Elevate the Hunt

The Future of Wildlife Management

February 14, 2023 Episode 25
The Future of Wildlife Management
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Elevate the Hunt
The Future of Wildlife Management
Feb 14, 2023 Episode 25

Chad Bishop is Director of the Wildlife Biology Program at the University of Montana.  He is responsible for a wide array of functions tied to running the wildlife program, with an emphasis on faculty and student support and program outreach and development.  Prior to University of Montana, Chad spent nearly 16 years working for Colorado Parks and Wildlife, initially as an ungulate researcher and later as an administrator.  He received a B.S. degree from Montana State University in Biology with a Fish and Wildlife emphasis (1995), M.S. from University of Idaho in Wildlife Resources (1998), and Ph.D. from Colorado State University in Wildlife Biology (2007).

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Topics Discussed: 

  • Great American Outdoors Act
  • Recovering America's Wildlife Act's failure to pass.
  • Incoming widllife managers who don't hunt.
  • Major challenges coming up. 
  • Rise of non-consumptive users and social/emotional based decisions.
  • Why hunter mentorship is vital to hunting's future. 

You can find more about Everett Headley, your host, at his website or Instagram

Intro Music: Jason Shaw- Back to the Woods
Outro Music:  Bumy Goldson- Keep Walking

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Show Notes

Chad Bishop is Director of the Wildlife Biology Program at the University of Montana.  He is responsible for a wide array of functions tied to running the wildlife program, with an emphasis on faculty and student support and program outreach and development.  Prior to University of Montana, Chad spent nearly 16 years working for Colorado Parks and Wildlife, initially as an ungulate researcher and later as an administrator.  He received a B.S. degree from Montana State University in Biology with a Fish and Wildlife emphasis (1995), M.S. from University of Idaho in Wildlife Resources (1998), and Ph.D. from Colorado State University in Wildlife Biology (2007).

If you enjoy the podcast, I’d really appreciate it if you drop us a review, share it with a friend, or find us on Instagram.

Topics Discussed: 

  • Great American Outdoors Act
  • Recovering America's Wildlife Act's failure to pass.
  • Incoming widllife managers who don't hunt.
  • Major challenges coming up. 
  • Rise of non-consumptive users and social/emotional based decisions.
  • Why hunter mentorship is vital to hunting's future. 

You can find more about Everett Headley, your host, at his website or Instagram

Intro Music: Jason Shaw- Back to the Woods
Outro Music:  Bumy Goldson- Keep Walking

Support the Show.