Missouri Woods & Water - Hunting and Fishing Podcast

MDC & CWD - Part 3 - Our Reaction To The Answers - Ep 339

Episode Summary

This week on the Missouri Woods & Water Podcast Nate, Micah, and Andrew White continue their three part conversation on CWD, this time reacting point by point to what Missouri Department of Conservation representative Jason Isabelle said in the earlier interview. The episode matters because it is less about repeating the science and more about the trust gap, hunter frustration, and how CWD policy has played out on the ground for Missouri hunters and landowners. In this episode, the hosts are speaking from the perspective of everyday hunters who want clearer answers, better communication, and management that feels practical instead of top down. They also dig into Share the Harvest, nonresident pressure, feed and mineral bans, and why many hunters feel MDC lost the public early. Thanks for listening.

Episode Notes

This week on the Missouri Woods & Water Podcast Nate, Micah, and Andrew White continue their three part conversation on CWD, this time reacting point by point to what Missouri Department of Conservation representative Jason Isabelle said in the earlier interview. The episode matters because it is less about repeating the science and more about the trust gap, hunter frustration, and how CWD policy has played out on the ground for Missouri hunters and landowners.
In this episode, the hosts are speaking from the perspective of everyday hunters who want clearer answers, better communication, and management that feels practical instead of top down. They also dig into Share the Harvest, nonresident pressure, feed and mineral bans, and why many hunters feel MDC lost the public early.  Thanks for listening.  

Key topics

• They argue the biggest issue is not just CWD policy itself, but the way MDC handled communication and public trust from the beginning.
• They question targeted removal, especially nighttime shooting over corn and thermal optics.
• They compare Missouri’s approach with other states like Wisconsin, West Virginia, Oklahoma, and Iowa, and question why every state is doing something different.
• They push back on the feed and mineral ban, arguing that deer already congregate naturally and that minerals may help deer health more than they hurt.
• They criticize the idea that hunters cannot help enough, arguing Missouri hunters could have been the solution if MDC had leaned on them earlier.
• They cover Share the Harvest confusion, saying processors gave inconsistent answers about whether it is actually free.

• They end with the point that a lot of hunters still do not believe MDC’s claims that targeted removal is over for good.

   

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