1 00:00:02,800 --> 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 00:00:11,360 --> 00:00:15,160 Speaker 1: only at authorized dealers. For more, go to Steel Dealers 4 00:00:15,280 --> 00:00:22,400 Speaker 1: dot com. Now here's your host, Ryan cal Callahan. A 5 00:00:22,720 --> 00:00:26,520 Speaker 1: secretive group in Arizona has spent nearly two decades hunting 6 00:00:26,520 --> 00:00:29,800 Speaker 1: the Sonoran Desert for a rare type of cactus. But 7 00:00:30,040 --> 00:00:33,800 Speaker 1: unless they can find new trustworthy members, they vowed to 8 00:00:33,840 --> 00:00:38,479 Speaker 1: take their findings to their graves. The Crested Seguaro Society 9 00:00:38,560 --> 00:00:41,599 Speaker 1: was founded in two thousand and five by Arizona residents 10 00:00:41,640 --> 00:00:45,280 Speaker 1: Bob Cardell and Pat Hams. They were fascinated by a 11 00:00:45,320 --> 00:00:49,519 Speaker 1: type of seguaro cactus known as the crested seguaro, and 12 00:00:49,600 --> 00:00:52,280 Speaker 1: they decided to find and record as many of these 13 00:00:52,320 --> 00:00:55,240 Speaker 1: cacti as they could to back up and give you 14 00:00:55,280 --> 00:00:59,960 Speaker 1: some contacts. Seguaros are that iconic Southwestern cactus you've probably 15 00:01:00,120 --> 00:01:03,400 Speaker 1: seen on advertisements and bumper stickers. There are tree like 16 00:01:03,600 --> 00:01:06,200 Speaker 1: species that can grow up to twelve meters tall, and 17 00:01:06,240 --> 00:01:09,000 Speaker 1: they're native to the Sonoran Desert of Arizona and the 18 00:01:09,040 --> 00:01:12,760 Speaker 1: Mexican state of Sonora. They often have a single column 19 00:01:12,840 --> 00:01:16,080 Speaker 1: like stem with several branches or arms growing up towards 20 00:01:16,120 --> 00:01:19,920 Speaker 1: the sky. Crested seguarros are a mutated version of this 21 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:23,440 Speaker 1: cactus that feature a fan like growth, usually towards the 22 00:01:23,480 --> 00:01:26,200 Speaker 1: top of the plant. Only about one in every two 23 00:01:26,280 --> 00:01:29,760 Speaker 1: hundred thousand seguarros is a crested seguaro, though there is 24 00:01:29,800 --> 00:01:33,759 Speaker 1: some debate about that number. In any case, crested seguiros 25 00:01:33,840 --> 00:01:37,880 Speaker 1: are often targeted by poachers because they're so rare. The 26 00:01:37,959 --> 00:01:41,520 Speaker 1: Crested Seguarros Society claims to have found over thirty two 27 00:01:41,600 --> 00:01:46,000 Speaker 1: hundred crested seguarros in their ramblings through the desert. They've 28 00:01:46,000 --> 00:01:49,520 Speaker 1: recorded their locations electronically, but only two members of the 29 00:01:49,560 --> 00:01:53,000 Speaker 1: group have access to that database. They told the Wall 30 00:01:53,000 --> 00:01:56,080 Speaker 1: Street Journal that they've been working to recruit younger members 31 00:01:56,080 --> 00:01:58,800 Speaker 1: to replace their aging ranks, but they haven't agreed on 32 00:01:58,800 --> 00:02:02,400 Speaker 1: a good way to evaluate candidates. We're keepers of the 33 00:02:02,440 --> 00:02:05,720 Speaker 1: holy Grail, one member told the journal. Unless we can 34 00:02:05,760 --> 00:02:08,480 Speaker 1: find some younger people to join the society and then 35 00:02:08,560 --> 00:02:12,720 Speaker 1: share that database with them, it's just gonna die with us. 36 00:02:13,440 --> 00:02:17,040 Speaker 1: They've refused requests from researchers to access their database, and 37 00:02:17,200 --> 00:02:21,760 Speaker 1: one admitted that quote, we have trust issues, no kidding. 38 00:02:22,240 --> 00:02:26,160 Speaker 1: Another said that hunting crested seguiros quote becomes a bit 39 00:02:26,360 --> 00:02:29,920 Speaker 1: of an obsession. I understand why they wouldn't want poachers 40 00:02:29,919 --> 00:02:31,919 Speaker 1: to get a hold of their database, but it would 41 00:02:31,919 --> 00:02:35,800 Speaker 1: be beneficial to bring some formal Cacti researchers into the 42 00:02:35,840 --> 00:02:40,560 Speaker 1: folder between the spines. Maybe that information could help unlock 43 00:02:40,600 --> 00:02:44,160 Speaker 1: another mystery that has had scientists stuck for years. No 44 00:02:44,200 --> 00:02:48,440 Speaker 1: one knows exactly what causes the crested seguiros deformities. Some 45 00:02:48,520 --> 00:02:52,040 Speaker 1: believe it's a genetic abnormality, while others think it's caused 46 00:02:52,080 --> 00:02:55,440 Speaker 1: by hormones. Lightning and freezing may also play a role, 47 00:02:55,600 --> 00:02:58,960 Speaker 1: but the National Park Service admits at this point they 48 00:02:59,080 --> 00:03:02,320 Speaker 1: just don't know. There are mysteries in the desert that 49 00:03:02,520 --> 00:03:05,720 Speaker 1: not even modern science can solve. Makes you wonder what 50 00:03:05,760 --> 00:03:07,840 Speaker 1: else might be hidden out there among the sand and 51 00:03:08,000 --> 00:03:17,359 Speaker 1: crested saguaros. This week, we've got legislation four legged CWD 52 00:03:17,480 --> 00:03:20,120 Speaker 1: detection and so much more. But first I'm going to 53 00:03:20,200 --> 00:03:24,800 Speaker 1: tell you about my week, and my week was packed. 