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Cal of the Wild

Ep. 255: Kentucky Special - SB3 with Col. Mike Abell

Cal of the Wild

MeatEater

Education, Sports, Wilderness

4.89.6K Ratings

🗓️ 8 March 2024

⏱️ 33 minutes

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You asked, and we're answering. Check out this special Cal's Week in Review episode featuring Colonel Ret. Mike Abell of the Kentucky Chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers. Mike gives us the rundown on Senate Bill 3, which would dramatically change how wildlife is managed in the state. We cover the basics of SB3, who is involved, what is at stake, and how to make your voice heard.

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0:00.0

From Meteor's World News Headquarters

0:04.0

Headquarters in Bozeman, Montana, this is Cal's weekend review presented by Steel.

0:09.6

Steel products are available only at authorized dealers.

0:13.2

For more, go to steel dealers.com.

0:16.4

Now, here's your host, Ryan Calcalahan. Welcome everybody to another special drop of Cowl's Week and Review with me today as always.

0:29.0

Jordan Sillers.

0:31.0

Jordan, would you like to say how?

0:33.0

Hello, everyone.

0:35.0

And Mike Abel, of Kentucky, BHA, as in Kentucky backcountry hunters and anglers.

0:47.0

Many of you have written in on this subject and we found the boots on the ground so to speak so

0:55.0

to speak so Mike if you wouldn't mind would you mind just giving us a quick rundown of where you're at in life, you're a retired colonel and a teacher and you're spending a lot of time volunteering,

1:15.0

but if you wouldn't mind giving us some details on those

1:17.4

before we get into the threat du jour in Kentucky.

1:21.6

Yeah, I'm very excited to cover the threat dujour with you and grateful that you guys are willing to help us.

1:30.0

I'm Colonel Retired Mike Abel.

1:31.6

I spent 26 years in the United States Army infantry, retired on my 46 birthday and was already involved in conservation work with multiple groups in Old Kentucky in the Commonwealth and was blessed to help be a founding

1:50.2

member, a plank holder if you will, for Kentucky chapter of backcountry hunters and anglers.

1:58.0

And my wife and I have hunted all over the world,

2:00.3

fished all over the world.

2:05.9

I've published a few articles in a book on on it, you know, as Hal reminds me and Hal was kind of my mentor and some of that writing he reminded me, you know,

2:12.3

once your family and

2:13.9

friends by are done buying the book you're probably never going to sell another

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