1 00:00:02,840 --> 00:00:06,840 Speaker 1: From Mediators World News headquarters in Bozeman, Montana. This is 2 00:00:06,920 --> 00:00:11,360 Speaker 1: Cal's weekend review, presented by Steel Steel products are available 3 00:00:11,400 --> 00:00:15,160 Speaker 1: only at authorized dealers. For more, go to Steel Dealers 4 00:00:15,320 --> 00:00:22,480 Speaker 1: dot com. Now here's your host, Ryan cal Callahan. Peter 5 00:00:22,960 --> 00:00:26,000 Speaker 1: That's People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals was in 6 00:00:26,040 --> 00:00:28,920 Speaker 1: the news several times this week for exactly the reasons 7 00:00:28,960 --> 00:00:32,360 Speaker 1: you might expect. Most recently, in Alabama, the animal rights 8 00:00:32,360 --> 00:00:35,760 Speaker 1: group demanded that an animal shelter not return a pigeon 9 00:00:35,800 --> 00:00:39,040 Speaker 1: to its owner. The pigeon in question is named Bob, 10 00:00:39,240 --> 00:00:42,640 Speaker 1: and he found himself in a very unfamiliar territory after 11 00:00:42,760 --> 00:00:45,680 Speaker 1: losing his way on a flight in the United Kingdom. 12 00:00:45,720 --> 00:00:48,120 Speaker 1: Bob was trying to make a routine journey from the 13 00:00:48,200 --> 00:00:51,559 Speaker 1: Channel Islands to his home in Northeast England. Instead, he 14 00:00:51,600 --> 00:00:55,280 Speaker 1: turned up over four thousand miles away in Monroe County, Alabama, 15 00:00:55,640 --> 00:00:59,760 Speaker 1: and boy are his wings Tired? Owner Alan Todd told 16 00:00:59,760 --> 00:01:02,080 Speaker 1: The Ardian that the bird may have hitched riot on 17 00:01:02,120 --> 00:01:04,640 Speaker 1: an oil tanker, since he was covered in oil when 18 00:01:04,640 --> 00:01:07,800 Speaker 1: he was found in the American South. Bob was discovered 19 00:01:07,840 --> 00:01:11,959 Speaker 1: by a conscientious resident of Mexia, Alabama, and sent to 20 00:01:11,959 --> 00:01:15,840 Speaker 1: a shelter. They're the vets tracked down Bob's owner based 21 00:01:15,880 --> 00:01:19,120 Speaker 1: on the birds distinctive leg bands. Todd has yet to 22 00:01:19,160 --> 00:01:22,199 Speaker 1: see Bob in the feathers, but they've chatted several times 23 00:01:22,200 --> 00:01:25,679 Speaker 1: on Skype. According to The Guardian, homing pigeons have a 24 00:01:25,760 --> 00:01:29,080 Speaker 1: legendary and still mysterious ability to find their way home. 25 00:01:29,480 --> 00:01:31,919 Speaker 1: They can be driven around in circles in a dark box, 26 00:01:32,000 --> 00:01:33,640 Speaker 1: or shipped to the other side of a country and 27 00:01:33,680 --> 00:01:36,080 Speaker 1: still figure out how to get back to their nests. 28 00:01:36,560 --> 00:01:39,640 Speaker 1: Scientists still aren't sure how they do it, or, in 29 00:01:39,720 --> 00:01:44,840 Speaker 1: Bob's case, how that amazing GPS system goes haywire. Anyway, 30 00:01:44,920 --> 00:01:48,160 Speaker 1: when the local Alabama PETA chapter heard about Bob's plight, 31 00:01:48,520 --> 00:01:51,960 Speaker 1: they sprang into action faster than an outdoor house cat. 32 00:01:52,320 --> 00:01:56,800 Speaker 1: Because Todd had quote cruelly subjected Bob to a pigeon race, 33 00:01:57,320 --> 00:02:00,280 Speaker 1: Peter demanded that the shelter refused to send Bob act 34 00:02:00,400 --> 00:02:03,400 Speaker 1: the only home he's ever known. They call pigeon races 35 00:02:03,520 --> 00:02:07,280 Speaker 1: quote graveyard races, and have published a video titled The 36 00:02:07,360 --> 00:02:11,359 Speaker 1: Deadly World of Pigeon Racing Exposed. This video has over 37 00:02:11,440 --> 00:02:14,720 Speaker 1: one twenty nine thousand views since it was published. In 38 00:02:14,800 --> 00:02:18,239 Speaker 1: two thousand thirteen, which tells you how much even Peter 39 00:02:18,360 --> 00:02:21,520 Speaker 1: members seem to care about pigeons. Whatever goes on in 40 00:02:21,560 --> 00:02:25,760 Speaker 1: the sinister world of underground pigeon racing, the Alabama Shelter 41 00:02:25,919 --> 00:02:29,240 Speaker 1: isn't buying what Peta is selling. Tricia Davis, who works 42 00:02:29,240 --> 00:02:32,280 Speaker 1: at the shelter, told a l dot com that Bob 43 00:02:32,360 --> 00:02:35,200 Speaker 1: responds to Todd's voice on the phone. She said that 44 00:02:35,240 --> 00:02:38,160 Speaker 1: once Todd raises the money to come to America, they'll 45 00:02:38,200 --> 00:02:42,639 Speaker 1: happily reunite the love birds. In other Peter news, a 46 00:02:42,680 --> 00:02:46,160 Speaker 1: provocative artist in Germany has set up an exhibit featuring 47 00:02:46,200 --> 00:02:48,800 Speaker 1: the head of a dead cow and thousands of flies 48 00:02:48,919 --> 00:02:52,560 Speaker 1: trapped in a glass enclosure. Peter argued that the flies 49 00:02:52,600 --> 00:02:56,200 Speaker 1: are covered under Germany's Animal Welfare Act, which bands killing 50 00:02:56,240 --> 00:02:59,640 Speaker 1: animals without a proper reason. The city complied with Peter's 51 00:02:59,680 --> 00:03:02,800 Speaker 1: request us and asked the museum to take the exhibit down. 52 00:03:03,400 --> 00:03:05,720 Speaker 1: On the opinion side of things, I think it would 53 00:03:05,720 --> 00:03:09,720 Speaker 1: be really cool to be able to watch decomposition at work, 54 00:03:10,080 --> 00:03:13,400 Speaker 1: minus the stink. In the long run, people could even 55 00:03:13,480 --> 00:03:16,840 Speaker 1: get more of an appreciation for flies at the expense 56 00:03:17,080 --> 00:03:21,600 Speaker 1: of a few dead ones. Bring that out of doors, education, indoors, 57 00:03:21,919 --> 00:03:26,919 Speaker 1: so to speak. This week we've got bears, salmon, and access. 