Public Land Wildlife Management, American Prairie Reserve, and Rural Economics
The "Life in the West" creator joins Trent Loos to break down why elk and deer are flocking to private ranches in Montana while public lands sit empty, pointing to predator overpopulation and poor timber management as the culprits. Trinity also takes aim at "rewilding" plans like the Buffalo Commons, arguing they'd wipe out rural communities and food production in the name of restoring the past. The conversation digs into the American Prairie Reserve's growing land grab in eastern Montana, a brand-new BLM ruling forcing APR to pull its buffalo off public land by July 1, and the squeeze facing family ranchers as just four major packers control the beef market. It's a hard look at who really controls America's land, food, and wildlife future — and what's at stake if rural voices lose that fight.
