Ep. 635: Working on Grizzly Bears

The MeatEater Podcast

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Sports, Wilderness

4.9 • 37.5K Ratings

🗓️ 9 December 2024

⏱️ 116 minutes

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Summary

Steven Rinella talks with Dusty Lasseter, Cory Calkins, Randall Williams, Phil Taylor, and Corinne Schneider.

Topics discussed: Catching 67 grizzlies in barrel traps; figuring out where to put grizzlies you’re relocating; being trap savvy; the death of 399; Steve spilling coffee all over his laptop; the “My Favorite Animal Act”; a sow’s home range size; how bears eat over 260 different plants and animals in the Yellowstone ecosystem; when a bear eats human meat; avoiding eye contact; false charging vs. actual charging; management decisions; delisting; how many grizzly die per year; Steve's promise to never put in for a grizzly tag; and more.

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