Ep. 458: Tipsy Hawks, Crime, and Grizzlies in California?

About this episode

Cal discusses the reintroduction of grizzly bears to California, a bizarre deer tag scheme, and the effects of alcohol on raptors.

On this week's episode, Cal covers the push to reintroduce grizzly bears to California, an Alberta man who claimed to be dating his niece for a chance at deer tags, and what happens when you feed a raptor alcohol. Connect with Cal and  MeatEater To learn more and get involved with any Cal to Action,  click here . Cal on Instagram  and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , Youtube , and Youtube Clips Subscribe to The MeatEater Podcast Network on YouTube Shop Cal's Week in Review Merch See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Cal

Topics covered

• grizzly bears
• California wildlife
• deer hunting
• raptors
• wildlife reintroduction

Keywords

• grizzly bears
• California
• deer tags
• raptors
• wildlife

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: MeatEater

Places: California, Alberta

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