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Ep. 223: Shooting Trees to Death

Published: 2020-06-01 10:00:00
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Steven Rinella talks with Brody Henderson, Spencer NeuharthRyan Callaghan, Phil Taylor, and Janis Putelis.

Topics discussed: Regs; Covid-19 and drinking Tommy’s spit; how the new shooting-trees-over trend is an ugly thing; the mortal danger of growing a morel mushroom; Steve's fantastic analogy for mycelium, and his general strengths in that area; MeatEater's upcoming long ass book about wilderness skills; a lack of humility on the part of Brody and Steve; .410 expressed as a “gauge”; the futility of yelling at kids to be quiet at hunting camp; the Macushi code of silence; Steve's son's first turkey hunt; mistaking a turkey head for a flower; Jani's costly truck stall; the roughed grouse that drummed all night; a puffball the size of Cal's head; how about a coffee with legs?; drawing pictures of scissors and a severed scro; and more.

 

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Referenced Books

Mushrooms Demystified
by David Arora
Referenced during discussion about morel mushrooms. Speaker mentions looking at pictures in this book, asking 'the back of mushrooms demystified, or is the front of mushrooms demystified?' when discussing morel mushroom identification.
Referenced at 00:00:08
The Frontiersman of the Yellowstone
by None
Steve mentions reading this book from the 1960s about the history of the Yellowstone Basin. He discusses stories from the book about mountain men/beaver trappers, including disputes and the death of Hugh Glass, noting he's unsure if some details are tall tales or historical fact.
Referenced at 00:00:08
Wild About Mushrooms
by None
Spencer cites this cookbook published by the Mycological Society of San Francisco to defend his statement about puffballs being called 'breakfast mushrooms.' The book states that 'some people refer to puffballs as breakfast mushrooms because they blend so well with eggs.'
Referenced at 00:00:08