Steven Rinella talks with Diane Boyd, Janis Putelis, Brody Henderson, Randall Williams, Seth Morris, Phil Taylor, and Corinne Schneider.

Topics discussed: Diane Boyd’s new book A Woman Among Wolves; a tame pet pigeon with the bird sitter; when Diane was on Ep. 166: Hunting with Teeth; it’s MeatEater's Whitetail Week!; F*cked Up Old Shitters calendar is here; a good use for a tandem outhouse; "a retraction never gets the traction of the reaction to the original action"; Sonoran hotdogs; if you could snap your finger and get rid of CWD, would you?; the first wolf reintroductions; lady wolf trapper; where are wolves tolerated?; bringing home any Mexican wolves that wander out of their area; being a lumper of a splitter; why wolves generally don’t kill people; the average age of wolf death; high running feelings about wolf management visavis deer hunting; relisting wolves on the ESA?; wolves in Colorado; ballot box biology; and more.
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Chapters

00:00 Intro
02:52 Diane Boyd's Background and Experience with Wolves
04:54 The Dichotomy of Wolf Perception
05:20 Diane's New Book and Audiobook Experience
08:27 Whitetail Week and Upcoming Projects
10:25 The F'd Up Old Shitter's Calendar
12:18 The Stories Behind the Shitters
16:14 CWD and Its Implications for Deer and Humans
21:36 The Debate on CWD Management
31:01 Wolves: Reintroduction and Natural Migration
40:10 The History of Wolves in the American West
49:59 Diane's Experience as a Wolf Trapper
56:02 The Current State of Wolves in Colorado
01:01:50 The Politics of Wolf Reintroduction
01:10:42 Potential for Wolf Populations in the U.S.
01:14:27 The Habitat of Wolves and Human Interaction
01:17:44 Future Projections for Wolf Populations
01:20:10 State Management and Public Perception of Wolves
01:22:18 The Unique Case of Mexican Wolves
01:25:54 Why Wolves Don't Kill People
01:31:09 Intelligence and Behavior of Wolves
01:35:26 The Role of Wolves in Ecosystems
01:40:10 Challenges Faced by Wolves in the Wild
01:43:44 The Impact of Wolves on Prey Populations
01:50:24 Public Sentiment and the Future of Wolves
01:55:10 The Complexity of Wildlife Management
02:00:32 The Balance of Predator and Prey
02:05:19 The Role of Humans in Wolf Populations
02:11:27 The Future of Wolves in Colorado
02:16:17 Ballot Box Biology and Wildlife Management
02:20:22 Closing Thoughts on Wolves and Conservation