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Bear Grease

Bear Grease

The Bear Grease Podcast with host Clay Newcomb delivers compelling storytelling through documentary-style episodes exploring the culture, traditions, and history of rural America. He?ll dive in deep with hunters, biologists, anthropologists, and hillbillies to learn about human nature and our ancient connection to the land. Bear Grease explores unique people, topics, and stories that reveal the incredible value of life lived close to the land. Part of the MeatEater Podcast Network.

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Ep. 191: THIS COUNTRY LIFE - Hunting & Fishing Food

What do you take with you when you're out in the woods to keep you from getting so hungry that you feel like your belly is rubbing a blister on your backbone? It's usually pretty basic for Brent when he can remember to take them. He's gonna share a story and some experiences on what he likes and how to make some fun memories while doing it. We're talking about Hunting & Fishing Food on this week's episode of MeatEater's This Country Life podcast.

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2024-02-23
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Ep. 190: American Wilderness - Rock and Ice (Part 2)

This week on Bear Grease, Clay continues to explore the history of American ideals on wilderness with Dr. Dan Flores, Dr. Sara Dant, Steven Rinella, Hal Herring and Ben Masters.

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2024-02-21
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Ep. 189: THIS COUNTRY LIFE - Coon Hide and Seek and the UKC

Brent's telling a tall tale this week about a coon that almost got away. He's got witnesses that the story's true and the video to back it up. Then he jumps the Big Muddy to visit with the folks at one of the biggest coon hunts of the year in Batesville, Mississippi. It's "Coon Hide & Seek and the UKC" on MeatEater's This Country Life Podcast.

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2024-02-16
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Ep. 188: BEAR GREASE [RENDER] - Luke McFadden & American Wilderness

This week on the Bear Grease Render, Clay Newcomb is joined by Brent Reaves of ?This Country Life," Josh ?Landbridge? Spielmaker and Maryland crabber, Luke McFadden. The crew talks about eating crabs before turning their attention to the most recent Bear Grease episode, "American Wilderness. (Part 1)."

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2024-02-14
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Ep. 187: THIS COUNTRY LIFE - Things Lost and Found

Things lost and found is this week's topic, and Brent's got a couple examples that are a little different - not to mention somewhat outlandish. He's going to bring it all together toward the end though, so strap in when you sit down to listen to this one. Also, watch where you step, there are buffalo afoot. "Things Lost and Found" on MeatEater's This Country Life podcast.

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2024-02-09
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Ep. 186: American Wilderness (Part 1)

This week on Bear Grease, Clay explores the history of American ideals on wilderness with Dr. Dan Flores, Dr. Sara Dant, Steven Rinella, and Hal Herring.

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2024-02-07
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Ep. 185: THIS COUNTRY LIFE - Oh, Canada

Brent?s telling tales and detailing observations from his adventures north of the border. Bears, boats, and eyewitness accounts sum up the heart of this week's episode of MeatEater?s This Country Life podcast. 

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2024-02-02
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Ep. 184: BEAR GREASE [RENDER] - Final Donnie Baker Discussion

Clay Newcomb and friends discuss the controversy surrounding the Donnie Baker Story, engage audience criticism around "glamorizing poachers," and call out America's premier bear conservation event?Bentonville, Arkansas' upcoming Black Bear Bonanza event, where Clay and Brent will record an episode of the Bear Grease Render podcast.

Featuring: Brent Reaves, Joe Wilson (World Championship Squirrel Cook Off), James Brandenburg (Black Bear Bonanza), Terrell Spencer (Across the Creek Farms), and Misty Newcomb. 

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2024-01-31
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Ep. 183: THIS COUNTRY LIFE - Hunting Heritage

What does a homemade boat, a mule-drawn wagon, and coon hunting all have in common? Guessing the name Brent would be the obvious answer, and you'd be correct. How they all relate to our host and hunting heritage is this week's topic on MeatEater's This Country Life podcast.

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2024-01-26
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Ep. 182: The Donnie Baker Story - Dark Decade (Part 2)

On The Donnie Baker Story (Part 1), we heard from Donnie Baker about the 2009 illegal killing of a 204-inch buck on the Fort Leonard Wood military base in Missouri. Now, we?ll learn about his punishment. You?ll be surprised by the severity of it. What?s most surprising, however, is the dark decade that followed in Donnie?s personal life. From car crashes, to world class rabbit beagles, to cancer, this story is shocking and tragic. We really doubt you?re going to want to miss this one.

