WEBVTT - Ep. 481: A Front Country Calamity, Legislation We're Tracking, and Bear vs. Lint Roller

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<v Speaker 1>From Meat Eaters World News headquarters in Bozeman, Montana. This

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<v Speaker 1>is Col's Week in Review with Ryan col Klaian. Here's CAP.

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<v Speaker 1>A lot of time when we cover grizzly bear deterrence

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<v Speaker 1>on the show, we get sucked in by the high

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<v Speaker 1>tech stuff, especially in Japan Ai facial recognition, bear spray

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<v Speaker 1>squirting drones, solar powered robot, wolves with glowing red eyes,

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<v Speaker 1>that kind of thing. So it's refreshing when people come

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<v Speaker 1>up with their own low tech DIY solutions. At the

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<v Speaker 1>top of the list is eighty year old Kazuko Takahashi,

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<v Speaker 1>a woman living in Yawata Prefecture, one of the northernmost

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<v Speaker 1>parts of mainland Japan, and a bear encounter hotspot. According

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<v Speaker 1>to the excellent bear tracking website kumamapp dot com, Yawat

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<v Speaker 1>has had two hundred and seventy bear conflict incidents just

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<v Speaker 1>in the past thirty days. Boy, I guarantee you I'm

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<v Speaker 1>saying iwa te wrong. Not sure where my accent's coming from,

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<v Speaker 1>but I'm doing my best. Just Montana kids sitting here.

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<v Speaker 1>In Kazuko's case, the bear conflict started as these things

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<v Speaker 1>off and do with a yappy dog late last month,

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<v Speaker 1>around dusk, her shiba enu began barking in the backyard,

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<v Speaker 1>and when she looked out the window, she saw a

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<v Speaker 1>brown bear chasing the dog around the house. Instead of

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<v Speaker 1>letting her pooch fend for itself, Kazuko used a long

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<v Speaker 1>lint roller mop as a cane to stand up from

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<v Speaker 1>her chair, opened her sliding glass doors and called the

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<v Speaker 1>dog inside, But she only had time to close the

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<v Speaker 1>screen door before the bear came bursting through it into

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<v Speaker 1>her living room. According to the Asahi Shimbun newspaper, Kazuko

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<v Speaker 1>stood her ground, waved the lint roller, spread her arms

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<v Speaker 1>to take up the maximum out of space, and shouted, hey,

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<v Speaker 1>don't mess with me. The bear spooked and took off

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<v Speaker 1>through the open door. It's possible that the bruin realized

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<v Speaker 1>he could technically qualify as a giant piece of lint

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<v Speaker 1>and didn't want to get rolled up and thrown away.

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<v Speaker 1>Kazuko told reporters that she's not planning to change your

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<v Speaker 1>lifestyle after the incident, other than keeping her shiba enu

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<v Speaker 1>inside most of the time and on a leash when

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<v Speaker 1>she takes him out for walks. But maybe she can

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<v Speaker 1>trade notes with our own Giannis ptell Us, who wants

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<v Speaker 1>whacked a grizz with nothing more than a hiking poll.

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<v Speaker 1>Just think of what could happen if they joined forces.

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<v Speaker 1>This week, we've got legislation, regulation, legal tests of the

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<v Speaker 1>cra and so much more. But first, I'm going to

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<v Speaker 1>tell you about my week. And my week was the

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<v Speaker 1>Boy and the puppies first camping trip, celebrated our nation's independence.

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<v Speaker 1>Night one, we made it to Randa Williams house, where

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<v Speaker 1>we grilled salmon and pork ribs, then camped in their yard,

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<v Speaker 1>which was a good test run of how three humans

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<v Speaker 1>and three dogs would live in a twelve foot camper.

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<v Speaker 1>The next morning, we hit the road and we tried

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<v Speaker 1>to go to a spot that I swear to you

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<v Speaker 1>we always had to ourselves when I was a kid.

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<v Speaker 1>It was packed full of people, which is why I

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<v Speaker 1>never go to lakes. Lakes are just big people attract.

