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MeatEater Conservation

Ep. 216: Public Lands, Comment Periods, and Old Whistles

MeatEater Conservation

MeatEater

Sports, Wilderness, Education

4.99.6K Ratings

🗓️ 19 June 2023

⏱️ 24 minutes

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This week Cal talks about falling porkies, urban peacocks, park coyotes, and so much more. 

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0:00.0

Hey folks, this is Brent Rees with me, the Ethers new podcast of this country live.

0:05.0

You ever wondered how to pick out a good dog, bowl up a mess of crawfish or catch cat fish

0:09.3

on a trot line?

0:10.3

Well, on this country life, I'm inviting you into my home, where in each episode I'll

0:14.8

be telling you the story of a good hunt, close call, a hard time, a good time, whatever.

0:20.0

And then we'll talk on some good country skills I think you ought to know.

0:24.1

Listen to this country life in the Bear Greece feed on the I Heart Radio F or wherever you

0:29.3

get your podcasts.

0:59.3

But Swan reported that they believed the large white bird to be a duck, which would also

1:05.1

be out of season.

1:06.6

We know this Swan was beloved because it had a name.

1:09.3

In this case, Fey, F-A-Y-E, Fey was snatched and eaten from a pond in Manlius, New York

1:16.8

by a 16, 17, 18 year old, who also stole her four signets.

1:22.6

Signets, C-Y-G, N-E-T-S, are what you call a baby Swan.

1:26.9

Like, you know, the kitten is to a cat, a puppy is to a dog, or a calf is to a cow.

1:32.6

Comes from the old French word meaning little Swan, very creative.

1:37.2

Anyway, the good people of Manlius, New York, were not happy about their local mascot being

1:42.8

cooked and eaten.

1:44.5

Swans are an icon for the village, according to local media, and have been featured in

1:48.6

the town since 1905.

1:50.7

The teen trio told police they hopped the fence around the pond, held Fey down as she sat

1:55.8

on her nest, and decapitated her with a knife.

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