{"id":2791,"date":"2024-04-26T21:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-26T21:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hunttalk.com\/strategy\/2024\/04\/26\/becoming-a-better-shot-week-of-april-22\/"},"modified":"2024-04-26T21:30:00","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T21:30:00","slug":"becoming-a-better-shot-week-of-april-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hunttalk.com\/strategy\/2024\/04\/26\/becoming-a-better-shot-week-of-april-22\/","title":{"rendered":"Becoming a Better Shot | Week of April 22"},"content":{"rendered":"<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2791-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.megaphone.fm\/ONYO3947242546.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.megaphone.fm\/ONYO3947242546.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.megaphone.fm\/ONYO3947242546.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>This week we\u2019re discussing a news series we&#8217;re creating to become a better shot with a rifle but also how recreational shooters might contribute more money to conservation than hunters.<\/p>\n<\/p><div id=\"huntt-546075617\" class=\"huntt-mid-content huntt-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-top: 10px;margin-right: 10px;margin-bottom: 10px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669304083421411\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669304083421411\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"4452452530\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>A few news stories from this week include the following.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>In Alaska the Bureau of Land management has released their final supplemental environmental impact statement in regards to the construction of the Ambler Road where they have recommended &#8220;No Action&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>News of chronic wasting disease potentially infecting humans has been spreading like wild fire in national news, but our friend Jim Heffelfinger has pointed out that the article that is often being cited, is NOT a scientific study, it is simply a short report of events.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The California Department of Fish and Wildlife just released their draft black bear conservation plan that shows that bear populations are thriving in the state and there is more than enough room for hunter harvest.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Link to California Draft Black Bear Conservation Plan<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlife.ca.gov\/Conservation\/Mammals\/Black-Bear\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/wildlife.ca.gov\/Conservation\/Mammals\/Black-Bear<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about your ad choices. 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