247. This is YOUR Fight!

Gun Dog It Yourself

Do you like your electronic collars? Your tracking collars? Do you think its right for houndsmen to be prevented from chasing mountain lions and bobcats? Do you think its silly to have the public vote on a measure that would outlaw lynx hunting even though they're already on the endangered species list and therefore its already illegal to hunt them?

Brace yourselves as this episode we jump on the soap box and we stay there! Chris Powell of the Houndsman XP joins me to catch us up on what is happening in Colorado as it pertains to Initiative 91 and what that means for hunters regardless of your game of choice and why it matters even though you don't live there. Chris and I have a very open conversation on where each of us thinks the hunting community/culture currently is and how we can stop standing on our heels and start taking the fight to the other side. We are always on defense and reacting. Its time for all hunters to take charge.

• We aren't fur hunters or bird hunters. We are hunters!
• Death by a 1,000 cuts over decades. This didn't happen overnight.
• Does the term "science" mean anything anymore?
• Lead from where you are
• The nonprofit organizations are built to sustain us but not fight for us!
• We don't want to be talking about this anymore than you want to be hearing about this
• We inherited this. What are we passing on?

Links discussed in the episode:

Coloradans for Responsible Wildlife Management

Houndsman XP Episode: Battleground 2024 February Update

Colorado's Wildlife Deserve Better

Randy Newberg's Future Role of Hunters and Hunting (Part 1 of 4)

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