As natural as this statement is becoming, it should alarm us. I had a conversation with a younger elk hunter the other day, and they mentioned that the smell of wood smoke reminds them that the season is close, as it "smells like this every year." It is truly alarming that the younger generation's worldview contains such memories. Most have been surrounded with wildfire smoke in September for as long as they could remember. To them its as familiar an elk camp smell as coffee

That's a strong statement, maybe a bit salty, but absolutely true. Nowadays it seems like there is a .org for everything. Some with real purpose in conservation, and others looking out to conserve their pocketbooks, but all of them will lose in the long run if they don't understand the importance of the 3R'S. What are the conservation 3R's? Recruitment : A focused effort at bringing people into the outdoorsman lifestyle. As the family unit broke down so did the traditional

Its tradition for us to stop in at the local mountain lake resort and grab a mt. dew and lemon fruit pie after a long day chasing elk. Back in the old days, people expected to see camo clad adventurers, and usually asked, “Did ya catch anything?” Over the last couple of years that has changed. As we visit the same resort, people tend to treat us different. Camo, is treated like the pinstriped suits of someone who might have escaped from a correctional facility. I have had mom