We’re not all habitat work all the time here at NDA. We know the importance of enjoying the fruits of your labor and that’s the primary focus of the Coffee and Deer podcast. The show is hosted by NDA President and CEO Nick Pinizzotto and his long-time hunting buddy and friend Mike Groman and focuses on hunting heritage and conservation policy. Nick and Mike are typically joined by expert guests — from NDA staff to outdoor writers to policymakers — to share hunting stories and discuss important conservation issues impacting deer and deer hunting. We hope you’ll join us for a fun and informative discussion over coffee about all things deer.
Episodes
Wednesday Sep 13, 2023
Wednesday Sep 13, 2023
If you’ve been hunting for more than a few years, you’ve undoubtedly shot a deer that didn’t go down immediately, necessitating a tracking endeavor. With any luck, the tracking job is short, and your deer is recovered quickly. In some cases, though, it may take longer than anticipated and in the worst cases, you find yourself scratching your head wondering what went wrong and what to do next.
There are a lot of factors that go into tracking a hit deer, and some of them that can make it more difficult are out of your control, like weather, dense vegetation, property lines, or just bad luck. Thanks to technology, a tough tracking job can end with a successful recovery with a little help from above.
Mike Yoder joins the show and talks with Nick and The Doctor about Drone Deer Recovery, a business he started when he realized the opportunity in front of him. Using his skill with drones combined with thermal imagery technology, he’s helping hunters across the country recover hit deer, and the business has already grown beyond his wildest dreams.
This is also an Ask NDA Anything episode and our hosts answer questions about blood trailing in the early season and tree stand placement. If you have a question for NDA, please be sure to send it to nick@deerassociation.com and it will be read on a future episode.
Episode Sponsor: The Firminator
Important Links
Drone Deer Recovery website
Drone Deer Recovery YouTube channel
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Music by Bensound
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About the National Deer Association
The National Deer Association (NDA) is a non-profit deer conservation group that works to ensure the future of wild deer, wildlife habitat and hunting. Thank you for subscribing to our podcast!
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Wednesday Aug 30, 2023
Wednesday Aug 30, 2023
Archery seasons are open in several states with many more to start within the next few weeks so now is the time to make sure all of your gear is in order. Often forgotten in the process of preparing for the season is making sure your broadheads are razor sharp. Being a consistently good sharpener is part skill and part science and expert sharpener Ron Swartz, inventor and owner of KME Sharpeners, joins the show to explain the process he uses and has taught others countless times.
Next episode is an Ask NDA Anything episode so If you have a question for NDA, please be sure to send it to nick@deerassociation.com.
Show Sponsor: Black Rifle Coffee Company
Episode Sponsor: The Firminator
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Music by Bensound
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About the National Deer Association
The National Deer Association (NDA) is a non-profit deer conservation group that works to ensure the future of wild deer, wildlife habitat and hunting. Thank you for subscribing to our podcast!
Support NDA’s mission by becoming a member today.
NDA has the highest ranking from Charity Navigator, an independent group that monitors non-profits for financial efficiency and effectiveness.
Learn more about deer and deer hunting in our weekly, free e-newsletter.
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Wednesday Aug 16, 2023
Wednesday Aug 16, 2023
We are often contacted by deer hunters who own and manage land in states that allow hunting deer with the use of hounds about conflicts when hounds enter their private property. NDA does not have a policy opposing hunting deer with the use of hounds but instead relies on state wildlife management agencies to handle decisions related to method of pursuit or take.
NDA strongly supports the rights of private landowners and fully understands the frustration of stationary deer hunters who have had their hunts interrupted by dogs. In this episode, Nick and The Doctor are joined by Chris Powell of the HoundsmanXP Podcast to discuss this issue.
One of Chris’s focus areas is working to reduce hound and deer hunting conflicts and he shares what he hopes to accomplish. He believes both sides of the issue can work together to improve everyone’s enjoyment of their chosen hunting passions without infringing on each others’ rights.
Next episode is an Ask NDA Anything episode so If you have a question for NDA, please be sure to send it to nick@deerassociation.com.
