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Ep. 338: The Biggest Buck in the USA

Published: 2022-06-06 09:00:00
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Steven Rinella talks with Dustin Huff, Janis Putelis, Brody Henderson, Mark Kenyon, Spencer Neuharth,  Phil Taylor, and Corinne Schneider.


Topics discussed: Touring with Luke Combs; killing it with a crossbow; when a marten attacks Jani's hens; The Rinella Doctrine; a very long passage about what male turkeys do to female turkeys; why you best leave it 'till tomorrow; Seth and Chester’s 17th place finish in their first ever walleye tournament; the crew being pro pay-to-camp in National Forest; big bucks on the hog farm; how Dustin doesn’t use trail cams; shoulder growths; when everyone knows but no one says; Megatine Junior; Spencer and Mark, the big buck blowhards; just a deer hunter; when you shoot the biggest deer in America; texting with pops; “it's going to be a wall hanger!”; getting a buck named after you; the bullcrap aftermath and the haters; waiting for the cash money offers; "I Should Be Fishing" and other songs by Dustin; and more. 

 

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Referenced Books

Black Range Tales
by Carl Malcolm
Steve discusses reading this book while hunting in New Mexico. He recounts a story from the book about a miner who used skunk fat to treat rheumatism, and discusses how mountain men suffered from rheumatism due to working in cold water.
Referenced at Not specified
Arctic Dreams
by Barry Lopez
Steve references this book when discussing a phenomenon where whales get trapped in frozen fjords and polar bears mysteriously appear at these locations, questioning how the bears know to gather there.
Referenced at Not specified