339 00:19:16,320 --> 00:19:19,640 Speaker 2: wildlife crimes are animal related, but tree poaching is also 340 00:19:19,760 --> 00:19:23,240 Speaker 2: fairly common. In Oregon, someone has been cutting the burrels 341 00:19:23,280 --> 00:19:25,199 Speaker 2: off of maple trees in a local park in the 342 00:19:25,200 --> 00:19:29,040 Speaker 2: town of Corvallis. Burrels are rough callus like growths that 343 00:19:29,119 --> 00:19:32,000 Speaker 2: form on maple trees, and they're prized by woodpeckers for 344 00:19:32,040 --> 00:19:36,560 Speaker 2: their complex structure. They're incredibly strong, and they're also each unique. 345 00:19:37,000 --> 00:19:39,400 Speaker 2: No two burrels are the same, and they also can't 346 00:19:39,440 --> 00:19:42,160 Speaker 2: be farmed because no one knows exactly why they grow 347 00:19:42,320 --> 00:19:44,880 Speaker 2: in the first place or how to replicate the process 348 00:19:44,920 --> 00:19:48,880 Speaker 2: without killing the tree. Anyway, someone's been taking a chainsaw 349 00:19:48,920 --> 00:19:53,160 Speaker 2: to Willamotte Park. Willam at dam it, Okay, everybody, we're 350 00:19:53,200 --> 00:19:56,359 Speaker 2: on the same page and hacking away at the maple trees. 351 00:19:56,880 --> 00:19:59,760 Speaker 2: Six trees have been affected and one had nine burrels 352 00:19:59,760 --> 00:20:02,840 Speaker 2: taken off. While trees can survive this kind of surgery, 353 00:20:02,960 --> 00:20:05,760 Speaker 2: the city's forester told local media that the trees will 354 00:20:05,800 --> 00:20:09,320 Speaker 2: eventually have to be removed. I honestly didn't think people 355 00:20:09,359 --> 00:20:12,280 Speaker 2: in Oregon were interested in those types of bulls these days. 356 00:20:12,760 --> 00:20:15,480 Speaker 2: But you know, you did take away a nice shade tree, 357 00:20:15,960 --> 00:20:19,800 Speaker 2: add to urban heating, destroy some famili's nice picnic. What 358 00:20:19,840 --> 00:20:23,639 Speaker 2: do you think of that? Moving on to the legislative desk, 359 00:20:25,600 --> 00:20:28,600 Speaker 2: listen up, jayhawks. The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks 360 00:20:28,640 --> 00:20:31,280 Speaker 2: announced last week they planned to begin a multi year 361 00:20:31,320 --> 00:20:35,560 Speaker 2: process to quote explore issues surrounding baiting and wildlife. The 362 00:20:35,600 --> 00:20:38,480 Speaker 2: baiting they want to consider does not include bird feeders 363 00:20:38,600 --> 00:20:42,200 Speaker 2: or agricultural food plots. They define baiting as leaving food 364 00:20:42,240 --> 00:20:45,560 Speaker 2: out to alter the behavior of animals, which usually involves hunting. 365 00:20:45,960 --> 00:20:48,800 Speaker 2: It is currently illegal to bait animals on public land, 366 00:20:48,960 --> 00:20:52,440 Speaker 2: but Kansas is ninety eight percent. Private hunters can hunt 367 00:20:52,520 --> 00:20:54,920 Speaker 2: over bait piles in the vast majority of the state, 368 00:20:55,119 --> 00:20:58,639 Speaker 2: which means the results of this process could have big consequences. 369 00:20:59,080 --> 00:21:02,760 Speaker 2: The department says it's launching this discussion due to quote 370 00:21:02,880 --> 00:21:07,000 Speaker 2: the growing concerns within the scientific community about increases in 371 00:21:07,040 --> 00:21:11,239 Speaker 2: transmissible diseases among wildlife. Folks in states being hammered by 372 00:21:11,280 --> 00:21:15,240 Speaker 2: CWD can read between the lines there. Kansas biologists are 373 00:21:15,320 --> 00:21:18,720 Speaker 2: concerned that baiting is increasing the spread of CWD, but 374 00:21:18,760 --> 00:21:21,600 Speaker 2: they want to get public input before making a decision. 