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All right, here we go. Welcome in everyone to this week's edition of the deer hunter podcast

friday may 9th and you are in the studio couple quick things to get through here at the front end of

this and we'll get right into this week's episode. I'm joined by Bill Thompson, the owner, operator of Spartan Forge.

And this was one of the more enjoyable conversations that I've been afforded the opportunity to record.

I feel like I've been saying that a lot lately, but man, what a fascinating and

intelligent individual that Bill is. And I'm excited to be able to share this conversation with

you, everybody here this week. Thanks for being here. We got a couple things. Blue alerts.

Joe text me yesterday. Hey, we got Blue Alert alerts for the intro for this week.

May 15th, Maine, Canadian moose and May 15th, Oregon, all species.

He didn't specify, but I'm assuming the application period is up on May 15th.

So, Maine, Canadian moose, May 15th, Oregon, all species.

If you're one of the Road to the Rut Nuts, you might want to look into that

because by next time we record and publish Road to the Rutt, these dates will have passed.

So Joe wanted me to go ahead and relay that also.

Also, Joe, text me this morning. I'll just read you right through the text thread.

Don't ask how, LOL, just had 15 minute one-on-one with Chad Stewart. So for anybody that doesn't

know, Chad Stewart is, was or is. I need to get some clarification on this because

somebody I thought somebody told me that Chad maybe took a different position with the DNR,

but he's been the operating deer and large game specialist for the state here for quite a few

years. I know Chad personally. I really like Chad. But Joe had a 15-minute one-on-one with him,

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