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Evergreen Revival of Episode 27 (Originally released December 28, 2013)

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In 2013, Big Buck Registry recorded Episode 27 — a conversation that quietly became one of the most important episodes in the show's history. In it, we interviewed certified wildlife biologist Jeff Makemson of the Alabama Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries, exploring a topic most hunters never think about:

Where does conservation funding actually come from?

The answer leads directly to the Pittman–Robertson Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act of 1937 — the law that rebuilt America's wildlife, restored whitetail deer from near extinction, and created the modern system of game management we rely on today.

In this revived evergreen episode, we:

• Revisit the original 2013 interview

• Clarify a few points that time and research have refined

• Update what has changed since then

• And deliver a deep-dive monologue explaining the full story behind the Act

If you hunt deer today, this law is part of your story — whether you knew it or not.

• How close deer and other game species came to disappearing in the early 1900s
• Why unregulated market hunting devastated wildlife populations
• How sportsmen themselves pushed for federal conservation funding
• What the Pittman–Robertson Act actually does
• How the firearms and ammunition excise tax funds wildlife restoration
• How states receive and use Pittman–Robertson funds
• How deer populations rebounded from a few thousand to tens of millions
• Why hunters are America's largest conservationists
• What has changed in conservation funding since 2013
• Why this system still matters for the future of hunting

Jeff Makemson
Certified Wildlife Biologist
Alabama Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries

Jeff shares firsthand insight into:

• Managing public wildlife lands

• Restoring deer populations

• Funding realities inside state agencies

• Why most hunters don't realize they fund conservation

• How habitat, research, and enforcement are supported

Without the Pittman–Robertson Act:

• Whitetail deer would be rare or nonexistent in many states

• Public hunting lands would be minimal

• Wildlife agencies would lack scientific staff

• Modern hunting culture would not exist

Every rifle, box of ammunition, and bow sold today continues to fund the system that keeps wildlife thriving.

• New opening introduction and historical context
• Summary and clarification of the original 2013 interview
• Updated facts and modern funding perspective
• Full deep-dive monologue on the Pittman–Robertson Act
• Playback of the original 30-minute Episode 27 interview
• Closing summary and reflections on hunters as conservationists

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Every hunter who understands this story becomes a stronger advocate for conservation.

In this special year-end Deer News episode, the Big Buck Registry team takes a comprehensive look at the deer hunting stories that shaped 2025 across the United States.

This episode moves state by state through the most consequential changes in deer hunting policy, access, and management—connecting regulation, science, enforcement, and biology into one clear picture of where deer hunting stands today.

The episode begins in the Northeast, where long-running debates finally gave way to major access changes. New York legalized crossbows for deer hunting, New Hampshire expanded legal hunting equipment, and Connecticut widened Sunday hunting opportunities. In Massachusetts, efforts to address deer overpopulation on Martha's Vineyard highlighted conflicts between wildlife management goals and the state's firearm and crossbow laws.

From there, the focus shifts west, where pressure on opportunity continued to build. Montana reaffirmed limits on nonresident deer licenses, reinforcing resident-priority access as demand for Western tags continued to rise.

Chronic Wasting Disease remained one of the most influential forces shaping deer management in 2025. At the federal level, increased funding supported research and state response efforts. Minnesota expanded late-season CWD management hunts, Iowa broadened mandatory testing and reporting requirements, and Missouri reassessed its approach—ultimately rolling back part of its CWD firearms season after evaluating impacts on effectiveness and hunter participation.

The episode also examines how changing rules affected hunters on the ground. Pennsylvania tightened in-season trail camera restrictions, Wisconsin continued to experience hunter fatigue tied to long-term CWD policies, New Jersey reaffirmed Earn-A-Buck as a population control strategy, and Michigan expanded depredation authority allowing deer removal outside traditional seasons.

Beyond policy and regulation, this episode highlights important research and technological developments shaping the future of deer management. New scientific findings raised questions about how early Chronic Wasting Disease infection may occur, including the possibility of transmission from doe to fawn before birth. Emerging technologies also showed promise—from thermal detection systems designed to reduce deer-vehicle collisions, to drone-based surveys improving accuracy in deer population estimates.

Enforcement remained a critical part of the story in 2025. The episode reviews major poaching cases in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Ohio, including multi-county investigations, organized poaching rings, and one of the stiffest trophy buck restitution penalties on record.

The year closes in Maine, where consecutive harsh winters and the loss of critical deer wintering habitat served as a reminder that biology still sets the ultimate limits—regardless of policy decisions or technological advances.

The episode also includes an update on Big Buck Registry itself. The team discusses the launch of the new website, a return to in-depth interview-style episodes, and the tools built to help hunters better understand conditions and context—including BBR Weather, Deer Move by Weather, and Deer Move by Moon. Listeners will also hear about new ways to engage with BBR, including suggesting guests, submitting deer for social features, and using long-term reference pages designed to keep information accessible beyond a single season.

This episode is a complete snapshot of deer hunting in 2025—where rules changed, science advanced, enforcement drew clear lines, and biology reminded everyone who ultimately sets the boundaries.

• Major deer hunting law and access changes across the U.S.

• Chronic Wasting Disease management strategies and policy reversals

• New research on CWD transmission and persistence

• Emerging technology in deer safety and population monitoring

• High-profile poaching cases and enforcement outcomes

• Habitat loss, winter severity, and biological limits on deer populations

• Big Buck Registry platform updates, tools, and community features

In this November Edition of the BBR Deer News, news you might have missed over the last month, we cover several stories from around the country.  Here are the stories we cover and felt were news worthy:

• Controversial Sharpshooters: Discussion on sharpshooters hired to kill deer from helicopters on Catalina Island, California.
• Kentucky Poaching Cases: Coverage of poaching incidents in Kentucky.
• Urban Deer Hunting in West Virginia: A story about deer hunting in urban areas of West Virginia.
• New Bow and Arrow Hunt in Rhode Island: Introduction of a newly sanctioned bow and arrow hunting method in Rhode Island.
• Tree Stand Safety in Wisconsin: Advice on avoiding ash trees for tree stands in Wisconsin.
• Chronic Wasting Disease in Minnesota: Examination of a CWD (Chronic Wasting Disease) story in Minnesota.
• Spear Hunting in Arkansas: Discussion about the practice of spear hunting in Arkansas.
• Potential Record Buck in Texas: Report on a potential new record-setting buck in Texas.
• Major Changes in Utah: Discussion of significant changes in deer hunting regulations in Utah.
• Deer Population Management Debate in New York: Insights into a debate over managing a growing deer population in Jamestown, New York.

Every hunter dreams of shooting a trophy buck—of looking down on a cool, crisp morning and seeing a massive set of antlers walking below his or her tree. Master Bowhunter Bill Vale's landmark book brings into perspective the order of survival.  Bill enjoys hunting in areas where the deer are under extreme hunting pressure, like Bill's hunting area of Calhoun County, Michigan, where there are some of the highest numbers of hunters per square mile than any other place in the country. Bill studies how the solar/lunar forces (perigee and apogee), and the light the moon reflects and governs the movement and instincts of big bucks, and the timing of the rut from year to year. Bill shares with us his  aggressive secrets, tactics, and field-tested strategies that have been proven successful after 35+ years of hunting for pressured big bucks.

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DEER NEWS:

• Hunters Government at Odds Over Deer Urine
• Hurricane Harvey Displaces Animals in Texas
• Public Meeting Set for Bovine Deer TB

HERE'S WHAT WE DISCUSS:

• Battle Creek, Pounding the Michigan Turf
• It's Not The Deer I Shot, It's Where
• High Pressure Buck Hunting
• Using Pressure to Your Advantage
• The Rhythm of the Woods
• The Very First Time On Stand Magic
• Following Big Bucks Backwards
• Sober for 16 Years
• Hunt Half as Much, Score Twice as Often
• Pass In on Pay It Forward, The 12 Masters
• Color Blind, Tidal Times, The New Moon
• Apogee and Perigee of the Moon
• Preparing a Stand During a Rain Shower
• The J Hook Philosophy, Scent Streams
• Hunting the High Stand
• Visualization of Aerials
• After the Shot, the Path of Least Resistance
• Step for Step, Trailing a Buck in Snow
• Scent Control and Lavalin
• Helium Sticks and Ambushing AM Bucks
• Analyzing Property and Find the Ambush Site
• Memorable Deer Story and 10 Rapid Fire Questions