54 00:03:25,360 --> 00:03:28,960 Speaker 1: Thanks for saying hello all of you who attended this 55 00:03:29,000 --> 00:03:32,720 Speaker 1: year's Peasant and Quail Fest in Minneapolis over forty thousand 56 00:03:32,720 --> 00:03:35,720 Speaker 1: people attended the three day show, which includes about three 57 00:03:35,800 --> 00:03:40,120 Speaker 1: hundred farm bill biologists, farmers, ranchers, hundreds of bird dogs, 58 00:03:40,120 --> 00:03:43,560 Speaker 1: and everything else bird hunting or bird dog related, which, 59 00:03:43,600 --> 00:03:47,640 Speaker 1: if you have ever attended a quote sports show, probably 60 00:03:47,680 --> 00:03:50,520 Speaker 1: doesn't sound all that different. But here's the big difference 61 00:03:50,680 --> 00:03:55,600 Speaker 1: and why I like this event so much. Pheasants Forever 62 00:03:55,640 --> 00:03:59,680 Speaker 1: and Quail Forever puts the conservation front and center by 63 00:04:00,000 --> 00:04:04,480 Speaker 1: fighting tons of opportunities for anyone to stop, ask questions 64 00:04:04,560 --> 00:04:07,600 Speaker 1: and learn from experts and everything from soil health to 65 00:04:07,760 --> 00:04:11,080 Speaker 1: grass seed to the ins and outs of recovering America's 66 00:04:11,120 --> 00:04:14,440 Speaker 1: Wildlife Act and how to get the farm bill to 67 00:04:14,520 --> 00:04:17,840 Speaker 1: work for you. We did two great podcasts over that 68 00:04:17,880 --> 00:04:20,680 Speaker 1: weekend that will give you a little more insight Ronnie 69 00:04:20,680 --> 00:04:24,680 Speaker 1: Bams The Hunting Dog Podcast or We Talk Wisconsin Sharptail 70 00:04:24,720 --> 00:04:28,200 Speaker 1: Grouse with the Sharptail Grouse Society and a great recap 71 00:04:28,240 --> 00:04:31,000 Speaker 1: of the weekend with Doug Durhan who is representing his 72 00:04:31,080 --> 00:04:34,880 Speaker 1: Sharing the Land Matt Morlock, Pheasants Forever's very first farm 73 00:04:34,880 --> 00:04:38,479 Speaker 1: bill biologist and host Bob Saint Pierre on the one 74 00:04:38,480 --> 00:04:41,599 Speaker 1: and Only on the Wing podcast It's worth a listen. 75 00:04:42,240 --> 00:04:45,000 Speaker 1: Tons more happened this week outside of that, but I 76 00:04:45,040 --> 00:04:49,200 Speaker 1: will say I've had, you know, thirteen fourteen, fifteen years 77 00:04:49,200 --> 00:04:52,799 Speaker 1: ago on to hunting expos and sports shows and things 78 00:04:52,800 --> 00:04:56,760 Speaker 1: like that. And there's two right now that absolutely top 79 00:04:56,880 --> 00:05:00,920 Speaker 1: the list. And here's how I calibrate this. You leave 80 00:05:01,200 --> 00:05:04,320 Speaker 1: one totally exhausted and never wanting to go back again, 81 00:05:04,920 --> 00:05:07,799 Speaker 1: and then the other one you feel energized, like there's 82 00:05:07,839 --> 00:05:11,040 Speaker 1: hope for the world because there's so much good stuff happening, 83 00:05:11,240 --> 00:05:15,400 Speaker 1: such a good concentration of people now. Bha Rendezvous that's 84 00:05:15,400 --> 00:05:17,280 Speaker 1: coming up here in a couple of weeks is one 85 00:05:17,320 --> 00:05:19,520 Speaker 1: of those things, like you get a bunch of doers 86 00:05:19,800 --> 00:05:22,560 Speaker 1: out there that want to come in, talk to each other, 87 00:05:23,040 --> 00:05:25,200 Speaker 1: learn a bunch of stuff, and then go out and 88 00:05:25,320 --> 00:05:28,480 Speaker 1: do more good stuff in all of their states. That's 89 00:05:28,480 --> 00:05:31,880 Speaker 1: a feeling that you just can't buy. And Pheasants Forever 90 00:05:31,960 --> 00:05:35,400 Speaker 1: and Quail Forever. The Pheasant Fest Annual Meeting is another 91 00:05:35,400 --> 00:05:38,120 Speaker 1: one of those things. It's a great mix of people. 92 00:05:38,480 --> 00:05:41,400 Speaker 1: People are coming in to do all the shopping and 93 00:05:41,480 --> 00:05:44,960 Speaker 1: fundraising and things of that nature, but at the same 94 00:05:45,000 --> 00:05:49,159 Speaker 1: time they're they're learning about something as scary as the 95 00:05:49,240 --> 00:05:51,640 Speaker 1: firm bill, and they're going to take that knowledge home 96 00:05:52,000 --> 00:05:55,160 Speaker 1: and they're going to enroll acres and CRP, they're gonna 97 00:05:55,200 --> 00:05:59,400 Speaker 1: build habitat. They're going to be better conservationists for attending 98 00:05:59,440 --> 00:06:03,800 Speaker 1: the show. And that's what gets me fired up right now. 99 00:06:03,800 --> 00:06:06,839 Speaker 1: I'd be like I've taken the whole empire myself. I 100 00:06:06,920 --> 00:06:11,159 Speaker 1: know what you mean. Tons more happened this week. Trips 101 00:06:11,200 --> 00:06:14,400 Speaker 1: to the capital, two of them, one to testify against 102 00:06:14,440 --> 00:06:16,799 Speaker 1: a bill that would limit the state of Montana's ability 103 00:06:16,880 --> 00:06:21,880 Speaker 1: to participate in permanent conservation easements. As you have previously heard, 104 00:06:21,960 --> 00:06:24,960 Speaker 1: some folks have a real fear and misunderstanding of the 105 00:06:25,000 --> 00:06:29,320 Speaker 1: word permanent. Sadly, and I admit to being very confused here. 106 00:06:29,880 --> 00:06:33,200 Speaker 1: That bill is still alive and sent it Bill three 107 00:06:33,320 --> 00:06:36,960 Speaker 1: fifty seven, to which I am referring, is slowly crawling 108 00:06:36,960 --> 00:06:41,560 Speaker 1: through the legislative process. Vote no on that one, and 109 00:06:41,720 --> 00:06:44,560 Speaker 1: I say, I'm confused by this, by this bill still 110 00:06:44,600 --> 00:06:50,160 Speaker 1: being alive, because every senator I have spoken to, Democrat, Republican, 111 00:06:50,440 --> 00:06:54,800 Speaker 1: Independent says the same thing. We need to kill that thing. 