Ep. 411: Boned from the Right, Boned from the Left

Published: 2023-02-06 10:00:00

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Steve Rinella talks with Jason Bergsman, Matt Cook, Bridget Noonan, Jason Phelps, and Clay Newcomb.

Topics include: What chaps Steve's ass; Alaska's traditional use practices; donuts and black bears; purposefully putting an icky slant on things; how you should never fall in love with a ground nesting bird; controlling efficacy; more on turkey season in Michigan; "Texotics" and gynecologist hunters; when a shooting leads first responders to a Bengal tiger cub; when you learn valuable life lessons at the border crossing with Mexico; the true meaning of refried beans; when folks are useless on the first day; the saga of Phelps' buck; Clay's energy jitters; when the non typical beam gets shot off; and more.

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Referenced Books

Alaska's Wolf Man: The 1915-55 Wilderness Adventures of Frank Glaser

by Jim Rearden

Steve discusses this book while explaining the history of wolf control in Alaska. He mentions it's about one of the first wolf control agents who became active in the 1920s, describing the progression from gun hunting to using poisons for wolf control, and providing specific examples from the book about the effectiveness of poison baits.

Referenced at 00:00:08

Life & Death at the Mouth of the Musselshell

by H. Duane Hampton

Steve references this book, describing it as 'a guy's journal' about a wolfer operating at the mouth of the Muscle Shell River where it flows into the Missouri. He quotes specific passages about the wolfer checking bait stations and returning with forty wolves, and an incident involving a tribal representative complaining about losing twenty-four dogs to strychnine baits.

Referenced at 00:00:08

Make Prayers to the Raven: A Koyukon View of the Northern Forest

by Richard K. Nelson

Steve mentions anthropologist Richard K. Nelson's work documenting the Koyukon people's traditional hunting practices. He specifically references Nelson's documentation of the Koyukon belief that it was unethical to kill a bear any way other than digging it out of its den, and that shooting a bear above ground was not acceptable practice.

Referenced at 00:00:08