Latest / The Articulate Fly / S7, Ep 98: The Fight for Our Future: Land Tawney on Grassroots Advocacy and Public Lands
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- 0:00Hey
- 0:04folks,
- 0:04it's
- 0:04Marvin
- 0:05Cash,
- 0:05the
- 0:05host
- 0:05of
- 0:06The
- 0:06Articulate
- 0:06Fly.
- 0:07On
- 0:08this
- 0:08episode,
- 0:08I'm
- 0:08joined
- 0:08by
- 0:09outdoorsman,
- 0:10conservationist
- 0:10and
- 0:11grassroots
- 0:11organizer
- 0:12Land
- 0:12Tawney.
- 0:13Land
- 0:14and
- 0:14I
- 0:14discuss
- 0:14the
- 0:15keys
- 0:15to
- 0:15effective
- 0:15grassroots
- 0:16advocacy,
- 0:17the
- 0:17challenges
- 0:18facing
- 0:18our
- 0:18public
- 0:18lands,
- 0:19and
- 0:19his
- 0:19newest
- 0:19endeavor,
- 0:20American
- 0:20Hunters
- 0:21and
- 0:21Anglers
- 0:21Action
- 0:21Network.
- 0:22I
- 0:22think
- 0:23you're
- 0:23really
- 0:23going
- 0:23to
- 0:23enjoy
- 0:23this
- 0:24one,
- 0:24but
- 0:24before
- 0:25we
- 0:25get
- 0:25to
- 0:25the
- 0:25interview,
- 0:26just
- 0:26a
- 0:26couple
- 0:26of
- 0:26housekeeping
- 0:27items.
- 0:28If
- 0:28you
- 0:28like
- 0:28the
- 0:28podcast,
- 0:29please
- 0:30tell
- 0:30a
- 0:30friend
- 0:31and
- 0:31please
- 0:31subscribe
- 0:32and
- 0:32leave
- 0:32us
- 0:32a
- 0:32rating
- 0:32or
- 0:33review
- 0:33in
- 0:33the
- 0:33podcatcher
- 0:34of
- 0:34your
- 0:34choice.
- 0:34It
- 0:35really
- 0:35helps
- 0:35us
- 0:36out.
- 0:37And
- 0:37as
- 0:372026
- 0:38approaches,
- 0:39just
- 0:39a
- 0:39reminder
- 0:39for
- 0:40our
- 0:40industry
- 0:40friends
- 0:40that
- 0:41the
- 0:41Articulate
- 0:41Fly
- 0:42offers
- 0:42consulting
- 0:42services.
- 0:43Whether
- 0:44you
- 0:44need
- 0:44help
- 0:44planning
- 0:45for
- 0:452026,
- 0:46help
- 0:46figuring
- 0:46out
- 0:47how
- 0:47AI
- 0:47can
- 0:47boost
- 0:47your
- 0:48bottom
- 0:48line,
- 0:48or
- 0:49just
- 0:49need
- 0:49help
- 0:49with
- 0:49some
- 0:50old
- 0:50school
- 0:50blocking
- 0:50and
- 0:51tackling,
- 0:51we
- 0:51would
- 0:51love
- 0:52to
- 0:52hear
- 0:52from
- 0:52you.
- 0:53Check
- 0:53out
- 0:53the
- 0:53link
- 0:53to
- 0:54our
- 0:54consulting
- 0:54page
- 0:55in
- 0:55the
- 0:55show
- 0:55notes.
- 0:57And
- 0:57finally,
- 0:57a
- 0:58shout
- 0:58out
- 0:58to
- 0:58our
- 0:58sponsor.
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- 1:00We
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- 1:02you're
- 1:02not
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- 1:02only
- 1:03one
- 1:03at
- 1:03your
- 1:03local
- 1:04access
- 1:04point.
- 1:05Get
- 1:05away
- 1:05from
- 1:05the
- 1:06crowds
- 1:06and
- 1:06busy
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- 1:07lots
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- 1:16data
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- 1:17need
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- 1:17you
- 1:17find
- 1:18angling
- 1:18opportunities
- 1:19that
- 1:19others
- 1:19will
- 1:19overlook.
- 1:20Up
- 1:21your
- 1:21game
- 1:21and
- 1:21download
- 1:22the
- 1:22app
- 1:22today.
- 1:23Use
- 1:23code
- 1:23ArtFly20
- 1:25ArtFly20
- 1:26all
- 1:27one
- 1:27word
- 1:27for
- 1:2820%
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- 1:33now
- 1:34on
- 1:34to
- 1:34our
- 1:35interview.
- 1:36Well
- 1:36Land
- 1:36welcome
- 1:37to
- 1:37the
- 1:37Articulate
- 1:37Fly,
- 1:39Marvin.
- 1:39Thanks
- 1:40for
- 1:40having
- 1:40me.
- 1:40I'm
- 1:40stoked
- 1:41to
- 1:41be
- 1:41here.
- 1:41Yeah,
- 1:41I'm
- 1:42super
- 1:42excited
- 1:42too.
- 1:42And
- 1:43we
- 1:43have
- 1:43a
- 1:43tradition
- 1:43on
- 1:43the
- 1:44Articulate
- 1:44Fly.
- 1:44We
- 1:44like
- 1:45to
- 1:45ask
- 1:45all
- 1:45of
- 1:45our
- 1:45guests
- 1:46to
- 1:46share
- 1:46their
- 1:46earliest
- 1:47fishing
- 1:47memory.
- 1:48So
- 1:49my
- 1:49earliest
- 1:49is
- 1:50really
- 1:50my
- 1:51dad
- 1:51would
- 1:51go
- 1:51down
- 1:51to
- 1:51the
- 1:52Big
- 1:52Hole
- 1:52river,
- 1:52which
- 1:53is
- 1:53in
- 1:53southwest
- 1:53Montana,
- 1:54during
- 1:55the
- 1:55Sand
- 1:55Fly
- 1:55hatch,
- 1:56and
- 1:56we
- 1:56go
- 1:56down
- 1:56there
- 1:56for
- 1:56a
- 1:57week
- 1:57at
- 1:57least.
- 1:57And,
- 1:58and
- 1:58so
- 1:58my
- 1:58earliest
- 1:59memories
- 1:59are
- 2:00on
- 2:00the
- 2:00river
- 2:01with
- 2:01him
- 2:01and,
- 2:01you
- 2:01know,
- 2:02fishing
- 2:02these
- 2:02gigantic
- 2:03bugs
- 2:03for
- 2:03fish
- 2:03that
- 2:04were
- 2:04eaten
- 2:04on
- 2:04top.
- 2:06And
- 2:06you
- 2:07know,
- 2:07I
- 2:07always
- 2:07wondered
- 2:08why
- 2:08he
- 2:08would
- 2:08go
- 2:08out
- 2:09in
- 2:09the
- 2:09morning
- 2:09with
- 2:09his
- 2:09friends.
- 2:10It's
- 2:11because
- 2:11he
- 2:11had
- 2:11to
- 2:11deal
- 2:11with
- 2:11his
- 2:11kids
- 2:12in
- 2:12the
- 2:12afternoon,
- 2:12right.
- 2:13And
- 2:13so
- 2:13he
- 2:13would
- 2:13take
- 2:13these
- 2:14early
- 2:14morning
- 2:14floats,
- 2:15get
- 2:15up
- 2:15super
- 2:15early
- 2:16and
- 2:16then
- 2:17go
- 2:17fish
- 2:17and,
- 2:18and
- 2:19then
- 2:19come
- 2:19back,
- 2:19you
- 2:19know,
- 2:19and
- 2:19deal
- 2:20with
- 2:20us.
- 2:20But
- 2:20that,
- 2:21you
- 2:21know,
- 2:21I
- 2:22won't
- 2:22ever
- 2:22forget
- 2:23kind
- 2:23of
- 2:23those
- 2:24times
- 2:24with
- 2:24him
- 2:24especially.
- 2:25There's
- 2:25a
- 2:25canyon
- 2:26section
- 2:26and
- 2:26like
- 2:26that
- 2:27is
- 2:27just
- 2:27a
- 2:27gorgeous
- 2:27place.
- 2:28Yeah,
- 2:28that's
- 2:29super
- 2:29funny
- 2:29you
- 2:29say
- 2:30that.
- 2:30So
- 2:30my
- 2:30oldest
- 2:31son
- 2:31now
- 2:31is
- 2:3123
- 2:32and
- 2:32to
- 2:32get
- 2:32him
- 2:32to
- 2:33behave
- 2:33when
- 2:33he
- 2:33was
- 2:33younger,
- 2:34I
- 2:34would
- 2:34say,
- 2:34you
- 2:35know,
- 2:35little
- 2:35boys
- 2:35that
- 2:35don't
- 2:36listen
- 2:36can't
- 2:36get
- 2:36in
- 2:36drift
- 2:37boats.
- 2:38And
- 2:39so
- 2:40when
- 2:40he
- 2:40was
- 2:40almost
- 2:41eight
- 2:41years
- 2:41old,
- 2:43I
- 2:43took
- 2:43him
- 2:43out.
- 2:43Took
- 2:44the
- 2:44whole
- 2:44family
- 2:44out.
- 2:44I
- 2:45go
- 2:45to
- 2:45Montana
- 2:46a
- 2:46lot.
- 2:46I
- 2:46don't
- 2:46go
- 2:46as
- 2:47much
- 2:47now
- 2:47as
- 2:47I
- 2:47used
- 2:47to.
- 2:49We
- 2:49actually
- 2:49hit
- 2:49the
- 2:49salmon
- 2:50fly
- 2:50hatch.
- 2:50We
- 2:50were
- 2:50out
- 2:50for
- 2:514th
- 2:51of
- 2:51July
- 2:51and
- 2:51we
- 2:51hit
- 2:51it
- 2:52on
- 2:52the
- 2:52upper
- 2:52Madison.
- 2:52And
- 2:53here's
- 2:53this
- 2:53kid
- 2:53who's
- 2:54almost
- 2:548
- 2:54years
- 2:54old
- 2:55in
- 2:55the
- 2:56back
- 2:56of
- 2:56a
- 2:56drift
- 2:56boat
- 2:56with
- 2:57an
- 2:57eight
- 2:57weight
- 2:57fly
- 2:57rod,
- 2:59you
- 2:59know,
- 3:00and
- 3:00he
- 3:00just
- 3:00thinks
- 3:01that's
- 3:01normal,
- 3:01right?
- 3:03And
- 3:03he's
- 3:03designed
- 3:03flies
- 3:04and
- 3:04he's
- 3:04running
- 3:05around
- 3:05the
- 3:05put
- 3:05in
- 3:06at
- 3:06stories
- 3:06ditch,
- 3:08talking
- 3:08to
- 3:08guys
- 3:09about
- 3:09the
- 3:09cosmic
- 3:10blue
- 3:10butt
- 3:10bomb.
- 3:10That's
- 3:11basically
- 3:11like
- 3:12Chinese
- 3:12strung
- 3:13hackle
- 3:13and
- 3:14chenille
- 3:14and
- 3:15like
- 3:15lead
- 3:15eyes
- 3:15and
- 3:16showing
- 3:16it
- 3:16to
- 3:16everybody.
- 3:16And
- 3:17everyone's
- 3:17like,
- 3:17who's
- 3:17this
- 3:17kid?
- 3:18So.
- 3:20Well,
- 3:20very
- 3:20similar.
- 3:20I
- 3:21wasn't
- 3:21tied
- 3:21my
- 3:21own
- 3:22flies,
- 3:22but
- 3:22I
- 3:22was.
- 3:23I
- 3:23remember
- 3:23my
- 3:23dad
- 3:24like
- 3:24slamming
- 3:25on
- 3:25the
- 3:25brakes
- 3:25when
- 3:25we
- 3:25go
- 3:25by
- 3:26like
- 3:26a,
- 3:26like
- 3:27a
- 3:27dead
- 3:27squirrel
- 3:27so
- 3:27we
- 3:28could
- 3:28go
- 3:28cut
- 3:28the
- 3:28tail
- 3:28off,
- 3:28you
- 3:29know,
- 3:29I
- 3:29mean
- 3:30fishing,
- 3:31you
- 3:31know,
- 3:31and
- 3:31honey
- 3:31were
- 3:32just
- 3:32a
- 3:32part
- 3:32of
- 3:32my
- 3:32life
- 3:32from
- 3:33a
- 3:33very
- 3:33young
- 3:33age.
- 3:33So
- 3:34like
- 3:34your
- 3:34son,
- 3:34like
- 3:35I
- 3:35didn't
- 3:35know
- 3:35anything
- 3:35different.
- 3:36Yeah.
- 3:36And
- 3:37so
- 3:37were
- 3:37you
- 3:37always
- 3:37a
- 3:38fly
- 3:38fisher
- 3:38or
- 3:38did
- 3:38you
- 3:39have
- 3:39to
- 3:39come
- 3:39officially
- 3:40to
- 3:40the
- 3:40dark
- 3:40side
- 3:40later
- 3:41in
- 3:41life?
- 3:41No,
- 3:42I
- 3:42started,
- 3:42I.
- 3:43It's
- 3:43funny,
- 3:43I
- 3:43started
- 3:44on
- 3:44the
- 3:44dark
- 3:44side
- 3:45and
- 3:45then
- 3:45I
- 3:45really
- 3:46had
- 3:46a
- 3:46hard
- 3:46time
- 3:46with
- 3:47conventional
- 3:47tackle.
- 3:48But
- 3:48I
- 3:48started
- 3:49fly
- 3:49fishing,
- 3:49you
- 3:50know,
- 3:50as
- 3:50early
- 3:50as
- 3:50I
- 3:50can
- 3:50remember.
- 3:51So
- 3:51probably
- 3:51five.
- 3:52And
- 3:52it
- 3:53wasn't
- 3:53like
- 3:53there
- 3:53was
- 3:53some
- 3:54big
- 3:54lesson.
- 3:54It
- 3:54was
- 3:54just
- 3:55like
- 3:55get
- 3:55in
- 3:55the
- 3:55back
- 3:55of
- 3:55the
- 3:55boat
- 3:56and
- 3:56kind
- 3:56of
- 3:56watch
- 3:56dad.
- 3:57And
- 3:57he
- 3:57maybe
- 3:57he
- 3:57taught
- 3:58me
- 3:58a
- 3:58little
- 3:58bit.
- 3:59That
- 3:59was
- 3:59trial
- 3:59by
- 4:00fire.
- 4:00But
- 4:01I
- 4:01remember
- 4:01the
- 4:01first
- 4:01time
- 4:01I
- 4:02went
- 4:02to
- 4:02go
- 4:02fish
- 4:03conventional
- 4:03tackle
- 4:04down
- 4:04in
- 4:04Louisiana
- 4:05after
- 4:05redfish
- 4:06that
- 4:06never
- 4:07really
- 4:07used
- 4:07it.
- 4:07So
- 4:07I
- 4:08get
- 4:08a
- 4:08lot
- 4:08of
- 4:08bird's
- 4:08nest,
- 4:09but
- 4:09they
- 4:10also
- 4:10called
- 4:10me
- 4:10moonshot
- 4:11because
- 4:11I
- 4:11would
- 4:11shoot
- 4:12that
- 4:12thing
- 4:12straight
- 4:12up
- 4:13in
- 4:13the
- 4:13air
- 4:13and
- 4:13then
- 4:13I'd
- 4:13like
- 4:13land
- 4:14like
- 4:1410ft
- 4:14away
- 4:15from
- 4:15the
- 4:15boat.
- 4:15And
- 4:15I'm
- 4:16better
- 4:16now,
- 4:17but
- 4:17no,
- 4:17with
- 4:18a
- 4:18fly
- 4:18rod,
- 4:18that's
- 4:19something
- 4:19that,
- 4:19you
- 4:19know,
- 4:19I
- 4:19use
- 4:20since
- 4:20I
- 4:20was
- 4:20a
- 4:20little
- 4:20kid.
- 4:20And
- 4:21can
- 4:21I
- 4:21get
- 4:21better?
- 4:21For
- 4:22sure.
- 4:22But
- 4:22it
- 4:22definitely
- 4:23feels
- 4:23like
- 4:24it's
- 4:24like
- 4:24riding
- 4:24a
- 4:24bike
- 4:25or
- 4:25comfort
- 4:25in
- 4:25my
- 4:25hand.
- 4:26I
- 4:26would
- 4:26say.
- 4:26Yeah,
- 4:27I
- 4:27would
- 4:27say
- 4:27the
- 4:27baitcaster
- 4:28still
- 4:28causes
- 4:28me
- 4:29fits.
- 4:29Yeah,
- 4:30I
- 4:30haven't,
- 4:30you
- 4:30know,
- 4:30I
- 4:30haven't
- 4:31touched
- 4:31those
- 4:31because
- 4:31those
- 4:32are
- 4:32really
- 4:32bad
- 4:32for
- 4:32me.
- 4:33But
- 4:33conventional
- 4:34tackle,
- 4:34you
- 4:34know,
- 4:34like
- 4:35that
- 4:35kind
- 4:35of
- 4:35that
- 4:36flip
- 4:36over
- 4:36basket.
- 4:37I
- 4:37can
- 4:37do
- 4:37that
- 4:38now,
- 4:38you
- 4:39know,
- 4:39fairly
- 4:39proficiently.
- 4:40Yeah.
- 4:41So
- 4:41it
- 4:41sounds
- 4:41like
- 4:41your
- 4:41dad
- 4:42was
- 4:42a
- 4:42really
- 4:42important
- 4:42mentor
- 4:43to
- 4:43you
- 4:43in
- 4:43your
- 4:43outdoor
- 4:44life.
- 4:44Who
- 4:44are
- 4:44some
- 4:44of
- 4:44the
- 4:44other
- 4:45folks?
- 4:45I
- 4:45mean,
- 4:45you,
- 4:46you
- 4:46kind
- 4:46of
- 4:46grew
- 4:46up
- 4:46in
- 4:46the
- 4:46cradle
- 4:47of,
- 4:47like,
- 4:47everything
- 4:47amazing
- 4:48about
- 4:48fly
- 4:48fishing
- 4:49in
- 4:49Montana.
- 4:49Who
- 4:49are
- 4:50some
- 4:50other
- 4:50folks
- 4:50that
- 4:50have
- 4:50kind
- 4:50of
- 4:51mentored
- 4:51you
- 4:51on
- 4:51your
- 4:51fly
- 4:52fishing
- 4:52journey?
- 4:53Oh,
- 4:53it's
- 4:53great.
- 4:54So,
- 4:54I
- 4:54mean,
- 4:54my
- 4:55dad,
- 4:55my
- 4:55mom,
- 4:55I
- 4:56mean,
- 4:56I.
- 4:56I'd
- 4:56have
- 4:56to
- 4:56say
- 4:57both
- 4:57of
- 4:57them.
- 4:57My
- 4:57mom
- 4:58can
- 4:58still
- 4:58pick
- 4:58up
- 4:58a
- 4:58fly
- 4:59rod
- 4:59and
- 4:59just
- 5:00cast
- 5:00that
- 5:00thing.
- 5:00Great.
- 5:01And
- 5:01it
- 5:01was
- 5:01fun
- 5:01to
- 5:02go
- 5:02fishing
- 5:02with
- 5:02her.
- 5:03My
- 5:03dad's
- 5:04no
- 5:04longer
- 5:04with
- 5:04me,
- 5:04and
- 5:04so
- 5:05he
- 5:05died
- 5:05when
- 5:05I
- 5:05was
- 5:0519,
- 5:06so
- 5:06I
- 5:06probably
- 5:06gratitize
- 5:07him
- 5:07more
- 5:07than
- 5:07my
- 5:08mom,
- 5:08but
- 5:08I
- 5:08want
- 5:08to
- 5:08give
- 5:08my
- 5:09mom
- 5:09credit.
- 5:09Shout
- 5:10out,
- 5:10mom,
- 5:10if
- 5:10you're
- 5:10listening
- 5:10to
- 5:11this.
- 5:12And
- 5:12then,
- 5:12you
- 5:13know,
- 5:13I
- 5:13think
- 5:13Jim
- 5:13Posewitz.
- 5:14Jim
- 5:14Posewitz
- 5:15was
- 5:16an
- 5:16author
- 5:16here
- 5:17in
- 5:17Montana.
- 5:17He
- 5:17was
- 5:17a
- 5:17fisheries
- 5:18biologist
- 5:18at
- 5:19the
- 5:19Fish
- 5:19Wife
- 5:19and
- 5:19Parks.
- 5:20But
- 5:20he
- 5:21and
- 5:21my
- 5:21dad
- 5:21were
- 5:21good
- 5:21friends,
- 5:22and
- 5:22so
- 5:22I
- 5:22spent
- 5:22a
- 5:22lot
- 5:23of
- 5:23time
- 5:23around
- 5:23him.
- 5:24Then
- 5:24a
- 5:25guy
- 5:25named
- 5:25Dale
- 5:25Burke.
- 5:26Dale
- 5:26Burke
- 5:27wrote
- 5:27for
- 5:27the
- 5:28Missoulian,
- 5:28the
- 5:29newspaper
- 5:29here
- 5:29in
- 5:29my
- 5:29hometown
- 5:30of
- 5:30Missoula.
- 5:31When
- 5:31my
- 5:32dad
- 5:32passed
- 5:32away,
- 5:33he
- 5:33would
- 5:34kind
- 5:34of
- 5:34continue
- 5:34that,
- 5:35that,
- 5:35that
- 5:36sojourn
- 5:36down
- 5:37to
- 5:37the
- 5:37big
- 5:37hole
- 5:38and
- 5:38take
- 5:38me
- 5:39down
- 5:39there
- 5:39and,
- 5:39you
- 5:40know,
- 5:40and
- 5:40give
- 5:40me
- 5:40flies.
- 5:41I
- 5:41remember
- 5:42his
- 5:42favorite
- 5:43fly
- 5:43was
- 5:43the
- 5:43Golden
- 5:44Stone,
- 5:44which,
- 5:44you
- 5:44know,
- 5:45doesn't
- 5:45look
- 5:45like
- 5:45necessarily
- 5:46like
- 5:46a
- 5:46salmon
- 5:46fly,
- 5:47but
- 5:47it's
- 5:47a
- 5:47stone
- 5:48fly
- 5:48still.
- 5:48And
- 5:49it
- 5:49was
- 5:49just
- 5:49something
- 5:49different
- 5:50about
- 5:50that
- 5:51bug.
- 5:52And
- 5:52it
- 5:52works
- 5:52all
- 5:52the
- 5:53time,
- 5:53but
- 5:53especially
- 5:53during
- 5:54the
- 5:54salmon
- 5:54flights,
- 5:54I
- 5:55think
- 5:55it
- 5:55just
- 5:55looks
- 5:55different
- 5:55and
- 5:55those
- 5:56fish
- 5:56like
- 5:56it.
- 5:56But
- 5:56yeah,
- 5:57Dale
- 5:57Burke.
- 5:58And
- 5:58then,
- 5:58like,
- 5:59last
- 5:59one,
- 5:59you
- 5:59know,
- 5:59probably
- 6:00would
- 6:00be
- 6:00Jim
- 6:01Range.
- 6:01And
- 6:01Jim
- 6:01Range
- 6:02is
- 6:02actually
- 6:03from
- 6:03Washington,
- 6:04D.C.
- 6:05i
- 6:05met
- 6:05him
- 6:05when
- 6:05I
- 6:06was
- 6:06working
- 6:06for
- 6:06the
- 6:06Theodore
- 6:07Roosevelt
- 6:07Conservation
- 6:07Partnership,
- 6:08but
- 6:08he
- 6:09had
- 6:09a
- 6:09ranch
- 6:09here
- 6:09in
- 6:09Montana.
- 6:10And,
- 6:11man,
- 6:11just
- 6:12the
- 6:12patience
- 6:13that
- 6:13I
- 6:13would
- 6:14see
- 6:14with
- 6:14him.
- 6:14You
- 6:14know,
- 6:14I
- 6:15think
- 6:15I
- 6:15was
- 6:16at
- 6:16an
- 6:16age
- 6:16when
- 6:16I
- 6:16first
- 6:16met
- 6:17him
- 6:17that
- 6:17I
- 6:17wanted
- 6:17to
- 6:17catch
- 6:17all
- 6:18the
- 6:18fish
- 6:18and
- 6:18all
- 6:19the
- 6:19big
- 6:19fish,
- 6:19you
- 6:19know,
- 6:20and
- 6:20he,
- 6:21he
- 6:21was
- 6:21much
- 6:22more
- 6:22patient.
- 6:23And
- 6:23I
- 6:23think,
- 6:23you
- 6:23know,
- 6:24looking
- 6:24at
- 6:24runs
- 6:26and
- 6:26the
- 6:26way
- 6:26you
- 6:26dissect
- 6:27those
- 6:27runs
- 6:27versus
- 6:28just
- 6:28going
- 6:28in
- 6:28there
- 6:28and
- 6:28trying
- 6:28to,
- 6:28you
- 6:29know,
- 6:29just
- 6:29go
- 6:29in
- 6:29there
- 6:29and
- 6:30catch
- 6:30a
- 6:30fish.
- 6:30Right?
- 6:30Like
- 6:30he
- 6:31would
- 6:31want
- 6:31to
- 6:31catch
- 6:31them
- 6:31all.
- 6:31So,
- 6:33yeah,
- 6:33Those
- 6:33are
- 6:33a
- 6:34few.
- 6:34But,
- 6:34you
- 6:34know,
- 6:34I
- 6:35feel
- 6:35very
- 6:35lucky,
- 6:36like
- 6:36you
- 6:36say,
- 6:36to
- 6:36be
- 6:37in
- 6:37the
- 6:37cradle
- 6:38and
- 6:38have
- 6:38people
- 6:39that,
- 6:39you
- 6:39know,
- 6:40that
- 6:40not
- 6:40necessarily
- 6:41wanted,
- 6:41you
- 6:42know,
- 6:42like,
- 6:42were
- 6:43very
- 6:43thoughtful
- 6:43about
- 6:43teaching
- 6:44me,
- 6:44but
- 6:44that
- 6:44I
- 6:44was
- 6:44just
- 6:45around.
- 6:45Yeah,
- 6:46that's
- 6:46pretty
- 6:46neat.
- 6:46It's
- 6:46important,
- 6:47you
- 6:47know,
- 6:48to
- 6:48kind
- 6:48of
- 6:48get
- 6:48that,
- 6:49that
- 6:49jackrabbit
- 6:50of
- 6:50youth
- 6:50out
- 6:50of
- 6:50your
- 6:51system.
- 6:51It'll
- 6:51make
- 6:51you
- 6:51kind
- 6:52of
- 6:52a
- 6:52better
- 6:53at
- 6:53lots
- 6:53of
- 6:53different
- 6:53things.
- 6:54Right,
- 6:55Good
- 6:55description.
- 6:55The
- 6:56jackrabbit
- 6:56of
- 6:56youth.
- 6:57I'm
- 6:57going
- 6:57to
- 6:57borrow
- 6:57that.
- 6:57That's
- 6:58a
- 6:58great
- 6:58one.
- 6:58Yeah,
- 6:58no,
- 6:59it's.
- 6:59Absolutely.
