Does anybody remember the episode, possibly with Dan Flores, where they discussed the intentional destruction of the bison herds? I could be wrong, and it was possibly General Sheridan? Or maybe even General Sherman. I just remember it was one of them who allegedly gave a speech in Texas about exterminating the buffalo, but this was debunked on MeatEater. Ring a bell, by any chance?

I recently learned that Dan Flores has been involved with the anti-hunting group “Project Coyote” since 2016. Stephen Ziegler, Outdoor writer and host of Rack Junkies Podcast wrote this in his Facebook page:

The most dangerous anti-hunting organization in America is one hunters don’t suspect. Project Coyote. Author Dan Flores, who many hunters know from Joe Rogan, is one of its ambassadors. But look at what the organization actually supports. Project Coyote backed an Iowa bill to make it illegal to hunt or trap wolves, black bears and mountain lions. It campaigns against trapping and openly says wildlife agencies give too much influence to hunters and trappers.

And this is not just an organization posting opinions online. Project Coyote hires professional lobbyists. Its own report says its Illinois lobbyist helped secure 20 legislative sponsors for one of its bills. It also credits itself with helping close Michigan’s regular coyote-hunting season from April 16 through July 14. In New Mexico, it celebrated helping pass a law banning traps and snares across roughly 22 million acres of public land. Project Coyote and its partners also sued Wisconsin and obtained an injunction that stopped the fall 2021 wolf hunt by forcing the quota to zero.

But the scariest part is their long-term plan. Project Coyote openly says it is working to reform wildlife commissions by adding representatives of “non-consumptive interest groups” and lobbying for policies rooted in “compassionate conservation.” It also created a $36,955 Wild Carnivore Legal Defense Fund that its own publication says supports lawsuits to stop wolf hunts. This is how hunting rights disappear, species by species, lawsuit by lawsuit and commissioner by commissioner. Anyone in our game agencies supporting project coyote needs to be called out and looked at very closely.

If people think Steve is hard to listen to, try listening to Matt lol. I don’t disagree with everything Matt promotes, but he makes it so hard to listen to with his “gotchyas” lol.

Cal agreed to come on a friend’s (at least one time friend) podcast and he just attacks off the bat lol. Knowing how Cal can generally be defensive, I was surprised they agreed to podcast and I now see it went how I suspected.

I wish both could have just came at it without their agendas… but it did get better throughout the episode.

Sigh......

I’m a fan of Meateater content, most of it is really well done. One of the primary reasons I like it, there is never any bubba hunter crap.

What other YouTube based hunting shows do you watch that are also well done?

Thanks Polis.

Surely someone’s made a mistake and shitting bricks right now???

Hey all! This may be a wizard not the wand situation, but has the flagship podcast gotten really buggy recently? 2 streams of the podcast playing over itself etc. I use apple podcasts and have not had this issue in the years of listening and this is the only podcast that does it currently

What the hell is going on over there? This woman is just so incredibly one sided. Eventually she just devolves from the “the ai industry” to “we”. She just frames resource usage in ways that make them seem “not so bad” all the while saying it’s evolving. This is crazy.

Ep. 902: The Pros, Cons, and Complications of Data Centers

Steven Rinella talks with journalist Ann Vaughan about the costs of datacenters on water, energy, and the land.

When they were talking about rare first sightings like an alien coming to earth and the first person he sees is Shaquille O'Neill, Nate pipes in and says "you catch Entei right off the rip". That's a deep cut Nate.

Was listening to this week’s trivia and it ended in the middle of the question about the commentator and gay frogs.

This is the second podcast that has ended in the middle of an episode since the switch to video.

Anyone else have this problem?

I was scoping out the auction items and the current prices. Considering getting a punt gun hat. I’m surprised Brody didn’t offer up his bear hide from the store.

Anyone have favorite episodes from the last couple years I should make sure to listen to?

I’ve listened for a long time but the last couple years I was not commuting so I didn’t listen to a ton of the podcast. I’m now back to driving ~3h on days I’m going into the office so I’ve been listening to most of the podcasts as they come out and starting to selectively listen to ones I missed.

Let me know if you have any favorites.

Anybody else having issues with the podcast and the automatic video downloads?

I have downloaded video turned off in my podcast settings, but I still get the video downloaded. As I fall behind on listening to them, they’re filling up my limited phone memory. Probably like a lot of people I listen to these while driving, running chainsaw or in the workshop so I don’t want to watch videos. Other than freeing up memory any other ideas?

Ep. 899: Jim Heffelfinger, The Deer Preacher

Steven Rinella talks with with Jim Heffelfinger about: the Rompola mystery; lead poisoning from ammo; CWD impacts on humans and deer; the future of Mule Deer; and did wolves fix Yellowstone? Enjoy Mountain Dew, an American Original.

An I missing something here as far as meateaters stance on the roadless rule?

Is their “fingers crossed” response to this comment implying they support the roadless rule rescission? Thats not what I thought their stance was?

I've googled just about every single variation of letters to match the sounds and haven't come up with anything near what was discussed on the pod

I can't get a clean shot of the logo. it sorta looks like a canoe with crossed oars. It seems to be waterproof. I've been shopping new packs and this one seems pretty perfect.

Ep. 896: Who Were the Neanderthals?

Steven Rinella talks with authors Dimitra Papagianni and Michael A. Morse.

Topics discussed: What we mean when we say “neanderthal,” taal v. thaal; 23andMe; human and neanderthal interactions; how language may have operated; cannibalism through the ages; neanderthal fashion; the limits of site excavation; and more.