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<v Speaker 1>So then we pivoted to another spot and came across

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<v Speaker 1>what I would describe as gut wrenching and god awful

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<v Speaker 1>seasonal mega mansion development at a scale that I just

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<v Speaker 1>didn't think existed yet here in my home state. This

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<v Speaker 1>is stuff that was once prime grazing ground for beef

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<v Speaker 1>and wild critters. And I know this has been going

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<v Speaker 1>on for a while, I just had personally not seen it.

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<v Speaker 1>Huge homes on the edges of may meadows, sometimes right

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<v Speaker 1>in the middle, brutally visible from all angles, and in

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<v Speaker 1>my opinion, actively devaluing the landscape, the very thing the

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<v Speaker 1>occasional occupants presumably came for. So now I'm trying to

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<v Speaker 1>keep my happy face on for the fam. Now I

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<v Speaker 1>get sucked down into deep depressive thoughts and feelings, and

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<v Speaker 1>instead of heading towards an easily accessible area where I'm

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<v Speaker 1>sure is going to be equally destroyed, because I'm now

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<v Speaker 1>convinced that everything is horrible and people a fide. So

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<v Speaker 1>I jerked the wheel down an old two track that

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<v Speaker 1>was in horrible condition back when I was in high school,

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<v Speaker 1>and with every deep pothole and spine jarring rock, my

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<v Speaker 1>spirits returned just a little bit, just a little. The

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<v Speaker 1>baby boy was bouncing like a popcorn kernel little hot

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<v Speaker 1>pan amongst Mom and the dogs in the back seat.

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<v Speaker 1>We creaked and groaned and seesawed and yeehawed just a

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<v Speaker 1>few measly miles into the timber and parked in the

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<v Speaker 1>first opening we could find declared that camp I was

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<v Speaker 1>still on guard and waiting for more spoilage of my

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<v Speaker 1>childhood playground. But the road was wonderfully absent of people,

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<v Speaker 1>and the old iron tinged creek wonderfully much the same

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<v Speaker 1>as when I first explored it back in high school, which,

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<v Speaker 1>if you need to know, is nearing thirty years ago.

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<v Speaker 1>I used to make the drive up here in a

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<v Speaker 1>nineteen eighty three Chevy Celebrity, all brown inside, all brown outside,

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<v Speaker 1>a sedan that smelled of someone's grandma, but had trunk

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<v Speaker 1>space for all manner out door gear. The edges of

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<v Speaker 1>the creek certainly owed more human traffic than I remembered,

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<v Speaker 1>but I didn't see a soul. I got some fish

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<v Speaker 1>on the line in between diaper changes and feedings, wild

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<v Speaker 1>high country cutthroat trout, not many, as the creek's too

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<v Speaker 1>high and old and cold and sterile for a big population,

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<v Speaker 1>And the big fish had the same feeling of age,

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<v Speaker 1>the type that upon cupping a hook jawed male, that

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<v Speaker 1>sagging skin melts between your fingers, and instead of thinking

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<v Speaker 1>of fish filets in a hot pan, you have visions

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<v Speaker 1>of the old folks home of transparent loose skin, things

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<v Speaker 1>that make you feel mortal and uneasy, not get your

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<v Speaker 1>stomach rumbling and thinking back on it was the feeling

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<v Speaker 1>of the old folks home that kept us from overfishing

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<v Speaker 1>this spot in high school. It was special. It wasn't tricky,

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<v Speaker 1>but we had reverence for the old fish in obscure

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<v Speaker 1>places we could call our own. On this particular trip,

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<v Speaker 1>when mom took a snooze, I strapped the boy to

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<v Speaker 1>my chest, dropped fly boxes into the diaper along with

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<v Speaker 1>breast milk and a backup bottle of formula and a

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<v Speaker 1>pile of diapers. We hoofed it fast through the blowdown,

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<v Speaker 1>having to double back often to help the puppy through

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<v Speaker 1>and over and under the tumbled lodge pole. It was

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<v Speaker 1>evening and we scraped through the brush at a log

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<v Speaker 1>jam turned beaver dam and caught the only two fish

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<v Speaker 1>we saw. Rising in my mind, a big evening vision

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<v Speaker 1>of working my way methodically up this stretch creeped into

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<v Speaker 1>my head. Then the boy blew up like a late