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2024-01-24
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Ep. 181: THIS COUNTRY LIFE - Cold Fronts

Brent's talking about cold fronts this week and one of the stories involves explosives. If you listened to the episode when Brent was battling beavers you know that he loves a good explosion. Well, this time he and his brother are fighting Old Man Winter. It's "Cold Fronts" this week on MeatEater's This Country Life podcast.

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2024-01-19
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Ep. 180: BEAR GREASE [RENDER] - Mississippi River, Ski Jumping, & Donnie Baker Discussion

On this episode Clay Newcomb is joined by Brent Reaves, Drew Stoecklein, Lake Pickle of OnX, Jordan Blissett of Open Season Properties, and Mike Amden. The crew discusses Clay and Brent?s recent 250-mile trip down the Mississippi River and Bear Grease's most recent poaching episode. Mike gives some insight into catfishing the Mississippi River, while Brent relays the frustrations of having Clay as the Cub Pilot of their SeaArk boat. The last section highlights many of the questions raised in the Donnie Baker episode in which a 204-inch buck was illegally taken on the Fort Leonard Wood Military base in 2009. This episode is full of laughs and serious moments, and in the final story, Drew shares about his professional skiing career and how he landed a cover photo on Skiing Magazine when he jumped over a semi-truck at Loveland Pass in Colorado. 

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2024-01-17
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Ep. 179: THIS COUNTRY LIFE - Dogs, Hogs, and Submarines

Brent's talking about some close calls with his four legged pals in this week's episode. From hungry Labradors to caving Treeing Walkers, it's canine pandemonium on MeatEater's This Country Life podcast.

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2024-01-12
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Ep. 178: The Donnie Baker Story - Nightmare (Part 1)

On this episode, Clay Newcomb interviews Donnie Baker of Dixon, Missouri who was convicted of illegally killing a 204 4/8-inch white-tailed buck on the Fort Leonard Wood Military base in 2009. Donnie opens up about the details of the kill, how he falsified its location, and the unbelievable attention the buck received within the community. He then tells how he was arrested and interrogated by the Missouri Department of Conservation. This episode is a roller coaster that will make you think about how you cast judgment or mercy on people. Clay later interviews Dr. Misty Newcomb to discuss how, as a society, we choose whom to forgive and whom we not to forgive. Also don't forget, "Meateater's American History: The Long Hunters (1761-1775)" is now available for purchase!

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2024-01-10
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Ep. 177: THIS COUNTRY LIFE - Making Do With What You Have

From homemade toys to hunting lights, Brent's offering up some examples of using what you can afford and have on hand. He also tells a story about one fellow's investigation into America's 51st state and it's not named Confusion. "Making Do With What You Have" is this week's episode of Meateater's This Country Life podcast. 

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2024-01-05
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Ep. 176: BEAR GREASE [RENDER] - Montgomery County Shine

Clay Newcomb hosts Joe Wilson of the World Championship Squirrel Cookoff and singer, songwriter, and mule man, Hayden Powell who steals the show with his new song, "Montgomery County Shine." Topics discussed: that beeping in Clay?s office, Hayden?s history with music, the orogeny of the Ouachita Mountains, tips on beard trimming, making brisket look good in online photos, opinionated farriers and beekeepers, Clay?s new mule named "Slow Trap," slow wagon drivers, the history of why people think bear grease cures baldness, why we shouldn?t get too comfortable with moonshine, and Steve Rinella and Clay?s new audio book, "Meateater's American History: The Longhunters (1761-1775)." This is a great episode with lots of laughs to start the new year. 

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2024-01-03
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Ep. 175: THIS COUNTRY LIFE - Season of Giving

If anyone could make a Christmas story out of fried eggs, hogs, and hunting pants, it would have to be Brent. He?s talking about presents received and ruined and a chance meeting that will warm your soul. It's the Season of Giving this week on MeatEater's "This Country Life" podcast.

