Rob Drieslein and Tim Spielman start the show sharing the latest concerns about potentially exponential growth of chronic wasting disease in three southeast Minnesota deer permit areas. Then longtime contributor Joel Nelson from onX Fish jumps in to offer his insight on ice conditions and the latest hard-water bite. Eric Miller, the rifle product line manager at Anoka-based Federal Cartridge, shares the exciting news of the company’s latest cartridge offering just in time for the 2025 SHOT Show: the 7mm Backcountry. Tim Lesmeister helps wrap up the show with chatter on the increasing popularity of rifle suppressors, plus thoughts on former President Jimmy Carter and the sale of the Bob Mitchell fly shop.
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Episode 522 – CWD blows up, ice update, new Federal 7mm Backcountry round, rifle suppressor talk
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