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Gamekeeper Podcast

EP:164 | Alabama Black Bears

Gamekeeper Podcast

Mossy Oak

Land Management, Sports, Wilderness, Mossy Oak, Bottomland, Hunting, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, Wild Turkey, Food Plot, Whitetail Deer, Gamekeeper

4.91.2K Ratings

🗓️ 12 June 2023

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

This week we are fascinated to learn about the research and management of two different populations of black bears in Alabama. We are joined by biologists Hannah Leeper, Traci Wood and Dr. Todd Steury of Auburn University who explain it all. Listening to their stories of crawling into bear dens (a couple times while mama bear was still present) to retrieve and weigh newborn cubs will give you a whole new appreciation for the dedication these biologists have for their work. No matter where you...

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0:00.0

Hi, I'm Jeff Foxworthy, and welcome to Gamekeeper Podcast.

0:04.0

If you want to learn more about farming for wildlife and habitat management,

0:08.0

then buddy, you are in the right place.

0:10.0

Join the Gamekeeper crew direct from Mossy Oak Land Enhancement Studio as they discuss the latest wildlife and habitat management practices,

0:18.0

news, and of course hunting. There's no telling what you'll learn, but'm going to tell you I bet it's interesting enjoy

0:26.4

We're live in three two one

0:29.4

All right everybody welcome to West Point Mississippi this one's going to be a lot of fun

0:34.0

it's going to be a little bit different we've got Richie sitting over here in the chair

0:37.6

with us I don't know if we need the horns for me today but I'm usually behind the

0:41.0

camera and trying to hit those horns, but it's going to be fun.

0:46.0

Yeah, so we've, you went on a shoot recently.

0:50.1

This whole episode is about Black Bears in North Alabama and Richie was there.

0:55.2

So we wanted his perspective being behind the camera when they were poking a sleeping sow with a stick

1:01.3

we'll get what was going through Rich's mind there.

1:03.6

Dudley it's good to see you. You're always glad to be here.

1:06.8

Always bright-eyed and bushy-tailed and we got Rob, our mustachioed producer over

1:11.8

here pushing the buttons and on the guest couch we have a young

1:16.3

lady named Tracy Wood who is from the Alabama Department of Conservation she is a

1:21.8

wildlife biologist. She is just I can tell she's excited to be here.

1:26.4

Tracy welcome. Thank you very much. Drove all the way up from Troy Alabama.

1:37.4

You say the word bear and I'm here. Well that made a smile when she said that. So Tracy, thank you for being here on Zoom now. We've got two other guests. We've got Dr Todd Sturry from Auburn University.

1:46.0

How about that?

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