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Steve Rinella discusses how the book feels like a hunting book because of the blood trailing scene where the protagonist finds the massacre site. They analyze how McCarthy uses hunting as a backdrop for the story.

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While primarily discussed as a 2007 Coen Brothers film, Steve explicitly references 'Cormac McCarthy' in relation to the story, saying 'I always celebrate Cormac McCarthy for how sure tight, how tight everything is,' indicating awareness of the source novel.

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Referenced in a discussion about story endings and narrative structure. Steve mentions 'Remember at the end of No Country for Old Man?' when discussing how the antagonist checks his boots for blood. Earlier, Cormac McCarthy is discussed as a writer who 'does his homework' and gets details like firearms exactly right in his work.

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Referenced in a discussion about tracking animals with radio collars. Speaker asks 'Have you guys watched or read No Country for Old Men?' and then compares driving around with a radio receiver to find collared turkeys to a scene from the story where someone drives around trying to find money with a transponder.

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Referenced in a discussion about how literary writers versus outdoor writers handle technical details like firearm specifications. Used as an example of a literary writer who doesn't specify calibers.

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Discussion of Cormac McCarthy's book 'No Country for Old Men' (referred to as 'No Control Man' in speech, likely a transcription of spoken dialogue). The speaker discusses McCarthy as 'probably the greatest living American writer' and references both the book and its film adaptation by the Coen Brothers. The conversation focuses on a scene where the main character shoots an antelope and gets a bad hit, then comes across dead bodies and money while trailing the wounded animal. The speaker also discusses McCarthy's use of esoteric, old-timey references and specifically mentions a 'horn of fire' reference from the end of the book/movie.