The Great Northeast Podcast

In the spirit of Halloween, Dan welcomes Johnny from the Adirondack Bigfoot YouTube channel to the podcast. What started off as a hobby for Johnny and his family after attending a Bigfoot-themed festival has ballooned into a part-time social media endeavor. Dan and Johnny talk about how the YouTube channel and its supporting layers have come together surrounding what is a very popular topic in the Northeast. Johnny shares some stories of encounters as well, including a few from people in the sporting community he’s heard from, and also chimes in on what’s down the road.

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Host Dan Ladd covers a lot of ground in this hunting season primer as he talks about the upcoming youth hunting weekend in New York as well as youth hunts in states throughout the Northeast. DEC also shares some encouraging preliminary harvest figures from the antlerless only September season held in parts of central and western New York. Dan also touches on the dry conditions plaguing hunters and their quarry throughout the region thus far this fall.

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Dennis Racine of Redding Reloading, located in Cortland, N.Y., joins the podcast to catch up on all things reloading. Dennis discusses recent developments at Redding, including their video series and e-newsletter as well as die developments. They also discuss current reloading trends, especially relating to component availability.

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With big and small game seasons alike opening or about to open across the Northeast, Dan Ladd takes some time to share some highlights. These include a look at New York’s early deer and bear seasons, as well as those in other states. He also talks about bear hunting the belt that includes Connecticut, New Jersey and Southeastern New York. He also summarizes a recent waterfowl population report from the U.S.F.W.S and Pennsylvania elk hunting changes.

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Roy Dust, president of the NY Crossbow Coalition joins the podcast for the last time in that role. Earlier this summer, Dust and the rest of the group’s leaders opted to dissolve the organization a year after legislation allowed full inclusion of crossbows during New York’s archery seasons. Dust highlights the group’s achievements, its dedicated leaders and members and what’s ahead for the crossbow hunting.

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With the Bassmasters Elite Series making its Northern Swing, host Dan Ladd visited the event in Plattsburgh, N.Y., where he talked with B.A.S.S. Conservation Director Gene Gilliland. New York’s new bass tournament permit system was a big part of the conversation, along with the season finale coming up on the St. Lawrence River. Local angler Ryan LaBounty, who helped out at the tournament, also shares some perspective on Lake Champlain and Forward Facing Sonar.

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Pat Guyette, promoter of Huntstock returns to the podcast on the heels of a successful debut of the hunting festival in Wisconsin and ahead of the next one coming up in Massachusetts Aug. 7-9. Pat talks about the challenges of building a new show and the benefits of working an established event. Much of the talk centers on the seminar speakers and their different approaches and techniques. The conversation wraps up with some talk about the future of Huntstock.

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As the U.S. Congress weighs the Sunshine Protection Act, which would make Daylight Savings Time permanent, Dan Ladd weighs in on what it could potentially mean to sportsmen – particularly fall deer hunters, trappers and winter ice anglers. He also discusses the affect it could have on people everywhere – pro and con – and also hypothesizes what would happen if we went back to solely observing Standard Time.

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As the nation celebrates its 250th birthday, the podcast celebrates its 100th episode by bringing back retired New York Outdoor News Editor Steve Piatt. Since Steve lives just inside the Pennsylvania border, he’s on top of the issues facing hunters in the Keystone state and shares some observations on Sunday hunting and youth hunting expansion, as well as some talk on bear and elk. Then it’s on to New York for some talk about DEC’s recent regulation changes that intend to encourage hunters to take more antlerless deer.

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After summarizing the DEC’s new hunting regulations centered around harvesting more antlerless deer in New York, Dan welcomes New York Outdoor News Person on the Year, Debbie Brosen. A gifted artist, Debbie’s work supports a number of volunteer efforts in the outdoor community, including Becoming an Outdoors Woman, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and several more.

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