About this episode
Join us for a discussion with Clay Newcomb, host of the Bear Grease Podcast. Cam and Clay cover bear hunting, Clay’s background with the show MeatEater, storytelling in the outdoors and more! Follow along: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cameronrhanes Twitter: https://twitter.com/cameronhanes Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/camhanes/ Website: https://www.cameronhanes.com Connect with Clay: https://www.instagram.com/clay_newcomb/ Thank you to our sponsors: MTN OPS Supplements: https://mtnops.com/ Use code KEEPHAMMERING for 20% off and Free Shipping Leupold: https://www.leupold.com/ Ketone IQ: https://hvmn.com/CAM use code CAM for 20% Hoyt: http://bit.ly/3Zdamyv MUD\WTR: https://mudwtr.com/cam use code Cam for 15% off Black Rifle: https://www.blackriflecoffee.com/ Use code KEEPHAMMERING for 20% your first Order Montana Knife Company: https://www.montanaknifecompany.com/ Timestamps: 0:00:00 Intro: Squirrel Hunting the Ozarks 0:02:49 Bear Hunting: The Bear That Got Too Close 0:07:28 Why Bear Hunting? 0:09:56 The Reintroduction of Bears to Arkansas 0:14:56 Bear Hunting Magazine 0:17:49 Bear Management 0:23:03 Hunting Predators with Hounds 0:27:53 How Clay Got Connected with MeatEater 0:30:15 The Bear Grease Podcast 0:31:48 The Donnie Baker Story 0:36:20 Bear Grease Podcast: Fascinating Stories 0:40:10 Social Media & Hunting 0:47:23 Hunting: Having A Culture & Space to Exist 0:50:16 Clay’s Sons: Basketball & Hunting 0:56:59 Clay’s First Bear 1:00:11 What Clay Uses for Bait 1:03:54 Rural Arkansas to Joe Rogan 1:06:03 Whitetail Hunting & Why Clay Started Writing 1:12:06 Clay’s Dream Hunt 1:19:16 Rifle Hunting 1:22:00 Bowhunting: Compound VS Traditional 1:25:22 Arkansas Bear Pit Blind Kill 1:30:24 The Link Between Bear & Native Americans 1:34:28 Brown Bear Hunting 1:36:48 Clay’s Future Goals 1:40:18 Storytelling Goals 1:45:07 Outro