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In t
he
Cro
ssh
air
sof
En
erg
y D
evel
opm
ent
Spor
tsmen
’s Pa
radis
es Th
reat
ened
in th
e Roc
kies
Tho
se o
f us
who
hun
t, fi
sh a
nd a
ppre
ciat
e ou
r pu
blic
land
s ar
e w
itne
ssin
g th
e ra
pid
indu
stri
aliz
atio
n of
som
e of
the
fi ne
st h
unting
an
d fi s
hin
g ar
eas
in t
he R
ocky
Mou
ntai
n W
est.
Si
nce
1996
, ne
arly
26
mill
ion
acre
s of
the
Wes
t –
and
coun
ting
– h
ave
been
leas
ed fo
r en
ergy
de
velo
pmen
t. F
rom
the
lege
ndar
y m
ule
dee
r an
d el
k co
untr
y of
Wyo
min
g’s
Atla
ntic
Rim
to
the
blue
-rib
bon
Bea
verh
ead
Riv
er o
f M
onta
na,
favo
red
spor
tsm
en’s
des
tina
tion
s ar
e in
the
cr
ossh
airs
of en
ergy
pro
duct
ion.
Un
less
hu
nte
rs a
nd
an
gle
rs w
ork
H
AR
D t
o p
rom
ote
resp
onsi
ble
en
erg
y d
evel
opm
ent,
we
wil
l co
nti
nu
e to
los
e h
un
tin
g a
nd
fi s
hin
g o
pp
ortu
nit
ies.
The
The
odor
e R
oose
velt
Con
serv
atio
n Pa
rtne
rsh
ip (T
RC
P) is
a c
oalit
ion
of
lead
ing
hunt
ing,
fi sh
ing
and
cons
erva
tion
or
gani
zation
s an
d in
divi
dual
par
tner
s w
orki
ng
toge
ther
to
guar
ante
e ac
cess
to
plac
es t
o hu
nt
and
fi sh,
to
cons
erve
fi sh
and
wild
life
habi
tat,
an
d to
incr
ease
fun
ding
for
cons
erva
tion
.
The
TR
CP
Ene
rgy
Initia
tive
is w
orki
ng
to b
alan
ce e
nerg
y de
velo
pmen
t w
ith
fi sh
and
wild
life
and
is g
uide
d by
som
e of
our
pa
rtne
rs’ to
p bi
olog
ists
and
exp
erts
thro
ugh
the
TR
CP
Fis
h, W
ild
life
an
d E
ner
gy
Wor
kin
g G
rou
p. B
y co
mbi
ning
the
sci
ence
-ba
sed
expe
rtis
e of
the
wor
king
gro
up w
ith
an
active
net
wor
k of
spo
rtsm
en, T
RC
P’s
ener
gy
team
is d
edic
ated
to
fi ndi
ng n
ew a
nd b
ette
r w
ays
to c
onse
rve
our
outd
oor
trad
itio
ns.
TRCP
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RGY I
NITI
ATIV
E TEA
M
ENER
GY P
OLICY
INITI
ATIV
E MAN
AGER
EN
ERGY
COMM
UNICA
TIONS
MAN
AGER
STEVE
BELIN
DA
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WWW.T
RCP.O
RG
An
are
a th
e si
ze o
f V
irg
inia
has
bee
n
leas
ed fo
r en
erg
y d
evel
opm
ent
inth
e R
ocky
Mou
nta
in W
est
bet
wee
n
1996
an
d 2
007.
Nea
rly
20%
of
the
stat
e of
Wyo
min
g
has
bee
n le
ased
sin
ce 1
996.
In 2
006
and
200
7 a
lon
e, a
n a
rea
the
size
of
Gla
cier
Nat
ion
al P
ark
has
bee
n
leas
ed in
Uta
h.
______________________________
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______________________________
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HEREH
UN
TE
RS &
AN
GL
ER
S F
OR
RE
SP
ON
SIB
LE
DE
VE
LOP
ME
NT
Wor
king
HA
RD
to b
alan
cefi
sh a
nd w
ildlif
e w
ith
ener
gy
dev
elop
men
tCo
ver p
hotos
: hun
ters b
y Mark
Goek
e, oil
& ga
s by C
amero
n Dav
ison
Inter
ior ph
otos:
wildl
ife, h
untin
g & fi s
hing b
y Dus
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Hel
p TR
CP
Pro
mot
e R
espo
nsib
le E
nerg
y D
evel
opm
ent
Hunte
rs an
d ang
lers w
ho ca
re ab
out re
spon
sible
energ
y de
velop
ment
can
make
a dif
feren
ce. S
ign u
p to j
oin
TRCP
’s HA
RD ca
mpaig
n an
d yo
u wi
ll be
kep
t up
to sp
eed o
n ene
rgy de
velop
ment
issue
s in t
he ar
eas y
ou
care
abou
t mos
t – an
d wha
t you
can d
o abo
ut the
m.
To si
gn up
onlin
e, go
toww
w.re
spon
sibles
ports
men
.org
or fi ll
out th
is po
stcard
and m
ail it
in tod
ay!
