Episode #2248
Michael Waddell
Books mentioned
The Adventurous Bowmen
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Where the Red Fern Grows
Mentioned by Michael Waddell · at 01:29:06 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate)
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Michael Waddell, hunter and host of "Bone Collector," discusses Bigfoot, archery history, and his hunting adventures in Mongolia and the Yucatan. The conversation also covers wildlife management controversies, trophy hunting ethics, and the importance of authenticity in outdoor media and politics.
What they talked about
- Bigfoot skepticism and trail cameras
- Arrowhead artifacts and archery history
- Pope and Young scoring system
- Hunting elk with bow in Mongolia
- Discovering a lost Maya city in Mexico by accident
- Mountain lion and wolf rarity in the wild
- Teaching non-hunters like Theo Von and a contest winner
- Difference between hunting and sport
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