Ep. 261: The 2022 Whitetail Deer Report with Nick Pinizzotto // National Deer Association

On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by the CEO of the National Deer Association, Nick Pinizzotto. Nick lives in Pennsylvania and has an extensive background in policy and protecting our hunting heritage. They discuss NDA’s mission, deer hunting educational resources, deer hunter numbers, the biggest threats to deer hunting, why managing for age class is beneficial and much more.

Topics:

Nick’s background 

National Deer Association’s mission - https://deerassociation.com/

Deer educational resources

Do we have too many deer hunters?

2022 Biggest threats to deer hunting

Why managing for age class is beneficial

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