58 00:03:27,000 --> 00:03:30,079 Speaker 1: But first I'm gonna tell you about my week. And 59 00:03:30,200 --> 00:03:32,880 Speaker 1: my week is brought to you by Steel USA, makers 60 00:03:32,919 --> 00:03:36,160 Speaker 1: of the world's most powerful chainsaws. I recently used a 61 00:03:36,240 --> 00:03:39,280 Speaker 1: combo of steel equipment while helping to roast a feral 62 00:03:39,360 --> 00:03:42,960 Speaker 1: sheep Osado style in Hawaii. Cut wood into shape for 63 00:03:43,000 --> 00:03:45,240 Speaker 1: the fire using a gas saw. 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I'm currently 73 00:04:13,680 --> 00:04:16,479 Speaker 1: reporting to you from the First Light headquarters in Hailey, Idaho, 74 00:04:16,800 --> 00:04:20,159 Speaker 1: the brand new open to the public storefront. Will you know, 75 00:04:20,279 --> 00:04:21,960 Speaker 1: We'll be open as soon as you hear this, so 76 00:04:22,040 --> 00:04:24,440 Speaker 1: come on over check it. Out, you'll get a look 77 00:04:24,440 --> 00:04:26,440 Speaker 1: at tons of new gear and be able to fill 78 00:04:26,440 --> 00:04:28,799 Speaker 1: in any gaps in your kit for the next hunting trip. 79 00:04:29,720 --> 00:04:34,279 Speaker 1: Moving on to the grizzly desk. On July six of 80 00:04:34,320 --> 00:04:36,560 Speaker 1: the last year, a California woman was killed by a 81 00:04:36,560 --> 00:04:38,839 Speaker 1: grizzly bear after it dragged her out of her tent 82 00:04:38,960 --> 00:04:41,880 Speaker 1: and broke her neck. In July of this year, the 83 00:04:41,920 --> 00:04:45,120 Speaker 1: inter Agency Grizzly Bear Committee released its final report on 84 00:04:45,160 --> 00:04:48,040 Speaker 1: the incident. They concluded that the woman was the victim 85 00:04:48,160 --> 00:04:51,719 Speaker 1: of a quote predatory attack by a habituated or food 86 00:04:51,800 --> 00:04:54,560 Speaker 1: conditioned bear. While some of the details will never be 87 00:04:54,600 --> 00:04:58,200 Speaker 1: known for sure, the tragic report contains important lessons for 88 00:04:58,240 --> 00:05:01,559 Speaker 1: anyone who wants to spend time and his country. Leah 89 00:05:01,640 --> 00:05:05,200 Speaker 1: Davis Locan, a sixty five year old woman from Chico, California, 90 00:05:05,279 --> 00:05:08,479 Speaker 1: was taking a multiday bicycle trip through Montana when she 91 00:05:08,520 --> 00:05:12,560 Speaker 1: stopped at a campground located behind the museum in Ovando, Montana. 92 00:05:13,040 --> 00:05:15,599 Speaker 1: Her sister and their friend were staying at a hotel, 93 00:05:15,839 --> 00:05:18,719 Speaker 1: but Locan decided to sleep in her tent. On the 94 00:05:18,800 --> 00:05:20,960 Speaker 1: night of July six, she was woken up by a 95 00:05:20,960 --> 00:05:24,480 Speaker 1: grizzly bear sniffing around her campsite. She shouted. She woke 96 00:05:24,560 --> 00:05:26,480 Speaker 1: up the couple sleeping at the site next to her. 97 00:05:26,839 --> 00:05:29,360 Speaker 1: They scared off the bear together, and Locan decided to 98 00:05:29,360 --> 00:05:32,160 Speaker 1: remove package snack foods in a large bag of lentils 99 00:05:32,200 --> 00:05:36,440 Speaker 1: from her tent. Fun side fact for you, of all 100 00:05:36,560 --> 00:05:39,120 Speaker 1: lentils in the US are grown within a ninety mile 101 00:05:39,279 --> 00:05:42,880 Speaker 1: radius of Moscow, Idaho, and Pullman, Washington, in an area. 102 00:05:42,920 --> 00:05:46,240 Speaker 1: Called the police. The couple asked whether Locan wanted to 103 00:05:46,240 --> 00:05:49,680 Speaker 1: sleep in the hotel, but she declined. The bear returned 104 00:05:49,800 --> 00:05:52,719 Speaker 1: later that night. Investigators aren't sure what caused the bear 105 00:05:52,760 --> 00:05:55,159 Speaker 1: to attack. The food had been removed from her tent, 106 00:05:55,320 --> 00:05:58,240 Speaker 1: but she still had her toiletry bags, which had previously 107 00:05:58,240 --> 00:06:01,560 Speaker 1: stored some berries. That think the grizz probably smelled the 108 00:06:01,600 --> 00:06:04,880 Speaker 1: berries and may have been triggered by movement, which, you know, 109 00:06:05,160 --> 00:06:07,800 Speaker 1: maybe sure. I think the point here is that the 110 00:06:07,839 --> 00:06:11,679 Speaker 1: bear was habituated enough to spend a lot of time 111 00:06:12,040 --> 00:06:17,320 Speaker 1: in for this area anyway, a highly densely populated area. Okay, 112 00:06:17,320 --> 00:06:20,600 Speaker 1: it's a rural Montana town, but this is the epicenter 113 00:06:20,760 --> 00:06:24,159 Speaker 1: of town. The bear ripped open her tent and dragged 114 00:06:24,160 --> 00:06:26,919 Speaker 1: her about eight feet. She was still partially wrapped in 115 00:06:26,960 --> 00:06:29,359 Speaker 1: her sleeping bag, and the bear used its front paws 116 00:06:29,400 --> 00:06:32,480 Speaker 1: to slam her into the ground. The medical examiner concluded 117 00:06:32,480 --> 00:06:35,279 Speaker 1: that Locan's death was