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Hey there... there's so much coming at us in California, and a lot of it is GOOD.  SHARE this podcast with your community - LET'S LEAD.  First: Please SHARE the podcast so everyone is updated, informed and ready to act.  Show notes: many links below that need your action, attention and advocacy.  FGC Meeting Agenda 4/16: https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=229367&inline FGC Meeting Documents 4/16: https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=229385&inline HOWL Community Call 4/28 - Let's get organized for bear regs updates. RSVP here. https://www.howlforwildlife.org/california_community_call_wildlife_resource_committee_planning  AB 1038 & SB 818 - Bear & Lion legislation, and how to enter your support through the CA Legislative Portal (video directions) https://youtu.be/xtFcqZfKOQc?si=nxG3DJXHBkq4jQc-  HOWL Action on AB 1038: send your email here!  https://www.howlforwildlife.org/cabearab1038  HOWL Action on SB 818: send your email here! https://www.howlforwildlife.org/calion-sb818  HOWL Letter regarding Wolf Mgmt Plan: add your name to the HOWL letter! https://www.howlforwildlife.org/cawolfplan  *** #california #hunting #elk #bear #blackbear #coyote #bearhunting #deer #muledeer #deerhunting #californiahunting #waterfowl #wildlife #conservation #antelope #elkhunting #howlforwildlife     

Complaining isn't working, but advocacy will. It's time to lead... It is time to call upon the California Dept of Fish & Wildlife, and the Fish & Game Commission to refresh the 10-year old Wolf Mgmt. Plan, establish a practical and sustainable roadmap to delisting and long-term management of wolves. It is time to identify the risks that subsidized wolves present to human communities, the economy of California and all taxpayers, and to ecosystems wherever wolves live. It is time for the CDFW to present a realistic report on the health of our mule deer, elk and antelope herds in CA, and how do those herds support 3 unmanaged apex predators sustainably?  https://www.howlforwildlife.org/cawolfplan HOWL with us. HOWL as one. When we HOWL - our voices are amplified, our message is heard and we can be effective. When we HOWL we can lead dialogue and create positive outcomes that value entire ecosystems, human communities, and wildlife. Sign on to the HOWL letter today. Take Action here --> https://www.howlforwildlife.org/take_action  Sign on to the HOWL letter today. Take Action. Call upon the Commission and CDFW to proactively lead California out of this crisis. https://www.howlforwildlife.org/cawolfplan  *** #greywolf #wolf #wolves #california #wildlifemanagement #wildlifeconservation #conservation #ecosystems #predatorhunting #predatormanagement #elk #muledeer #tuleelk #antelope #hunting #sustainability #wildharvest #californiahunting #howlforwildlife 

AB1038 brings hounds back to the bear woods in CA, and it gives the Commission and Dept the tools needed for effective black bear management, increased harvest where warranted and more effective conflict reduction.  This is a nationwide call to action - because a win in California is a win for everyone! Time to step in and help here... this will be a long campaign where we are approaching the 2nd gate, of about 7 if we are to take this all the way.  Every inch of progress is a win, and gets us closer to the next steps for improved wildlife management in California.  Take Action: https://www.howlforwildlife.org/cabearab1038  Join the HOWL Pack: https://www.howlforwildlife.org/memberships  Share this BLOG about bears. https://www.howlforwildlife.org/why_california_needs_better_bear_management   #bearhunting #blackbear #wildlifemanagement #conservation #californiahunting #blacktaildeer #muledeer #elk #rockymountainelk #bears #wildlife #wildlifeconservation #ecosystems #sustainable #wildharvest #hunting #deerhunting #elkhunting #predatormanagement #predators 

Get involved and help us WIN - let's bring back the use of HOUNDS - for bears, support AB 1038 - for mountain lions, support SB 818  ** Headwaters Retreat - follow along and let me know if you want to reserve some time at the camp!  AirBnb Link: http://airbnb.com/h/headwaters-retreat Headwaters Retreat - Facebook  Headwaters Retreat - Instagram  

