Bugling For Bulls and a Decoy Genius | MeatEater Podcast

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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[@MrKodums]

Much respect for the decal on Steve’s laptop! Little things like that can tell you how a man value’s his family life. Love everything meat eater is doing. Keep on it!!

[@Joe-xm3fm]

😂 yeah only for a man to get cheated on

[@devinjones1182]

Next time Steve is fumbling with us glasses and head phones I expect a zoom in on him fumbling, not a frame change 😂 keep up the good work!

[@Bbuckshot2]

A room tour with you guys explaining everything in the studio would be cool.

[@ParkerBerube-vw7gu]

Yes, it would

[@user-ts2md6om1v]

The awareness of our own strength makes us modest.

[@Sethleavescomments]

Corinne is wearing glasses to look extra smart. She really ought to do well at trivia now.

[@austintrimble810]

Steve said exactly what I was thinking when he said to Phelps “do those people kill more bulls than you” lol. People just love telling someone they’re doing something wrong !

[@TheAlexfooooo]

There's always something to be grateful for. This is extra true when you guys publish one of these. Keep up the great work!

[@JeremyReger]

37:57 check out that Pressure Equation back there... Pretty impressive Jason!

[@AaronK910]

Lol accidentally read the title as, “Bulging for Bulls” at first and was like, “WHOA!”

[@secondplace]

Regarding the punt gun, you’ll never believe what that kind of boat is called. You Harry Potter kids will know this… the boat is called a “punt”, thus the gun that you use and mount to the bow of the punt is called a “punt gun”. Put that in your trivia show.

[@caseyyunk6442]

Honestly I always pictured Filch kicking students over the swamp. Ray Guy style.

[@nickfazekas7862]

I've started saying "put that in your trivia show" in casual conversation and its kindof fun

[@secondplace]

@@nickfazekas7862 not a bad idea!

[@WildSideOfLifeYT]

The into gets my blood pumping everytime 😂 some of the sickest shots i love it.

[@stevelongacre5829]

Always understood market hunters using punt guns used whatever they could use for projectiles, nuts, bolts, nails metal scraps etc.

[@SpicyTorch]

I just moved from the Willamette valley. Thanks for the awesome descriptions of the critters that live there. It's always great to learn more about all creatures great and small.

[@_bf_skinnboi1699]

Live long Willamette valley resident myself, it's awesome to get some representation. So cool to hear someone go over our goose hunting history and talk about hunting columbia blacktails!

[@Perry2186]

I think kentucky ballistics wants to know your location it's watermelon time

[@edwardboone9403]

This is the first time I saw the "suck it Brody" sticker!! LOL

[@whiskybentcowboy]

I like the video version of the podcast. Well done gents

[@jero1918]

That ladder is gunna be big money! :D

[@alexwest3293]

Love the video format! LETS GO BOYS, hell yeah.

[@Young_Wild420]

Love the videos, keep them coming. 🔥👍

[@michaelbraswell4122]

I really enjoy your videos thank you so much

[@Mattfooey]

Kentucky Ballistics here on KZbin just put out a punt gun video that y’all may be interested in.

[@farmingfishingfamilyontari2814]

This guy Dave, is going to fall under the MeatEater umbrella. I can tell by the way Steve is reacting.

[@nickfazekas7862]

I think he already is, they just bought his company and they sell his decoys

[@04SaleenN2O]

That hair cut is the Skullet

[@wisconsin9009]

Man these are great

[@Sundog0811]

The powder would have just burned, but not violently like it does when its compacted in the shell. Ive had the same mishap happen with a .22 rim fire. Sometimes.we dont think about what we are doing.

[@barnman73]

I have the guy ready to bring out the Slow-Mo camera for testing the punt gun. I emailed the team a few months back. Epic slow-mo. Let me know.

[@Bbuckshot2]

Man I love having the video.

[@thomaskafafian2871]

If you’re getting the shells custom made anyway, would it make a difference if you had a couple made with steel shot so you don’t have to worry about putting a pound of lead in the water for a test shot? I’m not sure if that would explode your barrel, or if that would have more to do with the amount of powder in the load.

[@JeremyReger]

REALLY wish they came out earlier.. lol but Im happy they are here.. lol Cant please everyone.. lol. Love seeing the old Rig on the intro too.. want to get to the point where I can dive those before Im gone!

[@MeatEaterTV]

We'll work to get them out earlier, stay with us!

[@JeremyReger]

@@MeatEaterTV I aint going anywhere hahaha. If I need it sooner I'll get on spotify haha

[@stevenchristelow2938]

Watched every episode from the UK. Only way Meateater could improve is to have Steve AND Brody on EVERY episode of trivia! It gets a bit mehh without them.

[@jamesgranderson2890]

Nice! Muscular dystrophy was what jerry Lewis telethon was for. Not MS.

[@ericharrington2509]

That’s as bad as my cousin sticking a 12ga slug in a knot hole in the side of a hay barn and hitting it with a nail and hammer

[@JamesMoniyaw]

My uncle was calling bull elk and what looked like a female came looking. He shot it and it turned out to be a hermaphrodite had pee pee no nuts and bumps instead of horns. When cut open it had huge deformed tubes like a half developed uterus.

