Hunting Ain't Easy Mike Costello

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: fgc@fgc.ca.gov 
- 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: fgc@fgc.ca.gov 
- 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 
 
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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 
 

Habitat matters. 
Nothing else matters about wildlife populations and management if the underlying habitat isn't robust and healthy.  On the bet that enhancing and restoring the forest and riparian areas of a chunk of burned land can add value and improve things for mule deer and other critters, I just bought myself a habitat project! 
Listen in and follow along... as this multi-year project is just getting started! 
"Plumas Headwaters Retreat" on IG
HOWL for Wildlife online 
Camp Leland - Tiny Cabin for Big Adventures @ 6300' 
2 Dog Lodge - Camp Connell @ 5000' 
 
#conservation #habitat #dixiefire #timberstandimprovement #riparianhabitat #fireremediation #muledeer 

The attacks from a global anti-hunting (anti-human) industry are ever present. They have incrementally shifted minds and hearts by defining words while our community was not looking. Now we must enter the arena, fight to share our stories, values and the success of hunting as a sustainable tool for wildlife success and conservation. 
In this episode: 
- Winning the minds of non-hunters
- Don't call them animal rights activists 
- Consumptive and non-consumptive users have the same goals. 
How to engage and participate as a hunter-advocate - go to HOWL for Wildlife
Looking for an amazing cabin to explore, relax and have fun in the Sierra Nevada... check out "2 Dog Lodge" and "Camp Leland". 
Want to support hunting rights in Colorado in 2024... donate to Coloradans for Responsible Wildlife Mgmt. 
 
#trophyhunting #hunting #conservation #colorado #deerhunting #bearhunting #mountainlion #animalrights #wildlife #howlforwildlife