1 00:00:09,400 --> 00:00:13,480 Speaker 1: From Mediator's World News headquarters in Bozeman, Montana. This is 2 00:00:13,680 --> 00:00:17,479 Speaker 1: Kel's we can review with Ryan kel Kell And now 3 00:00:17,760 --> 00:00:22,520 Speaker 1: here's kel over the lips and pass the gums, lookout stomach, 4 00:00:22,600 --> 00:00:27,920 Speaker 1: here it comes. Ecologist and researcher with Kobe University Shinji 5 00:00:28,120 --> 00:00:31,240 Speaker 1: Sugiura set out to write a paper on the predator 6 00:00:31,320 --> 00:00:36,680 Speaker 1: prey relationship between Regimbartia at tenu Wata and Palo Philax 7 00:00:37,000 --> 00:00:41,280 Speaker 1: nigro maculottas that's some fancy Latin for water beetle and 8 00:00:41,320 --> 00:00:45,159 Speaker 1: a frog that cohabitate in Japan's rice field, published in 9 00:00:45,200 --> 00:00:49,800 Speaker 1: the journal Current Biology. Shinji observed a water beetle disappear 10 00:00:49,960 --> 00:00:53,160 Speaker 1: into the mouth of a hungry frog. Then a hundred 11 00:00:53,200 --> 00:00:57,040 Speaker 1: and fifteen minutes later, he observed the reappearance of the 12 00:00:57,120 --> 00:01:01,040 Speaker 1: still swimming water beetle, Only this time beetle was observed 13 00:01:01,120 --> 00:01:04,600 Speaker 1: as it emerged from the frog's anus. The water beetle 14 00:01:04,680 --> 00:01:07,720 Speaker 1: had apparently gone the length of the frog's digestive system 15 00:01:08,000 --> 00:01:13,040 Speaker 1: and re emerged on the other end unharmed. Like all 16 00:01:13,080 --> 00:01:17,480 Speaker 1: good researchers, Shinji had to verify his observation by feeding 17 00:01:17,480 --> 00:01:21,560 Speaker 1: more water beetles to frogs. Like the first beetle. Almost 18 00:01:22,440 --> 00:01:25,680 Speaker 1: of the test beetles eaten went over the lips, past 19 00:01:25,760 --> 00:01:30,440 Speaker 1: the gums, through the esophagus. Lookout, stomach, large intestine, and 20 00:01:30,520 --> 00:01:35,360 Speaker 1: small intestine. This beetle is coming through and actively. Shinji 21 00:01:35,560 --> 00:01:37,839 Speaker 1: found that beetles had to have been swimming the length 22 00:01:37,880 --> 00:01:41,400 Speaker 1: of the frog as the legless test beetles were digested. 23 00:01:41,840 --> 00:01:46,320 Speaker 1: It is also theorized, not proven, that legs are necessary 24 00:01:46,440 --> 00:01:49,600 Speaker 1: to irritate the frog's sphincter in order to get the 25 00:01:49,600 --> 00:01:53,000 Speaker 1: frog's anal vent to open, kind of like knowing the 26 00:01:53,080 --> 00:01:56,320 Speaker 1: key code on the locked door. I guess the longest 27 00:01:56,400 --> 00:01:59,000 Speaker 1: it took beetles to let's call it, swim the frog 28 00:01:59,320 --> 00:02:02,120 Speaker 1: was four hours. Some of the test swimmers swam the 29 00:02:02,120 --> 00:02:05,480 Speaker 1: frog in as little as six minutes. All of them, 30 00:02:05,600 --> 00:02:08,600 Speaker 1: including the leg lists, came out the other end covered 31 00:02:08,600 --> 00:02:12,200 Speaker 1: in feces. According to Kobe University, this is the first 32 00:02:12,280 --> 00:02:16,839 Speaker 1: time prey has been witnessed actively, not passively, escaping from 33 00:02:16,840 --> 00:02:20,920 Speaker 1: a predator after being eaten. The question remains as to 34 00:02:21,080 --> 00:02:24,400 Speaker 1: why the frog still pursue the beetles even though the 35 00:02:24,400 --> 00:02:28,440 Speaker 1: beetles aren't providing any nutritional benefit. But you know, to 36 00:02:28,520 --> 00:02:31,919 Speaker 1: be fair. We sure eat our share of corn, and 37 00:02:32,120 --> 00:02:35,200 Speaker 1: look at all these popular cleanses on the market. Those 38 00:02:35,280 --> 00:02:38,120 Speaker 1: live swimming water beetles could be the frog version of 39 00:02:38,120 --> 00:02:41,520 Speaker 1: a detox. I suppose the water beetle maybe inspiring if 40 00:02:41,560 --> 00:02:43,640 Speaker 1: you think about it, like if you were to find 41 00:02:43,639 --> 00:02:46,840 Speaker 1: yourself swallowed by a whale. And keeping in mind there 42 00:02:46,840 --> 00:02:49,960 Speaker 1: are over two thousand known species of water beetle, and 43 00:02:50,040 --> 00:02:52,600 Speaker 1: not all of those water beetles are able to swim 44 00:02:52,639 --> 00:02:57,680 Speaker 1: the frog, proving yet again that sometimes there really is 45 00:02:58,000 --> 00:03:00,880 Speaker 1: away when there is a will, it's not over until 46 00:03:00,919 --> 00:03:04,000 Speaker 1: it's over, kids, and you can't rely on indigestion to 47 00:03:04,040 --> 00:03:07,600 Speaker 1: save you. But maybe the old water beetle swim and 48 00:03:07,600 --> 00:03:12,120 Speaker 1: tickle trick will. That's why the doctor as underwear test. 49 00:03:12,720 --> 00:03:16,800 Speaker 1: This week, we've got hot cronyism in Arkansas, listener emails 50 00:03:16,840 --> 00:03:19,720 Speaker 1: hound Honey in New York City, and so much more. 51 00:03:20,200 --> 00:03:24,200 Speaker 1: But first I'm gonna tell you about my week, as 52 00:03:24,240 --> 