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Ryan Callaghan - MeatEater's Director of Conservation and a national board member of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers. Ryan grew up out West hunting, fishing and, guiding and has been passionate about the outdoor community ever since.
Join us for a conversation about our public lands and why selling them would take away from more than just bowhunters. Ryan talks about how he got connected with MeatEater, his experiences with conservation, and more!
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Timestamps:
00:00:00 Why People Call Ryan “Ol Cal”
00:01:53 Ryan’s Education
00:08:26 How Ryan Got Connected with MeatEater
00:18:37 Steve Rinella: Wild Within TV Show
00:23:31 Missouri Breaks: Joe Rogan’s First Buck
00:26:10 Conversation as a Tool
00:27:21 Conservation in Clothing Lines
00:32:18 Ad Break (Ketone IQ & MUD\WTR)
00:34:36 First Elk Hunters Ryan Guided
00:37:06 First Lite’s Correlation with Public Land
00:41:00 The Threat of Selling Public Lands
00:52:36 Speculations Behind Senator Mike Lee’s Motivation
00:55:21 The Appreciation of the Outdoors
00:57:55 The Volume of Calls to the Senator
01:09:01 “Hidden” Threats to Public Lands
01:14:12 Land Biden Attempted to Sell
01:16:54 The Government's Intentions Behind “Affordable” Housing
01:21:13 Spreading the Word with Social Media
01:22:59 Takeaways from the Recent Public Land Dispute
01:26:34 Consumers in the City VS Independent People in the West
01:31:11 Trusted 3rd Party People & Resources
01:34:36 Sons of Smokey Non-Profit
01:39:10 Animal Migration in Value Land Segments
01:42:33 Lack of Early Engagement in Selling Public Lands
01:51:16 The Negatives that Come with Politics
01:53:17 Weighing in to Make a Difference
01:59:53 Shared Passion for the Mountains
02:02:37 Outro
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