1 00:00:02,840 --> 00:00:06,840 Speaker 1: From Mediators World News Headquarters in Bozeman, Montana. This is 2 00:00:06,960 --> 00:00:11,360 Speaker 1: Cal's weekend review, presented by Steel. Steel products are available 3 00:00:11,400 --> 00:00:15,200 Speaker 1: only at authorized dealers. For more, go to Steel Dealers 4 00:00:15,320 --> 00:00:22,520 Speaker 1: dot com. Now here's your host, Ryan cal Callahan. Two 5 00:00:22,560 --> 00:00:26,439 Speaker 1: former Rockland, Maine police officers are headed to the pokey 6 00:00:26,520 --> 00:00:31,000 Speaker 1: for night hunting and animal cruelty charges. The former officers 7 00:00:31,160 --> 00:00:36,440 Speaker 1: Cox and Rollerson got pinned by killing a combined eleven 8 00:00:36,479 --> 00:00:41,720 Speaker 1: porcupines while on duty in uniform with their retractable batons. 9 00:00:42,159 --> 00:00:46,480 Speaker 1: Pepper spray was also used. According to the Career Gazette, 10 00:00:46,640 --> 00:00:49,400 Speaker 1: a rash of home break ins occurred in the area 11 00:00:49,640 --> 00:00:52,879 Speaker 1: over the same time as the porcupine killing, So for 12 00:00:52,960 --> 00:00:55,560 Speaker 1: those of you wondering why the response time was a 13 00:00:55,680 --> 00:01:01,000 Speaker 1: little slow, your officers may have been stuck somewhere. As 14 00:01:01,040 --> 00:01:03,880 Speaker 1: a result of their actions, The former officers Cox and 15 00:01:03,960 --> 00:01:06,360 Speaker 1: rollers And have been sentenced to ninety days in jail 16 00:01:06,480 --> 00:01:10,039 Speaker 1: with all but seventeen suspended, plus community service, and two 17 00:01:10,160 --> 00:01:12,840 Speaker 1: hundred and seventy days in jail with all but twenty 18 00:01:12,920 --> 00:01:18,000 Speaker 1: seven days suspended, respectively. Officer Cox had previously been commended 19 00:01:18,080 --> 00:01:21,440 Speaker 1: according to the Career Grosette in two thousand seventeen, he 20 00:01:21,600 --> 00:01:25,720 Speaker 1: was hailed the hero of wild animals. The officer helped 21 00:01:25,760 --> 00:01:28,840 Speaker 1: return a baby raccoon to the woods and helped a 22 00:01:28,880 --> 00:01:31,200 Speaker 1: skunk that had gotten its head stuck in a peanut 23 00:01:31,280 --> 00:01:36,200 Speaker 1: butter jar, perhaps with porky pines. The unofficial name of 24 00:01:36,600 --> 00:01:47,920 Speaker 1: quill Pig set these former officers off. Both officers are 25 00:01:48,040 --> 00:01:51,480 Speaker 1: marine veterans, whose attorneys argued that the acts of killing 26 00:01:51,480 --> 00:01:56,120 Speaker 1: the porcupines were related to post rantic stress disorder. I 27 00:01:56,160 --> 00:01:58,720 Speaker 1: don't have much else to comment on here, other than 28 00:01:59,080 --> 00:02:01,680 Speaker 1: in the middle of winter in the big main Woods, 29 00:02:02,120 --> 00:02:05,919 Speaker 1: life is pretty sparse. If you get in a survival situation. 30 00:02:06,200 --> 00:02:09,120 Speaker 1: A porcupine is a great meal, and one you can 31 00:02:09,160 --> 00:02:12,359 Speaker 1: obtain with a stick, which is why you should leave 32 00:02:12,400 --> 00:02:16,760 Speaker 1: them alone for the hard times whenever possible. Every woodsman 33 00:02:16,840 --> 00:02:21,400 Speaker 1: knows that this week we've got fire, fungus and newsome. 34 00:02:21,680 --> 00:02:25,080 Speaker 1: But first I'm gonna tell you about my week. And 35 00:02:25,240 --> 00:02:29,360 Speaker 1: my week was packed as per usual. Went out to 36 00:02:29,440 --> 00:02:31,960 Speaker 1: this man made lake and try to dive in spearfish, 37 00:02:32,040 --> 00:02:34,960 Speaker 1: but the water clarity was terrible. All I caught was 38 00:02:35,000 --> 00:02:38,320 Speaker 1: a double barrel set of infected ears. The side effect 39 00:02:38,360 --> 00:02:41,959 Speaker 1: of infected ears is I get really deaf. Most of 40 00:02:41,960 --> 00:02:44,480 Speaker 1: the time. I'm just a little hard of hearing certain 41 00:02:44,520 --> 00:02:47,000 Speaker 1: pitches or tones, you know. But let me tell you 42 00:02:47,080 --> 00:02:50,040 Speaker 1: Monday and Tuesday I was deaf deaf which made the 43 00:02:50,080 --> 00:02:53,520 Speaker 1: trip to Immigrant, Montana for a Culture Wall concert kind 44 00:02:53,560 --> 00:02:56,960 Speaker 1: of good and bad. Culture Wall was a loud plus 45 00:02:56,960 --> 00:03:00,000 Speaker 1: he's got that iconic deep voice, which apparently is right 46 00:03:00,080 --> 00:03:03,239 Speaker 1: my hearing range, so I could hear him, but not 47 00:03:03,280 --> 00:03:05,840 Speaker 1: that much else. Go see that guy if you get 48 00:03:05,880 --> 00:03:09,040 Speaker 1: the chance. Just a quick side note for you. I 49 00:03:09,080 --> 00:03:13,200 Speaker 1: had been using this oil extract based ear drop stuff, 50 00:03:13,560 --> 00:03:16,160 Speaker 1: and I think the oil actually collected more dirt, so 51 00:03:16,240 --> 00:03:20,200 Speaker 1: my ears were super nasty, super infected. I pulled some 52 00:03:20,240 --> 00:03:23,239 Speaker 1: really nasty stuff out of them. You know that gag 53 00:03:23,320 --> 00:03:25,919 Speaker 1: reflects you get when you dig kind of against your 54 00:03:25,919 --> 00:03:28,160 Speaker 1: ear drum, and then when you pull a qute tip 55 00:03:28,200 --> 00:03:29,919 Speaker 1: out and see what's on the end of it, you 56 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:37,160 Speaker 1: kind of gag again. That's what I'm referring to. Van. 57 00:03:37,640 --> 00:03:40,960 Speaker 1: I went to urgent Care and told those folks my troubles. 