112 00:06:55,240 --> 00:06:57,520 Speaker 1: It's going to cause more issues than it's going to 113 00:06:57,600 --> 00:07:01,320 Speaker 1: solve anyway. Big thank to everyone that showed up on 114 00:07:01,360 --> 00:07:04,400 Speaker 1: the Capitol steps in the blowing snow and negative eight 115 00:07:04,440 --> 00:07:07,839 Speaker 1: degree tempts for the public lands rally on that step. 116 00:07:08,640 --> 00:07:11,600 Speaker 1: Just in Montana, we have three different bills trying to 117 00:07:11,640 --> 00:07:15,560 Speaker 1: reallocate funding used for habitat the Habitat Montana Fund, which 118 00:07:15,560 --> 00:07:20,160 Speaker 1: I'm talking about, and access programs programs at work programs 119 00:07:20,160 --> 00:07:24,160 Speaker 1: that people love and depend on long term planning programs 120 00:07:24,240 --> 00:07:27,800 Speaker 1: instead of short term gains for the few. No reason 121 00:07:28,000 --> 00:07:31,080 Speaker 1: to not be aware of this stuff. We provide a 122 00:07:31,200 --> 00:07:35,080 Speaker 1: modicum of awareness here on this podcast, but we cannot 123 00:07:35,120 --> 00:07:38,160 Speaker 1: cover at all. Sign Up for Rod and Gun Club 124 00:07:38,200 --> 00:07:42,160 Speaker 1: email lists, local and national chapters of conservation groups like 125 00:07:42,240 --> 00:07:47,760 Speaker 1: National Wildlife Federation, Teddy Roosevelt, Conservation Partnership, Backcountry Hunters and Anglers, 126 00:07:48,200 --> 00:07:51,680 Speaker 1: even groups you have no intention of funding or even 127 00:07:51,840 --> 00:07:55,240 Speaker 1: being associated with, like I don't know, maybe the Sierra 128 00:07:55,280 --> 00:07:58,520 Speaker 1: Club or Defenders of Wildlife, because you need to know 129 00:07:58,880 --> 00:08:03,320 Speaker 1: what both sides of the argument are. Sportsman Alliance and 130 00:08:03,440 --> 00:08:07,240 Speaker 1: howel for Wildlife are good resources, but none of these 131 00:08:07,480 --> 00:08:10,280 Speaker 1: get you the whole picture. You got to do more. 132 00:08:11,120 --> 00:08:13,360 Speaker 1: Of course, if you're listening to this podcast, I'm speaking 133 00:08:13,360 --> 00:08:16,720 Speaker 1: to the choir so Invite a friend who goes outdoors 134 00:08:16,720 --> 00:08:21,040 Speaker 1: and hunts and angles into your circle, have some conversations, 135 00:08:21,200 --> 00:08:24,960 Speaker 1: share some email lists, share this podcast. They need to 136 00:08:24,960 --> 00:08:27,160 Speaker 1: be aware and they need to be able to weigh in. 137 00:08:28,440 --> 00:08:32,880 Speaker 1: That being said, moving on to another packed legislative desk, 138 00:08:34,960 --> 00:08:38,480 Speaker 1: Starting with one of my favorite states. You New Mexicans 139 00:08:38,640 --> 00:08:41,080 Speaker 1: have reason to celebrate it after the state Senate passed 140 00:08:41,120 --> 00:08:43,920 Speaker 1: a bill that would create permanent funding for land and 141 00:08:43,960 --> 00:08:48,400 Speaker 1: water conservation projects. The bill establishes the Land of Enchantment 142 00:08:48,559 --> 00:08:51,560 Speaker 1: Legacy Fund, which supporters hope will be funded with at 143 00:08:51,600 --> 00:08:54,720 Speaker 1: least one hundred and fifty million dollars. The bill number 144 00:08:54,800 --> 00:08:57,200 Speaker 1: is SP nine and it's headed to the state House 145 00:08:57,200 --> 00:09:00,760 Speaker 1: for approval. The New Mexican State Senate is also considering 146 00:09:00,760 --> 00:09:03,960 Speaker 1: a bill that would ban projectiles that are quote designed 147 00:09:04,000 --> 00:09:08,080 Speaker 1: to explode or segment upon impact with its target. I 148 00:09:08,120 --> 00:09:11,520 Speaker 1: don't know any hunters who use exploding ammunition, but most 149 00:09:11,600 --> 00:09:15,400 Speaker 1: quality hunting ammo is designed to segment upon impact. The 150 00:09:15,480 --> 00:09:18,080 Speaker 1: bullet isn't supposed to totally break apart, but it does 151 00:09:18,200 --> 00:09:20,679 Speaker 1: open up like a flower. If that's what this bill 152 00:09:20,720 --> 00:09:23,880 Speaker 1: would cover, All you Land of Enchantment listeners should keep 153 00:09:23,920 --> 00:09:26,800 Speaker 1: track of that one, thanks to Justin Lee for sending it. 154 00:09:26,840 --> 00:09:34,200 Speaker 1: In Oregon, Homo Oregonians. H Jr. Five would amend the 155 00:09:34,200 --> 00:09:38,320 Speaker 1: state constitution to establish a right to fish, hunt, or 156 00:09:38,360 --> 00:09:42,560 Speaker 1: harvest wildlife, and gather wild foods by traditional methods or manners. 157 00:09:42,920 --> 00:09:46,080 Speaker 1: Twenty three other states would passed similar amendments. The Oregon 158 00:09:46,200 --> 00:09:49,760 Speaker 1: Legislative Sportsman's Caucus is pushing this amendment in response to 159 00:09:49,840 --> 00:09:53,880 Speaker 1: a ballot initiative that would criminalize injuring or killing animals 160 00:09:54,080 --> 00:09:57,040 Speaker 1: even if they are harvested for food. The initiative has 161 00:09:57,080 --> 00:09:59,840 Speaker 1: not been certified for the twenty twenty four ballot, but 162 00:10:00,040 --> 00:10:02,480 Speaker 1: this amendment would make sure it never gets off the ground. 163 00:10:03,080 --> 00:10:05,240 Speaker 1: So you know, if you're a registered voter in Oregon, 164 00:10:05,280 --> 00:10:10,719 Speaker 1: that'd be something I'd probably vote yes for. Pennsylvanians were 165 00:10:10,800 --> 00:10:14,280 Speaker 1: upset while others celebrated after the State Game Commission voted 166 00:10:14,360 --> 00:10:17,160 Speaker 1: unanimously to keep the opening day of deer season the 167 00:10:17,240 --> 00:10:21,640 Speaker 1: Saturday after Thanksgiving. If you have strong feelings about this policy, 168 00:10:21,760 --> 00:10:25,000 Speaker 1: there's still time to get involved. The motion was preliminary 169 00:10:25,080 --> 00:10:27,560 Speaker 1: and final approval will be needed at the board's meeting 170 00:10:27,600 --> 00:10:32,520 Speaker 1: in April. Arizonans also have a chance to get involved 171 00:10:32,559 --> 00:10:36,320 Speaker 1: by telling their representatives what they think about SB thirteen 172 00:10:36,440 --> 00:10:39,480 Speaker 1: fifty six. This bill would require the state Game and 173 00:10:39,480 --> 00:10:43,400 Speaker 1: Fish Department to develop a water quality monitoring program to 174 00:10:43,520 --> 00:10:48,199 Speaker 1: evaluate pesticides, metals, and other contaminants in sport fish. This 175 00:10:48,240 --> 00:10:53,600 Speaker 1: program would also assess the health risks of consuming those fish. 176 00:10:53,640 --> 00:10:56,560 Speaker 1: In the Golden State, Californians can weigh in about a 177 00:10:56,559 --> 00:10:59,439 Speaker 1: bill that would give free lifetime hunting and fishing licenses 178 00:10:59,520 --> 00:11:03,800 Speaker 1: to gold Star family members who meet certain eligibility requirements. 