This week, we’re discussing what creates hunting culture and how it changes over time and by region.

This week, we have just a few headlines, including a bill that, if voters approve it, could impose an additional tax on firearms and ammunition in Colorado.

Boulder County implemented a hunting ...

This week, we’re talking about how there’s a potential threat to the public’s ownership of fish and wildlife as the Georgia Legislature passed a bill that stripped language from a law that had to do with the public trust doctrine.

A few news stories that we also cover include;

The Alaska Govern...

This week, we are discussing how non-profits will sue federal agencies to stop them from managing land and how they use the Equal Access to Justice Act to profit from the lawsuits.

Also, a few headlines we found interesting include;

In Washington, the push to restore grizzly bears in the North...

This week, we discuss how the Arizona Game and Fish Commission just voted to cancel its auction permits, which had previously raised millions of dollars for conservation.

In addition to that, we touch on a few headlines and legislative updates.

In Montana, a bill from the last legislative sessi...

This week, we are discussing putting more animals on the mountain, with bighorn sheep in Montana as the main example. We will also briefly cover the following headlines.

In Kentucky, a bill has passed out of Committee and to the Senate that could have significant consequences for the Kentucky De...

This week we are talking about screwing over the Non-resident hunter, how multiple states are adopting regulations that restrict numbers, restrict access, or raise prices for non-residents… along with a few news stories which include;

In Montana, Fish Wildlife and Parks plans to give out a free ...

This week, we are discussing YouTube and social media, why certain hunting content rises to the top, and why certain things come across your individual feed.

We also have a few news stories to cover, including:

In Wyoming, a bill is currently making its way through the state House of Representa...

This week, we have a special guest, Kara Landolfi, and we will discuss some misconceptions about wild game meat.

In addition to that, we have a few news stories we found interesting.

In Idaho, a bill was recently introduced that would allow outfitters to purchase an additional bighorn sheep, m...

This week, we talk about how hunting regulations impact wildlife populations and how people often overemphasize the impact hunters have on wildlife.

In Nebraska, a bill was introduced to transfer money from the state game fund into the general fund and from the Habitat and State parks funds into...

This week, we are talking about the increase of hunters in the West, the increase in population in the Western states, and what it means for the future of wildlife and their habitats. Also, we talk about some of the friction between non-resident and resident hunters.

In Washington, the bill to m...

This week, we are going to talk about a bill in Iowa that could have a rippling effect of displacing hunters and the dangers of going down the road of privatizing hunting.

The Bureau of Land Management recently released its roadmap for solar energy development on public lands in the West.

In Mo...

This week, our deeper dive is about recent proposals in Alaska that could shut down a ton of Caribou hunting for non-residents.

Read Alaska Board of Game Proposals for upcoming meeting here: https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=gameboard.meetinginfo&date=01-26-2024&meeting=kotzebue

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This week, Michael discusses what everyone has been doing in the office. A few news pieces and ends with a deeper dive with the Fresh Tracks Crew.

Ballot Initiative 193 is a terrible idea! Find out why and much more this week on Fresh Tracks Weekly with Randy Newberg!

Randy explains how conservation easements work in the West, gives us an update on what has been going on around the office, and shares an exclusive promo code with Sitka Gear!

On this week's episode, we recap our crew's hunting season and jump into some news surrounding Colorado predators.

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This week we are talking about a potential land swap in Nevada that could potentially cause the public to lose 150,000 acres of public land along with decreased access.

We have a pretty sweet Fishing Corner with Michael Parente.

The U.S. Fish Wildlife Service just announced that the Alexander A...

This week Randy and Marcus are going to talk about the recent interpretation of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act that has potentially led to funding being cut for hunter education and archery programs in schools.

This week we’re going to do a deeper dive on Grizzly Bears. Talk about recent attacks and the increasing frequency we’ve been running into them.

In Nevada, feral horses are in the headlines again after animal advocacy groups are mad about the conditions in which horses are gathered on public lan...

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This week we’ve got a little news, but then we’re diving into Montana’s Elk Management plan and Randy tells us how to get inv...

This week we’re diving deep into migration barriers, some new science is coming out showing how to identify migration barriers and how removing old fences can make a big difference.

But before we get into that we get a little update on some Montana fishing, everything from cutthroat to largemout...

We have a quick recap of some weekend bighorn sheep scouting which is proving to be a fun but tough experience.

A few news headlines including the Nevada's latest reports on the decline of mule deer and bighorn sheep.

Chronic wasting disease has now been confirmed in a road killed deer in Flor...

This week for the deeper dive we talk a little bighorn sheep scouting, hear about Michael and Jace's recent bear hunt and Blake's progress on bird dog training.

Michael also gives us the lowdown in the fishing corner recapping a little walleye outing along with improving trout conditions.

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This week we’re talking about a few recent headlines concerning public land and public access.

We give a quick update from a weekend of paddlefish fishing along with picking up a few catfish.

For news we have updates on the Wyoming corner crossing case and how Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks ...