On this episode Brock sits down with dedicated volunteers Jason Babinchak and Rhett Hall of ND Tracking Dogs. They discuss how they got started, the ins and outs of blood tracking, the dogs, and the recovery of wounded animals.

Resources discussed: https://www.facebook.com/ndtrackingdoggroup/

https://www.gettrakr.com/

https://www.unitedbloodtrackers.org/

BHA's Western Region Policy Coordinator Bryan Jones sits down with Brock to discuss Colorado's Proposition 127.

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Lion Heart the Film by Blood Origins

Dr. Mike Miller's CWD Predation study - "Lions and Prions and Deer Demise"

Dr. Kevin Monteith might be one of the most well known big game biologists in the west. As leader of the Monteith Shop, a research group housed under the University of Wyoming, his research focuses on integrating nutrition, population, and quantitative ecology to understand behavior, resource allocation, and life history of ungulates.  On this episode he sits down with Brock to discuss the catastrophic winter of 2023, feeding deer, deer migrations, old dry does, deer nutrition as it relates to body mass and antler size. Music by: The Denby Forest

Brock sits down with Dr. Jenn Ballard to discuss an ongoing CWD research project in Arkansas. See graphs discussed in episode on show notes located here. https://www.backcountryhunters.org/north_dakota_bha_podcast_episode_8 Music by: The Denby Forest

For part 2 of 2, Brock and Dr. Ruder discuss HD's impacts on multiple species, cactus bucks and late season velvet, the expansion of HD in the U.S., how culicoides make a living and its role in the HD cycle, conditions for an outbreak and the recipe for disaster, enzootic stability, research funding, an EHD vaccine, the fact that white-tailed deer have thrived in the face of EHD, and the future of hemorrhagic disease.

On the 1st of a 2 part series, Brock sits down with Dr. Mark Ruder.  Mark specializes in free-ranging wildlife population health, with an emphasis in pathology.  On this episode they talk about vertical transmission of CWD, the caveats of CWD testing with RT-Quic, defining hemorrhagic disease (HD), it's effects on an animal, immunity, genetics, the culicoides and different strains of HD, and livestock.

On this Episode James, Dave, and Brock have a casual discussion around the Badlands License Working Group and some of the nuances around Badlands hunting pressure, the NDGF Human Dimensions Survey, harvest surveys, tag allocations, potential options for changes, and the social aspect of these discussions.  Please see our podcast page for some of the graphics and information discussed on this episode. https://www.backcountryhunters.org/north_dakota_chapter_podcast

Music by: The Denby Forest

Terry Steinwand spent a 40 year career at the North Dakota Game and Fish Department and served as Director of the department for 15 years before he retired in 2021. On this episode, Brock and Terry sit down and discuss his career, his experiences at the legislature, and the challenges of wildlife management.

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Randy Newberg is a conservation leader and advocate for DIY hunters, public land, and public wildlife. He sits down with James and Brock to discuss the public trust doctrine, the fiduciary duties of wildlife trustees, beneficiary and stakeholder roles, the North American Model of Conservation, and why YOU should get involved in outdoor issues in North Dakota.

See more of Randy's content @ https://www.freshtracks.tv/

NDBHA Intro music by: The Denby Forest

On this episode James, Dave, and Brock review the 2023 North Dakota legislative session. They discuss what issues the chapter got involved in and why.

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