Welcome to Hunting Ain't Easy... listen, share & take action here! . https://www.howlforwildlife.org/cacoyote  The backstory on this issue is shared via Chriss Bowles (California Bowmen Hunters) and Charles & Mike (HOWL). Bottom line is that bad optics and complete lack of context has some folks at the F&G Commission thinking that coyote (nongame species) need special regulations developed for hunting.  Whooaaaaa nooooo they do not. Not when we have limited resources, limited time, limited staff and there's huge pressing issues such as bear, deer, elk, bobcat and wolf management plan updates!  Mad thanks to the Bowmen Hunters in California. They're involved at the front lines right alongside HOWL for Wildlife!  Even if you're not in California you can HELP us get in front of this issue. We need to stop it, right in its tracks... there's other work to do.  Take Action. Share the podcast and the Action to your community. Advocacy works, and your voice is needed.  HOWL Pack Membership  California Bowmen Hunters - check them out HOWL Action Center  *** #coyote #hunting #california #predatorhunting #predatormanagement #ranching #livestock #depredation #predatorcontrol #coyotehunting #conservation #wildlifemanagement #wildlifeconservation #wildlife #advocacy #howlforwildlife #woolgrowers #cattle #sheep #californiacattle #lamb 

Join HOWL for this Virtual Townhall Event: Wolves, Lessons for California  HOWL for Wildlife welcomes Justin Webb (Executive Director of the Foundation for Wildlife Management) and Jessi Johnson (Government Affairs Director, Wyoming Wildlife Federation.) Wolves are on the cusp of exponential population growth in California. The known wolf population nearly doubled in California in 2024 and is now reaching past 70 animals, with 9 packs acknowledged and several additional "areas of wolf activity" identified. California could trend towards 300+ wolves in CA by 2027. Wolf numbers may grow faster than management practices and policies can evolve, and a wildlife and ecosystem crisis could be the result.  This Townhall will be a forum to learn from experts who know their way around wolf issues - including policy and practices of management. This is the beginning of several deep dives into one of the most contentious and complex wildlife issues we have in California, and really throughout North America.  Our goal at HOWL is to build deeper education into this topic, and broaden support for successful adaptive management which supports both wild and human ecosystems. The wolf management plans for California are nearly 10 years old and need to be updated. Wolf numbers may soon warrant a delisting from "endangered status", or at least down-listing in California. Plan updates and ESA/CESA changes will surely take 1-2 years to complete, during which time the wolf population in CA could grow 3-5x from current numbers. The time to start discussions that lead to plan updates is now.  After RSVP you'll receive an email with an link to the HOWL membership page and to the CDFW Gray Wolf information page. This is a members only event, please join HOWL for Wildlife.   We look forward to sharing this conversation with you, and look forward to working as a community for the success of wild ecosystems! ** #wolves #wolf #graywolf #hunting #california #conservation #wildlife #wildlifeconservation #wildlifemanagement #livestock #ranching #elkhunting #bearhunting #muledeer #deerhunting #howl #howlpack #wolfpack #howlforwildlife #colorado #oregon #washington 

Join HOWL's Jan 28th "Wolf Lessons Learned" Townhall featuring Justin Webb (Foundation for Wildlife Mgmt) and Jess Johnson (Wyoming Wildlife Federation)....  MEMBERS ONLY so join today!  Wolves are here, and they're not going away. Planting flags of extreme support, or extreme opposition, only guarantees a long fight, unresolved conflict, and more work for lawyers.  So... how do we bring stakeholders together to build effective, sustainable and adaptive mechanisms which can drive success for everyone?? We need to start talking, working together, finding shared goals and building towards those objectives.  Is California on the way to an ecosystem crisis, with more wolves than native and wild habitat can support?  Does the 9-10 year old Wolf Mgmt Plan need an update, before we are in crisis mode?  Listen in to this first of several discussions about the complex and too-often, too-emotional topic of wolves.  John Marchwick (California Wolf Watch) and I have a productive discussion, minus the hyperbole and hysterics.  HOWL For Wildlife - JOIN California Wolf Watch - Facebook  CDFW / California Dept of Fish & Wildlife - Wolf Mgmt.  HOWL for Wildlife - Instagram  ** #California #wolves #wolf #whaleback #hunting #wildlife #conservation #endangeredspeciesact #wolfrecovery #wildlifemanagement #predator #predatormanagement #wildlifeconservation #elk #muledeer #howlforwildlife   

