Something to keep in mind all: if it's not grown, it comes out of the ground, and by locking up our resources, we essentially outsource our mining jobs overseas to countries with lower environmental standards.
Well fellas,
As I assume most on Rokslide are conservative, we "got what we voted for".
Trump's EO "Unleashing Alaska's Extraordinary Energy Potential" puts the Ambler Mine and many other proposals back on the table.
Here's a write up from BHA:
President Trump’s Day One Actions Include Assault on Alaska Public Lands
“It is deeply disappointing that the administration sided with private interests and foreign entities at the expense of outdoorsmen and women across the United States. The uncompromising action to prioritize wholesale resource extraction over the conservation of tens of millions of acres of...www.backcountryhunters.org
Let's put millions of acres in jeopardy, 3,000 streams, countless fish and wildlife species all for some copper, that will more than likely be shipped over seas.
I voted for Trump, honestly I was extremely hesitant to - I had considered just not voting at all - but I felt guilty at the thought of not fulfilling my civic duty of voting, I didn't want to vote for Kamala either by any means, but about a week before the election I caught the Maga Bug - probably from the endless cycle of propaganda I was fed by Fox News. Perhaps in the future I will vote Democrat (regardless of how ridiculous some of their stances are on social issues, government spending, etc.) at least they aren't infringing on my right to hunt (well at least not in the majority of the country other than the far left states), and it doesn't seem like their gun policy gets much traction these days.
It's a difficult spot to be in for us sportsman, neither political party gives a damn about our interests it seems. The last administration closed off lands to non-subsistence hunting, this administration will do everything in their power to exploit those lands - while we may be able to hunt and fish, our opportunity and experiences will be diminished by these actions.
Hopefully Don Jr will come to the rescue as a voice for hunters and anglers.
So, what party better represents our interests as hunters and anglers? Honest question and am curious as to y'all's thoughts.