FFOD300 : From Bent Creek to the Big Picture ~ Chuck Sykes on the Future of Hunting pt II

Fist Full of Dirt

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🗓️ 18 November 2025

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Send us a text We’re back with Chuck Sykes, and this time the conversation goes even deeper. In Part II, we break down the realities, misconceptions and tough decisions facing today’s hunters, agencies and conservation organizations. Chuck shares what most people never hear … how data, funding, access, participation and public perception are shaping the future of hunting and shooting sports. You’ll hear insight on recruitment and retention, policy challenges, social media’s impact, why opin...

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0:00.0	Welcome to Fistful of Dirt, the official podcast of Mossy Oak Properties.
0:09.3	Whether you own a small farm, lease land, or just love hanging in your backyard.
0:14.8	We're all about the outdoor lifestyle and how to get the most from your time in God's great outdoors.
0:20.7	Now here's your host, Ronnie Cus Strickland. and how to get the most from your time in God's great outdoors.
0:23.8	Now here's your host, Ronnie Cus Strickland.
0:25.8	Sima live from the Camo Cave.
0:26.6	Semai live.
0:29.9	Left him hanging with Chuck Sykes last week.
0:30.9	That's a good one.
0:33.9	It's pretty amazing how things work.
0:39.3	You know, he was just getting into all the facts and figures about hunting license sales and more importantly than that, to me, was the opinion of non-hunters toward
0:47.1	people that hunt. We had lost a lot of support. A lot. Twelve to fourteen million or something
0:52.4	like that. Did that surprise you? Because I was thinking the opposite.
0:57.0	Yeah.
0:57.4	If somebody would have just asked me what percentage of the population buys a hunting license,
1:03.4	I would have said around 15 to 18 percent.
1:05.9	That's always the number been stuck in my head.
1:08.3	And it was 5 percent.
1:09.7	It's like, ouch.
1:10.4	Ouch.
1:16.1	And because you hear all the social media people complaining about how many people are hunting on public land and all.
1:17.7	I get it.
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