Steven Rinella talks with Brandon Maddox, Grace Sturdivant, Lukas VanLaeken, Janis Putelis, Ryan Callaghan, Garrett Long, Matt Miller, Phil Taylor, and Corinne Schneider.

Topics discussed: How everything is surpassed everywhere else but in the US; our 2025 F*cked Up Old Shitters calendar is out; scratch and sniff; the black market for big game tags; laws about crossing state lines with skulls; bent or ejected hair cells from within the ear; decibels and pressure on your ear drums; how ear plugs are only going to do so much to protect your ears; and why you should double up; the Hearing Protection Act; legal for ownership in 42 states and legal for hunting with in 41 states; sonic crack and muzzle blast; a game warden opinion poll on suppressors; the now short waiting period for suppressors; the 3DB Rule; the brand new MeatEater-Silencer Central Suppressor https://www.silencercentral.com/products/meateater/; a muzzle break in a suppressor; get your Otopro hearing protection; and more.

Outro song: "Tired and Branded" by Bard Edrington V

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