Ep. 373: NDA’s Stance on Deer Management and Hunting Opportunities with Nick Pinizzotto // National Deer Association

East Meets West Hunt

Beau Martonik

Wilderness, Sports

4.9 • 747 Ratings

🗓️ 2 July 2024

⏱️ 93 minutes

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Beau Martonik is joined by Nick Pinizzotto, CEO of the National Deer Association. They spent the morning at Nick’s camp in central Pennsylvania discussing deer management, deer populations, hunting mature bucks, the Saturday Deer Opener, how polling works, opportunity vs. quality, hunter retainment, the public lands initiative, and much more! Topics: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:07:06 - Nick Pinizzotto’s camp 00:12:10 - Too many or too little deer in Pennsylvania? 00:19:51 - Nick’s property management strategy for deer 00:26:05 - Targeting mature bucks is a lonely road 00:35:51 - NDA’s stance on the PA Saturday Deer Opener 00:45:11 - How polling works 00:54:21 - Is there such a thing as too much opportunity? 00:57:24 - Best method for retainment of hunters 01:11:39 - NDA’s Public Lands Initiative Note** Timestamps will have roughly 4 minutes added to them depending on ad length. Resources: Instagram: @eastmeetswesthunt @beau.martonik @deerassociation Facebook: East Meets West Outdoors Website/Apparel/Deals: https://www.eastmeetswesthunt.com/ YouTube: Beau Martonik - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQJon93sYfu9HUMKpCMps3w Partner Discounts and Affiliate Links: https://www.eastmeetswesthunt.com/partners Amazon Influencer Page https://www.amazon.com/shop/beau.martonik Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's not always just about opportunity either.
0:02.9	You could give some people, some hunters, you could give them all year to fill their tags and they won't.
0:07.3	And so even in some of these states that allow, I mean this will shock Pennsylvanians listen to this, but states that allow like four or five bucks.
0:14.1	But nobody fills, nobody shoots four or five bucks.
0:16.6	Most people don't even shoot one.
0:19.2	I was like, well, if I throw a mic on, then I can help others the way that these people
0:22.9	that will help me.
0:24.7	Born in the heart of the Pennsylvania deer camp, with the help of experts, friends, and
0:31.7	local legends, we bring you valuable knowledge and powerful stories for your hunting adventures.
0:39.6	Welcome to the East Meets West Hunt podcast with your host, Bo Martonic.
0:49.6	Hey everyone, welcome back to another episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast presented by Spartan Forge.
0:56.5	On today's episode, I am joined by Nick Pinnisado, CEO of the National Deer Association.
1:03.4	We spent the morning at Nick's camp in central Pennsylvania discussing deer management, deer populations, hunting mature bucks, the controversial
1:14.3	topic of the Saturday deer opener, how polling works, opportunity versus quality, hunter
1:21.0	retainment, the public lands initiative, and a whole lot more. Basically, a lot about
1:27.3	NDA's stance on deer management and hunting opportunities,
1:30.5	how they make those decisions, and some of Nick's background growing up in Pennsylvania.
1:36.8	Come join me, Beaumartonic, and some other seasoned Big Woods hunters in a two-day camp
1:42.9	that will be hosted in north-central Pennsylvania in the Big Woods Appal a two-day camp that will be hosted in north central
1:45.0	Pennsylvania in the Big Woods Appalachian Mountain Country. This course will combine
1:50.2	classroom and in the field scouting to help you locate more bucks and create a game
1:54.7	plan to increase your success rate. Topics will include map reading, e-scouting,
	...

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