Father, outdoorsman, author and conservationist living in Kalispell, Mont.
Joined January 2013
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Myth: Immigrants commit more crimes. Fact: Immigrants save more lives.
40% of U.S.-affiliated Nobel Prize winners in the sciences (physics, chemistry and medicine) between 2000 and 2023 were immigrants. axios.com/2025/03/31/us-scie…
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Show your support for Purple Day® by donating today in honor of someone you know who is affected by epilepsy. Every dollar you contribute will directly support those living with epilepsy and fund critical research. give.epilepsy.com/page/79187…
#PowerInPurple #PurpleDay
America's #publiclands are a rich tapestry that belongs to all of us. It includes national forests, national parks and rangelands. This map also illustrates Indian Reservation lands.
I'd like to thank the @RMEF for publishing my article about hunting with my dad. He has the good fortune of good health (and healthy habitat.)
“I’m not old. I’m ancient. Turning 60, 70, even 80, didn’t really phase me. But 90! It just seems impossible.” Yes, Roger Long is still chasing elk at the age of 90. Read about his tale via Bugle magazine➡️rmef.turtl.co/story/ma25-sho… #rmef #hunting #huntingisconservation
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Folks in NW MT have been howling for years that our public lands are trampled by millions of visitors, while the trails go uncleared and outhouses go uncleaned. Hard to see how this helps. What do you think @RepRyanZinke ? flatheadbeacon.com/2025/02/1…
writersontherange.org/beware… My latest for @WritersRange . The Housing Crisis is real, but the promise of addressing it by selling public land is nonsense.
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"People should know that the folks who ideologically oppose public land are exploiting the housing crisis to push their unpopular agenda."
Great piece by @BenLong1967 for @WritersRange
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Happy to let you know that RMEF & others just helped defeat a bill to limit the effectiveness of conservation easements in Montana. It's a nice win for elk, mule deer, other wildlife & their habitat. Details⤵️
rmef.org/elk-network/bill-to…
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Lion houndsmen, sporting groups, conservationists and regular folks took a stand against a Wyoming Legislature bill that would have stripped @WGFD's authority over managing mountain lions, requiring unlimited killing instead.
The idea appears to be dead.
wyofile.com/mountain-lion-er…
In the early 2000s, I wrote a book. The feds felt they owned the copyright of the image on the cover, and told my publisher to take it off the shelves. @SenatorTester took notice and came to bat for me and my work. I will always appreciate that. Thank you Senator!
Thank you, Montana. Serving as your senator was the honor of my lifetime. This is the greatest state in the greatest country in the world and I’ll always be proud to call Montana my home.
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When you’re a #caregiver to a child with a #Disability you learn to be strong 💪Not because you naturally have it in you. Because being strong for your child is the only choice you have 😔#epilepsy #Dravetsyndrome #scn1a #braindisease #research #weneedacure #seizures #Emergency
My friends at The MeatEater asked me to write a piece about Thanksgiving, hunting and storytelling. If you're interested, I hope you enjoy. You may also see a family resemblance in that photo of my dad.
themeateater.com/hunt/genera…
I find Mr. Musk's posts tiresome. One world at a time, please. Find me at @benlong1967.bsky.social
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75% of people with LGS experienced seizures every day last week. #GivingTuesday is fast approaching on Dec. 3rd, and your generosity this will help us raise essential funds to advance research and provide much-needed support for LGS families!💜
🔗 lgsfoundation.org/elevate-ho…
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Are you still asking ‘How?’
Half of American adults read below a 6th level. That’s how.
I have no fast twitch muscles. Its how I roll. I twitch slow.
On average, humans have a roughly 50-50 mix of slow- and fast-twitch fibers. But there’s huge variation around this average: some people are mostly slow-twitch, others are mostly fast-twitch. bit.ly/3YFoW3c
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