179 00:11:04,200 --> 00:11:07,280 Speaker 1: A gold Star family is the immediate family members of 180 00:11:07,320 --> 00:11:10,400 Speaker 1: a fallen service member who died while serving in a 181 00:11:10,480 --> 00:11:13,320 Speaker 1: time of conflict. If you'd like to get involved, the 182 00:11:13,360 --> 00:11:18,600 Speaker 1: bill number is AB to ninety three. Hawaiians should be 183 00:11:18,600 --> 00:11:22,200 Speaker 1: paying attention to HB five thirty five. This bill would 184 00:11:22,240 --> 00:11:25,360 Speaker 1: require the Department of Land and Natural Resources to create 185 00:11:25,480 --> 00:11:29,240 Speaker 1: in periodically update a plan for managing game management and 186 00:11:29,360 --> 00:11:32,800 Speaker 1: public hunting areas. This plan would have to address monitoring, 187 00:11:32,920 --> 00:11:37,320 Speaker 1: habitat improvement, and grazing, among other considerations. It would also 188 00:11:37,480 --> 00:11:41,079 Speaker 1: establish incentives for local businesses to market wild game meet 189 00:11:41,640 --> 00:11:45,400 Speaker 1: In addition, the bill also creates a Certified Public Hunter 190 00:11:45,520 --> 00:11:49,560 Speaker 1: program to address the feral pig population. The program would 191 00:11:49,559 --> 00:11:54,360 Speaker 1: connect hunters with landowners looking to get pigs off their properties. Again, 192 00:11:54,600 --> 00:11:58,600 Speaker 1: that's Hawaii. House Bill five thirty five sounds like a 193 00:11:58,679 --> 00:12:02,400 Speaker 1: doozy and something to dig into. Get more informed on 194 00:12:04,360 --> 00:12:07,040 Speaker 1: all you Idahoans should know about a bill that would 195 00:12:07,040 --> 00:12:10,440 Speaker 1: increase penalties for those who post fake private property signs 196 00:12:10,440 --> 00:12:14,120 Speaker 1: on public lad Idaho House Bill forty three would make 197 00:12:14,160 --> 00:12:17,800 Speaker 1: those who post fake signs or willfully obstruct public access 198 00:12:18,040 --> 00:12:22,560 Speaker 1: guilty of hunter harassment. Wyoming is considering a similar bill 199 00:12:22,600 --> 00:12:25,559 Speaker 1: this year, and Idahoans can get involved in their state 200 00:12:25,600 --> 00:12:29,280 Speaker 1: by contacting the House Ways and Means Committee. I'd love 201 00:12:29,320 --> 00:12:33,559 Speaker 1: to see that go through. If you live in Illinois, 202 00:12:33,760 --> 00:12:35,720 Speaker 1: you have quite a few bills to keep track of. 203 00:12:36,160 --> 00:12:39,680 Speaker 1: HB one five one would give free deer, turkey and 204 00:12:39,800 --> 00:12:43,640 Speaker 1: combination hunting permits to anyone who owns forty acres or 205 00:12:43,720 --> 00:12:47,400 Speaker 1: more in Illinois. Current law requires eligible hunters to be 206 00:12:47,480 --> 00:12:50,800 Speaker 1: residents of the state, but this bill would remove that requirement. 207 00:12:51,320 --> 00:12:54,360 Speaker 1: HB two two seventy three would replace single shot rifle 208 00:12:54,440 --> 00:12:58,240 Speaker 1: in the Wildlife Code with wildlife rifle. The bill defines 209 00:12:58,360 --> 00:13:02,000 Speaker 1: quote wildlife rifle as any rifle that can hold up 210 00:13:02,000 --> 00:13:05,480 Speaker 1: to three rounds in the magazine and chamber combined, This 211 00:13:05,480 --> 00:13:08,320 Speaker 1: would allow hunters to have three rounds on tap when 212 00:13:08,400 --> 00:13:11,440 Speaker 1: hunting instead of just one. Though off the top of 213 00:13:11,480 --> 00:13:14,199 Speaker 1: my head, I can't think of any rifles that can 214 00:13:14,280 --> 00:13:18,559 Speaker 1: only hold two rounds in the magazine. Oh wait, double rifles. 215 00:13:19,080 --> 00:13:23,560 Speaker 1: Maybe that's what they're addressing. There very common hunting implement 216 00:13:23,600 --> 00:13:28,160 Speaker 1: in Illinois, I've heard. Finally, Illinois House Bill fifteen seventeen 217 00:13:28,280 --> 00:13:31,440 Speaker 1: would make it unlawful to discharge a firearm for hunting, 218 00:13:31,679 --> 00:13:33,960 Speaker 1: hunt with a gun or dog, or allow a dog 219 00:13:34,040 --> 00:13:37,360 Speaker 1: to hunt within five hundred yards of an inhabited dwelling. 220 00:13:37,520 --> 00:13:40,240 Speaker 1: If the inhabited dwelling is in a residential area with 221 00:13:40,280 --> 00:13:43,480 Speaker 1: twenty five or more homes within a one half square mile, 222 00:13:45,280 --> 00:13:47,880 Speaker 1: that's gonna be a tough one to both abide by 223 00:13:48,000 --> 00:13:50,760 Speaker 1: and regulate. If you'd like to weigh in on any 224 00:13:50,760 --> 00:13:53,920 Speaker 1: of these bills, visit the meat eater dot com, forward 225 00:13:53,920 --> 00:13:57,880 Speaker 1: slash col or get in touch with your Illinois state representative. 226 00:13:58,360 --> 00:14:03,040 Speaker 1: That goes for all you Oregonians, New Mexicans, and Californians 227 00:14:03,040 --> 00:14:10,800 Speaker 1: and Idahoan's too. In Iowa, s F one seventy three 228 00:14:10,800 --> 00:14:14,200 Speaker 1: would allow an owner or agent of an agricultural property 229 00:14:14,360 --> 00:14:17,920 Speaker 1: to kill a fur bearing animal outside the appointed seasons. 