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This Show was Written, Edited, and Produced by Jason "Jay" Scott Ammann

Deer News Written and Recorded by Jim Keller

Chubby Tines Tip of the Week Written by Dusty Phillips

"...for Billy Joe Lunch Bucket, the working man like me an you"- That's the phrase that embodies the cast of the podcast,  Working Class Bowhunter.  One day Curt Geier turned in his BMX bicycle for a compound bow and the rest is now actively in the podcast history books.  Curt heads up the podcast and has created a remarkable brand and cast. Their show is described as unscripted, fun, and casual, and all about the blue collar bow hunter.  We've been a fan since day one, and we finally put this interview together with Curt. It's been a long time coming.  

OUR SPONSORS: Advanced Treestands, Covert Scouting Cameras, Horny Buck Seed Company, Morse's Sporting Goods, Strut Zone NWTF

DEER NEWS: 

• Connecticut Man Dies of Tick Born Illness
• Repeat Offender Found Guilty of Poaching
• New Research Sheds Light on Lunar Influences

HERE'S WHAT WE DISCUSS:

• What's a Main Stream Hunting Podcast
• Steve Rinella, Wired to Hunt, 9 Finger Chronicles
• The Apple Outdoor Categories Lacking Hunting Podcasts
• A Niche, A Hiking Podcast
• The Spokesperson of Hunting
• A Funny Laid Back Goof-ball, A Focused Hunter
• The Joe Rogan Experience, Thrasher Skate Boards
• Big Brother Magazine, Too Many Hunting Podcasts
• Audio Quality and Consistency
• Your Can't Duplicate Personalities, An Uncomfortable Pause
• Putting Away the BMX for a Bow
• Obsessed with Accuracy, Don't Call Me, It's November
• Glasses and the Bow Shot, A New Bow, New Glasses
• The Fundamentals of the Shot, A Mental Game
• Confidence in the Shot, Muzzy Trocar
• Are You Working Class John Deere
• Are You Comedians, The Best Show
• Deep Whitetail Knowledge
• People Love Jared Scheffler, Underground Punk Band
• Bill Busbice, Cameron Coble, Average Blue Collar
• The Entertaining, No Rigid Agenda, Freeform
• Ads, Deer Hunting, Keep It Simple, Keep It Cheap
• A Stand for Every Situation, Dan Infalt, Sam Ubl
• Hang On Only, No Ladder Stands
• Snow Hunting, Pumped Up from Podcasting
• Pop In Pop Out, Climbing Treestands
• Scent Control, Misnamed and LIVE BBR
• Memorable Deer Hunt, 10 Rapid Fire

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Deer News Written and Recorded by Jim Keller

Chubby Tines Tip of the Week Written by Dusty Phillips

Art Helin spends a lot of time in the deer woods.  He is a student. Art says that it's not unusual for him to spend 150 days a year in the field - guiding, scouting, hunting, but most of all learning.  You'll often find Art delivering seminars for many different aspects of deer hunting, where he shares stories that he draws from his own experiences, both successes and failures. Art uses lots of today's technology including online topographical and aerial maps and game cameras.  He loves a good food plot, timberland management, pond projects, and smart foresters. In turn, Art conducts his own deer habitat consultations and will share his knowledge with any hunter that will listen.