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2023-12-29
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Ep. 174: Bear Grease Classics: Daniel Boone - Foundations of an American Archetype

We're returning to a Bear Grease classic this week and remembering Daniel Boone. Originally released over two years ago in August 2021, the episode remains one of Bear Grease?s most talked about episodes. New York Times best selling authors Steven Rinella and Robert Morgan lead the conversation about Boone's legacy, as Clay Newcomb searches for the real story of the American icon. This is undoubtedly a Bear Grease classic! When you're done listening, be sure to go pre-order the new audio original from Steve and Clay, "MeatEater's American History: The Long Hunters (1761-1775)."

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2023-12-27
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Ep. 173: THIS COUNTRY LIFE - Grits, Rhinos, Monkeys, and Ducks

Grits, rhinos, monkeys, and ducks. That sounds like a game of Jumanji got out of hand down at the Cracker Barrel, but it's not. It's just another amalgamation of convoluted topics from a time in Brent's life that we think you'll find interesting, or at least entertaining. It's stories from the guide service this week on MeatEater's "This Country Life" podcast.

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2023-12-22
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Ep. 172: BEAR GREASE [RENDER] - Glaciers, Wolves and Black Panthers

On this episode, Clay Newcomb is joined by Brent ReavesGary ?Believer? Newcomb, Josh ?Landbridge? Spielmaker, Kolby Morehead of Bear Hunting Magazine, Dr. Misty Newcomb, and Bear John Newcomb. Juju, Clay?s mother, also drops in to deliver cookies and a Christmas greeting. Brent tells about being at the MeatEater Live event in Kansas City. Clay talks about his and Steve Rinella?s new audio original, ?MeatEater's American History: The Long Hunters (1761-1775).? Bear John tells his wild story of shooting?with a traditional bow?a bobcat with a squirrel in its mouth. Clay tells about his wolf trapping trip to Alaska and his sublime experience being in the presence of a glacier. Lastly, the team relives and discusses the impact of the first episode of Bear Grease, ?The Myth of the Southern Mountain Lion.?

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2023-12-20
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Ep. 171: THIS COUNTRY LIFE - Ducks, Trees, and Danger

After a multi-year break from the duck blind, Brent's back with a renewed passion for water fowling. He's gonna tell us how his lifelong journey in pursuit of waterfowl started, the story of his first duck, and how his love for hunting in the timber almost came crashing down on top of him. Gather round and someone hush that dog up! It's time for MeatEater's "This Country Life" podcast.

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2023-12-15
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Ep. 170: Bear Grease Classics: The Myth of the Southern Mountain Lion

Bear Grease has been a surprising and rewarding journey of almost three years. Today we?re going back to the beginning with Episode 1: The Myth of the Southern Mountain Lion, with a peek into the genesis of Bear Grease.

There are two types of people in the South?those who?ve seen mountain lions and those who haven?t. Supposedly extirpated from the South, the native lion species has lived on through backwoods lore and many believe they?ve never left. But have they? Clay Newcomb explores the touchy topic, interviewing biologists, investigating two eye-witness sightings, and talking with a psychologist about how people can see things that aren?t real. This is a lesson in biology and human nature and a great story revealing the truth about South mountain lions. 

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2023-12-13
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Ep. 169: THIS COUNTRY LIFE - Old School (Part 2)

Brent's back with a continued line of thoughts and observations on the value of instilling some old school ways into today's modern way of thinking. From recognizing the value of a good rope to tying a knot that's lasted 48 years, we think there's plenty in here to think about and enjoy. Gather up the family, it's time for Old School Part 2 on MeatEater's This Country Life Podcast.

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2023-12-08
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Ep. 168: BEAR GREASE [RENDER] - Plott Hounds, Bucking Horses, and Long Hunters

On this week?s episode of the Bear Grease Render, your host Clay Newcomb is joined by Isaac Neale, Gary ?Believer? Newcomb, Brent Reaves of ?This Country Life,? Josh ?Land Bridge? Spielmaker, and Dr. Misty Newcomb. Topics discussed include: an update on Brent?s horse Ken?s Reward, a great mountain buck that Josh had the opportunity to take, a poll on the Origin Story of the Plotts, as well as a full breakdown of the previous Bear Grease episode focusing on Plot Hound Royalty, Berry Tarlton. We really doubt you?re going to want to miss this one?

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2023-12-06
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Ep. 167: THIS COUNTRY LIFE - Old School (Part 1)

Brent's going old school this week. We know, big shocker, right? He's a walking example of "old school", but he's got some interesting takes on his definition and some stories that we think you'll enjoy hearing. Stoke the fire and sit a spell, it's time for MeatEater's "This Country Life" podcast.

