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Ep. 732: Predator Management, California Style

Published: 2025-07-14 09:00:00
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Steven Rinella talks with BHA's Western Policy and Conservation Manager Devin O'DeaBrody Henderson, Randall Williams, Cory Calkins, Phil Taylor, and Corinne Schneider.  

Topics Discussed: Steve gets the short end of the stick with a wafer cone, twice; a hot tip on using hydrogen peroxide to remove blood from fabric; an organic mass; subscribe to The MeatEater Kids Podcast feed to catch our fresh drop of Season 3; a crawfish Oedipus complex drama; mountain lions killing six times more deer because black bears steal their; the highest density concentration of bears in the world; more bear-human conflict; how the Humane Society of the US shockingly has police powers; California's screwy laws against hunting bears and the effort to fight them; and more.

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Referenced Books

The Land Breakers
by John Ehle
Steve Rinella recommends this novel to Doug, describing it as 'one of the best I've read in a long time.' He explains it's about the first farmers moving into Appalachian valleys after the long hunters, establishing corn patches and hunting bears. He praises it as a 'phenomenal novel' and notes the author's extensive knowledge about trees and wood purposes.
Referenced at 00:27:36