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<v Speaker 1>July storm. Big noises from both ends were ripping, and

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<v Speaker 1>it came on with not much warning. So instead of

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<v Speaker 1>working at fishing, I worked at fatherhood rapid changing diapers

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<v Speaker 1>while keeping the horse flies and mosquitoes at bay, feeding

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<v Speaker 1>through all the breast milk and the formula, and thinking

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<v Speaker 1>it's only about a mile back to the road, but

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<v Speaker 1>it's going to be a long mile. I also got

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<v Speaker 1>to think about why this spot exists and still holds

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<v Speaker 1>the wonderful opportunity the same stretch provided in my youth,

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<v Speaker 1>Considering that now it's in close proximity to a pop

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<v Speaker 1>up Jackson Hole or aspen or deer valley type of

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<v Speaker 1>vibe what I would call destruction of country that started

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<v Speaker 1>out perfect. This place is in wilderness. It has a

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<v Speaker 1>road that gets out close enough, but you must have

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<v Speaker 1>the drive to explore on foot beyond the road to

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<v Speaker 1>get to this spot. It's a place in its natural state.

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<v Speaker 1>We have not tried to quote improve it like the

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<v Speaker 1>Front Country calamity. We drove through, obviously with a small

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<v Speaker 1>puppy and a month old infant on my chest. It's

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<v Speaker 1>not an extreme feat, just another version and means of access.

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<v Speaker 1>It's not a grand adventure, but for me it was

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<v Speaker 1>an incredibly impactful reminder of my wilderness and why wilderness matters,

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<v Speaker 1>Why are roadless areas matter, and why wilderness study areas matter.

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<v Speaker 1>I couldn't see it very clearly in my high school

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<v Speaker 1>days or when I was really making a living guiding

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<v Speaker 1>in wilderness areas, but I see it now. Eventually these

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<v Speaker 1>places which if you were to combine WSAs inventory roadless

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<v Speaker 1>and designated wilderness, that's less than a third of our

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<v Speaker 1>shared public lands. Somewhere in that like, twenty six percent

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<v Speaker 1>of our six hundred and forty ish million acres are

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<v Speaker 1>managed under the WSAA designated wilderness in inventory roadless designations,

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<v Speaker 1>So two thirds of our six hundred and forty ish

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<v Speaker 1>million acres will see some form of serious change development

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<v Speaker 1>through changes in travel management plans, changes in administration priorities

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<v Speaker 1>i e. Critical minerals or renewable energy. It's gonna happen,

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<v Speaker 1>sometimes dramatically, sometimes not. And I can't help but think,

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<v Speaker 1>don't we owe it to ourselves to steward the less

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<v Speaker 1>than a third in such a way that preserves these opportunities,

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<v Speaker 1>not for us or the baby boys generation or foreign administration,

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<v Speaker 1>but in perpetuity. Let's allow young kids to take a

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<v Speaker 1>crack at an old fish. Help me out, as well

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<v Speaker 1>as the amazing staff at Backcountry Hunters and anglers by

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<v Speaker 1>becoming a member today, we need you. Moving on to

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<v Speaker 1>the Farm Bill. What a lot of folks would understand

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<v Speaker 1>as the largest conservation package that any country passes. That

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<v Speaker 1>is the Farm Bill, and why I think it's inadequately

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<v Speaker 1>named anyway. The House version of the Farm Bill has

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<v Speaker 1>passed the House, the Senate version has been introduced by

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<v Speaker 1>Old John Boozman of Arkansas, and now the Senate and

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<v Speaker 1>the House are debating how to get this thing passed.

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<v Speaker 1>The last Farm Bill passed back in twenty eighteen and

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<v Speaker 1>it expired in twenty twenty three. Since then, short term

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<v Speaker 1>extensions have continued many key programs, but that approach lets

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<v Speaker 1>things slip through the cracks and prevents farmers who count

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<v Speaker 1>on the bills programs from planning ahead. Certain parts of

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<v Speaker 1>the new draft farm Bill would carry on programs that

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<v Speaker 1>have been cornerstones of wildlife manage since the nineteen fifties,

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<v Speaker 1>like the Conservation Reserve Program CRP. CRP compensates farmers when

