Ep. 038: Maverick County, Texas. Steven Rinella talks with ranch manager and hog trapper Ben Binnion, along with Chris Gill and Janis Putelis from the MeatEater crew

Published: 2016-06-23 20:53:00

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Maverick County, Texas. Steven Rinella talks with ranch manager and hog trapper Ben Binnion, along with Chris Gill and Janis Putelis from the MeatEater crew. Subjects discussed: the music of Shearwater; why Steve won't plug Janis's t-shirt company anymore; the importance of trail cams; whitetail antler potential; high-fence vs unfenced whitetail properties in Texas; buck identification; how to age a deer; the question of carrying capacity; helicopter surveys; how Texas allocates deer permits; trashy does and fecund bucks; the Founder Effect; why deer are like people; managing vs farming game; and the biodiversity of Texas whitetail country.

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Referenced Books

Candid Creatures: How Camera Traps Reveal the Mysteries of Nature

by Roland W. Kays

During a discussion about trail cameras and their impact on wildlife management, Steve Rinella mentions that 'a biologist in New York just put out a book about the significance of what they call camera trap to the field.' The book reportedly contains 'three or six hundred like very influential trail cam images' and discusses how camera traps have helped understand wildlife distribution, range, and travel patterns. No specific title was provided, only that it was recently published by a New York-based biologist.

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