Campfire Conversations 66: Using Natural Disasters as Cover To Close Hunting Seasons?

What this episode covers

Shallon Payne’s family has thrived living on the land in Appalachia for as long as this country has existed. They’re still doing the same today. So when the government used Hurricane Helene to close two massive swaths of public land to hunting for an entire year, it meant that their freezer would potentially be void of red meat, much less the opportunity to forage as well. Her and her husband Mark embody the homesteader lifestyle and try to educate others on this most natural way of living off the land and it’s natural resources with their The Appalachian Homestead website and social media accounts. Shallon joins me on this episode to discuss the far reaching implications of using the hurricane to unequivocally prevent Virginians from utilizing the national forests they’ve procured venison in for centuries. Luckily, there’s a positive message in this discussion because our collective voices can still make a difference in a very short manner. You might want to wear your tin foil hat for this one as we hold nothing back on why the government seems to want to control it’s citizens. (Canning Venison is a part of the Appalachian Homestead way of life)