About this episode

Ryan Callaghan discusses the Oregon PEACE Act and conservation challenges in Minnesota's Boundary Waters.

In this episode, Kenny and Jay are joined by Ryan Callaghan—CEO of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, lifelong Westerner, hunter, and fierce public lands advocate—for a wide-ranging discussion on some of the biggest conservation battles happening right now. Ryan breaks down the controversial Oregon PEACE Act (Initiative Petition 28), a ballot measure that could criminalize hunting, fishing, trapping, livestock practices, and pest control, potentially devastating rural economies, wildlife management, and generations of outdoor heritage in the state. He also dives into the fight over Minnesota’s Boundary Waters, where efforts to open lands upstream for sulfide mining threaten one of America’s most iconic wilderness canoe areas, pristine waters, and the recreation economy it supports. Plus, Ryan shares insights on wilderness in the West, shifting animal patterns and migrations, habitat challenges, public lands policy, and everything in between—from practical conservation wins to the cultural importance of hunting and fishing as tools for wildlife management. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Hosts: Kenny, Jay

Guest: Ryan Callaghan

Topics covered

• conservation
• hunting
• public lands
• wildlife management
• mining
• rural economies

Keywords

• PEACE Act
• conservation battles
• hunting
• fishing
• public lands policy
• sulfide mining
• wildlife
• outdoor heritage

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Backcountry Hunters & Anglers

Places: Oregon, Minnesota, Boundary Waters

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