Ep. 255: Never Pass Up on the First Day What You'd Be Happy to Have on the Last

Published: 2021-01-11 10:00:00

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Steven Rinella talks with Clay Newcomb, Seth Morris, Chester Floyd, and Spencer Neuharth.

Topics discussed: the time when Steve put a hit on a beaver; wolves and their magical ability to sniff out CWD-positive deer; why Doug feels you're missing the point; would you feed CWD-positive deer meat to your dog?; having mega colon and then dying from constipation; the handbook of mummy studies; how Seth survived a weasel attack; fear of too much renewable energy infrastructure and the failure to recognize how destructive it is to wildlife; castration bands to strangle off sheep tails; how mountain lions used to be everywhere; Boone's elk antler, or not; when deer had tusks; how Steve is against Clay bringing his bow and his rifle on the same hunt; a 17-year-old transgendeer; and more.

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Referenced Books

Never Cry Wolf

by Farley Mowat

Referenced in a discussion about wolves and chronic wasting disease (CWD). The speaker mentions that 'everyone who's watched Never cry Wolf knows that they have an uncanny magical ability to sniff out disease and kill diseased animals.' This appears to be referring to the well-known book (also adapted as a film) about wolves.

Referenced at 00:00:08

Handbook of Mummy Studies

by Dong Hoon Shin (Editor), Raffaella Bianucci (Editor)

Explicitly described as 'the forthcoming book called the Handbook of Mummy Studies.' Discussed in the context of a story about a man who died of constipation 1,000-1,400 years ago in the desert southwest. The speaker says, 'And if you think I'll not be buying the Handbook of Mummy Studies, you are wrong.'

Referenced at 00:00:08

Beast of Never, Cat of God: The Search for the Eastern Puma

by Bob Butz

Mentioned in a discussion about mountain lions. The speaker says 'This dude in my home state wrote this book, Beast of Never Category odd, I think it was what the book was called, but it was about him getting all obsessed with mountain lions in Michigan.' The title appears to be transcribed imperfectly but is clearly identified as a book.

Referenced at 00:00:08

Boone

by Robert Morgan

Referenced in a discussion about Daniel Boone artifacts and whether a particular antler truly belonged to Boone. The speaker says 'I can't remember if it was in Robert Morgan's Boone biography or the fair Riger biography, one of these Boom biographies. In the end, he talks about um all of the alleged artifacts.'

Referenced at 00:00:08