An Unofficial 'The MeatEater Podcast' Reading List

Ep. 209: The Deer Nut

February 24, 2020

Description

Steven Rinella talks to Jim Heffelfinger, Ryan Callaghan, and Phil Taylor.Topics discussed: an epidemic of llama losses; Grandpa Half-a-Finger and other stories of loss; does killing big bucks...
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Books Referenced

Horns, Pronghorns and Antlers

Author: Anthony Bubinick and George Bobin

Context:

Referenced as 'the Bible for antler science' when discussing the term 'pedicle' and antler research. George Bubinick is described as a famous antler researcher who wrote this with his father Anthony.

Checklist of Birds in North America

Author: Elliott Coues

Context:

Mentioned as a book where Elliott Cous included a footnote explaining how to pronounce his name (rhymes with 'house'). Cous was primarily an ornithologist.

Candid Creatures

Author: Roland Kays

Context:

Described as a book featuring trail cam images, including what may be the only image in existence of a jaguar standing in snow. Used to illustrate the historical presence of jaguars in northern ranges.

Borderland Jaguars

Author: Carlos A. Lopez Gonzalez and David E. Brown

Context:

Mentioned as containing an account of historical records of jaguars. Jim offers to send this book to the host to help him understand jaguar presence in the Southwest.

A Bestiary of Ancestral Antilocaprates

Author: Jim Heffelfinger (with illustrations by Randy Babb)

Context:

A field guide written by the guest featuring illustrations of 18 different types of primitive pronghorn families that existed in North America. Each entry includes skull illustrations, a descriptive paragraph, and maps showing where fossils were found.

Deer of the Southwest

Author: Jim Heffelfinger

Context:

Mentioned by Jim as one of his publications available as a PDF on his website. Covers Cous white tail and desert mule deer in the Southwest and Northern Mexico.