Episode 63: Is Fishing and Hunting Access in Danger? w/ MP Blaine Calkins

Thank you to today's sponsors!Xplore - High-Speed Internet with Unlimited Data for only $59.99/mo!Invasive Species Centre - Protecting Canada's land and water from invasive speciesColeman Canada - The Outside is Calling, Answer the Call.Power-Pole- Total Boat ControlThis week on Outdoor Journal Radio, Ang and Pete are joined by Canada's Shadow Minister for Hunting, Fishing and Conservation, Blaine Calkins, to discuss an emerging threat to the country's public land access.First, however, a bit of housekeeping was in order. Topics discussed included: listening to podcasts in ice huts; requesting your own show at the gym; Columbians; digging holes; camping on Crown Land; chalking tires; bumper jumping; humourless principals; the benefits of being suspended; the misunderstood life of the burbot; and seeing whiskers on LiveScope.With those matters out of the way, Ang and Pete are joined by MP Blaine Calkins. Topics discussed included: what a Shadow Minister does; 30 by 30; conservation vs. preservation; who is involved in these decisions; asking permission to hunt and fish; failures in consultation; getting behooved; what the science says; losing access; what the USA is doing; why Americans are better at engaging anglers and hunters; the power of box drawing; slippery slopes; skies falling; what you can do; BIll C21; and much more!To never miss an episode of Outdoor Journal Radio, be sure to like, subscribe, and leave a review on your favourite podcast app!To see the maps discussed in this podcast, click hereMore from Angelo and Pete:► WEBSITE► FACEBOOK► INSTAGRAM► YOUTUBEMore from MP Blaine Calkins:► WEBSITE► FACEBOOK► INSTAGRAM