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Ep. 572: Boiled Muskrat, Freeze-Dried, and the Table Manners of Dirt Myth

Published: 2024-07-15 09:00:00
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Steven Rinella talks with Janis Putelis, Ryan Callaghan, Mark KenyonBrody Henderson, Phil Taylor, and Corinne Schneider

Topics discussed: Jani and Cal's perfectly average results in Sig Sauer’s shooting competition; how Jani shot a target a mile away; subscribe to our new MeatEater Podcast Network Youtube Channel; a steelhead burned onto a tie dyed hoody; our gnome shirts are back in stock and where was the mermaid hooked?; another call for your outro music submissions; the noises Dirt makes while eating; how Steve’s the OG freeze dried expert and his face is on the new collar Peak Refuel freeze dried American buffalo meal pack; no to captive cervids, yes to bison ranchers; how many notches in Steve’s spoon?; join Mark Kenyon’s Working for Wildlife Tour in August; calling Doug Duren for acorn advice; saving horses by hunting ground squirrels; sharing vasectomy stories; “Steve reads books so you ain’t got to”; eating rats; and more.

Outro song “Open Country” by Dirt Myth and Andrew Smith

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Referenced Books

A Vaquero of the Brush Country: The Life and Times of John D. Young
by J. Frank Dobie
Steve mentions reading this book during a live show. It was given to him by the live tour guy. He later references it again when discussing terms like 'old mossy horns' and sayings like 'more of something than fiddlers in hell' that he learned from the book.
Referenced at 01:09:41
Fishing with Daniel Boone: Fly Fishing the Streams of an American Hero
by William F. Carmon (Bill Carmon)
Steve describes this as a guidebook by Bill Carmon who was with Rocky Mountain Trout Foundation. The book provides locations where Daniel Boone hunted and fished, allowing readers to fish those historic places while learning about the history that occurred there.
Referenced at 01:24:09
The Alaska Journals of James A. Carroll, 1911-1922
by James A. Carroll
This is the main book Steve discusses in detail during his 'Steve Reads Books So You Ain't Got To' segment. It's about a cook from Minnesota logging camps who becomes a fur trapper in Alaska and chronicles his adventures, including detailed descriptions of cooking techniques, trapping, and frontier life.
Referenced at 01:24:47