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<v Speaker 1>they take land out of egg production and manage it,

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<v Speaker 1>typically for native grasses. Oftentimes the stuff can still be

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<v Speaker 1>haid and grazed under specific management guidelines. This updated Farm

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<v Speaker 1>Bill would increase payments to farmers for their acreage for

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<v Speaker 1>the first time since the nineteen eighties, help pay for

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<v Speaker 1>habitat improvements like prescribed burns and fun things like fencing

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<v Speaker 1>and water infrastructure. As one micro example of why the

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<v Speaker 1>Farm Bill needs to be constantly updated. Back in twenty eighteen,

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<v Speaker 1>virtual fencing where animals wearing collars receive noise in electronic

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<v Speaker 1>stimulus deterrence from crossing boundaries wasn't widely used because it

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<v Speaker 1>was so expensive and it was not covered in the

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<v Speaker 1>previous bill. But now those systems have become very cost effective,

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<v Speaker 1>and if you can corral herd effectively without any physical barrier,

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<v Speaker 1>the benefits to wildlife migrations are enormous. This draft bill

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<v Speaker 1>would incentivize the technology for the first time entirely. New

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<v Speaker 1>pieces of policy would also be added, like a forest

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<v Speaker 1>conservation easement program in a state conservation assistance program. A

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<v Speaker 1>great deep dive on the whole bill by Dak Collins

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<v Speaker 1>is available over at outdoor Life. Go check it out there.

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<v Speaker 1>A House version of the bill passed back in April.

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<v Speaker 1>Like I said, so the future may be bright for

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<v Speaker 1>the Senate version. Let's encourage these folks to hash it

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<v Speaker 1>out get something done here. Jumping over to Oregon, a

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<v Speaker 1>new lawsuit filed has the potential to overturn every existing

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<v Speaker 1>management plan on federal public land across the country, every

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<v Speaker 1>timber or mining lease, every ski resort permit, every hunting

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<v Speaker 1>or fishing management plan, every wind or solar farm. The

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<v Speaker 1>tremor that could cause this avalanche is the Congressional Review Act,

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<v Speaker 1>which we've covered here many, many times is the CRA.

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<v Speaker 1>Over the past few months, we've covered the Congressional Review Act.

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<v Speaker 1>It's the policy tool that Republican lawmakers have used to

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<v Speaker 1>open up the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge and the headwaters

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<v Speaker 1>of the Boundary Waters to resource extraction. But the cr

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<v Speaker 1>it is actually an old law established back in nineteen

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<v Speaker 1>ninety six. How it's being used today is what's new

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<v Speaker 1>or novel. Originally, the CRA required new regulations issued by

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<v Speaker 1>federal agencies to come before Congress before they went into effect.

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<v Speaker 1>Congress had sixty working days to review each regulation and

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<v Speaker 1>could take a simple majority vote about whether to revoke it.

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<v Speaker 1>This was an extremely rare occurrence until twenty seventeen. It

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<v Speaker 1>was used exactly once. When Trump took office, however, the

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<v Speaker 1>rules started getting used much more often than last year.

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<v Speaker 1>The administration expanded it even further by arguing that public

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<v Speaker 1>land management plans were subject to the same review because

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<v Speaker 1>they quote unquote prescribed policy in the same way that

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<v Speaker 1>regulations do. Even more creatively, they argued that the sixty

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<v Speaker 1>day CRA clock began not when the management plan had

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<v Speaker 1>been implemented, but instead whenever a lawmaker queried a particular plan.

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<v Speaker 1>That's how Congress voted to overturn the management plans for

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<v Speaker 1>the Boundary Waters and Artic National Wildlife Refuge, as well

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<v Speaker 1>as other protected land in Montana, North Dakota, and Wyoming.

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<v Speaker 1>And I should say like protected land, that's kind of

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<v Speaker 1>like a pretty broad term. Here in Montana, we were

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<v Speaker 1>talking about the Powder River Country, which had a previous

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<v Speaker 1>resource management plan. North Dakota same thing, Wyoming, same thing.

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<v Speaker 1>That resource management plan provided lots of things in play

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<v Speaker 1>for the extractive industries and had other things not in play,

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<v Speaker 1>but at the same time not completely off the table

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<v Speaker 1>either because you just need a new resource management plan.

