Ep. 670: The Secrets of Blacktail Deer

The MeatEater Podcast

MeatEater

Sports, Wilderness

4.9 • 37.5K Ratings

🗓️ 3 March 2025

⏱️ 135 minutes

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Summary

Steven Rinella talks with Jim Baichtal of The Blacktail Foundation, Janis Putelis, Ryan Callaghan, Phil Taylor, and Corinne Schneider.

Topics discussed: When you only shoot with a muzzleloader; all the records; the old ass deer bone; the conservation of blacktail deer; the "shirker buck" theory; moon phases; an animal at the edge; timber management and harvest; long days on the hunt for blacktail; how half of the blacktail fawns are eaten by black bears; licking branches; and more.

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0:00.0	This is the meat eater podcast coming at you shirtless, severely bug-bitten, and in my case, underwearless.
0:15.5	We're going to hunt the meat-eater podcast.
0:18.1	You can't predict anything.
0:19.6	The Meat-Eater podcast is brought to you by First Light.
0:23.0	Whether you're checking trail cams, hanging deer stands, or scouting for elk,
0:26.7	First Light has performance apparel to support every hunter in every environment.
0:31.1	Check it out at Firstlight.com.
0:33.2	F-I-R-S-T-L-I-T-E.com.
0:40.0	Join today by Jim Bachel, who doesn't shoot shit unless he can shoot it with a muzzleloader.
0:45.7	I know how to use a rifle.
0:47.7	I just choose not to.
0:49.4	When did you quit?
0:51.7	1986.
0:52.9	What happened?
0:53.9	I decided to want to get close with a single shot.
0:57.0	But you still get closer to the single.
0:59.0	You wanted to force yourself to get closer to a single shot.
1:02.0	What did you shoot prior to shooting a muzzleloader?
1:04.0	I got my dad's 30 out six, a 721 that he bought in 1950.
1:10.0	Yeah. And then was your gun? I still have it. six, seven 21 that he bought in 1950. In Birmingham 721.
1:12.1	Now's your gun.
1:13.1	I still have it.
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