58 00:03:41,440 --> 00:03:45,160 Speaker 1: They took what looks like a standard kitchen cleaner bottle 59 00:03:45,320 --> 00:03:48,040 Speaker 1: with the pump handle, you know, imagine like a Windex 60 00:03:48,080 --> 00:03:51,280 Speaker 1: bottle instead of the spray nozzle. There's a hose that 61 00:03:51,440 --> 00:03:54,160 Speaker 1: ends in a fine tip that snakes into your ear canal. 62 00:03:54,640 --> 00:03:57,360 Speaker 1: The bottle is only filled with warm water. They put 63 00:03:57,360 --> 00:03:59,160 Speaker 1: a little tray with a divict cut out of it 64 00:03:59,240 --> 00:04:02,480 Speaker 1: so your ear fits into it and start pumping, essentially 65 00:04:02,520 --> 00:04:06,280 Speaker 1: pressure washing your ear, drowning ear canal out. To my surprise, 66 00:04:06,400 --> 00:04:08,680 Speaker 1: they got a bunch more stuff out of there and 67 00:04:08,720 --> 00:04:13,520 Speaker 1: confirmed that yes, my ears are infected, and as an 68 00:04:13,520 --> 00:04:16,320 Speaker 1: added bonus, told me I was not a failure as 69 00:04:16,320 --> 00:04:19,840 Speaker 1: an adult, not a total slob. In fact, plugged up 70 00:04:19,839 --> 00:04:22,640 Speaker 1: ears make the top five as far as urgent care 71 00:04:22,720 --> 00:04:25,880 Speaker 1: visits go, which at least for me, was exactly what 72 00:04:25,920 --> 00:04:29,400 Speaker 1: I wanted to hear, which I mostly could due to 73 00:04:29,440 --> 00:04:37,200 Speaker 1: the cleaning heel wings the fishing report out there. Aside 74 00:04:37,240 --> 00:04:41,120 Speaker 1: from the spear fishing, we observed a walleye tournament that 75 00:04:41,240 --> 00:04:45,480 Speaker 1: was taking place. Lots of sponsorships, big glass boats, big engines, 76 00:04:45,480 --> 00:04:48,800 Speaker 1: all the electronics we're talking you know, I don't even know, 77 00:04:49,000 --> 00:04:53,480 Speaker 1: sixty two hundred thousand dollar plus setups. Lots of nervous 78 00:04:53,560 --> 00:04:56,880 Speaker 1: pacing around boats, especially towards the end of the day. 79 00:04:57,320 --> 00:05:00,920 Speaker 1: Not a lot of talking, laughing. You could tell there 80 00:05:00,960 --> 00:05:04,359 Speaker 1: was real tension. The winners of this tournament turned in 81 00:05:04,520 --> 00:05:08,200 Speaker 1: a super impressive catch a couple of fish over thirty inches. 82 00:05:08,279 --> 00:05:10,880 Speaker 1: I think they averaged a little over six pounds per 83 00:05:11,000 --> 00:05:14,440 Speaker 1: fish for two days to person limits, you know. But 84 00:05:14,520 --> 00:05:16,799 Speaker 1: on the opposite side of things, I saw this fella, 85 00:05:17,040 --> 00:05:19,360 Speaker 1: we're gonna call him Captain Cody, who was in an 86 00:05:19,360 --> 00:05:23,200 Speaker 1: eight foot aluminum boat powered only by an electric trolling motor. 87 00:05:23,760 --> 00:05:26,760 Speaker 1: His seat was a cooler, which he was into frequently, 88 00:05:27,279 --> 00:05:30,680 Speaker 1: and he had a rod next to each foot. Seldom 89 00:05:30,720 --> 00:05:32,800 Speaker 1: was there not a fish on at least one of 90 00:05:32,839 --> 00:05:36,520 Speaker 1: those rods. He hailed us in with getting into a 91 00:05:36,520 --> 00:05:39,560 Speaker 1: heck of a perch bite. He proceeded to show us 92 00:05:39,600 --> 00:05:42,240 Speaker 1: exactly what he was using and how he was producing 93 00:05:42,240 --> 00:05:45,800 Speaker 1: the steady stream of not just perch, but wally. Before 94 00:05:45,839 --> 00:05:48,200 Speaker 1: we left lake that night, we got to watch Captain 95 00:05:48,240 --> 00:05:51,760 Speaker 1: Cody land a very large twenty nine inch walleye, his 96 00:05:51,839 --> 00:05:56,840 Speaker 1: biggest ever and a huge, enviable walleye. Anywhere a walleye 97 00:05:56,839 --> 00:06:00,800 Speaker 1: fisherman goes to catch big walleye, I am as jealous 98 00:06:00,839 --> 00:06:03,640 Speaker 1: of the big boats and all the stuff as I 99 00:06:03,800 --> 00:06:08,680 Speaker 1: was of the simplicity and happiness of Captain Cody, just 100 00:06:08,720 --> 00:06:14,760 Speaker 1: an observation for you moving on. Drought conditions and fires 101 00:06:14,920 --> 00:06:17,640 Speaker 1: spreading across the West have forced the closure of large 102 00:06:17,680 --> 00:06:21,279 Speaker 1: areas of publicly accessible land, and the restrictions could last 103 00:06:21,360 --> 00:06:25,080 Speaker 1: into this falls hunting season. The Lick Creek, Green Ridge, 104 00:06:25,080 --> 00:06:28,320 Speaker 1: and Elbow Creek fires spreading in Washington and Oregon have 105 00:06:28,520 --> 00:06:31,040 Speaker 1: forced the U. S. Forest Service to close the entire 106 00:06:31,120 --> 00:06:34,200 Speaker 1: Umatilla National Forest for the first time in its history. 