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<v Speaker 1>Hopefully that makes sense. But as we mentioned a couple

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<v Speaker 1>weeks ago, the use of the CIRA puts every other

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<v Speaker 1>management plan up in the air, and this week an

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<v Speaker 1>anti logging group called Cascadia Wild Lance is turning this

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<v Speaker 1>use of the CRA to its advantage. The organization filed

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<v Speaker 1>a complaint claiming that a timber project on Blm Land

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<v Speaker 1>in western Oregon is in fact illegal. The logging operation

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<v Speaker 1>was approved through a manage plan in twenty sixteen, but

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<v Speaker 1>Cascadia argues that if all management plans prescribe policy and

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<v Speaker 1>can therefore be reviewed and revoked by Congress under the CRA,

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<v Speaker 1>then this particular management plan technically never went into effect

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<v Speaker 1>because it was never submitted to Congress for review. That

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<v Speaker 1>would make the logging operation de facto illegal. This is

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<v Speaker 1>a seemingly credible interpretation following from the Trump administration's use

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<v Speaker 1>of the CRA. If Cascadia were to win, it would

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<v Speaker 1>be open season on all other diligently thought out multiple

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<v Speaker 1>use plans across the country, including those overseeing wildlife, which

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<v Speaker 1>animal rights groups exist to target. Even worse, the CRA

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<v Speaker 1>stipulates that once a regulation is thrown out, it can't

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<v Speaker 1>be reissued in the same form. That would mean a

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<v Speaker 1>more or less permanent wrench thrown in the works. We

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<v Speaker 1>still have a ways to go on this one. We're

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<v Speaker 1>not talking about imminent disaster yet, but this is what

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<v Speaker 1>comes from monkey around with the rules. We'll keep you

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<v Speaker 1>up to date on this one. Jumping over to Vermont,

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<v Speaker 1>bit of good news from up north, where the Vermont

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<v Speaker 1>Supreme Court has upheld trapping and coyote hunting rights after

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<v Speaker 1>a challenge by animal rights groups. Several years ago, the

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<v Speaker 1>Vermont state legislature required the Department of Fish and Wildlife

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<v Speaker 1>to establish best management practices for fur bearer trapping, as

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<v Speaker 1>well as regulations for pursuing coyotes with dogs. The department

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<v Speaker 1>did so according to the established protocols, including significant public

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<v Speaker 1>comment as soon as the rules were issued. For animal

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<v Speaker 1>rights groups immediately sued, arguing that portions of the rags

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<v Speaker 1>that defined control of dog and what exactly constituted public

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<v Speaker 1>trail violated the legislative intent of the state's game laws.

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<v Speaker 1>They also challenged setback exemptions for traps laden water and ice.

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<v Speaker 1>A lower court denied these suits, stating that the rules

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<v Speaker 1>were in fact consistent with the laws on the books

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<v Speaker 1>and followed safe hunting and trapping practices. This month, the

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<v Speaker 1>state's Supreme Court upheld that decision, writing in part of

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<v Speaker 1>its opinion that the animal rights groups had mischaracterized what

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<v Speaker 1>state law requires to advance their argument. This ruling leaves

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<v Speaker 1>hunting and trapping alone in the Green Mountain state, and

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<v Speaker 1>after what we've seen in Colorado, Oregon and elsewhere, that's

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<v Speaker 1>cause for at least a little celebration. Moving on to

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<v Speaker 1>the crime desk, a number of startling poaching cases came

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<v Speaker 1>out in the last couple of weeks, and I bet

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<v Speaker 1>hearing about them will make your blood boil. And Oregon

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<v Speaker 1>officials busted what they're calling a serial poacher, which is

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<v Speaker 1>like a serial killer, but of the wildlife variety. So

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<v Speaker 1>you may eventually hear this guy on the Meat Eater

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<v Speaker 1>Managing editor Jordan Siller's awesome podcast, Blood Trails, which if

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<v Speaker 1>you have not listened to this, it's great. Where true

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<v Speaker 1>crime meets the great outdoors is how I describe it. Anyhow.