230 00:14:18,400 --> 00:14:21,560 Speaker 1: Current law requires a landowner to obtain permission from the 231 00:14:21,560 --> 00:14:25,000 Speaker 1: state Game Commission, but this bill would allow furbearing animals 232 00:14:25,040 --> 00:14:27,600 Speaker 1: to be captured or killed as long as the landowner 233 00:14:27,640 --> 00:14:31,520 Speaker 1: considers them a nuisance. The Senate Natural Resources Subcommittee has 234 00:14:31,560 --> 00:14:34,480 Speaker 1: recommended passage, which means it could be headed to the 235 00:14:34,480 --> 00:14:39,800 Speaker 1: full Senate floor. Here in Montana, the legislature may consider 236 00:14:39,800 --> 00:14:43,760 Speaker 1: a bill that would prioritize resident hunters over non residents. 237 00:14:44,200 --> 00:14:47,760 Speaker 1: We've covered similar bills being considered in Oklahoma, but many 238 00:14:47,800 --> 00:14:51,400 Speaker 1: Western states like Wyoming and Idaho are also seen big 239 00:14:51,400 --> 00:14:55,800 Speaker 1: spikes in non resident hunting pressure. Wyoming has responded by 240 00:14:55,840 --> 00:14:59,360 Speaker 1: allocating ninety percent of its tags for sheep, goats, moose, 241 00:14:59,440 --> 00:15:02,480 Speaker 1: and bis to residents, up from eighty percent in two 242 00:15:02,520 --> 00:15:05,800 Speaker 1: thousand and twenty two. Idaho changed its system in two 243 00:15:05,680 --> 00:15:09,080 Speaker 1: thousand twenty one, and now non residents in most general 244 00:15:09,120 --> 00:15:12,040 Speaker 1: season elk and deer hunts are limited to ten or 245 00:15:12,040 --> 00:15:15,560 Speaker 1: fifteen percent of the total hunters in each zone or unit. 246 00:15:16,120 --> 00:15:20,560 Speaker 1: In Montana, total Montana nonresident hunting license sales have jumped 247 00:15:20,680 --> 00:15:23,360 Speaker 1: from about forty thousand and two thousand and twelve to 248 00:15:23,520 --> 00:15:26,360 Speaker 1: over seventy one thousand in two thousand and twenty two, 249 00:15:26,920 --> 00:15:31,200 Speaker 1: meaning nonresident hunters now make up nearly every one in 250 00:15:31,360 --> 00:15:35,880 Speaker 1: three Montana hunters. This is why Montana State Senator Pat 251 00:15:35,880 --> 00:15:39,920 Speaker 1: Flowers is introducing a bill he's calling Montana Hunters First. 252 00:15:40,280 --> 00:15:43,640 Speaker 1: The bill would cap nonresident hunting licenses across the board, 253 00:15:44,000 --> 00:15:49,640 Speaker 1: including nonresident licenses for bears, turkeys, waterfowl, upland, and many 254 00:15:49,840 --> 00:15:52,560 Speaker 1: deer B and elk B tags which you know your 255 00:15:52,600 --> 00:15:55,400 Speaker 1: antler list tags. The Department of Fish and Wildlife and 256 00:15:55,480 --> 00:15:58,080 Speaker 1: Parks would be directed to set those caps by two 257 00:15:57,920 --> 00:16:02,480 Speaker 1: thousand twenty four and involved the public in that process. Additionally, 258 00:16:02,560 --> 00:16:06,000 Speaker 1: the Montana Hunter's First Bill would give residents the opportunity 259 00:16:06,080 --> 00:16:09,880 Speaker 1: to obtain unsold permits after the first draw, rather than 260 00:16:10,000 --> 00:16:13,920 Speaker 1: giving these to nonresidents automatically. It would also strengthen the 261 00:16:14,000 --> 00:16:17,920 Speaker 1: language prohibiting the sale and transfer of licenses and permits 262 00:16:18,040 --> 00:16:20,560 Speaker 1: from one person to another. The bill is yet to 263 00:16:20,600 --> 00:16:23,920 Speaker 1: be officially introduced, but my understanding is that it's currently 264 00:16:24,000 --> 00:16:27,040 Speaker 1: in the pipeline. If you want my take on that one, 265 00:16:27,400 --> 00:16:31,320 Speaker 1: these types of changes are coming. Absolutely, take a look 266 00:16:31,360 --> 00:16:33,600 Speaker 1: at the changes in the state of Wyoming, changes in 267 00:16:33,760 --> 00:16:36,880 Speaker 1: the state of Idaho over the years, and here in Montana, 268 00:16:37,160 --> 00:16:41,120 Speaker 1: hunting is about opportunity, it's about fair chase, and it's 269 00:16:41,120 --> 00:16:45,000 Speaker 1: about quality time in the field. The Senator Flowers Bill, 270 00:16:45,200 --> 00:16:48,360 Speaker 1: when it is introduced, is going to be worth taking 271 00:16:48,400 --> 00:16:51,320 Speaker 1: a much deeper dive into. I'll tell you this. We 272 00:16:51,400 --> 00:16:55,320 Speaker 1: all know that the majority of hunting and angling revenue 273 00:16:55,360 --> 00:16:59,160 Speaker 1: comes from nonresident license and tag sales, which is something 274 00:16:59,160 --> 00:17:02,080 Speaker 1: we have to keep in mind. Would resident hunters be 275 00:17:02,120 --> 00:17:04,600 Speaker 1: willing to pay more, I as sure as heck would, 276 00:17:04,600 --> 00:17:07,600 Speaker 1: But that's just me. I have no kids, and this 277 00:17:07,720 --> 00:17:11,320 Speaker 1: is exactly what I like to do for my recreational dollars, 278 00:17:12,800 --> 00:17:16,359 Speaker 1: health dollars, and my hunting dollars, so I allocate a 279 00:17:16,359 --> 00:17:20,160 Speaker 1: lot of my budget to hunting and angling. Conversely, when 280 00:17:20,200 --> 00:17:24,359 Speaker 1: we tip the scales so far in favor of non residence, 281 00:17:24,920 --> 00:17:28,320 Speaker 1: we start to see a shaky hunting base in our 282 00:17:28,359 --> 00:17:33,520 Speaker 1: resident population, meaning that many landowners enrolled in our private 283 00:17:33,600 --> 00:17:38,000 Speaker 1: land public access program, the block management program are very 284 00:17:38,080 --> 00:17:42,359 Speaker 1: sensitive to non residents using their property more than residents. 