caused by multiple blunt force injuries 118 00:06:35,279 --> 00:06:38,360 Speaker 1: of the head, torso, and right upper extremity. The neck 119 00:06:38,400 --> 00:06:41,359 Speaker 1: had been broken and the spinal cord severed, which meant 120 00:06:41,400 --> 00:06:45,239 Speaker 1: death was instantaneous. Investigators found a can of bear spray 121 00:06:45,279 --> 00:06:47,680 Speaker 1: that had been fully deployed underneath what was left of 122 00:06:47,720 --> 00:06:51,240 Speaker 1: Locan's tent. They have no way of knowing how or 123 00:06:51,320 --> 00:06:54,599 Speaker 1: when the spray was delivered, or if the bear spray 124 00:06:54,839 --> 00:06:57,640 Speaker 1: actually hit the bear. We do know that bear spray 125 00:06:57,720 --> 00:07:01,560 Speaker 1: has effectively stopped many documented at acts. In a compiled 126 00:07:01,560 --> 00:07:04,840 Speaker 1: twenty year study titled Efficacy of Bear Deterrent Spray in 127 00:07:04,880 --> 00:07:08,359 Speaker 1: Alaska published in the Journal of Wildlife Management, spray was 128 00:07:08,360 --> 00:07:12,040 Speaker 1: found to be over nine percent effective. Again, that doesn't 129 00:07:12,080 --> 00:07:14,920 Speaker 1: have much to do with this particular situation, as it 130 00:07:14,960 --> 00:07:17,600 Speaker 1: would have been very difficult to aim and properly deploy 131 00:07:17,680 --> 00:07:21,840 Speaker 1: while inside of a tent under extreme circumstances. After an 132 00:07:21,840 --> 00:07:24,720 Speaker 1: attack like this, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is required 133 00:07:24,760 --> 00:07:27,200 Speaker 1: to find the bear and kill it. It's clearly not 134 00:07:27,320 --> 00:07:29,200 Speaker 1: afraid of humans, and the fact that it returned to 135 00:07:29,240 --> 00:07:32,120 Speaker 1: the same camp site twice means it won't be deterred 136 00:07:32,120 --> 00:07:35,520 Speaker 1: by the usual methods. Official set out traps and search 137 00:07:35,640 --> 00:07:37,640 Speaker 1: the area for three days until they heard about a 138 00:07:37,640 --> 00:07:40,440 Speaker 1: grizzly that had destroyed a chicken coop about four miles 139 00:07:40,480 --> 00:07:43,119 Speaker 1: west of the attack. Agents set up near the chicken 140 00:07:43,120 --> 00:07:45,920 Speaker 1: coop on July nine and killed the grizzly when it returned. 141 00:07:46,480 --> 00:07:49,040 Speaker 1: DNA evidence confirmed it was the same bear that had 142 00:07:49,200 --> 00:07:52,360 Speaker 1: attacked Locan and was described as a young adult male 143 00:07:52,520 --> 00:07:56,240 Speaker 1: weighing about four hundred pounds. A tragedy like this one 144 00:07:56,320 --> 00:07:59,520 Speaker 1: is a sobering reminder that even in residential and urban areas, 145 00:07:59,680 --> 00:08:02,720 Speaker 1: we can't let our guard down. Grizzlies are expanding their 146 00:08:02,800 --> 00:08:06,320 Speaker 1: territory and conflicts are becoming more common. When you're camping, 147 00:08:06,480 --> 00:08:09,240 Speaker 1: your food preparation area should be more than one feet 148 00:08:09,280 --> 00:08:12,200 Speaker 1: from your tent. All food or anything you think could 149 00:08:12,240 --> 00:08:14,840 Speaker 1: smell like food should be locked in your car or 150 00:08:14,920 --> 00:08:17,120 Speaker 1: hung at least ten feet in the air. If a 151 00:08:17,160 --> 00:08:19,960 Speaker 1: grizzly comes around, don't return to your tent that night, 152 00:08:20,200 --> 00:08:22,520 Speaker 1: Sleep in your truck and think about moving sites the 153 00:08:22,560 --> 00:08:26,040 Speaker 1: next day. Hunting season is just around the corner and 154 00:08:26,080 --> 00:08:30,080 Speaker 1: camping season is in full swing. Before starting your next adventure, 155 00:08:30,400 --> 00:08:33,800 Speaker 1: brush up on bear safety techniques and make sure your 156 00:08:33,840 --> 00:08:38,239 Speaker 1: bear spray hasn't expired. You can't prepare for every scenario, 157 00:08:38,280 --> 00:08:40,319 Speaker 1: but you can give yourself a fighting chance if you 158 00:08:40,360 --> 00:08:44,000 Speaker 1: find yourself face to face with America's largest predator. Now, 159 00:08:44,040 --> 00:08:46,800 Speaker 1: if this story sounds really familiar, it's because we covered 160 00:08:46,840 --> 00:08:49,400 Speaker 1: this one when it first came out, But it's worth 161 00:08:49,400 --> 00:08:52,720 Speaker 1: bringing up again. The cyclist, in my opinion, was not 162 00:08:52,760 --> 00:08:55,520 Speaker 1: being overly careless when you consider the fact that she 163 00:08:55,679 --> 00:08:58,960 Speaker 1: was camping amongst people in the middle of a small town. 164 00:08:59,480 --> 00:09:02,200 Speaker 1: The famous Trixie's Bar and it's late night parking lot 165 00:09:02,280 --> 00:09:05,200 Speaker 1: crowd can be heard on summer nights from the scene 166 00:09:05,200 --> 00:09:08,080 Speaker 1: of the attack. I personally would not have been too 167 00:09:08,120 --> 00:09:11,480 Speaker 1: concerned or cautious if I were in Locan's bike shoes, 168 00:09:11,920 --> 00:09:14,679 Speaker 1: which is again why the story is worth bringing up. 169 00:09:15,320 --> 00:09:18,079 Speaker 1: All of western Montana is grizz country, and we need 170 00:09:18,120 --> 00:09:21,600 Speaker 1: to be reminded of that. There's more people in