00:03:27,320 Speaker 1: everyone knows my week, and this podcast is sponsored by 53 00:03:27,320 --> 00:03:31,280 Speaker 1: Steel Power Equipment. In fact, one listener will shortly end 54 00:03:31,360 --> 00:03:33,679 Speaker 1: up with one of my personal saws, the m s 55 00:03:33,720 --> 00:03:37,880 Speaker 1: A two twenty. We'll have a powerful low hours electric saw, 56 00:03:38,240 --> 00:03:40,880 Speaker 1: and they did so by helping everyone who loves the 57 00:03:40,920 --> 00:03:45,120 Speaker 1: out of doors by spending cash during our auction to 58 00:03:45,200 --> 00:03:47,440 Speaker 1: fund the purchase of the Shiloh Pond property in Main. 59 00:03:47,440 --> 00:03:50,560 Speaker 1: And I've talked about so much. That's two fifteen acres 60 00:03:50,560 --> 00:03:54,040 Speaker 1: of public access. I thank you more personally, but I 61 00:03:54,080 --> 00:03:56,840 Speaker 1: don't know who you are just yet. We went fishing 62 00:03:56,840 --> 00:03:58,960 Speaker 1: on the yellow Stone the other day a bunch of 63 00:03:59,040 --> 00:04:01,760 Speaker 1: US meat eater folks and Dave Seminette of the band 64 00:04:01,840 --> 00:04:05,160 Speaker 1: Trampled by Turtles. He's also got a solo album called 65 00:04:05,160 --> 00:04:08,360 Speaker 1: The Red Tail. He just released that one recently. He 66 00:04:08,440 --> 00:04:12,480 Speaker 1: is also a budding bird hunter and gardener. Like Snow, 67 00:04:12,480 --> 00:04:15,680 Speaker 1: Where's foods coming From? I suppose you'll be hearing Dave 68 00:04:16,040 --> 00:04:19,960 Speaker 1: for free on a future meat Eater podcast. I gave 69 00:04:20,040 --> 00:04:24,360 Speaker 1: him two thumbs up, and I have big thumbs on 70 00:04:24,400 --> 00:04:27,120 Speaker 1: that float. I made a bunch of sandwiches and I'm 71 00:04:27,160 --> 00:04:29,760 Speaker 1: pretty much down to the last in my sandwich meat, 72 00:04:29,800 --> 00:04:31,719 Speaker 1: which got me thinking. And I want to share a 73 00:04:31,720 --> 00:04:34,920 Speaker 1: few things with you as we head back into big 74 00:04:34,960 --> 00:04:38,719 Speaker 1: game hunting seasons or just hunting seasons in general. Savior 75 00:04:38,760 --> 00:04:44,960 Speaker 1: critter tongues and hearts people. That's fantastic sandwich meat to 76 00:04:45,520 --> 00:04:49,359 Speaker 1: get a meat slicer. I know it seems superfluous, but 77 00:04:49,760 --> 00:04:53,200 Speaker 1: my goodness, do they take up a little bit of 78 00:04:53,240 --> 00:04:58,800 Speaker 1: space and provide a huge time savings. Three. If you 79 00:04:58,960 --> 00:05:02,840 Speaker 1: and the fam are constantly going through processed lunch meat, 80 00:05:03,200 --> 00:05:07,040 Speaker 1: try processing your own this season. It is shocking how 81 00:05:07,120 --> 00:05:09,920 Speaker 1: fast meat disappears out of the freezer. Commit to a 82 00:05:09,960 --> 00:05:13,120 Speaker 1: couple of big batches Brian and smoked turkey breasts are 83 00:05:13,200 --> 00:05:16,040 Speaker 1: large roasts from your big game. Let them cool in 84 00:05:16,080 --> 00:05:19,160 Speaker 1: the refrigerator for like twelve hours, and maybe throw them 85 00:05:19,160 --> 00:05:22,520 Speaker 1: in the freezer for an additional thirty minutes prior to slicing, 86 00:05:22,839 --> 00:05:26,880 Speaker 1: and then you slice, bag, seal, label it appropriately and 87 00:05:26,960 --> 00:05:29,599 Speaker 1: you are set for the next weekend, the ball game, 88 00:05:29,800 --> 00:05:34,120 Speaker 1: next hunting trip, whatever you got going on. Number four, 89 00:05:34,680 --> 00:05:39,159 Speaker 1: Canada geese or dark geese get a bad rap getting 90 00:05:39,240 --> 00:05:42,599 Speaker 1: lunch meat game. Roast them slow, don't dry them out, 91 00:05:42,880 --> 00:05:46,040 Speaker 1: and slice them thin you want to goose hunt more. 92 00:05:47,560 --> 00:05:51,160 Speaker 1: Number five The lunch meat game helps you rotate the freezer. 93 00:05:51,680 --> 00:05:55,360 Speaker 1: It has allowed me and admitted meat order to do 94 00:05:55,480 --> 00:05:59,040 Speaker 1: a lot more with my game meat still making fancy 95 00:05:59,080 --> 00:06:02,000 Speaker 1: and tasty stuff you can't get anywhere else but it's 96 00:06:02,000 --> 00:06:05,720 Speaker 1: just packaged conveniently for the road, and consequently, I'm going 97 00:06:05,720 --> 00:06:09,320 Speaker 1: through the meat supply a lot faster. Some folks, this 98 00:06:09,440 --> 00:06:13,200 Speaker 1: is number six, by the way, are intimidated by wild game. 99 00:06:13,680 --> 00:06:17,279 Speaker 1: Turn game meat into something more recognizable like thin slice, 100 00:06:17,400 --> 00:06:20,960 Speaker 1: tasty lunch meat will help folks utilize their game in 101 00:06:21,040 --> 00:06:25,760 Speaker 1: new ways and help the non game getters understand why 102 00:06:25,800 --> 00:06:28,960 Speaker 1: it is they see you the crazy person in the neighborhood, 103 00:06:29,160 --> 00:06:31,720 Speaker 1: pulling out of your driveway at four thirty in the morning, 104 00:06:32,000 --> 00:06:36,119 Speaker 1: painting decoys on beautiful weekends, buying old canoes that should 105 00:06:36,160 --> 00:06:39,600 Speaker 1: be thrown away or kayaks on Craigslist, and you know, 106 00:06:39,880 --> 00:06:43,960 Speaker 1: constantly having a small smoker fire in the backyard. Our 107 00:06:44,120 --> 00:06:47,640 Speaker 1: river sandwiches this past weekend, we're on sour dough filled 108 00:06:47,640 --> 00:06:51,560 Speaker 1: with corned elk tongue, roast goose, and roast CU's deer, 109 00:06:52,080 --> 00:06:55,800 Speaker 1: made a basil, aoli from the garden, had pickled cucumbers 110 00:06:55,800 --> 00:06:58,880 Speaker 1: from mom's garden. Give some whole grain mustard, and a 111 00:06:58,880 --> 00:07:02,440 Speaker 1: little bit of a rugula. If you're paying attention, that's 112 00:07:02,600 --> 00:07:05,840 Speaker 1: three animals in one sandwich. That's a lot of bang 113 00:07:05,920 --> 00:07:10,880 Speaker 1: for your buck. That's efficient Venicone diplomacy Hey, look at us, 114 00:07:10,960 --> 00:07:14,520 Speaker 1: Look at us. Who would have thought not me? Moving 115 00:07:14,600 --> 00:07:19,080 Speaker 1: on to the ask cow desk. That's where you know, 116 00:07:19,200 --> 00:07:23,080 Speaker 1: listeners to the show finally get your your questions answered. Uh. 117 00:07:23,160 --> 00:07:27,640 Speaker 1: First up from Misrepresented in Florida. As everyone is aware, 118 00:07:27,920 --> 00:07:30,680 Speaker 1: we are heading into an election cycle that oh so 119 00:07:30,880 --> 00:07:37,240 Speaker 1: divisive word politics, We just can't escape it. Well disappointed 120 00:07:37,560 --> 00:07:41,000 Speaker 1: rights in expressing the dismay of having a representative that 121 00:07:41,040 --> 00:07:44,480 Speaker 1: did not vote his way, and he's convinced that there's 122 00:07:44,520 --> 00:07:48,120 Speaker 1: other constituents in this person's district that encouraged him to 123 00:07:48,200 --> 00:07:50,600 Speaker 1: vote in favor of the Great American Outdoors Act, and 124 00:07:50,600 --> 00:07:53,280 Speaker 1: in spite of that he voted against it. He wants 125 00:07:53,280 --> 00:07:55,960 Speaker 1: to know what can be done. So here's the move, 126 00:07:56,000 --> 00:07:59,240 Speaker 1: as I know, takes elbow grease, but you pull your 127 00:07:59,280 --> 00:08:03,200 Speaker 1: representative of his constituency, the folks in their district, and 128 00:08:03,280 --> 00:08:05,120 Speaker 1: keep in mind, you know, it's more than just you 129 00:08:05,680 --> 00:08:10,640 Speaker 1: try to establish where this politician actually departs from their constituents. 130 00:08:11,120 --> 00:08:14,680 Speaker 1: Get a lot of signatures on well ripped petitions that 131 00:08:14,720 --> 00:08:18,920 Speaker 1: are specific to these issues. And if your representative does 132 00:08:18,960 --> 00:08:21,720 Speaker 1: not recognize the fact that they are not performing their 133 00:08:21,760 --> 00:08:26,560 Speaker 1: core responsibility, which is representing you, vote them out. You'll 134 00:08:26,600 --> 00:08:30,240 Speaker 1: have the ammunition to do so. Next up, a New 135 00:08:30,240 --> 00:08:34,560 Speaker 1: Brunswick story of duck hunting etiquette. You know, New Brunswick, 136 00:08:35,000 --> 00:08:39,760 Speaker 1: home of the fiddle Head, Canada's oldest literary magazine. H 137 00:08:39,880 --> 00:08:43,440 Speaker 1: not familiar with that one. How about New Brunswick, home 138 00:08:43,480 --> 00:08:48,920 Speaker 1: to the world's second largest whirlpool. Anyway, this one is 139 00:08:48,960 --> 00:08:52,559 Speaker 1: from Mike. I've heard so many horror stories about people 140 00:08:52,640 --> 00:08:57,280 Speaker 1: fighting over blind locations and starting feuds that's duck blinds, 141 00:08:57,320 --> 00:08:59,480 Speaker 1: by the way, even a few that ended up with 142 00:08:59,520 --> 00:09:02,280 Speaker 1: pellets lying at each other. I've heard so many of 143 00:09:02,280 --> 00:09:04,800 Speaker 1: these stories that I wanted to give a positive one 144 00:09:04,920 --> 00:09:08,960 Speaker 1: in return. Around these parts. Speaking of New Brunzo, Canada, 145 00:09:09,320 --> 00:09:12,880 Speaker 1: we mark our opening day duck blind spots early mid 146 00:09:12,960 --> 00:09:16,880 Speaker 1: July or earlier. My standard area for my opening day 147 00:09:16,920 --> 00:09:20,120 Speaker 1: blind is in a big marshy lake near a duck's 148 00:09:20,160 --> 00:09:24,120 Speaker 1: unlimited man made marsh and it is a very popular 149 00:09:24,200 --> 00:09:28,000 Speaker 1: opening day spot. Anyway, we put out a marker with 150 00:09:28,160 --> 00:09:30,920 Speaker 1: names and telephone numbers on it, and a guy got 151 00:09:30,920 --> 00:09:34,319 Speaker 1: in contact with me today. He sent me a satellite 152 00:09:34,360 --> 00:09:37,080 Speaker 1: picture of the area with my blind marker on it 153 00:09:37,400 --> 00:09:40,440 Speaker 1: and another marker showing where he was thinking about hunting, 154 00:09:40,840 --> 00:09:43,960 Speaker 1: he wanted to make sure he wasn't crowding our blind. 