107 00:06:34,720 --> 00:06:37,960 Speaker 1: The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has also closed 108 00:06:38,040 --> 00:06:40,920 Speaker 1: the W. T. Wootton Unit of the W. T. Wooton 109 00:06:40,960 --> 00:06:44,760 Speaker 1: Wildlife Area, the four oh Ranch and Grouse Flats units 110 00:06:44,760 --> 00:06:47,719 Speaker 1: of the Chief Joseph Wildlife Area, and the Assaultan Creek 111 00:06:47,839 --> 00:06:51,560 Speaker 1: and Weatherly units of the Assaultan Creek Wildlife Area. The 112 00:06:51,640 --> 00:06:54,200 Speaker 1: three companies that make up the North Idaho Timber Group 113 00:06:54,360 --> 00:06:57,360 Speaker 1: are temporarily closing their private land, which hunters have been 114 00:06:57,400 --> 00:07:00,680 Speaker 1: able to access through the Large Tracks program broken by 115 00:07:00,720 --> 00:07:03,960 Speaker 1: the Idaho Department of Fishing Game. If there's no significant 116 00:07:04,040 --> 00:07:08,800 Speaker 1: rainfall soon, these closures could run into hunting season. In Washington, 117 00:07:08,960 --> 00:07:12,360 Speaker 1: early archery deer season open September one in most units, 118 00:07:12,480 --> 00:07:16,400 Speaker 1: and archery elk seasons open on September eleven. The drought 119 00:07:16,480 --> 00:07:20,280 Speaker 1: continues to affect fishing across the region. Wyoming Game and 120 00:07:20,320 --> 00:07:23,240 Speaker 1: Fish is recommending that all trout anglers carry a pocket 121 00:07:23,280 --> 00:07:28,040 Speaker 1: thermometer and stop fishing when waters reach seventy degrees. A 122 00:07:28,160 --> 00:07:31,560 Speaker 1: one twenty mile stretch of the Colorado River from Kremlin 123 00:07:31,640 --> 00:07:34,480 Speaker 1: to Rifle was closed in early July due to reduced 124 00:07:34,480 --> 00:07:38,640 Speaker 1: flow and rising temperatures. Although several areas were reopened after 125 00:07:38,720 --> 00:07:43,280 Speaker 1: reservoir releases upstream caused attempts to drop. More closures could 126 00:07:43,320 --> 00:07:48,520 Speaker 1: still come last year's fires. The fires of also disrupted 127 00:07:48,520 --> 00:07:51,360 Speaker 1: the roots structure of plants holding the soil together in 128 00:07:51,400 --> 00:07:55,080 Speaker 1: many places, so even when Colorado has had much needed rain, 129 00:07:55,400 --> 00:07:58,360 Speaker 1: mud slides and flash floods from these burn scars are 130 00:07:58,440 --> 00:08:02,160 Speaker 1: depositing sediment into the dreams, which makes the water murkier, 131 00:08:02,320 --> 00:08:05,800 Speaker 1: adding another challenge to the fish. By the time you 132 00:08:05,840 --> 00:08:09,560 Speaker 1: hear this, conditions will no doubt have changed, So keep 133 00:08:09,600 --> 00:08:11,680 Speaker 1: an eye on the website of your states Fish and 134 00:08:11,720 --> 00:08:15,280 Speaker 1: Wildlife Agency, as well as the BLM and National Forest 135 00:08:15,320 --> 00:08:18,720 Speaker 1: Service websites. I know this drought round up is a 136 00:08:18,800 --> 00:08:22,480 Speaker 1: little more grim than the last one. We're hoping things change. 137 00:08:22,560 --> 00:08:30,840 Speaker 1: Pray for rain, folks down. If you want to take 138 00:08:30,840 --> 00:08:33,800 Speaker 1: your mind off this stuff and put it in a 139 00:08:33,880 --> 00:08:38,640 Speaker 1: real situation, go download our new audio book Meat Eater, 140 00:08:38,800 --> 00:08:42,920 Speaker 1: camp Fire Tales, Close Calls. You will thank me. It's 141 00:08:42,960 --> 00:08:46,640 Speaker 1: getting rave reviews. It is an absolute pleasure to listen to. 142 00:08:47,320 --> 00:08:50,160 Speaker 1: If you just like the idea of the woods, you'll 143 00:08:50,200 --> 00:08:52,800 Speaker 1: love it. If you are actually out in the woods 144 00:08:52,840 --> 00:08:55,760 Speaker 1: all the time, there's gonna be some things that really 145 00:08:56,000 --> 00:09:00,120 Speaker 1: kick your memory banks into gear. I promise you a 146 00:09:00,240 --> 00:09:03,079 Speaker 1: couple of pieces of good news from the governmental affairs desk. 147 00:09:03,640 --> 00:09:07,200 Speaker 1: First up from Maine. Governor Janet Mills recently signed the 148 00:09:07,200 --> 00:09:10,480 Speaker 1: new Maine state budget, which includes forty million dollars for 149 00:09:10,640 --> 00:09:16,600 Speaker 1: the Land for Maine's Future Program Created LMF is the 150 00:09:16,679 --> 00:09:19,600 Speaker 1: state's wallet for buying land and paying for ease months 151 00:09:19,640 --> 00:09:22,520 Speaker 1: so that manners and visitors can have a place to hunt, fish, 152 00:09:22,559 --> 00:09:25,840 Speaker 1: and recreate. This is an especially big deal in a 153 00:09:25,880 --> 00:09:29,240 Speaker 1: state where over of the land is in private hands. 