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2023-12-01
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Ep. 166: Pure Americana - Plott Hound Royalty, Berry Tarlton (Part 2)

This week on Bear Grease, your host Clay Newcomb, brings you this second part in our series on Plott Hounds and how they?ve been interwoven into the lives of the Appalachian people. Developed in isolation deep in the Great Smoky Mountains, the Plott breed was tailor made for the rugged landscape, its people, its bears. The folks who?ve dedicated big blocks of their life to this bear hound are called Plott Men and Women. If you cut them they bleed brindle and in the very niche hound world, some rise to the top as Plott Royalty - and one such man is the late Berry Tarlton of Greenville, Tennessee. His life will give us a much bigger vista than just dogs, but a rare, authentic peak into Appalachia, its culture, its people, and ways. It will be told to us both first person through an archival interview of Berry and also through the collective voices of his grandson and great-grandson, Tracey and Ben Jones. Berry started the Houston Valley strain of Plotts, he?s in the Plott Hall of Fame, the Tennessee Bear Hunters Hall of fame. He was also a legendary lawman who took up a badge and gun in the name of family honor and spent decades chasing down and busting moonshiners in East Tennessee. The stories are as wild as these mountains themselves including car bombing, shoot outs, and being bushwhacked with a Tommy gun. You?re about to see that Plott Hounds are just part of the plot. We really doubt you?re going to want to miss this one?

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2023-11-29
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Ep. 165: BEST OF: THIS COUNTRY LIFE - Freight Trains and Hurricanes

Welcome to episode one of This Country Life! Today, we meet your host Brent Reaves: a family man and life long outdoorsman whose familial roots in rural Arkansas can be traced back over 150 years. As a way of introduction, Brent shares two of his favorite stories, taking us from schoolyard hi-jinx to riding out a lightning storm in a washed-out muskrat burrow. You're not gonna want to miss this addition to the Bear Grease lineup. 

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2023-11-24
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Ep. 164: BEAR GREASE [RENDER] - Plott Hound Analysis & Ken?s Reward

On this week?s episode of the Bear Grease Render, your host Clay Newcomb is joined by Isaac Neale, Gary ?Believer? Newcomb, Brent Reaves of ?This Country Life,? Michael Rosmond of Sunspot Lights, and Chris Powell of Houndsman XP. Topics discussed include Brent?s horse ?Ken?s Reward,? sunspot lights and the superiority of Coon Hunting lights, the Colorado ballot initiative to ban Mountain Lion, Bobcat, and Lynx with hounds, as well as the previous Bear Grease episode ?Pure Americana: The Plott Hound, Origin Story.? We really doubt you?re going to want to miss this one.

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2023-11-22
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Ep. 163: THIS COUNTRY LIFE - What?s in a Name?

We never know where Brent?s going with these episodes and we?re not fully convinced he does either. This week he?s talking about everything from bucking horses to naming his kids. He?s like a metal man in a shooting gallery just running all over the place so, just jump in and hang on. ?What?s in a Name? on MeatEater?s This Country Life podcast. 

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2023-11-17
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Ep. 162: Pure Americana - The Plott Hound, Origin Story (Part 1)

On this week?s episode of Bear Grease, your host, Clay Newcomb, is bringing you the saga of the American Plott Hound - a story not without drama. Plotts are a breed of big game hound specializing in bear hunting. They were originally bred deep in the mountains of Southern Appalachia, specifically Haywood County, North Carolina. The breed, which carries the family name of Plott, was kept in isolation for nearly 150 years while being refined by the frontier mountaineers of Appalachia. The Plott Hound is anything but mainstream, but in his extensive travels to meet Plott Hound men and women, Clay has met some of the finest, salt-of-the-earth people in America. This is a fascinating story of true Americana and we really doubt you?re going to want to miss this one?

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2023-11-15
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Ep. 161: THIS COUNTRY LIFE - Trapping and TNT

Add beaver dam demolition to the list of off the wall things Brent has done so far in his tenure as a human. Seems only natural that someone who?s lived a life of adrenaline-filled danger would enjoy blowing up stuff. There?s something wrong with this guy. We?re fighting otters and dodging falling debris on this week?s This Country Life podcast. 

