Ep. 466: Direwolves and Ancient Hunting Dogs

Steven Rinella talks with Angela Perri, Brent Reaves, Ronny Boehme, Janis Putelis, Spencer Neuharth, Phil Taylor, and Corinne Schneider. Topics include: Brass knuckle daggers and TSA confiscating stuff; who had the very first pet dog?; how Steve thinks The North Wall in “Games of Thrones” is in Alaska; a very special bobcat burial; Steve’s 12 signs of astrology; hunting the wooly rhino; when wolves turn into dogs; from hunting to scavenging in a few generations; being the first human to ever run into a critter; culled and “kinlin”; how the tar pits are still taking victims; hunting boars with dogs in Japan; breeding wolves with dogs and getting the DNA all muddled up; how most folks don’t know that dire wolves were real; body farms and clipping cadaver fingernails; when your dog hunts behind you; how Brent spoils his hound in a temperature controlled dog house; watch Ronny’s new training dog series; dogs stars; and more. Connect with Steve and MeatEater Steve on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube Shop MeatEater Merch

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