Title sponsor: Black Rifle Coffee Company
Episode sponsor: First Lite
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Music by Bensound
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About the National Deer Association
The National Deer Association (NDA) is a non-profit deer conservation group that works to ensure the future of wild deer, wildlife habitat and hunting. Thank you for subscribing to our podcast!
Support NDA’s mission by becoming a member today.
NDA has the highest ranking from Charity Navigator, an independent group that monitors non-profits for financial efficiency and effectiveness.
Learn more about deer and deer hunting in our weekly, free e-newsletter.
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Wednesday Aug 02, 2023
Wednesday Aug 02, 2023
There are many benefits to shooting suppressed rifles on the range as well as in the deer woods, and the process for purchasing a suppressor isn’t as difficult as you might think.
Silencer Central offers a one-stop shop for buying suppressors and painlessly going through the process of obtaining and legally owning one. Nick and The Doctor are joined on the show by company owner and CEO, Brandon Maddox, to discuss those topics and Nick’s personal experience of working with Silencer Central.
This is an Ask NDA Anything episode and the hosts tackle questions about solving soil compaction issues and how to best manage trail camera images. If you have a question for NDA, please send it to nick@deerassociation.com.
Title sponsor: Black Rifle Coffee Company
Important Links
Follow Nick Pinizzotto on Instagram
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Music by Bensound
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About the National Deer Association
The National Deer Association (NDA) is a non-profit deer conservation group that works to ensure the future of wild deer, wildlife habitat and hunting. Thank you for subscribing to our podcast!
Support NDA’s mission by becoming a member today.
NDA has the highest ranking from Charity Navigator, an independent group that monitors non-profits for financial efficiency and effectiveness.
Learn more about deer and deer hunting in our weekly, free e-newsletter.
Follow us on our other channels: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube
Wednesday Jul 19, 2023
Wednesday Jul 19, 2023
American Outdoor Brands is home to some of the most recognizable brands in the hunting industry, and among the most popular are BOG and Schrade. It’s getting to be that time of year when going over hunting gear and deciding what you’ll need for the coming season is important, so Nick and The Doctor invited Jason Nickerson and Zack Smith on the show to talk about tripods, backpacks, and knives.
There are new products from AOB in all those categories, including an impressive replaceable blade knife in collaboration with Rage broadheads. In addition to providing great products, AOB is a proud supporter of the National Deer Association.
In this episode’s B-Team Report, one of our hosts attempts to tempt fate by pushing his mower’s gas tank to the limit, while the other once again finds himself needing a wardrobe change! Remember, the next episode is an Ask NDA Anything show, so please send your questions to nick@deerassociation.com.
Important Links
Title sponsor: Black Rifle Coffee Company
Show sponsor: BOG
Follow Nick Pinizzotto on Instagram
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Music by Bensound
Subscribe to the Podcast on:
About the National Deer Association
The National Deer Association (NDA) is a non-profit deer conservation group that works to ensure the future of wild deer, wildlife habitat and hunting. Thank you for subscribing to our podcast!
Support NDA’s mission by becoming a member today.
NDA has the highest ranking from Charity Navigator, an independent group that monitors non-profits for financial efficiency and effectiveness.
Learn more about deer and deer hunting in our weekly, free e-newsletter.
Follow us on our other channels: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube
Wednesday Jul 05, 2023
Wednesday Jul 05, 2023
The MeatEater Working for Wildlife Tour brings attention to the critical work hunters and anglers are doing to create, conserve, and restore wildlife habitat through volunteer on-the-ground projects. These events include everything from creating brush piles, wildlife openings and early successional habitat, to cleaning up debris on public lands, improving deer forage, collecting acorns for native reforestation, and invasive species removal.
Project leader Mark Kenyon joins the show to talk about the tour and how you can lend a hand to put important conservation work on the ground. Three NDA projects located in Kentucky, Mississippi, and Idaho will be featured as part of the effort. He also talks with Nick and The Doctor about what’s new with him, as well as what’s on the horizon for Wired to Hunt, and MeatEater.