154 00:09:29,760 --> 00:09:34,040 Speaker 1: The main dot gov website has a fantastic interactive map 155 00:09:34,240 --> 00:09:38,080 Speaker 1: that lets you enter your location and desired activity, then 156 00:09:38,160 --> 00:09:44,200 Speaker 1: find areas close by accessible through the LMF. By punching 157 00:09:44,240 --> 00:09:48,400 Speaker 1: in moose hunting, I found the salmon Brook Lake Bog 158 00:09:48,480 --> 00:09:51,800 Speaker 1: near Perham, which is one thousand, seven hundred and six 159 00:09:51,880 --> 00:09:56,160 Speaker 1: acres of very rare wetlands lakes brooks and a northern 160 00:09:56,160 --> 00:10:00,079 Speaker 1: white cedar bog. By typing in trapping, I found the 161 00:10:00,160 --> 00:10:03,959 Speaker 1: Kennebec Highlands near Vienna, where a network of five undeveloped 162 00:10:03,960 --> 00:10:07,760 Speaker 1: ponds provides excellent beaver habitat. And if you want to 163 00:10:07,760 --> 00:10:10,880 Speaker 1: do some clamming, you can search by that specific activity 164 00:10:11,080 --> 00:10:13,360 Speaker 1: and head over to the school Field Shore is Preserved 165 00:10:13,360 --> 00:10:16,120 Speaker 1: near Brunswick, where nineteen acres has been set aside for 166 00:10:16,160 --> 00:10:19,600 Speaker 1: you to try your luck collecting some tasty bivalves. This 167 00:10:19,720 --> 00:10:22,400 Speaker 1: website is basically doing everything other than digging them for you. 168 00:10:22,960 --> 00:10:24,640 Speaker 1: On top of all that, you can even type in 169 00:10:24,720 --> 00:10:27,640 Speaker 1: gold panning, but I'll leave you to find that spot 170 00:10:27,840 --> 00:10:33,199 Speaker 1: on your own. What I said there in that whole 171 00:10:33,240 --> 00:10:37,120 Speaker 1: diet tribe is just sacrilegious. However, I feel okay sharing 172 00:10:37,120 --> 00:10:39,840 Speaker 1: it with you because you just type that in and 173 00:10:39,840 --> 00:10:43,640 Speaker 1: that's what pops up this program. This LMF program, as 174 00:10:43,640 --> 00:10:45,720 Speaker 1: well as the search engine that the State of Maine 175 00:10:45,800 --> 00:10:49,240 Speaker 1: is provided, is quite similar to what we talked about 176 00:10:49,320 --> 00:10:52,800 Speaker 1: last week and the map Land Act cruise around on 177 00:10:52,840 --> 00:10:55,280 Speaker 1: Main's website and you can see what we're talking about. 178 00:10:55,760 --> 00:10:58,560 Speaker 1: Don't forget to call your duly elected and tell them 179 00:10:58,720 --> 00:11:02,920 Speaker 1: to vote for the map Land Act. The forty million 180 00:11:02,960 --> 00:11:05,960 Speaker 1: dollars allocated in the two thousand twenty one budget can 181 00:11:06,040 --> 00:11:08,360 Speaker 1: be spent in ten million dollar increments over the next 182 00:11:08,360 --> 00:11:11,400 Speaker 1: four years, So keep an eye on the LMF website 183 00:11:11,440 --> 00:11:14,360 Speaker 1: for new areas to get out into. If you're a mainer, 184 00:11:14,640 --> 00:11:17,280 Speaker 1: call your state reps and Governor Mills and tell them 185 00:11:17,360 --> 00:11:20,400 Speaker 1: you're happy with this recent development. And if you're from 186 00:11:20,400 --> 00:11:23,480 Speaker 1: somewhere else but planning to visit vacation Land in the future, 187 00:11:23,880 --> 00:11:26,720 Speaker 1: make doubly sure to call up and express your appreciation. 188 00:11:27,200 --> 00:11:29,600 Speaker 1: Let them know that those budget dollars were well spent 189 00:11:29,920 --> 00:11:35,800 Speaker 1: bringing your recreation dollars into the state. Moving on over 190 00:11:35,840 --> 00:11:39,280 Speaker 1: to California, where Governor Newsom has signed a budget that 191 00:11:39,320 --> 00:11:42,840 Speaker 1: includes sixty one point five million dollars to build wildlife 192 00:11:42,880 --> 00:11:46,200 Speaker 1: crossings throughout the state, you may be surprised to learn 193 00:11:46,400 --> 00:11:50,520 Speaker 1: that eco conscious California has lagged well behind other states 194 00:11:50,520 --> 00:11:53,440 Speaker 1: when it comes to building these crossings. In fact, the 195 00:11:53,480 --> 00:11:58,360 Speaker 1: state's highway system currently has exactly zero overpass bridges designed 196 00:11:58,360 --> 00:12:02,440 Speaker 1: specifically for connecting while life populations, so this funding is 197 00:12:02,480 --> 00:12:06,320 Speaker 1: well overdue. As we covered before, these crossings make fiscal 198 00:12:06,400 --> 00:12:10,040 Speaker 1: sense based purely on the traffic accidents they prevent. According 199 00:12:10,080 --> 00:12:13,280 Speaker 1: to a UC Davis study, car collisions with animals on 200 00:12:13,320 --> 00:12:17,200 Speaker 1: California highways cost more than two fifty million dollars a year. 201 00:12:17,640 --> 00:12:20,560 Speaker 1: States all over the Union have seen dramatic reductions and 202 00:12:20,600 --> 00:12:25,319 Speaker 1: collisions when they build wildlife crossings. In Utah, one notorious 203 00:12:25,360 --> 00:12:27,520 Speaker 1: section of highway in the southwestern part of the state 204 00:12:27,679 --> 00:12:31,320 Speaker 1: had a ninety eight point five percent reduction in dear mortality. 205 00:12:31,480 --> 00:12:36,040 Speaker 1: Once to migration underpasses were built. In Colorado, to wildlife 206 00:12:36,040 --> 00:12:40,439 Speaker 1: bridges reduced collisions by on State Highway nine in Grand County. 207 00:12:40,880 --> 00:12:45,559 Speaker 1: The few animal underpasses in California have been similarly effective. 