You see that happening, don't you?

Yeah, I do, and you know what's crazy is, you know, just two weeks ago, I had dinner with the President in the Rose Garden, and, you know, hunters had a voice.

He, he's done more for hunting and conservation than all the other presidents in the last 50 years, and the reason I say that, look at the land access that he's opened up on federal land for us to hunt.

He said, "Hey, you don't have to use...

You can use lead ammo." Think about that, on federal lands, and just it goes on and on what he's done.

He said he would do it.

He did it.

Imagine that.

Right

... uh, good policy has spurred these people to go vote.

By them voting, we're getting into rooms in places where hunters maybe didn't historically have a voice there.

And President Trump has done an amazing job with these recent executive orders, Ed.

Um, very pro-hunting, uh, very pro-gun, very pro-shooting.

And so of all the presidents that we've had in recent histories that promise a lot of things around election time and then never deliver to hunters and gun owners, President Trump has done exactly the opposite.

He's been good to his word, um, and these recent executive orders prove it.

Do you have, um, do you have a, a, a sense that people are drawn to what you're doing and even if they're not hunters?

We need to rattle the cages a little bit of those low propensity hunters and gun owners out there to make them understand what's at risk if they stay home on November.

November.Yeah, 100%, Vicki.

Thanks for having me, and I really appreciate you emceeing this, uh, great, uh, event that we're having tomorrow night in Waukesha there, uh, at Stein's Aircraft Services.

Uh, we're gonna start at 6:00.

Doors open, I think, at 5:00.

Um, the legendary Brett Favre is gonna be there.

Uh, Tom Tiffany's campaign has agreed that he will come on stage and answer questions.

The hunters and the gun owners of Wisconsin have to understand this is about them, too, and just hoping, you know, that the next guy isn't gonna screw you over is just not a good plan.

But what has Hunter Nation done? I know you've done a lot of things to help tackle this problem.

First and foremost, we celebrate one of the greatest conservation success stories ever, the recovery of the gray wolf.

And by every metric, they have completely recovered.

And what that should happen, what should happen now is management should go back to the state.

That each state, and the key word there is management.

Right now, unmanaged wolf populations are decimating game populations in the states where they're overpopulated, which is every state they're in.

It's damaging livestock and producers in the rural communities, pets, and I mean, what, children next.

Unmatched scent control because your hunt depends on it.

And we bring Colonel Allen West, one of the most courageous men on the planet, and we bring the great Brett Favre so that you can come and hang out and have fun and be inspired to act your patriotism.

Yeah.

Think about this, Vicki.

You can vote your way into socialism, but you sure as the hell cannot vote your way out.

And I'm just asking all the good people in Wisconsin that historically sit elections out to think about this for just one second.

The people that stand the most to lose are hunters.

Look no further than what just happened in Oregon.

So please just show up and vote for Republicans.

Colorado's Hunting Heritage and Amendment 83 by Keith Mark, founder and CEO of Hunter Nation.

For generations, hunting and fishing have been woven into the fabric of America, and Colorado has been no exception.

Long before hunting became the subject of political debates or ballot initiatives, Colorado families were taking their sons and daughters into the mountains, woods, and fields.

They were teaching them how to hunt and fish, how to respect wildlife, how to care for the land, and how to provide food for their families.

Those traditions have been handed down from one generation to the next.

This November, Colorado voters will decide whether those traditions should receive protection in their state constitution.

But before we get into all that, for those that aren't familiar, for whatever reason they aren't, what is the purpose? Why did you start Hunter Nation?

Two purposes.

Uh, number one, to give hunters a voice.

Uh, you know, we looked around and there's a lot of great organizations out there, mostly focusing on one particular animal, one particular region, or one particular type of hunting, or international hunting, if you will.

But we didn't see any organization out there that was really fighting or trying to unify the American hunter.

So that's really, you know, the first point.

And that way, if, if there's a lot of hunters engaged, uh, hopefully we'd be able to get good policy, hunting policy, pro-hunting, pro-gun policies done at the local, state, and national level.

