S1-E04: This Roux's for You

Ep. 296: When Death Comes for You

Steven Rinella talks with Pat Durkin, Tracy Crane, Clay Newcomb, Seth Morris, Chester Floyd, Phil Taylor, Corinne Schneider, and Janis Putelis. Topics discussed: Being close to death; app-controlled hearing aids; Pat's tattoos; the story behind the Blair Witch snowman in Episode 4 of Season 10; the correlation between being tox pos and getting into car accidents; Steve testing a small core of his own meat for our internal trichinosis longitudinal...

This Strategy Will Help You Kill More Rutting Bucks

Reflecting back on hunts helps me consistently learn and grow as a hunter. When I began taking rut trips out of state, I started to notice some of my unproductive tendencies. I would spend the first few days in places where it looked like deer should be, but sightings and encounters were spotty at best. This led to frantic scouting, expanding my search, and putting pressure on myself as the end of the week neared. I'd spend the last few days...

You Won’t Believe This Mountain Lion’s Diet

The Santa Ana Pueblo covers 73,000 acres along the Rio Grande River in New Mexico. It’s an area bereft of humans, but rich with game. Recently, the Pueblo of Santa Ana Department of Natural Resources collected data on a collared mountain lion. They named the cougar Brokenleg because it had a noticeable bulbous calcification on its right rear leg, the result of an old break. Their primary goal with tracking the big male cat was to better...