the woods, 171 00:09:21,600 --> 00:09:25,320 Speaker 1: more people, even food around. The odds of bears becoming 172 00:09:25,320 --> 00:09:29,559 Speaker 1: more habituated and more bold around people keep going up. 173 00:09:30,160 --> 00:09:32,559 Speaker 1: Be careful out there. It's up to you to leave 174 00:09:32,559 --> 00:09:35,960 Speaker 1: your campsites clean. Don't let bears think people are the 175 00:09:36,000 --> 00:09:40,160 Speaker 1: source of food. Another fun fact for you, The museum 176 00:09:40,400 --> 00:09:44,520 Speaker 1: Locan was camped next to is called the brand Bar Museum. However, 177 00:09:44,679 --> 00:09:48,040 Speaker 1: when it was established in eight by Henry Dixon and 178 00:09:48,120 --> 00:09:52,880 Speaker 1: Charlie Young, they called it the Bucket of Blood. Moving 179 00:09:52,920 --> 00:09:57,880 Speaker 1: on to the anti hunter desk. This should go without saying, 180 00:09:57,880 --> 00:10:00,400 Speaker 1: but bear spray should be used on bears, not people. 181 00:10:00,800 --> 00:10:03,760 Speaker 1: One Vermont woman was apparently confused on this point when 182 00:10:03,840 --> 00:10:06,520 Speaker 1: she decided to spray three bear hunters who had the 183 00:10:06,559 --> 00:10:09,360 Speaker 1: audacity to drive down a road with hound dogs in 184 00:10:09,400 --> 00:10:13,720 Speaker 1: their truck. Sixty one year old Lisa Nanny Reliza Nanny 185 00:10:13,880 --> 00:10:16,560 Speaker 1: has been cited by Vermont Game wardens for interfering with 186 00:10:16,600 --> 00:10:20,720 Speaker 1: a hunter, simple assault, and disorderly conduct. She allegedly stood 187 00:10:20,760 --> 00:10:23,080 Speaker 1: in the road as a bear hunter named Butch Spear, 188 00:10:23,440 --> 00:10:25,760 Speaker 1: his friend, and his friend's son were driving to a 189 00:10:25,800 --> 00:10:29,040 Speaker 1: location they planned to release their dogs. They hadn't stopped 190 00:10:29,040 --> 00:10:31,760 Speaker 1: the truck or released any dogs, and Spear says he's 191 00:10:31,760 --> 00:10:34,760 Speaker 1: never met Nanny before, but she knew who he was. 192 00:10:35,240 --> 00:10:37,559 Speaker 1: She refused to move after Spear asked her to let 193 00:10:37,600 --> 00:10:40,480 Speaker 1: them pass and allegedly cursed them out and said quote 194 00:10:40,679 --> 00:10:44,240 Speaker 1: a bunch of other things. According to Spear, the conversation 195 00:10:44,400 --> 00:10:46,720 Speaker 1: escalated until Nanny took out a can of bear spray 196 00:10:46,880 --> 00:10:49,600 Speaker 1: and sprayed all three occupants of the truck, one of 197 00:10:49,640 --> 00:10:52,880 Speaker 1: whom was a miner. Spear drove away at that point, 198 00:10:53,000 --> 00:10:55,720 Speaker 1: and the trio called Vermont State Police when they returned 199 00:10:55,720 --> 00:10:59,280 Speaker 1: to sell service. Multiple people recorded video of the incident, 200 00:10:59,400 --> 00:11:02,439 Speaker 1: and after viewing it, game Wardens decided to sight Nanny 201 00:11:02,640 --> 00:11:05,720 Speaker 1: and not Spear or his friends. If the name Butch 202 00:11:05,760 --> 00:11:07,920 Speaker 1: Spear rings a bell, it's because he's been in the 203 00:11:07,920 --> 00:11:10,839 Speaker 1: middle of another viral bear hunting conflict. In two thousand 204 00:11:10,920 --> 00:11:14,240 Speaker 1: twenty one, a popular YouTuber named Morgan Gold posted a 205 00:11:14,360 --> 00:11:17,240 Speaker 1: viral video of Spear and his dogs treating a black bear. 206 00:11:17,640 --> 00:11:20,160 Speaker 1: They didn't kill the bear because Gold asked them to 207 00:11:20,240 --> 00:11:24,040 Speaker 1: leave his property, but Spear started receiving hate mail not 208 00:11:24,160 --> 00:11:27,120 Speaker 1: long after. He hasn't backed down from his defensive bear 209 00:11:27,200 --> 00:11:30,400 Speaker 1: hunting with hounds, which is probably why Nanny targeted him. 210 00:11:30,880 --> 00:11:34,960 Speaker 1: Vermont's anti bear hunting Ladies Coffee Club is incredibly active. 211 00:11:35,240 --> 00:11:37,720 Speaker 1: In two thousand one, to other women in the same 212 00:11:37,760 --> 00:11:40,920 Speaker 1: area were found guilty of hunter harassment after deflating the 213 00:11:40,920 --> 00:11:43,760 Speaker 1: tires of a bear hunter's truck and releasing a German 214 00:11:43,800 --> 00:11:47,120 Speaker 1: shepherd that attacked and severely injured a leashed bear hound. 215 00:11:47,600 --> 00:11:50,880 Speaker 1: The women were find a paltry two stars apiece for 216 00:11:50,920 --> 00:11:55,480 Speaker 1: their crimes, which unsurprisingly wasn't enough to dissuade Nanny from 217 00:11:55,480 --> 00:11:58,880 Speaker 1: executing her attack on Spear. Now, I gotta state the 218 00:11:58,880 --> 00:12:01,920 Speaker 1: obvious here. The law is not going to fix public 219 00:12:01,960 --> 00:12:05,480 Speaker 1: opinion for any type of hunting. That will always hang 220 00:12:05,520 --> 00:12:08,440 Speaker 1: on the shoulders of hunters. It's a big job and 221 00:12:08,480 --> 00:12:11,640 Speaker 1: it doesn't sound fair. After all, there's plenty of things 222 00:12:11,760 --> 00:12:14,520 Speaker 1: that are other people's activities that I don't really approve 223 00:12:14,640 --> 00:12:17,240 Speaker 1: of or see the point of, but I'm not going 224 00:12:17,280 --> 00:12:20,400 