155 00:09:44,600 --> 00:09:47,360 Speaker 1: I thought this was very respectful, and we chatted for 156 00:09:47,400 --> 00:09:49,640 Speaker 1: a bit came up with a plan to keep from 157 00:09:49,679 --> 00:09:53,840 Speaker 1: crowding one another or shooting in general directions of each other. 158 00:09:54,480 --> 00:09:57,040 Speaker 1: Then we agreed to go out together and set up 159 00:09:57,040 --> 00:09:59,520 Speaker 1: the blinds to get an even better idea of each 160 00:09:59,559 --> 00:10:03,400 Speaker 1: other footing lanes and layout plans so both parties get 161 00:10:03,440 --> 00:10:06,559 Speaker 1: a chance at a few ducks. I've never met the man, 162 00:10:06,760 --> 00:10:10,600 Speaker 1: but we had such a respectful, agreeable conversation that we 163 00:10:10,720 --> 00:10:13,760 Speaker 1: both thanked each other for how well it went. I 164 00:10:13,760 --> 00:10:16,360 Speaker 1: don't know about you, folks, but this just seems crazy 165 00:10:16,400 --> 00:10:19,920 Speaker 1: to me that these folks would rather behave like adults 166 00:10:20,160 --> 00:10:22,840 Speaker 1: and actually talk to each other and figure out a 167 00:10:22,960 --> 00:10:26,600 Speaker 1: mutually beneficial plan for hunting public ground instead of, you know, 168 00:10:26,840 --> 00:10:29,080 Speaker 1: just grumbling under their breath for a couple of months 169 00:10:29,160 --> 00:10:36,680 Speaker 1: until opening morning and then actively cursing each other. Crazy Canadians. Huh. 170 00:10:37,000 --> 00:10:39,760 Speaker 1: Great story. Might way to be an example, and thanks 171 00:10:39,760 --> 00:10:42,240 Speaker 1: for writing in. For the record, I've always wanted to 172 00:10:42,240 --> 00:10:49,679 Speaker 1: go to New Brunswick and fish. Next up the access 173 00:10:49,800 --> 00:10:54,640 Speaker 1: desk calling all razorbacks little school history for you. The 174 00:10:54,760 --> 00:10:58,920 Speaker 1: University of Arkansas in nineteen sixty was dated by the 175 00:10:59,040 --> 00:11:02,120 Speaker 1: U S Soil Sir of US, which is a public entity, 176 00:11:02,160 --> 00:11:05,600 Speaker 1: about eleven eight hundred fifty acres of prime ground in 177 00:11:05,640 --> 00:11:09,600 Speaker 1: northeast Arkansas. The reason for the transfer and the agreed 178 00:11:09,679 --> 00:11:14,400 Speaker 1: upon primary use and agricultural research facility which is now 179 00:11:14,480 --> 00:11:20,080 Speaker 1: called Pine Tree Experimental Station. The secondary use public access, 180 00:11:20,320 --> 00:11:23,400 Speaker 1: which makes sense. That's our collectively held public ground being 181 00:11:23,400 --> 00:11:27,080 Speaker 1: transferred around. Under the conditions of the land transfer, it 182 00:11:27,200 --> 00:11:29,960 Speaker 1: was stipulated that if the University of Arkansas were to 183 00:11:30,000 --> 00:11:32,680 Speaker 1: come under some hardship and need to sell the property, 184 00:11:33,080 --> 00:11:37,480 Speaker 1: the university would have to also provide for continued public 185 00:11:37,600 --> 00:11:42,240 Speaker 1: use in that sale. Despite this, the University of Arkansas 186 00:11:42,400 --> 00:11:45,240 Speaker 1: right now is under contract to sell the land to 187 00:11:45,280 --> 00:11:49,160 Speaker 1: a private group that will not provide public access. It 188 00:11:49,280 --> 00:11:52,040 Speaker 1: is speculated that this private group, and this will be 189 00:11:52,160 --> 00:11:55,360 Speaker 1: no shocked people in Arkansas, are looking to make a 190 00:11:55,679 --> 00:11:59,840 Speaker 1: private duck hunting club out of the property. At this point, 191 00:12:00,080 --> 00:12:03,120 Speaker 1: it would be very appropriate to be wondering what the 192 00:12:03,120 --> 00:12:05,880 Speaker 1: heck is going on here, and go ahead and please 193 00:12:05,880 --> 00:12:08,760 Speaker 1: ponder that while I tell you about this place. Pine 194 00:12:08,760 --> 00:12:12,120 Speaker 1: Tree Experimental station is located in the northeast part of 195 00:12:12,120 --> 00:12:15,160 Speaker 1: the state. It's important to note that Arkansas has some 196 00:12:15,320 --> 00:12:18,839 Speaker 1: great public hunting around, but not in the northeast portion 197 00:12:18,880 --> 00:12:21,280 Speaker 1: of the state, which makes Pine Tree even more special. 