Ben Long

Father, outdoorsman, author and conservationist living in Kalispell, Mont.

[Ben Long @BenLong1967]

@LamsonJ Which explains why you are such a wild and crazy guy.

[Ben Long @BenLong1967]

First record I ever bought. It was a 45.

[Danny Deraney @DannyDeraney]

47 years ago today, Steve Martin hosted SNL and debuted his new hit record.

King Tut

[Ben Long @BenLong1967]

Myth: Immigrants commit more crimes. Fact: Immigrants save more lives.

[Frank Luntz @FrankLuntz]

40% of U.S.-affiliated Nobel Prize winners in the sciences (physics, chemistry and medicine) between 2000 and 2023 were immigrants. https://t.co/JQ7mgfOm02

[Ben Long @BenLong1967]

@TracyDixonSalaz Our hearts are with yours.

[Epilepsy Foundation of America @EpilepsyFdn]

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#PowerInPurple #PurpleDay

[Ben Long @BenLong1967]

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.

[Ben Long @BenLong1967]

Whenever you see this red map, you know the land grabbers are in session. This map includes Reservation land and national parks.

[Mike Lee @BasedMikeLee]

How much of any state’s land should the federal government be allowed to own?

[Ben Long @BenLong1967]

Well he seems to be going well beyond the original scope of DOGE. Now it's basic wildlife management...

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

The authorities need to stop doing this

[Ben Long @BenLong1967]

@s8470 @RMEF Yeah he had it reblued. It's treated him well for more than 50 years.

[Ben Long @BenLong1967]

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.)

[Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation @RMEF]

“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➡️https://t.co/KO4pp0l4lh #rmef #hunting #huntingisconservation

[Ben Long @BenLong1967]

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 ? https://t.co/IOQL8tO0No

[Ben Long @BenLong1967]

https://t.co/EnyAY3O9ZJ My latest for @WritersRange . The Housing Crisis is real, but the promise of addressing it by selling public land is nonsense.

[Ben Long @BenLong1967]

@WstrnPriorities @WritersRange Thanks for sharing !

[Western Priorities @WstrnPriorities]

"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

https://t.co/z6geLCFGlr

[Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation @RMEF]

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⤵️
https://t.co/jvMJe0kOXz

[Mike Koshmrl @Koshywrites]

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.
https://t.co/TFEbiqHmxb

[Ben Long @BenLong1967]

@grizzlygirl87 Polar bear with a baby pizzly?

[Ben Long @BenLong1967]

@grizzlygirl87 that bear is black so a black bear. or melanistic polar bear, but not. KnockKnock is the only reason I'm still on Twitter.

[Ben Long @BenLong1967]

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!

[Jon Tester @jontester]

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.

[Ben Long @BenLong1967]

@adelssane Keep going. One step. Then another. Make it to dusk. Make it to dawn. Best to you and your family.