Uh, and I think it's important to be able to connect to other outdoorsmen and hunters because of that connection that you bring, that you, you literally speak that language.

But before we get into all that, for those that aren't familiar, for whatever reason they aren't, what is the purpose? Why did you start Hunter Nation?

Two purposes.

Uh, number one, to give hunters a voice.

Uh, you know, we looked around and there's a lot of great organizations out there, mostly focusing on one particular animal, one particular region, or one particular type of hunting, or international hunting, if you will.

But we didn't see any organization out there that was really fighting or trying to unify the American hunter.

So that's really, you know, the first point, and that way if, if there's a lot of hunters engaged, uh, hopefully we'd be able to get good policy, hunting policy, pro-hunting, pro-gun policies done at the local, state, and national level.

And also, we realize it's the chicken or the egg scenario, that if hunters don't vote, then politicians, whether it's local, state, or national, don't pay attention to their issues.

Uh, and I think it's important to be able to connect to other outdoorsmen and hunters because of that connection that you bring, that you, you literally speak that language.

Yes.

Both of them are my friends, and they're doing such an amazing job with the Trump administration.

First of all, the Treasurer of the United States, Brandon Beach, and then the Director of Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Mike Brown, who's also from my hometown.

How about that?

Yeah

... for these elections.

Working with a gentleman like this, it's, it's quite an honor.

And, uh, yeah, I'm pretty confident that hunters are gonna turned out... turn out again, large numbers, and be the difference maker.

fall in that category as a higher percentage of non-voters?

You know what's really sad? When we got the debt and we learned that half of hunters or even a higher percentage do not vote, I had two options.

Number one, I go to Bass Pro and I punch one out of every two people.

Because they would deserve it for not voting, or we start Hunter Nation and figure out how to engage those people.

And what we figured out, Grant, is we have to inform them first.

And Congressman just said something really smart.

They say they don't think their vote counts.

Where did the disconnect go,

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Yes.

Both of them are my friends, and they're doing such an amazing job with the Trump administration.

First of all, the Treasurer of the United States, Brandon Beach, and then the Director of Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Mike Brown, who's also from my hometown.

How about that?

What's crazy to me is as a Christian conservative, how many Christians don't vote? How many hunters don't vote? Talk to us about this event and why this is so critical heading into these midterms.

When we looked out across the horizon and realized that 50% or more of hunters do not vote, which means they not only didn't participate in this great experiment in self-government, but they didn't even have a seat at the table.

We changed that in 2024.

We turned out more low and no propensity hunters, meaning hunters that either hadn't voted in 16 years in a presidential election.

or less than 50%, and we were more than the margin in that demographic in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Georgia.

And so we're going to bring that right back.

And, you know, thank you, President Trump.

Talk to us about folks that want to get involved with your organization, how they can do it.

Where did all this come from from Keith Mark?

Just think about this, Ted.

If 250 years ago, if you were sitting in the tavern in Concord, and there were some people around saying, "Hey, the British are coming to our town right now to take our guns, and once they take our guns, then nothing we have is sacred anymore.

Not our wives, not our children, not our grandchildren, not our property." And so in that tavern that night, a handful of people, they just started loading their flintlocks, and they're getting ready.

But there was a handful of guys in the tavern says, "Hey, look, you know, my kid's got soccer practice tomorrow," or, "I've gotta get on the NFL Sunday Ticket," and you know.

And they didn't s- they didn't go to the b- they didn't go to the bridge.

And so we're all remembered.

Yes.

And whether you live in a wolf state or not, but just kind of give me a quick end around on where we sit.

So the bill was the Pet and Livestock Protection Act, which is, you know, was number H.R. 845.

For those of wondering, it was a bill that came out of Tom Tiffany, congressman from Wisconsin, and Lauren Boebert, congresswoman from Colorado.

And it's very simple because it says the gray wolf will be listed in the continental 48 states with no judicial review.

And no judicial review means exactly what it says.

Once it passes, that no activist judge on either coast can come in and tell us how we're going to manage wildlife.

If we can get this bill passed, it means wolves will go back to the state to be managed like every other animal in the state.

And, uh,