Ep. 365: The Biggest Controversy Dividing Pennsylvania Hunters - The Saturday Deer Season Opener with Becca Latini and Jennifer Guerriero

Beau Martonik is joined by Becca Latini and Jennifer Guerriero. The change of the opening day of rifle season in Pennsylvania from Monday to Saturday has been one of the most polarizing and controversial issues. They discuss deer camp traditions, what happened with the opener change, impacts on small business owners, hunter surveys, dissecting the numbers, proposed solutions, how to voice your opinion and much more! Topics: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:10:10 - Becca Latini background and deer camp traditions 00:11:55 - Jennifer Guerriero background and deer camp traditions 00:14:20 - The most important things you need in a deer camp 00:24:20 - Benefits of deer camp for youth 00:27:40 - Most memorable stories from deer camp 00:33:37 - Anyone can get good at hunting 00:35:30 - PA Deer season opener changed from Monday to Saturday in 2019 00:40:10 - How the deer season opener change impacted Jennifer 00:42:50 - Did the Saturday opener positively affect women? 00:46:40 - Impact on small businesses in rural areas 00:48:40 - “This just doesn’t feel fun anymore” 00:50:22 - Youth hunter retention 00:54:06 - Does the change affect wildlife conservation? 00:59:35 - Hunter surveys 01:01:53 - Dissecting the numbers on tag sale increases - Jennifer's video 01:06:55 - Proposed solutions 01:16:00 - What you can do to voice your opinion Note** Timestamps will have roughly 4 minutes added to them depending on ad length. Resources: Contact Becca & Jennifer - [email protected] [email protected] Instagram:   @eastmeetswesthunt @beau.martonik @beccalatinii Facebook:   East Meets West Outdoors  Website/Apparel/Deals: https://www.eastmeetswesthunt.com/ YouTube: Beau Martonik - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQJon93sYfu9HUMKpCMps3w Partner Discounts and Affiliate Links: https://www.eastmeetswesthunt.com/partners Amazon Influencer Page https://www.amazon.com/shop/beau.martonik Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices