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 --> 00:00:24,360 Speaker 1: Here's Kel. Four black bears with brain inflammation or encephalitis 4 00:00:24,480 --> 00:00:28,280 Speaker 1: have shown up in California's Humboldt County. In two thousand nineteen, 5 00:00:28,360 --> 00:00:31,600 Speaker 1: a young bear with an odd head tilt made headlines 6 00:00:31,640 --> 00:00:35,240 Speaker 1: and social media feeds by approaching people at North Star 7 00:00:35,360 --> 00:00:40,120 Speaker 1: Ski area. Seemingly habituated to people, showing no signs of fear. 8 00:00:40,360 --> 00:00:43,559 Speaker 1: The bear was an Instagram star as he stepped on 9 00:00:43,640 --> 00:00:48,479 Speaker 1: a kid's snowboard. California Department of Fish and Wildlife captured 10 00:00:48,520 --> 00:00:51,280 Speaker 1: the bear and eventually moved it to a rehab facility. 11 00:00:51,840 --> 00:00:55,200 Speaker 1: More recently, another young cub appeared in the Tahoe Basin, 12 00:00:55,440 --> 00:00:59,120 Speaker 1: again letting people approach, taking food from people's hands, jumping 13 00:00:59,120 --> 00:01:02,600 Speaker 1: into an open our trunk, and even being pet This 14 00:01:02,680 --> 00:01:07,800 Speaker 1: bear appeared underweight and lethargic. Under observation by trained veterinarians, 15 00:01:07,800 --> 00:01:10,440 Speaker 1: the bear proved to be substantially underweight for a one 16 00:01:10,520 --> 00:01:14,839 Speaker 1: year old, displayed a slight head tilt and head tremors. Eventually, 17 00:01:14,880 --> 00:01:18,080 Speaker 1: the decision was made to euthanize the young female. The 18 00:01:18,120 --> 00:01:22,520 Speaker 1: Following the cropsy confirmed and inflammation of the brain, Nevada 19 00:01:22,600 --> 00:01:26,720 Speaker 1: Wildlife officials have found cases in that state that match 20 00:01:26,880 --> 00:01:31,800 Speaker 1: the CDFW bears, leading wildlife officials in bull states to 21 00:01:31,920 --> 00:01:36,280 Speaker 1: ask is four bears enough to have an outbreak of encephalitis? 22 00:01:36,520 --> 00:01:40,800 Speaker 1: Why are they contracting encephalitis? And of course how. Four 23 00:01:40,840 --> 00:01:44,320 Speaker 1: new viruses that cause brain swelling have been discovered through 24 00:01:44,360 --> 00:01:47,920 Speaker 1: the necropsies of some of the affected bears. The first bear, 25 00:01:47,960 --> 00:01:50,600 Speaker 1: the North Star Bear, was eventually placed in a long 26 00:01:50,720 --> 00:01:54,480 Speaker 1: term care facility where he requires continued veterinary treatment at 27 00:01:54,520 --> 00:01:57,560 Speaker 1: the San Diego Humane Society campus and another at the 28 00:01:57,560 --> 00:02:01,440 Speaker 1: Orange County Zoo. If Yogi coaches you this spring with 29 00:02:01,520 --> 00:02:05,840 Speaker 1: a slight head tilt in a seemingly casual, maybe friendly manner, 30 00:02:06,520 --> 00:02:10,280 Speaker 1: stay away, call your local wildlife division and remember this 31 00:02:10,320 --> 00:02:13,680 Speaker 1: is not Disney. It's not normal, not good. It's not 32 00:02:13,760 --> 00:02:17,680 Speaker 1: the bond you have with quote all animals, which may 33 00:02:17,680 --> 00:02:20,400 Speaker 1: be the number one thing dog bite victims say before 34 00:02:20,440 --> 00:02:23,160 Speaker 1: they are bit. It's not any of those things, but 35 00:02:23,240 --> 00:02:29,800 Speaker 1: it may just be encephalitis. Die. See what I'm in booboo. 36 00:02:30,760 --> 00:02:34,560 Speaker 1: This week, we've got Houndsman social media call to action 37 00:02:34,760 --> 00:02:37,600 Speaker 1: and the NSW. But first I'm gonna tell you about 38 00:02:37,600 --> 00:02:42,160 Speaker 1: my week and my week as well as This podcast 39 00:02:42,480 --> 00:02:45,120 Speaker 1: is sponsored by the fine folks at Steel Power Equipment. 40 00:02:45,440 --> 00:02:48,000 Speaker 1: Steel makes a pruning shear that can slice through the 41 00:02:48,040 --> 00:02:51,600 Speaker 1: cape of a Louisiana boarhog as easily as anything I've 42 00:02:51,600 --> 00:02:55,560 Speaker 1: ever used. 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We'll be featuring 50 00:03:20,160 --> 00:03:23,760 Speaker 1: main bird dogs Woodcock Grouse and Brent West of the 51 00:03:23,840 --> 00:03:27,760 Speaker 1: High Peaks Alliance, which is amazing timing because if you 52 00:03:27,800 --> 00:03:31,480 Speaker 1: recall the meat Eater land Access initiative, we wrapped that 53 00:03:31,560 --> 00:03:34,840 Speaker 1: sucker up last year by directing all of our funds 54 00:03:35,080 --> 00:03:37,760 Speaker 1: and by our I see our funds at meat Eater 55 00:03:38,080 --> 00:03:40,960 Speaker 1: and your funds from everybody who jumped in on auctions 56 00:03:40,960 --> 00:03:44,480 Speaker 1: and whatnot to closing the funding gap on Shiloh Pond, 57 00:03:44,520 --> 00:03:49,600 Speaker 1: a really pretty spot and up until now private. Now, however, 58 00:03:50,040 --> 00:03:54,200 Speaker 1: just now, like last week, Shiloh is officially signed, sealed, 59 00:03:54,200 --> 00:03:58,800 Speaker 1: delivered public land managed by Kingsfield, Maine. There are even 60 00:03:58,920 --> 00:04:01,720 Speaker 1: funds in place for the future management of the site. 61 00:04:02,320 --> 00:04:05,360 Speaker 1: Brent West of the High Peaks Alliance started the Shiloh 62 00:04:05,400 --> 00:04:08,480 Speaker 1: Pond acquisition in two thousand and eighteen, which, as far 63 00:04:08,560 --> 00:04:12,080 Speaker 1: as the speed of conservation is concerned, is lightning pace 64 00:04:12,440 --> 00:04:16,479 Speaker 1: to closing. The Trust for public Lands was also instrumental 65 00:04:16,480 --> 00:04:19,080 Speaker 1: in structuring the deal and making sure all the eyes 66 00:04:19,120 --> 00:04:23,120 Speaker 1: were dotted and teas were crossed. Pretty cool thing anyway. 