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<v Speaker 1>According to Oregon State Police, forty eight year old former

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<v Speaker 1>corrections officer Christopher Mattson pled guilty to numerous wildlife and

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<v Speaker 1>firearm related charges, including three counts of the unlawful take

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<v Speaker 1>of buck deer, three counts of the unlawful take of

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<v Speaker 1>black bears, and the unlawful take of mule deer. The

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<v Speaker 1>original charges that Mattson faced included even more charges involving

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<v Speaker 1>antlerless elk game birds, hunting outside illegal hours, borrowing big

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<v Speaker 1>game tags, and more. When agreeing to a plea deal,

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<v Speaker 1>the prosecutor often agrees to drop some of the charges,

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<v Speaker 1>which is likely the case in this instance. Still, Madson

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<v Speaker 1>received serious retribution, including twenty four months of probation, a

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<v Speaker 1>lifetime hunting ban, three hundred hours of community service forfeiture

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<v Speaker 1>of firearms and property seized, and over one hundred and

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<v Speaker 1>fourteen thousand dollars in fines. It's a good thing they

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<v Speaker 1>got this guy, though he made a serious toll on

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<v Speaker 1>the public trust. Jay Hall, Oregon Department of Justice Wildlife

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<v Speaker 1>Anti Poaching Resource prosecutor, said Matson's case is quote one

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<v Speaker 1>of the highest damage amounts done to Oregon wildlife by

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<v Speaker 1>any singular actor. This is another example of serial poaching,

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<v Speaker 1>which rises to the level of felony conduct based solely

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<v Speaker 1>on the repeated poaching conduct and impact of one individual

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<v Speaker 1>on Oregon's game animals. Over in Indiana, Warden's nabbed a

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<v Speaker 1>twenty eight year old suspect poacher who is now facing

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<v Speaker 1>over one hundred wildlife related crimes. State officials say that

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<v Speaker 1>the Clark County Sheriff's Department deputies and Warden's set a

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<v Speaker 1>roadblock on the morning of December eighteen after receiving complaints

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<v Speaker 1>about gunshots fired. They stopped Woodrow Snyder and discovered several

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<v Speaker 1>dead deer, as well as several guns that were discarded

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<v Speaker 1>along the roadway. And June, Snyder was taken into custody

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<v Speaker 1>after search warrants turned up additional evidence, which reportedly revealed

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<v Speaker 1>that Snyder and several associates had illegally taken more than

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<v Speaker 1>thirty deer in the twenty twenty five season alone. He

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<v Speaker 1>faces charges for the obstruction of justice, illegal sale of wildlife,

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<v Speaker 1>unlawful take of deer, jackliding, and more. As it stands,

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<v Speaker 1>he could face massive restitution fines if convicted on all

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<v Speaker 1>of those charges. The last poaching case we've got for

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<v Speaker 1>you is a bit more complicated. Prosecutors say that nearly

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<v Speaker 1>forty hunters who thought they'd bought a dream moose hunt

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<v Speaker 1>in Alaska were taken advantage of through an illegal guiding scheme.

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<v Speaker 1>According to court documents, Michael McHale beans started advertising trophy

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<v Speaker 1>moose hunts on the lower Yukon River area in twenty

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<v Speaker 1>twenty one. Despite lacking the state licenses to act as

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<v Speaker 1>a guide or transporter, multiple groups of potential clients put

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<v Speaker 1>down deposits and in some cases paid in full before

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<v Speaker 1>arriving in rural Alaska, only for Bean to cancel the

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<v Speaker 1>hunts at the last minute and pocket the cash. In

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<v Speaker 1>one case, three hunters arrived and Bean tried to cancel

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<v Speaker 1>the hunt, but they tracked him down and he illegally

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<v Speaker 1>assisted the hunters in hunting moose despite not being licensed

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<v Speaker 1>to do so. All in all, he collected more than

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<v Speaker 1>fifty nine thousand dollars in deposits and advanced payments. He

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<v Speaker 1>pled guilty to wire fraud and Laciact violations related to

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<v Speaker 1>illegal guiding, and was sentenced to pay sixty four thousand

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<v Speaker 1>dollars in restitution and served three years in federal prison.