- 6:59I'll
- 7:00license
- 7:00that
- 7:00to
- 7:00you.
- 7:01You
- 7:01know,
- 7:02so
- 7:02it's
- 7:02interesting
- 7:02you
- 7:02spent
- 7:04in
- 7:04conservation
- 7:05and
- 7:05grassroots
- 7:05advocacy.
- 7:06And
- 7:06I
- 7:06was
- 7:06kind
- 7:06of
- 7:06curious,
- 7:07I
- 7:07mean,
- 7:07you
- 7:08know,
- 7:08to
- 7:08do
- 7:08something
- 7:08literally
- 7:09for,
- 7:09you
- 7:09know,
- 7:09gosh,
- 7:10about
- 7:1030
- 7:10years,
- 7:10right.
- 7:11You
- 7:11got
- 7:11to
- 7:11be
- 7:12passionate
- 7:12about
- 7:12it.
- 7:13And
- 7:13I
- 7:13was
- 7:13kind
- 7:13of
- 7:13curious,
- 7:13like
- 7:14where
- 7:14that
- 7:14interest
- 7:14and
- 7:14passion
- 7:15for
- 7:15that
- 7:16particular
- 7:17kind
- 7:17of
- 7:17issue
- 7:18and
- 7:18that
- 7:18modality
- 7:19came
- 7:19from.
- 7:20I
- 7:20mean,
- 7:20I'd
- 7:21start
- 7:21with
- 7:21my
- 7:21parents.
- 7:22You
- 7:22know,
- 7:22they
- 7:22were
- 7:23the
- 7:23first
- 7:23full
- 7:23time
- 7:23conservation
- 7:24lobbyists
- 7:24at
- 7:24the
- 7:25state
- 7:25legislature,
- 7:25but
- 7:26they
- 7:26helped
- 7:26start
- 7:26numerous
- 7:27organizations
- 7:29in
- 7:29this
- 7:29state.
- 7:30And
- 7:30then,
- 7:30you
- 7:30know,
- 7:30I
- 7:30mentioned
- 7:32Jim
- 7:32Range,
- 7:33who
- 7:33was
- 7:33with
- 7:34the
- 7:34trcp.
- 7:35I
- 7:35mean,
- 7:35that
- 7:35guy,
- 7:36like
- 7:36when
- 7:37I
- 7:37was
- 7:37at
- 7:37the
- 7:37theater,
- 7:38Roosevelt
- 7:38Conservation
- 7:38Partnership.
- 7:39We
- 7:39built
- 7:39a
- 7:39gigantic
- 7:40grassroots
- 7:41bag
- 7:41network
- 7:42to
- 7:42deal
- 7:42with
- 7:42roadless,
- 7:43which
- 7:43is
- 7:43funny
- 7:43because
- 7:43we're
- 7:44dealing
- 7:44with
- 7:44roadless
- 7:44right
- 7:45now
- 7:45too.
- 7:46But
- 7:46you
- 7:46know,
- 7:47to
- 7:47make
- 7:47sure
- 7:47that
- 7:47you're,
- 7:48you're
- 7:49getting
- 7:49the
- 7:49people
- 7:49to
- 7:49speak.
- 7:50You
- 7:50know,
- 7:50he
- 7:50came
- 7:50from
- 7:50Washington
- 7:51D.C.
- 7:51where
- 7:52everybody
- 7:52in
- 7:52D.C.
- 7:52thinks
- 7:53the
- 7:53world
- 7:53revolves
- 7:53around
- 7:54D.C.
- 7:54which
- 7:54in
- 7:55a
- 7:55lot
- 7:55of
- 7:55ways
- 7:55it
- 7:55does.
- 7:56But
- 7:56democracy
- 7:57is
- 7:57run
- 7:58by
- 7:58the
- 7:58people.
- 7:58And
- 7:59so
- 7:59I
- 7:59think,
- 7:59you
- 8:00know,
- 8:00through
- 8:00my
- 8:00parents,
- 8:02through
- 8:02my
- 8:02mentors,
- 8:03I
- 8:03mean,
- 8:04Jim
- 8:04Posewitz
- 8:04is
- 8:05another
- 8:05great
- 8:05example.
- 8:05You
- 8:05know,
- 8:06he
- 8:06wrote
- 8:06five
- 8:06books,
- 8:07but
- 8:07he
- 8:07would
- 8:07tour
- 8:08around
- 8:08the
- 8:08country
- 8:08and
- 8:09talk
- 8:09to
- 8:09any
- 8:10group,
- 8:10no
- 8:10matter
- 8:10how
- 8:11big,
- 8:11how
- 8:12small,
- 8:13about
- 8:13kind
- 8:13of
- 8:14like
- 8:14he
- 8:14wrote
- 8:14about,
- 8:14you
- 8:15know,
- 8:15conservation
- 8:15ethics.
- 8:17And
- 8:17so,
- 8:18you
- 8:18know,
- 8:18that
- 8:19just
- 8:19the
- 8:19people
- 8:19I
- 8:20was
- 8:20around,
- 8:20you
- 8:21know,
- 8:21the
- 8:21people,
- 8:23democracy
- 8:23works
- 8:24if
- 8:24the
- 8:24people
- 8:24speak
- 8:25up.
- 8:25And
- 8:25you
- 8:25know,
- 8:25I
- 8:26think
- 8:26that
- 8:26I've
- 8:26found
- 8:26a
- 8:27long
- 8:27time
- 8:27ago
- 8:27that
- 8:28that
- 8:28is
- 8:28rings
- 8:28true
- 8:29every
- 8:29single
- 8:29time.
- 8:30We
- 8:30might
- 8:30not
- 8:30win
- 8:31every
- 8:31single
- 8:31time,
- 8:31but
- 8:32you
- 8:32know,
- 8:32those
- 8:32voices
- 8:32at
- 8:33the
- 8:33table
- 8:33are
- 8:34super
- 8:34important.
- 8:35So
- 8:35I've
- 8:35learned
- 8:35that,
- 8:35you
- 8:36know,
- 8:36again
- 8:36from
- 8:36my
- 8:36parents
- 8:37and
- 8:37others.
- 8:38And
- 8:39yeah,
- 8:39you
- 8:39get
- 8:39some
- 8:40losses
- 8:40and
- 8:40that
- 8:40sucks.
- 8:41It
- 8:41really
- 8:41does.
- 8:42You
- 8:42know,
- 8:42or
- 8:42things
- 8:42take
- 8:43forever.
- 8:43You
- 8:43know,
- 8:44policy,
- 8:45sure
- 8:45you
- 8:45can
- 8:46have
- 8:46some
- 8:46wins
- 8:47and
- 8:47especially
- 8:47the
- 8:48stuff
- 8:48that
- 8:48you
- 8:48push
- 8:48back
- 8:49against
- 8:49that
- 8:49are
- 8:49the
- 8:50negative
- 8:50things
- 8:50you
- 8:50might
- 8:51win
- 8:51because
- 8:51you
- 8:51stopped
- 8:52it.
- 8:53But
- 8:53a
- 8:53Lot
- 8:53of
- 8:53the
- 8:53positive
- 8:53things
- 8:54that
- 8:54you
- 8:54do.
- 8:54I
- 8:54mean,
- 8:54the
- 8:54Land
- 8:55and
- 8:55Water
- 8:55Conservation
- 8:55Fund
- 8:56is
- 8:56something
- 8:56that
- 8:56I
- 8:56worked
- 8:56on
- 8:57for,
- 8:57you
- 8:57know,
- 8:57pretty
- 8:58much
- 8:58my
- 8:58entire
- 8:58career,
- 8:5925
- 8:59years
- 9:00until
- 9:00we
- 9:01got
- 9:01permanent,
- 9:02you
- 9:02know,
- 9:02funding
- 9:02for
- 9:03that
- 9:03at
- 9:03$900
- 9:03million
- 9:04a
- 9:04year
- 9:04for
- 9:05access
- 9:05and
- 9:05conservation,
- 9:06like,
- 9:07that's
- 9:07like
- 9:07hitting
- 9:07your
- 9:07head
- 9:07against
- 9:08the
- 9:08wall
- 9:08for
- 9:0825
- 9:09years,
- 9:09you
- 9:09know,
- 9:09but
- 9:10finally
- 9:10the
- 9:10politics
- 9:11got
- 9:11right
- 9:11and
- 9:11you
- 9:11broke
- 9:11through.
- 9:12So,
- 9:12you
- 9:13know,
- 9:13you
- 9:13ask,
- 9:14like,
- 9:14why?
- 9:15It's
- 9:15just
- 9:15because
- 9:15I've
- 9:16seen
- 9:16it
- 9:16work,
- 9:16and
- 9:16I
- 9:17just
- 9:17believe
- 9:18wholeheartedly
- 9:19in
- 9:19the
- 9:19people
- 9:19and
- 9:20I
- 9:20believe
- 9:20in
- 9:20our
- 9:20democracy
- 9:21system.
- 9:21And
- 9:22so,
- 9:22you
- 9:22know,
- 9:23that's
- 9:23kind
- 9:23of
- 9:23a
- 9:23great
- 9:24segue
- 9:24to
- 9:24the
- 9:24next
- 9:24question,
- 9:25which
- 9:25is,
- 9:25you
- 9:25know,
- 9:25there.
- 9:26There
- 9:26are
- 9:26multiple
- 9:27avenues,
- 9:28right,
- 9:28to
- 9:28skin
- 9:28this
- 9:29cat.
- 9:30And
- 9:31I
- 9:31know
- 9:31why
- 9:31it's,
- 9:31you
- 9:32know,
- 9:33resonates
- 9:33with
- 9:33you,
- 9:34but
- 9:34why
- 9:34should
- 9:34other
- 9:34people,
- 9:35when
- 9:35they're
- 9:35saying,
- 9:35well,
- 9:35gosh,
- 9:36I
- 9:36could
- 9:36go
- 9:36work
- 9:36for
- 9:36a
- 9:37lobbyist,
- 9:37I
- 9:37could
- 9:37go
- 9:38work
- 9:38for
- 9:38an
- 9:38NGO
- 9:39or
- 9:39I
- 9:39could
- 9:39be
- 9:40an
- 9:40organizer,
- 9:40why
- 9:41should
- 9:41they
- 9:41kind
- 9:41of
- 9:42dig
- 9:42in
- 9:43on
- 9:43the
- 9:43grassroots
- 9:44side
- 9:44as
- 9:44opposed
- 9:44to
- 9:44going
- 9:45down
- 9:45a
- 9:45different
- 9:45path?
- 9:47You
- 9:47know,
- 9:47I'm
- 9:47not
- 9:47going
- 9:47to
- 9:47discourage
- 9:48from
- 9:48anybody
- 9:48from
- 9:48doing
- 9:48that.
- 9:49Right.
- 9:49I
- 9:49think
- 9:49it
- 9:49takes
- 9:49all
- 9:50people.
- 9:50I
- 9:50mean,
- 9:51that
- 9:51takes,
- 9:51you
- 9:51know,
- 9:51I
- 9:52think
- 9:52business
- 9:52people.
- 9:53I
- 9:53think
- 9:53that
- 9:53takes,
- 9:53you
- 9:54know,
- 9:54if
- 9:54you're
- 9:54an
- 9:54artist
- 9:54and
- 9:55you
- 9:55make
- 9:55music
- 9:55or
- 9:55you
- 9:56make
- 9:56art,
- 9:56like,
- 9:56use
- 9:57that
- 9:57talent.
- 9:57Right?
- 9:57But
- 9:58I
- 9:58think
- 9:59one
- 9:59of
- 9:59the
- 9:59things
- 9:59I
- 9:59like
- 9:59about
- 10:00grassroots
- 10:00activism
- 10:01is
- 10:01it's
- 10:01like,
- 10:01do
- 10:01what
- 10:02you
- 10:02can
- 10:03with
- 10:04what
- 10:04you
- 10:04got,
- 10:04where
- 10:05you
- 10:05are.
- 10:05Right?
- 10:05And
- 10:06so
- 10:06a
- 10:06lot
- 10:06of
- 10:06people,
- 10:06you
- 10:07know,
- 10:07they
- 10:07maybe
- 10:07have
- 10:08a
- 10:08different
- 10:08career,
- 10:08and
- 10:08they
- 10:09only
- 10:09have
- 10:09a
- 10:09certain
- 10:09amount
- 10:09of
- 10:10time.
- 10:10And
- 10:10so
- 10:10grassroots
- 10:11is
- 10:11kind
- 10:11of
- 10:11the
- 10:11only
- 10:11thing
- 10:12they
- 10:12can
- 10:12do.
- 10:12And
- 10:13so
- 10:13to
- 10:13me,
- 10:15you
- 10:15know,
- 10:15going
- 10:15back
- 10:15to,
- 10:16again,
- 10:16that
- 10:16tail
- 10:16kind
- 10:17of
- 10:17wagging
- 10:17the
- 10:17dog,
- 10:18democracy,
- 10:19you
- 10:19know,
- 10:19that's
- 10:20the.
- 10:21The
- 10:21squeaky
- 10:21wheel
- 10:22gets
- 10:22the
- 10:22grease
- 10:22in
- 10:23a
- 10:23lot
- 10:23of
- 10:23ways.
- 10:23Right?
- 10:23And
- 10:24so
- 10:24that
- 10:24noise
- 10:24needs
- 10:25to
- 10:25be
- 10:25loud
- 10:25from
- 10:25the
- 10:25grassroots.
- 10:26And
- 10:26so
- 10:27then
- 10:27that
- 10:27lobbyist,
- 10:28as
- 10:28you
- 10:28described,
- 10:28then
- 10:29can
- 10:29go
- 10:29into
- 10:29a
- 10:29room
- 10:30in
- 10:30D.C.
- 10:31and
- 10:31there,
- 10:31you
- 10:32know,
- 10:32there's
- 10:32a
- 10:32bunch
- 10:32of
- 10:32noise
- 10:33from
- 10:33the
- 10:33field
- 10:33and
- 10:33like,
- 10:34hey,
- 10:34are
- 10:34you
- 10:34hearing
- 10:34this?
- 10:35Oh,
- 10:35I'm
- 10:35hearing
- 10:35this.
- 10:36Well,
- 10:36okay,
- 10:36let's
- 10:36talk
- 10:36about
- 10:37this
- 10:37and
- 10:37let's
- 10:37figure
- 10:37out
- 10:37a
- 10:38compromise
- 10:38or
- 10:38a
- 10:39way
- 10:39forward,
- 10:39whatever
- 10:39that
- 10:40is.
- 10:40But
- 10:40that
- 10:41does
- 10:41not
- 10:41happen
- 10:42without
- 10:42that
- 10:42pushback
- 10:43from
- 10:43the
- 10:43grassroots.
- 10:43And
- 10:44so,
- 10:44you
- 10:44know,
- 10:44people
- 10:44listening
- 10:45to
- 10:45this
- 10:45grassroots,
- 10:46please.
- 10:46You
- 10:47know,
- 10:47I'm
- 10:47not
- 10:47going
- 10:47to
- 10:47say
- 10:48it's
- 10:48easy,
- 10:48but
- 10:48it's
- 10:48probably
- 10:49the
- 10:49easiest
- 10:49thing
- 10:49to
- 10:49put
- 10:50into
- 10:50your
- 10:50life
- 10:51where
- 10:51you
- 10:51can
- 10:51make
- 10:51a
- 10:51difference.
- 10:53Yeah,
- 10:53I
- 10:53think
- 10:53the
- 10:53important
- 10:54thing,
- 10:54too
- 10:54is
- 10:54because
- 10:54we're
- 10:55both
- 10:55raising
- 10:55children
- 10:55is,
- 10:56you
- 10:56know,
- 10:57to
- 10:57tell
- 10:57them
- 10:57that
- 10:57it's,
- 10:58you
- 10:58know,
- 10:59it's
- 10:59not
- 10:59about
- 10:59talking
- 11:00about
- 11:00doing
- 11:00stuff,
- 11:00it's
- 11:01about
- 11:01doing
- 11:01stuff.
- 11:02Yes,
- 11:02Right.
- 11:03And
- 11:03I
- 11:03think,
- 11:04you
- 11:04know,
- 11:04regardless
- 11:05of
- 11:05the
- 11:05issue,
- 11:05conservation,
- 11:06whatever
- 11:06it
- 11:07is,
- 11:08you
- 11:08know,
- 11:08we
- 11:08as
- 11:08a
- 11:08country
- 11:09suffer
- 11:09because
- 11:10they're
- 11:10not
- 11:10enough
- 11:10people
- 11:11putting
- 11:11their
- 11:11shoulder
- 11:12to
- 11:12the
- 11:12stone,
- 11:12regardless
- 11:13of
- 11:13their
- 11:13opinion.
- 11:14Right.
- 11:15Yeah.
- 11:16Yeah.
- 11:16I
- 11:17mean,
- 11:17the
- 11:17world
- 11:17is
- 11:17run
- 11:18by
- 11:18those
- 11:18who
- 11:18show
- 11:18up,
- 11:19you
- 11:19know,
- 11:19And.
- 11:20And,
- 11:20you
- 11:20know,
- 11:20people
- 11:22think
- 11:22that
- 11:22their
- 11:22voice
- 11:23doesn't
- 11:23count
- 11:23right
- 11:24now.
- 11:24And
- 11:24I
- 11:24understand
- 11:24that.
- 11:25Right.
- 11:25That
- 11:25sometimes,
- 11:26like,
- 11:26the
- 11:26pressures
- 11:27of.
- 11:27You
- 11:28look
- 11:28at,
- 11:28you
- 11:29know,
- 11:29the
- 11:30influence
- 11:30of
- 11:30money
- 11:30in
- 11:31particular
- 11:31in
- 11:31politics,
- 11:32and
- 11:33I
- 11:33would
- 11:33agree
- 11:33that,
- 11:34you
- 11:34know,
- 11:34those
- 11:34things
- 11:34are
- 11:34there,
- 11:35but,
- 11:35man,
- 11:35if
- 11:35you
- 11:36don't
- 11:36show
- 11:36up,
- 11:36then,
- 11:36you
- 11:37know,
- 11:37and
- 11:37we.
- 11:38We
- 11:38really.
- 11:39We
- 11:39don't
- 11:39have
- 11:39a
- 11:39chance
- 11:40at
- 11:40all.
- 11:40Right.
- 11:40And
- 11:41so
- 11:41to
- 11:41me,
- 11:41like,
- 11:42I
- 11:42love
- 11:42that
- 11:42idea
- 11:42of
- 11:43doing,
- 11:43you
- 11:44know,
- 11:45and
- 11:45in
- 11:45that
- 11:46doing,
- 11:46you're
- 11:46gonna
- 11:46fail,
- 11:47and
- 11:47that
- 11:48failure
- 11:48is
- 11:48sometimes
- 11:49one
- 11:49of
- 11:49the
- 11:49best
- 11:49things
- 11:50because
- 11:50you
- 11:50learn
- 11:50from
- 11:50it.
- 11:51Right.
- 11:51And.
- 11:51And
- 11:52to
- 11:52me,
- 11:52you
- 11:52know,
- 11:53you
- 11:53mentioned
- 11:53our
- 11:53kids.
- 11:54Like,
- 11:54I.
- 11:54I
- 11:54do.
- 11:55Like,
- 11:55you
- 11:55get
- 11:55out
- 11:55there
- 11:56and
- 11:56you
- 11:56try
- 11:56stuff,
- 11:57and
- 11:57no
- 11:57matter
- 11:57what,
- 11:58you're
- 11:58gonna
- 11:58learn
- 11:58from
- 11:58that.
- 11:59And
- 11:59so
- 11:59I
- 11:59think
- 11:59grassroots,
- 12:00just
- 12:00the
- 12:00grassroots
- 12:01nature
- 12:01in
- 12:01general,
- 12:02is
- 12:02about
- 12:03doing
- 12:04and
- 12:04then
- 12:04learning
- 12:05from
- 12:05those
- 12:05experiences.
- 12:06Yeah.
- 12:06It's
- 12:06funny,
- 12:06too,
- 12:06because
- 12:07the
- 12:07flip
- 12:07side
- 12:07of
- 12:07that
- 12:07with
- 12:08kids
- 12:08is
- 12:08you.
- 12:08I
- 12:08always
- 12:09tell
- 12:09my
- 12:09boys
- 12:09to
- 12:09watch
- 12:10what
- 12:10they
- 12:10do,
- 12:10not
- 12:10what
- 12:10they
- 12:11say.
- 12:13Fair,
- 12:14fair,
- 12:14fair.
- 12:15There's,
- 12:15like,
- 12:15doing
- 12:16has.
- 12:16Has
- 12:16definitely.
- 12:17There's
- 12:17some
- 12:17accountability
- 12:18with
- 12:18doing,
- 12:18but
- 12:18that
- 12:18is
- 12:19not
- 12:19bad
- 12:19either.
- 12:19Right.
- 12:20Because
- 12:20again,
- 12:20like,
- 12:20you
- 12:21learn
- 12:21from
- 12:21them.
- 12:21Yeah.
- 12:22So,
- 12:22you
- 12:22know,
- 12:22it's
- 12:23interesting.
- 12:23We've
- 12:23talked
- 12:23about
- 12:23this
- 12:24multiple
- 12:24times,
- 12:24and
- 12:24I've
- 12:25always
- 12:25kind
- 12:25of
- 12:26for
- 12:27my
- 12:27own
- 12:27not
- 12:27for
- 12:27profit
- 12:28experience,
- 12:28but
- 12:28also
- 12:28just
- 12:29kind
- 12:29of
- 12:29being
- 12:29around
- 12:30the
- 12:30outdoor
- 12:30industries,
- 12:31you
- 12:32know,
- 12:32and
- 12:32looking
- 12:32in
- 12:32at
- 12:33kind
- 12:33of
- 12:33what
- 12:33you
- 12:33did
- 12:33while
- 12:34you
- 12:34were
- 12:34backcountry
- 12:34hunters
- 12:35and
- 12:35anglers.
- 12:35And,
- 12:36you
- 12:36know,
- 12:36there
- 12:37are
- 12:37lots
- 12:37of
- 12:37outdoor
- 12:38organizations.
- 12:38But
- 12:38I
- 12:39think
- 12:39the
- 12:39thing
- 12:39that
- 12:39always
- 12:40strikes
- 12:40me
- 12:41is
- 12:42how
- 12:42broad
- 12:43based
- 12:43a
- 12:43coalition
- 12:44you
- 12:44built
- 12:44where
- 12:45you
- 12:45had
- 12:45young
- 12:46people
- 12:46and
- 12:46old
- 12:46people,
- 12:47liberals
- 12:47and
- 12:47conservatives.
- 12:48I
- 12:48mean,
- 12:48you
- 12:48had
- 12:49duck
- 12:49hunters,
- 12:49fly
- 12:50fishermen,
- 12:50gear
- 12:50guys,
- 12:51deer
- 12:51hunters,
- 12:51elk
- 12:52hunters.
- 12:53And
- 12:53that's.
- 12:54I
- 12:54mean,
- 12:54it's.
- 12:55I
- 12:55think
- 12:55it's
- 12:55actually
- 12:55singular.
- 12:56Right.
- 12:56Like,
- 12:57I
- 12:57think
- 12:57it's
- 12:57even
- 12:57more
- 12:58than
- 12:58just
- 12:58saying
- 12:58it's
- 12:58unique.
- 12:58Like,
- 12:59I
- 12:59don't
- 12:59think
- 12:59there's
- 12:59another
- 12:59organization
- 13:00in
- 13:01that
- 13:01space
- 13:01that
- 13:01accomplished
- 13:02that.
- 13:02And
- 13:02I
- 13:02was
- 13:02really
- 13:02kind
- 13:02of
- 13:03curious,
- 13:04you
- 13:04know,
- 13:04if
- 13:04you
- 13:04could
- 13:04share
- 13:04your
- 13:05secret
- 13:05sauce
- 13:05with
- 13:05us
- 13:06this
- 13:06morning.
- 13:07Let's
- 13:07get
- 13:07to
- 13:08the
- 13:08recipe.
- 13:08So
- 13:09I
- 13:09mean,
- 13:09I.
- 13:11It's
- 13:12a
- 13:12great
- 13:12question.
- 13:12And
- 13:13I've
- 13:13been,
- 13:13you
- 13:13know,
- 13:14I
- 13:14think
- 13:14about
- 13:14this
- 13:14stuff
- 13:14often.
- 13:15I
- 13:15mean,
- 13:16I.
- 13:16I
- 13:16break
- 13:16it
- 13:17down
- 13:17maybe
- 13:17into
- 13:17three
- 13:17things,
- 13:18but
- 13:18then
- 13:18know
- 13:18that
- 13:18there's
- 13:19much
- 13:19more
- 13:19to
- 13:19this
- 13:19recipe.
- 13:20Right.
- 13:20But
- 13:21to
- 13:21keep
- 13:21it,
- 13:21like,
- 13:22kind
- 13:22of
- 13:22simple,
- 13:23I
- 13:23think
- 13:24the
- 13:24first
- 13:24one
- 13:24would
- 13:24be
- 13:24just
- 13:25fun.
- 13:26Like.
- 13:27Like
- 13:27the
- 13:27issues
- 13:28that
- 13:28we
- 13:28deal
- 13:28with
- 13:28are
- 13:29very
- 13:29serious.
- 13:30And,
- 13:30you
- 13:30know,
- 13:31and.
- 13:31And
- 13:32then
- 13:32also,
- 13:32you
- 13:32know,
- 13:32a
- 13:33lot
- 13:33of
- 13:33these
- 13:33older
- 13:33nonprofits,
- 13:34they're
- 13:34very
- 13:35systematic
- 13:35about
- 13:35the
- 13:36way
- 13:36they
- 13:36do
- 13:36things,
- 13:37and
- 13:37it's
- 13:37not
- 13:38that
- 13:38much
- 13:38fun.
- 13:38Like,
- 13:39you
- 13:39know
- 13:39what
- 13:39you're
- 13:39going
- 13:39to
- 13:39get
- 13:39when
- 13:40you
- 13:40show
- 13:40up.
- 13:40And
- 13:40so
- 13:41the
- 13:41fun,
- 13:41you
- 13:42know,
- 13:42we
- 13:42did
- 13:42pint
- 13:42nights,
- 13:43we
- 13:43did
- 13:43brew
- 13:43fest,
- 13:44we
- 13:44did
- 13:44storytelling
- 13:45nights,
- 13:46you
- 13:47know,
- 13:48film
- 13:48fest.
- 13:49Like,
- 13:49the
- 13:49meetings
- 13:50were.
- 13:51I
- 13:51guess
- 13:51there's
- 13:51some
- 13:52rules
- 13:52of,
- 13:52you
- 13:52know,
- 13:53Robert,
- 13:53rules
- 13:53of
- 13:53order,
- 13:54you
- 13:54know,
- 13:54but
- 13:54it
- 13:54wasn't
- 13:55like
- 13:55this
- 13:55just
- 13:55kind
- 13:55of
- 13:56really
- 13:56stagnant
- 13:57kind
- 13:57of
- 13:57stuff.
- 13:57It
- 13:58was
- 13:58a
- 13:58lot
- 13:58more
- 13:58fun.
