Ep. 114: Unpacking the Trophy vs. Meat Hunting Controversy
12/05/24 • 53 min
Jason and Dirk sit down to discuss trophy hunting. The conversation starts with the two struggling even to define what it is. They then make a strong case for what people consider trophy hunting. They discuss the value that hunting brings to the animals, they talk about the selective management taking place because of self-imposed maturity, as well as the amount of meat you "put in the freezer" because of harvesting more mature animals. The two also made sure to talk about where they feel trophy hunting may be hurting the genetics and age structure of the herd as well.
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Jason and Dirk sit down to discuss trophy hunting. The conversation starts with the two struggling even to define what it is. They then make a strong case for what people consider trophy hunting. They discuss the value that hunting brings to the animals, they talk about the selective management taking place because of self-imposed maturity, as well as the amount of meat you "put in the freezer" because of harvesting more mature animals. The two also made sure to talk about where they feel trophy hunting may be hurting the genetics and age structure of the herd as well.
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Cutting The Distance - Ep. 114: Unpacking the Trophy vs. Meat Hunting Controversy
Transcript
Welcome back to another episode of Cutting the Distance. Today. I'm here with my good buddy Dirk Durham and co host, and we're gonna we're gonna jump into a topic that, uh, you know, its sparks a lot of debate, you know, within the hunting community, outside the hunting community, maybe even more so trophy hunting versus meat hunting. And I don't even understand what the difference is, but it's also being thrown around now, you know, in potential
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