This is an Ask NDA Anything episode and our hosts answer three questions covering topics about fawns, a three-legged doe, and predators. In this episode’s B-Team Report, one of our hosts has a bow accessory malfunction while the other finds himself in a pinch while doing timber and habitat management work.
Important Links
Register to Volunteer at NDA Tour Events
Title sponsor: Black Rifle Coffee Company
Show sponsor: First Lite
Follow Nick Pinizzotto on Instagram
Follow Mike Groman on Instagram
Music by Bensound
Subscribe to the Podcast on:
About the National Deer Association
The National Deer Association (NDA) is a non-profit deer conservation group that works to ensure the future of wild deer, wildlife habitat and hunting. Thank you for subscribing to our podcast!
Support NDA’s mission by becoming a member today.
NDA has the highest ranking from Charity Navigator, an independent group that monitors non-profits for financial efficiency and effectiveness.
Learn more about deer and deer hunting in our weekly, free e-newsletter.
Follow us on our other channels: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube
Wednesday Jun 21, 2023
Wednesday Jun 21, 2023
Have you ever wondered how much leaving your deer’s gut pile behind benefits other wildlife, or how many different critters visit it for an opportunistic snack? The Offal Wildlife Watching Project was designed to answer those questions and much more. It is a research and citizen science project aimed at better understanding the scavenging of deer gut piles provided by hunters. Although it’s focused in Minnesota, hunters can participate nationwide.
Dr. Ellen Candler is a Postdoctoral Associate and the University of Minnesota and also the coordinator of the Offal Wildlife Watching Project at the University of Minnesota Extension. She joins the show to talk about the project, some of its exciting findings, and where she hopes to take it in the future.
This is an Ask NDA Anything episode and our hosts answer a two-part question about deer and human urine in the deer woods. In this episode’s B-Team Report, one of our hosts still struggles to understand time zones while the other gets hit in the pocketbook once again due largely to a failing memory.
Important Links
Offal Wildlife Watching Project Resources:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/offalwatch
Instagram: offal_watch
Twitter: offal_watch
Website: https://sites.google.com/umn.edu/offal-wildlife-project/home
Zooniverse: https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/embeller/offal-wildlife-watching
Title sponsor: Black Rifle Coffee Company
Show sponsor: Wildlife Research Center
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Music by Bensound
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About the National Deer Association
The National Deer Association (NDA) is a non-profit deer conservation group that works to ensure the future of wild deer, wildlife habitat and hunting. Thank you for subscribing to our podcast!
Support NDA’s mission by becoming a member today.
NDA has the highest ranking from Charity Navigator, an independent group that monitors non-profits for financial efficiency and effectiveness.
Learn more about deer and deer hunting in our weekly, free e-newsletter.
Follow us on our other channels: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube
Wednesday Jun 07, 2023
Wednesday Jun 07, 2023
The Coffee and Deer podcast has reached a milestone! Believe it or not, this is the 50thepisode and Nick and The Doctor are celebrating by talking with the show’s first-ever guest, Lindsay Thomas, Jr. Lindsay is NDA’s long-time Chief Communications Officer and was the one who originally conceived of the idea that NDA could have two podcasts. Now the Coffee and Deer and Deer Season 365 podcasts have released a combined 100 shows. It’s hard to believe how fast the time has gone, but the future looks bright for the show and we’re already thinking about Episode 100!
In this episode, the guys talk about the show's history while also taking advantage of the opportunity to speak with Lindsay about what the NDA Communications team has been up to. They also tease some exciting changes coming down the road for the organization. In this episode’s B-Team Report, one of our hosts fought a hard battle with a spare tire while another’s forgetfulness cost him time and money, again!
Important Links
Title sponsor: Black Rifle Coffee Company
Show sponsor: Silencer Central
Follow Nick Pinizzotto on Instagram
Follow Mike Groman on Instagram
Music by Bensound
Subscribe to the Podcast on:
About the National Deer Association
The National Deer Association (NDA) is a non-profit deer conservation group that works to ensure the future of wild deer, wildlife habitat and hunting. Thank you for subscribing to our podcast!