- 13:58So
- 13:59I
- 13:59think
- 13:59that
- 13:59fun
- 14:00factor
- 14:00is
- 14:00number
- 14:00one.
- 14:01That's
- 14:01what
- 14:01really,
- 14:02I
- 14:02think
- 14:02attracted
- 14:02a
- 14:03lot
- 14:03of
- 14:03the
- 14:03young
- 14:03folks.
- 14:03But
- 14:03also
- 14:05the
- 14:05older
- 14:05folks
- 14:05have
- 14:05been
- 14:06around
- 14:06for
- 14:06a
- 14:06long
- 14:06time.
- 14:06They
- 14:07were
- 14:07looking
- 14:07for
- 14:07something
- 14:07different.
- 14:09The
- 14:09next
- 14:10one,
- 14:10I
- 14:10guess,
- 14:10would
- 14:11be
- 14:11that.
- 14:12And
- 14:12we've
- 14:12talked
- 14:12about
- 14:12this,
- 14:13but
- 14:14I
- 14:14think
- 14:15there's
- 14:15a
- 14:15lot
- 14:15of
- 14:16hierarchy
- 14:17within
- 14:17nonprofits.
- 14:18And
- 14:19you
- 14:19have
- 14:19to
- 14:19spend
- 14:19a
- 14:20lot
- 14:20of
- 14:20time
- 14:20in
- 14:21a
- 14:21nonprofit
- 14:22a
- 14:22lot
- 14:22of
- 14:22times
- 14:22or
- 14:22in
- 14:22an
- 14:23organization,
- 14:24even
- 14:24be
- 14:25part
- 14:25of
- 14:25leadership.
- 14:26And,
- 14:26you
- 14:26know,
- 14:26you
- 14:26have
- 14:27to
- 14:27pay
- 14:27your
- 14:27dues,
- 14:28supposedly,
- 14:28or
- 14:28you
- 14:29have
- 14:29to
- 14:29have
- 14:29so
- 14:29much
- 14:29experience
- 14:30on
- 14:30the
- 14:30outside
- 14:31and
- 14:32at
- 14:32bha,
- 14:32if
- 14:32you
- 14:33are
- 14:33willing
- 14:33to
- 14:33step
- 14:34up
- 14:34and
- 14:34volunteer
- 14:35your
- 14:35time
- 14:35and
- 14:36your
- 14:36energy
- 14:36and
- 14:37your
- 14:37brain,
- 14:39we
- 14:39let
- 14:39you
- 14:39be
- 14:40part
- 14:40of
- 14:40that
- 14:40leadership.
- 14:40And
- 14:41I'm
- 14:41talking
- 14:41about
- 14:41at
- 14:42a
- 14:42volunteer
- 14:42level
- 14:42in
- 14:42particular.
- 14:43And
- 14:43so
- 14:44that,
- 14:44you
- 14:44know,
- 14:44you
- 14:44may
- 14:44have
- 14:44somebody
- 14:45that's
- 14:45brand
- 14:45new
- 14:45to
- 14:46hunting
- 14:46or
- 14:46brand
- 14:46new
- 14:46to
- 14:47fishing,
- 14:49but
- 14:49their
- 14:49eyes
- 14:50on
- 14:50something
- 14:50is
- 14:51so
- 14:51different
- 14:51than
- 14:51somebody
- 14:52that's
- 14:52been
- 14:52around
- 14:52for
- 14:5225
- 14:53years,
- 14:5330
- 14:53years,
- 14:53right?
- 14:54And
- 14:54they
- 14:54may
- 14:54be
- 14:54brand
- 14:54new
- 14:55to
- 14:55conservation,
- 14:55but
- 14:56they
- 14:56don't
- 14:56have
- 14:57maybe
- 14:57some
- 14:57of
- 14:57the
- 14:57baggage
- 14:58from
- 14:58fights
- 14:58before
- 14:58now.
- 14:59They
- 14:59don't
- 14:59have
- 14:59that
- 14:59knowledge
- 15:00and
- 15:00that
- 15:00experience,
- 15:01which
- 15:01we
- 15:01need
- 15:01to
- 15:02kind
- 15:02of
- 15:02combine.
- 15:03I
- 15:03always
- 15:03used
- 15:03to
- 15:03say
- 15:03that
- 15:04you
- 15:04got
- 15:04to
- 15:04combine
- 15:05youthful
- 15:05exuberance
- 15:06and
- 15:08that
- 15:09sage
- 15:09wisdom,
- 15:09right?
- 15:10You
- 15:10know,
- 15:10you
- 15:10combine
- 15:11those
- 15:11two,
- 15:11that's
- 15:11a.
- 15:11That's
- 15:11a
- 15:12very
- 15:12secret
- 15:12sauce.
- 15:13But
- 15:13you
- 15:13got
- 15:13to
- 15:13allow
- 15:14the
- 15:14younger
- 15:14folks
- 15:15in
- 15:15particular,
- 15:15an
- 15:15opportunity
- 15:16to
- 15:16lead
- 15:16and
- 15:16be
- 15:17participants
- 15:17and
- 15:17not
- 15:18turn
- 15:18them
- 15:18away.
- 15:20And
- 15:20then
- 15:20the
- 15:20last
- 15:21one,
- 15:21which,
- 15:22you
- 15:22know,
- 15:22sounds
- 15:22simple,
- 15:23but
- 15:24we
- 15:24got
- 15:25to
- 15:25stand
- 15:25for
- 15:25something,
- 15:25too,
- 15:26right?
- 15:26And
- 15:28we
- 15:28all
- 15:28hear
- 15:28A
- 15:28lot
- 15:29of
- 15:29political
- 15:29speak,
- 15:30or
- 15:30we
- 15:30watch
- 15:30people
- 15:31not
- 15:31engage
- 15:31when
- 15:31you
- 15:32think
- 15:32they
- 15:32should
- 15:32be
- 15:32engaging.
- 15:33Right.
- 15:33And
- 15:33I
- 15:34think
- 15:34about
- 15:34organizations
- 15:35in
- 15:35particular,
- 15:36and,
- 15:36you
- 15:36know,
- 15:37right
- 15:37now,
- 15:37in
- 15:37particular,
- 15:38there's
- 15:38a
- 15:38lot
- 15:38of
- 15:38threats
- 15:39to
- 15:39our
- 15:39conservation
- 15:40legacy.
- 15:41But
- 15:41at
- 15:41bha,
- 15:42you
- 15:43know,
- 15:43and
- 15:43what
- 15:44I'm
- 15:44doing
- 15:44now
- 15:44is
- 15:44that,
- 15:45you
- 15:45know,
- 15:45you
- 15:45just
- 15:46stuck
- 15:46up
- 15:46for
- 15:46the
- 15:46resource
- 15:47every
- 15:47single
- 15:47time.
- 15:48And
- 15:48when
- 15:49you
- 15:49did
- 15:49that,
- 15:50people
- 15:50saw
- 15:51that
- 15:51you
- 15:51were
- 15:51standing
- 15:51for
- 15:52something
- 15:52and,
- 15:52you
- 15:52know,
- 15:53there
- 15:53wasn't
- 15:53this,
- 15:54you
- 15:54know,
- 15:54real
- 15:55political
- 15:55speak.
- 15:55Now,
- 15:55I'm
- 15:56not
- 15:56going
- 15:56to
- 15:56say
- 15:56that,
- 15:56you
- 15:56know,
- 15:57there
- 15:57was
- 15:57times
- 15:57that
- 15:57I
- 15:57want
- 15:57to
- 15:58say
- 15:58certain
- 15:58things
- 15:58that
- 15:58I
- 15:58didn't
- 15:59say,
- 15:59but
- 15:59I
- 16:00said
- 16:00or
- 16:00I
- 16:00said
- 16:00it
- 16:00in
- 16:00a
- 16:00different
- 16:01way,
- 16:01because
- 16:02I
- 16:02did.
- 16:03But
- 16:03for
- 16:04the
- 16:04most
- 16:04part,
- 16:04you
- 16:04know,
- 16:04it
- 16:04was
- 16:05like,
- 16:05no,
- 16:05we're
- 16:05going
- 16:05to
- 16:05talk
- 16:06about
- 16:06this,
- 16:06and,
- 16:06and,
- 16:07and
- 16:07really
- 16:08give
- 16:08it
- 16:08plainly,
- 16:09but
- 16:09also
- 16:09succinctly
- 16:10on
- 16:11what
- 16:11this
- 16:11threat
- 16:12is
- 16:12and
- 16:12why
- 16:12and
- 16:12who
- 16:13you
- 16:13should
- 16:13go
- 16:13talk
- 16:13to.
- 16:14And
- 16:14so
- 16:14I
- 16:14think,
- 16:14you
- 16:15know,
- 16:15I
- 16:16always
- 16:16reference,
- 16:16like,
- 16:17you
- 16:17know,
- 16:17Tom's
- 16:17shoes,
- 16:18right.
- 16:18So
- 16:18these,
- 16:18these
- 16:19flat
- 16:19shoes.
- 16:19I
- 16:19don't
- 16:20know
- 16:20if
- 16:20you
- 16:20know
- 16:20about
- 16:20these
- 16:20Tom
- 16:20shoes,
- 16:21Right.
- 16:21Like,
- 16:21I
- 16:21remember
- 16:22them.
- 16:23Got
- 16:23them
- 16:23dating
- 16:23myself
- 16:24now
- 16:24about
- 16:2415,
- 16:2420
- 16:25years
- 16:25ago,
- 16:25and
- 16:25they're
- 16:25coming
- 16:25out
- 16:27and
- 16:27they
- 16:27would
- 16:28buy
- 16:28a
- 16:28pair
- 16:28of
- 16:28shoes,
- 16:29you
- 16:29know,
- 16:29for
- 16:29somebody
- 16:30in
- 16:30a
- 16:30developing
- 16:30country,
- 16:31every
- 16:31single
- 16:31time
- 16:31you
- 16:31bought
- 16:32a
- 16:32pair
- 16:32of
- 16:32shoes.
- 16:33And,
- 16:33and
- 16:33so
- 16:34it
- 16:34was
- 16:34like
- 16:34this
- 16:34way
- 16:34to
- 16:34pay
- 16:34it
- 16:35forward,
- 16:35right?
- 16:35Standing
- 16:36for
- 16:36something.
- 16:36And
- 16:36I
- 16:37think
- 16:37that
- 16:37company
- 16:37took
- 16:38off
- 16:38not
- 16:38because
- 16:38their
- 16:39shoes
- 16:39are
- 16:39super
- 16:39rad.
- 16:40I
- 16:40mean,
- 16:40I
- 16:40can
- 16:40own
- 16:40a
- 16:40pair
- 16:41of,
- 16:41or
- 16:41like,
- 16:41I
- 16:41don't
- 16:41know
- 16:42how
- 16:42comfortable
- 16:42they
- 16:42are
- 16:43was
- 16:43because
- 16:43they
- 16:43were
- 16:43paying
- 16:44it
- 16:44forward,
- 16:44right.
- 16:44And
- 16:45so
- 16:45I
- 16:45think
- 16:45that
- 16:45idea
- 16:46of
- 16:46standing
- 16:46for
- 16:46something
- 16:47resonates
- 16:47in
- 16:48this
- 16:48world
- 16:48and
- 16:48folks
- 16:49are
- 16:49looking
- 16:49for
- 16:49it.
- 16:50So
- 16:50those
- 16:50are
- 16:51three
- 16:51of
- 16:51the
- 16:51recipes.
- 16:51I
- 16:52mean,
- 16:52the
- 16:52last
- 16:52thing
- 16:52I
- 16:52guess
- 16:52would
- 16:53say
- 16:53is
- 16:53just
- 16:53surrounding,
- 16:54you
- 16:54know,
- 16:54myself
- 16:56with
- 16:56a
- 16:56bunch
- 16:56of
- 16:56amazing
- 16:57people.
- 16:57You
- 16:57know,
- 16:58I
- 16:58mean,
- 16:58I
- 16:58mean,
- 16:58I
- 16:59think
- 16:59that,
- 16:59you
- 16:59know,
- 16:59at
- 17:00a
- 17:00volunteer
- 17:00level,
- 17:00at
- 17:01a
- 17:01staff
- 17:01level,
- 17:03I
- 17:03got
- 17:03to
- 17:03work
- 17:03with,
- 17:04you
- 17:04know,
- 17:04some
- 17:04of
- 17:04the
- 17:04best
- 17:04of
- 17:05the
- 17:05best,
- 17:05and
- 17:05I
- 17:06count
- 17:06my
- 17:06lucky
- 17:07stars
- 17:07for
- 17:07that.
- 17:08Yeah,
- 17:08it's
- 17:08super
- 17:09interesting.
- 17:09You
- 17:09know,
- 17:09listening
- 17:10to
- 17:10you
- 17:10talk,
- 17:10it
- 17:10makes
- 17:10me
- 17:11think
- 17:11about,
- 17:11you
- 17:11know,
- 17:11Simon
- 17:12Sinek
- 17:12talking
- 17:12about
- 17:13why.
- 17:13Right.
- 17:14And,
- 17:15you
- 17:15know,
- 17:15people,
- 17:16you
- 17:16know,
- 17:16it's
- 17:16not
- 17:16what
- 17:17you
- 17:17do
- 17:17or
- 17:17how
- 17:17you
- 17:17do
- 17:17it,
- 17:18it's
- 17:18why
- 17:18you
- 17:18do
- 17:18it.
- 17:18And
- 17:19that's
- 17:19what
- 17:19makes
- 17:19whatever
- 17:20it
- 17:20is
- 17:20you're
- 17:20doing
- 17:20sticky.
- 17:21Right?
- 17:22Totally.
- 17:22Totally.
- 17:23Yeah.
- 17:24That's
- 17:24great.
- 17:24Yeah,
- 17:24it's
- 17:24super
- 17:25interesting,
- 17:25too,
- 17:25Right?
- 17:25I
- 17:26mean,
- 17:26you
- 17:26know,
- 17:26we've
- 17:27talked
- 17:27about
- 17:27this
- 17:27a
- 17:27little
- 17:27bit
- 17:28too,
- 17:28and
- 17:28you
- 17:28Touched
- 17:28on
- 17:28it
- 17:28earlier.
- 17:29You
- 17:29know,
- 17:29it's
- 17:30ironic,
- 17:30right?
- 17:30We're.
- 17:31We're
- 17:32more
- 17:32connected
- 17:33today
- 17:33than
- 17:33we've
- 17:34ever
- 17:34been,
- 17:34but
- 17:34we're
- 17:34also
- 17:35more
- 17:35disconnected
- 17:36than
- 17:36ever.
- 17:37And,
- 17:37you
- 17:38know,
- 17:38one
- 17:38of
- 17:38the
- 17:38great
- 17:38challenges
- 17:39is
- 17:39we
- 17:39have
- 17:39these,
- 17:40you
- 17:40know,
- 17:40I
- 17:40think
- 17:40people
- 17:41legitimately,
- 17:41to
- 17:41your
- 17:42point
- 17:42about
- 17:42fund,
- 17:42I
- 17:42think
- 17:43they're
- 17:43starved
- 17:43for
- 17:43authentic
- 17:44community,
- 17:44Right?
- 17:45Absolutely.
- 17:46But
- 17:46I
- 17:46would
- 17:47also
- 17:47say
- 17:47too,
- 17:48that,
- 17:48you
- 17:49know,
- 17:49we've
- 17:49got
- 17:49these
- 17:50digital
- 17:50tools,
- 17:50but
- 17:50we're
- 17:51not
- 17:51really
- 17:51making
- 17:52great
- 17:52use
- 17:52of
- 17:52them
- 17:52for
- 17:53that
- 17:53type
- 17:53of
- 17:53connection.
- 17:54You
- 17:54know,
- 17:54what
- 17:54do
- 17:54you
- 17:54think
- 17:54we
- 17:55can
- 17:55do
- 17:55to
- 17:55kind
- 17:55of
- 17:55leverage
- 17:56these
- 17:56kind
- 17:56of
- 17:56new
- 17:56digital
- 17:57tools
- 17:57that
- 17:57we
- 17:58have
- 17:58to
- 17:58build
- 17:59authentic
- 17:59community?
- 18:01Yeah,
- 18:01I
- 18:01mean,
- 18:03I
- 18:03mean,
- 18:03the,
- 18:04the
- 18:05proverbial
- 18:05campfire,
- 18:06right?
- 18:06You
- 18:06know,
- 18:07like
- 18:07the,
- 18:07the
- 18:07fire
- 18:07that,
- 18:08you
- 18:08know,
- 18:08the
- 18:08first
- 18:08fire
- 18:08that
- 18:09was
- 18:09gathered
- 18:09around,
- 18:10like,
- 18:10we
- 18:10came
- 18:10together
- 18:11because
- 18:11we
- 18:11were
- 18:11community.
- 18:12So
- 18:12how
- 18:12do
- 18:12you
- 18:12create
- 18:12that,
- 18:13you
- 18:13know,
- 18:13in
- 18:13this
- 18:13digital
- 18:14world?
- 18:15And
- 18:16I
- 18:16think
- 18:16that
- 18:17part
- 18:17of
- 18:18that
- 18:18is,
- 18:18you
- 18:19know,
- 18:19is.
- 18:19Is
- 18:20really.
- 18:21There
- 18:22are
- 18:22so
- 18:22many
- 18:22people
- 18:23that
- 18:23I've
- 18:23met
- 18:23for
- 18:24the
- 18:24first
- 18:24time
- 18:24face
- 18:24to
- 18:25face
- 18:25that
- 18:25we
- 18:25were.
- 18:25Knew
- 18:26each
- 18:26other,
- 18:26you
- 18:26know,
- 18:26online
- 18:27before
- 18:27that.
- 18:28And
- 18:28it
- 18:28wasn't
- 18:29because
- 18:29they
- 18:29were
- 18:29just
- 18:30liking
- 18:30my
- 18:30posts,
- 18:31you
- 18:31know,
- 18:31or
- 18:31I
- 18:31was
- 18:31liking
- 18:32theirs.
- 18:32It's
- 18:33because
- 18:33we
- 18:33were
- 18:33DMing
- 18:34each
- 18:34other
- 18:34in
- 18:34the
- 18:34background.
- 18:35Right?
- 18:35Like,
- 18:35you
- 18:35know,
- 18:36thank
- 18:36you
- 18:36for
- 18:36this
- 18:36or
- 18:37like,
- 18:37tell
- 18:37me
- 18:37a
- 18:37little
- 18:37bit
- 18:37more
- 18:37about
- 18:38that.
- 18:39And,
- 18:40and
- 18:40so,
- 18:40you
- 18:40know,
- 18:41we
- 18:41almost
- 18:41knew
- 18:41each
- 18:41other
- 18:42before
- 18:42we
- 18:42did.
- 18:42Right.
- 18:42And
- 18:43so
- 18:43I
- 18:43think
- 18:43that
- 18:43idea
- 18:44of
- 18:44building
- 18:44community
- 18:45online,
- 18:46it's
- 18:46not
- 18:46just
- 18:46this
- 18:48stagnant
- 18:48screen,
- 18:49you
- 18:49know,
- 18:49I
- 18:49think
- 18:49that
- 18:50we
- 18:50have
- 18:50to
- 18:50think
- 18:50about
- 18:51how
- 18:51we're
- 18:51interacting
- 18:51with
- 18:52people.
- 18:52And
- 18:52again,
- 18:53that
- 18:53can
- 18:53be
- 18:53liking
- 18:54posts
- 18:54or
- 18:54whatever.
- 18:54But
- 18:55I
- 18:55think
- 18:55DMing
- 18:56people
- 18:56and
- 18:56getting
- 18:57to
- 18:57know
- 18:57them
- 18:57that
- 18:57way
- 18:58or
- 18:58responding
- 18:58to
- 18:59dms,
- 18:59right?
- 18:59Like,
- 19:00I
- 19:00think
- 19:00a
- 19:00lot
- 19:00of
- 19:00people
- 19:00send
- 19:01or
- 19:01receive
- 19:01DMS
- 19:02but
- 19:02don't
- 19:02respond
- 19:03to
- 19:03them
- 19:03either
- 19:04they
- 19:04think
- 19:04they
- 19:04don't
- 19:04have
- 19:04the
- 19:05time
- 19:06or
- 19:06they're
- 19:06like,
- 19:06well,
- 19:07this
- 19:07is
- 19:07kind
- 19:07of
- 19:07weird,
- 19:07you
- 19:08know,
- 19:08like,
- 19:08I
- 19:08don't
- 19:08even
- 19:08know
- 19:09this
- 19:09person.
- 19:09But
- 19:10like,
- 19:10to
- 19:10me,
- 19:10you
- 19:11know,
- 19:11anybody,
- 19:13you
- 19:13know,
- 19:13I
- 19:13think
- 19:13at
- 19:14BHA
- 19:14and
- 19:14even
- 19:15now
- 19:15that
- 19:15anybody
- 19:15that's
- 19:16like,
- 19:16curious
- 19:16about
- 19:17the
- 19:17conservation
- 19:19legacy
- 19:19that
- 19:19we
- 19:20all
- 19:20have
- 19:20and
- 19:20wants
- 19:21to
- 19:21kind
- 19:21of
- 19:21perpetuate
- 19:22that
- 19:22going
- 19:22forward,
- 19:23you
- 19:23know,
- 19:23I'm
- 19:23willing
- 19:24to
- 19:24talk
- 19:24to
- 19:24any
- 19:24of
- 19:24those
- 19:24people
- 19:24even
- 19:25if,
- 19:25you
- 19:25know,
- 19:25we
- 19:25don't
- 19:25share,
- 19:26you
- 19:26know,
- 19:27many
- 19:27other
- 19:27ethos
- 19:28or
- 19:28many
- 19:28other
- 19:28similar
- 19:29things,
- 19:29but
- 19:29if
- 19:30they
- 19:30care
- 19:30about
- 19:30that.
- 19:30So
- 19:31I
- 19:31think
- 19:31that's
- 19:31that
- 19:31interaction
- 19:32that
- 19:32way,
- 19:33you
- 19:34know,
- 19:34you
- 19:34get
- 19:34to
- 19:34see
- 19:34people.
- 19:35I
- 19:35mean,
- 19:35I
- 19:35know
- 19:35I've
- 19:36met
- 19:36people,
- 19:36they're
- 19:36like
- 19:37Man,
- 19:37I've
- 19:37seen
- 19:37your
- 19:37ugly,
- 19:38like,
- 19:38gap
- 19:38tooth
- 19:39face
- 19:39so
- 19:39much,
- 19:40and
- 19:40it's
- 19:40crazy
- 19:40to
- 19:40meet
- 19:40you
- 19:41in
- 19:41person.
- 19:42And
- 19:42so,
- 19:42you
- 19:42know,
- 19:42video,
- 19:43you
- 19:43know,
- 19:43makes
- 19:43people
- 19:43real
- 19:44too.
- 19:44Right?
- 19:44And
- 19:44I
- 19:45think,
- 19:45like,
- 19:45that
- 19:45idea
- 19:46of
- 19:46not
- 19:46being
- 19:47polished,
- 19:47you
- 19:48know,
- 19:48and
- 19:48just
- 19:48kind
- 19:48of
- 19:49showing
- 19:49how
- 19:49it
- 19:49really
- 19:50is,
- 19:50I
- 19:50think
- 19:50is
- 19:50another
- 19:51way
- 19:51to
- 19:51kind
- 19:51of
- 19:51be
- 19:51authentic
- 19:52online
- 19:53and
- 19:53so
- 19:53that
- 19:53people
- 19:53can
- 19:53identify
- 19:54with
- 19:54that.
- 19:54But,
- 19:54you
- 19:55know,
- 19:55I
- 19:55think
- 19:56it
- 19:56never
- 19:56takes
- 19:57the
- 19:57place
- 19:57of
- 19:57that
- 19:57face
- 19:58to
- 19:58face,
- 19:58ever.
- 19:59But
- 19:59I
- 19:59will
- 20:00say
- 20:00that
- 20:01there's
- 20:01ways
- 20:01to
- 20:01kind
- 20:01of,
- 20:02you
- 20:02know,
- 20:02like,
- 20:02get
- 20:02around
- 20:03that
- 20:03or,
- 20:03like,
- 20:03utilize
- 20:04the
- 20:04tools
- 20:04that
- 20:04we
- 20:04have.
- 20:05Yeah,
- 20:05it's
- 20:06interesting,
- 20:06right?
- 20:06Cause
- 20:06I've.
- 20:07I
- 20:07mean,
- 20:07I
- 20:07have
- 20:07a
- 20:07love
- 20:08hate
- 20:08relationship
- 20:08and
- 20:09would
- 20:09be
- 20:09much
- 20:10less
- 20:10involved
- 20:10in
- 20:10social
- 20:11media
- 20:11if
- 20:11it
- 20:11wasn't
- 20:11for
- 20:11the
- 20:12podcast
- 20:12stuff.
- 20:12But
- 20:12I've
- 20:13met
- 20:13great
- 20:13people.
- 20:13And,
- 20:14you
- 20:14know,
- 20:14to
- 20:14your
- 20:14point,
- 20:14like,
- 20:15if
- 20:15people
- 20:16DM
- 20:16you
- 20:16or,
- 20:16you
- 20:17know,
- 20:17if
- 20:17they
- 20:17tag
- 20:17you,
- 20:17they
- 20:18probably
- 20:18meant
- 20:18to
- 20:18tag
- 20:19you
- 20:19for
- 20:19a
- 20:19reason.
- 20:20Right?
- 20:21But
- 20:21I
- 20:21also
- 20:21think,
- 20:22you
- 20:22know,
- 20:22if
- 20:22you're
- 20:22just
- 20:22that
- 20:23person,
- 20:23but
- 20:23you
- 20:23now
- 20:23have
- 20:23this
- 20:24easy
- 20:24way
- 20:24to
- 20:25have
- 20:25people
- 20:25find
- 20:25you.
- 20:25I
- 20:26always
- 20:26tell
- 20:26people
- 20:26that,
- 20:27like,
- 20:27all
- 20:27these
- 20:27platforms
- 20:28for
- 20:28what
- 20:28I
- 20:28do
- 20:29in
- 20:29podcasting,
- 20:29they're
- 20:29like
- 20:30my
- 20:30imperial
- 20:30probe
- 20:30droids.
- 20:31Right?
- 20:32Like,
- 20:33right
- 20:34wherever
- 20:34you
- 20:34are.
- 20:35Like,
- 20:35if
- 20:35you're
- 20:35a
- 20:36Twitter
- 20:36dude,
- 20:36you
- 20:36can
- 20:36find
- 20:36me
- 20:37on
- 20:37Twitter.
- 20:37If
- 20:37you're
- 20:37on
- 20:37Facebook,
- 20:38like,
- 20:38wherever
- 20:38it
- 20:39is,
- 20:39I
- 20:39just
- 20:39want
- 20:39to
- 20:39make
- 20:39it
- 20:40easy
- 20:40for
- 20:40you
- 20:40to
- 20:40find
- 20:41me
- 20:41if
- 20:41you
- 20:41think
- 20:41what
- 20:41I'm
- 20:42doing
- 20:42is
- 20:42interesting
- 20:42or
- 20:42helpful.
- 20:44Totally,
- 20:44totally.