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2023-11-10
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Ep. 160: BEAR GREASE [RENDER] - Songs & Bucks

This week on the Bear Grease Render, Clay Newcomb is joined by Ben Lagrone, Dr. Misty Newcomb, Gary "Believer" Newcomb, and "This Country Life's" Brent Reaves. The crew plays a song featuring banjo, guitar, shaker egg, and a set of spoons. They then turn their attention to discussing: Accidental discharges - shooting a mobile home and and a foot with a bow and arrow. Brent chasing a school bus with his dad's truck. Ben's biggest buck and Clay's issue with dog tracking for whitetail deer. And the crew's favorite stories from "Deer Stories: Passion and Lies." We really doubt you?re gonna want to miss this one?

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2023-11-08
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Ep. 159: THIS COUNTRY LIFE - Three Stories That Just Didn?t Fit

This week Brent?s holding court with three random stories he?s been wanting to share for quite some time. The only problem was they just didn?t fit any of his narratives. So, what does a storyteller do when confronted with adversity, they just tell a story. In this case it?s three stories. ?Three Stories That Just Didn?t Fit? in Meateater?s This Country Life podcast. 

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2023-11-03
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Ep. 158: Deer Stories - Passion and Lies (Part 3)

This is our third and final Deer stories episode of 2023. On this episode of Bear Grease your host Clay Newcomb will share some wild whitetail stories: a Tennessee Buck, some decoyed bucks, some deer-dogged bucks, Clay?s first big buck, a 200-plus inch buck, and one straight up deer hunting lie. These stories range from Kansas to Tennessee and a few places in between. We?ll hear from 80-year old Henry Susong, K.C. Smith of The Element, Aaron and Andy Stanphill, and Hooch McDonald. Stories carry our culture, our values, and our future - they?re important. What a privilege it is to be a whitetail hunter and we?re living in its heyday! We really doubt you're going to want to miss this last one....

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2023-11-01
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Ep. 157: THIS COUNTRY LIFE - Hogs, Cows, and Elephants

In this episode, Brent talks about the eclectic chores and jobs he had as a kid growing up in rural southern Arkansas.  Buckle up! We're hearing stories of Brent's childhood on this week's episode of MeatEater's "This Country Life" podcast.

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2023-10-27
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Ep. 156: BEAR GREASE [RENDER] - The Element Guys

This week on the Bear Grease Render, Clay Newcomb is joined by Tyler Jones and K.C. Smith of The Element Wild. Topics discussed include all things whitetail deer and specifically: the joy Clay gets from watching K.C. eat chips and salsa, the importance of tracking your receipts, capitalizing on first-time sits and the value of moving your set for hunting whitetails, practical jokes and undercover agents, the finer points of scent control and the benefits of getting high in the tree, hunting media and its impact on hunting in general, that ground meat is most likely leading to the downfall of western civilization, the most recent Bear Grease episode ?Deer Stories - Gruntin?, Missin?, Buckin? & Tradbow Bucks (Part 2)? and the Buck Truck series, how to stay up to date with the Element wild guys through YouTube and their podcast. We really doubt you?re gonna want to miss this one?

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2023-10-25
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Ep. 155: THIS COUNTRY LIFE - 32 Years and 7 Months

After 32 years Brent's hanging up his badge and retiring. In this episode, he talks about some events that happened that have had a lasting effect on his life. Probably not gonna be a lot of these police story episodes so if you want to hear them, here's your chance. Regulators, mount up! We're fighting crime this week on MeatEater's "This Country Life" podcast.

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2023-10-20
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Ep. 154: Deer Stories - Gruntin?, Missin?, Buckin? & Tradbow Bucks (Part 2)

This week on Bear Grease, Clay Newcomb again hears from several whitetail deer hunters as hardcore as they are diverse in their methods. Gary "Believer" Newcomb tells about the one who got away when he left his decoy at home. Andy Brown tells about calling in deer, sealing the deal, and missing by a mile. John Harrison tells the story of a buck with questionable ownership and how the answer came out in the frying pan. Tony Peterson tells the story of a hunt where the adrenaline got the best of him and he got the best of the best buck of his career. Dale Craig and Travis Ross tell a story of a perfect deer hunt on horseback?until it wasn?t. Stoney Edwards discusses running dogs on whitetails and Louie Dale Edwards' last good buck. David Albright tells about killing a great buck with his traditional bow over white oak acorns. We hope you get out into the wild this week, chase a deer and remember, we?re living in the heyday of whitetail deer hunting.  We really doubt you?re gonna wanna miss this one?