198 00:12:21,880 --> 00:12:24,880 Speaker 1: The experimental station is located just outside of the town 199 00:12:24,880 --> 00:12:29,000 Speaker 1: of Colt, Arkansas, which, of course you know Colt, Arkansas 200 00:12:29,040 --> 00:12:32,920 Speaker 1: because it's the world famous home of Charlie Rich who 201 00:12:33,040 --> 00:12:35,520 Speaker 1: had a bunch of great songs, one of which being 202 00:12:35,600 --> 00:12:38,640 Speaker 1: Behind Closed Doors, and it's a personal favorite of mine. 203 00:12:38,679 --> 00:12:42,640 Speaker 1: It also entitled at least is very very appropriate for 204 00:12:42,679 --> 00:12:46,120 Speaker 1: what is happening in razorback country over this land. Deal 205 00:12:46,200 --> 00:12:50,079 Speaker 1: here anyway, for right now, visitors to Pine Tree can 206 00:12:50,160 --> 00:12:54,440 Speaker 1: walk the roads, bird watch, fish hunt. The management area 207 00:12:54,520 --> 00:12:58,199 Speaker 1: is regulated by permit quota. Hunting for deer. Small game 208 00:12:58,400 --> 00:13:02,640 Speaker 1: like rabbits, quail, squirrels, fur bears, doves, ducks, turkeys are 209 00:13:02,720 --> 00:13:06,640 Speaker 1: hunted under statewide seasons called that directly from the website 210 00:13:06,920 --> 00:13:10,160 Speaker 1: and this as well. The area consists of hardwood timber 211 00:13:10,280 --> 00:13:14,000 Speaker 1: intermixed with fields planted in various crops. Several beaver ponds 212 00:13:14,040 --> 00:13:18,560 Speaker 1: provide habitat for wintering waterfowl and other wetland wildlife. Large 213 00:13:18,640 --> 00:13:22,440 Speaker 1: tracts of pasture established with an occasional small fishing pond 214 00:13:22,559 --> 00:13:26,400 Speaker 1: providing a water source for wildlife. The area comprises about 215 00:13:26,400 --> 00:13:30,120 Speaker 1: eleven thousand, eight hundred and fifty acres, three thousand ninety 216 00:13:30,160 --> 00:13:34,120 Speaker 1: acres in forest, five thousand, six hundred thirty pastures, and 217 00:13:34,160 --> 00:13:39,480 Speaker 1: two thousand two acres and crops. Sounds great, right, So again, 218 00:13:39,559 --> 00:13:42,040 Speaker 1: what the heck is going on? I will, of course 219 00:13:42,080 --> 00:13:45,920 Speaker 1: apologize to the folks that currently hunt this spot, but 220 00:13:46,280 --> 00:13:50,800 Speaker 1: in my defense, several of you hunters have contacted me 221 00:13:51,280 --> 00:13:54,760 Speaker 1: asking to talk about this shady situation, saying this is 222 00:13:54,800 --> 00:13:57,599 Speaker 1: a great spot, the only one we have, and we 223 00:13:57,640 --> 00:14:00,840 Speaker 1: would rather compete with more hunters than lose it forever. 224 00:14:01,520 --> 00:14:04,240 Speaker 1: We don't need just another duck club. And you know 225 00:14:04,640 --> 00:14:08,360 Speaker 1: I agree. Here's a quick recap and this will lead 226 00:14:08,400 --> 00:14:11,600 Speaker 1: into our call to action for the episode. University of 227 00:14:11,679 --> 00:14:14,640 Speaker 1: Arkansas currently owns land that is legally supposed to remain 228 00:14:14,720 --> 00:14:16,920 Speaker 1: open to the public. They have a deal on the 229 00:14:16,960 --> 00:14:20,920 Speaker 1: table for seventeen million dollars that would make the land 230 00:14:20,960 --> 00:14:24,760 Speaker 1: not public. In an official statement made by the University 231 00:14:24,760 --> 00:14:28,720 Speaker 1: of Arkansas Communications director Mary hi Tower, the sale is 232 00:14:28,760 --> 00:14:33,360 Speaker 1: for acres not in agriculture, and pending agreements, there would 233 00:14:33,360 --> 00:14:38,000 Speaker 1: still be public access to forested acres, which, unfortunately, I 234 00:14:38,000 --> 00:14:40,920 Speaker 1: gotta tell you, she's kind of saying, you have this 235 00:14:41,040 --> 00:14:45,360 Speaker 1: guaranteed access right now, and pending some talks, we could 236 00:14:45,440 --> 00:14:47,920 Speaker 1: possibly make it so you kind of have some access 237 00:14:48,000 --> 00:14:50,760 Speaker 1: if everything goes right once you rather just stick with 238 00:14:50,800 --> 00:14:54,320 Speaker 1: what you have now. According to the University of Arkansas, 239 00:14:54,560 --> 00:14:58,760 Speaker 1: under the purpose of the property description, it states the 240 00:14:58,920 --> 00:15:03,800 Speaker 1: management area purpose is twofold. One is to experiment in 241 00:15:03,840 --> 00:15:09,040 Speaker 1: the agricultural field as to various needs of the farming industry. Secondly, 242 00:15:09,360 --> 00:15:13,400 Speaker 1: is to provide under a cooperative effort with Arkansas Game 243 00:15:13,480 --> 00:15:17,600 Speaker 1: Fish Commission, to manage the resource for public use. The 244 00:15:17,680 --> 00:15:21,520 Speaker 1: land is managed for all species of resident wildlife and 245 00:15:21,600 --> 00:15:26,080 Speaker 1: wintering migratory species. I didn't see where it's said that 246 00:15:26,120 --> 00:15:28,760 Speaker 1: the sale of all of the properties water to a 247 00:15:28,840 --> 00:15:33,720 Speaker 1: private entity somehow fulfills either folds of this twofold mission, 248 00:15:34,240 --> 00:15:38,640 Speaker 1: and again the sale appears to be illegal. Anyway, here's 249 00:15:38,680 --> 00:15:42,080 Speaker 1: another interesting tidbit for you which does fit under the 250 00:15:42,160 --> 00:15:46,720 Speaker 1: stated purpose under cooperative effort with Arkansas Game and Fish 251 00:15:46,760 --> 00:15:51,440 Speaker 1: Commission to manage resource for public use. The Arkansas Game 252 00:15:51,480 --> 00:15:55,040 Speaker 1: and Fish Commission is willing to pay twenty million for 253 00:15:55,120 --> 00:15:58,520 Speaker 1: the property, do so in a legal manner, and of course, 254 00:15:58,600 --> 00:16:03,160 