Episode #1674

Clay Newcomb

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Clay Newcomb is a seventh-generation Arkansan, hunter, naturalist, writer, filmmaker, publisher, and host of the MeatEater podcast “Bear Grease.” He and Joe Rogan discuss bear hunting, bear behavior and ecology, Indigenous hunting traditions, conservation funding, public lands, and the ethics of hunting and meat consumption. They also explore Arkansas and Ozark culture, wilderness and bison ecology, unusual big-cat accounts, and the use and training of mules for hunting and mountain travel.

What they talked about

  • Bear grease as a frontier commodity
  • Historical distribution of black bears and mountain lions
  • Native American influence on bear hunting
  • Bear hunting techniques and equipment
  • Conservation and the North American model of wildlife management
  • Mules in hunting and recreation
  • Mysterious cat sighting in Texas
  • Clay Newcomb's background and podcast Bear Grease

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