OUR SPONSORS: Advanced Treestands, Covert Scouting Cameras, Horny Buck Seed Company, Morse's Sporting Goods, Strut Zone NWTF

DEER NEWS: 

• What You Should Know About EHD
• DNR Seeks Input on January Deer Hunt
• Moose Hunt in Two ND Refuges Are a First
• Tiffany Lakosky Opens Up about Battle with Cancer

Here's What We Discuss:

• Dodgeville Wisconsin, August is Nice
• The Countdown to Deer Season
• Land's End, Real Estate, the Outdoors
• Age 12, Hunter's Safety, The First Hunt
• Garage Sale, and the Browning Bantham
• University of Wisconsin Football
• Ralph Cianciarulo and Ralph and Vicki
• The First Gun- The Bolt .22
• A Gun for a Car
• Habitat Consultation
• Food, Water, and Sanctuary
• Foresters Against Hinge Cutting, Stump Cut
• Bacteria in Shallow Water Pools, Pod Liners
• 3.5 Foot Deep Ponds, Turn Over
• A 365 Day Food Source,
• Differences Between Old Deer & Young
• Stay Out of the Sanctuary After July
• The Canopy and Tree Layout
• Girdling Elm Trees, Loggers vs Foresters
• Deer Vocalizations, Seminars
• How Do You Hunt the Whitetail
• The Coyote Call, Ingress and Egress
• Social Grunts and Light Sparing Calls Early
• Estrus Bleats and Snort Wheeze with a Visual
• The Jealousy Button - Mid Season
• Late Season Social Decoys
• Scent Control, 2-3 Weeks to Remove Scent
• Flashes on Cameras and Deer Reactions
• Reducing Scent on Game Cams
• Carbon Arrows and Cold Weather
• Clothing and Realtree
• Memorable Deer Hunt and 10 Rapid Fire Questions

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This Show was Written, Edited, and Produced by Jason "Jay" Scott Ammann

Deer News Written and Recorded by Jim Keller

Chubby Tines Tip of the Week Written by Dusty Phillips

Mia Anstine recently found herself on the cover of Field and Stream and rightfully so,  Mia is an outdoor writer, podcaster, and hunting guide in Colorado.  You'll hear Mia's positivity as we discuss the numerous species and hunting opportunities that Colorado has to offer. Mia loves getting in shape both mentally and physically in preparation for her guided horseback mule deer hunts and explains why waiting  patiently for the right shot will pay huge dividends. She loves the variety of game found in her home state and enjoys intense temperature and weather swings that often appears during hunting season. Mia shares with us how to prepare for all the fun that comes with hunting the big country.  

OUR SPONSORS: Advanced Treestands, Covert Scouting Cameras, Horny Buck Seed Company, Morse's Sporting Goods, Strut Zone NWTF

DEER NEWS: 

• NSSF Praises NC on Sunday Hunting
• Wild Game Processor Now Need Free Permit
• Arizona Man PIcks Up Fawn, Goes to Bar

HERE'S WHAT WE DISCUSS:

• Durango Colorado and a View of New Mexico
• The Climate Zones and Elevation
• Getting in Shape, Training, Health and Fitness
• Living in the City, Moving to the Country
• Boy Crazy, Buying Every License Available
• Guiding for Turkey and Mule Deer
• The Whites of His Eyes
• Antelope, Elk, Bear, and CWD
• The Cover of Field and Stream
• Outdoor Writer, Nut Bucks, Daughter's Help
• Starting on a Mule Deer Hunt, How To Begin
• A Guide VS DIY Muleys
• Multiple Hooves, and Tracking
• Getting in Shape for Horse Back Riding
• A Layering System, Bicycle Shorts
• 19 Degrees in the AM to 90 Degrees in the Afternoon
• I Love the Dark
• An Hour to Stalk 100 Yards
• Wait Til They Stand UP
• Thermals and Wind Direction and Smokin Clothes
• Playing Distance Hunting with a Rifle, Resight on Arrival
• Podcasting and Blogging and Outdoor Writers
• A Variety of Game and Deer 
• A Positive Attitude, Coyote Hunting
• Hunting Everyday, More Guns Than Shoes
• What's MAC?
• Memorable Deer Hunt and 10 Rapid Fire Questions

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This Show was Written, Edited, and Produced by Jason "Jay" Scott Ammann