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2023-10-18
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Ep. 153: THIS COUNTRY LIFE - Dog Stories

We all like to hear a good dog story and Brent has some good ones for you this week regarding our favorite four legged hunting buddies. We?re chasing coyotes, ducks, and even talking about a turkey dog too. Throw a stick of stove-wood on the fire, sit back, and tune your ears to MeatEater?s This Country Life podcast. 

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2023-10-13
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Ep. 152: BEAR GREASE [RENDER] - Deer, Dogs, & Old Friends

This week on the Render, Clay Newcomb is joined by Gary ?Believer? Newcomb, Brent Reaves of ?This Country Life?, Andy Stanphill, Aaron Stanphill, and Luke Alston.

Topics discussed include: How Clay knows the Stanphill Brothers through Scott Brown, and how they met Luke. High country archery fall from grace - probably because they bought an airplane. Pulling back a 70 pound bow in the 90?s. Running dogs & Charley and Louie Dale Edwards. The dividing line of July Men and Walker Men. How running deer with dogs got banned from the Ozarks. When seeing a deer was worth interrupting the Sunday Church Service to go run deer dogs. The crew?s favorite stories from Deer Stories - The Unexpected (Part 1). What we do with our deer racks and how that?s evolved through time. Lum and Abner and the Dick Huddleston store in Pine Ridge, AR. Does anything other than a black panther drag its kill into a tree? We really doubt you?re gonna want to miss this one?

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2023-10-11
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Ep. 151: THIS COUNTRY LIFE - Deer Camp

Deer Camp holds a lot of special memories for many and Brent is no exception. This week he?s talking about the traditions and legacy around his deer camp and how easy it is for you to start your own and do the same. He?s starting off with a story of deer hunting, bologna and underwear. That?s an unusual combination, but we?re sure it?ll all make sense when he explains it. Reasonably sure anyway. It?s Deer Camp time on This Country Life!

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2023-10-06
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Ep. 150: Deer Stories - The Unexpected (Part 1)

This week on Bear Grease, Clay hears from several diehard whitetail deer hunters. This is one of the most unique collections of deer stories you?ll hear anywhere and just in time for Whitetail Week at MeatEater. Dale Craig - grunting in a mountain buck and sealing the deal with a rolling jumping apple. Travis Ross - his first mountain hunt and an encounter with Charley and Louie Dale Edwards deer dogs. Andy Brown tells a wild story about his dad, how scarce deer were at the time, what a deer could provide for a family. Moe Shepherd - a deer that disappeared after blood trailing it in the snow and an encounter with a panther. Aaron Stanphill - calling in a deer by relieving himself on some dry leaves. Clay Newcomb - killing a deer sitting on a limb in a red oak tree while his daughter played in the dry creek bed below. Luke Alston - connecting his son with a great deer name Moab that he had four years of history with. I really doubt you?re gonna want to miss this one?

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2023-10-04
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Ep. 149: THIS COUNTRY LIFE - World Champion Squirrel Cook Off

If there was ever an event that Brent Reaves was born to be associated with it would have to be the World Champion Squirrel Cook Off in his home state of Arkansas. It was an eye opening experience for him and eating squirrels was only a small part of the festivities. Lots of fun in this one including a story that takes a brotherly hunting competition to a whole new level of extreme. Take your hat off and scoot up to the table, the squirrels are ready and it's time to eat on Meateater's This Country Life podcast. 

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2023-09-29
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Ep. 148: BEAR GREASE [RENDER] - World Champion Squirrel Cook Off

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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2023-09-27
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Ep. 147: THIS COUNTRY LIFE - Snakes!

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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2023-09-22
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Ep. 146: Alaska Stories (Part 2)

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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2023-09-20
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Ep. 145: THIS COUNTRY LIFE - My Journey as a Coon Hunter (Part 2)

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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2023-09-15
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Ep. 144: BEAR GREASE [RENDER] - Near Death & the Super Moon

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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2023-09-13
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Ep. 143: THIS COUNTRY LIFE - My Journey as a Coon Hunter (Part 1)

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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2023-09-08
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Ep. 142: Alaska Stories (Part 1)

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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2023-09-06
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