Ep. 468: Bugling for Bulls and a Decoy Genius

Published: 2023-08-14 09:00:00

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Steve Rinella talks with Dave Smith, Jason Phelps, Janis Putelis, Seth Morris, Chester Floyd, Phil Taylor, and Corinne Schneider.

Topics discussed: Pleasing poses; our punt gun resurfaces and how Steve almost lost his eyes; the MeatEater Auction House of Oddities is back; an owl pellet containing a banded bird leg bone; the GoFundMe for a NV state bear biologist who's been slapped with $150,000 in damages; Jason Phelps advises on three things to keep in mind this elk season; when you start off making decoys with canvas bags; hunting collars; Dave's accumulation of bands and 100+ neck collars; a grind of birds; how Dave used to design Air Jordans midsoles; subtracting material vs. shaping material; how you really don't want a buck getting injured on your decoy stake; placement vs. presence; when toms mount jake decoys; if folks behaved like turkeys; Hell's Basement; sitting there and watching the show; and more.

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Referenced Books

The Outlaw Gunner

by Harry M. Walsh

Speaker 1 mentions owning a book about punt gunners while discussing historical waterfowl hunting practices with punt guns. The book is referenced in the context of explaining that people had misconceptions about how many ducks were killed with punt guns.

Referenced at 09:17

None

by Dennis Hunt

Speaker 2 (Dave Smith) mentions reading Dennis Hunt books while learning about goose hunting and decoy use. He references Hunt's writings about how 'decoys are you need them? But at the same time, geese hate them' and how they're used to lure birds into gun range.

Referenced at 22:39

Hunt High

by Duncan Gilchrist

Speaker 1 extensively discusses this self-published hunting book, describing it as containing wisdom and observations from a seasoned hunter. He mentions the author is deceased, the book became expensive (hundreds of dollars) due to increased interest, and compares the writing style to Hemingway. The book covers various hunting topics including camp equipment, mountain goats, and general hunting philosophy.

Referenced at 2:12:35

Martin I Have Known

by None

Speaker 2 mentions that Worth Matthewson lent him books about early martin trappers, including this title. The books are described as being about historical trappers and are difficult to find on Amazon, having become quite valuable.

Referenced at 2:14:26