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Mojo | The Week That Is: What Toll On Wildness When Humans Want It All?

April 8, 2021 By Tom Sadler Leave a Comment

Each week, I have the pleasure of joining Mountain Journal founder Todd Wilkinson in our “The Week That Is,” column where we discuss topical events relating to the nation’s capital city and the public land West.

This week’s conversation looks at the impacts outdoor recreation on the character of the backcountry. We need to ask ourselves some important questions.

Read it here > What Toll On Wildness When Humans Want It All?

Filed Under: Conservation, Fishing, Fly Fishing, Fly Fishing Instruction, The Roosevelt Mandate Articles Tagged With: backcountry, Mountain Journal, outdoor recreation, Outdoor Recreation Economy, wilderness

Mojo | The Week That Is: Fishing’s ‘Hero Pose’: How Do The Fish Feel?

March 25, 2021 By Tom Sadler Leave a Comment

Each week, I have the pleasure of joining Mountain Journal founder Todd Wilkinson in our “The Week That Is,” column where we discuss topical events relating to the nation’s capital city and the public land West.

This week’s conversation looks at fish photos, the why, how and whether there might be a better way to capture the moment.

Read it here > Fishing’s ‘Hero Pose’: How Do The Fish Feel?

Filed Under: Conservation, Fishing, Fly Fishing, Fly Fishing Instruction, The Roosevelt Mandate Articles Tagged With: catch and release, Fishing, Mountain Journal, photography, photos

Mojo | The Week That Is: A ‘Dark Ages’ Of Wildlife Management Descends On The West

March 13, 2021 By Tom Sadler

Each week, I have the pleasure of joining Mountain Journal founder Todd Wilkinson in our “The Week That Is,” column where we discuss topical events relating to the nation’s capital city and the public land West.

As Todd wrote in the intro, “some topics are treated either as taboo or approached with the certainty that any discussion about them will erupt on social media into an uncivil exchange of name-calling. Hunting is one of those. We find dualism most unfortunate because it leaves little room to have a reasonable conversation about hunting as a tradition, its role in advancing wildlife conservation and examining such topics as predator control. By fostering a dialog about trophy hunting and hunting ethics, Mountain Journal is not staking out a position as being “anti-hunting,” nor when giving hunters a voice, is it failing to the recognize the valid positions of animal rights and holding reverence for non-human animals as sentient beings.”

 The second of the two-part conversation. Read part one by clicking here.

Read it here > A ‘Dark Ages’ Of Wildlife Management Descends On The West

Filed Under: Conservation, The Roosevelt Mandate Articles Tagged With: Conservation, funding, Hunting, Mountain Journal

Mojo | The Week That Is: Are Hunters Still Leading Wildlife Conservation in America?

March 10, 2021 By Tom Sadler

Each week, I have the pleasure of joining Mountain Journal founder Todd Wilkinson in our “The Week That Is,” column where we discuss topical events relating to the nation’s capital city and the public land West.

As Todd writes in the intro this week “some topics are treated either as taboo or approached with the certainty that any discussion about them will erupt on social media into an uncivil exchange of name-calling. Hunting is one of those. We find dualism most unfortunate because it leaves little room to have a reasonable conversation about hunting as a tradition, its role in advancing wildlife conservation and examining such topics as predator control. By fostering a dialog about trophy hunting and hunting ethics, Mountain Journal is not staking out a position as being “anti-hunting,” nor when giving hunters a voice, is it failing to the recognize the valid positions of animal rights and holding reverence for non-human animals as sentient beings.”

This is the first of a two-part conversation.

Read it here > Are Hunters Still Leading Wildlife Conservation in America?

Filed Under: Conservation, The Roosevelt Mandate Articles Tagged With: Conservation, funding, Hunting, Mountain Journal

Offering My Opinion On Fishing Responsibly

March 6, 2021 By Tom Sadler

“Anglers, both recreational and commercial, need to take a long view if they want to keep fishing,” Sadler says. “Nobody wants to catch the last fish, but nobody wants to stop fishing either. Something has to give … there is a personal responsibility aspect to it that requires action by everyone.” He adds that “we are at the tipping point where our collective impact on the planet is causing a cascading series of events that are robbing future generations. We need to get a grip on that and start thinking about our grandchildren’s grandchildren — not just our present-day needs.”

Read the InsideHook article, How to Fish the Chesapeake Responsibly, Before It’s Ruined for Everyone.

Filed Under: Hot Takes & Second Hand Smoke, Marine, The Roosevelt Mandate Articles Tagged With: AFFTA, Chesapeake Bay, menhaden, Striped Bass

Mojo | The Week That Is: Will Deb Haaland Make History Or Be Stonewalled?

March 1, 2021 By Tom Sadler

Each week, I have the pleasure of joining Mountain Journal founder Todd Wilkinson in our “The Week That Is,” column where we discuss topical events relating to the nation’s capital city and the public land West. On Monday’s you can read the previous week’s column here.

In this edition, the conversation turns to Interior Secretaries past and future, including the controversial tenure of sagebrush rebel James Watt of Wyoming.

Read it here > Will Deb Haaland Make History Or Be Stonewalled?

Filed Under: Conservation, The Roosevelt Mandate Articles Tagged With: Deb Haaland, Interior, James Watt, Mountain Journal, Secretary of the Interior, wyoming

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