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Ep. 468: Bugling for Bulls and a Decoy Genius

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Steve Rinella talks with Dave Smith, Jason Phelps, Janis Putelis, Seth Morris, Chester Floyd, Phil Taylor, and Corinne Schneider.

Topics discussed: Pleasing poses; our punt gun resurfaces and how Steve almost lost his eyes; the MeatEater Auction House of Oddities is back; an owl pellet containing a banded bird leg bone; the GoFundMe for a NV state bear biologist who's been slapped with $150,000 in damages; Jason Phelps advises on three things to keep in mind this elk season; when you start off making decoys with canvas bags; hunting collars; Dave's accumulation of bands and 100+ neck collars; a grind of birds; how Dave used to design Air Jordans midsoles; subtracting material vs. shaping material; how you really don't want a buck getting injured on your decoy stake; placement vs. presence; when toms mount jake decoys; if folks behaved like turkeys; Hell's Basement; sitting there and watching the show; and more. 

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