Deer News Written and Recorded by Jim Keller

Chubby Tines Tip of the Week Written by Dusty Phillips

Which came first, the Rooster or the Hatch?  Turns out they were created around the same time.  Chris and Casey Keefer, the hosts of Dropped, an Outdoor Channel show reminiscent of what might happen if you crossed the Amazing Race and deer hunting into one survivalist package, are behind all of these - Rusted Rooster, a production company, Hatch a marketing company, and Dropped, a creative outdoor hunting television show.  With the help of Jason Brown, Chris and Casey have created what is arguably one of the best concepts on hunting television. We discuss with Chris and Casey how they developed the concept for the show, how the highs and lows of hunting is a microcosm of real life, Chris's deathly car crash experience, and wait until you hear what Casey has for breakfast in the 10 Rapid Fire Questions at the end of the show.  

OUR SPONSORS: Advanced Treestands, Covert Scouting Cameras, Horny Buck Seed Company, Morse's Sporting Goods 

DEER NEWS:

• 10 National Wildlife Refuges to Increase Hunting
• White Deer Tours - Seneca Army Depot
• CWD Still a Threat in New York

HERE'S WHAT WE DISCUSS

• Hard to Nail Down, Middle of Nowhere
• Michigan, and Western Pennsylvania
• Watching the Beagle Run the Bunnies, Oil City
• A First Gun, We Are Lucky
• A Moment in Life - Clinically Dead
• Ottawa Senators vs the Pittsburgh Penguins
• Highs and Lows - Life and Hunting
• Hockey and Graphics Arts, Psychology
• Rusted Roosted, Dropped, Hatch Marketing
• Jason Brown, and a Bottle of Whiskey
• Dropped with Nothing
• Carbonated Adult Beverages
• Amazing Race Meets the Outdoors
• Bush Savvy, Clothes on Our Back
• Cinematography, Hunting Patience, Get in Deep Immediately
• Looking for One Specific Buck, Intel, Staying Back on the Fringes
• The Majestic Lion Buck and Stinking Pretty Goods After 30 Days
• Smoking Your Clothes, Wind, ScentLok
• Ozone and the Megatron Buck
• Gear Check, Terrain, and Clothing
• Bows and Guns, Winchester Life, Nikki Boxler
• Wearing a Hunting Suit to Death
• Memorable Deer Hunt, and 10 Rapid Fire Questions

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This Show was Written, Edited, and Produced by Jason "Jay" Scott Ammann

Deer News Written and Recorded by Jim Keller

Chubby Tines Tip of the Week Written by Dusty Phillips

Across Lake Pontchartrain from New Orleans lies the town of Hammond, Louisiana. And tucked within the swamps of  Hammond you will find Bruce Mitchell and his humble homestead.  Bruce, one of the cast of Swamp People, entertains millions of viewers each year as he shares his nightly dinner preparation and adventures from is outdoor kitchen while sporting overalls and a stars and stripes bandana. Bruce is known as a gator man, but he's hunted everything that roams the swamps of Louisiana, including what Bruce calls "slick swamp bucks".  Bruce lives a simple life. His favorite saying is "everybody has got to die, but not everybody gonna live".  Bruce lives to live. And he shares his life frequently with the world of social media, despite his incompatibility with computers. Bruce shares with us his life in the bayou, how he scouts deer by boat, how he fills his 4 freezers with game meat, how he prefers scouting by spending time in the stand over cameras, and how winter alligators can be mistaken for floating potatoes. 