208 00:12:46,040 --> 00:12:49,280 Speaker 1: One tunnel under Highway fifty in the Sierra Nevada Foothills 209 00:12:49,280 --> 00:12:52,600 Speaker 1: near Plaserville costs just one point three million dollars to 210 00:12:52,600 --> 00:12:55,640 Speaker 1: build a few years ago. According to Frasier Shilling, co 211 00:12:55,760 --> 00:12:58,480 Speaker 1: director of the Road to College Center at u C Davis, 212 00:12:58,480 --> 00:13:01,240 Speaker 1: the tunnel has already more than paid for itself by 213 00:13:01,280 --> 00:13:05,680 Speaker 1: reducing dear collisions. These migration paths are also critical in 214 00:13:05,760 --> 00:13:10,120 Speaker 1: improving the genetic diversity of isolated wildlife populations. The mountain 215 00:13:10,200 --> 00:13:13,319 Speaker 1: lions of the Santa Anna and Santa Monica Mountains of California, 216 00:13:13,360 --> 00:13:16,200 Speaker 1: which we've talked about many times on this podcast, are 217 00:13:16,400 --> 00:13:19,559 Speaker 1: in a tough spot. And I'm not just talking about 218 00:13:19,600 --> 00:13:22,400 Speaker 1: like having to live that close to l a. Get 219 00:13:22,400 --> 00:13:25,520 Speaker 1: back on Santa Centity, take it to the tin, it 220 00:13:25,640 --> 00:13:27,920 Speaker 1: sits over to the four to five north, and let 221 00:13:27,960 --> 00:13:31,560 Speaker 1: it dump you out. It's some more hollula. These mountain 222 00:13:31,600 --> 00:13:35,080 Speaker 1: lions are starting to exhibit the tell tale crooked tail 223 00:13:35,440 --> 00:13:41,600 Speaker 1: of inbred populations. This inbreeding makes extinction almost certain unless 224 00:13:41,679 --> 00:13:46,240 Speaker 1: these lions can mix with other genetically distinct groups. Lions 225 00:13:46,240 --> 00:13:49,920 Speaker 1: in Florida, threatened by the same problem, expanded their population 226 00:13:50,000 --> 00:13:53,040 Speaker 1: from a few dozen individuals to more than two hundred 227 00:13:53,160 --> 00:13:56,600 Speaker 1: after just eight genetically distinct females were introduced and the 228 00:13:56,640 --> 00:14:01,720 Speaker 1: state built wildlife corridors. The proposed Berty Canyon wildlife crossing 229 00:14:01,760 --> 00:14:04,960 Speaker 1: near Los Angeles could provide the same kind of mixing 230 00:14:05,160 --> 00:14:08,720 Speaker 1: for California's lions. I have many bones to pick with 231 00:14:08,800 --> 00:14:11,640 Speaker 1: Governor Knews when it comes to mountain lions. His father 232 00:14:11,800 --> 00:14:14,160 Speaker 1: was one of the advocates for banning lion hunting in 233 00:14:14,160 --> 00:14:17,160 Speaker 1: the state, and last year, in an interview with Sacramento 234 00:14:17,240 --> 00:14:21,600 Speaker 1: b Newsome related his fond childhood memories of licking envelopes 235 00:14:21,640 --> 00:14:24,640 Speaker 1: to send letters promoting the band. There may be a 236 00:14:24,640 --> 00:14:29,360 Speaker 1: connection between the envelope adhesive and what we see from 237 00:14:29,360 --> 00:14:32,920 Speaker 1: the governor today. We are all old enough to remember 238 00:14:32,960 --> 00:14:36,640 Speaker 1: that Seinfeld episode. Right. We found traces of a certain 239 00:14:36,760 --> 00:14:42,160 Speaker 1: toxic adhesive commonly found in very low priced envelopes. She 240 00:14:42,280 --> 00:14:46,920 Speaker 1: was sending out our wedding invitations. That's probably what did it. 241 00:14:48,160 --> 00:14:52,640 Speaker 1: We were expecting about two hundred people. But I don't 242 00:14:52,640 --> 00:14:55,560 Speaker 1: have to agree with everything a person does to applaud 243 00:14:55,560 --> 00:14:58,960 Speaker 1: a good decision. Although the wildlife crossings will take several 244 00:14:59,040 --> 00:15:06,160 Speaker 1: years to build, California is on the right track. The 245 00:15:06,240 --> 00:15:09,160 Speaker 1: latest entry in the meatless meat race has an origin 246 00:15:09,280 --> 00:15:12,680 Speaker 1: that's cooler than most the fungus that grows around springs 247 00:15:12,680 --> 00:15:16,320 Speaker 1: at Yellowstone National Park. I should say an origin that 248 00:15:16,480 --> 00:15:21,440 Speaker 1: is hotter than most, as this particular fungus is an extremophile, 249 00:15:21,880 --> 00:15:24,760 Speaker 1: one of those micro organisms that thrives in conditions that 250 00:15:24,800 --> 00:15:28,680 Speaker 1: would kill the rest of us. The extremophile in question 251 00:15:29,040 --> 00:15:33,480 Speaker 1: Fusarium strain Flavo lapis does just fine at temperatures of 252 00:15:33,480 --> 00:15:37,080 Speaker 1: a hundred and seventy six degrees fahrenheit and above. If 253 00:15:37,080 --> 00:15:41,160 Speaker 1: you're feeling self conscious, here's something to contemplate. If these 254 00:15:41,160 --> 00:15:46,160 Speaker 1: fungi are extreme, what does that make us? LUKEWARMO files, 255 00:15:46,560 --> 00:15:52,280 Speaker 1: wimpo files, something not exactly. The concept of extreme in 256 00:15:52,320 --> 00:15:56,720 Speaker 1: this situation is defined as anything uncomfortable to humans. If 257 00:15:56,760 --> 00:15:59,760 Speaker 1: that notion is an extremely self centered I don't know 258 00:15:59,800 --> 00:16:02,840 Speaker 1: what is to round out that answer. If you are 259 00:16:02,920 --> 00:16:06,360 Speaker 1: not an extreme aphile, you could be a neutrophile or 260 00:16:06,480 --> 00:16:11,160 Speaker 1: a miso file. A neutrophile is an organism that needs 261 00:16:11,200 --> 00:16:15,000 Speaker 1: a perfect pH balance, a system not too acidic or basic. 