Hey everybody, thanks for being here at the Backcountry Hunters and Anglers podcast and blast.

I have an announcement to make about the rendezvous, so I'm going to read this so I don't miss nothing.

Calling all hunters, anglers, hikers, and public land lovers, backcountry hunters and anglers invites you to the 14th annual North American rendezvous.

It's going to be June 13th through 15th in beautiful Missoula, Montana.

Get ready for three unforgettable days packed with iconic events from the wild game cookoff to the public lands and water celebration, the brew fest, and a whole lot more.

Whether you're going solo or bringing your whole crew, this is a family-friendly event.

It's going to be loaded with educational seminars, hands-on demos, and all your favorite outdoor brands and personalities.

Don't miss the closing public lands rally, June 15th from 4.30 to 6.30 p.m.

Stand with your fellow outdoors men and women, families, children, dogs, cats, mules, and horses.

Stand with all of us at this incredibly important time in our nation's history.

We're going to get together and defend our public lands, waters, and wildlife.

Now more than ever, your voice matters, your presence matters.

Let's get together and unite for the places we love.

Grab your boots, pack your passion.

We'll see you around the campfire at rendezvous.

Visit backcountryhunters.org to get your tickets today. Unappropriated means that the federal government owns them.

And when I say the federal government owns them, that means you and I own them.

I mean, the federal government manages them through the agencies and so forth, but we're

the public landowners.

They're generating huge monies.

In Utah alone, the outdoor recreation economy just set a record last year, and this is from

the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Economic Analysis that says

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