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Ep. 354: If There's Lead In The Air, There's Hope In The Heart

Published: 2022-08-01 09:00:00
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Steven Rinella talks with Chris Parish, Ryan Callaghan, Sean Weaver, Phil Taylor, and Corinne Schneider

Topics discussed: How Steve still insists on his theory that D&D created today's falconry community; spending 19 hours hunting per single grouse harvested in NY State; MeatEater's Campfire Stories 2: Narrow Misses and More Close Calls is out!; go get our brand new EZ SUK'R cow elk call from Phelps Game Calls; a reminder to submit your project to our Land Access Initiative; FirstLite's partnership with Delta Waterfowl; profile pictures and differing opinions on what's offensive; green crab whiskey and eating invasive species; lead shot and waterfowl die offs; getting thrown in jail for shooting red tails; how the lead issue is definitely not just a condor issue; the story of AC-9; chelation and depuration as great Scrabble words; supplement tubs; how condors returned to the same caves their ancestors had lived in during the Pleistocene; hunters responding; being uneasy about bans; following the science and when science becomes weaponized; the North American Non-lead Partnership and Hunting With Non-lead; and more.

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Referenced Books

Wildlife in America
by Peter Matthiessen
Referenced during discussion about condor conservation and captive breeding programs. The speaker mentions: 'It was in Matheson's book America's what was it called Wildlife in America. I read it, but I don't remember it.' The book was being cited regarding Audubon's position on collecting birds for captive breeding programs.
Referenced at Unable to determine specific timestamp - discussed in condor conservation section
Silent Spring
by Rachel Carson
Referenced in discussion about DDT's effects on raptors and bald eagles. The speaker asks 'What was the thing called silent spring and all that?' in the context of discussing what was done to save the bald eagle and the role of DDT/DDE in causing eggshell thinning. Rachel Carson's name is mentioned later in the same discussion as being analogous to Bell Rose's role in the lead shot ban conversation.
Referenced at Unable to determine specific timestamp - discussed in DDT/bald eagle section