Support NDA’s mission by becoming a member today.
NDA has the highest ranking from Charity Navigator, an independent group that monitors non-profits for financial efficiency and effectiveness.
Learn more about deer and deer hunting in our weekly, free e-newsletter.
Follow us on our other channels: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube
Wednesday May 24, 2023
Wednesday May 24, 2023
The National Deer Association is blessed with dedicated volunteers and Branch leaders that help deliver our mission to serve as the guardian for wild deer, habit, and hunting. Still, most of our members are not active in a Branch or are unaware of the opportunities to support NDA beyond getting their annual membership.
Kristen Giger is NDA’s Director of Grassroots Support and she joins Nick and The Doctor on today’s episode to talk about the importance of our volunteers while describing the process for getting more involved from A to Z. She also shares how the organization is currently investing further in the program to ensure its bright future.
This is an Ask NDA Anything episode and our hosts answer a question about scouting for deer and whether or not it’s ever too early to start. The B-Team report for this episode was a combined effort as Nick and The Doctor pulled off yet another turkey hunting blunder.
Important Links
Title sponsor: Black Rifle Coffee Company
Show sponsor: Silencer Central
Follow Nick Pinizzotto on Instagram
Follow Mike Groman on Instagram
Music by Bensound
Subscribe to the Podcast on:
About the National Deer Association
The National Deer Association (NDA) is a non-profit deer conservation group that works to ensure the future of wild deer, wildlife habitat and hunting. Thank you for subscribing to our podcast!
Support NDA’s mission by becoming a member today.
NDA has the highest ranking from Charity Navigator, an independent group that monitors non-profits for financial efficiency and effectiveness.
Learn more about deer and deer hunting in our weekly, free e-newsletter.
Follow us on our other channels: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube
Wednesday May 10, 2023
Wednesday May 10, 2023
Dogs are remarkable. They’re much more than just "man’s best friend." When trained, dogs can help humans with a long list of tasks ranging from finding bombs and drugs to searching for lost people, detecting low blood sugar and other health concerns, and much more. Also on the list is detecting wildlife diseases including chronic wasting disease (CWD). In this episode, Nick and The Doctor talk with Brenna Babiy who is the Conservation K9 Supervisor and handler at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine’s (Penn Vet) Wildlife Futures Program, about how her team’s work can someday change the way CWD is found and tracked in the wild.
Brenna’s team is part of a greater partnership with the Pennsylvania Game Commission known as the Pennsylvania Wildlife Futures Program. NDA is also a partner in the effort. While not many people enjoy talking about CWD, this work is exciting and is showing a lot of promise for helping manage the spread of the disease. It’s a bit of good news about a topic that typically has little.
In this week’s B-Team report, hear how one of our hosts had trouble keeping track of his favorite turkey calls while the other has his day disrupted due to another form of failing memory! The next episode is an Ask NDA Anything show so please get your questions in at nick@deerassociation.com. Finally, today is NDA Giving Day! If you haven’t already, please consider making a donation to the NDA Fund by visiting our website. All donations today will be matched up to $50,000 thanks to the help of some generous donors.
Important Links
Pennsylvania Wildlife Futures Program
Title sponsor: Black Rifle Coffee Company
Show sponsor: Mathews Archery
Follow Nick Pinizzotto on Instagram
Follow Mike Groman on Instagram
Music by Bensound
Subscribe to the Podcast on:
About the National Deer Association
The National Deer Association (NDA) is a non-profit deer conservation group that works to ensure the future of wild deer, wildlife habitat and hunting. Thank you for subscribing to our podcast!
Support NDA’s mission by becoming a member today.
NDA has the highest ranking from Charity Navigator, an independent group that monitors non-profits for financial efficiency and effectiveness.
Learn more about deer and deer hunting in our weekly, free e-newsletter.
Follow us on our other channels: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube