We cannot as a people we cannot live in a nation where the waters are poisonous.

You take a bull elk in the backcountry and that it's a joyous moment and it's a sorrowful moment.

I can Hemingway said in the

to have and have not a man alone has no chance.

For a few days of oil or gas, we will have given up a mule

herd or an antelope herd.

Hello, this is Al Herring.

I'm with Back Country Hunters and Anglers Podcast and Blast. I'm here today in

Plains, Montana. It's kind of a dreary winter day up here on the big Clark Fork, the Flathead River, and I'm with Ryan Busy, who's a board member of

Back Country Hunters and Anglers. I'm going to let Ryan on the theory that Ryan knows more about himself than I do.

Although we've known each other, we were just trying to figure out what 10 years

called through Jim Range and the folks on probably a shot show a hundred years ago.

Yep, seems like it.

But Ryan, tell me what you're doing and who you are.

Sure.

As you said, I serve on the board.

I'm chair of the Board of Directors for BHA have served in that capacity for now.

I don't know I lose track of time but two or three years and been exciting.

Came to BHA through friends who Ben Long and Joel Webster and have loved to see the growth of the

Oregon to rocket ship and exciting thing to be a part of. It is a rocket ship too.

I just I've never seen I've never seen such energy like I've been involved in as a journalist and also just knowing all the conservation groups for so long.

And I won't say they're all more about. conservation groups for so long. Yeah.

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