Please... Listen and Share  Malcolm Brooks is the uncle of Taylen and Wyatt Brooks, the young men who were enjoying a day of shed hunting, scouting and outdoors recreation when they were attacked by a mountain lion. Malcolm shares the story of the attack, and wildlife management policies gone wrong here in California, in a newly published New York Times Magazine article (Jan 2025).  NYT Magazine Article Malcolm Brooks - Substack HOWL for Wildlife - Join the Pack  ** #mountainlion #predators #hunting #california #wildlife #wildlifeconservation #predatorhunting #wildlifemanagement #predatormanagement #coexist #livingwithlions #mountainlionfoundation #cdfw #fishandwildlife #advocacy #malcolmbrooks #colorado #antihunting 

Use these links to follow along:  - WATERFOWL Recommendations - BIG GAME Hunt Recommendations - Email Support and feedback by end of day 12/9: [email protected] - HOWL for Wildlife... JOIN THE PACK!  - Message me on IG for Q&A - HuntingAintEasy  Quick summary... CDFW is bringing regulations update package for Commission review and discussion (and decision!). It all adds up to more hunting opportunity, science-based wildlife mgmt decisions. Let's rally some support for this work, while we lean into the other hot topics that are coming up in 2025.   

This conversation is in regards to the 6/19 Commission meeting.  Join the meeting via ZOOM if you can... hunters' voices are NEEDED in this forum.  Short notice but dig in and listen if you can. The Commission is proposing "Emergency Regulations" in response to 2 detections of CWD (Chronic Wasting Disease) in CA.  I want the Commission and Dept. to treat other known and pre-existing "existential threats" to deer herd success with equal response. Where is the concern for deer herds being decimated by unmanaged apex predators statewide?   And IF this is a crisis... why are we only focusing on the few zones where we know CWD exists? What about the rest of the state?  Finally, the Dept is proposing "mandatory testing" without any indication of penalty for non-compliance and without significant resources in place to support the hunter sample turn-ins.  The dept is not ready to execute a good plan, and the Commission should be taking a higher level view of overall deer herd health, success and start implementing policy across the entire ecosystem.  CWD Proposal Document  Commission Meeting Agenda for 6/19  w/Zoom link Complete set of Meeting Documents   

This is an opportunity to proactively influence a management plan document that will impact bear hunting and ecosystem management for the next 10+ years!  The Calif. Dept of Fish & Wildlife has provided a (draft) 2024 Black Bear Conservation Plan for public review and input.  Here at HOWL we have developed no less than 78 comments, questions and recommendations for this plan.  In this episode of @huntingainteasy I break down the core issues related to the Black Bear Conservation Plan and call upon you for fast-action to add your voice, add your HOWL so that the CDFW knows how passionate our community is about Black Bear Conservation and the use of hunting as tool which benefits bears, ungulates and humans!  Listen. Share. Take ACTION at www.howlforwildlife.org  starting Wednesday 6/12!  Resources and links:  HOWL @ IG HOWL for Wildlife website  CDFW Black Bear Conservation Plan  ** #california #bearhunting #blackbear #conservation #predatorhunting #predatormanagement #bearconservation #wildlifemanagement #deerhunting #elkhunting #muledeer #blacktaildeer #bear 

Nearly 150 MILLION Americans live within 2 hours of an ocean... so the concept of "hunting the coastal waters" is something that we all need to be aware of and support. Just like hunting, angling opportunity is part of the basic human experience, and as a community we need to be concerned about habitat quality, access and opportunity.  Nearly 1200 pages of petitions have recently been submitted to the Calif. F&G Commission, most of them attempting to severely limit your opportunity to "hunt coastal waters" in California. Just like protecting the mtn lion hunt in Colorado, we need to become informed, and rally to support angling opportunity when it is arbitrarily threatened.  Please listen in follow the below links and and help us take action... **We need to stop these MPA expansions and closures in order to maintain angling access and opportunity in our coastal waters**  - Email the Calif. F&G Commission: [email protected]  - Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Calif. - Action Item - AllWaters.org - online - AllWaters.org - Instagram - Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Calif - IG  - HOWL for Wildlife - Action Center  #marine #angling #spearfishing #california #fishing #offshorefishing #surfing #sportfishing #surffishing #hunting #advocacy #backcountryhunters #bha #allwaters #howlforwildlife        

