Today on the show I'm joined by Nick Pinizzotto, Kip Adams, and Lindsay Thomas Jr to discuss one of the most significant changes in the deer conservation world in decades - the merging of the Quality Deer Management Association and the National Deer Alliance into a brand new organization.

Topics discussed:

• Why the QDMA and NDA are merging into a new organization
• The mission of the new organization
• How will this impact deer and deer hunters?
• What to expect for prior QDMA members 
• Will there still be a management and habitat focus in this new organization?
• Thoughts on the legacy of QDMA and the ending of an era
• What the National Deer Alliance leadership learned over its five years of existence
• What NDA can bring to the new org from a policy perspective
• The big wins and wishes that the new org hopes to see come to fruition
• Why we the hunters are the most important part of this new era in deer conservation
• What we need to do in the coming day and years to make a positive difference for deer

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