285 00:17:42,960 --> 00:17:45,359 Speaker 1: If we allow that scale to tip so far in 286 00:17:45,640 --> 00:17:48,119 Speaker 1: favor of non residents who do fit the bill for 287 00:17:48,160 --> 00:17:51,520 Speaker 1: a lot of wildlife in Montana. Do we consequently lose 288 00:17:51,840 --> 00:17:55,720 Speaker 1: huntable acres as a result? Will there be more no 289 00:17:55,760 --> 00:18:00,440 Speaker 1: trespassing and don't ask signs even for resident hunters. It's 290 00:18:00,440 --> 00:18:02,560 Speaker 1: a murky situation. We're going to dig into it a 291 00:18:02,640 --> 00:18:05,000 Speaker 1: lot more when the bill gets introduced, and I'm looking 292 00:18:05,000 --> 00:18:09,000 Speaker 1: forward to reading up on it. Moving on to overseas 293 00:18:09,160 --> 00:18:14,520 Speaker 1: legislative news, the European Union just decided to ban lead 294 00:18:14,600 --> 00:18:18,440 Speaker 1: shot in all wetlands in the twenty seven EU countries, 295 00:18:18,680 --> 00:18:22,880 Speaker 1: as well as Iceland, Norway, and Liechtenstein. Much like hunters 296 00:18:22,880 --> 00:18:26,120 Speaker 1: on federal public land in the US, EU hunters will 297 00:18:26,160 --> 00:18:29,280 Speaker 1: now have to use non toxic ammunition such as steel 298 00:18:29,359 --> 00:18:32,240 Speaker 1: or bismuth in or within one hundred meters of wetlands. 299 00:18:32,760 --> 00:18:35,840 Speaker 1: Some of these countries already have full or partial bands 300 00:18:35,920 --> 00:18:38,360 Speaker 1: on the use of lead shot, but this new decision 301 00:18:38,400 --> 00:18:44,120 Speaker 1: mandates that policy across the board. Staying in Europe, thousands 302 00:18:44,160 --> 00:18:47,199 Speaker 1: of people marched through central Madrid earlier this month to 303 00:18:47,280 --> 00:18:50,920 Speaker 1: protest an animal rights bill that excluded hunting dogs. These 304 00:18:50,960 --> 00:18:53,880 Speaker 1: folks believe hunting dogs are being exploited and they want 305 00:18:53,880 --> 00:18:56,560 Speaker 1: to see the same restrictions on hunting dog owners as 306 00:18:56,560 --> 00:19:00,240 Speaker 1: have been leveled against pet owners. Under the bill, pet 307 00:19:00,240 --> 00:19:03,240 Speaker 1: owners will be required to take a special course, agreed 308 00:19:03,240 --> 00:19:06,600 Speaker 1: to never use harmful means or methods when raising their dogs, 309 00:19:06,760 --> 00:19:09,399 Speaker 1: and never leave their dogs alone for more than twenty 310 00:19:09,400 --> 00:19:12,800 Speaker 1: four hours. Hunting dog owners have been exempt from all 311 00:19:12,840 --> 00:19:17,080 Speaker 1: these requirements because these dogs are considered working dogs. The 312 00:19:17,200 --> 00:19:19,919 Speaker 1: hunting lobby argued that the bill was more about banning 313 00:19:19,960 --> 00:19:23,240 Speaker 1: hunting than protecting hunting dogs, which seems to have been 314 00:19:23,280 --> 00:19:27,600 Speaker 1: confirmed with these protests in Madrid. According to Reuters, protesters 315 00:19:27,680 --> 00:19:30,720 Speaker 1: held signs that said killing is not a sport, enchanted 316 00:19:31,000 --> 00:19:34,520 Speaker 1: stop hunting. If they were really concerned about animal welfare 317 00:19:34,640 --> 00:19:38,440 Speaker 1: regarding hunting dogs, their signs should have said more habitat 318 00:19:38,640 --> 00:19:43,440 Speaker 1: more birds or you know something along those lines. Maybe 319 00:19:43,440 --> 00:19:47,920 Speaker 1: I'm not great at slogans. And speaking of animals in 320 00:19:47,960 --> 00:19:51,000 Speaker 1: the workforce, a new study from the University of Pennsylvania 321 00:19:51,080 --> 00:19:54,040 Speaker 1: suggests that our canine companions could help hunters with more 322 00:19:54,080 --> 00:19:57,680 Speaker 1: than just treeing and retrieval. Thanks to Anna Anderson for 323 00:19:57,800 --> 00:20:01,240 Speaker 1: sending this one in. Researchers at penn School of Veterinary 324 00:20:01,280 --> 00:20:04,120 Speaker 1: Medicine have trained dogs to identify the odor of chronic 325 00:20:04,160 --> 00:20:08,240 Speaker 1: wasting disease and deer feces. Charlie, Jerry and Kiwi were 326 00:20:08,280 --> 00:20:11,480 Speaker 1: trained like drug sniffing dogs, but instead of finding cocaine 327 00:20:11,480 --> 00:20:14,959 Speaker 1: and duffel bags, these dogs can sniff out CWD in 328 00:20:15,000 --> 00:20:17,280 Speaker 1: the lab and in the field. This could be an 329 00:20:17,320 --> 00:20:20,600 Speaker 1: important breakthrough in the fight against CWD. The disease can 330 00:20:20,640 --> 00:20:24,600 Speaker 1: live within deer for several years before symptoms manifest. During 331 00:20:24,640 --> 00:20:28,160 Speaker 1: that time, a healthy looking but infected animal can shed 332 00:20:28,240 --> 00:20:32,040 Speaker 1: prions before succumbing to the illness. What's more, prions are 333 00:20:32,080 --> 00:20:35,159 Speaker 1: known to buy into soil, potentially contaminating the land on 334 00:20:35,200 --> 00:20:39,120 Speaker 1: which other animals may roam. Right now, the best diagnostic 335 00:20:39,200 --> 00:20:42,760 Speaker 1: test can only be performed after death on an animal's brain. 