Ep. 853: Turkeys Break the Internet, Tungsten Ammo Gets Expensive, and Black Bear Politics Flare

Steven Rinella and the MeatEater crew discuss: Clay's "12 in '26" Utah mountain lion hunt ; the Bear Grease YouTube channel ; our Spring Turkey Giveaway ; how to pronounce "Neanderthal"; correcting Steve on the Open Fields Doctrine; how a U. of Michigan Wolverines player may actually fish more than he plays basketball; Tony experiences WI's turkey tag system meltdown; the price of tungsten and TSS skyrocket; what's behind proposed changes to black bear seasons in OK, WA, and AZ?; AK bottom trawling; professional golfer Rory McElroy is fueled by elk; and more. Outro credit: "The Screaming Song" written by George Alan Sparhawk Connect with Steve and The MeatEater Podcast Network Steve on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , and YouTube

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Ep. 853: Turkeys Break the Internet, Tungsten Ammo Gets Expensive, and Black Bear Politics Flare is an episode from The MeatEater Podcast by MeatEater.

This episode is 101:39 long.

This episode was published on Mar 26, 2026.

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