- 20:45And
- 20:45yeah,
- 20:45I
- 20:45mean,
- 20:45it's.
- 20:46I
- 20:47mean,
- 20:48we're
- 20:48living
- 20:49in
- 20:49an
- 20:49era
- 20:49where
- 20:49you
- 20:49can
- 20:50talk
- 20:50to
- 20:50everybody.
- 20:51Literally,
- 20:51like,
- 20:51you
- 20:51can
- 20:51talk
- 20:52to
- 20:52everybody.
- 20:52And
- 20:53so,
- 20:53you
- 20:53know,
- 20:53that
- 20:54sometimes
- 20:54is
- 20:55like,
- 20:55again,
- 20:55it
- 20:56maybe
- 20:56makes
- 20:56it
- 20:56so
- 20:56it's
- 20:57not
- 20:57as
- 20:57personable,
- 20:58but
- 20:58that's
- 20:58just
- 20:58up
- 20:59to
- 20:59the.
- 20:59That's
- 20:59up
- 20:59to
- 20:59the
- 20:59person
- 21:00that's
- 21:00creating,
- 21:00and
- 21:00that's
- 21:00up
- 21:01to
- 21:01the
- 21:01person
- 21:01that's,
- 21:01like,
- 21:01receiving.
- 21:02Right.
- 21:02And.
- 21:03And
- 21:03to
- 21:03me,
- 21:04as
- 21:04long
- 21:04as
- 21:05that
- 21:05stuff's
- 21:05authentic,
- 21:05man,
- 21:06it's
- 21:06a
- 21:06great
- 21:06way
- 21:06to
- 21:06communicate.
- 21:07And,
- 21:07you
- 21:08know,
- 21:08how
- 21:08lucky
- 21:08are
- 21:08we
- 21:09that
- 21:09we
- 21:09do
- 21:09get
- 21:09to
- 21:09spread
- 21:10this
- 21:10message
- 21:11in
- 21:11a
- 21:11very
- 21:11simple
- 21:12way
- 21:12to
- 21:12as
- 21:12many
- 21:12people
- 21:13as
- 21:13possible?
- 21:13Yeah,
- 21:14it's
- 21:14funny,
- 21:14I
- 21:14always
- 21:14tell
- 21:15people
- 21:15it's
- 21:15a
- 21:15tool.
- 21:15It's
- 21:16like
- 21:16a
- 21:16shovel.
- 21:16I
- 21:16can
- 21:16hit
- 21:16you
- 21:17on
- 21:17the
- 21:17head
- 21:17or
- 21:17dig
- 21:17a
- 21:17hole.
- 21:17It's
- 21:18up
- 21:18to
- 21:18me,
- 21:20dude,
- 21:20I
- 21:21can't.
- 21:21Wait
- 21:21to
- 21:22listen
- 21:22to
- 21:22this
- 21:22back
- 21:23and
- 21:23just
- 21:23write
- 21:23all
- 21:24these
- 21:24things
- 21:24down
- 21:24because
- 21:25they're
- 21:25money,
- 21:25dude.
- 21:25That's
- 21:26good.
- 21:26Well,
- 21:27I'm
- 21:27glad
- 21:27you
- 21:27like
- 21:27that
- 21:27and
- 21:28you
- 21:28touched
- 21:28on
- 21:29the
- 21:29importance
- 21:29of
- 21:29empowering
- 21:30people,
- 21:30particularly
- 21:31young
- 21:31People.
- 21:33But
- 21:33also
- 21:36that
- 21:37creates
- 21:37headaches,
- 21:38right?
- 21:38So
- 21:38I
- 21:38suspect
- 21:38probably
- 21:39at
- 21:39your
- 21:39time
- 21:39at
- 21:39bha,
- 21:40you
- 21:40got
- 21:40phone
- 21:40calls
- 21:41like,
- 21:41I
- 21:41can't
- 21:41believe
- 21:41Bob
- 21:42did
- 21:42this.
- 21:42You
- 21:42got
- 21:43a
- 21:43real
- 21:43Bob
- 21:43in.
- 21:44Bob's
- 21:44off
- 21:45the
- 21:45reservation.
- 21:46You
- 21:46know,
- 21:46how
- 21:46do
- 21:46you
- 21:47manage
- 21:47that
- 21:47where,
- 21:48you
- 21:49know.
- 21:49Because
- 21:49it's
- 21:49always
- 21:49tough,
- 21:50like,
- 21:50if
- 21:50you
- 21:50empower,
- 21:51particularly
- 21:51younger
- 21:52or.
- 21:52And
- 21:52I
- 21:53don't
- 21:53mean
- 21:53less
- 21:53experienced
- 21:54in
- 21:54a
- 21:54bad
- 21:54way,
- 21:54just
- 21:54factually,
- 21:55less
- 21:55experienced
- 21:55people,
- 21:57you
- 21:57know,
- 21:57they're
- 21:57going
- 21:58to
- 21:58eat
- 21:58some
- 21:58yellow
- 21:58snow,
- 21:59right?
- 21:59So
- 21:59you
- 22:00gotta,
- 22:00like,
- 22:00coach
- 22:00them
- 22:01without
- 22:01breaking
- 22:02them.
- 22:03Yeah.
- 22:03And
- 22:04I
- 22:04think,
- 22:04like,
- 22:05that
- 22:05word
- 22:05coaching
- 22:06is
- 22:06super
- 22:06important,
- 22:06right?
- 22:07And
- 22:07I
- 22:07think
- 22:07that,
- 22:08you
- 22:09know,
- 22:09at
- 22:09bha,
- 22:10we
- 22:10would
- 22:10put
- 22:10guardrails
- 22:11on
- 22:11kind
- 22:11of
- 22:12like,
- 22:12you
- 22:12know,
- 22:12where
- 22:13what
- 22:13folks
- 22:13could
- 22:14do
- 22:14and
- 22:14like,
- 22:14kind
- 22:14of
- 22:14within
- 22:15the
- 22:15realm
- 22:15of
- 22:15backcountry
- 22:16hunters
- 22:16and
- 22:16anglers.
- 22:18And
- 22:18sometimes
- 22:18their
- 22:19tactics
- 22:19or
- 22:20sometimes
- 22:20they
- 22:20go
- 22:20outside
- 22:20of
- 22:21that.
- 22:21But
- 22:22I
- 22:22loved
- 22:23it
- 22:23because,
- 22:23you
- 22:23know,
- 22:24I'd
- 22:24rather.
- 22:24I'd
- 22:25rather.
- 22:25I
- 22:25use
- 22:25this
- 22:26analogy
- 22:26a
- 22:26lot.
- 22:27I
- 22:27don't
- 22:27want
- 22:28to
- 22:28kick
- 22:28horses
- 22:28out
- 22:28of
- 22:28the
- 22:29barn.
- 22:29I
- 22:29want
- 22:29to
- 22:29try
- 22:29to,
- 22:30like,
- 22:30you
- 22:30know,
- 22:30like,
- 22:30rein
- 22:30them
- 22:31in
- 22:31a
- 22:31little
- 22:31bit,
- 22:31right?
- 22:31And
- 22:32like.
- 22:32And
- 22:32coach
- 22:32them.
- 22:32And
- 22:33I
- 22:33think
- 22:33that
- 22:33word
- 22:33coaching
- 22:34is
- 22:34super
- 22:34important.
- 22:34So
- 22:35when
- 22:35those
- 22:35mistakes
- 22:35would
- 22:36happen,
- 22:36you
- 22:37know,
- 22:37I
- 22:37had
- 22:37multiple
- 22:37times
- 22:38fishing
- 22:39game
- 22:39directors
- 22:39would
- 22:39come
- 22:39to
- 22:39me
- 22:40and
- 22:40be
- 22:40like,
- 22:40so
- 22:40and
- 22:40so
- 22:40said
- 22:41this
- 22:41to
- 22:41me.
- 22:41And
- 22:41I
- 22:42was
- 22:42like,
- 22:42okay.
- 22:43And
- 22:43for
- 22:43one,
- 22:44like,
- 22:44are
- 22:44they
- 22:44wrong?
- 22:44You
- 22:45might
- 22:45not
- 22:45have
- 22:45liked
- 22:45the
- 22:45way
- 22:45they
- 22:46said
- 22:46it,
- 22:46but,
- 22:46like,
- 22:46are
- 22:46they
- 22:47wrong?
- 22:47But
- 22:48then
- 22:48two,
- 22:48thank
- 22:48you
- 22:49for
- 22:49the
- 22:49feedback.
- 22:49And
- 22:49then
- 22:49you
- 22:50go
- 22:50talk
- 22:50to
- 22:50that
- 22:50person
- 22:50and
- 22:50be
- 22:50like,
- 22:51hey,
- 22:51the
- 22:51director's
- 22:52talking
- 22:52about
- 22:52you.
- 22:52So
- 22:52that's
- 22:52a
- 22:53good
- 22:53thing.
- 22:53Let's
- 22:54talk
- 22:54about,
- 22:54you
- 22:54know,
- 22:54maybe
- 22:55maybe
- 22:55a
- 22:55little
- 22:55bit
- 22:55different
- 22:56how
- 22:56you
- 22:56could
- 22:56have
- 22:56done
- 22:56that,
- 22:56so
- 22:57you
- 22:57could
- 22:57have
- 22:57be
- 22:57heard
- 22:58differently,
- 22:58right?
- 22:58And
- 22:58so
- 23:00again,
- 23:00like,
- 23:01that
- 23:01horse
- 23:01is
- 23:02running
- 23:02and
- 23:02it
- 23:02is
- 23:03kind
- 23:03of
- 23:03crazy,
- 23:03right?
- 23:04And
- 23:04it's
- 23:04going
- 23:04out
- 23:04there
- 23:04and
- 23:05it's
- 23:05chewing
- 23:06up
- 23:06ground.
- 23:07I'd
- 23:08rather
- 23:08have
- 23:08that
- 23:08than,
- 23:09like,
- 23:09hey,
- 23:09like,
- 23:10trying
- 23:10to
- 23:10coax
- 23:10them
- 23:10out
- 23:10of
- 23:11the
- 23:11barn,
- 23:11right?
- 23:11I
- 23:11say
- 23:11kick
- 23:11him
- 23:12out
- 23:12of
- 23:12the
- 23:12barn.
- 23:12Like,
- 23:12oh,
- 23:12here's
- 23:12like
- 23:12a,
- 23:13you
- 23:13know,
- 23:13little
- 23:13apple
- 23:13to
- 23:13try
- 23:14to
- 23:14get
- 23:14out
- 23:14of
- 23:14the
- 23:14barn.
- 23:15And
- 23:15so
- 23:15that
- 23:16coaching,
- 23:16I
- 23:16think,
- 23:17afterwards
- 23:17is
- 23:18such
- 23:18an
- 23:18empowering
- 23:19thing.
- 23:19But
- 23:19they
- 23:20gotta.
- 23:20They
- 23:20gotta
- 23:20want
- 23:20to,
- 23:21like,
- 23:21hear
- 23:21that
- 23:21coaching
- 23:22too,
- 23:22right?
- 23:22And
- 23:22I
- 23:23think
- 23:23that,
- 23:23that,
- 23:23you
- 23:24know,
- 23:24sometimes
- 23:24I
- 23:25will
- 23:25say
- 23:25there
- 23:25was
- 23:25some
- 23:26that
- 23:26didn't,
- 23:26and
- 23:26that
- 23:27was
- 23:27really
- 23:27hard
- 23:28to
- 23:28have
- 23:28those
- 23:29conversations.
- 23:29At
- 23:29some
- 23:30point,
- 23:30you
- 23:30know,
- 23:30we
- 23:30also
- 23:31had
- 23:31to.
- 23:32Had
- 23:32to
- 23:32cut
- 23:32bait.
- 23:32But,
- 23:33you
- 23:33know,
- 23:33the
- 23:33majority
- 23:34of
- 23:34people
- 23:35were
- 23:35in
- 23:36this
- 23:36for
- 23:36the
- 23:36right
- 23:36reasons
- 23:37and
- 23:37they
- 23:37would
- 23:37Listen
- 23:38to
- 23:38coaching,
- 23:38you
- 23:39know,
- 23:39not
- 23:39just
- 23:39for
- 23:39me.
- 23:40Like,
- 23:40I.
- 23:40I
- 23:40wasn't
- 23:40at
- 23:41the.
- 23:41At
- 23:41the
- 23:41top
- 23:41of
- 23:41that
- 23:42coaching,
- 23:42you
- 23:42know,
- 23:43all
- 23:43the
- 23:43time,
- 23:44but
- 23:44many
- 23:45others
- 23:45in
- 23:45bha.
- 23:45But
- 23:46if
- 23:46they
- 23:46were
- 23:46willing
- 23:46to
- 23:46listen,
- 23:47then
- 23:47you
- 23:47knew
- 23:47that
- 23:47they
- 23:48were
- 23:48going
- 23:48to
- 23:48be
- 23:48even
- 23:48a
- 23:49better,
- 23:49I
- 23:49would
- 23:50say,
- 23:50conservation
- 23:50leader
- 23:51because
- 23:52they
- 23:52wanted
- 23:52to
- 23:52improve
- 23:52themselves.
- 23:53You
- 23:53know,
- 23:53they
- 23:53weren't
- 23:54just
- 23:54out
- 23:54there
- 23:54trying
- 23:54to
- 23:54conquer
- 23:55the
- 23:55mountain.
- 23:55They
- 23:55want
- 23:55to
- 23:55do
- 23:55it
- 23:56in
- 23:56the
- 23:56right
- 23:56way.
- 23:56And.
- 23:57And
- 23:57so,
- 23:57you
- 23:58know,
- 23:58yeah,
- 23:58I.
- 23:59I
- 23:59think
- 24:00I
- 24:00would.
- 24:00Again,
- 24:00I'll
- 24:01say
- 24:01it
- 24:01one
- 24:01more
- 24:01time
- 24:01because
- 24:01I
- 24:02think
- 24:02it's
- 24:02so
- 24:02important,
- 24:02but
- 24:03I
- 24:03would
- 24:03rather
- 24:04have
- 24:04to
- 24:04coach
- 24:05those
- 24:05people,
- 24:05like,
- 24:06on
- 24:06how
- 24:07they
- 24:07did
- 24:07things
- 24:07differently
- 24:07versus
- 24:08just
- 24:08coach
- 24:08them
- 24:08in
- 24:08the
- 24:09first
- 24:09place
- 24:09to
- 24:09do
- 24:09something,
- 24:10right?
- 24:10Like,
- 24:10they
- 24:10have
- 24:11to
- 24:11get
- 24:11out
- 24:11of
- 24:11that
- 24:11barn,
- 24:13and
- 24:13they
- 24:13have
- 24:13to
- 24:13be
- 24:13willing
- 24:14to
- 24:14do
- 24:14that.
- 24:14And
- 24:14if
- 24:14they
- 24:14do
- 24:14that,
- 24:15then,
- 24:15you
- 24:15know,
- 24:15I
- 24:15think
- 24:15there's
- 24:16definitely
- 24:16opportunity
- 24:16to
- 24:16help
- 24:17steer
- 24:17them.
- 24:18Yeah,
- 24:18it's
- 24:18interesting,
- 24:18too,
- 24:19right?
- 24:19Because,
- 24:20you
- 24:20know,
- 24:21people
- 24:22also
- 24:22have
- 24:22to
- 24:22be
- 24:23willing
- 24:23to
- 24:23take
- 24:23that
- 24:23kind
- 24:23of
- 24:24feedback,
- 24:24right?
- 24:24So,
- 24:25like,
- 24:25you
- 24:26know,
- 24:26it's
- 24:26kind
- 24:26of
- 24:26interesting
- 24:26because
- 24:26people
- 24:27will
- 24:27ask
- 24:27you
- 24:27what
- 24:27you
- 24:28think.
- 24:28And,
- 24:28I
- 24:28mean,
- 24:29I'm
- 24:29a
- 24:29little
- 24:29bit
- 24:29older
- 24:29than
- 24:29you,
- 24:30but
- 24:30we've
- 24:30got
- 24:30some
- 24:30miles
- 24:30on
- 24:31the
- 24:31tires.
- 24:31And,
- 24:31you
- 24:32know,
- 24:32at
- 24:32this
- 24:32point
- 24:32in
- 24:33my
- 24:33life,
- 24:33I
- 24:33was
- 24:33like,
- 24:33well,
- 24:33do
- 24:33you
- 24:34want
- 24:34me
- 24:34to
- 24:34affirm
- 24:34you
- 24:34or
- 24:34do
- 24:35you
- 24:35want
- 24:35me
- 24:35to
- 24:35help
- 24:35you
- 24:35get
- 24:35better?
- 24:37Which
- 24:38is.
- 24:38Which
- 24:38is
- 24:38good.
- 24:39And
- 24:39I,
- 24:39you
- 24:39know,
- 24:39I
- 24:40always
- 24:40say
- 24:41that,
- 24:41you
- 24:41know,
- 24:41feedback
- 24:42is
- 24:42tough,
- 24:42and
- 24:42I'm
- 24:43not
- 24:43always
- 24:43taking
- 24:43it
- 24:43the
- 24:43best
- 24:44way
- 24:44either,
- 24:44you
- 24:44know,
- 24:45And
- 24:45I
- 24:45think
- 24:45as
- 24:45I
- 24:45get
- 24:46older,
- 24:46like,
- 24:46I'm.
- 24:46I'm
- 24:47starting
- 24:47to
- 24:47realize
- 24:48that,
- 24:48you
- 24:48know,
- 24:49there's
- 24:50more
- 24:50that
- 24:50I
- 24:50don't
- 24:50know
- 24:50than
- 24:51I
- 24:51do
- 24:51know.
- 24:51And
- 24:51then
- 24:52I
- 24:52also
- 24:52want
- 24:52to
- 24:52get
- 24:53better
- 24:53at
- 24:53what
- 24:53I
- 24:53do.
- 24:54And.
- 24:54And
- 24:55so.
- 24:55But,
- 24:55yeah,
- 24:55I
- 24:55mean,
- 24:56throughout
- 24:56my
- 24:56career,
- 24:56I'm
- 24:57sure
- 24:57that
- 24:57I
- 24:57got
- 24:57some
- 24:58feedback.
- 24:58And
- 24:58I
- 24:58was
- 24:58like,
- 24:59go
- 24:59pound
- 24:59sand,
- 24:59man.
- 25:00And
- 25:00now
- 25:01when
- 25:01I
- 25:01look
- 25:01back
- 25:01at
- 25:01that,
- 25:01I
- 25:01was
- 25:02like,
- 25:02yeah,
- 25:02probably
- 25:02could
- 25:03have
- 25:03learned
- 25:03a
- 25:03little
- 25:03bit.
- 25:03And
- 25:03I
- 25:04did,
- 25:05but
- 25:05maybe
- 25:05not
- 25:05right
- 25:05in
- 25:06that
- 25:06moment,
- 25:06you
- 25:06know?
- 25:07Yeah,
- 25:07it's
- 25:07like.
- 25:07It's
- 25:07like
- 25:08I
- 25:08tell
- 25:08my
- 25:08boys,
- 25:08like,
- 25:08when
- 25:09your
- 25:09football
- 25:09coach
- 25:09stops
- 25:09yelling
- 25:10at
- 25:10you,
- 25:10you're
- 25:10done.
- 25:11Right?
- 25:13Well,
- 25:13I
- 25:13mean,
- 25:13my
- 25:14mom.
- 25:14My
- 25:14mom
- 25:14has,
- 25:15like,
- 25:15you
- 25:15know,
- 25:15she's
- 25:16told
- 25:16me,
- 25:16because
- 25:16I
- 25:16get
- 25:17caught
- 25:17in
- 25:17the,
- 25:17you
- 25:17know,
- 25:17crosshairs
- 25:18quite
- 25:18a
- 25:18bit,
- 25:19and
- 25:19she's
- 25:19like,
- 25:20if
- 25:20somebody's
- 25:21not
- 25:21mad
- 25:21at
- 25:21you,
- 25:21it
- 25:22probably
- 25:22means
- 25:22you're
- 25:22not
- 25:22doing
- 25:23something
- 25:23right,
- 25:23you
- 25:23know,
- 25:23and
- 25:24you
- 25:24got
- 25:24to
- 25:24kind
- 25:24of
- 25:24be
- 25:24in
- 25:25that
- 25:25arena.
- 25:25And
- 25:25that
- 25:25means,
- 25:26you
- 25:26know,
- 25:26for
- 25:26me,
- 25:27I
- 25:27Call
- 25:27it
- 25:27the
- 25:28radical
- 25:28middle
- 25:28or
- 25:28the
- 25:29movable
- 25:29middle,
- 25:29maybe
- 25:30where
- 25:30I'm
- 25:30talking
- 25:30about
- 25:30it
- 25:30more.
- 25:31But
- 25:31you
- 25:31have
- 25:32somebody
- 25:32on
- 25:32the
- 25:32far
- 25:32left
- 25:32or
- 25:33the
- 25:33far
- 25:33right,
- 25:33and
- 25:33if
- 25:33they're
- 25:34mad
- 25:34at
- 25:34you,
- 25:34you're
- 25:34probably
- 25:35right
- 25:35where
- 25:35you
- 25:35need
- 25:35to
- 25:35be.
- 25:36Yeah.
- 25:37Which
- 25:37is
- 25:37kind
- 25:37of
- 25:37funny
- 25:37because
- 25:38another
- 25:38important
- 25:38thing
- 25:39that
- 25:39helped
- 25:39you
- 25:39at
- 25:39bha,
- 25:40and
- 25:40I
- 25:41think,
- 25:41you
- 25:41know,
- 25:41people
- 25:41don't
- 25:41understand
- 25:41this.
- 25:42I
- 25:42mean,
- 25:42you
- 25:42went
- 25:42from
- 25:42like
- 25:42a
- 25:43thousand.
- 25:43You
- 25:43corrected
- 25:43me.
- 25:43It
- 25:44wasn't
- 25:4450,
- 25:44it
- 25:44was
- 25:4440,000
- 25:45people.
- 25:46Still
- 25:46an
- 25:46amazing
- 25:47accomplishment.
- 25:47But
- 25:48you
- 25:48were
- 25:48also
- 25:48very
- 25:49judicious
- 25:49about
- 25:50when
- 25:50to
- 25:50lean
- 25:50in.
- 25:51Right.
- 25:52And
- 25:52so.
- 25:52Because
- 25:52you
- 25:53can't
- 25:53fire
- 25:53all
- 25:53your
- 25:54bullets.
- 25:54Right.
- 25:54Because
- 25:55then
- 25:55you're
- 25:55kind
- 25:55of
- 25:55screwed
- 25:56later
- 25:56on.
- 25:56But,
- 25:57you
- 25:57know,
- 25:57how
- 25:57did
- 25:57you
- 25:57make
- 25:58that
- 25:58decision
- 25:58about
- 25:58when
- 25:59was
- 25:59the
- 25:59time
- 26:00to
- 26:00lean
- 26:00in?
- 26:01And
- 26:01I
- 26:01think
- 26:01that's
- 26:01something
- 26:02that
- 26:02I
- 26:02see
- 26:03a
- 26:03lot
- 26:03of
- 26:03organizations
- 26:04in
- 26:04this,
- 26:04our
- 26:05space
- 26:05playing
- 26:06it
- 26:06safe.
- 26:06So,
- 26:07like,
- 26:07one
- 26:07is
- 26:07like,
- 26:07how
- 26:08did
- 26:08you
- 26:08make
- 26:08that
- 26:08lean
- 26:08in
- 26:08decision?
- 26:09But
- 26:09then
- 26:09also
- 26:09to,
- 26:10you
- 26:10know,
- 26:10what
- 26:10can
- 26:10other
- 26:11folks
- 26:11learn
- 26:11from
- 26:11me
- 26:11to
- 26:11be
- 26:12more
- 26:12effective
- 26:12in
- 26:12their
- 26:12mission?
- 26:14Marvin,
- 26:15it's
- 26:15a
- 26:15great
- 26:15question.
- 26:16This
- 26:16is
- 26:16probably
- 26:16the
- 26:16hardest
- 26:17one
- 26:17I
- 26:17have
- 26:17answering.
- 26:18And
- 26:18I
- 26:18think
- 26:18that
- 26:18part
- 26:19of
- 26:19that
- 26:19is
- 26:19just
- 26:19intuition,
- 26:20really.
- 26:21But
- 26:21I
- 26:21also
- 26:22would
- 26:22say,
- 26:22like,
- 26:22I
- 26:23mean,
- 26:23the
- 26:23sale
- 26:23of
- 26:23public
- 26:23lands,
- 26:24that's
- 26:25a
- 26:25hell
- 26:25no.
- 26:25Right?
- 26:26Like,
- 26:26that's
- 26:26a
- 26:26hell
- 26:26no.
- 26:27And
- 26:27like,
- 26:27that
- 26:27happened
- 26:28with
- 26:28Congressman
- 26:28Shaffetz
- 26:29back
- 26:30in
- 26:302017,
- 26:31you
- 26:31know,
- 26:32right
- 26:32when
- 26:32BHA
- 26:32was
- 26:33really
- 26:33ramping
- 26:34up.
- 26:34And
- 26:35that
- 26:35was
- 26:35when
- 26:35it
- 26:36was
- 26:36like,
- 26:37one.
- 26:37Is
- 26:37that
- 26:37going
- 26:38to
- 26:38be
- 26:38super
- 26:38bad
- 26:40for,
- 26:40you
- 26:41know,
- 26:41our,
- 26:41our
- 26:42conservation
- 26:43legacy,
- 26:43the
- 26:43640
- 26:44million
- 26:44acres
- 26:45that
- 26:45everybody
- 26:45that
- 26:45is
- 26:46listening
- 26:46to
- 26:46this
- 26:46owns?
- 26:48Like,
- 26:48we
- 26:48cannot,
- 26:49like,
- 26:49you
- 26:49know,
- 26:49chip
- 26:50that
- 26:50away
- 26:50at
- 26:50that
- 26:50and
- 26:51that
- 26:513
- 26:51million
- 26:51acres.
- 26:52So
- 26:52that
- 26:52resonated.
- 26:53But
- 26:54I
- 26:54also
- 26:54knew
- 26:54that
- 26:55one
- 26:55was
- 26:55like,
- 26:55it
- 26:55didn't
- 26:56matter
- 26:56if
- 26:56you
- 26:56were
- 26:56Republican,
- 26:57you
- 26:57know,
- 26:57a
- 26:57Democrat,
- 26:58independent,
- 26:59didn't
- 26:59matter
- 26:59how
- 26:59much
- 26:59money
- 27:00you
- 27:00had.
- 27:01Like,
- 27:01those
- 27:01public
- 27:02lands,
- 27:02since
- 27:02they
- 27:02belong
- 27:02to
- 27:03all
- 27:03of
- 27:03us,
- 27:03like,
- 27:03the
- 27:03idea
- 27:04of
- 27:04selling
- 27:04them
- 27:05just
- 27:06resonated.
- 27:06So
- 27:06that's,
- 27:07that's,
- 27:07that's
- 27:07easier,
- 27:08I
- 27:08would
- 27:08say.