67 00:04:23,400 --> 00:04:25,760 Speaker 1: Check out the Last Cow in the Field episode at 68 00:04:25,760 --> 00:04:29,279 Speaker 1: the Mediator YouTube channel. As for anyone asking about the 69 00:04:29,320 --> 00:04:34,160 Speaker 1: Louisiana episode, Gallon Yule, which is that funky Marshham and 70 00:04:34,240 --> 00:04:37,680 Speaker 1: also a rail, is very similar to the coote in 71 00:04:37,720 --> 00:04:41,200 Speaker 1: the same family. It is very tasty. You don't have 72 00:04:41,279 --> 00:04:43,960 Speaker 1: to get fancy with it at all, treated like chicken 73 00:04:44,120 --> 00:04:47,440 Speaker 1: and you'll be very happy. I noticed one person comment 74 00:04:47,560 --> 00:04:49,520 Speaker 1: on the fact that he'd rather get a limit of 75 00:04:49,560 --> 00:04:53,120 Speaker 1: fifteen gallon ule than a limited ducks. And if you 76 00:04:53,240 --> 00:04:56,680 Speaker 1: have an abundant red meat collection in your freezer. This 77 00:04:56,760 --> 00:04:59,880 Speaker 1: is not a crazy line of thinking. Galanule is white meat, 78 00:05:00,120 --> 00:05:03,000 Speaker 1: and again you can fry it, serve it like chicken 79 00:05:03,279 --> 00:05:07,400 Speaker 1: and nobody will be the wiser. Moving on, but sticking 80 00:05:07,400 --> 00:05:13,080 Speaker 1: with white meat, Idaho houndsman are baying themselves horse over 81 00:05:13,120 --> 00:05:16,760 Speaker 1: in Idaho Fishing Game announcement stating that Mountain lion harvest 82 00:05:16,839 --> 00:05:20,400 Speaker 1: quotas on female lions in the thirty one management units 83 00:05:20,440 --> 00:05:23,760 Speaker 1: that currently have them will be lifted for at a 84 00:05:23,880 --> 00:05:29,560 Speaker 1: minimum the two thousand two season. Idaho Fishing Game initially 85 00:05:29,560 --> 00:05:32,280 Speaker 1: placed quotas in thirty one of the one hundred management 86 00:05:32,360 --> 00:05:37,120 Speaker 1: units to prevent over harvest, particularly in areas with easy access, 87 00:05:37,640 --> 00:05:41,919 Speaker 1: which typically means lots of roads. The more roads, the 88 00:05:41,960 --> 00:05:47,000 Speaker 1: more efficient hound hunting is. For example, wilderness areas can 89 00:05:47,120 --> 00:05:49,720 Speaker 1: have a ton of lions, but you do not see 90 00:05:49,720 --> 00:05:52,520 Speaker 1: a ton of houndsman, because you can't rip around in 91 00:05:52,560 --> 00:05:55,040 Speaker 1: front of your pack of dogs in the truck or 92 00:05:55,080 --> 00:05:59,280 Speaker 1: a TV can't cover as much ground. And areas with 93 00:05:59,440 --> 00:06:02,839 Speaker 1: large pop pulation centers that have that big urban fringe 94 00:06:02,880 --> 00:06:06,679 Speaker 1: that we're always talking about can create havens for lions 95 00:06:07,000 --> 00:06:09,000 Speaker 1: and you don't see a lot of hound hunters running 96 00:06:09,000 --> 00:06:12,440 Speaker 1: in those areas either, because if you're running hounds after 97 00:06:12,560 --> 00:06:15,200 Speaker 1: cats through that urban fringe, it's a good way to 98 00:06:15,240 --> 00:06:18,520 Speaker 1: make the paper, and not in a favorable way. So 99 00:06:18,680 --> 00:06:22,080 Speaker 1: quick recap. If we were to stop this topic here, 100 00:06:22,440 --> 00:06:24,760 Speaker 1: it would be a great one for the greater media 101 00:06:24,800 --> 00:06:30,480 Speaker 1: consuming world. Right, there are hunters opposing more hunting opportunities, 102 00:06:30,720 --> 00:06:33,840 Speaker 1: increased bag limits, so to speak. Right, that's not how 103 00:06:33,839 --> 00:06:36,920 Speaker 1: it works. You give a hunter more, he's gonna take more. Right, 104 00:06:37,720 --> 00:06:40,520 Speaker 1: So I want you to consider these two quotes from 105 00:06:40,560 --> 00:06:45,240 Speaker 1: the Eastern Idaho Houndsman Association. To me, even one year 106 00:06:45,360 --> 00:06:47,880 Speaker 1: is too long. If I get together with ten or 107 00:06:47,880 --> 00:06:51,000 Speaker 1: fifteen houndsman and we went to a game management unit 108 00:06:51,040 --> 00:06:54,039 Speaker 1: with good access and good snow, and we separated out, 109 00:06:54,279 --> 00:06:56,600 Speaker 1: within just a couple of days, we could kill eight 110 00:06:57,760 --> 00:07:00,880 Speaker 1: of the cats up there. The tables can earned so quickly. 111 00:07:01,200 --> 00:07:04,359 Speaker 1: It's basically declaring all out war on the species. And 112 00:07:04,400 --> 00:07:06,360 Speaker 1: it just makes no sense to me that Fish and 113 00:07:06,400 --> 00:07:11,800 Speaker 1: Game wouldn't propose raising the quotas before outright eliminating them. 114 00:07:11,840 --> 00:07:16,360 Speaker 1: Here's the next one. President of the Eastern Idaho Houndsman Association, 115 00:07:16,480 --> 00:07:20,880 Speaker 1: Jesse Van Louven described houndsman as people that utilize hound dogs, 116 00:07:21,160 --> 00:07:24,560 Speaker 1: including blue Tick, Redbone and treeing walker coon hounds to 117 00:07:24,640 --> 00:07:28,200 Speaker 1: help chase the animals they're hunting, in this case, mountain lions. 