Speaker 1: to force them to defend it or threatened to take 225 00:12:20,400 --> 00:12:25,040 Speaker 1: those activities away. Again, there's an opportunity to be proactive here. 226 00:12:25,320 --> 00:12:27,360 Speaker 1: You're not always going to connect with people that don't 227 00:12:27,440 --> 00:12:29,560 Speaker 1: like you from the get go, but you'll never know 228 00:12:29,720 --> 00:12:35,839 Speaker 1: unless you try. Moving north of the border to another 229 00:12:35,880 --> 00:12:39,680 Speaker 1: bear controversy, British Columbia imposed a bear hunting band covering 230 00:12:39,679 --> 00:12:43,000 Speaker 1: more than eight thousand square kilometers that's about three thousand 231 00:12:43,000 --> 00:12:46,280 Speaker 1: square miles to US Yankees, to protect the spirit bears 232 00:12:46,360 --> 00:12:50,440 Speaker 1: concentrated in that area. These spirit bears are a cream 233 00:12:50,480 --> 00:12:54,160 Speaker 1: colored subspecies of black bear that live only in British Columbia. 234 00:12:54,440 --> 00:12:57,040 Speaker 1: They're sacred to the First Nations tribes in the area, 235 00:12:57,280 --> 00:13:00,079 Speaker 1: and it is already illegal to hunt them, but his 236 00:13:00,200 --> 00:13:03,280 Speaker 1: latest band prohibits all black bear hunting in the region 237 00:13:03,440 --> 00:13:06,920 Speaker 1: to protect the bears carrying the recessive gene that causes 238 00:13:06,960 --> 00:13:12,280 Speaker 1: the unique coloring and speaking of hunting bands, federal officials 239 00:13:12,280 --> 00:13:14,880 Speaker 1: in the United States have closed one point eight million 240 00:13:14,920 --> 00:13:18,240 Speaker 1: acres of Alaska's Brooks Range to doll sheep hunting. The 241 00:13:18,280 --> 00:13:21,800 Speaker 1: Federal Subsistence Board voted unanimously to close Unit twenty four 242 00:13:21,960 --> 00:13:26,240 Speaker 1: and twenty six b west of Sagavaranik Talk River. Remember 243 00:13:26,440 --> 00:13:28,199 Speaker 1: until your right in at a s k C A 244 00:13:28,360 --> 00:13:31,199 Speaker 1: L let's ask cal to Medior dot com to correct 245 00:13:31,200 --> 00:13:36,840 Speaker 1: my pronunciation saga varaniic talk. All users, including subsistence hunters, 246 00:13:36,840 --> 00:13:39,520 Speaker 1: will be prohibited from taking doll sheep in these areas 247 00:13:39,559 --> 00:13:42,040 Speaker 1: for the two thousand two through two thousand twenty four 248 00:13:42,080 --> 00:13:46,360 Speaker 1: Wildlife regulatory cycle. The Subsistence Board justified the move as 249 00:13:46,400 --> 00:13:50,920 Speaker 1: a way to protect declining sheep populations. However, the Alaska 250 00:13:51,000 --> 00:13:54,320 Speaker 1: Department of Fish and Game opposed the proposal. They argued 251 00:13:54,400 --> 00:13:56,680 Speaker 1: in a written statement that will not result in a 252 00:13:56,760 --> 00:14:00,240 Speaker 1: sheep population response because most of the sheep popular Asian 253 00:14:00,400 --> 00:14:04,440 Speaker 1: range is outside the proposed closure area. Well. They agree 254 00:14:04,480 --> 00:14:07,200 Speaker 1: that cheap abundance in the Central and Eastern Brooks Range 255 00:14:07,240 --> 00:14:10,000 Speaker 1: has declined in recent years. They say it's due to weather, 256 00:14:10,240 --> 00:14:13,960 Speaker 1: not hunter harvest. They also point out that the population 257 00:14:14,040 --> 00:14:17,280 Speaker 1: still provides a harvest double surplus, so there's no reason 258 00:14:17,400 --> 00:14:21,240 Speaker 1: to ban hunting altogether. They estimate that the Central Brooks 259 00:14:21,240 --> 00:14:24,600 Speaker 1: and Eastern Brooks Range sheep population is likely between ten 260 00:14:24,640 --> 00:14:28,240 Speaker 1: thousand and twenty thousand sheep. They conclude quote the Central 261 00:14:28,240 --> 00:14:31,400 Speaker 1: Brooks and Eastern Brooks Range sheep population declined due to weather, 262 00:14:31,600 --> 00:14:36,240 Speaker 1: not harvest. Sheep population fluctuations of varying magnitudes and causes 263 00:14:36,320 --> 00:14:40,720 Speaker 1: are not unprecedented in Alaska, and those populations have recovered. 264 00:14:41,240 --> 00:14:43,280 Speaker 1: If you are a hunter or an outfitter up in 265 00:14:43,320 --> 00:14:46,200 Speaker 1: this area, please write in and let us know your 266 00:14:46,240 --> 00:14:49,480 Speaker 1: thoughts on the situation. We've been hearing lots of stories 267 00:14:49,640 --> 00:14:53,440 Speaker 1: over the years of declining sheep populations in this area, 268 00:14:53,760 --> 00:14:56,560 Speaker 1: and this is not the first time reduced hunting or 269 00:14:56,560 --> 00:14:59,480 Speaker 1: even a hunting band has been suggested. So if it's 270 00:14:59,520 --> 00:15:03,360 Speaker 1: good or bad, please right in let us know your thoughts. 271 00:15:04,520 --> 00:15:09,000 Speaker 1: Moving on to the land Access desk, lots of great 272 00:15:09,080 --> 00:15:12,280 Speaker 1: land access stories for you today from Montana, Washington, Texas 273 00:15:12,280 --> 00:15:15,840 Speaker 1: and more. In Montana, Pheasants Forever just secured a thirteen 274 00:15:15,960 --> 00:15:18,880 Speaker 1: thousand acre parcel to open upland bird in big game 275 00:15:18,960 --> 00:15:21,960 Speaker 1: hunting for the two thousand twenty two through twenty three season. 