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HELP us, Help you!  Share the podcast and share the call to action with your community. With a potential ballot initiative in Colorado that would outlaw hunting of mtn lions and bobcats, and also establish statutory (legal) language defining "trophy hunting", the 250k-300k non-resident hunters who want to chase big-game in Colorado have A LOT riding on the Nov. vote.  There is a path to victory -...

**Listen**Share**Donate // Call to action - will you contribute the equivalent of 1 box of ammo?? If hunters across the US will contribute this amount, we will crush this anti-hunting initiative in its tracks.  The 5 Minutes with Dan Gate series will be updated every 2-4 weeks, to provide continuous informative updates which the hunting and wildlife conservation community can rely on, right on thr...

Even as the Covid-19 outbreak drove more people into America's forests, waterways, and shooting ranges, the support for hunting, fishing, trapping, and recreational shooting has declined over the past three years, according to a recent poll of Americans' sentiments toward these activities. After almost 30 years of rising public support, there has been a decline in support for legal field sports. T...

In this Episode Charles & Mike chat with Brandon Nelson of RMEF (California) to talk about Elk herds in California, the boots-on-the-ground approach that RMEF takes when it comes to supporting Elk and habitat that benefits all critters.  RMEF does tremendous work in the US and has been a conservation leader with habitat improvement, land purchases to secure habitat and access for hunting, dire...

This HOWLCAST episode features Dan Gates from Coloradans for Responsible Wildlife Management (CRWM). We go deep into the history, current and future status of anti-hunting industry attacks on hunting in Colorado.  For the 5th time mountain lion and bobcat hunting is under attack in CO.  The anti-hunters are developing language for a ballot initiative which could become a lever to take down hunting...

Take Action at HOWL for Wildlife  The "4D Rule" is an critically important tool to protecting hunters, anglers and really all public land users from the weaponization of the Endangered Species Act.  Currently a regulatory process related to the ESA listing of the Wolverine seeks YOUR INPUT related to the inclusion of the 4D rule.  What's this mean?? Essentially - hunters and other public land user...

It is becoming more & more apparent that a majority of the current WA state F&W Commission has a bias against hunters, and hunting. The threats are directed at bear and cougar hunting, with indirect impacts which will be felt across all species in Washington and likely will impact hunters and wildlife nationwide. The threats here are perpetrated by the same anti-hunting industry players we...

Charles sits down with Mark Hall to converse about the potential Grizzly Bear reintroduction into Washington State. Canada's wild boar issue and British Columbia's Grizzly Bear Management Plan that's currently being discussed. www.howlforwildlife.org   Actions related to this episode:  Grizzly in Washington B.C. Grizzly Plan Our Guest: Mark Hall (Blood Origins Canada website in currently in develo...

Robby Denning, Charles Whitwam and John Stallone discuss hunting and the future of hunting 

A nationwide campaign is underway to limit the influence of hunters in crafting wildlife policy. The movement has gained traction in recent years as proponents work to restructure state game commissions to be less responsive to the wishes of hunters. “This movement has really spread throughout the country,” Joe Mullin told MeatEater. Mullin works for the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation as the...

This week we dive into the importance of getting involved across state borders and even national borders.  Then we talk about the right to hunt & fish bill in Florida.   With Travis Thompson, John Stallone and Charlie Whitwam   Use code HOWL at www.onxmaps.com for 20% off Get memberships here : https://www.howlforwildlife.org/memberships Get Howl For Wildlife Coffee & Gear here: https://www.howlfo...

Anti-hunting tactics have long included “litigate and delay,” directly impacting the lawful harvest of fish and game.  While many of these meritless lawsuits are dismissed, the damage done waiting for injunctions and restraining orders to be released is felt by sportsmen, outfitters, and landowners.  Because of acts like the Equal Access to Justice, these radical and special interest groups can fi...

Jam packed with a cast that have recently helped us with our latest actions.   From feral horses in AZ, Right to hunt/food bills in OR and MT, Canada Gun Bills and the long road to delisting Grizzly Bear.    Thank you! Amy Patrick of OHA Jeff Darrah of Montana Sportsmen for Fish & Wildlife Mark Hall of The Hunter Conservationist John Koleszar of Conservation First USA Everett Headley  HOSTS - Mike...