- 27:08I
- 27:08think
- 27:08that,
- 27:10you
- 27:10know,
- 27:11there
- 27:11was
- 27:11also,
- 27:12you
- 27:12know,
- 27:12lots
- 27:12of
- 27:12issues
- 27:13when
- 27:13it
- 27:14came
- 27:14to,
- 27:14like,
- 27:14state
- 27:14wildlife
- 27:15management
- 27:15that
- 27:15we
- 27:15didn't
- 27:15engage
- 27:16in.
- 27:17Because
- 27:17I
- 27:18watched
- 27:18organizations,
- 27:19you
- 27:19know,
- 27:20throughout
- 27:21my
- 27:22career,
- 27:2225
- 27:23years,
- 27:23I
- 27:23worked
- 27:23for
- 27:23National
- 27:23Wildlife
- 27:24Federation
- 27:24for
- 27:24a
- 27:24long
- 27:25time.
- 27:25And
- 27:25these
- 27:25state
- 27:26federations
- 27:26who
- 27:27are,
- 27:27do
- 27:27amazing
- 27:28work,
- 27:29but
- 27:29they
- 27:29would
- 27:29get
- 27:30concentrated
- 27:30on
- 27:30like,
- 27:31like
- 27:31season
- 27:31setting,
- 27:32let's
- 27:32say,
- 27:32right.
- 27:32You
- 27:33know,
- 27:33or,
- 27:33you
- 27:33know,
- 27:33when
- 27:33the
- 27:34season
- 27:34opens
- 27:34or
- 27:34how
- 27:35many
- 27:35you
- 27:35can
- 27:35take.
- 27:35And
- 27:35I'm
- 27:35talking
- 27:36both
- 27:36on
- 27:36fishing
- 27:37side
- 27:37and
- 27:37the
- 27:37and
- 27:38the
- 27:38hunting
- 27:38side,
- 27:39and
- 27:39that's
- 27:40all
- 27:40they
- 27:40would
- 27:40do.
- 27:40While
- 27:41these
- 27:41other
- 27:41issues,
- 27:41let's
- 27:42say
- 27:42like,
- 27:42clean
- 27:42water,
- 27:43which
- 27:43is,
- 27:43you
- 27:43know,
- 27:44like
- 27:44when
- 27:44the,
- 27:44when
- 27:44the
- 27:44Clean
- 27:45Water
- 27:45act
- 27:45is
- 27:45attacked,
- 27:46that's
- 27:46one
- 27:46that's
- 27:46going
- 27:46to
- 27:46affect
- 27:47so
- 27:47many
- 27:48people.
- 27:49So
- 27:49now
- 27:49they're
- 27:49not
- 27:49working
- 27:50on
- 27:50the
- 27:50Clean
- 27:50Water
- 27:50act
- 27:51because
- 27:51they're
- 27:51focused
- 27:51on
- 27:52these
- 27:52other
- 27:52issues.
- 27:52And
- 27:52I'm
- 27:52not
- 27:53saying
- 27:53that
- 27:53those
- 27:53issues
- 27:53shouldn't
- 27:54be
- 27:54addressed.
- 27:54I
- 27:55just
- 27:55think
- 27:55that
- 27:55you
- 27:56like,
- 27:56to
- 27:57your
- 27:57point
- 27:58that
- 27:58these
- 27:58larger
- 27:59issues
- 27:59that
- 27:59have,
- 28:00like
- 28:00the
- 28:00sale
- 28:00of
- 28:01public
- 28:01lands.
- 28:01I
- 28:01just
- 28:02talked
- 28:02about
- 28:02the
- 28:02Clean
- 28:02Water
- 28:03act.
- 28:04Like,
- 28:05those
- 28:05issues
- 28:05are
- 28:06bedrock
- 28:06issues
- 28:07for
- 28:07our
- 28:07legacy
- 28:08and
- 28:08we
- 28:08have
- 28:09to
- 28:09stand
- 28:09up
- 28:09for
- 28:09those
- 28:10every
- 28:10single
- 28:10time.
- 28:11And
- 28:11if
- 28:11we
- 28:11do
- 28:11not,
- 28:12it
- 28:12doesn't
- 28:13matter
- 28:13about
- 28:13this
- 28:13other
- 28:13stuff
- 28:13down
- 28:14the
- 28:14road.
- 28:14Yeah.
- 28:15It's
- 28:15like
- 28:15picking
- 28:15the
- 28:15hill
- 28:16you're
- 28:16gonna
- 28:16die
- 28:16on.
- 28:16Right?
- 28:17Totally.
- 28:17And
- 28:18it's,
- 28:18there's
- 28:19some
- 28:19art
- 28:19to
- 28:19that.
- 28:19Right.
- 28:20And
- 28:20I,
- 28:20and
- 28:20I,
- 28:20again,
- 28:20like,
- 28:21that's
- 28:21why
- 28:21I
- 28:21think
- 28:21it's
- 28:21hard
- 28:21for
- 28:22me
- 28:22to
- 28:22tell
- 28:22you
- 28:22that.
- 28:23But
- 28:23I
- 28:23would
- 28:23say,
- 28:24like,
- 28:24again,
- 28:24like,
- 28:25these
- 28:25issues
- 28:25that
- 28:25are
- 28:26large
- 28:26enough
- 28:28that
- 28:28affect,
- 28:28you
- 28:28know,
- 28:28so
- 28:29many
- 28:29people,
- 28:29like,
- 28:29it's
- 28:30almost
- 28:30like
- 28:30you
- 28:30cannot
- 28:31get
- 28:31involved
- 28:31in
- 28:31those,
- 28:32you
- 28:32know?
- 28:33Yeah.
- 28:33It's
- 28:33interesting.
- 28:33I
- 28:34mean,
- 28:34it's
- 28:34a
- 28:34really
- 28:34challenging
- 28:35thing,
- 28:35right.
- 28:35About
- 28:35when
- 28:36you're
- 28:36trying
- 28:36to,
- 28:36like,
- 28:36you
- 28:36know,
- 28:37you
- 28:37can't
- 28:37be
- 28:37transactional.
- 28:38You're
- 28:38trying
- 28:38to
- 28:38play
- 28:38a
- 28:38long
- 28:39game
- 28:39and
- 28:39you're
- 28:39trying
- 28:39to
- 28:39figure
- 28:40out
- 28:40like,
- 28:41you
- 28:41know,
- 28:41you're
- 28:41kind
- 28:41of
- 28:41like
- 28:42Barney
- 28:42Fife,
- 28:42Right.
- 28:42You
- 28:42only
- 28:43got
- 28:43so
- 28:43many
- 28:43bullets
- 28:44and
- 28:44you're
- 28:44trying
- 28:44to
- 28:44figure
- 28:45out
- 28:45when
- 28:45to
- 28:45pull
- 28:45the
- 28:45trigger,
- 28:46Right?
- 28:46Yeah.
- 28:47Yeah.
- 28:47But,
- 28:48you
- 28:48know,
- 28:48it's
- 28:48interesting,
- 28:48right,
- 28:49because
- 28:49if
- 28:49people
- 28:49thought
- 28:49you
- 28:50were
- 28:50aggressive
- 28:50at
- 28:50bha,
- 28:51I
- 28:51mean,
- 28:51I
- 28:51just
- 28:52re
- 28:52shared
- 28:52one
- 28:52of
- 28:52your
- 28:53Instagram
- 28:53reels
- 28:53last
- 28:54night.
- 28:54You
- 28:54are
- 28:54like,
- 28:55you're
- 28:55throwing
- 28:55some
- 28:56gasoline
- 28:56at
- 28:57American
- 28:57Hunters
- 28:57and
- 28:58Anglers
- 28:59Action
- 28:59Network.
- 29:00You
- 29:00want
- 29:00to
- 29:00tell
- 29:00us
- 29:00about,
- 29:01about
- 29:01your
- 29:02new
- 29:02venture?
- 29:03Sure.
- 29:04So,
- 29:05you
- 29:05know,
- 29:06I've
- 29:06been
- 29:06involved,
- 29:06like
- 29:07we've
- 29:07Talked
- 29:07about
- 29:07for
- 29:0725
- 29:08years
- 29:08in
- 29:08conservation,
- 29:09and
- 29:09the
- 29:09majority
- 29:10of
- 29:10that
- 29:10has
- 29:10been
- 29:10with,
- 29:11you
- 29:11know,
- 29:11organizations
- 29:12that
- 29:12are
- 29:13501
- 29:14C3s.
- 29:15They
- 29:15have
- 29:15membership
- 29:16bases.
- 29:16And
- 29:17it's
- 29:17been,
- 29:17you
- 29:18know,
- 29:18really
- 29:18the
- 29:18joy
- 29:19of,
- 29:19of
- 29:19my
- 29:19life
- 29:20is
- 29:20working
- 29:20with
- 29:20these
- 29:20organizations.
- 29:22But
- 29:22there's
- 29:22some,
- 29:23there's
- 29:23some
- 29:23restrictions
- 29:24there.
- 29:24And,
- 29:25you
- 29:25know,
- 29:25with
- 29:25the
- 29:25501C3,
- 29:26which
- 29:26is
- 29:26a
- 29:26designation
- 29:27by
- 29:27the
- 29:27IRS,
- 29:29you
- 29:29can
- 29:29only
- 29:30lobby
- 29:3120%
- 29:31of
- 29:31your
- 29:31overall
- 29:32budget.
- 29:32So
- 29:32let's
- 29:33say
- 29:33at
- 29:33BHA,
- 29:33when
- 29:34we
- 29:34had
- 29:34our
- 29:34largest
- 29:34budget,
- 29:35yes,
- 29:35we
- 29:35could
- 29:35start,
- 29:36we
- 29:36could
- 29:36do
- 29:36quite
- 29:36a
- 29:36bit
- 29:36of
- 29:37lobbying,
- 29:39but
- 29:39it's
- 29:39only
- 29:3920%.
- 29:40And
- 29:40so
- 29:40that's
- 29:40grassroots
- 29:41lobbying,
- 29:41and
- 29:41that's
- 29:41direct
- 29:42lobbying
- 29:42out
- 29:42in
- 29:42Washington,
- 29:43D.C.
- 29:43so
- 29:43grasses
- 29:43lobbying
- 29:44is
- 29:44what
- 29:44we've
- 29:44been
- 29:44talking
- 29:44about
- 29:45all
- 29:45day
- 29:45today.
- 29:45That's
- 29:46like,
- 29:46you
- 29:46know,
- 29:47letting
- 29:47people
- 29:47know
- 29:47what's
- 29:48happening
- 29:48and
- 29:48then
- 29:48asking
- 29:48them
- 29:49to
- 29:49get
- 29:49involved.
- 29:51So
- 29:51that
- 29:52is
- 29:5220%
- 29:52of
- 29:52your
- 29:52overall
- 29:53budget,
- 29:53and
- 29:53then
- 29:53you
- 29:53can't
- 29:54get
- 29:54involved
- 29:54in
- 29:54politics.
- 29:55And,
- 29:55you
- 29:56know,
- 29:56I've
- 29:56done
- 29:57a
- 29:57lot
- 29:57of
- 29:57political
- 29:57work
- 29:58on
- 29:58the
- 29:58side
- 29:59for
- 30:00John
- 30:00Tester
- 30:00in
- 30:01particular.
- 30:01He
- 30:01used
- 30:01to
- 30:01be
- 30:01a
- 30:01senator
- 30:02here
- 30:02in
- 30:02Montana.
- 30:02And
- 30:03trying
- 30:03to
- 30:03help
- 30:03him
- 30:04get
- 30:04elected
- 30:05and
- 30:05the
- 30:05inability
- 30:05to
- 30:06elect
- 30:06leaders
- 30:06that
- 30:07care
- 30:07about,
- 30:07you
- 30:07know,
- 30:08our
- 30:08issues,
- 30:08I
- 30:08think
- 30:08is
- 30:09a
- 30:09major
- 30:09disconnect
- 30:10in
- 30:10this
- 30:10country.
- 30:10Now,
- 30:11501C3s
- 30:12cannot
- 30:13do
- 30:13that
- 30:13at
- 30:13all.
- 30:14This
- 30:14new
- 30:15entity,
- 30:15American
- 30:15Hunters
- 30:16and
- 30:16anglers,
- 30:16it's
- 30:17a
- 30:17501C4.
- 30:18And
- 30:19so
- 30:19we
- 30:19can
- 30:19100
- 30:20of
- 30:20the
- 30:20time
- 30:20lobby
- 30:21if
- 30:21we
- 30:21want.
- 30:21And
- 30:21so
- 30:22that's
- 30:22why
- 30:22you
- 30:22see
- 30:22us
- 30:22up
- 30:23almost
- 30:23every
- 30:23single
- 30:23day
- 30:24on
- 30:24social
- 30:24media
- 30:24talking
- 30:25about,
- 30:25you
- 30:25know,
- 30:25an
- 30:25issue
- 30:26that's
- 30:26facing
- 30:26hunters
- 30:27and
- 30:27anglers.
- 30:28And
- 30:28then
- 30:28we
- 30:29can
- 30:29also
- 30:29get
- 30:29involved
- 30:29in
- 30:29politics.
- 30:30And
- 30:31so
- 30:31the
- 30:31idea,
- 30:32you
- 30:32know,
- 30:32especially
- 30:32in
- 30:332026
- 30:36that's
- 30:37coming
- 30:37up,
- 30:37it's
- 30:37going
- 30:37to
- 30:38be
- 30:38an
- 30:38important
- 30:38election
- 30:38to
- 30:39kind
- 30:39of
- 30:39talk
- 30:39about
- 30:39our
- 30:40issues
- 30:40and
- 30:40have
- 30:41people
- 30:41from
- 30:41both
- 30:41the
- 30:41Republican
- 30:42side
- 30:42and
- 30:42the
- 30:42Democratic
- 30:43side
- 30:44really
- 30:44care
- 30:44about
- 30:45our
- 30:45issues.
- 30:45And
- 30:46so
- 30:46I
- 30:46think
- 30:46the
- 30:46way
- 30:46that
- 30:46you
- 30:47do
- 30:47that
- 30:47is
- 30:47that
- 30:48you
- 30:48get
- 30:48some
- 30:48of
- 30:49the
- 30:49bad
- 30:49actors
- 30:50unelected.
- 30:51Now,
- 30:51Mike
- 30:51Lee's
- 30:52not
- 30:52up
- 30:52till
- 30:522028,
- 30:53but
- 30:53I'll
- 30:53tell
- 30:53you
- 30:53that
- 30:54there's
- 30:54definitely
- 30:54a
- 30:54target
- 30:55on
- 30:55him
- 30:55right
- 30:55now
- 30:56from
- 30:56the
- 30:56entire
- 30:57community,
- 30:57not
- 30:57just
- 30:57American
- 30:58hunters
- 30:58and
- 30:58anglers,
- 30:59but
- 30:59you
- 30:59help
- 30:59get
- 31:00people
- 31:00diselected.
- 31:00Then
- 31:01you
- 31:01also
- 31:01help
- 31:01get
- 31:01people
- 31:01elected,
- 31:02and
- 31:02that
- 31:02just
- 31:02helps
- 31:02us
- 31:04win.
- 31:04The
- 31:04501
- 31:05C3
- 31:05is
- 31:05like
- 31:06the
- 31:06Trident
- 31:06Luminance,
- 31:06the
- 31:07BHAs,
- 31:07the
- 31:07Rocky
- 31:08Mountain
- 31:08Elk
- 31:08Foundations,
- 31:09Ducks
- 31:09Unlimited,
- 31:10whoever.
- 31:10When
- 31:10they
- 31:10walk
- 31:11into
- 31:11that
- 31:11room,
- 31:12you
- 31:12know,
- 31:12people
- 31:13know
- 31:13that
- 31:13they
- 31:13have
- 31:14to
- 31:14pay
- 31:14attention
- 31:14because
- 31:14of
- 31:14elections.
- 31:15And
- 31:15so
- 31:16American
- 31:16hunters
- 31:17and
- 31:17anchors
- 31:17is
- 31:17new.
- 31:17I
- 31:18would
- 31:18say
- 31:18that
- 31:18the
- 31:18other
- 31:18thing
- 31:18that's
- 31:19new
- 31:19is
- 31:19we
- 31:19don't
- 31:19have
- 31:19a
- 31:20membership.
- 31:20We
- 31:20don't
- 31:21have
- 31:21a
- 31:21volunteer
- 31:21base.
- 31:23And
- 31:23so
- 31:23we're
- 31:23able
- 31:24to.
- 31:24We're
- 31:25not
- 31:25able
- 31:25to.
- 31:26We
- 31:26don't
- 31:26have
- 31:26to
- 31:26really
- 31:27worry
- 31:27about
- 31:27what
- 31:27we
- 31:27say,
- 31:28or
- 31:28we
- 31:28don't
- 31:28have
- 31:28corporate
- 31:28partners
- 31:29either.
- 31:29Right.
- 31:29And
- 31:29so
- 31:30sometimes
- 31:30people,
- 31:31you
- 31:31know,
- 31:31oh,
- 31:32I
- 31:32wish
- 31:32you
- 31:32wouldn't
- 31:32have
- 31:32said
- 31:32it
- 31:33like
- 31:33that,
- 31:33or
- 31:33why
- 31:33are
- 31:33you
- 31:33talking
- 31:34about
- 31:34that
- 31:34at
- 31:34all?
- 31:35Like,
- 31:35that's
- 31:36not
- 31:36happening
- 31:36now.
- 31:36And
- 31:37so
- 31:37we're
- 31:37very
- 31:37free.
- 31:37And
- 31:38so
- 31:38you're
- 31:38seeing
- 31:38that
- 31:38We're
- 31:38a
- 31:38little
- 31:38more
- 31:39aggressive.
- 31:39That's
- 31:39partly
- 31:39my
- 31:40nature
- 31:40in
- 31:40general,
- 31:41but
- 31:41it's
- 31:42also,
- 31:42you
- 31:42know,
- 31:43we're
- 31:43trying
- 31:43to
- 31:43get
- 31:43people's
- 31:44attention
- 31:44because
- 31:45in
- 31:45my
- 31:4625
- 31:46years
- 31:47of
- 31:47working
- 31:48in
- 31:48this
- 31:48space,
- 31:49I
- 31:49have
- 31:49never
- 31:50seen
- 31:50it
- 31:50this
- 31:50bad.
- 31:50And
- 31:51I
- 31:51described
- 31:51the
- 31:51other
- 31:51night
- 31:51I
- 31:52was
- 31:52talking
- 31:52about
- 31:52tried
- 31:52unlimited
- 31:53chapter
- 31:53that
- 31:53I
- 31:53haven't
- 31:53really
- 31:54thought
- 31:54about
- 31:54this
- 31:54way.
- 31:55But,
- 31:56you
- 31:56know,
- 31:56in
- 31:56the
- 31:56past,
- 31:57in
- 31:57my
- 31:57career,
- 31:57you'd
- 31:58have
- 31:58a
- 31:58thing
- 31:58going
- 31:58on,
- 31:58you
- 31:59know,
- 31:59one
- 31:59place,
- 32:00one
- 32:00over
- 32:00here
- 32:01and
- 32:01then
- 32:01another.
- 32:01But
- 32:02those
- 32:02were
- 32:02all
- 32:02at
- 32:02separate
- 32:03times,
- 32:03right?
- 32:03Like,
- 32:04you
- 32:04know,
- 32:04whether
- 32:04that
- 32:04was
- 32:04an
- 32:04attack
- 32:05on,
- 32:05like
- 32:06I
- 32:06said,
- 32:06the
- 32:06sale
- 32:06of
- 32:06public
- 32:07lands
- 32:07or
- 32:07attack
- 32:07on
- 32:08the
- 32:08clean
- 32:08water
- 32:08or
- 32:09other
- 32:09issues,
- 32:10but
- 32:10it's
- 32:10all
- 32:11happening
- 32:11at
- 32:11the
- 32:11same
- 32:12time
- 32:12right
- 32:12now.
- 32:12And
- 32:13so
- 32:13this
- 32:13pressure
- 32:14that's
- 32:14in
- 32:14front
- 32:14of
- 32:14us
- 32:15is
- 32:15this
- 32:16important
- 32:16moment.
- 32:17And
- 32:18I
- 32:18mean,
- 32:18get
- 32:19on
- 32:19my
- 32:19soapbox
- 32:19a
- 32:19little
- 32:19bit,
- 32:20but
- 32:20my
- 32:20mentor
- 32:20Jim
- 32:21Posewitz
- 32:22would
- 32:22just
- 32:22pound
- 32:23in
- 32:23my
- 32:23head
- 32:23that
- 32:23there
- 32:23was
- 32:24really
- 32:24no
- 32:24great
- 32:24leaders.
- 32:25There
- 32:25was
- 32:25just
- 32:25great
- 32:25occasions.
- 32:27And
- 32:27these
- 32:27great
- 32:28occasions,
- 32:28you
- 32:28know,
- 32:29came
- 32:29when,
- 32:29you
- 32:30know,
- 32:30something
- 32:30bad
- 32:31was
- 32:31happening
- 32:31in
- 32:31this
- 32:31country
- 32:32where
- 32:32that
- 32:32was
- 32:32the
- 32:32market
- 32:32killing,
- 32:33you
- 32:33know,
- 32:33that
- 32:33was.
- 32:33That
- 32:34was
- 32:34happening,
- 32:34you
- 32:34know,
- 32:35early
- 32:351900s,
- 32:37the
- 32:37dirty
- 32:3730s,
- 32:38when
- 32:38the
- 32:38lids
- 32:38coming
- 32:38off
- 32:39the
- 32:39prairie,
- 32:39the
- 32:39dust
- 32:40bowl,
- 32:40you
- 32:40know,
- 32:4160s,
- 32:41when
- 32:42rivers
- 32:42are
- 32:42freaking
- 32:42on
- 32:42fire.
- 32:43Like,
- 32:43there
- 32:43was
- 32:43some.
- 32:44There's
- 32:44been
- 32:44some
- 32:44really
- 32:44rough
- 32:45times
- 32:45for
- 32:45conservation
- 32:46in
- 32:46this
- 32:46country.
- 32:47But
- 32:47every
- 32:48single
- 32:48time
- 32:48during
- 32:48these
- 32:49great
- 32:49occasions,
- 32:49like,
- 32:50leaders
- 32:50have
- 32:50stepped
- 32:50up.
- 32:51And
- 32:51sure,
- 32:51we
- 32:51know
- 32:51some
- 32:51of
- 32:52the
- 32:52names
- 32:52like
- 32:52the
- 32:52Theodore
- 32:53Roosevelts,
- 32:53the
- 32:53Aldo
- 32:54Leopolds,
- 32:55the
- 32:56Ding
- 32:56Darlings,
- 32:56the
- 32:56Rachel
- 32:57Carsons.
- 32:58There's
- 32:58also
- 32:59a
- 32:59lot
- 32:59of
- 32:59people
- 32:59we
- 32:59don't
- 32:59know
- 32:59the
- 33:00names
- 33:00of
- 33:00that
- 33:00stood
- 33:01up.
- 33:01And
- 33:01so
- 33:01right
- 33:01now
- 33:02is
- 33:02our
- 33:02great
- 33:03occasion.
- 33:03And,
- 33:03like,
- 33:04this
- 33:05is
- 33:05starving
- 33:05for
- 33:06leadership
- 33:06and
- 33:06that
- 33:07leadership,
- 33:07you
- 33:08know,
- 33:08I
- 33:08think
- 33:09there's
- 33:09a
- 33:09lot
- 33:09of
- 33:09people
- 33:10scared
- 33:10about,
- 33:10you
- 33:10know,
- 33:11retribution
- 33:11right
- 33:12now.
- 33:12And
- 33:12at
- 33:12American
- 33:13hunters
- 33:13and
- 33:13anglers,
- 33:14we're
- 33:14not
- 33:14scared
- 33:14of
- 33:14that
- 33:14at
- 33:14all.
- 33:15In
- 33:15fact,
- 33:15like,
- 33:15we
- 33:16kind
- 33:16of
- 33:16lean
- 33:16into
- 33:16it.
- 33:17And
- 33:17I'm,
- 33:18you
- 33:18know,
- 33:18I'm
- 33:18willing
- 33:19to
- 33:19be
- 33:19in
- 33:19the
- 33:19fight.
- 33:19And
- 33:19that's
- 33:20what
- 33:20American
- 33:20hunters
- 33:20and
- 33:20anglers
- 33:21is.
- 33:21And
- 33:21I
- 33:21will
- 33:21say
- 33:22one
- 33:22last
- 33:22thing,
- 33:22is
- 33:23that,
- 33:23you
- 33:24know,
- 33:24we're
- 33:24a
- 33:24small
- 33:24nibble
- 33:25little
- 33:25speedboat
- 33:26right
- 33:26now,
- 33:26you
- 33:26know,
- 33:26or,
- 33:26like,
- 33:27you
- 33:27know,
- 33:27if
- 33:27you
- 33:27think
- 33:27about
- 33:28a
- 33:28raft
- 33:28versus
- 33:29a.
- 33:29Or
- 33:29drift
- 33:29boat
- 33:30versus,
- 33:30like,
- 33:30a
- 33:30kayak,
- 33:32we
- 33:32don't
- 33:32have
- 33:32to
- 33:32worry
- 33:33about
- 33:33talking
- 33:34to
- 33:34a
- 33:34bunch
- 33:34of
- 33:34people
- 33:34to
- 33:34make
- 33:35decisions.
- 33:35We
- 33:35can
- 33:35make
- 33:35decisions
- 33:36within
- 33:36the
- 33:36small
- 33:36group
- 33:37of
- 33:37four
- 33:37that
- 33:37I'm
- 33:37working
- 33:38with
- 33:38and
- 33:38make
- 33:38them
- 33:39fast,
- 33:39which,
- 33:39you
- 33:40know,
- 33:40move
- 33:41at
- 33:41the
- 33:41speed
- 33:41of
- 33:41politics,
- 33:42because
- 33:42it's
- 33:42happening
- 33:43Every
- 33:43single
- 33:43day
- 33:44right
- 33:44now.
- 33:44It's
- 33:44not
- 33:44like
- 33:44you
- 33:45can,
- 33:45you
- 33:46know,
- 33:46plan
- 33:46for
- 33:46something
- 33:47over
- 33:47a
- 33:47month,
- 33:47because
- 33:48stuff's
- 33:48changed
- 33:48in
- 33:48a
- 33:49month
- 33:49right
- 33:49now.
- 33:49So
- 33:50that's.
- 33:50That's
- 33:51me
- 33:51hunting
- 33:51the
- 33:51soapbox
- 33:51a
- 33:51little
- 33:52bit.
- 33:52I
- 33:52would
- 33:52just
- 33:52say
- 33:52that
- 33:52it's
- 33:53like,
- 33:53in
- 33:53short,
- 33:54American
- 33:54Hunters
- 33:55and
- 33:55Anglers
- 33:55really
- 33:57is
- 33:58about
- 33:59telling
- 33:59the
- 34:00story
- 34:00about
- 34:00what's
- 34:00going
- 34:01on
- 34:01through
- 34:01social
- 34:02media
- 34:02in
- 34:02particular,
- 34:03and
- 34:03then
- 34:03giving
- 34:03people
- 34:04an
- 34:04opportunity
- 34:04to
- 34:05do
- 34:05something
- 34:06about
- 34:06it
- 34:06in
- 34:06a
- 34:06grassroots
- 34:07way.