118 00:07:28,760 --> 00:07:32,320 Speaker 1: He added that most houndsmen choose not to harvest or 119 00:07:32,440 --> 00:07:35,000 Speaker 1: kill the mountain lions they hunt because they are more 120 00:07:35,080 --> 00:07:38,320 Speaker 1: interested in the sport for the relationship between the hounds 121 00:07:38,440 --> 00:07:41,160 Speaker 1: and the thrill of the chase. I was taken from 122 00:07:41,240 --> 00:07:45,280 Speaker 1: j H News. So which is it, We could kill 123 00:07:45,320 --> 00:07:49,920 Speaker 1: them all or we really don't kill any Could it 124 00:07:49,960 --> 00:07:53,080 Speaker 1: be that the truth lies somewhere in the middle. Right 125 00:07:53,120 --> 00:07:56,000 Speaker 1: here on this podcast, I've often stated when the subject 126 00:07:56,080 --> 00:07:59,440 Speaker 1: of hound hunting comes up, their dirty secret, which is 127 00:07:59,720 --> 00:08:04,160 Speaker 1: how people are dog people. They love watching their dogs 128 00:08:04,200 --> 00:08:06,400 Speaker 1: do the thing that they were born to do, which 129 00:08:06,520 --> 00:08:10,480 Speaker 1: is strike, track and tree animals. Look at meat eaters 130 00:08:10,480 --> 00:08:13,840 Speaker 1: only honest Patelus and his pound puppy mingus. They are 131 00:08:14,000 --> 00:08:17,720 Speaker 1: infected with that hound dog fever, and the only cure 132 00:08:18,400 --> 00:08:26,320 Speaker 1: is more running. Baby. The more cats you kill, the 133 00:08:26,400 --> 00:08:29,840 Speaker 1: fewer cats you get to run. When quotas are set low. 134 00:08:30,280 --> 00:08:33,600 Speaker 1: In this case, we're talking about female lion quota, which 135 00:08:33,760 --> 00:08:37,440 Speaker 1: let's say is three in a game management unit, no 136 00:08:37,520 --> 00:08:40,240 Speaker 1: matter if it's the first day of a sixty day 137 00:08:40,240 --> 00:08:44,040 Speaker 1: long season, if three female lions are reported as killed, 138 00:08:44,360 --> 00:08:48,560 Speaker 1: that whole game management unit is shut down. Not to 139 00:08:48,640 --> 00:08:51,640 Speaker 1: the running of cats, but to the killing of cats. 140 00:08:52,240 --> 00:08:54,920 Speaker 1: When you consider the fact that when a cat is 141 00:08:54,960 --> 00:08:58,040 Speaker 1: perched on a tree limb high above you, you get 142 00:08:58,080 --> 00:09:01,240 Speaker 1: a pretty good look at its underside. I'm talking about 143 00:09:01,360 --> 00:09:05,760 Speaker 1: sex organs kids. There is seldom the circumstance of thinking 144 00:09:05,800 --> 00:09:08,040 Speaker 1: you are killing a male lion, but you end up 145 00:09:08,080 --> 00:09:10,960 Speaker 1: with the dead female lion on the ground. A houndsman 146 00:09:11,120 --> 00:09:15,160 Speaker 1: that is interested in preserving cats near them, let's say, 147 00:09:15,200 --> 00:09:18,840 Speaker 1: for fuel economy purposes, could in theory, quickly track and 148 00:09:18,920 --> 00:09:22,080 Speaker 1: kill the quota of female allions in his game management 149 00:09:22,160 --> 00:09:25,600 Speaker 1: unit or in their game management unit rather and close 150 00:09:25,720 --> 00:09:29,760 Speaker 1: the kill season, which is great for cats, great for 151 00:09:29,800 --> 00:09:32,520 Speaker 1: the person who just wants to run their dogs, but 152 00:09:32,840 --> 00:09:36,199 Speaker 1: potentially bad for the management of the area, which is 153 00:09:36,240 --> 00:09:39,360 Speaker 1: exactly what Idaho Fish and Game is saying. Mule deer 154 00:09:39,400 --> 00:09:42,280 Speaker 1: predation is up in areas where mule deer and elk 155 00:09:42,320 --> 00:09:45,000 Speaker 1: have been hit hard by winners. The mule deer and 156 00:09:45,040 --> 00:09:47,760 Speaker 1: elk populations are having a hard time coming back, so 157 00:09:47,800 --> 00:09:51,400 Speaker 1: we need to give them a break people factors, as 158 00:09:51,440 --> 00:09:56,000 Speaker 1: in tag allocation has been reduced. Dough tags both in 159 00:09:56,080 --> 00:09:59,680 Speaker 1: general pool and youth pools have been reduced and eliminated 160 00:09:59,800 --> 00:10:03,120 Speaker 1: in some areas. Now we need to look at other 161 00:10:03,200 --> 00:10:06,719 Speaker 1: factors because that's not helping, and those other factors are 162 00:10:06,800 --> 00:10:11,280 Speaker 1: addressed the other predator populations, which leads us to Idaho 163 00:10:11,320 --> 00:10:14,400 Speaker 1: fishing game saying hounds folk need to kill more cats 164 00:10:14,679 --> 00:10:18,200 Speaker 1: instead of just running them. This is a gamble. Of course, 165 00:10:18,679 --> 00:10:23,200 Speaker 1: Idaho could perceivably see some crazy influx of cat hunters 166 00:10:23,320 --> 00:10:26,600 Speaker 1: who do in fact kill cats on a routine basis 167 00:10:26,720 --> 00:10:29,040 Speaker 1: that are let's say, coming from out of state, right, 168 00:10:29,080 --> 00:10:31,400 Speaker 1: But the reason they haven't shown up prior to this 169 00:10:31,960 --> 00:10:35,400 Speaker 1: is that before they make that long trek to Idaho 170 00:10:35,480 --> 00:10:38,600 Speaker 1: from wherever they're coming from, the units get shut down 171 00:10:38,640 --> 00:10:41,840 Speaker 1: because the quotas have been met, so they're afraid to commit. 172 00:10:42,600 --> 00:10:44,600 Speaker 1: These folks could show up and kill a whole bunch 173 00:10:44,600 --> 00:10:48,280 Speaker 1: of cats, and maybe the in state hound hunters will 174 00:10:48,360 --> 00:10:51,960 Speaker 1: broaden their friends circles and start taking more folks out 175 00:10:52,000 --> 00:10:54,720 Speaker 1: that do want to take that delicious pork of the 176 00:10:54,760 --> 00:10:58,480 Speaker 1: trees home, and it could have a serious effect on 177 00:10:58,640 --> 00:11:02,199 Speaker 1: cats in the long term. But this is active management. 178 00:11:02,600 --> 00:11:05,480 Speaker 1: Mule beer opportunity is going down, so we're going to 179 00:11:05,480 --> 00:11:08,760 Speaker 1: see an increase in mountain lion opportunity as a consequence. 180 00:11:09,160 --> 00:11:12,120 Speaker 1: If lion kills go up, we hope we see less 181 00:11:12,200 --> 00:11:16,400 Speaker 1: muleteer mortality. As for the hound hunting opportunity, you can 182 00:11:16,400 --> 00:11:19,600 Speaker 1: still run bears and bobcats as well as raccoons in Idaho, 183 00:11:20,000 --> 00:11:22,920 Speaker 1: so there's still something to chase, just not as many 184 00:11:22,960 --> 00:11:26,920 Speaker 1: mountain lions. Some folks might be uncomfortable with me saying 185 00:11:26,920 --> 00:11:30,080 Speaker 1: that this is a gamble, but this is wildlife management, 186 00:11:30,280 --> 00:11:34,520 Speaker 1: and wildlife management includes this crazy variable, which is the 187 00:11:34,600 --> 00:11:37,760 Speaker 1: human factor. So like if we jump way back and 188 00:11:37,800 --> 00:11:40,400 Speaker 1: we talk about the wolf fish you in Wisconsin, right, 189 00:11:41,000 --> 00:11:43,880 Speaker 1: that was a terrible argument, really made on both sides, 190 00:11:43,920 --> 00:11:47,160 Speaker 1: because it comes down to like this idea that game 191 00:11:47,200 --> 00:11:51,480 Speaker 1: management is a perfect science. There's always room for error. 192 00:11:51,840 --> 00:11:56,640 Speaker 1: You're dealing with wild animals and wild people. Absolutes happen 193 00:11:56,720 --> 00:11:59,600 Speaker 1: in the lab, they don't happen in the field. As 194 00:11:59,640 --> 00:12:01,520 Speaker 1: for me, we're just gonna have to wait and see 195 00:12:01,559 --> 00:12:04,280 Speaker 1: what happens in Idaho. I shures, heck want to come 196 00:12:04,280 --> 00:12:06,200 Speaker 1: down and run some cats and put some of that 197 00:12:06,280 --> 00:12:10,200 Speaker 1: meat in the freezer. It's fantastic. Any you houndsman down 198 00:12:10,240 --> 00:12:12,120 Speaker 1: there who need a buddy, you want to actually pull 199 00:12:12,160 --> 00:12:18,680 Speaker 1: the trigger, give me a shout. Moving on to the 200 00:12:18,840 --> 00:12:21,480 Speaker 1: I really don't want to go here desk. Social media 201 00:12:22,320 --> 00:12:25,559 Speaker 1: folks started sending me a black bear attacking a hog video, 202 00:12:25,920 --> 00:12:29,000 Speaker 1: asking what do you think? We even ran this video 203 00:12:29,000 --> 00:12:33,160 Speaker 1: on the meat eater dot com. My reaction is, yeah, 204 00:12:33,360 --> 00:12:37,840 Speaker 1: look at that. Without some actual facts, it's just animal 205 00:12:37,960 --> 00:12:40,920 Speaker 1: fight porn. I guess it's like a Shark Week trailer 206 00:12:41,040 --> 00:12:44,319 Speaker 1: that is nothing but Great whites flipping half eaten seals 207 00:12:44,320 --> 00:12:48,240 Speaker 1: in the air. Visually, it's something for sure, power of nature, 208 00:12:48,280 --> 00:12:50,880 Speaker 1: I guess. But if we don't learn about the great 209 00:12:50,880 --> 00:12:54,679 Speaker 1: white they're migrations the Farallon Islands, what type of seals 210 00:12:54,679 --> 00:12:57,520 Speaker 1: they're eating, how long seal can hold its brass, how 211 00:12:57,559 --> 00:13:01,320 Speaker 1: fast they can go? Well, what's the point? By the way, 212 00:13:01,440 --> 00:13:04,120 Speaker 1: young elephant seals are the most likely to be eaten 213 00:13:04,160 --> 00:13:06,680 Speaker 1: at the fair Long Islands. They can swim from three 214 00:13:06,679 --> 00:13:09,199 Speaker 1: to six miles per hour and hold their breath underwater 215 00:13:09,280 --> 00:13:12,600 Speaker 1: for an astonishing two hours, while a great white shark 216 00:13:12,840 --> 00:13:15,880 Speaker 1: can swim thirty five miles per hour and if I 217 00:13:15,920 --> 00:13:17,800 Speaker 1: had to guess, they're no good at being out of 218 00:13:17,840 --> 00:13:20,040 Speaker 1: the water for more than a few minutes, and holding 219 00:13:20,080 --> 00:13:22,840 Speaker 1: their breath is not an actual thing with gills and all. 220 00:13:23,480 --> 00:13:25,880 Speaker 1: I'm not saying this evens the playing field, but it's 221 00:13:25,920 --> 00:13:28,960 Speaker 1: great info, right, something the noodle on while you're watching 222 00:13:28,960 --> 00:13:32,360 Speaker 1: those half eaten seals get flipped in the air. Anyway, 223 00:13:32,480 --> 00:13:35,480 Speaker 1: the YouTube video and question, there's a wild hog on 224 00:13:35,520 --> 00:13:37,920 Speaker 1: the side of the road, likely hit by a car. 225 00:13:38,320 --> 00:13:41,719 Speaker 1: Black bear attempting to drag it up a steep embankment 226 00:13:41,880 --> 00:13:45,559 Speaker 1: to eat it in peace. Thinking about it, One good 227 00:13:45,640 --> 00:13:48,760 Speaker 1: takeaway from this video, if that's all you had was 228 00:13:48,800 --> 00:13:51,360 Speaker 1: just the visual, would be that this is what bare 229 00:13:51,400 --> 00:13:56,000 Speaker 1: behavior is like, minus encephalitis or swelling of the brain. 230 00:13:56,760 --> 00:14:00,680 Speaker 1: Remember that you Tahoe Basin bear watchers. All the bear 231 00:14:00,720 --> 00:14:05,440 Speaker 1: facts presented here from Outdoor Alabama Alabama Department Conservation Natural 232 00:14:05,480 --> 00:14:08,480 Speaker 1: Resources aside from this one. Did you know that Back 233 00:14:08,480 --> 00:14:11,600 Speaker 1: in two thousand six, Governor Bob Riley signed a lawmaking 234 00:14:11,640 --> 00:14:15,280 Speaker 1: the black bear the official state animal of Alabama. The 235 00:14:15,360 --> 00:14:18,640 Speaker 1: current estimated black bear population the state is under five 236 00:14:18,720 --> 00:14:23,600 Speaker 1: hundred bears, making it an animal of concern. Historically, Alabama's 237 00:14:23,600 --> 00:14:26,320 Speaker 1: black bears were found in every county, but due to 238 00:14:26,360 --> 00:14:31,280 Speaker 1: habitat loss and unregulated hunting, the only modern reproducing population 239 00:14:31,560 --> 00:14:35,080 Speaker 1: was found in Mobile County, but has now expanded to 240 00:14:35,200 --> 00:14:38,240 Speaker 1: encompass neighboring counties in the southern portion of the state. 241 00:14:38,960 --> 00:14:44,440 Speaker 1: This population comprises a single recognized subspecies, the Florida black 242 00:14:44,480 --> 00:14:50,680 Speaker 1: bear Ursus americanas floridanus. In recent years, black bears from Georgia, 243 00:14:50,800 --> 00:14:54,640 Speaker 1: which are Ursus americanas americanas the American black bear, have 244 00:14:54,800 --> 00:14:58,760 Speaker 1: been walking themselves across the border from northwest Georgia into 245 00:14:58,800 --> 00:15:03,160 Speaker 1: northeastern Alabama. If Alabama ever were to open a black 246 00:15:03,200 --> 00:15:07,520 Speaker 1: bear hunting season, a hunter could conceivably get two different 247 00:15:07,600 --> 00:15:11,000 Speaker 1: subspecies of black bear without leaving the state, which is 248 00:15:11,040 --> 00:15:16,000 Speaker 1: pretty cool specifically regarding this bear pig encounter. Alabama black 249 00:15:16,040 --> 00:15:19,760 Speaker 1: bears are omnivores just like anywhere else, but according to 250 00:15:19,800 --> 00:15:24,640 Speaker 1: the former Alabama Large Carnivore coordinator Thomas Harms, Alabama bears 251 00:15:24,680 --> 00:15:28,600 Speaker 1: have a nine percent vegetarian diet. I've also seen this 252 00:15:28,720 --> 00:15:32,640 Speaker 1: printed as for sure over eighty percent vegetarian diet, so 253 00:15:32,720 --> 00:15:36,000 Speaker 1: take it with a grain of salt. They're also smaller 254 00:15:36,040 --> 00:15:40,120 Speaker 1: than bears found in many other states. Females average between 255 00:15:40,160 --> 00:15:43,360 Speaker 1: a hundred thirty and hundred fifty pounds, and males may 256 00:15:43,480 --> 00:15:46,840 Speaker 1: get as large as the three hundred pound mark. When 257 00:15:46,840 --> 00:15:50,840 Speaker 1: you consider the video that we're discussing here bear attacking hog, 258 00:15:51,400 --> 00:15:54,760 Speaker 1: you have to consider the fact wild hogs have routinely 259 00:15:54,840 --> 00:15:58,520 Speaker 1: been killed in Alabama that far outweigh the largest of 260 00:15:58,520 --> 00:16:01,960 Speaker 1: the state's black bears. You may remember the legend of 261 00:16:02,000 --> 00:16:05,760 Speaker 1: hog Zilla, the controversial one thousand, fifty one pound bore 262 00:16:05,920 --> 00:16:08,160 Speaker 1: killed by a seven year old and two thousand seven 263 00:16:08,760 --> 00:16:12,320 Speaker 1: Well that's an Alabama legend. If you do not remember 264 00:16:12,360 --> 00:16:16,760 Speaker 1: that one, that's fine. A less controversial but still incredibly 265 00:16:16,840 --> 00:16:19,720 Speaker 1: large bore was killed by a Mr. Seago with a 266 00:16:19,840 --> 00:16:22,440 Speaker 1: thirty eight caliber revolver as he stood on his front 267 00:16:22,440 --> 00:16:26,160 Speaker 1: porch on a night in two thousand seventeen. That hog 268 00:16:26,280 --> 00:16:29,840 Speaker 1: weighed in at a vetted eight hundred and twenty pounds 269 00:16:30,400 --> 00:16:33,760 Speaker 1: plus the three rounds from his thirty eight, taking in 270 00:16:33,960 --> 00:16:38,080 Speaker 1: some reason for error. That's like two adult male black bears, 271 00:16:38,920 --> 00:16:42,560 Speaker 1: meaning that this roadside encounter with a pig, which oddly 272 00:16:42,640 --> 00:16:45,680 Speaker 1: enough we call invasive, but has been continuously in the 273 00:16:45,720 --> 00:16:48,360 Speaker 1: state of Alabama nearly as long as the black bear 274 00:16:48,440 --> 00:16:52,480 Speaker 1: and in much higher numbers was a statistically rare event. 275 00:16:53,480 --> 00:16:57,040 Speaker 1: Side note old the DeSoto dropped hogs in Florida in 276 00:16:57,080 --> 00:17:00,280 Speaker 1: fifteen thirty nine. Okay, that's where I'm getting that the 277 00:17:00,360 --> 00:17:03,720 Speaker 1: bear in the video is almost certainly a mature bore 278 00:17:03,720 --> 00:17:08,800 Speaker 1: based on size and it's blatant aggressive behavior. sALS, especially 279 00:17:08,800 --> 00:17:11,760 Speaker 1: in the spring, can be plenty aggressive. But considering the 280 00:17:11,800 --> 00:17:14,760 Speaker 1: time of year, the size of sALS in the state Alabama, 281 00:17:15,040 --> 00:17:17,360 Speaker 1: and the size of the pig in this video, as 282 00:17:17,400 --> 00:17:20,040 Speaker 1: well as the fact that in my experience, stals with 283 00:17:20,160 --> 00:17:23,520 Speaker 1: cubs are not typically going to publicly expose cubs to 284 00:17:23,600 --> 00:17:26,160 Speaker 1: this type of commotion as it can bring in other 285 00:17:26,240 --> 00:17:29,480 Speaker 1: big bores that could eat those cubs. My money is 286 00:17:29,680 --> 00:17:32,040 Speaker 1: that the bear on this video is a boar bear. 287 00:17:32,400 --> 00:17:35,240 Speaker 1: It's got pretty good noggin on it too. Further, when 288 00:17:35,240 --> 00:17:39,200 Speaker 1: you consider that this quote attack was documented via shaky 289 00:17:39,280 --> 00:17:42,959 Speaker 1: cell phone footage complete with color commentary, and that had 290 00:17:42,960 --> 00:17:47,040 Speaker 1: occurred in Satsuma, Alabama, which is part of the Southeast 291 00:17:47,119 --> 00:17:51,280 Speaker 1: Florida black bear population, it is no surprise that this 292 00:17:51,359 --> 00:17:56,080 Speaker 1: is a Florida bear. Certainly explains that statistically strange behavior 293 00:17:56,720 --> 00:18:00,680 Speaker 1: spring break was last week, Buddy, not the last adventure 294 00:18:00,680 --> 00:18:07,240 Speaker 1: of Florida Bear will see moving on to the international 295 00:18:07,320 --> 00:18:11,879 Speaker 1: desk all the way to New South Wales. If you 296 00:18:11,880 --> 00:18:15,919 Speaker 1: are currently stateside but want to maybe have an interesting retirement, 297 00:18:16,240 --> 00:18:21,120 Speaker 1: consider New South Wales or the NSW. Intense rains hammered 298 00:18:21,119 --> 00:18:24,920 Speaker 1: the NSW coastline, causing massive flooding the other week. As 299 00:18:25,000 --> 00:18:28,440 Speaker 1: human residents moved to escape the flood, so did millions 300 00:18:28,480 --> 00:18:32,320 Speaker 1: of spiders, skinks, crickets, snakes, anything that lives on the ground. 301 00:18:32,840 --> 00:18:36,680 Speaker 1: Those ground dwelling animals took refuge on anything standing clear 302 00:18:36,720 --> 00:18:41,720 Speaker 1: of the water, including fence lines, houses and people. Any 303 00:18:41,760 --> 00:18:45,360 Speaker 1: port and storm. As they say, if you recall New 304 00:18:45,400 --> 00:18:49,679 Speaker 1: South Wales was largely on fire from two thousand nineteen 305 00:18:49,680 --> 00:18:52,400 Speaker 1: to two thousand twenty, the water is a bit late 306 00:18:52,480 --> 00:18:55,720 Speaker 1: for that, as over forty six million acres burned during 307 00:18:55,760 --> 00:18:59,240 Speaker 1: that time. If all that wasn't enough, I have failed 308 00:18:59,280 --> 00:19:02,520 Speaker 1: in past podcast to cover the mouse plague. If you 309 00:19:02,560 --> 00:19:05,480 Speaker 1: want to look up some videos way more impressive than 310 00:19:05,520 --> 00:19:08,640 Speaker 1: a bear dragging a pig, look up mouse plague videos 311 00:19:09,040 --> 00:19:11,800 Speaker 1: that will impress you and get your skin crawling at 312 00:19:11,840 --> 00:19:15,000 Speaker 1: the same time. To further set the tone, here's a 313 00:19:15,080 --> 00:19:18,680 Speaker 1: quote for you. At least three people have been bitten 314 00:19:18,720 --> 00:19:22,840 Speaker 1: in hospitals while being treated for non mouse related issues. 315 00:19:23,840 --> 00:19:27,680 Speaker 1: Kind of a thinker. One farmer reported killing on average 316 00:19:27,720 --> 00:19:31,040 Speaker 1: one d mice per day inside the home. I want 317 00:19:31,040 --> 00:19:34,400 Speaker 1: to go back to that. Okay, one mice per day 318 00:19:34,520 --> 00:19:37,840 Speaker 1: inside your house. We've all run some mouse trap lines 319 00:19:37,840 --> 00:19:42,400 Speaker 1: in our day, right a lot. But killing mice isn't 320 00:19:42,440 --> 00:19:46,520 Speaker 1: the real nasty business. Sheds full of hay have been lost. 321 00:19:46,680 --> 00:19:50,239 Speaker 1: Total crop loss in the field has been documented, and 322 00:19:50,320 --> 00:19:53,800 Speaker 1: once crops are harvested, due to infestation of both mice 323 00:19:53,960 --> 00:19:57,879 Speaker 1: and feces, they cannot be sold. Well. You might be 324 00:19:57,960 --> 00:20:02,480 Speaker 1: thinking this torrential rain could help mice, but the NSW 325 00:20:02,520 --> 00:20:05,160 Speaker 1: is a big place and storm water is not evenly 326 00:20:05,280 --> 00:20:09,199 Speaker 1: dispersed throughout. It is helping in some areas with the 327 00:20:09,240 --> 00:20:11,800 Speaker 1: mouse plague, but it is also pushing a lot more 328 00:20:11,880 --> 00:20:16,880 Speaker 1: mice into homes and vehicles and others. Although this sounds bizarre, 329 00:20:17,359 --> 00:20:20,800 Speaker 1: this is a natural occurrence in the NSW and can 330 00:20:20,880 --> 00:20:25,080 Speaker 1: occur every ten years. In this instance, a long dry 331 00:20:25,119 --> 00:20:28,720 Speaker 1: spell followed by good rain meant good crops, which means 332 00:20:28,800 --> 00:20:31,480 Speaker 1: lots of food, and the mice that had not been 333 00:20:31,520 --> 00:20:36,399 Speaker 1: reproducing at full capacity, went into superbreeding mode. That's a 334 00:20:36,400 --> 00:20:39,800 Speaker 1: litter of six to ten pups every nineteen to twenty 335 00:20:39,840 --> 00:20:44,399 Speaker 1: one days. One estimate at one farm figured two mice 336 00:20:44,480 --> 00:20:48,119 Speaker 1: per square meter inside their crop paddocks for a total 337 00:20:48,160 --> 00:20:52,199 Speaker 1: of twenty million mice. That's one farm, big one, but 338 00:20:52,280 --> 00:20:56,280 Speaker 1: one farm. It's like I say, if you believe variety 339 00:20:56,359 --> 00:20:58,760 Speaker 1: is the spice of life, something new every day in 340 00:20:58,760 --> 00:21:03,119 Speaker 1: the NSW. For those of you listening that are current residents, 341 00:21:03,480 --> 00:21:07,040 Speaker 1: kill the mice, they'll die anyway. Be careful with the spiders. 342 00:21:07,080 --> 00:21:09,360 Speaker 1: They have a good role to play in your future. 343 00:21:09,400 --> 00:21:12,200 Speaker 1: When the fires and the floods and the mouse plagues, 344 00:21:12,520 --> 00:21:16,040 Speaker 1: you know, figure themselves out what a fires before a 345 00:21:16,200 --> 00:21:18,960 Speaker 1: raft of the earthquake. They were after the earthquake. I 346 00:21:19,000 --> 00:21:27,560 Speaker 1: would never before the flood to plague a locust. Good 347 00:21:27,640 --> 00:21:31,280 Speaker 1: luck to you down there, and thanks for listening. I 348 00:21:31,400 --> 00:21:33,680 Speaker 1: got one more for you on the Australia desk, which 349 00:21:33,720 --> 00:21:36,520 Speaker 1: is kind of a fun one. A new species of 350 00:21:36,600 --> 00:21:40,360 Speaker 1: climbing kangaroo has been discovered. This is fossilized. To keep 351 00:21:40,359 --> 00:21:42,600 Speaker 1: in mind, it's not like it just showed up somewhere 352 00:21:42,640 --> 00:21:45,879 Speaker 1: in between the floods, and the plagues. The recent find 353 00:21:46,040 --> 00:21:49,639 Speaker 1: indicates that the tree climbing ability of kangaroos and wallabies 354 00:21:49,880 --> 00:21:55,040 Speaker 1: evolved more than once throughout Australia's history. Additionally, these specialized 355 00:21:55,080 --> 00:21:59,560 Speaker 1: climbing kangaroo fossils with longer necks for browsing branches, longer 356 00:21:59,720 --> 00:22:02,919 Speaker 1: arms and clause for holding and climbing come from a 357 00:22:03,040 --> 00:22:08,200 Speaker 1: completely treeless area of Australia. Proofs in the dirt and 358 00:22:08,320 --> 00:22:12,600 Speaker 1: so to speak. Moving on, quick call to action for 359 00:22:12,640 --> 00:22:16,120 Speaker 1: you Texicans or folks who like to visit East Texas. 360 00:22:16,600 --> 00:22:19,480 Speaker 1: If you're listening to this on April fourth, which is 361 00:22:19,520 --> 00:22:22,520 Speaker 1: the day this releases, you have a tiny window to 362 00:22:22,640 --> 00:22:24,960 Speaker 1: go to this link and comment and ask for a 363 00:22:24,960 --> 00:22:27,639 Speaker 1: little more time in a public meeting on behalf of 364 00:22:27,640 --> 00:22:31,760 Speaker 1: the citizens of Minneola, Texas and Mineola Nature Preserve. It's 365 00:22:31,800 --> 00:22:34,320 Speaker 1: not a big gask. This is the Texas Center for 366 00:22:34,400 --> 00:22:39,359 Speaker 1: Environmental Quality, which is w W W one four dot 367 00:22:39,440 --> 00:22:43,560 Speaker 1: tc e Q dot Texas dot gov. Forward slash epic, 368 00:22:43,800 --> 00:22:47,000 Speaker 1: forward slash e comment. So here's the deal. There's a 369 00:22:47,160 --> 00:22:51,119 Speaker 1: a concrete batch plant in the works down there, probably 370 00:22:51,160 --> 00:22:54,600 Speaker 1: some good jobs with it too. However, the project may 371 00:22:54,640 --> 00:22:58,240 Speaker 1: have some underlying effects on neighbors, visitors, and citizens of Maneola, 372 00:22:58,359 --> 00:23:02,040 Speaker 1: the Miniola Nature Preserve, the dirt equestrian ground, and others 373 00:23:02,280 --> 00:23:04,919 Speaker 1: in the path of prevailing winds in and around the 374 00:23:04,960 --> 00:23:08,160 Speaker 1: proposed side of this concrete batch plant. And what they're 375 00:23:08,160 --> 00:23:10,439 Speaker 1: asking for is a public comment period and this to 376 00:23:10,480 --> 00:23:13,960 Speaker 1: be considered, which seems very fair to me. If any 377 00:23:14,000 --> 00:23:17,600 Speaker 1: board anthropologist wants to do any testing on my old bones, 378 00:23:17,800 --> 00:23:20,240 Speaker 1: you know, at some point in the distant future they 379 00:23:20,240 --> 00:23:24,119 Speaker 1: will likely find a good mix of leftover construction materials, 380 00:23:24,160 --> 00:23:27,680 Speaker 1: including concrete dust. East Texas has a lot of great 381 00:23:27,680 --> 00:23:30,639 Speaker 1: stuff and great people, but it does not have a 382 00:23:30,640 --> 00:23:34,600 Speaker 1: lot of public places for wildlife. If you are getting 383 00:23:34,640 --> 00:23:37,679 Speaker 1: this on Sunday, stop what you're doing and right in 384 00:23:38,320 --> 00:23:42,320 Speaker 1: w w W