Dan heads to Bozeman, MT for the Ram Rendezvous with Wild Sheep Foundation and Schnee's Boots. He talks conservation, ballot box biology, and what’s coming next for wildlife management.

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On this week's episode of Through the Gates we sit down with lifelong rancher and conservationist Rusty Ross, whose family has been working the same Colorado land since 1904. Rusty shares raw, personal stories of surviving not one but TWO mountain lion attacks, land management, the toll of predator mismanagement, and the impact of ballot-driven wildlife policy on rural families and ranching traditions. We dive into the consequences of wolf reintroduction, rising predator populations, and the growing disconnect between urban voters and those who live with the realities of wildlife every day. From firsthand lion encounters to the collapse of logging and the fight to preserve agricultural heritage, this episode is a must-listen for hunters, landowners, and anyone who believes in science-based wildlife management.

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This is the full force of the anti-hunting agenda coming to fruition and it's time to reengage. Host Dan Gates lays out the multi-faceted approach from the anti-hunters that we're facing currently and that will all align - coming to a head this year and next to end hunting. Led by the Polis administration, their agenda aims to dismantle Colorado Parks and Wildlife and all forms of consumptive use through more ballot box biology, eroding 125+ years of science-based wildlife management, stacking the wildlife commission, agenda driven working groups and more. We cannot afford to lose at any level - We showed what was possible by defeating 127, now they need to feel the full force of this community. Step up and get engaged or we will lose hunting forever; we will lose wildlife conservation.

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Inside Colorado's Troubling Wolf Reintroduction:

In this explosive Through the Gates episode, fifth-generation ranchers Tim Ritschard and Doug Bruchez expose the truth behind the state’s wolf reintroduction fallout.This is the raw truth that chronicles exactly what has happened on the ground; from mass depredations, the total betrayal of a management plan, biologists and ranchers being kept in the dark and a political agenda determined to dismantle the Western lifestyle and wildlife management.

💥 This is a real-world experience and timeline for those impacted by ballot box biology. Whether you voted for wolf reintroduction or not, this conversation shares the graphic reality of agenda driven wildlife management.

🎯 Inside This Episode:
- Firsthand accounts of livestock losses from the Copper Creek wolf pack.
- What Colorado Parks & Wildlife didn’t tell ranchers—and how they found out the hard way.
- A timeline of reintroduction and kills including the mass killing of over 33 calves.
- The high human cost: stress, health issues, and broken trust.
- How wildlife professionals and ranchers are both being hung out to dry by CPW brass and higher level politicians.
- Why Colorado Parks and Wildlife ignored their own wolf management plan.
- The emotional, economic, and ecological toll of ballot-box biology
- Why Colorado ranchers say the wolves are just pawns in a political game.
- Why compensation laws don’t begin to cover the losses

🔔 Subscribe to Through the Gates for honest, hard-hitting conversations from the frontlines of conservation, wildlife management, and the fight to Save the Hunt.

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Salida Gunshop | Wildlife, Gun Laws & the Fight to Save Colorado Conservation

In this joint episode with the Salida Gunshop, Dan Gates sits down with Adam Nelson and Josiah Nierman to break down the threat of Initiative 98—and why it's a direct attack on Colorado Parks & Wildlife. We also dive into the state's fast-evolving gun laws and how new regulations are hammering FFLs, retailers, and Second Amendment rights.

TOPICS COVERED:
✅ The truth about Initiative 98 and defunding CPW
✅ How anti-hunting groups are playing long-ball politics
✅ What’s really happening with Colorado’s new gun laws
✅ Why Pittman-Robertson funds matter more than ever
✅ How just 48 hours a year from hunters could change everything

This is a must-watch for anyone who cares about hunting, public lands, gun rights, or the future of conservation in Colorado.

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🔥 URGENT: Congress Is Trying to Sell Off YOUR Public Lands | What You Need to Know NOW

In this special Through the Gates update, producer Sean Ender and guest Ryan Bronson (Dir. of Government Affairs, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation) break down a fast-moving threat in the U.S. Senate: a hidden provision in the federal reconciliation bill that would mandate the sale of 2–3 million acres of prime public land across 11 western states.

This isn’t just politics—it’s a direct threat to wildlife habitat, public access, and the North American Model of Conservation.

🎯 What We Cover:

• The truth behind the public lands sell-off in Congress
• Why this isn’t “excess land”—it’s core hunting territory
• What’s next after the Senate parliamentarian ruling
• How sportsmen and women are already turning the tide
• Who’s leading the charge to keep public lands public

⚠️ Call to Action: Contact your Senators and Representatives. Demand that Congress remove public land sales from the reconciliation bill.

If we don’t speak up now, the places we hunt, hike, and pass on to the next generation could be gone—sold off quietly behind closed doors.

🔔 Subscribe and stay alert. This fight is far from over.

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In this special edition of Through the Gates, we sit down with Doug Barnes, a master taxidermist, lifelong sportsman, and conservation advocate based in Penrose, Colorado. Doug shares his journey from apprentice to award-winning artist, and explains how taxidermy is not just art—it’s a form of reverence for wildlife, rooted in the North American model of conservation.

Doug opens up about the evolution of taxidermy, the unseen impacts of predator management, and why hunters play a critical role in sustaining wildlife populations. From mounting bighorn sheep to speaking out against misinformation around hunting, Doug’s perspective is both deeply personal and widely relevant.

🔥 In this episode:

- How taxidermy honors animals and inspires conservation
- The ripple effect of predator overpopulation on deer and elk herds
- What most people misunderstand about hunters and “trophy” hunting
- The truth about tags, success rates, and wildlife management
- Why political efforts like Proposition 127 threaten more than just hunting

Whether you're a hunter, wildlife advocate, or curious about the role of artistry in conservation, this episode offers authentic insight you won’t hear anywhere else.

🎧 Tune in now and rediscover what it really means to Save the Hunt.

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In this urgent episode of Through the Gates, we break down the truth behind Initiative 98—a new ballot proposal that could dismantle Colorado Parks & Wildlife, strip science-based wildlife management from professionals, and hand authority to unelected special-interest commissions. From the false promises of conservation to the erosion of private property rights, Dan Gates dives deep into how this initiative threatens hunting, agriculture, and land use in Colorado.

🎯 Key Topics:

-What Initiative 98 really proposes
-Why hunters, ranchers, and conservationists should be alarmed
-The truth about the “Wildlife Corridors Act”
-How Initiative 98 would override CPW and the North American Model
-Action steps to protect Colorado’s wildlife future

🔥 If you care about hunting rights, public land access, wildlife conservation, or private property freedoms—this is a must-listen.

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