262 00:16:15,680 --> 00:16:18,880 Speaker 1: A miso file. If you remember the children's book about 263 00:16:18,920 --> 00:16:20,880 Speaker 1: you know, like Mama Bear and Papa Bear and baby 264 00:16:20,920 --> 00:16:23,520 Speaker 1: Bear and then not too hot, not too cold porridge 265 00:16:23,680 --> 00:16:26,440 Speaker 1: line that that deal red. That is a great way 266 00:16:26,560 --> 00:16:30,960 Speaker 1: to describe misophile moderate attempts, not too hot, not too 267 00:16:30,960 --> 00:16:35,400 Speaker 1: cold anyway. The company growing this fungus and marketing it 268 00:16:35,600 --> 00:16:40,320 Speaker 1: as food called Nature's Find f Y and Y asserts 269 00:16:40,360 --> 00:16:45,320 Speaker 1: that Fusarium flavelopis is a more complete protein than other 270 00:16:45,480 --> 00:16:49,120 Speaker 1: not meets out there. The company claims that while having 271 00:16:49,120 --> 00:16:53,680 Speaker 1: a negligible environmental impact, the fungus has fift more protein 272 00:16:53,760 --> 00:16:58,480 Speaker 1: than tofu, is more bioavailable than other plant based proteins meeting. 273 00:16:58,520 --> 00:17:00,880 Speaker 1: It is actually absorbed into your audi as opposed to 274 00:17:00,960 --> 00:17:05,240 Speaker 1: just passing through it, and contains nutrients like vitamin B twelve, 275 00:17:05,400 --> 00:17:07,879 Speaker 1: which is very difficult to come by on a vegan diet. 276 00:17:08,280 --> 00:17:10,760 Speaker 1: The company has so far raised a hundred and fifty 277 00:17:10,840 --> 00:17:13,520 Speaker 1: eight million dollars from an investment fund backed by Bill 278 00:17:13,560 --> 00:17:16,720 Speaker 1: Gates and Jeff Bezos, as well as from NASA, who 279 00:17:16,720 --> 00:17:19,040 Speaker 1: hopes that future missions will be able to grow this 280 00:17:19,160 --> 00:17:22,960 Speaker 1: mico protein quote mico from the ancient Greek word for 281 00:17:23,000 --> 00:17:27,440 Speaker 1: fungus in space. The company expects to ship sausage ish 282 00:17:27,480 --> 00:17:32,280 Speaker 1: patties and creamish cheese later this year. The scientists who 283 00:17:32,320 --> 00:17:36,800 Speaker 1: founded Nature's Find named this particular strand of Fusarium flower 284 00:17:36,880 --> 00:17:40,719 Speaker 1: LAPAs because it was discovered in Yellowstone. Flavo means yellow 285 00:17:40,880 --> 00:17:45,080 Speaker 1: in Latin and LAPAs means stone. Connecting your product to 286 00:17:45,080 --> 00:17:49,040 Speaker 1: the Glove National Park is good marketing. However, other strands 287 00:17:49,040 --> 00:17:52,280 Speaker 1: of Fusarium have a less appealing history. You may have 288 00:17:52,320 --> 00:17:55,720 Speaker 1: heard that after modern humans discovered the ancient cave paintings 289 00:17:55,720 --> 00:17:59,119 Speaker 1: and Lasso France, the water vapor from their breath caused 290 00:17:59,119 --> 00:18:01,680 Speaker 1: fungus to grow on the walls of the cave, threatening 291 00:18:01,720 --> 00:18:06,399 Speaker 1: those paintings. That strain of fungus is Fusarium selani, and 292 00:18:06,440 --> 00:18:08,640 Speaker 1: people still haven't figured out how to remove it from 293 00:18:08,640 --> 00:18:12,960 Speaker 1: the paintings permanently. Several different pathogenic strains of Fusarium have 294 00:18:13,040 --> 00:18:16,080 Speaker 1: spread to crops and wildlife for much of the human history, 295 00:18:16,240 --> 00:18:20,199 Speaker 1: causing enormous destruction. In fact, in two thousand thirteen, a 296 00:18:20,240 --> 00:18:24,119 Speaker 1: paper in the journal Fungal Genetic Biology was produced scientists 297 00:18:24,160 --> 00:18:27,720 Speaker 1: from the U s d A summarized Fusarium species rank 298 00:18:27,760 --> 00:18:32,680 Speaker 1: among the most economically destructive plant pathogens and micro toxogenic fungi, 299 00:18:33,040 --> 00:18:36,360 Speaker 1: posing a threat to plant and animal health and food safety. 300 00:18:37,080 --> 00:18:40,440 Speaker 1: Now I'm not condemning all Fusarium fungus out of hamp 301 00:18:40,520 --> 00:18:43,200 Speaker 1: That would be like throwing out morales and portobellos because 302 00:18:43,280 --> 00:18:47,159 Speaker 1: deafcap mushrooms are no good to eat. But maybe we 303 00:18:47,200 --> 00:18:49,520 Speaker 1: should exercise some caution in the rush to find a 304 00:18:49,520 --> 00:18:53,840 Speaker 1: new miracle protein. After all, fusarium based human food is 305 00:18:53,840 --> 00:18:57,920 Speaker 1: not actually that new. The first mico protein was developed 306 00:18:57,920 --> 00:19:00,360 Speaker 1: in the early eighties and has been marked it since 307 00:19:01,320 --> 00:19:04,760 Speaker 1: by company called Corn spelled q u O r M. 308 00:19:05,359 --> 00:19:09,639 Speaker 1: The corn protein is Fusarium vannatum, and although lots of 309 00:19:09,680 --> 00:19:12,160 Speaker 1: people eat it with no side effects, the company has 310 00:19:12,200 --> 00:19:15,080 Speaker 1: been plagued by lawsuits from people who have had severe 311 00:19:15,119 --> 00:19:19,719 Speaker 1: allergic reactions. So if you're allergic to fung gui, steer 312 00:19:20,000 --> 00:19:24,000 Speaker 1: clear of Nature's find Otherwise it could be an interesting alternative. 