Howl For Wildlife

And there it is.

Oh the irony. Check this out.

Same D.C. anti-hunting group. New name and new costume.

Animal Wellness Action paid for this “No on 83” ad. Shannon McBride is the registered agent. Wayne Pacelle the former head of HSUS is their President.

This is the group that put more than $3 million into Proposition 127 to ban mountain lion, bobcat, and lynx hunting. Colorado voters defeated that ban by about 11 points.

They are back, this time in partnership with a group called “Hunters and Anglers Against 83,” to stop a constitutional right to hunt and fish.

Pacelle’s group also just sent $100,000 to Hunters and Anglers against 83…the largest funder of Eric Washburn’s propaganda campaign.

Anyone else see the irony? The people who tried to ban hunting are now telling hunters what to do.

Don’t be fooled is right…Trapping stays banned. Seasons stay. Science stays in charge.

Vote yes on 83.

This world we live in.
The food we harvest.
The food we grow.
The hunt.
The catch.
The people who make their lives from all of it.
It’s worth understanding.
It’s worth protecting.
It’s worth fighting for.

These are some of the people who helped us tell that story.

📷 Caleb Marmolejo

Watch THE LONG GAME now on YouTube.

HOW THE INSLEE COMMISSION WAS BUILT
For years, Washington sportsmen have asked how we ended up with a Commission that so often appears disconnected from hunters, anglers, and the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation.
A 2020 document from JT Austin, Gov. Jay Inslee’s Natural Resources Policy Advisor, gives us a remarkable look at how some of the biggest disgraces to our Commission were brought on board.
The document identifies Fred Koontz, Lorna Smith and Melanie Rowland among the top candidates and then specifically recommends all three as replacements for sitting commissioners.
There is a story is in the references.
FRED KOONTZ
His references included former WDFW scientists Harriet Allen (Wolf Haven Board member) and Gary Koehler, who has become known for being outspoken against cougar hunting. And Ruth Musgrave, who would later become Inslee’s Natural Resources Policy Advisor and was well connected to Barbara Baker.
LORNA SMITH
Her references included Kurt Beardslee of Wild Fish Conservancy and former Rep. Hans Dunshee. Dunshee became the Political Director of HSUS, an anti-hunting powerhouse. One of our other commissioners was allegedly in an ongoing relationship Dunshee, as confirmed by this commissioner to our team when asked.
MELANIE ROWLAND
Her references included Ruth Musgrave and Claire Davis, identified in the document as an attorney for Animal & Earth Advocates, Wild Fish Conservancy, and Washington Wildlife First.
And look at the language used throughout the candidate spreadsheet.
We’ve shared records with multiple of these people- this document brings it all together and highlights the connections.
The candidates being elevated were repeatedly categorized as “CONSERVATIONISTS.”
Hunters and anglers were categorized as “LICENSE HOLDERS.” From the looks of the spreadsheet sportsmen were largely left out of the process.
Hunters and anglers ARE conservationists.
This process elevated a network of environmental and animal-welfare advocates under the banner of “conservation,” while sportsmen were reduced to their status as license holders.
The Commission didn’t just become this way.
It was built to become this way by Inslee and his advisors.

Yep

Seven days ago, we released The Long Game.

More than 50,000 people have already watched — and that number keeps climbing.

Thank you to everyone who has watched, shared it, sent it to friends, and helped push this conversation forward.

If you haven’t seen it yet, watch The Long Game now.
🎥 Full film: howlforwildlife.org/thelonggame

WildlifeManagement

Check out this sweet site for interactive tools to help support the right to hunt and fish in Colorado. Easily find yard signs, create personalized supporter graphics, check your voter registration, register if you still need to, and more.

https://www.howlforwildlife.org/corthf