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Dear Hunter Podcast

May 25, 2020

Today on the show, we're joined by Lindsay Thomas Jr., the Director of Communications for the Quality Deer Management Association and editor of Quality Whitetails magazine. As a follow up to our previous episode, "Has QDM Been Hijacked?" we chat with Lindsay about the following topics:

The evolution of QDM
How to combat...


May 18, 2020

In today's episode, we discuss whether or not the hunting industry has hijacked Quality Deer Management (QDM), and how the philosophy has evolved over the last 15 years. 

We discuss:

  • How has QDM changed?
  • How to measure QDM success
  • The difference between QDM and trophy deer management
  • Is QDM necessary to be a successful...


May 11, 2020

In today's episode, we talk with professional trapper Casey Shoopman about the ethics of trapping coyotes and other predators. 

In this episode we discuss:

  • Respecting coyotes and other predators, while also wanting to remove as many as possible off of the landscape.
  • Understanding the value and role predators play in...


May 4, 2020

In today's episode, we chat with Colby Kerber, Pheasant Forever's Hunting Heritage Program Manager, about arguably the number one issue to wildlife and hunting - recruiting and mentoring new hunters. Colby shares with us his insights and experiences on recruiting new hunters to the outdoors and why it's crucial to...