Ep. 84: CLAUDE MAXWELL

Bear Grease

MeatEater

Wilderness, Sports

4.8 • 7.1K Ratings

🗓️ 14 December 2022

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

This week, after getting a surprising email, Clay pulls an audible and hops a flight back to Ohio just to interview one very unique man - a business owner, a family man, and a respected pillar of his community. Without saying too much, what we can tell you is this: loyal listeners will recognize the popular threads of redemption, forgiveness and nuance woven into the tapestry of this story. To say that this episode is a surprise might be an understatement, but what we can guarantee is, you're not gonna wanna miss this one!

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0:00.0	This episode came at me as a surprise, kind of a shocker.
0:10.3	It wasn't planned, but after a string of emails and a flurry of phone calls, the first
0:15.7	week of December, I found myself on a plane headed to southeast Ohio.
0:21.4	Our Secret Agent Man series ended a few weeks ago, and on that series we heard about the
0:27.1	illustrious and wild career of undercover wildlife agent RT Stewart in Ohio.
0:33.6	He told us about Operation Redbud, which in the 1990s was the largest turkey poaching
0:39.7	sting in US history.
0:40.9	You've heard about that a ton, but I learned something about telling old stories.
0:48.8	They don't always end where you think they do.
0:53.1	They just continue, and they always have more than one side.
0:58.8	That's all I can say for now.
1:02.0	But I really doubt you're going to want to miss this one.
1:05.8	June 16th, 1996.
1:06.8	A lot of good day.
1:09.0	Yeah.
1:10.0	It was almost like unbelievable.
1:20.2	My name is Clay Nukem, and this is the Bear Geese Podcast, where we'll explore things
1:25.6	forgotten but relevant, search for inside and unlikely places, and where we'll tell the
1:31.4	story of Americans who live their lives close to the land.
1:36.8	Presented by F.H.F. Gear, American-made, purpose-built hunting and fishing gear that's designed
1:44.0	to be as rugged as the places we explore.
1:54.7	So when did you buy this place?
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