Matt and Gus sit down this week and discuss the recent emergency changes to New Jersey's black bear hunting laws as well as the ethics and considerations surrounding the ethics of certain types of whitetail shot placements and opportunities.

Topics Discussed: Some controversy over our new smoked coctail kick torches. Gus' birthday shenanigans and Matt's feeling a little rough after a good weekend. Black Bear hunting in New Jersey. Changes to hunting laws for black bear in New Jersey due to increases in aggressive encounters, property damage and people and pet vs black bear encouters as a whole. Anti-hunting laws in other states such as Colarado and California. Hunting and conservation laws being made by people people thinking and voting with feelings instead of basing their decisions on science. Whitetail deer shot placement; ethics associated with shot opportunity and shot placement. Differences between placement and opportunity ethics. How ethical decisions for whitetail deer shots come down to hunter specifics such as experience and efficacy with the chosen method of take. The various considerations for whitetail shot placement for a riflle hunter and an archery or bow hunter. Bowhunting shot placement vs rifle shot placement. Is crossbow hunting considered archery hunting? Are neck and head shots ethical?

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