Here’s Jimbo! Waterfowl Season Wrap-up, Turkeys for Tomorrow and a Surprise Announcement.

After a month of tech issues and time conflicts, Aaron and Bill finally get together with Jim Ronquest of RNTV. Jimbo outlines his 21/22 duck season experiences from both home and on the road filming the show before moving to the timely topic of turkeys. After decades of population growth, many regions are experiencing declines, and we learn how Turkeys for Tomorrow is trying to find out why. It’s a lot to unpack, and then Jimbo drops a bomb on us!

Links:

https://turkeysfortomorrow.org/

https://rntcalls.com/

https://www.drakewaterfowl.com/

https://www.nwf.org/-/media/PDFs/Outdoors/NWF_GameSpeciesAnalysis_Report_Final

Show notes:

4:18 – Aaron, Bill and Jim discuss what they’ve been doing outside lately.

8:00 – Talking the beginning of turkey season!

10:30 -- Jim talks about his upbringing and early years as a sportsman. “It was raining pitch forks and tater babies…”

17:14 -- Jim rounds up duck season.

21:27 – Shout out to Jim’s show, “RN T.V.” on the Sportsman Channel. Other than Ducks Unlimited, it is the longest running dedicated waterfowl show on outdoor T.V.

23:13 – Bill reflects on the first year he went turkey hunting with Jim almost twenty years ago.

 25:40 – Jim discusses Turkeys for Tomorrow: Promoting America's hunting traditions, conservation, and education through the timeless collaboration of hunters and wildlife professionals to ensure we all have TURKEYS FOR TOMORROW.

38:15 -- What are the known turkey conservation issues? #HabitatLoss

41:57 – Aaron shares some critical stats regarding the loss of turkey habitat in a few states.

44:14 – Jim talks about how much he enjoys the transition from duck season to turkey season.

44:58 – Quick break for a message from our partner podcast, Artemis Sportswomen!

46:42 -- Jim talks about a research project he would like to have done regarding the use of chicken litter and fertilizer on pastures potentially causing disease.

50:07 – Jim reflects on hunters’ response to Turkeys For Tomorrow.

53:52 – “If you’re able, we need more than to just buy a license. That’s the bare minimum for conservation… “ If you don’t have money, perhaps you have time to volunteer.

54:50 – Jim highlights the unique model for wildlife management in North America.

55:30 – How long has Jim been on RN T.V.?

56:55 – JIM SHARES SOME BIG NEWS!!

1:00:17 – Jim talks about hunting with some of the Bass Elite guys during duck season. “I fish so I can go duck hunting…”

1:02:50 – Keep an eye out for Jim’s upcoming Climate Chronicle short film by making sure you’re following NWF Outdoors on social media!