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<v Speaker 1>That sentence will be tacked onto one. Bean is already

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<v Speaker 1>serving thirty years in state prison for felony sexual assault

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<v Speaker 1>and second ual abuse of a miner. His absolutely horrific

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<v Speaker 1>behavior aside. This case is a reminder for folks to

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<v Speaker 1>verify the licenses and check references on outfitters for bucket

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<v Speaker 1>List trips before putting down any money, particularly as internet

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<v Speaker 1>scams are proliferating. After all, you don't want your bucket

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<v Speaker 1>list moose hunt to turn into nothing more than a

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<v Speaker 1>hill of beans. Eh. Eh. Moving on to bid a

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<v Speaker 1>legislative news in the home state, local outfitters and advocates

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<v Speaker 1>are pushing for a new piece of legislation that would

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<v Speaker 1>protect significant habitat in western Montana. The River Runs Through

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<v Speaker 1>It proposal is named after Norman McLain's seminal novella A

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<v Speaker 1>River Runs Through It, which is set in the same region.

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<v Speaker 1>The proposal would add land to the Bob Marshall and

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<v Speaker 1>Scapegoat wilderness areas and designate additional public land as forest

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<v Speaker 1>restoration areas, recreation areas, and conservation management areas. It would

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<v Speaker 1>also create a new wilderness area in the Nevada Mountains.

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<v Speaker 1>In total, would add around one hundred and thirty thousand

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<v Speaker 1>acres of new wilderness designations, protecting key habitats and migration

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<v Speaker 1>corridors for big game animals such as elk and mule deer.

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<v Speaker 1>The proposal has the support of multiple user groups as

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<v Speaker 1>it would also create new snowmobiling opportunities near the town

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<v Speaker 1>of Sely Lake, as well as required the Forest Service

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<v Speaker 1>to prioritize timber thinning and other active forest management protocols

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<v Speaker 1>throughout the Seely Lake Ranger District. The proposal is still

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<v Speaker 1>in the early stages, but it's worth keeping an eye

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<v Speaker 1>on and starting to drum up support for a proactive

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<v Speaker 1>measure like this. Just so you know, backcountry hunters and

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<v Speaker 1>anglers myself included. I was in there that week. We

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<v Speaker 1>met down with Congressman Ryan Zinki's team and discussed this

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<v Speaker 1>one the last time we were back in DC. It's

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<v Speaker 1>definitely something BHA is supporting and working to find that

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<v Speaker 1>good old fashioned bipartisan support on the hill. Moving on

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<v Speaker 1>to another policy hit, the US Forest Service is revising

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<v Speaker 1>its management plan for over five million acres of public

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<v Speaker 1>land across northeast Oregon and southeast Washington. The Blue Mountain

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<v Speaker 1>Forest Plan revision will impact hunters, anglers, laggers, ranchers, and

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<v Speaker 1>other user groups of the malhir Wallawa, Whitman, and Umatilla

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<v Speaker 1>National Forests. The revision process has been twenty years in

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<v Speaker 1>the making and it will impact some of the best

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<v Speaker 1>habitat and public hunting grounds in the region. Of particular

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<v Speaker 1>interest in the plan are elk security and road density standards,

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<v Speaker 1>or the lack thereof in the current draft Environmental impact statement.

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<v Speaker 1>Those regulations have guided the forest management there for the

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<v Speaker 1>past twenty years and are particularly important for elk, which

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<v Speaker 1>are known to consistently move away from areas with high

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<v Speaker 1>motorized use. US Forest Service will open public comment on

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<v Speaker 1>this revision soon, and conservation groups are urging folks to

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<v Speaker 1>speak up. Head over to our friends at the Theodore

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<v Speaker 1>Roosevelt Conservation Partnership TRCP dotorg for a good breakdown of

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<v Speaker 1>the situation. That's all I got for you this week.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you so much for listening, and remember to write

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<v Speaker 1>in to ask cl that's ask Cal at the Meat

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<v Speaker 1>your dot com. Let us know what's going on in

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<v Speaker 1>your neck the woods. You know we appreciate it. I'll

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<v Speaker 1>talk to you next week. That's the boy. It's been

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<v Speaker 1>strapped my chest here this whole time. M