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Ep. 605: A Woman Among Wolves

Published: 2024-09-30 09:00:00
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Steven Rinella talks with Diane Boyd, Janis Putelis, Brody Henderson, Randall Williams, Seth Morris, Phil Taylor, and Corinne Schneider.

Topics discussed: Diane Boyd’s new book A Woman Among Wolves; a tame pet pigeon with the bird sitter; when Diane was on Ep. 166: Hunting with Teeth; it’s MeatEater's Whitetail Week!; F*cked Up Old Shitters calendar is here; a good use for a tandem outhouse; "a retraction never gets the traction of the reaction to the original action"; Sonoran hotdogs; if you could snap your finger and get rid of CWD, would you?; the first wolf reintroductions; lady wolf trapper; where are wolves tolerated?; bringing home any Mexican wolves that wander out of their area; being a lumper of a splitter; why wolves generally don’t kill people; the average age of wolf death; high running feelings about wolf management vis-a-vis deer hunting; re-listing wolves on the ESA?; wolves in Colorado; ballot box biology; and more.

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Referenced Books

A Woman among Wolves, My Journey through forty Years of Wolf Recovery
by Diane Boyd
Steve introduces Diane Boyd's new book about her career working with wolf recovery. The book is being released September 10th and is available for pre-order. This is the main topic of discussion as Diane is the guest on the podcast.
Referenced at 00:52:41
Alaska's Wolfman
by Jim Rearden
Steve mentions a book about Frank Glazer, describing him as someone who went to Alaska and became an accomplished hunter involved in wolf control operations. The book documents his experiences with predator control in Alaska.
Referenced at 01:43:33
The Crossing
by Cormac McCarthy
Steve references this Cormac McCarthy novel in the context of discussing wolf trapping techniques. He describes a scene where a character tries to catch a Mexican gray wolf by setting a trap in his fire pit.
Referenced at 01:40:00
The Last of the Loaners
by Stanley P. Young
Diane Boyd mentions this book while discussing historical accounts of wolf trappers and their efforts to catch the last remaining wolves. She references it in the context of old-timers' stories about renegade wolves.
Referenced at 01:49:05