This week, we are talking about the increase of hunters in the West, the increase in population in the Western states, and what it means for the future of wildlife and their habitats. Also, we talk about some of the friction between non-resident and resident hunters.

In Washington, the bill to make hunting and fishing a constitutional right is making progress. The bill passed out of the Ag committee and moved onto the Rules committee.

In Utah, seven different structures were recently completed to help fish and wildlife in the state.

The TRCP recently posted a call to action to comment on the new U.S. Forest Service amendments to their nationwide management plans, particularly the promotion of old-growth forest conditions.

An interesting article recently published by the Wildlife Society summarized a research project trying to understand how widespread the impacts of Renewable energy could be from analyzing carcasses or birds found at Solar and wind farms.

Read about Washington's right to Hunt and Fish here
https://www.howlforwildlife.org/wa_right_to_hunt_fish

Contact info for WA Senate Rules Committee
https://leg.wa.gov/Senate/Committees/RULE/Pages/MembersStaff.aspx

Read the TRCP post on Forest Management here
https://www.trcp.org/2024/01/23/weigh-in-on-forest-management-to-support-hunting-and-fishing/