Episode 778: California The Blueprint for Predator Mismanagement, The Maud Case & What About All These Boomer Land Owners?

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Journalist, reporter and Western filmmaker Keely Covello joins the show this week. I recently became aware of her popular AmericaUnwon Instagram page after a listener alerted me of a specific case where a South Dakota ranching couple were facing criminal charges for a fence line that existed long before they were even born. Keely’s tireless coverage of the Maud Case would eventually help raise awareness to a level where the case ended up on Attorney General Pam Bondi’s desk.

Keely provides the backstory to the case and how this young ranching couple was treated throughout the process. They were even told to find alternative child care for their children because they could end up in federal prison – for a fence that’s been in place for 100 years! Other highlights from the episode include:

California ranchers dealing with serious wolf depredation issues, who pays for their losses?
Will California protect coyotes?
Keely’s rural small-town upbringing and how that impacts her Western storytelling today
New World Screw Worm
What happens to all this land once the Boomer’s start dying off?
Will the NGO’s purchasing most of it ever let Americans utilize it?