Howl For Wildlife - HOWL CAST

A Strategic Vision to Expand and Perpetuate Hunting for Generations

VIDEO version here: https://youtu.be/IAWRHJjmQl8?si=lc08xPRhZZzDKq9Z 
HOWL PACK: https://www.howlforwildlife.org/memberships
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HOWL has a strategy and vision for the future, which brings back abundance of wildlife and abundance of opportunity. Listen in or watch the YouTube video... get fired up and join the HOWL PACK.  Share the vision, make it your own and become part of the long-term strategy to WIN. 
Losing is not predestined. Modern regulated hunting is the #1 tool for wildlife success and conservation systems worldwide. We simply need to share our values, share our stories. Everyone wants critters to be OKAY, and we are the tool that makes that happen. 
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Nationwide Call To Action - A Values Statement to Protect Hunting & Conservation

Who we are! https://www.howlforwildlife.org/value_statement 
The values we uphold must be communicated to our elected leaders.  Sitting in silence will ensure that we lose... but HOWL AS ONE with our shared values, can result in the hunting community leading dialogue and conservation in the United States. 
Listen in and TAKE ACTION so that your elected leaders know who you are, know what you value, and know what you expect from them. 
Values: 
- Hunting is intrinsically human, and regulated hunting is the #1 mechanism for conservation success
- Federal public lands must be managed to support conservation, wildlife, access and multiple uses. 
- It is time to delist the gray wolf in the United States, so that states can successfully manage this iconic species with local stakeholder input and values. 
- It is time to reform the Antiquities Act... to relieve frustration from states and local communities who are tired of Federal gov't overreach and abuse of the "monuments" designation process. 
- It is time to reform the Endangered Species Act... to create a functional recovery and management process and end the industry of wildlife-litigation which breaks the value, spirit and effectiveness of the ESA. 
LEGISLATION SEASON IS IN FULL SWING. DO YOUR ELECTED LEADERS KNOW YOUR VALUES? 
HOWL TODAY --> Your HOWL will be delivered to your state and federal elected leaders!  https://www.howlforwildlife.org/value_statement 
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Gabriella Hoffman: Issues & Opportunities for Hunters & federal legislation

A nationwide call to action:  https://www.howlforwildlife.org/value_statement
Advocacy works and the HOWL pack is a fast & effective group of hunting & conservation advocates. JOIN the HOWL PACK today... As the community grows, so does our voice, and our power to lead. 
In this episode, Gabriella Hoffman leads us through several hot button issues that all hunters in the US are impacted by, and can be leaders & influencers on.  Reforming the Endangered Species Act, the Antiquities Act are top of mind.  Getting some updates to these laws will improve Federal Lands mgmt. and reduce Executive branch overreach, while helping do more for actual conservation and wildlife recovery where it's most needed.  Removing wolves from the constant legal and social battles that result from it being Federally listed... we must support the "The Pet and Livestock Protection Act" to return wolf management to individual states. 
Take action friends... the ACTION CENTER has the current issues where your voice is needed. 
Soon HOWL will have a powerful nationwide call for all of us to "HOWL AS ONE", so that our state and federal elected leaders know where we stand, what we value, and what we expect from them on the biggest issues facing hunters, wildlife and public lands. 
Finally - jump over to Gabriella Hoffman's "District of Conservation" where you'll get the deep dive on every major federal issue impacting these issues. She's connected, informed and brings a great discussion to key topics we all need to follow and act on. 
HOWL for Wildlife - HOWL Pack Membership
HOWL for Wildlife - Take Action 
District of Conservation - Podcast 
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Coyote Hunting Regulations in California? Listen up, and take action!!

HOWL Pack: 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 
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Jan 28th - Virtual Townhall: Wolves, Lessons for California

Join Us 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!
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Wolves in California: Cooperation before the crisis ... with California Wolf Watch

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 
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"A mountain lion attacked my nephews..."

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
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Halt the Heist: Utah's attack on public lands nationwide

HOWL is already putting work into advocacy campaigns with nationwide impact in 2025! From the potential Utah vs. USA federal lands lawsuit that the Supreme Court of the US may hear, to protecting the use of hounds for mammal hunting in AZ, to expanding Elk and Black Bear hunting opportunity in California - HOWL is driving a paradigm shift where hunters and wildlife win! 
In this discussion with David Willms (National Wildlife Federation) we explore more of the legal details, potential outcomes, and how to fight the pending Utah attack on YOUR public lands.  This issue impacts every citizen of the US, across all 50 states - and the hunting community has an ideal position to educate and inspire advocacy. 
Click through on these resources, and SHARE the podcast with your entire community. We need non-hunters to see the threat, and to align forces with those of us who love, value and use public lands throughout the US. 
Halt the Heist
Utah is Not for Sale 
BHA - Stop the Seizure of Public Land 
HOWL for Wildlife - Join the Pack 
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In the Crosshairs: Petition to ban use of hounds in Arizona

Call to action!!  We need to rally 100s of hunters (deer, bear, upland game, waterfowl etc!) to show up @ the Friday 12/6 Commission meeting.  Several locations throughout the state are available. Click on the links below:
- HOWL for Arizona Wildlife - ACTION ALERT
- AZ 12/6 Commission Meeting Calendar Details 
- Conserve and Protect Arizona - Join, follow, support 
- Petition to Eliminate Use of Hounds (As Submitted to AZGFD) 
The use of hounds in pursuit of wildlife has been a human activity for upwards of 20,000 years. To say that partnering with our canine companions to harvest critters is outside the bounds of fair chase ethical hunting, is like saying that taking fruit from a tree is unnatural.  Yet... just 3 weeks after Colorado voters choose (55% to 45%, roughly) to support purposeful hunt and harvest of mountain lions and bobcats, the anti-hunting industry is working to eliminate the use of hounds in hunting of all mammals in Arizona. Of course, they're leading this agenda with misinformation, emotionally charged rhetoric and all sorts of lies. 
Conserve and Protect Arizona is leading the charge locally and in-state @ Arizona! Sign up for the updates and get informed about how this organization is equipped for the long-haul, and ready to advocate for hunting, angling and trapping in AZ.  
Join HOWL for Wildlife - as an advocate and as a member of the HOWL PACK.  With your partnership and participation, our HOWL reaches the masses to create a positive impact. 
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A Nationwide Threat: Utah challenges the entire public lands concept

We love Utah... wildly varied topography and habitat, iconic wildlife and legendary hunting opportunities. 
But, in some ways Utah is belligerent and misguided. The current Utah vs. US Federal Govt lawsuit that is being presented to the Supreme Court is a problem.  Here at HOWL we saw the attempt to ban mountain lion hunting in Colorado as something worthy of nationwide attention and engagement... this threat to the Federal public lands system could be 100x bigger, and worse if it succeeds. 
Listen in. Share this with your community. We need the HOWL Pack to be informed, and ready to HOWL. 
Links to do your own research: 
State of UT (Marketing Statements):  https://standforourland.utah.gov/ 
BHA Utah is Not for Sale: https://www.utahisnotforsale.org/ 
BHA Action Alert: https://www.backcountryhunters.org/take_action#/439 
Join the HOWL Pack: https://www.howlforwildlife.org/memberships 
HOWL on IG: https://www.instagram.com/howl_org/ 
 
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