313 00:19:24,760 --> 00:19:28,080 Speaker 1: But in my opinion, it would be very cool if 314 00:19:28,119 --> 00:19:32,120 Speaker 1: the fungus were presented in its native yellowstone colors instead 315 00:19:32,160 --> 00:19:36,160 Speaker 1: of drabs sausage brown. Maybe we could get some burgers 316 00:19:36,160 --> 00:19:40,600 Speaker 1: and fuchat or turquoise or fluorescent yellow. Pretty Patty's available 317 00:19:40,600 --> 00:19:43,560 Speaker 1: in six designer colors. Sign me up for one of those, 318 00:19:43,600 --> 00:19:46,879 Speaker 1: because in my mind, it's more honest than making a 319 00:19:46,960 --> 00:19:50,840 Speaker 1: super cool fungus into something sausage like or cheese like. 320 00:19:51,680 --> 00:19:54,480 Speaker 1: If you're proud of this product, make it its own thing. 321 00:19:55,119 --> 00:19:57,479 Speaker 1: Don't make me have to find it in fine print 322 00:19:57,520 --> 00:20:00,880 Speaker 1: in the grocery store. I will happily per just fungus 323 00:20:00,880 --> 00:20:05,400 Speaker 1: over a cream cheese like fungus any day. Moving on, 324 00:20:07,520 --> 00:20:10,760 Speaker 1: it's hunting season at least hunting prep season, So I 325 00:20:10,800 --> 00:20:12,959 Speaker 1: thought I would wrap us up with a listener email. 326 00:20:13,400 --> 00:20:17,160 Speaker 1: Remember right into s k C a L that's asked 327 00:20:17,160 --> 00:20:19,520 Speaker 1: Cal at the mediator dot com. Let me know what's 328 00:20:19,520 --> 00:20:21,919 Speaker 1: going on in your neck of the woods. Some folks 329 00:20:21,960 --> 00:20:25,679 Speaker 1: from Indiana right in well, Cal, I need help. Me 330 00:20:25,680 --> 00:20:27,680 Speaker 1: and a buddy are going to plan a western hunt. 331 00:20:27,840 --> 00:20:30,160 Speaker 1: We're from Indiana and have no clue where to start. 332 00:20:30,600 --> 00:20:33,760 Speaker 1: We are thinking muzzleloader elk hunt. We are new to hunting, 333 00:20:33,880 --> 00:20:36,199 Speaker 1: so we have no points. Both of us are in 334 00:20:36,240 --> 00:20:39,399 Speaker 1: our thirties, so accumulating enough points for good areas pretty 335 00:20:39,480 --> 00:20:42,280 Speaker 1: much out. We need over the counter public land tags 336 00:20:42,320 --> 00:20:44,760 Speaker 1: for a do it yourself hunt. We have no idea 337 00:20:44,840 --> 00:20:49,560 Speaker 1: what is necessary, gear, transportation? What states best? Utah, New 338 00:20:49,600 --> 00:20:52,960 Speaker 1: Mexico seemed to have good muzzleloader seasons. Can you help 339 00:20:54,200 --> 00:20:59,720 Speaker 1: Ah boys where to start? Utah, New Mexico, Idaho, Colorado, Wyoming, 340 00:20:59,760 --> 00:21:02,600 Speaker 1: and Montana all have good options for the first time 341 00:21:02,720 --> 00:21:06,240 Speaker 1: do it yourself elk hunter. I would suggest being open 342 00:21:06,359 --> 00:21:11,200 Speaker 1: to any sex bowl cow spike We're legal for those 343 00:21:11,240 --> 00:21:14,560 Speaker 1: of you knew new to elk. A spike bowl is 344 00:21:14,560 --> 00:21:17,159 Speaker 1: a bull of the year, typically a non sexually mature 345 00:21:17,200 --> 00:21:19,879 Speaker 1: mail that has a spike antler that does not branch 346 00:21:19,960 --> 00:21:23,359 Speaker 1: within the first let's say five inches no brow time. 347 00:21:23,920 --> 00:21:26,360 Speaker 1: There are exceptions of to that. Of course, the more 348 00:21:26,359 --> 00:21:29,720 Speaker 1: elk you see, the more exceptions you see. Anyway, in 349 00:21:29,840 --> 00:21:32,440 Speaker 1: many units here in Montana, bull elk need to have 350 00:21:32,480 --> 00:21:35,440 Speaker 1: a brow tyn in order to be legally harvested, brow 351 00:21:35,520 --> 00:21:38,040 Speaker 1: tyn being the first or second time that will typically 352 00:21:38,040 --> 00:21:41,680 Speaker 1: protrude outward over the brow of the bowl. I would 353 00:21:41,720 --> 00:21:45,359 Speaker 1: not limit myself to just the old smoke pole, as 354 00:21:45,400 --> 00:21:47,760 Speaker 1: there are plenty of cow elk hunts open to modern 355 00:21:47,880 --> 00:21:50,640 Speaker 1: center fire rifle, and if you so choose, you can 356 00:21:50,680 --> 00:21:53,679 Speaker 1: always hunt with your black powder gun during a center 357 00:21:53,680 --> 00:21:57,160 Speaker 1: fire season. Anyway, A buddy of mine in Idaho hunts 358 00:21:57,160 --> 00:21:59,919 Speaker 1: with his fifty cow Kentucky long rifle during the general 359 00:22:00,000 --> 00:22:03,880 Speaker 1: firearm cow hunts. He draws. I've seen it can be done. 360 00:22:04,000 --> 00:22:07,200 Speaker 1: It's quite common now. It's thirty years old. Too old 361 00:22:07,200 --> 00:22:11,040 Speaker 1: to put in for points. No, not really, especially if 362 00:22:11,080 --> 00:22:14,240 Speaker 1: you want to use those points for opportunity hunts