About this episode
Steven Rinella talks with Phil Lavretsky , Janis Putelis , Matt McCormick , Brady Davis , Max Barta , Phil Taylor , and Corinne Schneider . Topics discussed: The open-faced sandwich; a red stag hunt in Scotland and skull plates; when you have a genetics lab named after you; “field to gene"; Flying V like the Army Corps of Engineers; get tickets for the MeatEater Live Tour ; how the New Jersey black bear hunt is back on; the Cal Pouch and the waterfowl system from FHF , DSD’s waterfowl decoys like fine art, and Phelps duck and geese calls ; Montana artist Chuck Black wins the Federal Duck Stamp competition for 2024 ; when all of the extinct species are in the same drawer; be as good or better than everyone else; how genetic analysis plays into management; releasing pen-raised mallards is a thing; so much hybridization; the Ming Dynasty as the first to domesticate ducks; when you send your wife out to track known game farm mallards; game farm duck DNA mixing with wild duck DNA; Oh, Jersey!; back-crossing; physiological and morphological shifts; volunteers are needed for the new waterfowl research project ; calling all duck hunters to apply today to be a citizen scientist! ; and more. Connect with Steve and MeatEater Steve on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , and Youtube Shop MeatEater Merch See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.