Speaker 1: provide public access. If this UH further confuses you, you 255 00:16:03,200 --> 00:16:05,640 Speaker 1: may want to check out the song also by Charlie 256 00:16:05,680 --> 00:16:09,080 Speaker 1: Pratt called easy Money. So here's where you're called to 257 00:16:09,120 --> 00:16:12,560 Speaker 1: action comes in which to use the University of Arkansas 258 00:16:12,720 --> 00:16:18,760 Speaker 1: terms is twofold fold one razorback alumni, burn those phone 259 00:16:18,760 --> 00:16:21,640 Speaker 1: lines down at your alma mater, and maybe mentioned the 260 00:16:21,640 --> 00:16:25,840 Speaker 1: fact that crippling student debt and an uncertain job market 261 00:16:26,000 --> 00:16:30,760 Speaker 1: and economy does not allow for all freedom loving Americans 262 00:16:31,000 --> 00:16:33,560 Speaker 1: to be a part of a hunting lease. So please 263 00:16:33,680 --> 00:16:38,200 Speaker 1: keep pine Tree publicly accessible, including the water. After all, 264 00:16:38,440 --> 00:16:42,360 Speaker 1: you are a supposed institution of higher learning. At some 265 00:16:42,440 --> 00:16:45,240 Speaker 1: point you probably covered not breaking the law in like 266 00:16:45,320 --> 00:16:49,800 Speaker 1: a business ethics class Somewhere second fold, back Country Hunters 267 00:16:49,800 --> 00:16:53,520 Speaker 1: and Anglers have started a petition which needs signatures to 268 00:16:53,600 --> 00:16:56,560 Speaker 1: help stop this shady land deal. You can find that 269 00:16:57,000 --> 00:17:01,480 Speaker 1: at back Country hunters dot org forward slash keep the 270 00:17:01,520 --> 00:17:05,720 Speaker 1: Pine Tree Research Station public. On top of that, you 271 00:17:05,840 --> 00:17:08,399 Speaker 1: need to call the county commissioner and your state and 272 00:17:08,480 --> 00:17:13,280 Speaker 1: congressional representatives. Remember our Kansas. You may be in the South, 273 00:17:13,359 --> 00:17:17,200 Speaker 1: but you aren't in Hazard County, right emails, make calls 274 00:17:17,440 --> 00:17:21,639 Speaker 1: and save your public land from this behind closed door deal. 275 00:17:22,080 --> 00:17:27,359 Speaker 1: You know that new boys never waiting over to the 276 00:17:27,440 --> 00:17:32,360 Speaker 1: damn desk where it's damn time, all the time. The 277 00:17:32,359 --> 00:17:35,960 Speaker 1: oracle of Omaha, Warren Buffett, a guy famous for being 278 00:17:36,080 --> 00:17:39,399 Speaker 1: rich and eating like a parentless kid at a birthday party, 279 00:17:39,840 --> 00:17:42,960 Speaker 1: is reported diet includes five cokes McDonald's and a Dairy 280 00:17:43,040 --> 00:17:46,119 Speaker 1: Queen treat a day, which is kind of a treat 281 00:17:46,160 --> 00:17:50,040 Speaker 1: to himself, considering he owns Berkshire Hathaway, which in turn 282 00:17:50,240 --> 00:17:54,879 Speaker 1: owns a bunch of stuff like Dairy Queen. Anyway, he 283 00:17:55,080 --> 00:17:59,159 Speaker 1: is now entering a long running damn removal debate in California. 284 00:17:59,400 --> 00:18:02,359 Speaker 1: Governor A. Newsome wrote a letter to Buffett last week 285 00:18:02,600 --> 00:18:06,159 Speaker 1: asking him to support the Klamath River Project, the twelve 286 00:18:06,240 --> 00:18:10,880 Speaker 1: year campaign to reshape California's second largest river by enacting 287 00:18:10,920 --> 00:18:14,600 Speaker 1: the largest damn removal in the history of our country. 288 00:18:14,720 --> 00:18:19,159 Speaker 1: The much publicized project hopes to save essential salmon populations 289 00:18:19,320 --> 00:18:23,680 Speaker 1: that have dwindled to almost nothing by demolishing four hydroelectric 290 00:18:23,760 --> 00:18:28,119 Speaker 1: dams along the Oregon California border, co host salmon from 291 00:18:28,160 --> 00:18:31,719 Speaker 1: the Klamath River are listed as threatened under federal and 292 00:18:31,920 --> 00:18:36,920 Speaker 1: California law as their populations have fallen, as have Spring Chinook. 293 00:18:37,359 --> 00:18:40,560 Speaker 1: Spring Chinook, or once the Klamath Basins the largest run, 294 00:18:41,080 --> 00:18:45,919 Speaker 1: they've dwindled by Governor. Newsome wrote that the river is 295 00:18:45,960 --> 00:18:49,640 Speaker 1: sick and urged Warren Buffett and Pacific Corps to end 296 00:18:49,720 --> 00:18:53,440 Speaker 1: the delays and move the damn removal process forward immediately. 297 00:18:54,240 --> 00:18:57,200 Speaker 1: So why Buffett and why no other than the fact 298 00:18:57,240 --> 00:18:59,840 Speaker 1: that he's a smart dude. Buffett famously bought his for 299 00:19:00,080 --> 00:19:03,600 Speaker 1: stock at age eleven and reportedly made thirty seven million 300 00:19:03,720 --> 00:19:08,120 Speaker 1: a day back in two thousand thirteen. The multibillionaires real 301 00:19:08,240 --> 00:19:12,919 Speaker 1: estate conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Owns Oregon based utilities company 302 00:19:12,960 --> 00:19:16,520 Speaker 1: Pacific Court. There's your tie in, which in turn owns 303 00:19:16,560 --> 00:19:19,800 Speaker 1: the dams that Newsome and many conservation groups would like 304 00:19:19,840 --> 00:19:23,880 Speaker 1: to remove. Under a two thousand sixteen agreement, Pacific Corp. 305 00:19:24,000 --> 00:19:27,679 Speaker 1: Would transfer its federal hydroelectric licenses for the dams to 306 00:19:27,720 --> 00:19:31,760 Speaker 1: a nonprofit coalition called the Klamath River Renewal Court that 307 00:19:31,880 --> 00:19:35,600 Speaker 1: was formed to oversee the demolition. This was all threatened 308 00:19:35,760 --> 00:19:39,760 Speaker 1: two weeks ago when the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission made 309 00:19:39,760 --> 00:19:43,840 Speaker 1: a decision to improve the license transfer on condition that 310 00:19:43,920 --> 00:19:48,200 Speaker 1: Pacific Court remain a co license with the Klamath River 311 00:19:48,280 --> 00:19:51,560 Speaker 1: Renewal Corp. The agency explained that it felt that the 312 00:19:51,600 --> 00:19:54,919 Speaker 1: Renewal Corp might ultimately be faced with matters that it 313 00:19:55,040 --> 00:19:58,479 Speaker 1: is not equipped to handle. Seems like a diluted and 314 00:19:58,520 --> 00:20:02,280 Speaker 1: complicated process, right, Well, imagine if you're one of the 315 00:20:02,320 --> 00:20:05,720 Speaker 1: many groups like American Rivers that have been fighting bureaucrats 316 00:20:05,720 --> 00:20:09,719 Speaker 1: and manufactured roadblocks for years. The Conservation River is a 317 00:20:09,760 --> 00:20:14,000 Speaker 1: meandering one full of boulder fields, my friends. Proponents of 318 00:20:14,000 --> 00:20:19,040 Speaker 1: this move, like American Rivers, commercial fishermen, irrigators, and several 319 00:20:19,119 --> 00:20:22,960 Speaker 1: sovereign nations, have long argued that removing these dams will 320 00:20:23,000 --> 00:20:27,800 Speaker 1: improve water quality, revived fisheries, create jobs, and boost the 321 00:20:27,840 --> 00:20:31,480 Speaker 1: economy in the form of tourism. Buffett is a capitalist 322 00:20:31,520 --> 00:20:34,439 Speaker 1: with a capital seat, that is for sure, But the 323 00:20:34,520 --> 00:20:37,879 Speaker 1: eighty nine year old investor also announced earlier this month 324 00:20:38,119 --> 00:20:41,439 Speaker 1: that he donated two point nine billion dollars worth of 325 00:20:41,480 --> 00:20:46,080 Speaker 1: stock to nonprofit groups. Additionally, he has pledged to give 326 00:20:46,119 --> 00:20:49,679 Speaker 1: away nearly all of his fortune to philanthropic causes by 327 00:20:49,720 --> 00:20:53,200 Speaker 1: the time he dies. This two point nine billion dollar 328 00:20:53,240 --> 00:20:58,320 Speaker 1: donation was his fifteenth annual donation since two thousand six. Well, 329 00:20:58,760 --> 00:21:02,560 Speaker 1: Mr Buffett, sat up, help us save these salmon. It'll 330 00:21:02,600 --> 00:21:05,399 Speaker 1: be the best investment you've made in quite a while. 331 00:21:06,359 --> 00:21:08,280 Speaker 1: Just to show you that there's a bit of give 332 00:21:08,320 --> 00:21:11,720 Speaker 1: and take here. If I get the chance to salmon 333 00:21:11,760 --> 00:21:15,280 Speaker 1: fish on a damn less Klamath, I'll tell everyone on 334 00:21:15,359 --> 00:21:17,560 Speaker 1: Instagram that my fish was brought to you by a 335 00:21:17,640 --> 00:21:20,200 Speaker 1: d Q, and I bet some others would be willing 336 00:21:20,240 --> 00:21:22,679 Speaker 1: to do the same too. Now try our new sweet 337 00:21:22,720 --> 00:21:28,400 Speaker 1: deals value onto the urban hunting desk. I bet all 338 00:21:28,440 --> 00:21:31,520 Speaker 1: you moms and dads out there remember the cartoon Ratatui, 339 00:21:32,040 --> 00:21:35,159 Speaker 1: the Pixar flick that attempted to prove that rats and 340 00:21:35,240 --> 00:21:39,520 Speaker 1: humans could coexist, even in a restaurant. I, for one, 341 00:21:39,720 --> 00:21:43,199 Speaker 1: never believe that for a second rats can't cook? What 342 00:21:43,240 --> 00:21:46,679 Speaker 1: do I always say? Anyone can cook? I was just 343 00:21:46,800 --> 00:21:50,720 Speaker 1: jealous of the nose, though a rat can definitely smell anyway. 344 00:21:50,880 --> 00:21:53,200 Speaker 1: It turns out that there's no getting along with rats 345 00:21:53,200 --> 00:21:56,560 Speaker 1: in New York City these days. The pandemic has emboldened 346 00:21:56,600 --> 00:21:59,359 Speaker 1: the vermin, and they're running rampant all over the streets 347 00:21:59,359 --> 00:22:02,359 Speaker 1: of the big app rats are becoming more aggressive for 348 00:22:02,400 --> 00:22:06,479 Speaker 1: reasons you might not expect. Bill Swan, rat specialist and 349 00:22:06,560 --> 00:22:10,480 Speaker 1: co owner of NYC Pest Control in Brooklyn, told Spectrum 350 00:22:10,520 --> 00:22:14,000 Speaker 1: News ny one that the problem is a lack of trash. 351 00:22:14,560 --> 00:22:18,120 Speaker 1: You're removing people who are slobs, and that is reducing 352 00:22:18,119 --> 00:22:20,720 Speaker 1: their food menu, so to speak. Swan said, and so 353 00:22:20,760 --> 00:22:23,520 Speaker 1: they're being forced out of their domain to get food. 354 00:22:24,520 --> 00:22:29,040 Speaker 1: Enter alias Shoel and his dogs sun Drop. The pair 355 00:22:29,240 --> 00:22:31,440 Speaker 1: are part of a small group that you might call 356 00:22:31,560 --> 00:22:34,760 Speaker 1: rat hunters. There's no tags for rats, and they're definitely 357 00:22:34,760 --> 00:22:37,679 Speaker 1: not being eaten, but there is plenty of opportunities to 358 00:22:37,760 --> 00:22:41,600 Speaker 1: kill rats. Shool and Sundrop have been recently hitting up 359 00:22:41,600 --> 00:22:46,080 Speaker 1: neighborhoods with high rat populations like Bedford, stoy Vessent and Bushwick. 360 00:22:46,680 --> 00:22:49,840 Speaker 1: You know, right into Ascal at the meteor dot com 361 00:22:49,880 --> 00:22:54,360 Speaker 1: and tell me how to pronounce that one anyway. Sun 362 00:22:54,440 --> 00:22:58,080 Speaker 1: Drop in those neighborhoods can sometimes kill up to twenty 363 00:22:58,200 --> 00:23:02,040 Speaker 1: rats in four hours. Shul describes the hunt like whack 364 00:23:02,080 --> 00:23:04,440 Speaker 1: a mole. He chases the rats out of their hiding 365 00:23:04,440 --> 00:23:07,880 Speaker 1: spots and sun Drop grabs them. Schul has been posting 366 00:23:07,960 --> 00:23:11,080 Speaker 1: his rat grip and grinds to Facebook and getting mostly 367 00:23:11,119 --> 00:23:15,000 Speaker 1: positive responses, leading to many requests from locals for the 368 00:23:15,000 --> 00:23:17,879 Speaker 1: hobby hunter to come kill rats in their neighborhoods or 369 00:23:17,880 --> 00:23:21,119 Speaker 1: even train their dogs. It's unlikely this makes a dent 370 00:23:21,200 --> 00:23:24,840 Speaker 1: in the population, after all. Estimates have New York City's 371 00:23:24,920 --> 00:23:28,720 Speaker 1: rat population at about two million, which seems pretty darn 372 00:23:28,840 --> 00:23:32,639 Speaker 1: low to me. For now, the COVID nineteen lockdown aided 373 00:23:32,760 --> 00:23:36,399 Speaker 1: rap problem will keep some rodents working overtime to find 374 00:23:36,480 --> 00:23:40,240 Speaker 1: food as the garbage supplied dwindles and some restaurants remain 375 00:23:40,320 --> 00:23:44,520 Speaker 1: closed or just partially open. Experts say that this might 376 00:23:44,640 --> 00:23:48,040 Speaker 1: ultimately lead to a rat turf war if a specific 377 00:23:48,080 --> 00:23:50,640 Speaker 1: colony were to get so hungry that they would consider 378 00:23:50,680 --> 00:23:54,520 Speaker 1: invading other colonies spaces. That's right, it might just be 379 00:23:54,600 --> 00:23:58,400 Speaker 1: a rat battle. Regardless, School and sun Drop are on 380 00:23:58,520 --> 00:24:01,720 Speaker 1: call and willing to help. But the amateur rat hunter 381 00:24:01,920 --> 00:24:04,840 Speaker 1: has another idea of how to up his game and 382 00:24:04,880 --> 00:24:09,919 Speaker 1: stop the spread of rats. Ferrets. Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani 383 00:24:10,080 --> 00:24:14,000 Speaker 1: and forced a ban on ferrets in prohibiting New York 384 00:24:14,040 --> 00:24:17,280 Speaker 1: City residents from owning them as domestic pets, due in 385 00:24:17,359 --> 00:24:20,280 Speaker 1: part to a fear of rabies. While current Mayor Build A. 386 00:24:20,320 --> 00:24:23,760 Speaker 1: Blasio pushed to repeal the band in two thousand fourteen, 387 00:24:24,320 --> 00:24:27,200 Speaker 1: it was rebuked by city health officials, and the band 388 00:24:27,240 --> 00:24:30,879 Speaker 1: stands today. I get a chuckle thinking about school running 389 00:24:30,920 --> 00:24:33,680 Speaker 1: around the city with a pack of well trained ferrets. 390 00:24:33,720 --> 00:24:36,200 Speaker 1: But it doesn't seem like we'll see that anytime soon. 391 00:24:36,920 --> 00:24:40,320 Speaker 1: The silver lining of this rat situation and what seems like, 392 00:24:40,760 --> 00:24:44,639 Speaker 1: you know, maybe a turning a blind eye at best 393 00:24:44,680 --> 00:24:47,760 Speaker 1: sort of level of acceptance is if you are an 394 00:24:47,840 --> 00:24:50,399 Speaker 1: inner city dweller and you want to see how a 395 00:24:50,480 --> 00:24:53,320 Speaker 1: hunting dog works, you may be able to team up 396 00:24:53,520 --> 00:24:57,080 Speaker 1: and watch this happen without having to travel. You know, 397 00:24:57,200 --> 00:24:58,800 Speaker 1: it's kind of bringing the out of doors to you. 398 00:25:00,240 --> 00:25:02,159 Speaker 1: That's all I've got for you this week. Thanks for 399 00:25:02,280 --> 00:25:05,480 Speaker 1: listening and has always let me know what I'm getting right, 400 00:25:05,680 --> 00:25:09,560 Speaker 1: what I'm getting wrong, and most importantly, what's happening in 401 00:25:09,680 --> 00:25:12,240 Speaker 1: your neck of the woods. By writing in to a 402 00:25:12,640 --> 00:25:15,840 Speaker 1: s k C. A. L Let's asked cal at the 403 00:25:15,880 --> 00:25:18,919 Speaker 1: Meat Eater dot com. Thanks again, I'll talk to you 404 00:25:19,000 --> 00:25:19,480 Speaker 1: next week.