336 00:20:43,160 --> 00:20:45,359 Speaker 1: But if a landowner or deer farmer could use a 337 00:20:45,400 --> 00:20:48,520 Speaker 1: CWD detection dog, they wouldn't have to wait for the 338 00:20:48,560 --> 00:20:52,000 Speaker 1: animals to waste away and die. They could implement mitigation 339 00:20:52,080 --> 00:20:55,240 Speaker 1: strategies or order further testing to try to get ahead 340 00:20:55,280 --> 00:20:58,199 Speaker 1: of the disease before it decimates their deer herds. The 341 00:20:58,280 --> 00:21:01,199 Speaker 1: technique isn't ready for prime time just yet. In a 342 00:21:01,280 --> 00:21:05,119 Speaker 1: lab setting, the dogs passed over non CWD samples ninety 343 00:21:05,200 --> 00:21:07,560 Speaker 1: to ninety five percent of the time, but they only 344 00:21:07,640 --> 00:21:10,879 Speaker 1: hit on positive samples forty percent of the time. In 345 00:21:10,920 --> 00:21:14,640 Speaker 1: a field setting, they detected eight of eleven positive samples, 346 00:21:14,640 --> 00:21:18,240 Speaker 1: with a false negative rate of thirteen percent. But considering 347 00:21:18,240 --> 00:21:20,600 Speaker 1: the amount of time these dogs have been training and 348 00:21:20,640 --> 00:21:23,560 Speaker 1: the fact that these were pet dogs, not trained search dogs, 349 00:21:23,760 --> 00:21:28,200 Speaker 1: one of the researchers described the results as promising. New 350 00:21:28,240 --> 00:21:32,800 Speaker 1: CWD detection techniques can't come soon enough. Wildlife biologists have 351 00:21:32,920 --> 00:21:35,360 Speaker 1: done a great job slowing the spread of the disease, 352 00:21:35,520 --> 00:21:38,960 Speaker 1: but it's still moving into new areas. In North Carolina, 353 00:21:39,160 --> 00:21:42,119 Speaker 1: three deer tested positive this year in the surveillance area, 354 00:21:42,240 --> 00:21:45,199 Speaker 1: and the Wildlife Commission just announced last week that a 355 00:21:45,240 --> 00:21:48,679 Speaker 1: fourth deer had tested positive outside the surveillance area. The 356 00:21:48,760 --> 00:21:51,680 Speaker 1: state dramatically ramped up its testing this year, but if 357 00:21:51,720 --> 00:21:55,639 Speaker 1: other states are any indication, the disease has already spread 358 00:21:55,680 --> 00:21:59,920 Speaker 1: farther than biologists can confirm. A similar story is playing 359 00:22:00,040 --> 00:22:02,920 Speaker 1: out in Idaho, where fishing game has begun reducing deer 360 00:22:02,960 --> 00:22:05,639 Speaker 1: density in the Slate Creek area. In an effort to 361 00:22:05,640 --> 00:22:09,399 Speaker 1: minimize the spread of CWD. They provided landowners with special 362 00:22:09,400 --> 00:22:11,720 Speaker 1: permits to kill deer in their properties, and the US 363 00:22:11,760 --> 00:22:14,879 Speaker 1: Department of Agriculture will also assist in shooting deer on 364 00:22:14,920 --> 00:22:17,760 Speaker 1: public land. We are saddened that we are in the 365 00:22:17,800 --> 00:22:20,199 Speaker 1: position that we have to do this, but it's necessary 366 00:22:20,240 --> 00:22:23,680 Speaker 1: to suppress the spread of CWD to protect deer and 367 00:22:23,720 --> 00:22:26,840 Speaker 1: elk herds in adjacent areas where it could spread even 368 00:22:26,920 --> 00:22:31,440 Speaker 1: farther from there, said Rick Ward, Fishing Game State Wildlife Manager. 369 00:22:31,960 --> 00:22:35,280 Speaker 1: CWD sniffing dogs aren't a silver bullet, but hopefully they'll 370 00:22:35,280 --> 00:22:38,640 Speaker 1: give wildlife managers an early detection tool they can use 371 00:22:38,800 --> 00:22:41,680 Speaker 1: before they have to cull deer that hunters would otherwise 372 00:22:41,920 --> 00:22:47,960 Speaker 1: love to harvest. Moving on to the snake desk. By 373 00:22:47,960 --> 00:22:51,119 Speaker 1: now you've heard that Florida has a python problem. Burmese 374 00:22:51,200 --> 00:22:53,959 Speaker 1: pythons were released in Florida in the nineteen seventies, and 375 00:22:54,000 --> 00:22:58,040 Speaker 1: they've been decimating native species ever since. Attempts to eradicate 376 00:22:58,080 --> 00:23:02,040 Speaker 1: the serpents have so far been successful. Pythons are masters 377 00:23:02,040 --> 00:23:06,040 Speaker 1: of disguise, and even an army of professional python hunters 378 00:23:06,160 --> 00:23:08,880 Speaker 1: hasn't been able to make a serious dent in the population, 379 00:23:09,280 --> 00:23:12,359 Speaker 1: at least as far as we can tell. Counting pythons 380 00:23:12,720 --> 00:23:16,520 Speaker 1: is just as hard as killing pythons anyway, listener Bill 381 00:23:16,600 --> 00:23:19,360 Speaker 1: Kearney sent me a story from South Florida Sun Sentinel 382 00:23:19,400 --> 00:23:22,760 Speaker 1: about a group of researchers who may have unintentionally hit 383 00:23:22,920 --> 00:23:25,160 Speaker 1: on a new way to find and kill the invasive 384 00:23:25,200 --> 00:23:29,320 Speaker 1: pess Researchers studying raccoon and apossum behavior in the Crocodile 385 00:23:29,400 --> 00:23:33,760 Speaker 1: National Wildlife Refuge fitted dozens of these miso predators with 386 00:23:33,880 --> 00:23:38,000 Speaker 1: GPS callers, along with birds reptiles in the occasional housecat 387 00:23:38,480 --> 00:23:42,359 Speaker 1: burmese pythons are also happy to eat raccoons and apossums. 388 00:23:42,520 --> 00:23:45,080 Speaker 1: So you can see where this is going. I python 389 00:23:45,359 --> 00:23:48,239 Speaker 1: ate one of the collar to possums, and miraculously the 390 00:23:48,280 --> 00:23:52,399 Speaker 1: tracker survived. The collar, gave a mortality signal and stopped moving, 391 00:23:52,560 --> 00:23:55,320 Speaker 1: But then it began moving again a few hours later, 392 00:23:55,600 --> 00:23:59,720 Speaker 1: presumably in a slow, slithery motion. It took a few months, 393 00:23:59,720 --> 00:24:02,280 Speaker 1: but the researchers were finally able to track down the 394 00:24:02,320 --> 00:24:05,240 Speaker 1: snake that ate the trojan possum. It was a big 395 00:24:05,280 --> 00:24:08,480 Speaker 1: female with lots of eggs, meaning that the unfortunate apossum 396 00:24:08,560 --> 00:24:12,840 Speaker 1: sacrifice took dozens of future snakes off the landscape. The 397 00:24:12,960 --> 00:24:16,320 Speaker 1: concept isn't foolproof. They found one collar in a huge 398 00:24:16,359 --> 00:24:18,840 Speaker 1: pile of snake poop because the python was able to 399 00:24:18,840 --> 00:24:21,840 Speaker 1: pass it before they found it. They're also getting questions 400 00:24:21,840 --> 00:24:25,320 Speaker 1: you might expect about animal cruelty. Don't they feel bad 401 00:24:25,320 --> 00:24:29,280 Speaker 1: about using apossums and raccoons's bait. One of the researchers, 402 00:24:29,320 --> 00:24:31,879 Speaker 1: Michael Cove, told the South Florida Sun Sentinel that the 403 00:24:31,920 --> 00:24:35,400 Speaker 1: collars don't put the animals into any extra danger. These 404 00:24:35,440 --> 00:24:38,640 Speaker 1: apossums and raccoons would be eaten anyway, but now their 405 00:24:38,680 --> 00:24:42,080 Speaker 1: deaths are helping scientists remove more pythons that would eat 406 00:24:42,119 --> 00:24:44,919 Speaker 1: even more native animals. Cove said he would like to 407 00:24:44,920 --> 00:24:48,000 Speaker 1: expand the scale of the study by incorporating cheaper collars. 