Ep. 143: Running Dogs for Spring Bear
Cutting The Distance
MeatEater
4.9 • 6.8K Ratings
🗓️ 26 June 2025
⏱️ 71 minutes
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Dirk and Bradley Dammerman of Idaho Whitetail Guides catch up on Bradley's Spring bear season, and then take a deep dive into a conservation organization that Bradley jus started: North Idaho Houndsmen Association. They talk about conserving the animals hound hunters love to pursue. They also talk about issues Hunting Outfitters here in Idaho are facing with the new tag drawing system nonresidents will face in 2026.
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| 0:58.6 | Welcome back to another episode of Cutting the Distance podcast. |
| 1:04.4 | I'm Dirk Durham, and today I've got my good buddy, Bradley Damerman, here with me again. |
| 1:05.7 | Welcome. |
| 1:10.1 | How you doing, Dirk? Thanks for having me on. |
| 1:12.2 | Doing good, doing good. |
| 1:16.1 | You guys probably remember Bradley from previous shows. |
| 1:17.9 | He's been on here a few times. |
| 1:21.4 | He's the owner-operator of Idaho Whitetail Guides, |
| 1:25.6 | and not to be confused with. |
| 1:27.1 | That's all he does is guide whitet it's uh that's one of the many |
| 1:30.7 | things uh you got to rebrand that i know it i do that's hilarious i you know we haven't got |
| 1:40.2 | together since this spring um when i was up there um me and j stayed at your place with the guys from NWTF for turkey season. |
| 1:51.3 | And at that time, you were being a carpenter, building, working on your rental house you've been building on. |
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