one four dot tc e Q dot 385 00:23:42,400 --> 00:23:46,119 Speaker 1: Texas dot gov forward slash epic, forward slash e comment 386 00:23:46,640 --> 00:23:49,679 Speaker 1: ask that they consider this before moving along with the 387 00:23:49,680 --> 00:23:55,800 Speaker 1: permitting of their concrete batch plant. Moving on. When bees 388 00:23:55,840 --> 00:23:58,240 Speaker 1: are on the move, be sure to keep your car 389 00:23:58,320 --> 00:24:03,080 Speaker 1: windows closed. Los Cruises, New Mexico quick stop for groceries 390 00:24:03,160 --> 00:24:05,560 Speaker 1: was all it took for a swarm of bees estimated 391 00:24:05,600 --> 00:24:09,719 Speaker 1: at fifteen thousand individuals to stake claim to a man's 392 00:24:09,840 --> 00:24:12,879 Speaker 1: rear car seat. The best part is he must have 393 00:24:12,880 --> 00:24:15,439 Speaker 1: been so fixated on what was for dinner that he 394 00:24:15,480 --> 00:24:18,200 Speaker 1: actually made it down the street before noticing the swarm 395 00:24:18,240 --> 00:24:21,040 Speaker 1: of bees in his back seat. How that works, I 396 00:24:21,080 --> 00:24:24,439 Speaker 1: don't know either. It was. However, the driver's lucky day 397 00:24:24,560 --> 00:24:28,000 Speaker 1: has an off duty Lost Cruses firefighter is also an 398 00:24:28,000 --> 00:24:31,000 Speaker 1: amateur beekeeper that showed up with the equipment necessary to 399 00:24:31,080 --> 00:24:34,600 Speaker 1: transport a hive on the move, and the firefighter got 400 00:24:34,600 --> 00:24:37,280 Speaker 1: to claim the bees, which makes me wonder if the 401 00:24:37,320 --> 00:24:40,960 Speaker 1: grocery shopper and driver got paid or did they just 402 00:24:41,000 --> 00:24:44,119 Speaker 1: call it even Stephen, bees are where some cash, you know? 403 00:24:44,640 --> 00:24:49,040 Speaker 1: I mean, that's the buzz on the streets anyway. Next up, 404 00:24:49,359 --> 00:24:53,400 Speaker 1: Capuchin monkeys are not native to the US, and if 405 00:24:53,400 --> 00:24:56,520 Speaker 1: you have ever seen the movie Outbreak, kind of freaky 406 00:24:56,560 --> 00:25:01,520 Speaker 1: in their cuddliness, like they're hiding something. Anyway, it released 407 00:25:01,600 --> 00:25:05,200 Speaker 1: or escaped capuchin ended up on a backyard porch in Kentucky, 408 00:25:05,200 --> 00:25:08,520 Speaker 1: where exactly like the movie Outbreak, which was a really 409 00:25:08,600 --> 00:25:12,399 Speaker 1: great Dustin Hoffman performance, I thought the monkey was slowly 410 00:25:12,600 --> 00:25:16,119 Speaker 1: coaxed into the grasp of Kentucky wildlife and taken to 411 00:25:16,160 --> 00:25:19,280 Speaker 1: a care facility where the original mutaba strain of a 412 00:25:19,359 --> 00:25:25,560 Speaker 1: bolo was extracted, which is a joke. The reality is 413 00:25:25,600 --> 00:25:29,240 Speaker 1: something much worse. It's just flat out illegal to privately 414 00:25:29,280 --> 00:25:33,040 Speaker 1: own quote inherently dangerous animals, which the sneaky little capuchin 415 00:25:33,119 --> 00:25:36,639 Speaker 1: is classified as in Kentucky. The age of the monkey 416 00:25:36,800 --> 00:25:40,840 Speaker 1: was one year old. This captive capuchin will now remain 417 00:25:41,200 --> 00:25:44,080 Speaker 1: locked up and paid for by the state of Kentucky 418 00:25:44,160 --> 00:25:47,800 Speaker 1: for possibly as long as forty four more years, which 419 00:25:47,840 --> 00:25:52,240 Speaker 1: is the max captive life expectancy of capuchins in the wild. 420 00:25:52,440 --> 00:25:55,439 Speaker 1: They have a life expectancy of fifteen to twenty five years. 421 00:25:55,920 --> 00:25:58,879 Speaker 1: Odds are the person who let it go read the 422 00:25:58,960 --> 00:26:03,480 Speaker 1: same Wikipedia article I did and thought, my god, I'm 423 00:26:03,520 --> 00:26:06,359 Speaker 1: not that committed to being a monkey owner, which is 424 00:26:06,359 --> 00:26:08,960 Speaker 1: exactly what you should be thinking and the conclusion you 425 00:26:09,000 --> 00:26:12,280 Speaker 1: should come to. But the order should be reversed. Have 426 00:26:12,520 --> 00:26:15,439 Speaker 1: these thoughts, but don't already be in possession of a monkey. 427 00:26:16,280 --> 00:26:19,600 Speaker 1: Or maybe start small with an ad out of a 428 00:26:19,640 --> 00:26:23,720 Speaker 1: comic book see monkeys. Remember those those are more your style. 429 00:26:24,280 --> 00:26:26,800 Speaker 1: Whole aquarium full of life for a couple of bucks, 430 00:26:26,840 --> 00:26:30,480 Speaker 1: plus shipping and handling, then maybe graduate to a goldfish 431 00:26:30,760 --> 00:26:34,359 Speaker 1: than maybe an older like retiree type dog from the pound. 432 00:26:35,560 --> 00:26:37,679 Speaker 1: That's all I've got for you this week. Thanks so 433 00:26:37,760 --> 00:26:40,119 Speaker 1: much for listening. If you are loving what you're hearing, 434 00:26:40,320 --> 00:26:43,159 Speaker 1: tell a friend or two, and most importantly, let me 435 00:26:43,200 --> 00:26:45,040 Speaker 1: know what's going on in your neck of the woods 436 00:26:45,160 --> 00:26:48,000 Speaker 1: by writing in to A S K, C A L. 437 00:26:48,280 --> 00:26:52,320 Speaker 1: That's ask Cal at the meat eater dot com. Thanks again, 438 00:26:52,600 --> 00:27:02,639 Speaker 1: and I'll talk to you next week often. Fat as P.