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Ep. 226: The Life and Times of the Antler Man

Published: 2020-06-22 09:00:00
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Steven Rinella talks with Jim Phillips, Corinne Schneider, Spencer Neuharth, Phil Taylor, and Janis Putelis.

Topics discussed: never paying for an antler; Steve as an incidental shed hunter; Jim refusing to insure his horn shed; an important premonition; getting poked; guessing at the value of 16,000 antlers; a little man living in your body; zigs and zags; not counting brow tines; having a 400-ton rock collection; donating antlers for a sting operation; not getting with the program; enjoying the work; a lion hunter who also golfs; the arrogance of mullein weed; how Steve made his kids mule deer antler marshmallow sticks; far vs. close lookers; all the energy it takes; and more. 

 

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by Danielle Steel (transcribed as 'Daniel Steel')
Jim mentions that his wife collects 'Daniel Steel books' (referring to romance novelist Danielle Steel) when discussing how everyone collects something. This is mentioned during a conversation about collections and compulsions.
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Jim references a book (and then mentions a second book) written by 'a guy from Bozeman' about 'all the oddities in Montana.' The author traveled around the state documenting oddities. No specific title or author name is provided, though Jim indicates he may have one of the books. This comes up when discussing whether Jim's antler collection would be considered an 'oddity.'
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