Ep. 085: Afognak Island Elk Hunt

Published: 2017-10-09 17:41:00

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Afognak Island, AK- Steven Rinella talks with Remi Warren, Dirt Myth, Ridge Pounder, and Janis Putelis of the MeatEater crew.

Subjects Discussed: the impeccable sound quality of the MeatEater Podcast; Dirt Myth's fancy chew; Night Moves; the biggest bears in the world; Bergmann's Principle; grizzly behavior in proximity to food sources; hunting Afognak elk; embracing the suck; people snaking your hunting spot; ethics checks; precipitation as it relates to bear coloration; how to square a bear; is the effort worth the reward?; and more.

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by Tony Ross

Referenced as 'the hunting writer and guide Tony Ross' who 'has got a book about grizzlies and brown bears.' The discussion mentions Ross's book talks about how older boar grizzlies prey on cubs as an important food source, not just for breeding advantages but as actual sustenance.

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by Stephen Jay Gould

Referenced as 'the geneticist Stephen Gould' in a discussion about evolutionary biology and selective advantages. Specifically mentioned in context of Gould discussing how not all traits have adaptive advantages, using the example of tree bark being brown as a byproduct rather than having its own selective advantage.

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