[@jayrom12]

Weird

[@upcycle.outdoorsman9629]

Did he have a tag for a hermaphrodite elk? Is there a lottery for those?🤣😂🤣

[@JamesMoniyaw]

@upcycle.outdoorsman9629 not tag we usually hunt a week before opening just to beat the crowd lol

[@upcycle.outdoorsman9629]

Is there a separate lottery for just berries and no twig I wonder...@@JamesMoniyaw

[@glenncunningham6397]

Steve wants to shoot a couple sheets of plywood?!?! The Meateater media budget must have skrocketed.😅

[@jimmylemons920]

DSD hot tip off needs to happen

[@Masonjar94]

Come pick up as many old decoys as you want

[@PNW_Wolfpack_Adventures]

Phelps got some algebra going on in the background?

[@terpsurfer7221]

Anyone just realize they WERE the fat kid cuz they had husky pants? Just me ok cool just checking.

[@ballesterosgorge8537]

Sometimes the smartest guys are the most dangerous. Thankfully you weren’t injured.

[@jayvanover4130]

Wow i thought dude was at least 70. My pops is 74 and looks younger

[@bentea4776]

What is behind Jason Phelps on the whiteboard?? I's that equation a bow hunting thing or some Good Will Hunting plot twist? It gives me anxiety just looking at it and imagining my maths final exam?

[@blooblefwarden4432]

Yeah cheif alot of us have already finished the podcast by the time the youtube episode comes out

[@lordandrei89]

@KentuckyBallistics just released a video with Punt Gun today it`s funny af

[@PorkMcBeans]

At a glance, i thought the title said, "Bulging for Bulls" 😂😂😂. I'm unfit to be a part of society

[@danikettunen3796]

Depreciating pronunciation guide: De-pre-she-ate. Not de-pra-Kate. Sorry I hate being “that” person who corrects people on pronunciation and spelling but I also believe that you can’t fix something if you don’t know it is incorrect.

[@lizardking6536]

self-dep·re·cat·ing /ˌselfˈdeprəˌkādiNG/ adjective modest about or critical of oneself, especially humorously so. "self-deprecating jokes"

[@shermrock345]

This guy is feels like he will say that's not real hunting about anytime now. If he has a problem with not having older bucks then maybe he should advocate for an antler restriction instead of crapping on hunters that are hunting with legal means.

[@russellallen9648]

Your own land access initiative... how exactly does that work. I need to dive into that

[@danschneekloth7290]

Is this the Elon musk of decoys??

[@russellallen9648]

Yes please clarify Steve we are all unable to figure out what a bear biologist does

[@russellallen9648]

Yeah your buddy Cal saved your ass on that hunt

[@kellywalker8407]

I learned to not try and bugle bulls in, just locate them. IF (and it's a big if) you can go fast and quiet enough elk hunting becomes more murder than hunting. I quit hunting years ago and don't mind sharing this info because 99% of you will never get it. Dream on and I'm rooting for the elk.

[@secondplace]

Went from bull bugling to bull shitting. That’s cool hope you enjoyed the show.

[@scene24man]

How would you make it less “murder” and more “hunting”?

[@rustyshackleford8149]

When a "hunter" uses the term "murder" when talking about hunting ... I get very suspicious that they are full of sh!t and aren't what they say they are. I get former hunters losing interest bc it got too easy, or disappointed with over harvesting.... but using terms that are right out of PETA's handbook, I don't buy it

[@kellywalker8407]

​@@secondplaceI'm willing to bet that you have never guided elk or mule deer hunters. STFU.

[@kellywalker8407]

​​@@scene24manBe a true hunter. Enjoy the scenery and relish the experience. Don't hunt like I used to. An elk was going to die. Some years were harder than others but it was just a matter of time. Don't ever get like me......Have fun, make a story for your grand kids.

[@paulmendolia8483]

For some reason I feel like this is a conversation just among the group and the audience is left out. I would rather watch you hunt. I find this boring.

[@_bf_skinnboi1699]

well it's a conversational/interview style podcast. They aren't speaking to the listener. the audience is basically just a spectator, which is the purpose of the podcast.

[@duggaboy]

You mean like EVERY FUCKING PODCAST! What are you even talking about. This IS a conversation between them. ...Your job...sit and learn.

[@russellallen9648]

I use to have alot of respect for this guy but now he's surrounded by a bunch of modern hunters saying yes sir you're the man whatever you say. Damn shame how people change when gobs of money get handed to them.

[@russellallen9648]

Ok Steve enlighten me with knowledge... you surprised yourself by beating on a primer and didn't realize how stupid that was until you smacked it.

[@russellallen9648]

Boy he just interrupted Janis like he wasn't speaking at all... once again

[@Gilly999999]

So many negative comments just from you! How does that saying go? If you don't have anything nice to say, say nothing at all. An opinion is like a fart, just because you have one, doesn't mean you should let it out

[@russellallen9648]

A photo of a bison getting eaten alive... thats a odd prize Steve... I see why Matt step away from meateater.