276 00:15:22,360 --> 00:15:25,480 Speaker 1: The organization partnered with Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, the 277 00:15:25,520 --> 00:15:28,680 Speaker 1: Bureau of Land Management, and a private landowner to secure 278 00:15:28,680 --> 00:15:31,880 Speaker 1: the twenty square mile property with a Public Access Land 279 00:15:31,880 --> 00:15:36,680 Speaker 1: Agreement or pala Palate contracts offer landowners monetary incentives of 280 00:15:36,760 --> 00:15:39,360 Speaker 1: up to fifteen thousand dollars for allowing public hunting and 281 00:15:39,400 --> 00:15:44,040 Speaker 1: fishing access. The landowner also receives negotiated improvements that facilitate 282 00:15:44,200 --> 00:15:47,800 Speaker 1: entry to inaccessible or under accessible state and federal properties. 283 00:15:48,080 --> 00:15:50,320 Speaker 1: The landowner's name has not been made public, but he 284 00:15:50,360 --> 00:15:52,800 Speaker 1: said that working with Pheasants Forever and their partners was 285 00:15:52,840 --> 00:15:56,479 Speaker 1: a very positive experience. He said, quote, as a landowner, 286 00:15:56,600 --> 00:16:00,120 Speaker 1: I appreciate an organization rewarding us for a contribution to 287 00:16:00,160 --> 00:16:03,440 Speaker 1: not only local sportsmen and women, but wildlife as well. 288 00:16:05,280 --> 00:16:08,720 Speaker 1: The Conservation Reserve Program or CRP, is off to a 289 00:16:08,760 --> 00:16:12,360 Speaker 1: good start this year. According to the Congressional Sportsman's Foundation, 290 00:16:12,440 --> 00:16:15,040 Speaker 1: three point one million acres have already been enrolled in 291 00:16:15,080 --> 00:16:19,240 Speaker 1: the Grasslands CRP this year. That number exceeds the acres 292 00:16:19,280 --> 00:16:21,680 Speaker 1: that are being pulled out of the program and is 293 00:16:21,720 --> 00:16:25,880 Speaker 1: the highest amount ever accepted in Grasslands CRP history. That's 294 00:16:25,920 --> 00:16:31,320 Speaker 1: great news for habitat, wildlife and hunters. Up in Washington, 295 00:16:31,480 --> 00:16:34,160 Speaker 1: the Bureau of Land Management plans to purchase eight hundred 296 00:16:34,160 --> 00:16:37,120 Speaker 1: and twelve acres in the Yakima River Canyon and provide 297 00:16:37,160 --> 00:16:41,000 Speaker 1: permanent recreational access to the area. The Bureau plans to 298 00:16:41,080 --> 00:16:43,440 Speaker 1: use money from the Land and Water Conservation Fund to 299 00:16:43,480 --> 00:16:47,640 Speaker 1: buy the Yakama Canyon Ranch from Western Rivers Conservancy. Remember, 300 00:16:47,760 --> 00:16:50,960 Speaker 1: the Land and Water Conservation Fund was permanently funded by 301 00:16:50,960 --> 00:16:54,040 Speaker 1: the Great American Outdoors Act, which Congress passed in two 302 00:16:54,080 --> 00:16:57,640 Speaker 1: thousand twenty with the support of hunting, fishing, and conservation groups. 303 00:16:58,000 --> 00:17:01,000 Speaker 1: The nine million per year is intended to be used 304 00:17:01,000 --> 00:17:03,920 Speaker 1: on projects exactly like this, So if you asked your 305 00:17:04,000 --> 00:17:07,240 Speaker 1: representative to support the Great American Outdoors Act, Your hard 306 00:17:07,280 --> 00:17:10,960 Speaker 1: work is paying off. The purchase will provide permanent recreational 307 00:17:11,000 --> 00:17:13,960 Speaker 1: access to the private Big Horn Boating Access site and 308 00:17:14,080 --> 00:17:16,359 Speaker 1: three and a half miles of the Yakama River that 309 00:17:16,400 --> 00:17:19,680 Speaker 1: flows through the ranch. The Bureau of Land Management sometimes 310 00:17:19,680 --> 00:17:22,440 Speaker 1: here's about these projects from hunters and anglers, and that's 311 00:17:22,480 --> 00:17:25,840 Speaker 1: exactly what South Dakotans are hoping for in their state. 312 00:17:26,200 --> 00:17:29,920 Speaker 1: Over fifty acres of the inaccessible landlocked public land were 313 00:17:29,960 --> 00:17:34,000 Speaker 1: reported in South Dakota by the BLMS new online reporting system. 314 00:17:34,040 --> 00:17:37,000 Speaker 1: According to a great report on South Dakota Public Radio, 315 00:17:37,240 --> 00:17:40,280 Speaker 1: there are some opportunities for the Bureau of Land Management 316 00:17:40,320 --> 00:17:43,760 Speaker 1: to provide access to these parcels, just like they're trying 317 00:17:43,760 --> 00:17:49,000 Speaker 1: to do in Washington on the Yakama River Canyon. Texas 318 00:17:49,240 --> 00:17:51,880 Speaker 1: isn't known for its large tracts of public land. It's 319 00:17:51,880 --> 00:17:55,600 Speaker 1: more known for tigers and that's not changing anytime soon. 320 00:17:56,000 --> 00:17:59,160 Speaker 1: But Fort Worth, which is the third fastest growing city 321 00:17:59,160 --> 00:18:01,080 Speaker 1: in the country, is to making steps to ensure its 322 00:18:01,119 --> 00:18:04,720 Speaker 1: residents still have open, green spaces to enjoy. According to 323 00:18:04,800 --> 00:18:07,520 Speaker 1: report and Fast Company, the city has been losing fifty 324 00:18:07,560 --> 00:18:11,359 Speaker 1: acres of natural open space prairie land to development every week. 325 00:18:11,640 --> 00:18:14,920 Speaker 1: To slow that decline, city officials have proposed a program 326 00:18:15,000 --> 00:18:17,880 Speaker 1: that allows new businesses to dedicate a portion of their 327 00:18:17,920 --> 00:18:22,280 Speaker 1: tax incentives to preserving natural habitat. Most cities offer incentives 328 00:18:22,320 --> 00:18:26,000 Speaker 1: for businesses to move into their area. For Worth, officials 329 00:18:26,040 --> 00:18:28,720 Speaker 1: are hoping some of those businesses will opt to dedicate 330 00:18:28,720 --> 00:18:31,159 Speaker 1: a portion of those funds to preserving a section of 331 00:18:31,200 --> 00:18:34,399 Speaker 1: open space equal to the company's building footprint and a 332 00:18:34,480 --> 00:18:38,520 Speaker 1: trust for public land. Public engagement survey of Fort Worth 333 00:18:38,600 --> 00:18:42,320 Speaker 1: residents said the conservation of natural areas was very important. 