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Through the Gates

Dan Gates - Save the Hunt

Informing the Public on the Benefits of Hunting and Fishing along with the importance of the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation and Responsible Science Based Wildlife Management

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Ep. 85 - Alaska Wild Project

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2026/02/10

Live from Sheep Show, Dan sits down with the Alaska Wild Project. Abundant wildlife in North America didn’t happen by accident — it happened because of science-based wildlife management, the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation, and the men and women willing to defend it. In this episode Dan and AWP break down why the North American Model is the greatest conservation success story in the world — and why it’s currently under coordinated attack through politics, ballot initiatives, a...

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Ep. 84 - Wild Harvest Matters

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2026/02/03

In this episode of Through the Gates, we break down the growing legislative threats facing sportsmen, conservationists, landowners, and everyday Coloradans — and why these battles go far beyond hunting and fishing. From Senate Bill 26-043, which seeks to regulate firearm barrels, to Senate Bill 26-062, targeting rodent control products and pest management, this episode exposes how policy decisions driven by ideology — not science — can directly impact public safety, food security, wildlife m...

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Ep. 83 - Be an Influence

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2026/01/27

Jana Waller Bair, founder of Skull Bound Chronicles, joins the show to talk about hunting, storytelling, conservation, and what it means to live an unapologetic outdoor life in a world increasingly hostile to hunting traditions. Jana shares her journey into hunting, how Skull Bound Chronicles was built to give hunters a voice, and why authentic storytelling matters more than ever. The conversation explores the challenges women face in the hunting space, the growing cultural divide around hun...

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Ep. 82 - They Want to Ban Furbearer Hunting

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2026/01/20

The fight over furbearer hunting and trapping is escalating — and most people have no idea what’s actually happening. In this episode of Through the Gates, we expose the growing political push to ban or restrict furbearer hunting, trapping, and wildlife utilization under the guise of “science” and “compassion.” From bobcats and beavers to coyotes and ringtails, activist organizations are using misleading narratives, public pressure, and regulatory creep to undermine science-based wildlife m...

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Ep. 81 - Decision Time

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2026/01/13

In this urgent episode, Dan Gates lays out the reality of the fight facing hunters, trappers, and science-based wildlife management in Colorado. From the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission to the state legislature and looming ballot initiatives, coordinated anti-hunting extremist efforts are working to dismantle the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation. Dan breaks down how emotional activism, political pressure, and misinformation are being used to bypass professional biologists...

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Ep. 80 - Know Your Enemy

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2026/01/06

Dan Gates breaks down and responds directly to public comments from the loudest anti-hunting activists influencing Colorado wildlife policy, including First Gentleman Marlon Reis, Project Coyote representative Mark Surls, and Samantha Miller (Ctr. for Biological Diversity), examining how their rhetoric collides with science-based wildlife management and the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation. Using their own words, Dan examines how emotional activism, misinformation, and ideologic...

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Ep. 79 - The Furbearer Roadmap

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2025/12/31

In our final episode of the year, Dan Gates takes a serious look at what’s coming next for Colorado’s furbearer management as the CPW Commission prepares to debate sweeping changes that could permanently reshape wildlife conservation in our state. We dig into what’s really at stake — from the future of regulated trapping and ethical fur use, to the role furbearers play in healthy ecosystems, to the danger of emotional politics replacing science-based wildlife management. We talk about what t...

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43:39

Ep. 78 - Science vs. Politics

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2025/12/17

In this episode, Dan updates us on some of the recent news coming from Colorado breaking down the political influence on Colorado wildlife management and the real-world consequences now playing out inside Colorado Parks and Wildlife. The discussion begins with the resignations of Director Jeff Davis and Commissioner Murphy Robinson. Dan explains why these departures matter, what they signal about internal pressure, and how politics are increasingly overriding professional wildlife expertise....

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Ep. 77 - Colorado Gators

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2025/12/12

In this unique Through the Gates episode, Dan visits Colorado Gators in the San Luis Valley—one of the most unexpected reptile sanctuaries in the West. Chad Hacking walks us through the history of the farm, how a tilapia operation became an alligator rescue, and why hundreds of gators now thrive in a place better known for snow than swamps. Hear the real story behind reptile rescues, why alligators don’t make good pets, how invasive snakes became a crisis in the South, and what it takes to c...

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Ep. 76 - The Fabric of Saskatchewan

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2025/12/10

In this special international episode of Through the Gates, Dan sits down in remote Porcupine Plains, Saskatchewan with Bryon Patchin, owner of Piwie Lake Outfitters and a lifelong trapper, guide, fur buyer, and outdoorsman. Bryon shares a rare inside look at what it means to truly live off the land—from 40 years of trapping, guiding whitetail and black bear hunters, and buying furs across some of the most remote regions in Canada. He explains how Indigenous trappers survive without roads, h...

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Ep. 75 - The War on Hunting: Wolves, Beavers and...

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2025/12/03

Colorado is becoming the nation’s testing ground for aggressive anti-hunting and anti-management efforts — and in this episode, we break down exactly what’s happening, who’s behind the push, and how it threatens the future of wildlife conservation in the West. This conversation in conjunction with Cable Smith's Lone Star Outdoor Show dives deep into the rising political pressure on wildlife policy, ballot-box biology, predator management, wolf reintroduction, misinformation campaigns, rural ...

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Ep. 74 - Rokcast

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2025/12/02

In this powerful joint episode of Through the Gates and Rokcast, Sam Weaver sits down once again with Dan Gates, Executive Director of Coloradans for Responsible Wildlife Management (CRWM), to break down the escalating fight for science-based wildlife management in Colorado. Dan explains the behind-the-scenes political pressure, legislative maneuvering, and activist tactics threatening hunting, fishing, agriculture, and wildlife conservation across the West. From the mountain lion hunting ba...

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Ep. 73 - Meet the Sustainable Craftsman

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2025/11/28

In this episode of Through the Gates, Dan sits down with Randy Jackson, founder of Rustic Living / Rustic Log Furniture, to explore how true craftsmanship, sustainable forestry, and Colorado heritage come together in heirloom-quality furniture. Randy shares how a simple Mother’s Day project grew into a decades-long business built on responsibly harvested dead-standing aspen, rigorous quality control, and a deep commitment to reducing waste through long-lasting, handcrafted products. Listener...

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Ep. 72 - Our Churchill Moment

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2025/11/26

In this urgent episode of Through the Gates, Dan Gates sits down with special guest Swartout to break down why Colorado is entering its “Dunkirk moment” in the battle to defend the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation. Just as Winston Churchill rallied a nation to protect its future, hunters, ranchers, biologists, and Colorado citizens must now stand together against political pressure, misinformation, and agenda-driven attacks on hunting and science-based management. This conversat...

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Ep. 71 - The Sportsman Rep.

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2025/11/20

Colorado Parks & Wildlife Commissioner Murphy Robinson joins Through the Gates for the most transparent, engaging, and wide-ranging interview he’s ever given. Murphy opens up about his lifelong love of fishing and hunting, how he unexpectedly ended up on the CPW Commission, what it’s like navigating political pressure, and his mission to keep wildlife management science-based, ethical, and accessible for future generations. Murphy dives deep into the realities of modern wildlife policy —...

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Ep. 70 - Riding for the Brand

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2025/11/14

In Episode 70 of Through the Gates, we sit down with Mark Lamm, former Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) Area Wildlife Manager with 39 years of on-the-ground experience stewarding Colorado’s wildlife, habitat, and public lands. Mark’s career spanned duties as a district wildlife manager, area wildlife manager, mentor to younger officers, and a leading voice for practical, science-based wildlife conservation across South Park, Gilpin/Clear Creek, Jefferson County, and the Front Range interface...

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Ep. 69 - Species Over Individuals

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2025/11/12

In this episode of Through the Gates, Dan takes listeners inside Colorado’s Furbearer Management Working Group — where the growing divide between science-based wildlife management and emotional, anti-hunting ideology is on full display. He breaks down how certain activist organizations are pushing to shift Colorado’s wildlife policies away from ecosystem-level conservation toward the protection of individual animals, challenging decades of proven success under the North American Model of Wil...

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Ep. 68 - The Politics Replacing Wildlife Science

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2025/11/05

In this Through the Gates update, Dan breaks down the latest in Colorado’s wildlife politics—from the Colorado Parks & Wildlife Commission meeting and fur-bearer regulations to the future of bison, wolverine and beaver management. He shares why science-based wildlife management matters more than ever and exposes how emotion-driven policy threatens the North American Model of Conservation. We're pulling excerpts from Colorado's Wildlife Story, a book encompassing the first 100 years of re...

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Ep. 67 - The Politics of Wildlife

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2025/10/31

In this episode of Through the Gates, host Dan Gates sits down with his counterpart in the Colorado Wildlife Conservation Project , Gaspar Perricone, to peel the curtain on the intricacies of wildlife policies. This episode provides valuable insight into the process and procedures of wildlife policy making from the commission through the legislature and ballot initiatives. Get educated on the process, strategy and opportunity to join the fight to Save the Hunt against ideologies and misinform...

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Ep. 66 - Story of the Fur Trade

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2025/10/29

Watch this episode on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmt7lFtTKh0&list=PLVjalEoOauqM3xLSHrq3FO680x-XriQcD&index=1 Join Dan Gates on this unique episode of Through the Gates Podcast as he visits the Museum of the Fur Trade. Dan is joined by museum Director NaKaya Fester who discusses the story of the museum, history of the fur trade and how modern fur trade contributes to responsible wildlife management and use of natural resources. Celebrate the Women of Conservation i...

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