OUR SPONSORS: Advanced Treestands, Covert Scouting Cameras, Horny Buck Seed Company, Morse's Sporting Goods

DEER NEWS:

• Meramec State Park Employee Dies after Mysterious Tick Illness
• Court Rules Great Lakes Wolves Still Deserve Protection Under the Endangered Species Act
• 10 Whitetail Deer Facts Most Hunters Don't Know

HERE'S WHAT WE DISCUSSED:

• Just Got Through Eatin', A Facebook Live Kind of Guy
• I don't Know What a Vlogger Is
• A Life without Computers, 1.9 Million Watchers
• Hammond, Louisiana - Hanging Hair
• A Favorite Kind of Hunting, Learning to Hunt with a Stick
• I'm a Meat Hunter, Foraging Off the Land, Grandpa Kept Turtles
• Storing Potatoes, Woods, We Never Stopped
• No Air Conditioning or Heat until Married
• Catfish in the Hot Tub, Jellies, Jams, Non-Stop Hunters
• Baton Rouge - The Big City
• Me and School Didn't Get Along
• I Brought My Gun to School and Pocket Knives, I Hunted on My Walk Home
• A Deer's Best Defense, Hunting to Eat
• The Swamp, Trapping, Fur Business
• Hip Boots and Tennis Shoes
• Willow Trees, Gum Trees, and Oyster Mushrooms
• Meat Hammers and White Gravy
• 4 Freezers Full of Meat, Tree Stands, 8-10 Sets, Slick Swamp Bucks
• Swamp Deer Won't Eat Corn, Patience
• Time Scouting, vs Cameras, Water Walker Bucks, 30 Yard Shots
• The Thick Stuff, The Go-Devil and P-Row Scouting Boats
• Run Cuts, Push Poles, Chain Saws
• Bumping Gators and Winter Time
• Potato Looking Alligators
• Memorable Deer Hunt and 10 Rapid Fire Questions

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This Show was Written, Edited, and Produced by Jason "Jay" Scott Ammann

Deer News Written and Recorded by Jim Keller

Chubby Tines Tip of the Week Written by Dusty Phillips

You most probably have seen the video.  You know, the one with the bluetooth trackable nock? The invention featured in this video leaves you saying "Why didn't I think of that"? Brandon Bates, the arena voice of the Professional Bull Riders and host of RMEF Team Elk on the Outdoor Channel, is also co-owner of Breadcrumb, the company behind the bluetooth trackable nock technology.  It takes more than a good idea to bring a product to market. It takes money, patience, time and a good plan. Brandon, who says he prefers to stay out of the spotlight,  is a television show host, PBR arena announcer, has spent many hours hunting the west with the likes of Cam Hanes, but is also an adventurous entrepreneur,  hardcore hunter and die-hard conservationist. Brandon shares his story.

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DEER NEWS:

• Tagged Suspicious Deer Found in Elk County
• New Law Allows Urban Deer Taking Donations to Food Banks
• Fawn Collar is Part of a 5 Year Old Study

HERE'S WHAT WE DISCUSSED:

• Technology and the Hunting World
• The Professional Bull Riders 
• A Knack for Being an Announcer
• Growing Up in Louisiana, Transfer to Oklahoma
• Deer,  Duck, and Turkey Hunting
• A Family to Help with a Deer Hunt
• A Dirt Poor Farmer and Huge Tracks of Land
• Starving in OK in the 30s, 40s, 50s
• The North American Model of Conservation
• The Word But, Conservation in Brazil
• Team Elk, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Cam Hanes
• One Elk a Year to Fill the Freezer
• When the Arrow Flys, It's a Big Ass Deal
• Throw the Bullet, Watch it Die
• Changing a Way of Thinking about Trophy Hunting
• It's About the Freezer Now
• Go on One Elk Hunt, Over the Counter Elk Tags
• Minimal In and Out, Use the Wind
• When you Have a Bad Wind, Watch Football
• John Eberhart's Book - Bow Hunting Pressured Whitetail Bucks
• Read That Book!
• Tree Sling and 2.5 Hours Before Daylight
• A Way to Find Lost Arrows
• Bluetooth Technology, Bluetooth Trackable Nock
• Not an Animal Tracker, but a Piece of the Puzzle
• 9 Million Archers in America
• Not a Traditional Kick Starter Program, I Love to Hunt
• Memorable Deer Hunt, 10 Rapid Fire Questions

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This Show was Written, Edited, and Produced by Jason "Jay" Scott Ammann

Deer News Written and Recorded by Jim Keller

Chubby Tines Tip of the Week Written by Dusty Phillips