375 00:21:21,960 --> 00:21:24,840 Speaker 2: They plan to hold town hall style public meetings in 376 00:21:24,880 --> 00:21:26,720 Speaker 2: the coming months, and we'll try to let you know 377 00:21:26,800 --> 00:21:30,239 Speaker 2: about those when they're scheduled. For more information, check out 378 00:21:30,280 --> 00:21:37,080 Speaker 2: the link at themeateater dot com forward slash cal. In Minnesota, 379 00:21:37,280 --> 00:21:40,520 Speaker 2: the Department of Natural Resources is considering imposing a bag 380 00:21:40,600 --> 00:21:45,119 Speaker 2: limit on mushroom foragers. Agency officials are concerned about over harvesting, 381 00:21:45,280 --> 00:21:47,600 Speaker 2: and they have confirmed with local media that they're thinking 382 00:21:47,600 --> 00:21:50,439 Speaker 2: about a bag limit on a harvest within state parks. 383 00:21:50,840 --> 00:21:54,000 Speaker 2: Opponents of bag limits acknowledge that the COVID nineteen pandemic 384 00:21:54,160 --> 00:21:56,919 Speaker 2: increased interest in foraging, but they'd like to see the 385 00:21:56,920 --> 00:22:00,720 Speaker 2: state open more opportunities for mushroom hunting rather then imposing 386 00:22:00,720 --> 00:22:04,000 Speaker 2: limits on the current harvest. An official proposal has not 387 00:22:04,080 --> 00:22:07,000 Speaker 2: yet been published, but based on media reports, it sounds 388 00:22:07,080 --> 00:22:09,640 Speaker 2: like they plan to open an official comment period at 389 00:22:09,680 --> 00:22:12,600 Speaker 2: some point this year. If you live in Minnesota and 390 00:22:12,640 --> 00:22:15,840 Speaker 2: you enjoy searching for Morel's Chantrell's hen of the Woods 391 00:22:15,920 --> 00:22:18,600 Speaker 2: and other edible species, and state parks, you'll want to 392 00:22:18,680 --> 00:22:22,760 Speaker 2: keep track of this one. After several years of being 393 00:22:22,800 --> 00:22:26,480 Speaker 2: criticized for their wolf hunting policies, Montana officials are poised 394 00:22:26,520 --> 00:22:29,359 Speaker 2: to cut the wolf quota nearly in half. Last year's 395 00:22:29,440 --> 00:22:31,840 Speaker 2: quota stood at four hundred and fifty wolves, while this 396 00:22:32,000 --> 00:22:34,480 Speaker 2: year's is set to drop to two hundred and eighty nine. 397 00:22:34,720 --> 00:22:37,720 Speaker 2: Biologists with Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks say the wolf 398 00:22:37,760 --> 00:22:40,800 Speaker 2: population has been trending downward over the last two years, 399 00:22:40,960 --> 00:22:43,399 Speaker 2: and this new hunting and trapping limit will keep that 400 00:22:43,480 --> 00:22:47,280 Speaker 2: population healthy and sustainable. Hunters and trappers only killed two 401 00:22:47,359 --> 00:22:50,120 Speaker 2: hundred and forty eight wolves last year, but biologists say 402 00:22:50,160 --> 00:22:54,399 Speaker 2: reducing the quota will ensure harvest does not exceed sustainable levels. 403 00:22:54,760 --> 00:22:57,679 Speaker 2: The Montana Commission of Fish, Wildlife and Parks will decide 404 00:22:57,680 --> 00:23:00,240 Speaker 2: the quota for the twenty twenty three through twenty for 405 00:23:00,400 --> 00:23:07,000 Speaker 2: season at its August seventeen meeting. Staying in Montana, I'm biased, 406 00:23:07,040 --> 00:23:10,080 Speaker 2: but this is my show. The Fish, Wildlife and Parks 407 00:23:10,119 --> 00:23:13,000 Speaker 2: Department is asking for public input in their new elk 408 00:23:13,040 --> 00:23:16,920 Speaker 2: management plan. I encourage all Montana elk hunters to check 409 00:23:16,960 --> 00:23:19,879 Speaker 2: it out for themselves and comment on the proposed rags 410 00:23:19,880 --> 00:23:23,879 Speaker 2: in their hunting districts. Broadly speaking, the new plan focuses 411 00:23:23,920 --> 00:23:27,720 Speaker 2: on habitat and herd makeup rather than just population objectives, 412 00:23:28,000 --> 00:23:31,440 Speaker 2: and gives wildlife managers more flexibility to manage elk with 413 00:23:31,520 --> 00:23:35,000 Speaker 2: a broader suite of management tools. Rather than just consider 414 00:23:35,119 --> 00:23:38,199 Speaker 2: the size of the herd. For example, biologists will consider 415 00:23:38,240 --> 00:23:41,159 Speaker 2: bull to elk ratios and be able to issue tags 416 00:23:41,160 --> 00:23:45,320 Speaker 2: to adjust those ratios if necessary. The plan gives wildlife 417 00:23:45,359 --> 00:23:48,520 Speaker 2: managers a list of more or less restrictive options for 418 00:23:48,680 --> 00:23:52,399 Speaker 2: antlered and antlerless elk, and they can choose the option 419 00:23:52,640 --> 00:23:56,440 Speaker 2: that best meets those management goals. The comment period will 420 00:23:56,440 --> 00:23:59,040 Speaker 2: be open until July thirty one, and we'll post a 421 00:23:59,080 --> 00:24:02,040 Speaker 2: link at the meat eater dot com forward slash col 422 00:24:02,840 --> 00:24:05,040 Speaker 2: I've got a lot to learn on this one. So 423 00:24:05,080 --> 00:24:10,000 Speaker 2: we're going to circle back here shortly. Now, we're going 424 00:24:10,080 --> 00:24:13,320 Speaker 2: to end the legislative desk in Mississippi, where the Wildlife 425 00:24:13,359 --> 00:24:16,600 Speaker 2: Commission just voted to make the state's CWD management play 426 00:24:16,640 --> 00:24:20,120 Speaker 2: on less restrictive. Under the former plan, if a deer 427 00:24:20,200 --> 00:24:22,920 Speaker 2: was found to be infected with the always fatal disease, 428 00:24:23,200 --> 00:24:26,560 Speaker 2: the entire county would go into a CWD management zone 429 00:24:26,720 --> 00:24:29,760 Speaker 2: and special regulations would be enacted to help slow the 430 00:24:29,760 --> 00:24:33,919 Speaker 2: spread of the disease, thank baiting bands and restrictions on 431 00:24:34,000 --> 00:24:37,600 Speaker 2: moving deer carcasses. Also, if the infected deer was found 432 00:24:37,600 --> 00:24:40,840 Speaker 2: within ten miles of another county, that county would also 433 00:24:40,920 --> 00:24:44,200 Speaker 2: be included. However, the Commission voted three to one in 434 00:24:44,320 --> 00:24:48,120 Speaker 2: June against the recommendation of Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries 435 00:24:48,200 --> 00:24:52,040 Speaker 2: and Parks to change the regulation. Now, when a CWD 436 00:24:52,200 --> 00:24:55,159 Speaker 2: positive deer is found, only an area within roughly a 437 00:24:55,240 --> 00:24:59,199 Speaker 2: ten mile radius goes into a CWD management zone. The 438 00:24:59,320 --> 00:25:02,960 Speaker 2: National Deer Association has come out against shrinking these CWD 439 00:25:03,160 --> 00:25:07,240 Speaker 2: management zones, and I'd encourage all Mississippi hunters to get 440 00:25:07,240 --> 00:25:10,280 Speaker 2: in touch with their Wildlife Commission unless you want to 441 00:25:10,320 --> 00:25:13,600 Speaker 2: start training deer to understand what a ten mile radius is. 442 00:25:14,880 --> 00:25:17,680 Speaker 2: Thanks everybody for tuning in. Thanks so much for listening, 443 00:25:18,000 --> 00:25:21,400 Speaker 2: and remember to write in to ask c Al that's 444 00:25:21,520 --> 00:25:24,000 Speaker 2: Askcal at the Meat Eater dot com and let me 445 00:25:24,040 --> 00:25:26,760 Speaker 2: know what's going on in your neck of the woods. Obviously, 446 00:25:26,800 --> 00:25:29,560 Speaker 2: we got a special assignment this week with our hunting 447 00:25:29,560 --> 00:25:32,240 Speaker 2: and buddy over there in Wyoming. On top of that, 448 00:25:32,640 --> 00:25:36,040 Speaker 2: if you need something clean, quiet and razor sharp that 449 00:25:36,440 --> 00:25:39,240 Speaker 2: cuts through a tree while you can carry a conversation, 450 00:25:39,840 --> 00:25:43,560 Speaker 2: check out www dot steel Dealers dot com and find 451 00:25:43,560 --> 00:25:46,600 Speaker 2: that local knowledgeable steel dealer near you. They're gonna get 452 00:25:46,600 --> 00:25:48,240 Speaker 2: you set up with what you need and they won't 453 00:25:48,280 --> 00:25:51,159 Speaker 2: try to send you home with what you don't. Thanks again, 454 00:25:51,320 --> 00:26:01,880 Speaker 2: and I'll talk to you next week. Not as pleasure.