Bear Grease

Your host Clay Newcomb is joined live from the World Champion Squirrel Cookoff by Brent “Render Boy” Reaves, Kyle Veit of the Ozark Podcast, Malcolm Reed from How to BBQ Right, the world’s greatest Small Game Hunter, Kevin Murphy, and Joe Wilson, founder of the Squirrel Cookoff. The crew talks about: Kevin’s unique outfit and how he met Steven Rinella, the world champion squirrel cookoff and the unique dishes cooked (empanadas, ramen, tamales & minced meat pie), the finer points of how to harvest & clean a squirrel, a detailed recipe for how to cook squirrel and gravy at home, squirrel hunting the old-growth timber inside the Mississippi River levee and Melanistic Squirrels, the challenges facing new hunters and what we can do to help, and the joys of starting out on small game. We really doubt that you’re gonna want to miss this one.

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Better watch where you step. Brent's talking about snakes this week and telling stories, which is a good reason to watch where you step anyway. Hear about the proper way to carry a live rattlesnake in your mother's car and how he got caught by "The Granddaddy of all Copperheads". From charming snakes to advice on what to do when your hunting buddy gets tagged, it's a creepy crawly Friday on Meateater's This Country Life Podcast. 

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Austin Manelick, of Mission Alaska, shares about getting charged by a sow grizzly with cubs while guiding a sheep hunt in Alaska - and the greenhorn packer who saved their lives. Janis Putelis & Garret “Dirt Myth” Smith retell the iconic "meat tree" story - an encounter with a Kodiak brown bear while hunting Roosevelt moose on Afognak Island with Steve Rinella and Remi Warren. Caleb Martin, of the Alaska Outdoors podcast, tells about how he destroyed his knee on the hike out from a solo mountain goat hunt and his perseverance to get to the plane after the accident. Steve Rinella tells a story about his lifelong friend, their shared adventures growing up, his fish shack in Alaska, and the preciousness of life.

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Brent's back with a second installment of his journey as a coon hunter. From disappearing coons to what’s really going on out there when a dog is chasing one, Brent’s experiences and observations have helped him see the light on several different levels. There’s some good stuff in this one and all his stories happened this century. That’s a story all by itself. Sit back and take a listen to this week’s installment of MeatEater’s “This Country Life” podcast. 

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On this week’s episode of the Bear Grease Render your host, Clay Newcomb, is joined by Kristy & Josh “Landbridge” Spielmaker, Dr. Misty Newcomb, Gary “Believer” Newcomb, and Kolby Morehead, owner of Bear Hunting Magazine. The crew discusses the moon and its supposed power over human and animal behavior. Clay highlights the whitetail-focused First Lite's Specter Camo & how it’s benefiting conservation, the new Akern Grunt-n-Bleat from Phelps which sold out in hours, as well as the recent overwhelming success of the Auction House of Oddities (but more importantly Clay and Josh's Handmade Coonskin Hat). The renderers then transition to discussing the most recent Bear Grease episode, Alaska Stories (Part 1), as well as other harrowing tales from their own lives! We really doubt you’re gonna want to miss this one.

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This week Brent's jumping in with both feet talking about his journey as a coon hunter. His family's legacy with the sport goes back to the childhood of his father and continues today. There are some pretty good tales in this one, and Brent promises, they're all true.

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On this week's episode of Bear Grease, Clay Newcomb has curated a selection of stories about close calls and near death in Alaska. We've got five stories of raging rivers, charging grizzlies, boat wrecks, and nights on the mountain sleeping under a goat hide. You'll hear from hunting guide Billy Molls, Chad Ferguson, Carrie Kegler, and Meateater's own Randall Williams. We really doubt you're gonna want to miss this one.

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Brents got stories about kids scattered all over the woods coon hunting without lights, and another one about taking his son to the doctor caused by a wasp sting that would make a grown man cry. There’s lots of good stuff in this one including a school program that kids of every grade can take advantage of and Brent will tell you what it is and how to get it. It’s Part 2 of “Kids and Outdoors” on Meateater’s This Country Life podcast. 

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On this week’s episode of the Bear Grease Render, your host, Clay Newcomb, is joined by Joe Wilson, Founder of the World Championship Squirrel Cookoff, Ben Lagrone of Balanced Families, and Jonathan Webster. The crew starts off talking about learning to be a good father and about the new Phelps Game Calls, the Akern Grunter. They then turn their attention to the World Champion Squirrel Cookoff before talking about the last Bear Grease episode, Mississippi River - Big Fish. Finally, Clay gives the crew a peak at what’s coming up next on Bear Grease. We really doubt you’re gonna want to miss this one.

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It’s all about kids and getting them out of the house this week. In Part 1 of “Kids and Outdoors”, Brent shares some simple recipes for what he calls, “Getting the youngins off the couch and out of the house”. It’s easy to do and fun for everyone. He’s also going to tell you a story about his son’s first deer from 20 years ago that defies any explanation. You’ll want to be sure and listen to the end where he quotes his 11-year-old daughter, Bailee, who gives the best reason of all for getting the kids outdoors.

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