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My name is Clay Newcomb and I'm the host of the Bear Honey magazine podcast.

I'll also be your host into the world of hunting the icon of North American wilderness, the bear.

We'll talk about tactics, gear, conservation, but we'll also bring you into some of the

wildest country on the planet chasing bear.

You know, those, the bear hunters were sports stars of their era.

You know, they were the heroes.

You're writing this down, Colby.

You know, I'm committed to memory.

This is good.

This is what I've been living for the moment when somebody like, Dr. Brooks Blevins said that

bear hunters were the sports stars of

the 1800s.

And, yeah, I mean, they, in my humble opinion, this podcast is one of the neatest that we've ever

done.

We went up to Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri

and met with Dr. Brooks Blevins, who is the national expert and historian on the Ozarks,

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