About this episode
Jim Durkin interviews Ken Sporalsky about the challenges of hunting in the West, including tag allocations and the impact of celebrity hunters.
Hunt Quietly contributor Jim Durkin talks with Ken Sporalsky about the difficulty of drawing western tags, reductions in non-resident tag allocations, and the ceaseless price increases for non-resident licenses. They also discuss spot burning by celebrity hunters and the the negative impacts celebs have on hunt opportunity and quality.
People in this episode
Host: Jim Durkin
Guest: Ken Sporalsky
Topics covered
- western tags
- non-resident licenses
- hunting opportunities
- celebrity hunters
- spot burning
Keywords
- hunting
- tags
- non-resident
- licenses
- celebrity impact
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