You’re listening to Shootin’ the Bull — a podcast by Idaho Fish and Game. From fish squeezers, deer muggers, and everyone in between, these are the conversations with the men and women of Idaho Fish and Game.

Hosts Connor Jay Liess (Public Information Specialist) and Ben Bieri (Digital Content Specialist) sit down with two Idaho Fish and Game Commissioners, Ron Davies (Salmon Region) and Don Ebert (Clearwater Region).

Additional topics: Don's dang golf balls; what does a Commissioner do?; appointed, not elected; Commissioner Davies answering an ad in the paper; a lifetime of public service; Commissioner curveballs; the dedication of Fish and Game staff; balancing science and public input; what a Commission can and can't do; quorums; regional differences; when Don gives Ron some of his region's anadromous fish; checks and balances; the public's business; 63 years in Weippe and living in your grandparents' home; the hustle and bustle of Clayton, Idaho; the challenges of population growth; why Idahoans want opportunity—even if they don't harvest; Ben comparing archery elk hunting to golfing; Weippe Country Club; chronic wasting disease; predator management; hunting technology; and more.

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