The Stage

First Lite Team Members Steve Rinella, Ryan Callaghan, Ben O'Brien and Janis Putelis chat with Backcountry Hunter and Angler CEO, Land Tawney (third from right), and Matt Rinella (second from left) during a live podcast at the 2019 BHA Rendezvous.

Photo: Jordan Riley

Advocacy and Education

They say actions speak louder than words, but words are still pretty darn important. At First Lite, we feel that one of the most important ways we can help protect wildlife, wild places and out hunting heritage is by speaking up and helping to inform our customers about conservation issues. Whether this is an Instagram post about Idaho hunting regulations, a letter to a legislator about a national wildlife bill or an educational video about CWD testing, our voice is a significant contribution to the conservation conversation.

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE ISSUES FROM OUR PARTNERS

The Great American Outdoor Act

Introduced by a bipartisan majority of US senators in March of 2020, The Great American Outdoor Act would permanently fund the seminal Land and Water Conservation Fund and address the maintenance backlog in our National Parks. Learn more.

Recovering Americas Wildlife Act

The Recovering America’s Wildlife Act seeks to stem the loss of wildlife and their habitat by dedicating significant federal budget to conservation. This bipartisan legislation would provide $1.4 billon to state and tribal natural resources agencies to protect and recover at-risk fish and wildlife species. Learn more.

Chronic Wasting Disease

Chronic Wasting Disease is a prion-based illness that affects deer, elk, caribou and moose. It is 100% fatal and has spread to more than half of the American states and several Canadian provinces in the last two decades. Learn more.

Protecting the Boundary Waters

Should we really put a copper mine upstream from the country’s most visited wilderness? Learn more about this threat to hunting and fishing in the Minnesota’s Boundary Waters. Learn More.

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Pheasants Forever

From the Blog

Where conflicts between livestock and wildlife are prolonged and intractable, the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) believes that public land grazing retirements can provide an equitable solution for ranchers and wildlife interests...

A MARKET APPROACH TO BIGHORN SHEEP CONSERVATION IN THE NORTHERN ROCKIES

November 04, 2019

Conservation is at the core of our brand. A while back, Kenton and Scott realized that without wildlife and wild places our customer would have little need for technical hunting apparel. In this light, we are staunch supporters of the groups that work to protect game...

GETTING THE BOOTS DIRTY: ENACTING CONSERVATION ON THE GROUND

April 04, 2019

We are currently losing more hunters and anglers than we are creating. This decline is a huge problem that extends way beyond the bow or rod. Hunters and anglers pay a big part of the conservation debt. Therefore, one of the ways we can perpetuate public lands, access and our sporting heritage is by exposing non-hunters to hunting in the best ways possible...

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