Ep. 041: Daniel, Wyoming. Steven Rinella talks with Janis Putelis, Chris Gil, and Garret Smith from the MeatEater Crew.

Published: 2016-08-05 00:48:00

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Subjects discussed: the untouchedness of certain animals; hunting hats, radical lefty hats, and hats that say hello before you do; making smoked bear hams; the fishy taste of coastal bears; beaver tasting notes; Chris Gil's grey rabbit meat; Chupik eskimo and seal oil; the mountain man era; what would happen at the mountain man rendezvous; company trappers vs. free trappers; today's equivalent of a mountain man; why Janis is done promoting squirrel hunting; beaver tail belt buckles and eel skin wallets; the richest man in America; Daniel Boone, Jim Bridger, Laramie, Jed Smith, John Colter, Hugh Glass, Jed Smith, and more badasses.

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Referenced Books

The Big Sky

by A.B. Guthrie Jr.

Discussed in the context of mountain men and PTSD. Speaker describes it as 'A. B. Guthrie's fantastic mountain man book, The Big Sky' and explains it's a well-researched fictional tale of a mountain man who becomes a damaged man when he returns east. The book is noted as the origin of Montana being called 'Big Sky Country.'

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Make Prayers to the Raven

by Richard K. Nelson

Discussed as a book by anthropologist Richard K. Nelson about the Koyukon people on the Koyukuk River. The speaker references it when discussing Native cultures' relationships to food, animals, and taboo systems, specifically mentioning their beliefs about drinking water and hunting bears.

Referenced at Unable to determine exact timestamp