- 34:07Yeah.
- 34:08It's
- 34:08interesting,
- 34:08too,
- 34:09because,
- 34:09you
- 34:09know,
- 34:10I
- 34:10think
- 34:11people
- 34:11also
- 34:11don't
- 34:12understand
- 34:12that
- 34:12one
- 34:12of
- 34:12the
- 34:13reasons
- 34:13some
- 34:13of
- 34:13the
- 34:13organizations
- 34:14that
- 34:14they
- 34:14would
- 34:15expect
- 34:15to
- 34:15be
- 34:15more
- 34:15vocal
- 34:16aren't
- 34:16is
- 34:17because
- 34:17they're
- 34:17beholden
- 34:18to
- 34:18people
- 34:18for
- 34:18their
- 34:19money.
- 34:19Right.
- 34:19Like,
- 34:20not
- 34:20just
- 34:20on
- 34:20the
- 34:21corporate
- 34:21side,
- 34:21but,
- 34:22I
- 34:22mean,
- 34:22you
- 34:22know,
- 34:23if
- 34:23you
- 34:23look
- 34:23at
- 34:23the
- 34:23big
- 34:23movers
- 34:24and
- 34:24shakers,
- 34:24I
- 34:24mean,
- 34:25you
- 34:25know,
- 34:2595%
- 34:26of
- 34:26their
- 34:26budget
- 34:26are
- 34:26state
- 34:27and
- 34:27federal
- 34:27grants,
- 34:28right?
- 34:28Totally.
- 34:29Totally.
- 34:29And,
- 34:31you
- 34:31know,
- 34:31I
- 34:31don't
- 34:31know.
- 34:32You
- 34:32know,
- 34:32I
- 34:32used
- 34:32to.
- 34:33When
- 34:33I
- 34:33was.
- 34:33Earlier
- 34:33in
- 34:34my
- 34:34career,
- 34:34I
- 34:34used
- 34:34to
- 34:34always
- 34:34talk
- 34:34about
- 34:35trying
- 34:35to
- 34:35accumulate
- 34:35FU
- 34:36money.
- 34:36Right.
- 34:36Cause
- 34:37then
- 34:37it
- 34:37sets
- 34:37you
- 34:37free.
- 34:40So,
- 34:40I
- 34:40mean,
- 34:41that's.
- 34:41That's
- 34:41a
- 34:41problem
- 34:41you
- 34:41guys
- 34:42don't
- 34:42have.
- 34:42And
- 34:42you've
- 34:42intentionally
- 34:43designed
- 34:43your
- 34:43mousetrap
- 34:44so
- 34:44that
- 34:44you
- 34:44don't
- 34:45have
- 34:45that
- 34:45problem.
- 34:46You
- 34:46don't.
- 34:46And
- 34:47I.
- 34:47And
- 34:47I
- 34:47don't
- 34:48like
- 34:48what
- 34:48I
- 34:48really
- 34:48want
- 34:49to
- 34:49say.
- 34:49And
- 34:49like,
- 34:49you
- 34:49know,
- 34:50at
- 34:5050
- 34:50years
- 34:50old,
- 34:51I.
- 34:51Again,
- 34:51I
- 34:51have
- 34:52so
- 34:52much
- 34:52more
- 34:52to
- 34:53learn,
- 34:53and
- 34:53I'm
- 34:53learning
- 34:53every
- 34:54single
- 34:54day.
- 34:55But
- 34:55one
- 34:55of
- 34:55the
- 34:55things
- 34:56that
- 34:56I
- 34:56have
- 34:56learned
- 34:57is
- 34:57that,
- 34:58you
- 34:58know,
- 34:58every
- 34:58organization
- 34:59plays
- 34:59their
- 34:59role.
- 35:00And
- 35:00sometimes
- 35:00I
- 35:00get
- 35:00frustrated,
- 35:01you
- 35:01know,
- 35:01that
- 35:01certain
- 35:02organizations
- 35:02aren't
- 35:03stepping
- 35:03up
- 35:03because
- 35:04these
- 35:04policies
- 35:05that
- 35:05are
- 35:05happening
- 35:05at
- 35:06a
- 35:06federal
- 35:06level,
- 35:07in
- 35:07particular
- 35:07from
- 35:07this
- 35:08administration
- 35:08or
- 35:09from
- 35:09this
- 35:09Congress,
- 35:10are
- 35:10affecting
- 35:11them
- 35:11and
- 35:11their
- 35:11mission
- 35:12directly.
- 35:14Like,
- 35:14maybe
- 35:14that's
- 35:15just
- 35:15not
- 35:15the
- 35:15role.
- 35:15Right.
- 35:16Like,
- 35:16you
- 35:16know,
- 35:16with
- 35:16American
- 35:16Hunters
- 35:17and
- 35:17Anglers,
- 35:17like,
- 35:18we're
- 35:18kind
- 35:18of
- 35:19creating
- 35:19that
- 35:19fire
- 35:20in
- 35:20that
- 35:20firestorm
- 35:22and
- 35:22so
- 35:22that
- 35:22these
- 35:23other
- 35:23organizations
- 35:23can
- 35:24walk
- 35:24into
- 35:24that
- 35:24room
- 35:24and
- 35:24then
- 35:25make
- 35:25the
- 35:25deals.
- 35:25Like,
- 35:25you
- 35:26know,
- 35:26we're
- 35:26not
- 35:26at
- 35:27American
- 35:27Hunters
- 35:27and
- 35:27Anglers.
- 35:28You
- 35:28know,
- 35:28we've.
- 35:28I've
- 35:29been
- 35:29out
- 35:29to
- 35:29D.C.
- 35:29a
- 35:30couple
- 35:30of
- 35:30times.
- 35:30I've
- 35:30been
- 35:30in
- 35:30some
- 35:31rooms
- 35:31and
- 35:31done
- 35:31some
- 35:31conversations.
- 35:33But
- 35:33the
- 35:33majority
- 35:34of
- 35:34what
- 35:34we're
- 35:34doing
- 35:34is
- 35:34creating
- 35:35that
- 35:35upswell
- 35:36from
- 35:36the
- 35:36grassroots
- 35:37so
- 35:37these
- 35:37other
- 35:38organizations
- 35:38can
- 35:38walk
- 35:38in
- 35:39the
- 35:39door
- 35:39and
- 35:39make
- 35:39the
- 35:39deals.
- 35:40Right.
- 35:40And
- 35:40I
- 35:40think
- 35:40those
- 35:41are
- 35:41different
- 35:41roles,
- 35:42and
- 35:42that
- 35:43is
- 35:43okay.
- 35:44Everybody
- 35:44has
- 35:44to
- 35:44be
- 35:44doing
- 35:45the
- 35:45same
- 35:45thing.
- 35:45Like,
- 35:45we're
- 35:46in
- 35:46a
- 35:46battle
- 35:46right
- 35:46now.
- 35:47And
- 35:47like,
- 35:47you
- 35:47Know,
- 35:47we're
- 35:47just
- 35:48kind
- 35:48of
- 35:48like
- 35:48the
- 35:48front
- 35:49SEAL
- 35:49team.
- 35:50It's
- 35:50shit
- 35:51up.
- 35:51Excuse
- 35:52my
- 35:52language.
- 35:52And
- 35:52so
- 35:52the
- 35:53others
- 35:53can
- 35:53kind
- 35:53of
- 35:53come
- 35:53in
- 35:53there
- 35:53and
- 35:54mop
- 35:54up
- 35:54the
- 35:54mess.
- 35:54Right.
- 35:55And
- 35:55I
- 35:55think
- 35:55that,
- 35:56you
- 35:56know,
- 35:57that's
- 35:57an
- 35:57important
- 35:57role
- 35:57to
- 35:58play,
- 35:58and
- 35:58not
- 35:58everybody
- 35:59can
- 35:59play
- 35:59the
- 35:59role
- 35:59that
- 35:59we're
- 35:59playing
- 36:00for
- 36:00the
- 36:00exact
- 36:00reasons
- 36:01you
- 36:01just
- 36:01described.
- 36:01Yeah,
- 36:02it's
- 36:02interesting.
- 36:02Makes
- 36:02me
- 36:03think
- 36:03about
- 36:03being
- 36:03the
- 36:03lead
- 36:03car
- 36:04in
- 36:04the
- 36:04NASCAR
- 36:04pack,
- 36:04and
- 36:05you've
- 36:05got
- 36:05everybody
- 36:05drafting
- 36:06behind
- 36:06you.
- 36:07It's.
- 36:07I
- 36:07mean,
- 36:07it's.
- 36:08And
- 36:08I
- 36:08don't
- 36:09want
- 36:09to.
- 36:09I
- 36:09literally
- 36:10don't
- 36:10want
- 36:10to,
- 36:10you
- 36:11know,
- 36:11grand
- 36:11decides
- 36:11what
- 36:11we're
- 36:11doing
- 36:12in
- 36:12American
- 36:12hunters
- 36:12and
- 36:12anglers
- 36:13too
- 36:13much
- 36:13either.
- 36:13Right.
- 36:13But
- 36:14I
- 36:14do
- 36:14think
- 36:14it's
- 36:14an
- 36:14important
- 36:14role
- 36:15right
- 36:15now
- 36:16because,
- 36:17you
- 36:17know,
- 36:17a
- 36:17lot
- 36:18of
- 36:18people
- 36:18aren't.
- 36:18Aren't
- 36:19willing
- 36:20to
- 36:20step
- 36:20up.
- 36:20And,
- 36:21you
- 36:21know,
- 36:22you
- 36:22said
- 36:22federal
- 36:22grants
- 36:23and
- 36:23corporate
- 36:24partners,
- 36:24but
- 36:24that's
- 36:24also
- 36:25membership.
- 36:25Right.
- 36:25Like,
- 36:26you
- 36:26know,
- 36:26membership
- 36:26is
- 36:26an
- 36:27important
- 36:27thing.
- 36:27And,
- 36:28you
- 36:28know,
- 36:28I
- 36:28talked
- 36:28about
- 36:29at
- 36:29bha,
- 36:29you
- 36:29got
- 36:30to
- 36:30stand
- 36:30for
- 36:30something,
- 36:30which
- 36:30I
- 36:31think
- 36:31is
- 36:31super
- 36:31important.
- 36:32And
- 36:32these
- 36:32other
- 36:32organizations
- 36:33do
- 36:33stand
- 36:33for
- 36:34something,
- 36:34but
- 36:35sometimes
- 36:35they're
- 36:35not
- 36:35outspoken
- 36:36because
- 36:36they're
- 36:36going
- 36:36to
- 36:36lose
- 36:37membership.
- 36:38Yeah,
- 36:38it's
- 36:38interesting.
- 36:39And
- 36:39so,
- 36:39you
- 36:39know,
- 36:39people
- 36:39kind
- 36:40of
- 36:40understand
- 36:40at
- 36:40a
- 36:41very
- 36:41high
- 36:41level,
- 36:41you
- 36:42know,
- 36:42even
- 36:42if
- 36:42they're
- 36:42slightly
- 36:43watching
- 36:43the
- 36:43news
- 36:43that
- 36:44we've
- 36:44got,
- 36:44you
- 36:44know,
- 36:44we've
- 36:45got
- 36:45a
- 36:45public
- 36:45land
- 36:45issue.
- 36:46And,
- 36:47you
- 36:47know,
- 36:47the.
- 36:47The
- 36:48reel
- 36:48that
- 36:48we
- 36:48were
- 36:48talking
- 36:49about
- 36:49before
- 36:49started
- 36:49recording
- 36:49that
- 36:50you
- 36:50put
- 36:50out
- 36:50last
- 36:50night
- 36:50was
- 36:50on
- 36:51the
- 36:51boundary
- 36:51waters.
- 36:51But,
- 36:52you
- 36:52know,
- 36:53I
- 36:53think
- 36:54probably
- 36:54at
- 36:55most
- 36:55people
- 36:55have
- 36:55kind
- 36:55of
- 36:56gotten
- 36:56desensitized
- 36:57to
- 36:57the
- 36:57news,
- 36:57so
- 36:57maybe
- 36:58they
- 36:58get
- 36:58an
- 36:58alert
- 36:58from
- 36:58TU
- 36:59or
- 36:59somebody
- 37:00else
- 37:00saying,
- 37:00like,
- 37:00hey,
- 37:01hit
- 37:01this
- 37:02thing.
- 37:02Reach
- 37:02out.
- 37:03But
- 37:03can
- 37:03you
- 37:03kind
- 37:03of
- 37:04maybe
- 37:04throw
- 37:04out
- 37:04maybe
- 37:05a
- 37:05handful
- 37:05of
- 37:05the
- 37:06most
- 37:06pressing
- 37:07instances
- 37:08and
- 37:08issues
- 37:08that
- 37:08you're
- 37:09seeing
- 37:09so
- 37:09people
- 37:09can
- 37:09be
- 37:10a
- 37:10little
- 37:10bit
- 37:10more
- 37:10attuned
- 37:11to
- 37:11kind
- 37:11of
- 37:11what's
- 37:11going
- 37:12on
- 37:12on
- 37:12the
- 37:12ground.
- 37:13Absolutely.
- 37:14And
- 37:14thank
- 37:14you
- 37:14for
- 37:15the
- 37:15question.
- 37:16You
- 37:16know,
- 37:16I
- 37:16would
- 37:16break
- 37:17it
- 37:17down
- 37:17into
- 37:17kind
- 37:17of
- 37:17three
- 37:17areas,
- 37:18and
- 37:18those
- 37:18three
- 37:19areas
- 37:19would
- 37:19be
- 37:20this
- 37:21idea
- 37:21of
- 37:22dismantling,
- 37:23then
- 37:24defunding,
- 37:25and
- 37:25then
- 37:25divesting
- 37:26our
- 37:26public
- 37:26lands
- 37:26and
- 37:27our
- 37:27public
- 37:27waters.
- 37:28And
- 37:28so
- 37:28that
- 37:28first
- 37:28kind
- 37:29of
- 37:29piece
- 37:29of
- 37:29dismantling,
- 37:32I
- 37:32think
- 37:32we're
- 37:32all
- 37:32aware
- 37:33and
- 37:33hopefully
- 37:33are
- 37:33aware
- 37:34of
- 37:34the
- 37:34kind
- 37:34of
- 37:34the
- 37:35dojing,
- 37:35which
- 37:35is
- 37:36now
- 37:36an
- 37:36active
- 37:36verb,
- 37:37I
- 37:37guess.
- 37:37But
- 37:37like,
- 37:37that
- 37:37happened,
- 37:38you
- 37:38know,
- 37:38starting
- 37:38back
- 37:38in
- 37:39February
- 37:40and
- 37:40cutting
- 37:41all
- 37:41these
- 37:41employees,
- 37:42federal
- 37:42employees,
- 37:43from
- 37:44our
- 37:44state
- 37:44or
- 37:45from
- 37:45our
- 37:45federal
- 37:46management
- 37:46agencies.
- 37:47Right.
- 37:47So
- 37:47these
- 37:47are
- 37:47the
- 37:47people
- 37:48that
- 37:48are
- 37:48on
- 37:48the
- 37:48front
- 37:48lines
- 37:48of
- 37:48conservation.
- 37:49Was
- 37:50there
- 37:50some
- 37:50dead
- 37:50weight?
- 37:51Absolutely.
- 37:51But
- 37:52the
- 37:52way
- 37:52that
- 37:52was
- 37:52done
- 37:53was
- 37:53not
- 37:53with
- 37:53a
- 37:53scalpel,
- 37:54that
- 37:54was
- 37:54done
- 37:54with
- 37:54a,
- 37:54you
- 37:55know,
- 37:55and
- 37:55a
- 37:55big
- 37:55old
- 37:56splitting
- 37:57mall
- 37:57probably
- 37:57more
- 37:57than
- 37:57anything.
- 37:58And
- 37:59so
- 37:59that
- 37:59severed,
- 37:59you
- 38:00know,
- 38:00I
- 38:00think
- 38:0025%
- 38:01of
- 38:01most
- 38:01of
- 38:01our
- 38:02agency
- 38:02workforce.
- 38:03There's
- 38:04another
- 38:04one
- 38:04in
- 38:04front
- 38:04of
- 38:04us
- 38:04right
- 38:05now
- 38:05during
- 38:05this
- 38:05shutdown.
- 38:06You
- 38:06know,
- 38:06they're
- 38:06talking
- 38:07about
- 38:07a
- 38:07riff,
- 38:07which
- 38:07is
- 38:08a
- 38:08reduction
- 38:08in
- 38:08force
- 38:10and
- 38:10making
- 38:10this
- 38:10stuff
- 38:11permanent.
- 38:11And
- 38:11so
- 38:12you're
- 38:13just
- 38:13taking
- 38:13away
- 38:14agencies
- 38:15that
- 38:15were
- 38:15already
- 38:16understaffed.
- 38:17And
- 38:17again,
- 38:17was
- 38:18there
- 38:18some
- 38:18dead
- 38:18weight?
- 38:18Absolutely.
- 38:19But
- 38:20I
- 38:20think
- 38:20that
- 38:21dismantling
- 38:22piece
- 38:22is
- 38:22huge.
- 38:24Another
- 38:24part
- 38:24of
- 38:24that
- 38:24dismantling
- 38:25piece
- 38:25is
- 38:25really,
- 38:26you
- 38:26know,
- 38:26like
- 38:27going
- 38:27after
- 38:27our
- 38:27special
- 38:28places.
- 38:28So
- 38:29you
- 38:29mentioned
- 38:29the
- 38:29Boundary
- 38:29Waters,
- 38:30right?
- 38:30The
- 38:30Boundary
- 38:30Waters
- 38:31in
- 38:31northern
- 38:31Minnesota.
- 38:321.1
- 38:33million
- 38:33acres,
- 38:34most
- 38:34visited
- 38:35wilderness
- 38:35in
- 38:35the
- 38:35entire
- 38:35Country.
- 38:36Because
- 38:375
- 38:37year
- 38:37olds
- 38:37and
- 38:3795
- 38:38year
- 38:38olds
- 38:38can
- 38:38get
- 38:38in
- 38:38there
- 38:39because
- 38:39it's
- 38:39pretty
- 38:39darn
- 38:39easy.
- 38:40Like
- 38:40you
- 38:40just
- 38:40get
- 38:40in
- 38:40a
- 38:40canoe
- 38:41and
- 38:41you
- 38:41go
- 38:41across
- 38:42this
- 38:42lake,
- 38:42right?
- 38:43And
- 38:43you're
- 38:43in
- 38:43the
- 38:43Boundary
- 38:43Waters.
- 38:44The
- 38:44Portagene,
- 38:45sure.
- 38:45When
- 38:45you
- 38:45gotta
- 38:46go
- 38:46in
- 38:46between
- 38:46lakes
- 38:47is
- 38:47a
- 38:47little
- 38:47bit
- 38:47arduous,
- 38:48but
- 38:48not
- 38:48much.
- 38:48Right.
- 38:49You're
- 38:49not
- 38:49gaining
- 38:49that
- 38:49much
- 38:50elevation.
- 38:51So
- 38:51there's
- 38:51a
- 38:51reason
- 38:51why
- 38:51it's
- 38:52the
- 38:52most
- 38:52visited
- 38:52wilderness.
- 38:53They're
- 38:54trying
- 38:54to
- 38:54dismantle
- 38:55kind
- 38:55of
- 38:55that
- 38:55legacy
- 38:56by
- 38:56putting
- 38:56a
- 38:56mine
- 38:57a
- 38:57quarter
- 38:57mile
- 38:57south
- 38:58of
- 38:58the
- 38:58Boundary
- 38:58Waters.
- 38:59It's
- 38:59a
- 38:59Chileano
- 38:59mine.
- 39:00That
- 39:00water
- 39:00goes
- 39:00north
- 39:01and
- 39:02so
- 39:02that,
- 39:02you
- 39:02know,
- 39:03why
- 39:03are
- 39:03they
- 39:03doing
- 39:03it
- 39:03there?
- 39:04Because
- 39:04if
- 39:04they
- 39:04can
- 39:04do
- 39:04it
- 39:04there,
- 39:04they
- 39:05can
- 39:05do
- 39:05it
- 39:05anywhere.
- 39:05Right?
- 39:06I
- 39:06mean,
- 39:06you
- 39:06look
- 39:06at
- 39:06the
- 39:06Arctic
- 39:07National
- 39:07Wildlife
- 39:08Refuge,
- 39:09which
- 39:10was
- 39:11established
- 39:12when
- 39:12energy
- 39:13development
- 39:13was
- 39:13happening
- 39:14on
- 39:14the
- 39:15North
- 39:15Slope,
- 39:15in
- 39:15particular
- 39:16in
- 39:16Alaska,
- 39:17they
- 39:17said,
- 39:17let's
- 39:17establish
- 39:17the
- 39:18Arctic
- 39:18National
- 39:18Wildlife
- 39:18Refuge
- 39:19as
- 39:19a
- 39:19place
- 39:19where
- 39:19we
- 39:20don't
- 39:20do
- 39:20development.
- 39:20So
- 39:21that
- 39:21caribou
- 39:21population,
- 39:22those
- 39:22salmon,
- 39:23all
- 39:23the
- 39:24species
- 39:24that
- 39:24call
- 39:24that
- 39:25place
- 39:25home,
- 39:26that
- 39:26they
- 39:26can
- 39:26thrive
- 39:27without
- 39:27human
- 39:28kind
- 39:28of
- 39:28impacts
- 39:28from
- 39:29development
- 39:29in
- 39:29particular.
- 39:30And
- 39:30now
- 39:30we're
- 39:31talking
- 39:31about
- 39:31going
- 39:31into
- 39:31the
- 39:31Arctic
- 39:32National
- 39:32Wildlife
- 39:32Refuge,
- 39:33right?
- 39:33And,
- 39:34and
- 39:34drilling
- 39:34for
- 39:35oil.
- 39:35And
- 39:35then
- 39:35you
- 39:35go
- 39:35up
- 39:35to
- 39:36like
- 39:36the
- 39:36Brooks
- 39:36Range
- 39:38up
- 39:38in
- 39:39northern
- 39:39Alaska.
- 39:40This
- 39:40place
- 39:40that
- 39:40has
- 39:40been
- 39:41kind
- 39:41of
- 39:41untouched.
- 39:42I
- 39:42mean,
- 39:43that
- 39:43there's
- 39:43a
- 39:44road,
- 39:44that's
- 39:44the
- 39:44Ambler
- 39:45Road
- 39:45that's
- 39:45proposed
- 39:45up
- 39:45there,
- 39:46that
- 39:46is
- 39:46210
- 39:47miles
- 39:47and
- 39:48that,
- 39:48you
- 39:48know,
- 39:48would
- 39:49go
- 39:49right
- 39:49through
- 39:50gates
- 39:50to
- 39:50the
- 39:50Arctic
- 39:51national
- 39:51park.
- 39:52It
- 39:52crosses
- 39:5211
- 39:53rivers,
- 39:533,000
- 39:54streams.
- 39:55Like
- 39:55it's
- 39:55just,
- 39:55like
- 39:56it's
- 39:56just
- 39:56this
- 39:56industrial
- 39:57road,
- 39:57right.
- 39:58There's
- 39:58just
- 39:58places
- 39:59where
- 39:59we
- 39:59shouldn't
- 39:59be
- 39:59touching.
- 40:00But
- 40:00that
- 40:00dismantling
- 40:00has
- 40:01Been
- 40:02is
- 40:02happening
- 40:03and
- 40:04being
- 40:04tried
- 40:04in
- 40:04these
- 40:04places
- 40:05like
- 40:05the
- 40:05Boundary
- 40:05Waters
- 40:05or
- 40:06the
- 40:06Arctic,
- 40:07because
- 40:07there
- 40:08are
- 40:08these
- 40:08special
- 40:08places
- 40:08that
- 40:09if
- 40:09they
- 40:09can
- 40:09do
- 40:09it
- 40:09there,
- 40:09they
- 40:09can
- 40:09do
- 40:10it
- 40:10anywhere.
- 40:10So
- 40:10that
- 40:10first
- 40:10place
- 40:11I
- 40:11would
- 40:11say
- 40:11is
- 40:11dismantling
- 40:12the
- 40:12defunding.
- 40:14People
- 40:14should
- 40:15be
- 40:15aware
- 40:15of
- 40:15this.
- 40:15This
- 40:16isn't
- 40:16new
- 40:16to
- 40:16this
- 40:16administration.
- 40:17Defunding
- 40:18of
- 40:18our
- 40:18public
- 40:18land
- 40:19agencies
- 40:19have
- 40:19been
- 40:19happening
- 40:19for
- 40:20last
- 40:20two
- 40:21decades
- 40:21where
- 40:21we're
- 40:22not
- 40:22prioritizing,
- 40:23I
- 40:23would
- 40:23say,
- 40:23our
- 40:24funding
- 40:24on
- 40:24our
- 40:24public
- 40:24lands.
- 40:26And
- 40:26this
- 40:26administration
- 40:27has
- 40:27taken
- 40:27it
- 40:27to
- 40:27a
- 40:28whole
- 40:28nother
- 40:28level.
- 40:28Right.
- 40:29I
- 40:29think
- 40:29that
- 40:30across
- 40:30the
- 40:30board,
- 40:31this
- 40:31budget
- 40:32hasn't
- 40:32been
- 40:32passed
- 40:32yet,
- 40:33thank
- 40:33goodness.
- 40:33But
- 40:34they're
- 40:34talking
- 40:34about
- 40:34cutting
- 40:35our
- 40:35federal
- 40:36management
- 40:36agencies
- 40:37by
- 40:3735%.
- 40:38So,
- 40:38you
- 40:38know,
- 40:38that's,
- 40:39that's
- 40:39a
- 40:39defunding.
- 40:40I
- 40:40would
- 40:40say
- 40:40in
- 40:40a
- 40:41big
- 40:41way,
- 40:41I
- 40:41have
- 40:41solutions
- 40:42for
- 40:42that.
- 40:42Maybe
- 40:42we
- 40:42can
- 40:42get
- 40:43to
- 40:43later.
- 40:44But
- 40:44that
- 40:44defunding
- 40:45and
- 40:45then
- 40:45the
- 40:45last
- 40:46place
- 40:46is
- 40:46that
- 40:46divestiture.
- 40:47And
- 40:47I
- 40:47think
- 40:48that,
- 40:48you
- 40:48know,
- 40:48everybody
- 40:49is
- 40:49looking
- 40:49at
- 40:51kind
- 40:51of
- 40:51the
- 40:51sale
- 40:51of
- 40:51public
- 40:52lands
- 40:52that
- 40:52happened
- 40:52late
- 40:53spring
- 40:53and
- 40:53early
- 40:53summer.
- 40:54You
- 40:54know,
- 40:54it's
- 40:54proposed
- 40:55to
- 40:55help
- 40:56pay
- 40:56off
- 40:56these
- 40:57tax
- 40:57breaks.
