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Bear Grease

Ep. 442: Backwoods University - Florida Cattle and Conservation

Bear Grease

MeatEater

Sports, Wilderness

4.97.4K Ratings

🗓️ 13 April 2026

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

The Florida water crisis, remains the focus of our discussion. However, we are going to hear about it from a different perspective. Pat Durden is a multi-generational Floridian, a cattlemen, and an outdoorsman. Pat is going to give his take on some the water issue Florida is up against, from the perspective of farmers and ranchers.

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0:00.0

Hey, it's Clay Newcomb here from Bear Grease, and I want to tell you about my new 12 and 26 film

0:06.6

presented by Moultry and Anex. These are 12 of meat eaters' biggest and baddest hunts from the last year

0:13.5

that are going to be released through 2026. These are long-form episodes, or what I call films,

0:20.1

so you're going to get more of what you love.

0:22.1

My film will take us into the deep and cold, rugged country of southwest Utah on a lion hunt with hounds, where we traveled over 80 miles and five days on mules.

0:33.9

But the best part, I'm hunting with the legendary lion hunting family, the meekums,

0:39.4

but also one of the country's top mulemen, Ty Evans. This is about mules and lions. This is the

0:46.9

kind of place where winter hangs on tight and every track in the snow tells a story.

0:53.0

If you've ever wondered what it's like to pursue a mountain

0:55.9

line in big country on muleback, then this is the episode for you. Check it out now on the

1:02.3

mediaeer YouTube channel and be on the lookout for more 12 and 26 in the coming months.

1:10.3

Welcome to Backwoods University, a place where we focus on wildlife, wild places, and the people

1:15.7

who dedicate their lives to conserving both.

1:18.0

Big shout out to Onyx Hunt for their support of this podcast.

1:20.7

I'm your host, Lake Pickle.

1:22.4

And on this episode, we're going back to the state of Florida.

1:25.5

We're going back to the water crisis.

1:27.3

However, this time, we're going to hear about state of Florida. We're going back to the water crisis. However, this time,

1:28.3

we're going to hear about it from a different perspective.

1:37.9

Okay, so allow me to explain kind of the odd setting that you're seeing me in right now. I'll start

1:43.3

with the setting first and then

1:44.8

explain why this episode's going to be a little bit different. First, the setting. I am on the

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