You’re listening to Shootin’ the Bull — a podcast by Idaho Department of Fish and Game. From fish squeezers to deer muggers and everyone in between, these are the conversations with the men and women of Idaho Fish and Game.

Hosts Connor Jay Liess (Public Information Specialist) and Ben Bieri (Digital Content Specialist) visit Lewiston and talk with Jen Bruns (Regional Communications Manager) and Bill Seybold (Clearwater Region Trapper Education Coordinator).

Other Topics: Bill celebrating his 642nd birthday; trapping with Grandpa in Wisconsin; Bill's famous Beaver Balls; ranking roadkill by flavor; are younger generations getting into trapping?; species you can (and can't) trap for; are trappers a dying breed?; Bill's "trapping Crocs"; Jen's muskrat jawbone earrings; what does beaver castor smell like?; the time Bill lured in his future wife using a turkey call and beaver castor; Mandles; beaver choice cuts; Connor's freezer full of pine/red squirrels; mandatory trapper ed; the do's and don'ts of trapping; going after raccoon dogs in Russia; and more.

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You’re listening to Shootin’ the Bull — a podcast by Idaho Department of Fish and Game. From fish squeezers to deer muggers and everyone in between, these are the conversations with the men and women of Idaho Fish and Game.

Hosts Connor Jay Liess (Public Information Specialist) and Ben Bieri (Digital Content Specialist) visit Lewiston during the November Commission meeting and talk with Jen Bruns (Regional Communications Manager), Tara Ball (Regional Wildlife Biologist), and Deborah Monzingo (Regional Wildlife Biologist).

Other Topics: Having fun with the last name "Ball"; catching the Fish and Game bug; studying Andean bears in Ecuador; why everyone seems to go to U of I; being a two-month-old in elk camp; learning how to age deer teeth; when dreams of becoming a "roller disco queen" don't pan out; what is Good Neighbor Authority?; OGO's; elk habitat projects; elk food vs. deer food; "elk ice cream"; what's happening in the Clearwater Region; mastication; seeing different animals on game cameras; conversations with codgers; wildlife habitat is extremely complex; the Big Burn; "How to Think Like an Elk"; working with private landowners and sportsmen; Crystal Balling the future of GNA; inspiring the next generation; Shootin' the Bull podcast puts people to sleep; "Indian Creek Chronicles" and other book recommendations; and more.

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Have a question or topic suggestion? Drop us a line at podcast@idfg.idaho.gov.

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You’re listening to Shootin’ the Bull — a podcast by Idaho Department of Fish and Game. From fish squeezers to deer muggers and everyone in between, these are the conversations with the men and women of Idaho Fish and Game.

Hosts Connor Jay Liess (Public Information Specialist) and Ben Bieri (Digital Content Specialist) head to Coeur d'Alene to chat with T.J. Ross (Regional Communications Manager), and Kris Bragg and Jacob Berl (Conservation Officers).

Other Topics: Kids are expensive; "Doctor Officer"; educating the next generation; a doctorate in rodents; Euro mounting a prairie deer mouse; Kris' new hound dog, Doc; treeing a moose; wearing your enforcement hat when you're hunting; patroling the Panhandle; the weirdest thing Kris has ever found in the woods; a crocodile on the loose in Post Falls; what is a Cuvier's dwarf caiman?; the mystery of the "Tubbs Hill gator" continues; do North Idaho game wardens get claustrophobia?; the most common violations; educating vacationers about urban wildlife; getting chased up a tree by a cow moose; when bigfoot turns out to be an owl; and more.

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Have a question or topic suggestion? Drop us a line at podcast@idfg.idaho.gov.

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