So You Want to Be a Hide Hunter | The MeatEater Podcast Ep. 777

Steven Rinella talks with Randall Williams.

Topics discussed: A fascinating period in our history; all about hunting hides; and our new audio original "MeatEater's American History: Hide Hunters."

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Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction: Hide Hunters Volume 3
05:00 - Bob Cratchit and Christmas Carol Casting
12:30 - Interviews with a Black Bear Concept
17:22 - Still Hunting vs Dog Hunting Debate
22:49 - The Depuyer: Sacred Buffalo Fat
28:53 - Long Hunters, Mountain Men, and Market Hunting Eras
35:41 - Daniel Boone's Real Job
42:17 - Why Hide Hunters Aren't Heroes
48:28 - Civil War's 700,000 Dead Created Buffalo Hunters
58:11 - Frank Mayer: 104 Years From Gettysburg to Corvettes
1:05:37 - Siphon Migration and Outfit Hierarchies
1:15:43 - The Leather Belt Revolution Nobody Talks About
1:28:52 - The Myth of Revolutionary Buffalo Tanning
1:36:14 - Native American Robe Trade vs Hide Hunting Scale
1:43:29 - The Meat Waste Paradox
1:52:08 - Mop Harvesting: When Hair Slips Mean Money
1:58:31 - Deadly Buffalo Encounters and Strange Deaths
2:02:15 - Conclusion and What's Next