Ep. 047: Laramie, Wyoming. Steven Rinella talks with Wyoming policy advisers David Willms and Nephi Cole, Ronny Boheme, along with Brody Henderson and Janis Putelis from the MeatEater crew.

Published: 2016-10-28 00:53:00

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Subjects discussed: mountain man Jacques Laramie; the ecology of the post-apocalypse and the best caliber for post-apocalyptic firearms; ’Waters of the United States (WOTUS)’ vs. ‘navigable waters’; Justice Kennedy’s ‘significant nexus’; the delisting of wolves in Wyoming; Mexican gray wolves; Yellowstone Syndrome; hunting luddites; dynamite fishing for trout; using old hunting gear and disposable culture; Steve’s theory on discomfort; John Denver; what swayed Steve to go to grad school in Montana; losing dogs to wolves; the division of western and eastern hunters; and more.

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Referenced Books

A Sand County Almanac

by Aldo Leopold

Referenced during a discussion about wolf management history. The speaker mentions 'Elo Leopold has his you know, has his famous epiphany that he that he gives in san County Almanac, which occurs when he was down and I believe in New Mexico doing some wolf depredation.' This is discussing Leopold's famous change in perspective about wolf management that he wrote about in his book.

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