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Ep. 155: THIS COUNTRY LIFE - 32 Years and 7 Months Oct 20, 2023

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After 32 years Brent's hanging up his badge and retiring. In this episode, he talks about some events that happened that have had a lasting effect on his life. Probably not gonna be a lot of these police story episodes so if you want to hear them, here's your chance. Regulators, mount up! We're fighting crime this week on MeatEater's "This Country Life" podcast.

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Ep. 154: Deer Stories - Gruntin’, Missin’, Buckin’ & Tradbow Bucks (Part 2) Oct 18, 2023

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This week on Bear Grease, Clay Newcomb again hears from several whitetail deer hunters as hardcore as they are diverse in their methods. Gary "Believer" Newcomb tells about the one who got away when he left his decoy at home. Andy Brown tells about calling in deer, sealing the deal, and missing by a mile. John Harrison tells the story of a buck with questionable ownership and how the answer came out in the frying pan. Tony Peterson tells the story of a hunt where the adrenaline got the best of him and he got the best of the best buck of his career. Dale Craig and Travis Ross tell a story of a perfect deer hunt on horseback…until it wasn’t. Stoney Edwards discusses running dogs on whitetails and Louie Dale Edwards' last good buck. David Albright tells about killing a great buck with his traditional bow over white oak acorns. We hope you get out into the wild this week, chase a deer and remember, we’re living in the heyday of whitetail deer hunting. We really doubt you’re gonna wanna miss this one…

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Ep. 153: THIS COUNTRY LIFE - Dog Stories Oct 13, 2023

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We all like to hear a good dog story and Brent has some good ones for you this week regarding our favorite four legged hunting buddies. We’re chasing coyotes, ducks, and even talking about a turkey dog too. Throw a stick of stove-wood on the fire, sit back, and tune your ears to MeatEater’s This Country Life podcast.

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Ep. 152: BEAR GREASE [RENDER] - Deer, Dogs, & Old Friends Oct 11, 2023

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This week on the Render, Clay Newcomb is joined by Gary “Believer” Newcomb, Brent Reaves of “This Country Life”, Andy Stanphill, Aaron Stanphill, and Luke Alston.
Topics discussed include: How Clay knows the Stanphill Brothers through Scott Brown, and how they met Luke. High country archery fall from grace - probably because they bought an airplane. Pulling back a 70 pound bow in the 90’s. Running dogs & Charley and Louie Dale Edwards. The dividing line of July Men and Walker Men. How running deer with dogs got banned from the Ozarks. When seeing a deer was worth interrupting the Sunday Church Service to go run deer dogs. The crew’s favorite stories from Deer Stories - The Unexpected (Part 1). What we do with our deer racks and how that’s evolved through time. Lum and Abner and the Dick Huddleston store in Pine Ridge, AR. Does anything other than a black panther drag its kill into a tree? We really doubt you’re gonna want to miss this one…

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Ep. 151: THIS COUNTRY LIFE - Deer Camp Oct 06, 2023

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Deer Camp holds a lot of special memories for many and Brent is no exception. This week he’s talking about the traditions and legacy around his deer camp and how easy it is for you to start your own and do the same. He’s starting off with a story of deer hunting, bologna and underwear. That’s an unusual combination, but we’re sure it’ll all make sense when he explains it. Reasonably sure anyway. It’s Deer Camp time on This Country Life!

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Ep. 150: Deer Stories - The Unexpected (Part 1) Oct 04, 2023

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This week on Bear Grease, Clay hears from several diehard whitetail deer hunters. This is one of the most unique collections of deer stories you’ll hear anywhere and just in time for Whitetail Week at MeatEater. Dale Craig - grunting in a mountain buck and sealing the deal with a rolling jumping apple. Travis Ross - his first mountain hunt and an encounter with Charley and Louie Dale Edwards deer dogs. Andy Brown tells a wild story about his dad, how scarce deer were at the time, what a deer could provide for a family. Moe Shepherd - a deer that disappeared after blood trailing it in the snow and an encounter with a panther. Aaron Stanphill - calling in a deer by relieving himself on some dry leaves. Clay Newcomb - killing a deer sitting on a limb in a red oak tree while his daughter played in the dry creek bed below. Luke Alston - connecting his son with a great deer name Moab that he had four years of history with. I really doubt you’re gonna want to miss this one…

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Ep. 149: THIS COUNTRY LIFE - World Champion Squirrel Cook Off Sep 29, 2023

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If there was ever an event that Brent Reaves was born to be associated with it would have to be the World Champion Squirrel Cook Off in his home state of Arkansas. It was an eye opening experience for him and eating squirrels was only a small part of the festivities. Lots of fun in this one including a story that takes a brotherly hunting competition to a whole new level of extreme. Take your hat off and scoot up to the table, the squirrels are ready and it's time to eat on Meateater's This Country Life podcast.

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Ep. 148: BEAR GREASE [RENDER] - World Champion Squirrel Cook Off Sep 27, 2023

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Your host Clay Newcomb is joined live from the World Champion Squirrel Cookoff by Brent “Render Boy” Reaves, Kyle Veit of the Ozark Podcast, Malcolm Reed from How to BBQ Right, the world’s greatest Small Game Hunter, Kevin Murphy, and Joe Wilson, founder of the Squirrel Cookoff. The crew talks about: Kevin’s unique outfit and how he met Steven Rinella, the world champion squirrel cookoff and the unique dishes cooked (empanadas, ramen, tamales & minced meat pie), the finer points of how to harvest & clean a squirrel, a detailed recipe for how to cook squirrel and gravy at home, squirrel hunting the old-growth timber inside the Mississippi River levee and Melanistic Squirrels, the challenges facing new hunters and what we can do to help, and the joys of starting out on small game. We really doubt that you’re gonna want to miss this one.

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Ep. 147: THIS COUNTRY LIFE - Snakes! Sep 22, 2023

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Better watch where you step. Brent's talking about snakes this week and telling stories, which is a good reason to watch where you step anyway. Hear about the proper way to carry a live rattlesnake in your mother's car and how he got caught by "The Granddaddy of all Copperheads". From charming snakes to advice on what to do when your hunting buddy gets tagged, it's a creepy crawly Friday on Meateater's This Country Life Podcast.

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Ep. 146: Alaska Stories (Part 2) Sep 20, 2023

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Austin Manelick, of Mission Alaska, shares about getting charged by a sow grizzly with cubs while guiding a sheep hunt in Alaska - and the greenhorn packer who saved their lives. Janis Putelis & Garret “Dirt Myth” Smith retell the iconic "meat tree" story - an encounter with a Kodiak brown bear while hunting Roosevelt moose on Afognak Island with Steve Rinella and Remi Warren. Caleb Martin, of the Alaska Outdoors podcast, tells about how he destroyed his knee on the hike out from a solo mountain goat hunt and his perseverance to get to the plane after the accident. Steve Rinella tells a story about his lifelong friend, their shared adventures growing up, his fish shack in Alaska, and the preciousness of life.

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