334 00:18:42,720 --> 00:18:44,800 Speaker 1: If you're one of those residents, get on the phone 335 00:18:44,800 --> 00:18:47,439 Speaker 1: with your city council members. They're scheduled to vote on 336 00:18:47,520 --> 00:18:50,600 Speaker 1: this proposal in the fall. The federal government is also 337 00:18:50,680 --> 00:18:54,080 Speaker 1: working to make sure city residents have access to natural spaces. 338 00:18:54,480 --> 00:18:57,080 Speaker 1: The Department of Interior announced last month it plans to 339 00:18:57,080 --> 00:18:59,960 Speaker 1: give one d andeo million dollars to the National Park 340 00:19:00,080 --> 00:19:04,560 Speaker 1: Service to create and revitalize outdoor recreation spaces and urban areas. 341 00:19:04,880 --> 00:19:07,439 Speaker 1: Their grant program is also being changed to make it 342 00:19:07,480 --> 00:19:10,919 Speaker 1: easier for more cities to secure more funding for these projects. 343 00:19:11,320 --> 00:19:14,200 Speaker 1: The city size cap will be decreased from fifty thousand 344 00:19:14,280 --> 00:19:17,119 Speaker 1: to thirty thousand residents. Cities will no longer have to 345 00:19:17,119 --> 00:19:20,080 Speaker 1: be in the Census designated urban area boundary, and the 346 00:19:20,119 --> 00:19:24,159 Speaker 1: maximum grant amount is increasing from five million to ten million. 347 00:19:24,600 --> 00:19:26,800 Speaker 1: This money will be used to build things like hiking 348 00:19:26,800 --> 00:19:30,520 Speaker 1: and biking trails, playgrounds, and fishing ponds. These sorts of 349 00:19:30,640 --> 00:19:33,480 Speaker 1: urban initiatives might not get your blood pumping, but they're 350 00:19:33,480 --> 00:19:37,320 Speaker 1: important for building and maintaining public support for larger public 351 00:19:37,400 --> 00:19:42,040 Speaker 1: land initiatives. All Americans, including city slickers, should have access 352 00:19:42,080 --> 00:19:46,000 Speaker 1: to natural spaces. We just need more people who appreciate 353 00:19:46,200 --> 00:19:52,399 Speaker 1: the outdoors. Moving on to the salmon desk, conservationists have 354 00:19:52,440 --> 00:19:55,439 Speaker 1: been worried about the world salmon population for several years, 355 00:19:55,520 --> 00:19:57,760 Speaker 1: and the latest numbers from the Yukon River in Alaska 356 00:19:57,800 --> 00:20:01,240 Speaker 1: don't look good. Thanks to Johannah roseen Bone for sending 357 00:20:01,240 --> 00:20:04,800 Speaker 1: this one in. It's the second lowest summer chum salmon 358 00:20:04,880 --> 00:20:07,800 Speaker 1: run on the Yukon and the lowest ever chinook salmon run. 359 00:20:08,200 --> 00:20:10,840 Speaker 1: The subsistence anglers who rely on salmon for a large 360 00:20:10,840 --> 00:20:14,040 Speaker 1: part of their diet are hurting, and wildlife biologists aren't 361 00:20:14,040 --> 00:20:18,000 Speaker 1: sure the chinook can bounce back salmon. Conservation scientist Peter 362 00:20:18,080 --> 00:20:21,520 Speaker 1: Wesley told public media last year salmon run was numbered 363 00:20:21,560 --> 00:20:24,760 Speaker 1: at one and fifty thousand that was considered a really 364 00:20:24,840 --> 00:20:28,000 Speaker 1: bad year. This year, there are only forty thousand chinook 365 00:20:28,040 --> 00:20:32,679 Speaker 1: in the Yukon, even after biologists implemented conservation measures. Summer 366 00:20:32,800 --> 00:20:36,439 Speaker 1: chum are also struggling. Christy Gleeson, the fall manager from 367 00:20:36,440 --> 00:20:39,160 Speaker 1: the Alaska Department of Fishing Game, said that she expects 368 00:20:39,200 --> 00:20:42,919 Speaker 1: that subsistence fishing for fall chum will remain closed on 369 00:20:42,960 --> 00:20:46,280 Speaker 1: the whole Yukon for the second season in a row. Usually, 370 00:20:46,320 --> 00:20:49,760 Speaker 1: the subsistence fishermen can supplement their food stores with chum. 371 00:20:49,800 --> 00:20:52,680 Speaker 1: When the chinook aren't doing well. This year, they're being 372 00:20:52,720 --> 00:20:55,720 Speaker 1: forced to purchase expensive store bought food or rely on 373 00:20:55,800 --> 00:20:58,720 Speaker 1: food stamps to get by. They're also contending with a 374 00:20:58,800 --> 00:21:01,520 Speaker 1: larger presence of grizzly bears at this time of year. 375 00:21:01,560 --> 00:21:04,080 Speaker 1: The bears are usually getting fat on salmon, but because 376 00:21:04,080 --> 00:21:07,560 Speaker 1: they can't find salmon, they're already turning to dumpster diving. 