Episode #697: Tara Akins

Jeff Stanfield & Andy Shaver are joined by Tara Akins, she is a North Carolina state licensed rehabber. The recent raccoon hunt contest in Texas has sparked some controversy among varies groups and Tara comes on to have a discussion about some of the barbaric methods of exterminating raccoons. They look at the various reasons for the organization of these contests, why upland hunters dislike raccoons, the explosion of the raccoon population, and how hunters can do a better job when portraying the sport on social media.