Oil
and
gas
deve
lopm
ent
is h
appe
ning
in
our
bac
kyar
ds, af
fect
ing
big
gam
e,
upla
nd b
irds
and
fi sh
erie
s on
our
favo
rite
pu
blic
hun
ting
and
fi sh
ing
area
s. H
asti
ly
deve
lope
d oi
l and
gas
fi el
ds in
the
Roc
ky
Mou
ntai
n W
est
are
impa
ctin
g fi s
h an
d ga
me
beyo
nd t
heir
abi
lity
to b
e su
stai
ned.
Hun
ters
and
ang
lers
rec
ogni
ze t
he n
eed
fo
r de
velo
pmen
t of
dom
estic
sour
ces
of
ener
gy. B
ut d
evel
opm
ent
need
s to
be
done
in a
way
tha
t ba
lanc
es t
he n
eeds
of
fi sh
and
wild
life
with
the
need
for
ener
gy.
Th
is w
ill e
nsur
e th
at o
ur p
ublic
land
s w
ill
alw
ays
prov
ide
spor
tsm
en w
ith
qua
lity
plac
es t
o hu
nt a
nd fi
sh.
Spor
tsm
en h
ave
foug
ht t
o es
tabl
ish
a co
nser
vation
lega
cy o
f in
cred
ible
pub
lic
land
s an
d fi s
h an
d w
ildlif
e re
sour
ces
– an
d w
e m
ust
cont
inue
to
appl
y th
is
cons
erva
tion
eth
ic.
To
ensu
re f
utu
re h
un
tin
g a
nd
fi s
hin
g
opp
ortu
nit
ies
on W
este
rn p
ub
lic
lan
ds,
YO
U n
eed
to
get
in
volv
ed.
You
r vo
ice,
com
bin
ed w
ith
th
e vo
ices
of
th
ousa
nd
s of
oth
er s
por
tsm
en,
can
gu
ara
nte
e th
at o
ur
valu
es a
nd
ou
tdoo
r tr
adit
ion
s ar
e m
ain
tain
ed.
Name: ________________________________________________________________
Address: _______________________________________________________________
City: ___________________________________________________________________
State: _________________________________Zip: ____________________________
Telephone: _____________________________________________________________
E-mail: ________________________________________________________________
I like to ■hunt ■fi sh ■hike ■camp ■other on public lands in:
State 1 ____________________State 2 _____________________State 3 ___________________
■ I would like to donate to TRCP’s HARD campaign. Amt: $ __________________
✁
Wor
kin
g to
gua
ran
tee
you
a pl
ace
to h
unt
and
fi sh
.
Well p
ads a
nd ro
ads:
■Pr
edict
ed le
vel o
f use
by m
ule de
er: ■
■
■
■
■
■
■■
hig
h m
ed hi
gh
med l
ow
low
Mule
dee
r ar
e pa
rtic
ula
rly s
ensi
tive
to
habi
tat
frag
men
tation
cau
sed
by e
nerg
y de
velo
pmen
t.
Wh
ile t
he t
otal
num
ber
of a
cres
lost
may
not
se
em t
hat
larg
e, d
eer
are
disp
lace
d by
the
w
eb o
f ro
ads,
pip
elin
es a
nd d
rill
pads
in o
il an
d ga
s fi e
lds.
A r
ecen
t st
udy
show
ed t
hat
deve
lopm
ent
was
a s
igni
fi can
t fa
ctor
in t
he 4
6 pe
rcen
t dr
op in
use
of im
port
ant
win
ter
rang
e by
mule
dee
r w
ith
in t
he P
ined
ale
Ant
iclin
e ga
s fi e
ld in
Wyo
min
g. T
his
impa
ct a
long
with
othe
rs le
d to
sho
rter
hun
ting
sea
sons
and
re
duce
d th
e nu
mbe
r of
tag
s av
aila
ble
in t
his
on
ce-p
opula
r hu
ntin
g ar
ea.
Sourc
e: Sa
wyer
et al.
2006
. Wint
er Ha
bitat
Selec
tion o
f Mule
Dee
r Befo
re an
d Duri
ngDe
velop
ment
of a N
atural
Gas F
ield.
Journa
l of W
ildlife
Man
agem
ent 7
0:396
-403
.
A C
han
gin
g L
and
scap
e: M
ule
Dee
r D
isp
lace
d b
y E
ner
gy
Dev
elop
men
t
Pined
ale An
ticlin
ePr
oject
Area
Winte
r of 1
999-
2000
Wor
k H
AR
D f
or Y
our
Ou
tdoo
r T
rad
itio
ns
Sup
por
t R
esp
onsi
ble
Dev
elop
men
t
The
The
odor
e R
oose
velt
Con
serv
atio
n Pa
rtne
rsh
ip’s
(T
RC
P) H
unte
rs a
nd
Ang
lers
for
Res
pons
ible
Dev
elop
men
t (H
AR
D)
cam
paig
n ne
eds
your
hel
p to
con
serv
e ou
r hu
ntin
g an
d fi s
hin
g tr
aditio
ns o
n pu
blic
land
s in
the
Wes
t. T
oget
her
we
can
ensu
re t
hat
ener
gy d
evel
opm
ent
is b
alan
ced
with
the
need
s of
spo
rtsm
en a
nd fi
sh a
nd w
ildlif
e.
TR
CP
’s e
ner
gy
cam
pa
ign
...
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rovi
des
th
e H
AR
D d
ata
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sks
the
HA
RD
qu
esti
ons
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rom
otes
th
e H
AR
D s
olu
tion
s
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lear
n m
ore
and
get
invo
lved
, vis
it
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ble
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