- 40:57So
- 40:57it
- 40:58was
- 40:58in
- 40:58the
- 40:58house
- 40:58first
- 40:583
- 40:59million
- 40:59acres,
- 40:59then
- 41:00it
- 41:00went
- 41:00over
- 41:00to
- 41:00the
- 41:00Senate
- 41:01and,
- 41:02and
- 41:03you
- 41:03know,
- 41:03it
- 41:03was
- 41:04resoundingly,
- 41:05like
- 41:05sent
- 41:05back
- 41:05to
- 41:06the
- 41:06drawing
- 41:06board
- 41:07or
- 41:07like
- 41:07put
- 41:07in
- 41:07the
- 41:08dirt.
- 41:08Maybe
- 41:08using
- 41:08that
- 41:08shovel,
- 41:09that
- 41:09analogy
- 41:10earlier,
- 41:10you
- 41:10know,
- 41:10they
- 41:10got
- 41:10banged
- 41:11on
- 41:11the
- 41:11head
- 41:11and
- 41:11then
- 41:11we
- 41:12brought
- 41:12out
- 41:12the
- 41:12shovel
- 41:12and
- 41:12buried
- 41:13it.
- 41:14But
- 41:14Mike
- 41:14Lee,
- 41:15who's,
- 41:15you
- 41:15know,
- 41:15this,
- 41:16the
- 41:16in
- 41:16charge
- 41:16of
- 41:17the
- 41:17Energy
- 41:17and
- 41:17Natural
- 41:18Resources
- 41:18Committee
- 41:18in
- 41:19the
- 41:19Senate,
- 41:20you
- 41:20know,
- 41:20once
- 41:21he
- 41:21pulled
- 41:22back
- 41:22that
- 41:23provision
- 41:23of
- 41:23the
- 41:23bill,
- 41:25he
- 41:26said
- 41:26publicly
- 41:26and
- 41:27he
- 41:27said
- 41:27it
- 41:27multiple
- 41:27times
- 41:27that
- 41:28I'm
- 41:28not
- 41:28done.
- 41:29And
- 41:29he
- 41:29is
- 41:29the
- 41:29chair
- 41:30of
- 41:30the
- 41:30Energy
- 41:30and
- 41:30Natural
- 41:30Resources
- 41:31Committee.
- 41:31So
- 41:31believe
- 41:32me,
- 41:32it's
- 41:32not
- 41:32over
- 41:32when
- 41:33he
- 41:33has
- 41:33that
- 41:33position.
- 41:34And,
- 41:34and
- 41:34ultimately,
- 41:35you
- 41:35know,
- 41:35the
- 41:35sale
- 41:35of
- 41:35public
- 41:36lands,
- 41:37which
- 41:37that,
- 41:38which
- 41:38the
- 41:38defunding
- 41:39and
- 41:39dismantling
- 41:40lead
- 41:40to,
- 41:41like
- 41:41if
- 41:41we
- 41:41can't
- 41:42take
- 41:42care
- 41:43and
- 41:43feed
- 41:43of
- 41:43our
- 41:43public
- 41:44lands
- 41:44and
- 41:44our
- 41:44public
- 41:44waters,
- 41:45well,
- 41:45man,
- 41:45maybe
- 41:46we
- 41:46should
- 41:46privatize
- 41:46those
- 41:46things
- 41:48that
- 41:48divestor.
- 41:49We
- 41:49never
- 41:49get
- 41:49it
- 41:50back.
- 41:50Right.
- 41:50And
- 41:50that's
- 41:50never
- 41:51going
- 41:51to
- 41:51go
- 41:51away.
- 41:51And
- 41:52I
- 41:52think
- 41:52Roy
- 41:52Rogers
- 41:53this
- 41:54quote,
- 41:54and
- 41:54that
- 41:54was,
- 41:54that
- 41:55was
- 41:55my
- 41:55dad
- 41:55that
- 41:55told
- 41:55me
- 41:55this.
- 41:56I'm
- 41:56not
- 41:56dating
- 41:56myself
- 41:56far
- 41:57back
- 41:57to
- 41:57Roy
- 41:57Rogers,
- 41:57but
- 41:58he
- 41:58just
- 41:58quote,
- 41:59you
- 41:59know,
- 41:59buy
- 42:00land
- 42:00because
- 42:00they're
- 42:00not
- 42:00making
- 42:00any
- 42:01more
- 42:01of
- 42:01it.
- 42:01And
- 42:02like
- 42:02this
- 42:02public
- 42:02land,
- 42:03640
- 42:03million
- 42:04acres
- 42:04that
- 42:04you
- 42:04and
- 42:04I
- 42:04all
- 42:05own,
- 42:06the
- 42:06real
- 42:06estate
- 42:07alone
- 42:07is
- 42:07worth,
- 42:07you
- 42:07know,
- 42:08trillions
- 42:09of
- 42:09dollars.
- 42:09But
- 42:09then,
- 42:09you
- 42:10know,
- 42:10all
- 42:10the
- 42:10resources
- 42:10There
- 42:11are
- 42:11worth
- 42:11a
- 42:11lot
- 42:11too.
- 42:12And
- 42:12so
- 42:12somebody's
- 42:13going
- 42:13to
- 42:13always
- 42:13try
- 42:13to
- 42:13privatize
- 42:14those.
- 42:15And
- 42:15we
- 42:15the
- 42:15people
- 42:15just
- 42:16have
- 42:16to
- 42:16like,
- 42:16you
- 42:16know,
- 42:16do
- 42:16what
- 42:17we
- 42:17can
- 42:17to
- 42:17keep,
- 42:17keep
- 42:18in
- 42:18front
- 42:18of
- 42:18that.
- 42:18So
- 42:19those
- 42:19three,
- 42:19three
- 42:20kind
- 42:20of
- 42:20ideas
- 42:21of
- 42:21defund,
- 42:22dismantle
- 42:23and
- 42:23then
- 42:24divest,
- 42:24I
- 42:24think
- 42:24are
- 42:25the
- 42:25three
- 42:25main
- 42:25things
- 42:26right
- 42:26there.
- 42:26And
- 42:26there's
- 42:27plenty
- 42:27more
- 42:27that
- 42:27I
- 42:28could
- 42:28talk
- 42:28about
- 42:28and
- 42:28all
- 42:28that,
- 42:29but
- 42:29I
- 42:29don't
- 42:29want
- 42:29to,
- 42:29you
- 42:29know,
- 42:30overwhelm
- 42:31people,
- 42:31I
- 42:31would
- 42:31say.
- 42:32Yeah,
- 42:32and
- 42:32I
- 42:32would
- 42:32say
- 42:32too,
- 42:33I
- 42:33think
- 42:33the
- 42:33important
- 42:33thing
- 42:34is
- 42:34that,
- 42:34you
- 42:34know,
- 42:35while
- 42:35you
- 42:35are
- 42:36absolutely
- 42:36a
- 42:36defender
- 42:37of
- 42:37public
- 42:37land,
- 42:37you
- 42:38are
- 42:38not
- 42:38anti
- 42:39development
- 42:39and
- 42:39anti
- 42:40management.
- 42:40Right.
- 42:41And
- 42:41so
- 42:41I
- 42:42think,
- 42:42you
- 42:42know,
- 42:42you
- 42:42and
- 42:42I
- 42:42have
- 42:42talked
- 42:43before,
- 42:43you
- 42:44know,
- 42:44your
- 42:44frustration
- 42:44is
- 42:45to
- 42:45your
- 42:45point
- 42:45is
- 42:45like,
- 42:46as
- 42:47opposed
- 42:47to
- 42:47having
- 42:48a
- 42:48thoughtful,
- 42:49deliberate
- 42:49process,
- 42:50you
- 42:51know,
- 42:51we
- 42:51just
- 42:51kind
- 42:51of
- 42:51go
- 42:51in
- 42:51with
- 42:52sledgehammers
- 42:52and
- 42:52malls.
- 42:53Right.
- 42:53And
- 42:54so
- 42:54why
- 42:54don't
- 42:54you
- 42:54let
- 42:54folks
- 42:55kind
- 42:55of
- 42:55know?
- 42:55Because,
- 42:55you
- 42:56know,
- 42:56that's
- 42:56always
- 42:56a
- 42:57common
- 42:57kind
- 42:57of
- 42:58little
- 42:58bit
- 42:58of
- 42:58shade
- 42:58people
- 42:59throw
- 42:59on
- 42:59people
- 42:59that
- 42:59do
- 43:00what
- 43:00you
- 43:00do,
- 43:00which
- 43:00is
- 43:00like,
- 43:00well,
- 43:01they're
- 43:01against
- 43:01everything.
- 43:01Right,
- 43:02right.
- 43:02And
- 43:03they'll,
- 43:03you
- 43:04know,
- 43:04talk
- 43:04about
- 43:04owls
- 43:05and
- 43:05salamanders
- 43:06and
- 43:06all
- 43:06kinds
- 43:06of
- 43:07stuff
- 43:07and
- 43:07how
- 43:07things
- 43:07didn't
- 43:08happen.
- 43:08But
- 43:08you
- 43:08know,
- 43:09why
- 43:09don't
- 43:09you
- 43:09let
- 43:09folks
- 43:10understand
- 43:10that?
- 43:10Like
- 43:11you
- 43:12understand
- 43:12that
- 43:13yet
- 43:13we
- 43:13have
- 43:13to
- 43:13responsibly
- 43:14unlock
- 43:15the
- 43:15value
- 43:15in
- 43:16our
- 43:16kind
- 43:16of
- 43:16common
- 43:17heritage.
- 43:18So
- 43:18good.
- 43:18So
- 43:19good.
- 43:19So,
- 43:20you
- 43:20know,
- 43:20Roosevelt,
- 43:21back
- 43:22in
- 43:22the
- 43:23early
- 43:231900s
- 43:24when
- 43:24he
- 43:24kind
- 43:24of
- 43:24started
- 43:24our
- 43:25conservation
- 43:25legacy,
- 43:26he
- 43:27kind
- 43:27of,
- 43:28that
- 43:28made
- 43:28conservation
- 43:29a
- 43:29national
- 43:30ideal.
- 43:30And
- 43:30part
- 43:30of
- 43:30what
- 43:31he
- 43:31was
- 43:31talking
- 43:31about
- 43:31is
- 43:32these
- 43:32resources
- 43:33should
- 43:33be,
- 43:34you
- 43:34know,
- 43:34for
- 43:34the
- 43:35most
- 43:35amount
- 43:35of
- 43:35people,
- 43:36for
- 43:36the
- 43:36longest
- 43:36amount
- 43:36of
- 43:37time.
- 43:37And
- 43:38that
- 43:38rings
- 43:39true
- 43:39to
- 43:39me.
- 43:39Like
- 43:39these
- 43:39aren't
- 43:40just
- 43:40a
- 43:40set
- 43:40aside
- 43:41and
- 43:41not
- 43:41do
- 43:41anything
- 43:41about,
- 43:42but
- 43:42how
- 43:43do
- 43:43we
- 43:43do
- 43:43this
- 43:43in
- 43:43responsible
- 43:44ways
- 43:44so
- 43:44that
- 43:44we're
- 43:45not
- 43:45robbing
- 43:46the
- 43:46inheritance
- 43:47of
- 43:47future
- 43:47generations?
- 43:48Right.
- 43:48Like
- 43:49we
- 43:49could
- 43:49rape
- 43:49and
- 43:49pillage
- 43:50and
- 43:50take
- 43:50everything
- 43:50we
- 43:51can
- 43:51right
- 43:51now,
- 43:52which
- 43:53would
- 43:53be
- 43:53beneficial
- 43:54in
- 43:54the
- 43:54short
- 43:54term.
- 43:54But
- 43:54the
- 43:55long
- 43:55term,
- 43:55what
- 43:55is
- 43:55that?
- 43:55How's
- 43:56that
- 43:56going
- 43:56to
- 43:56play
- 43:56out?
- 43:56Right.
- 43:57And
- 43:57so
- 43:57I'd
- 43:57say
- 43:58that
- 43:58in
- 43:58a
- 43:58couple
- 43:58ways.
- 43:59I
- 43:59already
- 44:00brought
- 44:00up
- 44:00the
- 44:00Arctic
- 44:00National
- 44:01Wildlife
- 44:01Refuge
- 44:01that
- 44:02was
- 44:02established.
- 44:02Wild
- 44:03development
- 44:03is
- 44:03happening
- 44:03in
- 44:04the
- 44:04North
- 44:04Slope.
- 44:04What
- 44:05an
- 44:05amazing
- 44:05compromise.
- 44:07You're
- 44:07going
- 44:07to
- 44:07do
- 44:07all
- 44:07this
- 44:08oil
- 44:08and
- 44:08gas
- 44:08development
- 44:09over
- 44:09here,
- 44:09but
- 44:10over
- 44:10here
- 44:10we're
- 44:10going
- 44:10to
- 44:10protect
- 44:11this
- 44:11area.
- 44:11Right.
- 44:11I
- 44:11think
- 44:12that
- 44:12is
- 44:12a
- 44:12super
- 44:12awesome
- 44:13compromise
- 44:14that
- 44:14was
- 44:15come
- 44:15up
- 44:15with.
- 44:16When
- 44:16I
- 44:16think
- 44:16about
- 44:16oil
- 44:17and
- 44:17gas
- 44:17development
- 44:17more
- 44:18recently,
- 44:19when
- 44:19you
- 44:19think
- 44:19about
- 44:20down
- 44:20in
- 44:21Wyoming
- 44:22in
- 44:22particular,
- 44:23they
- 44:23went
- 44:23in
- 44:23there
- 44:24and
- 44:24they
- 44:24really
- 44:24nuked
- 44:25that
- 44:25landscape.
- 44:25And
- 44:25what
- 44:26they
- 44:26could
- 44:26have
- 44:26done
- 44:26is
- 44:26they
- 44:26could
- 44:27have
- 44:27developed
- 44:27that
- 44:28oil
- 44:28and
- 44:29gas
- 44:29in
- 44:29one
- 44:29spot,
- 44:30then
- 44:31behind
- 44:31it,
- 44:31you
- 44:31know,
- 44:32get
- 44:32that
- 44:32done,
- 44:33get
- 44:33it
- 44:33cleaned
- 44:33up
- 44:33as
- 44:33you're
- 44:34developing
- 44:34the
- 44:34next.
- 44:34But
- 44:34they
- 44:35kind
- 44:35of
- 44:35did
- 44:35it
- 44:35all
- 44:35at
- 44:35the
- 44:35same
- 44:35time.
- 44:36So
- 44:36the
- 44:36impacts
- 44:37that
- 44:37had
- 44:37to
- 44:37mule
- 44:37deer
- 44:38populations
- 44:38in
- 44:38particular,
- 44:39or
- 44:39pronghorn
- 44:40antelope
- 44:40and
- 44:40their,
- 44:40and
- 44:40their
- 44:40migration,
- 44:42like
- 44:42you
- 44:42were
- 44:43doing
- 44:43that
- 44:43all
- 44:43in
- 44:43the
- 44:43same
- 44:43place
- 44:44at
- 44:44the
- 44:44same
- 44:44time
- 44:44when
- 44:45you
- 44:45could
- 44:45have
- 44:45done
- 44:45that
- 44:45in
- 44:45phase
- 44:46development
- 44:46and
- 44:46cleaned
- 44:47up
- 44:47as
- 44:47you
- 44:47went.
- 44:48And
- 44:48you
- 44:49know,
- 44:49this
- 44:49term
- 44:49right
- 44:50now
- 44:50of
- 44:50like
- 44:50energy,
- 44:51you
- 44:51know,
- 44:51dominance,
- 44:53that
- 44:53doesn't
- 44:54sound
- 44:54like
- 44:54conservation
- 44:54to
- 44:55me.
- 44:55That
- 44:55sounds
- 44:55like
- 44:55a
- 44:55lot
- 44:55of
- 44:56money
- 44:56being
- 44:56made
- 44:56by
- 44:56a
- 44:57few
- 44:57amount
- 44:57of
- 44:57people
- 44:58in
- 44:58a
- 44:58short
- 44:58amount
- 44:59of
- 44:59time.
- 44:59It
- 44:59doesn't
- 44:59talk
- 44:59about,
- 45:00you
- 45:00know,
- 45:00like,
- 45:00let's,
- 45:00let's
- 45:01make
- 45:01sure
- 45:01that
- 45:01we
- 45:01have
- 45:02energy
- 45:03for
- 45:03future
- 45:03generations.
- 45:05And
- 45:05so
- 45:05I
- 45:05think
- 45:06that,
- 45:06that,
- 45:07you
- 45:07know,
- 45:07that's
- 45:08part
- 45:08of
- 45:08the
- 45:08way
- 45:08I'd
- 45:08answer
- 45:09that
- 45:09question.
- 45:09I
- 45:09would.
- 45:09You
- 45:10know,
- 45:10renewable
- 45:10energy
- 45:11has
- 45:11super
- 45:12impacts
- 45:12on
- 45:12the
- 45:12ground,
- 45:12you
- 45:13know,
- 45:13and,
- 45:13and,
- 45:14and
- 45:14how
- 45:14do
- 45:14you,
- 45:15how
- 45:15do
- 45:15you
- 45:15mitigate
- 45:16that?
- 45:16Well,
- 45:17again,
- 45:18create
- 45:19funds
- 45:19that
- 45:19come
- 45:19out
- 45:20of,
- 45:20you
- 45:20know,
- 45:20the
- 45:20development
- 45:21of
- 45:21those
- 45:21resources
- 45:22to
- 45:23know
- 45:23that
- 45:23you're
- 45:23sacrificing
- 45:24this
- 45:24certain
- 45:25area,
- 45:25but
- 45:25in
- 45:25other
- 45:25areas
- 45:26you're
- 45:26going
- 45:26to
- 45:26promote,
- 45:26stay
- 45:27out
- 45:27of,
- 45:27you
- 45:27know,
- 45:28wildlife
- 45:28corridors,
- 45:29stay
- 45:29out
- 45:29of
- 45:29like
- 45:29kind
- 45:29of
- 45:30the
- 45:30riparians.
- 45:30I
- 45:30mean,
- 45:30you're
- 45:31not
- 45:31putting
- 45:31renewable
- 45:32energy
- 45:32necessarily
- 45:32in
- 45:33riparian
- 45:33zones,
- 45:34but
- 45:34like
- 45:34utilize
- 45:34that
- 45:35money
- 45:36to
- 45:36do
- 45:36good
- 45:36things
- 45:37elsewhere.
- 45:37Right.
- 45:38Another
- 45:38good
- 45:38example
- 45:39historically
- 45:39would
- 45:39be
- 45:40the
- 45:40Land
- 45:40and
- 45:40Water
- 45:40Conservation
- 45:41Fund.
- 45:42There
- 45:42was
- 45:43oil
- 45:43and
- 45:43gas
- 45:43developing,
- 45:44happening,
- 45:44you
- 45:44know,
- 45:44in
- 45:44the
- 45:45Gulf
- 45:45of
- 45:45Mexico
- 45:45in
- 45:45the
- 45:4660s
- 45:46in
- 45:46a
- 45:46big
- 45:46way.
- 45:47It
- 45:47was
- 45:47starting
- 45:47to
- 45:47ramp
- 45:47up.
- 45:48And
- 45:48Congress
- 45:48passes
- 45:49the
- 45:49Land
- 45:50Water
- 45:50Conservation
- 45:51Fund
- 45:51to
- 45:52basically
- 45:52take
- 45:53excise
- 45:53tax
- 45:54or,
- 45:54excuse
- 45:54me,
- 45:54royalties
- 45:55off
- 45:55of
- 45:55the
- 45:56oil
- 45:56and
- 45:56gas
- 45:56being
- 45:56developed
- 45:57and
- 45:58put
- 45:58that
- 45:58into
- 45:58conservation
- 45:59and
- 45:59access
- 46:00all
- 46:00around
- 46:00this
- 46:00country.
- 46:01And
- 46:01so,
- 46:02you
- 46:02know,
- 46:02here
- 46:02in
- 46:02Montana,
- 46:03my
- 46:03home
- 46:03state,
- 46:0370%
- 46:04of
- 46:04our
- 46:04fishing
- 46:05access
- 46:05sites
- 46:05are
- 46:06paid
- 46:06for
- 46:06by
- 46:06the
- 46:06Land
- 46:06Water
- 46:07Conservation
- 46:07Fund.
- 46:07So
- 46:08money
- 46:08that
- 46:08is
- 46:08coming
- 46:09from
- 46:09development
- 46:10of
- 46:10oil
- 46:10and
- 46:11gas
- 46:11in
- 46:11the
- 46:11Gulf
- 46:11is
- 46:12benefiting
- 46:12things
- 46:12here
- 46:13in
- 46:13Montana,
- 46:13which
- 46:13is
- 46:13a
- 46:13long
- 46:14ways
- 46:14away.
- 46:14That
- 46:15to
- 46:15me
- 46:15is
- 46:15forward
- 46:16thinking.
- 46:16And
- 46:16so
- 46:16we're
- 46:16still
- 46:17going
- 46:17to
- 46:17develop
- 46:17these
- 46:17resources.
- 46:18But
- 46:19one,
- 46:19let's
- 46:19stay
- 46:19out
- 46:20of
- 46:20like
- 46:20very
- 46:20special
- 46:20places.
- 46:21I
- 46:21mentioned
- 46:21the
- 46:21Boundary
- 46:22Waters.
- 46:22There's
- 46:22no
- 46:23reason,
- 46:23I
- 46:23mean,
- 46:24I
- 46:24don't
- 46:24know
- 46:24if
- 46:24you've
- 46:24ever
- 46:24been
- 46:24up
- 46:24there,
- 46:25but
- 46:25like
- 46:25it's
- 46:25all
- 46:25water
- 46:26up
- 46:26there,
- 46:26you
- 46:26know,
- 46:26the
- 46:26land
- 46:27of
- 46:2710,000
- 46:27lakes.
- 46:27I
- 46:28think
- 46:28it's
- 46:28more
- 46:28like
- 46:2830,000
- 46:29lakes,
- 46:29but
- 46:29you
- 46:29have
- 46:29this
- 46:29wilderness
- 46:30area.
- 46:31They
- 46:32want
- 46:32to
- 46:32put
- 46:32a
- 46:32mine
- 46:32a
- 46:32quarter
- 46:33mile
- 46:33south
- 46:34where
- 46:34all
- 46:34water
- 46:34flows
- 46:35north.
- 46:35There.
- 46:35I
- 46:35got
- 46:36this.
- 46:36It
- 46:36blows
- 46:36my
- 46:37mind
- 46:37that
- 46:37they
- 46:37think
- 46:37that
- 46:37that
- 46:38is
- 46:38a
- 46:38good
- 46:38idea.
- 46:38Right.
- 46:39Not
- 46:39to
- 46:40mention
- 46:40that
- 46:40it's
- 46:40owned
- 46:40by
- 46:41a
- 46:41Chilean
- 46:41billionaire.
- 46:42But
- 46:42that's
- 46:42beside
- 46:43the
- 46:43point.
- 46:43It's
- 46:43not
- 46:43an
- 46:43American
- 46:44owned
- 46:44company,
- 46:45but
- 46:46it's
- 46:46where
- 46:46we
- 46:46put
- 46:47these
- 46:47things
- 46:47and
- 46:47how
- 46:47we
- 46:47develop
- 46:48it.
- 46:48Right.
- 46:48And
- 46:48if
- 46:49we're
- 46:49going
- 46:49to
- 46:49think
- 46:49about
- 46:49conservation,
- 46:50how
- 46:51do
- 46:51you
- 46:51do
- 46:51that
- 46:51in
- 46:51a
- 46:51sustained
- 46:52fashion?
- 46:52And
- 46:52I
- 46:52think
- 46:53logging.
- 46:53You
- 46:53know,
- 46:54I
- 46:55grew
- 46:55up
- 46:55here
- 46:55in
- 46:55Montana
- 46:56where
- 46:57clear
- 46:57cuts
- 46:57used
- 46:57to
- 46:58be
- 46:58the
- 46:58way
- 46:58we
- 46:58log.
- 46:58We
- 46:58don't
- 46:58log
- 46:59like
- 46:59that
- 46:59anymore.
- 46:59You
- 47:00know,
- 47:00we're
- 47:00doing
- 47:00things
- 47:00in
- 47:00a
- 47:01much
- 47:01more
- 47:01sustainable
- 47:01fashion
- 47:02and
- 47:03more
- 47:03mimicking,
- 47:04I
- 47:04would
- 47:04say,
- 47:05nature.
- 47:06And
- 47:06so
- 47:06that,
- 47:07that
- 47:07logging,
- 47:08that
- 47:08timber
- 47:09harvest
- 47:09can
- 47:09happen
- 47:10in
- 47:10a.
- 47:11In
- 47:11a
- 47:12sustained
- 47:12way
- 47:12that
- 47:13is.
- 47:13Is
- 47:13very
- 47:15methodical,
- 47:16that
- 47:16actually
- 47:17is
- 47:17beneficial
- 47:17to
- 47:17the
- 47:18fish
- 47:18and
- 47:18wildlife
- 47:18versus
- 47:19not.
- 47:19And
- 47:19so
- 47:20I
- 47:20think
- 47:20that
- 47:20there's
- 47:20ways
- 47:21to
- 47:21do
- 47:21development
- 47:23that,
- 47:23you
- 47:23know,
- 47:23both
- 47:24benefit
- 47:24and
- 47:25benefit
- 47:25the
- 47:25resource
- 47:26and,
- 47:26you
- 47:26know,
- 47:26benefit
- 47:27the
- 47:27people
- 47:27as
- 47:28far
- 47:28as
- 47:28resource
- 47:28extraction.
- 47:29But
- 47:30this
- 47:30idea
- 47:30of
- 47:31energy
- 47:31dominance,
- 47:32that
- 47:32sounds
- 47:32like
- 47:33plunder
- 47:33and
- 47:33pillage
- 47:34to
- 47:34me.
- 47:34It
- 47:34does
- 47:34not.
- 47:35You
- 47:35know,
- 47:35it's
- 47:35like
- 47:35of
- 47:35the
- 47:36days
- 47:36of
- 47:36old.
- 47:36So
- 47:36we
- 47:37need
- 47:37to
- 47:37get
- 47:37away
- 47:37from
- 47:37that.
- 47:38Yeah.
- 47:38It's
- 47:38interesting
- 47:39too.
- 47:39Kind
- 47:39of
- 47:39back
- 47:40to
- 47:40the
- 47:40whole
- 47:40raising
- 47:41children
- 47:41thing.
- 47:41You
- 47:41know,
- 47:41I
- 47:42always
- 47:42tell
- 47:42my
- 47:42boys
- 47:42that
- 47:42all
- 47:43the
- 47:43hard
- 47:43work
- 47:43is
- 47:43in
- 47:43the
- 47:43middle.
- 47:44Right?
- 47:45Yeah.
- 47:45So
- 47:46to
- 47:46your
- 47:46point,
- 47:46that's
- 47:46the
- 47:47fulcrum
- 47:47that
- 47:47you
- 47:47work
- 47:47on.
- 47:47But,
- 47:48you
- 47:48know,
- 47:48it's
- 47:48like
- 47:48to
- 47:48be
- 47:48able
- 47:49to
- 47:49have
- 47:50like.
- 47:50I
- 47:50always
- 47:50think
- 47:50it's
- 47:50such
- 47:50a
- 47:51false
- 47:51framing.
