Mike Costello is a family man, hunter, advocate for hunters, and a Howl for Wildlife Strategic Partner. He's also a return guest on The Western Huntsman and a powerful voice for the future of hunting.
Mike and I dive into the Colorado lion/bobcat hunting debate as it relates to the anti-hunting community and their push to label everything as "trophy hunting." We bounce around from hunting advocacy topics to politics to some of his recent hunts, and it's a great conversation filled with action items that every hunter can do to help! As always, Mike is extremely effective at articulating the threats we face and how to counter them. You're going to love this episode!
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