Ep. 46: Jerry Clower - Southern Identity, Raccoon Hunting, and Comedy

Bear Grease

MeatEater

Wilderness, Sports

4.8 • 7.1K Ratings

🗓️ 23 March 2022

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

On this episode of the Bear Grease Podcast, we’re diving deep into the heart of southern cultural identity and the mind of Jerry Clower. Does that name ring a bell? Jerry was thrust into national fame in the 1970s when a story he told about coonhunting topped the country charts. I’m interested in those odd places where rural culture -- and specifically hunting -- crosses tracks with the mainstream. Wilson Rawls bridged that gap with his book “Where the Red Fern Grows,” and Jerry did it with comedy about hunting varmints. He’s been gone for a long time, but I was able to meet up with his old Amite County neighbor in East Fork, Mississippi: a man named John Newman. He’ll give us a behind the scenes look into who Jerry was, and some of it may surprise you. And believe it not, Brent Reaves met Jerry Clower and saw his famed Gold Cadilac. Brent swears it was as long as a battleship. Trust me boys and girls, you’re not going to want to miss this one!

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0:00.0	Hey, I'm Janice Patelis.
0:01.4	And I'm Jordan Bud.
0:02.5	Jordan and I have spent our lives in the outdoors, both as hunters and professional guys.
0:08.6	And on Meet Eaters newest podcast, Gear Talk, we're taking the ultimate deep dive into the tools and gear we rely on in the field,
0:16.0	seeing the natural season.
0:17.1	We're talking classic, don't leave home without it,
0:20.2	staples, to the cutting edge and outdoor equipment.
0:23.3	Listen to Gear Talk on the iHeart Radio app on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcast.
0:36.3	What did it look like?
0:37.4	It was red.
0:38.4	Red suit, it had on the lapels, like on the pedal.
0:41.9	The stitching was white, so it stood out against that white cowboy boots.
0:46.3	Yeah.
0:47.0	And red pants had a big white belt with a belt buckle size of a
0:51.3	stewed-a-baker hub cap and he had an embroidered cone on the on the left lapel.
0:56.0	Really?
0:56.4	Yep, cone face right there.
0:58.8	On this episode of the Beargrease podcast, we're diving deep into Southern culture and identity
1:05.2	to get a view from the captain's chair of Jerry Klauer's mind.
1:10.0	Does that name ring a bell?
1:12.1	Jerry was thrust in the national fame in the 1970s when a story he told about
1:16.8	Coonhunting topped the country music charts. I'm interested in those odd places where rural culture
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