408 00:24:48,480 --> 00:24:52,280 Speaker 1: These would only track mortality and location rather than tracking movement, 409 00:24:52,480 --> 00:24:55,719 Speaker 1: but they'd cost only two hundred dollars instead of fifteen hundred. 410 00:24:56,119 --> 00:24:59,080 Speaker 1: With hundreds of GPS enabled to raccoons on the landscape, 411 00:24:59,200 --> 00:25:01,520 Speaker 1: they're hoping to find finally gain an edge over the 412 00:25:01,600 --> 00:25:05,440 Speaker 1: large invase of snakes, and finally determine who's knocking over 413 00:25:05,440 --> 00:25:11,840 Speaker 1: those trash cans. Moving on to the disaster desk, Lots 414 00:25:11,840 --> 00:25:14,080 Speaker 1: of people have been writing in on this subject. I 415 00:25:14,119 --> 00:25:17,400 Speaker 1: apologize for not getting in on it. Sooner, But it's 416 00:25:17,440 --> 00:25:21,560 Speaker 1: an evolving situation and it's a big deal. So here 417 00:25:21,600 --> 00:25:24,320 Speaker 1: is a quick and dirty on how the Ohio train 418 00:25:24,400 --> 00:25:29,479 Speaker 1: derailment and chemical spill has affected local wildlife. First, in 419 00:25:29,560 --> 00:25:32,200 Speaker 1: case you've been living under a rock, a train carrying 420 00:25:32,280 --> 00:25:36,920 Speaker 1: toxic chemicals derailed near East Palestine, Ohio, on February third. 421 00:25:37,280 --> 00:25:40,480 Speaker 1: Those toxic chemicals were leaching into the ground, and officials 422 00:25:40,480 --> 00:25:42,800 Speaker 1: were worried that some of the train cars could explode, 423 00:25:43,080 --> 00:25:47,160 Speaker 1: so they conducted something called a controlled release. Basically, they 424 00:25:47,240 --> 00:25:50,640 Speaker 1: lit those chemicals on fire, which release an ominous looking 425 00:25:50,640 --> 00:25:53,639 Speaker 1: cloud of black smoke. Officials maintain that the air and 426 00:25:53,680 --> 00:25:57,320 Speaker 1: water are safe, but residents have been reporting headaches, nausea, 427 00:25:57,520 --> 00:26:00,600 Speaker 1: and other ailments, almost like that stuff shouldn't be in 428 00:26:00,640 --> 00:26:04,680 Speaker 1: the air. Chemicals like vinyl chloride aren't great for wildlife, 429 00:26:04,880 --> 00:26:07,679 Speaker 1: so I reached out to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. 430 00:26:07,680 --> 00:26:11,400 Speaker 1: Spokeswoman Stephanie O'Grady told me that the chemicals impacted about 431 00:26:11,480 --> 00:26:14,600 Speaker 1: seven and a half miles of Leslie Run, Bull Creek 432 00:26:14,720 --> 00:26:16,879 Speaker 1: and a portion of the north Fork of Beaver Creek. 433 00:26:17,320 --> 00:26:20,359 Speaker 1: As of February eighth. They estimate that the spill killed 434 00:26:20,400 --> 00:26:24,159 Speaker 1: thirty five hundred fish, most of which were small suckers, minnows, darters, 435 00:26:24,160 --> 00:26:27,240 Speaker 1: and scalpin. There have also been reports from local residents 436 00:26:27,280 --> 00:26:30,520 Speaker 1: of chickens and foxes dying, and the owners attribute those 437 00:26:30,600 --> 00:26:34,440 Speaker 1: deaths to the chemicals in the air. Sharp eared listeners 438 00:26:34,600 --> 00:26:37,320 Speaker 1: will have noticed that it is not February eighth, and 439 00:26:37,440 --> 00:26:40,800 Speaker 1: hasn't been for several weeks, so these numbers are old. 440 00:26:41,080 --> 00:26:44,280 Speaker 1: I apologize for that. We asked O'Grady whether she could 441 00:26:44,320 --> 00:26:47,520 Speaker 1: provide more recent information, but we have not heard back 442 00:26:47,600 --> 00:26:50,960 Speaker 1: as of this recording. That's all I've got for you 443 00:26:51,040 --> 00:26:53,880 Speaker 1: this week. Thank you so much for listening. You can 444 00:26:53,920 --> 00:26:57,040 Speaker 1: breathe easy as the legislative sessions are starting to wrap up, 445 00:26:57,320 --> 00:26:59,320 Speaker 1: but that means we need to drive harder in the 446 00:26:59,400 --> 00:27:03,000 Speaker 1: closing weeks. This is where bad ideas could turn into 447 00:27:03,040 --> 00:27:07,480 Speaker 1: bad laws, bad regulations, bad amendments, and just cause a 448 00:27:07,520 --> 00:27:10,199 Speaker 1: bad time for hunting and fishing season and seasons in 449 00:27:10,240 --> 00:27:14,040 Speaker 1: the future. So bear with me and bear down, and 450 00:27:14,160 --> 00:27:17,520 Speaker 1: as always, thank you so much for listening, and remember 451 00:27:17,760 --> 00:27:21,280 Speaker 1: to write in to ask c Al that's asked Cal 452 00:27:21,440 --> 00:27:23,600 Speaker 1: at the Meat Eater dot com and let me know 453 00:27:23,640 --> 00:27:25,880 Speaker 1: what's going on in your neck of the woods. 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Most importantly, there and 464 00:28:00,280 --> 00:28:02,240 Speaker 1: you sent home with what you need and they won't 465 00:28:02,280 --> 00:28:04,920 Speaker 1: try to send you home with what you don't. Thanks again, 466 00:28:05,119 --> 00:28:06,200 Speaker 1: I'll talk to you next week.