A few days ago I was contacted by Will at  @bearbeans.coffee . He wanted to offer a special edition Howl For Wildlife custom branded version of Bearbeans Coffee's new single-serve coffee bags. Perfect for the backcountry or on the road. Well... "ya" I said and now we're absolutely humbled and excited to be able to offer this with Bear Beans Coffee. This short episode is just a recording of our mee...

On this episode we have an initial discussion about Canadian bill C21 with Mark Hall.  He's a Hunter, Podcaster and believes C21 will negatively impact all sportsmen.  We dig in with him to get us started on building this action.   The action is now live at - https://www.howlforwildlife.org/c21 Check out Mark's podcast at  - https://thehunterconservationist.com/podcast/    

In this Episode John Stallone and Gabriella Hoffman discuss the Equal Access to Justice Act and how anti-hunting organizations exploit this law to push their agenda and line their pockets. We talk about how hunters need to do a better job at portraying what we do and how we are not only part of the conservation system but how we are the main drivers of its success. We also talk about the differenc...

On this episode we uploaded a podcast from Mike Costello's " Hunting Ain't Easy " Podcast that he recently did on this issue.  Mike is also apart of the Howl leadership team and you'll probably be seeing him more and more in the future.   We have the opportunity to add 112 elk tags to the current number of elk tags available in California with the likely possibility to add even more in the future!...

In this Episode John Stallone and Gabriella Hoffman discuss the Equal Access to Justice Act and how anti-hunting organizations exploit this law to push their agenda and line their pockets. We talk about how hunters need to do a better job at portraying what we do and how we are not only part of the conservation system but how we are the main drivers of its success. We also talk about the differenc...

Charles and Matt chat with Jeff Darrah and Keith Kubista of Montana Sportsmen For Fish & Wildlife about the new Montana Draft Grizzly Bear Management Plan.  This is typically how we start to develop actions and this is the first conversation we had about this important issue.  This management plan is an effort to de-list grizzly bear from the endangered species list as grizzly bear numbers have re...

John Koleszar is the former president of Arizona Sportsmen for Wildlife Conservation and current president of the Arizona Super Raffle .  He has in-depth knowledge about the current wild and feral horse crisis in Arizona and the west.  Habitat is being absolutely being destroyed and there are estimates of over 300,000 wild horses roaming the west!  We need balance.  Give it a listen!

Join Amy Patrick of Oregon Hunters Association and David Maccar of Black Rifle Coffee Company & Free Range American as we discuss this pressing issue.  At the very least Measure 114 would put an end to buying new firearms almost immediately simply because there is no process in place to adhere to this law should it pass.  Conservation dollars are at risk.  Privacy is at risk.  2A is at risk.  Hunt...

Charles Whitwam and John Stallone Sit down with the Arkansas bear collaring team to discuss why, when, and how of this project 

The “Return Act” GUTS Wildlife Conservation and Hunting Initially I wanted to write a very sophisticated and technical account of the situation. However, I have decided to give you a layman’s view of the bill and the implications.   Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-Ga.) has introduced H.R. 8167 a bill that would ultimately be the tumbling pebble that initiated the collapse of the hunting industry. This is a b...

A herd of bighorn sheep could soon lose access to its historic winter range if a controversial housing development is allowed to go through in the town of Vail, Colorado.  The high density housing complex that’s threatening these Colorado big horns is being proposed by Vail Resorts—a multinational corporation that owns and operates 40 resorts in the U.S., Australia, and Canada.  Vail Resorts is ho...

FERAL HORSES in AZ an ongoing dilemma with Johnatan Fusaro WHY ARE  THE ARIZONA SPORTSMEN FOR WILDLIFE CONSERVATION , THE CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY AND 32 SPORTSMEN ORGANIZATIONS REQUESTING THE HUMANE REMOVAL OF FERAL HORSES? In 2011, The Wallow fire consumed vast portions of the Apache National Forest. It also destroyed parts of the White Mountain Apache Tribal lands (WMAT). With the fire,...