377 00:21:07,960 --> 00:21:10,280 Speaker 1: Chinook salmon in Alaska have been on the decline since 378 00:21:10,320 --> 00:21:13,879 Speaker 1: about two thousand seven. With few exceptions, every run is 379 00:21:13,920 --> 00:21:18,320 Speaker 1: below the long term average, which has necessitated stricter fishing regulations. 380 00:21:18,800 --> 00:21:22,040 Speaker 1: The causes of this are complicated and scientists are still 381 00:21:22,040 --> 00:21:27,000 Speaker 1: working out the details, logging Damn's pollution, climate change, over fishing, 382 00:21:27,080 --> 00:21:30,760 Speaker 1: and predation all player role. Whatever the reason, fishermen in 383 00:21:30,760 --> 00:21:35,400 Speaker 1: Alaska subsistence, recreational, commercial, and otherwise are hoping things turn 384 00:21:35,440 --> 00:21:42,359 Speaker 1: around quickly. Moving on to the ancient Turkey Desk, archaeologists 385 00:21:42,359 --> 00:21:45,920 Speaker 1: working in Kentucky believed that some indigenous settlements managed their 386 00:21:45,960 --> 00:21:49,960 Speaker 1: turkey and deer populations for health and longevity. One settlement, 387 00:21:50,119 --> 00:21:53,119 Speaker 1: known today as Fox Farm, was occupied for a relatively 388 00:21:53,160 --> 00:21:56,080 Speaker 1: long period of time, from thirteen hundred to sixteen fifty 389 00:21:56,119 --> 00:21:59,840 Speaker 1: a d. While most settlements depleted the area's natural resources 390 00:22:00,040 --> 00:22:03,680 Speaker 1: and moved on, archaeologists believe this settlement lasted for over 391 00:22:03,840 --> 00:22:07,880 Speaker 1: three hundred years due to their savvy wildlife management practices. 392 00:22:08,400 --> 00:22:11,679 Speaker 1: An excavation of the area revealed far more male wild 393 00:22:11,680 --> 00:22:15,680 Speaker 1: turkey bones than female turkey bones. This suggests that much 394 00:22:15,720 --> 00:22:19,199 Speaker 1: like today's hunters, those Fox Farm hunters selected for males. 395 00:22:19,720 --> 00:22:22,680 Speaker 1: This contrast with other nearby sites were about the same 396 00:22:22,760 --> 00:22:25,639 Speaker 1: number of male and female turkey bones were found. The 397 00:22:25,680 --> 00:22:29,080 Speaker 1: tribe also appears to have managed their deer herd. Evidence 398 00:22:29,080 --> 00:22:31,960 Speaker 1: shows that fox farm hunters tried to harvest deer over 399 00:22:32,000 --> 00:22:34,080 Speaker 1: the age of two and a half years, which helped 400 00:22:34,119 --> 00:22:38,199 Speaker 1: sustain the local population. The big question, of course, is 401 00:22:38,440 --> 00:22:41,960 Speaker 1: did they have a measurement system for spurs, beard length, 402 00:22:42,119 --> 00:22:45,280 Speaker 1: and horn growth. Were they judging antlers off of growth 403 00:22:45,320 --> 00:22:50,000 Speaker 1: scores or were they taking deductions. Hopefully these archaeologists and 404 00:22:50,040 --> 00:22:53,119 Speaker 1: anthropologists stick with it until we know the answers to 405 00:22:53,200 --> 00:22:57,080 Speaker 1: these hard hitting questions. Until we get those facts, all 406 00:22:57,119 --> 00:23:00,800 Speaker 1: we'll know is that these people occupied the same settlement 407 00:23:01,040 --> 00:23:05,760 Speaker 1: for longer than the United States has existed. Moving on 408 00:23:05,960 --> 00:23:10,560 Speaker 1: to the cat desk, I can't in today's episode without 409 00:23:10,600 --> 00:23:12,480 Speaker 1: giving a shout out to all of you who sent 410 00:23:12,560 --> 00:23:15,679 Speaker 1: me the story about the Polish institute that declared housecats 411 00:23:15,720 --> 00:23:19,240 Speaker 1: an invasive species. If you didn't see this story, a 412 00:23:19,359 --> 00:23:23,160 Speaker 1: biologist the Polish Academy of Scientists raised some hackles last 413 00:23:23,160 --> 00:23:27,879 Speaker 1: month when you officially labeled cats a quote invasive alien species. 414 00:23:28,359 --> 00:23:32,560 Speaker 1: The Academy's database of invasive species contains one thousand, seven 415 00:23:32,800 --> 00:23:35,560 Speaker 1: eighty seven animals, one of which is now the furry 416 00:23:35,640 --> 00:23:41,439 Speaker 1: sometimes lovable Felis Katas Bravo Poland one country down on 417 00:23:42,520 --> 00:23:45,240 Speaker 1: to go. That's all I've got for you this week. 418 00:23:45,400 --> 00:23:48,080 Speaker 1: Thank you so much for listening, and remember to write 419 00:23:48,119 --> 00:23:51,160 Speaker 1: in to a s k c L Let's ask how 420 00:23:51,320 --> 00:23:53,439 Speaker 1: at the Meat Eater dot com and let me know 421 00:23:53,520 --> 00:23:56,000 Speaker 1: what's going on in your neck of the woods. Also, 422 00:23:56,320 --> 00:23:59,320 Speaker 1: don't forget to check out steel Dealers dot com and 423 00:23:59,359 --> 00:24:02,400 Speaker 1: find a low, cool, knowledgeable steel dealer near you. It's 424 00:24:02,440 --> 00:24:06,960 Speaker 1: hunting season. Keep those roads and trails open with a clean, quiet, 425 00:24:07,080 --> 00:24:10,680 Speaker 1: battery operated steel chainsaw that you can tuck underneath your seat, 426 00:24:10,920 --> 00:24:13,879 Speaker 1: not get gassed out and things spill everyone. That's what 427 00:24:13,920 --> 00:24:17,280 Speaker 1: I do and keeps me happy. Thanks again and I'll 428 00:24:17,280 --> 00:24:20,920 Speaker 1: talk to you next week.