Campfire Conversations 54: Biden Administration Looks to Close National Wildlife Refuges to Sportsmen Because of….CLIMATE CHANGE!
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You can’t make this up but you can look up Jenny Keatinge’s resume. The policy writer/advisor for the National Wildlife Refuge System has worked for 3 of the greatest anti hunting outfits in existence. Yep, she’s been employed by the anti hunting Mount Rushmore  of Defenders of Wildlife, HSUS and Center for Biological Diversity… and now she writes policy for the National Wildlife Refuge System. How does that happen, exactly? Our good friend and District of Conservation Podcast host Gabriella Hoffman makes her return on this installment of Campfire Conversations. Gabby breaks down the amended changes in the BIDEH rule that is at the center of closing the NWRS to sportsmen and women alike. * History and Mission Statement of the National Wildlife Refuge System * National Wildlife Refuge System threatens to close 400 refuges to hunters/anglers based on Climate Change initiatives * Where are the democrat hunters and how do they plan to prevent their party from destroying our outdoor pastimes? * Preservation vs Conservation with a side of Rewilding * Hunter Replacement Theory * Colorado Mountain Lion snuffs out one of the newly reintroduced Colorado wolves * Gabby’s personal best largemouth * POMA * Who is Jenny Keatinge anyway? * Anthropomorphism * ESA issues when it comes to large carnivores
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