- 47:51Like
- 47:51it's
- 47:52either
- 47:52a
- 47:52or
- 47:52not
- 47:52a.
- 47:53Totally.
- 47:54Right.
- 47:54And,
- 47:54you
- 47:54know,
- 47:55we.
- 47:55I
- 47:55think
- 47:55the
- 47:56everybody
- 47:56we.
- 47:56And
- 47:57not
- 47:57just
- 47:57for
- 47:57this,
- 47:57but
- 47:57in
- 47:58lots
- 47:58of
- 47:58things.
- 47:59The
- 47:59world
- 48:00would
- 48:00be
- 48:00such
- 48:00a
- 48:00better
- 48:00place
- 48:01if
- 48:02we
- 48:02could,
- 48:02you
- 48:02know,
- 48:03kind
- 48:03of
- 48:03hold
- 48:04two
- 48:04ideas
- 48:04in
- 48:04our
- 48:04head
- 48:05at
- 48:05the
- 48:05same
- 48:05time
- 48:06and
- 48:06talk
- 48:06about
- 48:06them.
- 48:08I
- 48:08use
- 48:08the
- 48:08word
- 48:09compromise,
- 48:10right.
- 48:11And
- 48:11that
- 48:12sounds
- 48:12like
- 48:12a
- 48:12dirty
- 48:12word
- 48:13to
- 48:13a
- 48:13lot
- 48:13of
- 48:13people.
- 48:14Compromise
- 48:14means
- 48:14you're
- 48:15giving
- 48:15up
- 48:15something.
- 48:17Absolutely,
- 48:17you
- 48:17are.
- 48:18We're
- 48:19also
- 48:19finding
- 48:19a
- 48:19path
- 48:20forward
- 48:20for
- 48:20everybody,
- 48:20too.
- 48:21And
- 48:21like,
- 48:22you
- 48:22know,
- 48:22an
- 48:22example
- 48:22of
- 48:22that
- 48:23would
- 48:23be
- 48:23here
- 48:23in
- 48:23Montana,
- 48:25where
- 48:25you
- 48:25had
- 48:26timber
- 48:26companies
- 48:26working
- 48:27with
- 48:27hunters
- 48:27and
- 48:27anglers,
- 48:28working
- 48:28with
- 48:28snowmobilers,
- 48:29working
- 48:29with
- 48:30hikers,
- 48:30working
- 48:30with
- 48:30mountain
- 48:31bikers.
- 48:31And
- 48:31they
- 48:31looked
- 48:31at
- 48:31this
- 48:32landscape
- 48:32up
- 48:32the
- 48:32Blackfoot
- 48:33Valley,
- 48:34they
- 48:34said,
- 48:35all
- 48:35right,
- 48:35we
- 48:35want
- 48:35to
- 48:36harvest
- 48:36more
- 48:36timber.
- 48:37We
- 48:37also
- 48:37want
- 48:38some
- 48:38more
- 48:38wilderness.
- 48:39But
- 48:39with
- 48:39that
- 48:39wilderness,
- 48:40we're
- 48:40not
- 48:40going
- 48:40to
- 48:40be
- 48:40able
- 48:40to
- 48:41use
- 48:41Snow
- 48:41machines
- 48:41in
- 48:42there.
- 48:43And
- 48:43so
- 48:43let's
- 48:43do
- 48:43some
- 48:43snow
- 48:44machine
- 48:44stuff
- 48:44over
- 48:44here.
- 48:45Same
- 48:45thing
- 48:45with
- 48:45mountain
- 48:45bikes.
- 48:46And
- 48:46so
- 48:47all
- 48:48those
- 48:48different
- 48:48groups,
- 48:49ranchers
- 48:49were
- 48:49involved
- 48:49as
- 48:50well.
- 48:50All
- 48:50these
- 48:50groups
- 48:51got
- 48:51together
- 48:52and
- 48:52they
- 48:53found
- 48:53a
- 48:53path
- 48:53forward.
- 48:54Now,
- 48:54was
- 48:54that
- 48:54perfect
- 48:55for
- 48:55everybody?
- 48:55I
- 48:56would
- 48:56say
- 48:56no.
- 48:57But
- 48:57was
- 48:57it
- 48:58a
- 48:58good
- 48:58enough
- 48:58path
- 48:59forward
- 48:59that
- 48:59everybody
- 48:59could
- 48:59live
- 48:59with?
- 49:00I
- 49:00would
- 49:00say
- 49:00yes.
- 49:00Right.
- 49:01And
- 49:01so
- 49:02working
- 49:02together,
- 49:03they
- 49:03compromised,
- 49:04which,
- 49:05again,
- 49:05a
- 49:05lot
- 49:05of
- 49:05people
- 49:05think
- 49:05is
- 49:06a
- 49:06dirty
- 49:06word.
- 49:06But
- 49:06it's
- 49:07also
- 49:07like,
- 49:07you
- 49:08know,
- 49:08man,
- 49:09if
- 49:09I
- 49:09didn't
- 49:09compromise,
- 49:09I
- 49:09wouldn't
- 49:10be
- 49:10married.
- 49:10You
- 49:10know,
- 49:11I
- 49:11mean,
- 49:11like,
- 49:11any
- 49:12relationship
- 49:12you
- 49:12have,
- 49:13if
- 49:13you're
- 49:13dominating
- 49:13that
- 49:14relationship,
- 49:14that's
- 49:14not
- 49:14going
- 49:14to
- 49:15last
- 49:15very
- 49:15long.
- 49:15Right.
- 49:15There's
- 49:16compromise
- 49:16in
- 49:16that
- 49:16relationship.
- 49:17And
- 49:17so
- 49:18I
- 49:18think
- 49:18we
- 49:18need
- 49:18to
- 49:18think
- 49:18about
- 49:19that
- 49:19word
- 49:19is
- 49:19not
- 49:20a
- 49:20dirty
- 49:20word.
- 49:20And
- 49:20when
- 49:21politicians
- 49:21in
- 49:21particular
- 49:22are
- 49:23thinking
- 49:23about
- 49:24how
- 49:24they
- 49:24extend,
- 49:25you
- 49:25know,
- 49:25an
- 49:26olive
- 49:26ranch
- 49:26here,
- 49:27or
- 49:27they
- 49:27say,
- 49:28yeah,
- 49:28I
- 49:28don't
- 49:28really
- 49:28like
- 49:28that,
- 49:29but
- 49:29I
- 49:29want
- 49:30to
- 49:30get
- 49:30this
- 49:30done
- 49:30over
- 49:30here.
- 49:30So
- 49:31I'll
- 49:31say
- 49:31yes
- 49:31to
- 49:31this.
- 49:32Like,
- 49:32that
- 49:32is
- 49:33okay.
- 49:33And
- 49:33that's
- 49:33the
- 49:33way
- 49:34the
- 49:34world
- 49:34works.
- 49:34And
- 49:35I
- 49:35don't,
- 49:35you
- 49:35know,
- 49:35the
- 49:36way
- 49:37that
- 49:37that's
- 49:37portrayed
- 49:37in
- 49:37the
- 49:38media
- 49:38is
- 49:38that,
- 49:38you
- 49:38know,
- 49:38you,
- 49:39you
- 49:39sold
- 49:39your
- 49:39soul.
- 49:40And
- 49:40sure,
- 49:40you
- 49:40know,
- 49:41like,
- 49:41there
- 49:41are
- 49:41people
- 49:41maybe
- 49:42that
- 49:42did
- 49:42sell
- 49:42their
- 49:42soul,
- 49:43but
- 49:43the
- 49:43idea
- 49:44of
- 49:44compromise
- 49:44is
- 49:44something
- 49:44I
- 49:45think
- 49:45that
- 49:45we
- 49:45should
- 49:45celebrate
- 49:46versus
- 49:46putting
- 49:47the
- 49:47ground.
- 49:47Yeah,
- 49:48I
- 49:48think
- 49:48it's
- 49:48nuts
- 49:48to,
- 49:49like,
- 49:49think.
- 49:50I
- 49:50mean,
- 49:50because
- 49:50implicit
- 49:51in
- 49:51all
- 49:51this
- 49:51is
- 49:51you
- 49:51have
- 49:51to
- 49:52think
- 49:52that
- 49:52you
- 49:52or
- 49:52your
- 49:52tribe
- 49:53are
- 49:53right
- 49:53all
- 49:53of
- 49:54the
- 49:54time.
- 49:54And
- 49:54like,
- 49:55I
- 49:55don't
- 49:55know,
- 49:56like,
- 49:56if
- 49:56you
- 49:56put
- 49:56a
- 49:56gun
- 49:57to
- 49:57my
- 49:57head,
- 49:57I
- 49:57would
- 49:57say
- 49:57that's
- 49:58probably
- 49:58not
- 49:58true.
- 49:59Right?
- 49:59Yeah.
- 49:59Yeah.
- 50:01So,
- 50:01yeah,
- 50:01it's
- 50:01interesting.
- 50:02And
- 50:02so,
- 50:02you
- 50:02know,
- 50:02folks
- 50:02have
- 50:03seen,
- 50:03you
- 50:03know,
- 50:03American
- 50:03hunters
- 50:04and
- 50:04anglers
- 50:04on
- 50:05Instagram,
- 50:06you
- 50:06know,
- 50:07and
- 50:07you
- 50:07talked
- 50:07about,
- 50:07you
- 50:08know,
- 50:08that
- 50:08you,
- 50:08you
- 50:09know,
- 50:09you're,
- 50:09you're,
- 50:10you're
- 50:10like
- 50:10the
- 50:10swift
- 50:10boats.
- 50:11Right.
- 50:12So
- 50:12are
- 50:13people
- 50:13going
- 50:13to
- 50:13predominantly
- 50:14see
- 50:14you
- 50:14on
- 50:14social
- 50:14media
- 50:15or
- 50:15are
- 50:15they
- 50:15going
- 50:15to
- 50:16see
- 50:16you,
- 50:16you
- 50:17know,
- 50:17more
- 50:17active
- 50:18on
- 50:18the
- 50:18lobbying
- 50:19front
- 50:19kind
- 50:19of
- 50:19going
- 50:19down
- 50:19the
- 50:19road?
- 50:20I
- 50:20mean,
- 50:20kind
- 50:20of.
- 50:20What's
- 50:20that
- 50:21kind
- 50:21of,
- 50:21you
- 50:21know,
- 50:21interaction
- 50:22and
- 50:22outreach
- 50:22mix
- 50:23going
- 50:23to
- 50:23look
- 50:23like?
- 50:24It's
- 50:24great.
- 50:25So
- 50:25social
- 50:25media,
- 50:26for
- 50:26sure,
- 50:26is
- 50:26like
- 50:27our
- 50:27number
- 50:27one
- 50:27tool.
- 50:28It
- 50:29bothers
- 50:29me
- 50:29that,
- 50:30you
- 50:30know,
- 50:30more
- 50:30than
- 50:30half
- 50:31the
- 50:31people
- 50:31in
- 50:31America
- 50:31are
- 50:31taking
- 50:32their
- 50:32news
- 50:32now
- 50:32off
- 50:32of
- 50:33social
- 50:33media.
- 50:33You
- 50:33know,
- 50:34that's,
- 50:35that's
- 50:35frustrating
- 50:35to
- 50:36me
- 50:36because
- 50:36it's
- 50:36in
- 50:3660
- 50:36to
- 50:3790
- 50:37second
- 50:37hits,
- 50:38but
- 50:39also
- 50:39it's
- 50:39a
- 50:40huge
- 50:40opportunity,
- 50:40you
- 50:40know,
- 50:41to
- 50:41help
- 50:41influence
- 50:41that
- 50:41space
- 50:42too.
- 50:42And
- 50:42so
- 50:42that's
- 50:43really
- 50:43where
- 50:43we're
- 50:43focused.
- 50:44You'll
- 50:44see
- 50:44us,
- 50:45you
- 50:45know,
- 50:45in
- 50:45traditional
- 50:46stuff,
- 50:47you
- 50:47know,
- 50:48like
- 50:48Paul
- 50:48Smith
- 50:49wrote
- 50:49a
- 50:49great
- 50:49article
- 50:49about
- 50:50us
- 50:50in
- 50:50the
- 50:50Milwaukee
- 50:51Journal.
- 50:51You
- 50:51know,
- 50:51shout
- 50:52out
- 50:52to
- 50:52Paul
- 50:52and
- 50:52kind
- 50:52of
- 50:53that
- 50:53paper
- 50:53for
- 50:54continuing
- 50:54to
- 50:54have
- 50:55outdoor
- 50:55writers
- 50:55at
- 50:56his.
- 50:56At
- 50:56their
- 50:56paper.
- 50:57I
- 50:57think
- 50:57that's
- 50:57pretty
- 50:57amazing.
- 50:59The
- 50:59lobbying
- 51:00stuff,
- 51:00you
- 51:00know,
- 51:00we'll
- 51:00do
- 51:01some
- 51:01of.
- 51:02But
- 51:02again,
- 51:03that's
- 51:03not
- 51:03our
- 51:03main
- 51:03stick.
- 51:04I
- 51:04would
- 51:05say
- 51:05that
- 51:05podcast
- 51:05like
- 51:06this,
- 51:06you
- 51:06know,
- 51:07that's
- 51:07way
- 51:07different
- 51:07than
- 51:08the
- 51:0860
- 51:08to
- 51:0890
- 51:08seconds
- 51:09is
- 51:09where
- 51:09you
- 51:09can
- 51:09have
- 51:10a
- 51:10longer,
- 51:11nuanced
- 51:11conversation,
- 51:12which
- 51:12we've
- 51:12had
- 51:12today.
- 51:13And
- 51:13so,
- 51:14you
- 51:14know,
- 51:14we
- 51:14have
- 51:14our
- 51:14own
- 51:14podcast
- 51:15that
- 51:15we're
- 51:15ramping
- 51:16up
- 51:16this
- 51:16fall
- 51:16called
- 51:16the
- 51:17arena.
- 51:18And
- 51:18that's
- 51:19back
- 51:19to
- 51:19the
- 51:19old
- 51:19Theodore
- 51:20Roosevelt
- 51:20kind
- 51:21of
- 51:21quote,
- 51:21the
- 51:21man
- 51:21in
- 51:21the
- 51:22arena
- 51:23or
- 51:23speech.
- 51:24But
- 51:24so
- 51:25see
- 51:25us
- 51:25on
- 51:25podcast.
- 51:26And
- 51:26then
- 51:26once
- 51:27election
- 51:27time
- 51:27rolls
- 51:28around,
- 51:28you're
- 51:28going
- 51:28to
- 51:28probably,
- 51:29you
- 51:29know,
- 51:29see
- 51:29us
- 51:30in
- 51:30ads
- 51:31in
- 51:31certain
- 51:31parts
- 51:31of
- 51:31this
- 51:32country,
- 51:33and
- 51:33not
- 51:33necessarily
- 51:33on
- 51:33TV,
- 51:34but,
- 51:34you
- 51:34know,
- 51:34probably
- 51:35on
- 51:35Hulu
- 51:35and
- 51:36YouTube
- 51:36and
- 51:36stuff
- 51:36like
- 51:36that,
- 51:37where
- 51:37we
- 51:37can
- 51:37become
- 51:38very
- 51:38targeted
- 51:39in
- 51:39certain
- 51:40states
- 51:40and
- 51:41certain
- 51:41demographics,
- 51:42try
- 51:42to
- 51:42tell
- 51:43the
- 51:43story
- 51:43and
- 51:43give
- 51:43people
- 51:44options
- 51:44to
- 51:44think
- 51:44about
- 51:45when
- 51:45they're
- 51:45going
- 51:45to
- 51:45vote.
- 51:46So
- 51:47those
- 51:47are
- 51:47kind
- 51:47of
- 51:47the
- 51:47three
- 51:48venues,
- 51:48I
- 51:48would
- 51:48say
- 51:49is.
- 51:49Is
- 51:49really
- 51:50not
- 51:51so
- 51:51much
- 51:51on
- 51:51the
- 51:51lobbying
- 51:52front.
- 51:52You
- 51:52know,
- 51:52I
- 51:52think,
- 51:52you
- 51:53know,
- 51:53maybe
- 51:53eventually,
- 51:54you
- 51:54know,
- 51:54I
- 51:54think
- 51:54that.
- 51:55But
- 51:55right
- 51:55now,
- 51:56you
- 51:56know,
- 51:56again,
- 51:56we're
- 51:57the
- 51:57ones
- 51:57that
- 51:57are
- 51:57creating
- 51:57fires
- 51:58and
- 51:58so
- 51:58that
- 51:58others
- 51:58can
- 51:58do
- 51:59that.
- 52:00Got
- 52:00it.
- 52:00And
- 52:00so
- 52:00folks
- 52:00wanted
- 52:01to
- 52:01get
- 52:01involved
- 52:01and
- 52:02support
- 52:02your
- 52:02work.
- 52:02Where
- 52:03should
- 52:03they
- 52:03go
- 52:03and
- 52:03what
- 52:03should
- 52:03they
- 52:04do?
- 52:04It's
- 52:04great.
- 52:05So
- 52:05you
- 52:05can
- 52:05follow
- 52:05us
- 52:06on
- 52:06Instagram.
- 52:06I
- 52:06think
- 52:06that's
- 52:07our
- 52:07most
- 52:07active
- 52:07piece
- 52:07right
- 52:08now.
- 52:08And
- 52:08that's
- 52:08just
- 52:08American
- 52:09Hunters
- 52:10Anglers.
- 52:11No.
- 52:11And
- 52:11in
- 52:11there,
- 52:11just
- 52:12American
- 52:12Hunters
- 52:12Anglers.
- 52:13You
- 52:13can
- 52:13find
- 52:13us
- 52:14there.
- 52:15And
- 52:15you
- 52:15can
- 52:15do
- 52:15that
- 52:15on.
- 52:16On
- 52:16TikTok
- 52:16and
- 52:17Facebook.
- 52:17Facebook's
- 52:18probably,
- 52:18you
- 52:18know,
- 52:18that's
- 52:19the.
- 52:19The
- 52:19nine
- 52:19of
- 52:19all
- 52:20three,
- 52:20I
- 52:20would
- 52:20say.
- 52:21And
- 52:22then
- 52:22YouTube,
- 52:23you
- 52:24can
- 52:24find
- 52:24us
- 52:24there.
- 52:25But
- 52:25then
- 52:25our
- 52:26website
- 52:26is,
- 52:26is.
- 52:27Is
- 52:27nolandgrab.com
- 52:29and
- 52:29I'm
- 52:29stoked
- 52:29that
- 52:29we
- 52:29got
- 52:30that
- 52:30handle.
- 52:30But
- 52:30it's
- 52:31no
- 52:31land
- 52:31grab.com
- 52:32you
- 52:32can
- 52:32sign
- 52:33up
- 52:33for
- 52:33updates
- 52:33where
- 52:33we'll
- 52:34send
- 52:34press
- 52:34releases.
- 52:35We
- 52:35still
- 52:35do
- 52:35that
- 52:35kind
- 52:36of
- 52:36traditional
- 52:36press
- 52:36outreach
- 52:37that
- 52:37way.
- 52:38And
- 52:38you
- 52:38can
- 52:39stay,
- 52:39you
- 52:39know,
- 52:39up
- 52:39to
- 52:39date
- 52:40on
- 52:40kind
- 52:40of
- 52:40what
- 52:40we're
- 52:40doing
- 52:41there
- 52:41as
- 52:41well,
- 52:42if
- 52:42that's
- 52:42a
- 52:42venue.
- 52:42But
- 52:43Instagram
- 52:44is
- 52:44probably
- 52:44the
- 52:44best
- 52:44because
- 52:45we're
- 52:45most
- 52:45active
- 52:45there.
- 52:46Gotcha.
- 52:46And
- 52:46before
- 52:47I
- 52:47let
- 52:47you
- 52:47Hop,
- 52:48you
- 52:48know,
- 52:48this
- 52:48afternoon
- 52:49for
- 52:49me,
- 52:49late
- 52:49this
- 52:50morning
- 52:50for
- 52:50you.
- 52:51Anything
- 52:51else
- 52:51you
- 52:51want
- 52:51to
- 52:52share
- 52:52with
- 52:52our
- 52:52listeners?
- 52:54You
- 52:54know,
- 52:54I've
- 52:54kind
- 52:54of
- 52:55said
- 52:55this
- 52:55throughout,
- 52:55especially
- 52:56at
- 52:56the
- 52:56beginning,
- 52:58but,
- 52:58you
- 52:59know,
- 52:59your
- 53:00voice
- 53:00matters,
- 53:02and
- 53:02it
- 53:02doesn't
- 53:03if
- 53:03you
- 53:03don't
- 53:03use
- 53:03it.
- 53:03And
- 53:04another
- 53:04way
- 53:04to
- 53:04say
- 53:04that
- 53:04is
- 53:05that
- 53:05we're
- 53:05either
- 53:06at
- 53:06the
- 53:06table
- 53:07or
- 53:08on
- 53:08the
- 53:08menu.
- 53:09And
- 53:10at
- 53:10the
- 53:10table
- 53:11doesn't
- 53:11necessarily
- 53:11mean
- 53:12that
- 53:12you
- 53:12get
- 53:12everything
- 53:12that
- 53:12you
- 53:13want.
- 53:13But
- 53:14if
- 53:14we're
- 53:14not
- 53:14at
- 53:14the
- 53:14table,
- 53:14somebody
- 53:15else
- 53:15is.
- 53:15And
- 53:16we're
- 53:16definitely
- 53:16not
- 53:16going
- 53:16to
- 53:16get
- 53:16everything
- 53:17that
- 53:17we
- 53:17want.
- 53:17And
- 53:18so
- 53:19to
- 53:19me,
- 53:20you
- 53:20know,
- 53:21again,
- 53:21democracy
- 53:22is
- 53:22about
- 53:23engagement
- 53:23from
- 53:24the
- 53:24people.
- 53:25And
- 53:25right
- 53:25now
- 53:25is
- 53:25a
- 53:26pivotal,
- 53:26pivotal
- 53:27moment
- 53:27to
- 53:27do
- 53:27that.
- 53:27So
- 53:28do
- 53:28what
- 53:28you
- 53:28can
- 53:28where
- 53:28you
- 53:29are
- 53:29with
- 53:29what
- 53:29you
- 53:29got.
- 53:30Got
- 53:30it.
- 53:31And
- 53:31so
- 53:31we
- 53:31talked
- 53:31about
- 53:32American
- 53:32hunters,
- 53:33and
- 53:33I'll
- 53:33drop
- 53:33all
- 53:33those
- 53:33links
- 53:34in
- 53:34the
- 53:34show
- 53:34notes
- 53:34for
- 53:34you.
- 53:34But
- 53:35if
- 53:35folks
- 53:35want
- 53:35to
- 53:35kind
- 53:35of
- 53:35keep
- 53:36up
- 53:36with
- 53:36your
- 53:36adventures
- 53:37in
- 53:38the
- 53:38field
- 53:38and
- 53:38on
- 53:39the
- 53:39water
- 53:39and
- 53:40everywhere.
- 53:40Where
- 53:41should
- 53:41they
- 53:41go?
- 53:42Yeah,
- 53:42just
- 53:42Land
- 53:43Tawney
- 53:44on
- 53:44Instagram.
- 53:44It's
- 53:45like
- 53:45my
- 53:45handle,
- 53:46so
- 53:46my
- 53:46name.
- 53:47And
- 53:48you'll
- 53:48see,
- 53:48you
- 53:48know,
- 53:49a
- 53:49little
- 53:49bit
- 53:49of
- 53:49soccer
- 53:49in
- 53:50there
- 53:50because
- 53:50my
- 53:50daughter
- 53:51and
- 53:51son
- 53:51both
- 53:52play
- 53:52soccer,
- 53:53but
- 53:53they
- 53:53also
- 53:54spend
- 53:54a
- 53:54ton
- 53:54of
- 53:54time
- 53:54with
- 53:54me,
- 53:55you
- 53:55know,
- 53:55in
- 53:55the
- 53:55woods
- 53:55and
- 53:56water.
- 53:56So
- 53:56that's
- 53:56where
- 53:56you
- 53:57can
- 53:57find
- 53:57me.
- 53:57Yeah,
- 53:57I
- 53:58think
- 53:58I
- 53:58saw
- 53:58a
- 53:58duck
- 53:58dog
- 53:59not
- 54:00too,
- 54:00too
- 54:00long
- 54:00ago.
- 54:02I
- 54:02think
- 54:02I
- 54:03posted
- 54:03and
- 54:03said
- 54:03this
- 54:03is
- 54:03my
- 54:04side
- 54:04piece.
- 54:05She's.
- 54:06That's
- 54:06Tuli.
- 54:06She's
- 54:07eight
- 54:07years
- 54:07old.
- 54:08Absolutely.
- 54:08You
- 54:09know,
- 54:09one
- 54:09of
- 54:09the
- 54:10loves
- 54:10of
- 54:10my
- 54:10life
- 54:11that,
- 54:11you
- 54:11know,
- 54:11not
- 54:12only
- 54:12is
- 54:12a
- 54:12great
- 54:12duck
- 54:13dog,
- 54:13but
- 54:13a
- 54:13great
- 54:13companion
- 54:14as
- 54:14well.
- 54:14Yeah.
- 54:15Well,
- 54:15there
- 54:15you
- 54:15go.
- 54:15Well,
- 54:15listen,
- 54:16Land,
- 54:16I
- 54:16really
- 54:16appreciate
- 54:17you
- 54:17carving
- 54:17out
- 54:17some
- 54:17time
- 54:18for
- 54:18me
- 54:18today.
- 54:19Marvin,
- 54:20thank
- 54:20you.
- 54:20And
- 54:20thank
- 54:20you
- 54:21for,
- 54:21you
- 54:21know,
- 54:21I
- 54:21mean,
- 54:21just
- 54:22the
- 54:22opportunity
- 54:22to
- 54:22talk
- 54:22about
- 54:23these
- 54:23issues.
- 54:23Right.
- 54:23I
- 54:24mean,
- 54:24I
- 54:24think
- 54:24that's
- 54:25part
- 54:25of
- 54:25this
- 54:25whole
- 54:26thing
- 54:26is
- 54:26communication
- 54:26and
- 54:27letting
- 54:27people
- 54:27know
- 54:27what's
- 54:27going
- 54:28on.
- 54:28Absolutely.
- 54:29Thanks
- 54:29so
- 54:29much.
- 54:30Yeah,
- 54:30thank
- 54:31you.
- 54:31Well,
- 54:32folks,
- 54:32we
- 54:32hope
- 54:32you
- 54:33enjoyed
- 54:33the
- 54:33interview
- 54:33as
- 54:34much
- 54:34as
- 54:34we
- 54:34enjoyed
- 54:35bringing
- 54:35it
- 54:35to
- 54:35you.
- 54:35Remember,
- 54:36links
- 54:36to
- 54:36all
- 54:37this
- 54:37episode
- 54:37sponsors
- 54:38are
- 54:38in
- 54:38the
- 54:38show
- 54:38notes.
- 54:39Check
- 54:39them
- 54:39out.
- 54:40Tight
- 54:41lines,
- 54:41everybody.