Ep. 137: Bulls, Bucks, and Pre-Chewed Meat

Published: 2018-10-08 10:00:00

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Bozeman, MT- Steven Rinella talks with Kurt Racicot of Stone Glacier, Mark Kenyon of Wired to Hunt, along with Janis Putelis of the MeatEater crew.

Subjects discussed: revisiting Kurt’s impossible hunt; creating problems for yourself; Mark Kenyon's Montana public land whitetail hunt; taking note of squirrels; dreaded shots; making your kids eat more than just buttered noodles; gear that you brought but didn’t use and gear you shouldn't have left behind; cutting books into thirds; Tom Petty's tracking of a single bee to its hive; and more.

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Referenced Books

Land of Feast and Famine

by Helge Ingstad

Steve mentions reading this book about fur trappers in the northwest territories and the boreal forest near the Arctic. He discusses how these trappers would trade in rump fat from deer and use it as currency, using this as an example to discuss the difference between deer tallow and bear lard.

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The Seventymile Kid: The Lost Legacy of Harry Karstens and the First Ascent of Mount Mckinley

by Tom Walker

Steve recounts a story about getting stuck in fog while sheep hunting. His brother had brought this biography (described as 'not the New York Times best seller list' and 'a really old biography'). They cut the paperback into thirds to share among three people while waiting out the fog. He remembers details about the importance of killing bears for lard in the fall for baking.

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