Nearly 150 MILLION Americans live within 2 hours of an ocean... so the concept of "hunting the coastal waters" is something that we all need to be aware of and support. Just like hunting, angling opportunity is part of the basic human experience, and as a community we need to be concerned about habitat quality, access and opportunity.  Nearly 1200 pages of petitions have recently been submitted to the Calif. F&G Commission, most of them attempting to severely limit your opportunity to "hunt coastal waters" in California. Just like protecting the mtn lion hunt in Colorado, we need to become informed, and rally to support angling opportunity when it is arbitrarily threatened.  Please listen in follow the below links and and help us take action... **We need to stop these MPA expansions and closures in order to maintain angling access and opportunity in our coastal waters**  - Email the Calif. F&G Commission: [email protected]  - Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Calif. - Action Item - AllWaters.org - online - AllWaters.org - Instagram - Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Calif - IG  - HOWL for Wildlife - Action Center  #marine #angling #spearfishing #california #fishing #offshorefishing #surfing #sportfishing #surffishing #hunting #advocacy #backcountryhunters #bha #allwaters  

In our first syndicated HOWLCAST Update of 2024 we focus on two of the hotspots that need nationwide attention and support from the hunting and outdoors community: Washington State and Colorado. Because the anti-hunting industry uses their nationwide fundraising, legal and political power to attack at the local and state level, it has become crystal clear that hunters, anglers and supporters of true wildlife conservation need to rally together. The threats that face WA and CO this year can and will surface in dozens of other states - either by forcing changes to predator management, methods of take, taking away trapping or removing your ability to hunt/trail/track/retrieve game with sporting dogs & hounds.    HOWLCAST and HOWL For Wildlife is a resource for our community. In line with the conversation in this Feb. 2024 update, please follow and share the following online resources and social media:    HOWL for Wildlife - join and take action with us.   Save The Hunt Colorado - follow, share and donate today.  Howl - on Instagram Coloradans for Responsible Wildlife Mgmt - on Instagram    ** Looking for a GREAT 4-season adventure cabin in the Sierra Nevada?  Check out "2 Dog Lodge" and "Camp Leland". Both of these dog-friendly cabins offer year-round access and are within minutes of some excellent deer and bear hunting habitat.  Bring the family and enjoy some mountain time, or use the cabins for base-camping while you're chasing critters during the day.    #Colorado #Washington #trophyhunting #wolves #mountainlion #California #hunting #elk #elkhunting #deerhunting #muledeer #bear #bearhunting #blackbear #advocacy #wildlife #conservation 

"The steal our tag funds and squander them away on BS that does nothing for wildlife!!!!"  This is THE rant we hear too often... but is it true?  Listen in on this episode where Mike talks with the #1 expert on big game hunting regulatory process and topics in Calif. He's a hunter and has been working as a lobbyist to represent hunters and conservation groups in Calif. for many years. Listen in and tell me what you think.  ALSO: coming up in 2024 and 2025... expect new bear and deer mgmt plans. These are going to be EPIC projects that will certainly spur some big debate, but should advance wildlife management AND balance opportunity with sustainable populations of the critters we love.  Resources:  Hunting Ain't Easy - like, follow & share!  HOWL for Wildlife - join, take action and win for hunting and wildlife conservation!  CDFW - Big Game Mgmt Account  CDFW - SHARE program  California Fish & Game Commission Calendar - get involved!  Cabins in the woods... "2 Dog Lodge" and "Camp Leland"    #california #wildlife #conservation #hunting #deerhunting #bearhunting #citizenadvocacy #blackbear #muledeer #elkhunting #blacktaildeer #californiahunting #howl #howlforwildlife