Nov 22, 2022

Jonathan Wood, Vice President of Law & Policy at the Property and Environment Research Center (PERC), joins the guys to discuss some contentious access issues in the West. They dive into a New Mexico stream access case that may find its way to the US Supreme Court, and then provide an update on a land access dispute in...

Mar 2, 2021

Brian Brooks, Executive Director of the Idaho Wildlife Federation, joins the guys to discuss Rep. Mike Simpson's plan to save salmon in the Pacific Northwest from extinction. They discuss: the history of salmon; the causes of salmon decline; the importance of the rivers for power and commerce; details of Rep....

Feb 2, 2021

Dave opens the podcast by correcting a couple errors from last week's episode. Then Nephi and Dave discuss how the wildlife law system works from cradle to grave and back to the cradle again. Topics discussed include: clarifying a MeatEater episode on possession limits; what's worse-wanton waste or trespass;...

Jan 28, 2021

Dave and Nephi explore President Biden's executive orders that (1) direct the Secretary of Interior to pause oil and gas leasing on federal lands and waters, and (2) direct his agencies to chart a path to conserve and restore 30% of lands and waters by 2030. Controversy abounds, but is the sky really falling? Tune in to...

Jan 19, 2021

Nephi drops a big surprise on Dave and Mike; the guys provide an update on the Herrera v. Wyoming (tribal hunting rights) case; and then it's everything you wanted to know about corner crossing. The guys discuss: the history of checkerboard lands; legally inaccessible public lands; corner crossing laws/enforcement...