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Ep. 416: What's New in Private and Public Land Conservation Policy with Whit Fosburgh
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Today on the show I’m joined by Whit Fosburgh, the President and CEO of the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership, to discuss the private and public land conservation related policies, bills, and initiatives that hunters and anglers should be keeping tabs on over the coming years.
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