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Bear Grease

Ep. 54: Genuine Outlaws - Rough Men, Part 2

Bear Grease

MeatEater

Wilderness, Sports

4.87.1K Ratings

🗓️ 18 May 2022

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

On this episode of the Bear Grease Podcast, we’re going to continue building a
biographical sketch of Louie Dale and Charley Edwards, two Southern characters known for being turkey hunting outlaws, but also beloved men in their community – by most. We’ll be diving into the moonshine incident and give some backing for why people said they were “rough men” – you’re going to hear about some fighting and gun play, so if you’re sensitive to such talk – be advised - but if you want a small picture into the American south, these guys deliver. These men were connected to the land and it shaped their identity. Host Clay Newcomb, having known them his whole life, Is unashamed by how much he liked these guys, but conflicted because he disagreed with some stuff they did. Life is a paradox and linear equations built for judgement don’t always add up. This episode is a sketch of two modern colorful characters. Their lives were just straight up entertaining and intriguing, we doubt you’re gunna want to miss it….Hey, and if you’ll stick around the very end…You’ll hear Clay and game warden Jimmy Martin relive a run in they had when Clay was 16 years old.


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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,

0:15.9

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.

0:36.7

They run one vehicle up behind him and running us on up and parking front of the car and open fire.

0:43.1

Dad bailed out and he said he said, I just ran.

0:46.6

He said, I ran hard.

0:48.1

He said there was two barbed wire fences. I don't remember jumping in one of them.

0:54.8

On this episode of the Bear Gears podcast, we're going to continue building a biographical sketch of Louis Del and Charlie Edwards.

1:04.0

Two Southern characters known for being turkey hunting outlaws, but also beloved men in their community, by most.

1:12.9

We'll be diving into the moonshine incident and giving some backing for why people said they were rough men.

1:20.6

You're going to hear about some fighting and some gun play.

1:23.8

So if you're sensitive to such talk, be advised.

1:27.2

But if you want a picture into the American South, these guys will deliver.

1:33.2

These men were connected to the land and it shaped their identity.

1:37.1

Having known them my whole life, I'm unashamed by how much I like these guys, but conflicted by how much I disagree with some of the stuff they did.

1:47.3

Life is a paradox and linear equations built for judgment don't always add up.

1:53.6

This episode is a character sketch of two modern colorful characters.

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