versus 363 00:22:14,280 --> 00:22:17,600 Speaker 1: the quote trophy hunts. A lot of these over the 364 00:22:17,640 --> 00:22:20,600 Speaker 1: counter tags, especially for non residents, are starting to get 365 00:22:20,600 --> 00:22:23,440 Speaker 1: gobbled up so fast. If you're not really on your game. 366 00:22:23,480 --> 00:22:26,640 Speaker 1: You're not going to get one without applying for more 367 00:22:26,680 --> 00:22:29,960 Speaker 1: than one season anyway. I do hear you on the 368 00:22:30,000 --> 00:22:35,119 Speaker 1: incredibly depressing combination of statistics and hunting. How some snot 369 00:22:35,160 --> 00:22:38,399 Speaker 1: knows kid who's mom pob and buying points for him. 370 00:22:38,600 --> 00:22:40,760 Speaker 1: We don't even know if I'll ever hunt. They haven't 371 00:22:40,760 --> 00:22:43,760 Speaker 1: even had a weapon in their hands. That kid probably 372 00:22:43,800 --> 00:22:46,159 Speaker 1: has a better chance of drawing a tag than you, 373 00:22:46,600 --> 00:22:49,520 Speaker 1: a tax paying adults with no points. It drives me crazy, 374 00:22:50,119 --> 00:22:54,800 Speaker 1: perfectly bounced. This whole thing should be. Anyway, You're gonna 375 00:22:54,800 --> 00:22:58,360 Speaker 1: be forking over some cash on applications, so do your 376 00:22:58,400 --> 00:23:03,240 Speaker 1: homework right now. Are calling state wildlife management agencies? Lay 377 00:23:03,280 --> 00:23:06,320 Speaker 1: out your scenario. If you don't have a four wheel 378 00:23:06,400 --> 00:23:10,680 Speaker 1: drive vehicle? Are you comfortable camping or not comfortable camping? 379 00:23:11,040 --> 00:23:14,000 Speaker 1: Are you physically impaired in some way? Are you scared 380 00:23:14,000 --> 00:23:17,600 Speaker 1: of grizzly bears? All of those things. There are opportunities 381 00:23:17,600 --> 00:23:20,800 Speaker 1: out there that fit your circumstances better than others, but 382 00:23:20,880 --> 00:23:23,919 Speaker 1: you need to burn your boot leather on research first. 383 00:23:24,480 --> 00:23:26,639 Speaker 1: I have hunted parts of many of the states I 384 00:23:26,720 --> 00:23:30,439 Speaker 1: listed before, where the site of myself in like my 385 00:23:30,520 --> 00:23:33,600 Speaker 1: full get up with a big backpack and trekking polls 386 00:23:33,640 --> 00:23:36,480 Speaker 1: and pants that weren't blue jeans was enough to stop 387 00:23:36,560 --> 00:23:39,159 Speaker 1: traffic and draw questions of what the hell are you 388 00:23:39,200 --> 00:23:43,159 Speaker 1: doing because people had selected those particular units for the 389 00:23:43,280 --> 00:23:46,160 Speaker 1: road access in the likelihood of finding a cow elk 390 00:23:46,320 --> 00:23:50,240 Speaker 1: within sight of the road after work. You know, hunting 391 00:23:50,280 --> 00:23:54,360 Speaker 1: forums like Randy Newberg's Hunt Talk or rock Slide can 392 00:23:54,400 --> 00:23:58,600 Speaker 1: provide great information as well. I am not holding out 393 00:23:58,640 --> 00:24:00,720 Speaker 1: on you. I don't have some like high Spot. I'm 394 00:24:00,720 --> 00:24:03,840 Speaker 1: not telling you about. Regulations change all the time, new 395 00:24:03,840 --> 00:24:08,600 Speaker 1: opportunities pop up. Start making calls and planning. Your planning 396 00:24:08,760 --> 00:24:12,320 Speaker 1: should involve some consistent walking. By the way, try to 397 00:24:12,320 --> 00:24:14,680 Speaker 1: get at least a few miles in every day. Even 398 00:24:14,720 --> 00:24:17,040 Speaker 1: if you don't get that tag, you're gonna be better 399 00:24:17,040 --> 00:24:20,000 Speaker 1: off for it. After all that, we can talk gear. 400 00:24:20,840 --> 00:24:23,439 Speaker 1: I hope everybody's looking forward to the season. That's all 401 00:24:23,440 --> 00:24:25,440 Speaker 1: I've got for you this week. Thank you so much 402 00:24:25,520 --> 00:24:29,040 Speaker 1: for listening, and remember, if you're getting ready for the season, 403 00:24:29,440 --> 00:24:33,960 Speaker 1: check out www dot Steel Dealers dot com for any 404 00:24:34,000 --> 00:24:37,200 Speaker 1: of your cutting, lopping, shearing, or even you know, make 405 00:24:37,240 --> 00:24:39,560 Speaker 1: the home place look good before you head into the 406 00:24:39,640 --> 00:24:43,199 Speaker 1: Hills needs. You can even prevent a frustrating day of 407 00:24:43,240 --> 00:24:46,159 Speaker 1: a tree block in a forest service road by getting 408 00:24:46,160 --> 00:24:51,280 Speaker 1: a nice, quiet, clean, powerful, battery operated chainsaw that fits 409 00:24:51,440 --> 00:24:54,960 Speaker 1: right underneath the seat. You won't know it's there until 410 00:24:55,080 --> 00:24:57,800 Speaker 1: you need it. And as per usual, let me know 411 00:24:57,880 --> 00:24:59,920 Speaker 1: what I'm getting right, what I'm getting wrong, and what's 412 00:25:00,040 --> 00:25:02,040 Speaker 1: going on in your neck of the woods by writing 413 00:25:02,080 --> 00:25:04,680 Speaker 1: in to a s K C A L. That's ask 414 00:25:04,720 --> 00:25:07,359 Speaker 1: how at the Medior dot com. Thanks again, I'll talk 415 00:25:07,400 --> 00:25:08,760 Speaker 1: to you next week.