Ep. 13 - Good Neighbors and Elk Landscaping with Tara Ball and Deborah Monzingo

You’re listening to Shootin’ the Bull — a podcast by Idaho Department of Fish and Game. From fish squeezers to deer muggers and everyone in between, these are the conversations with the men and women of Idaho Fish and Game.

Hosts Connor Jay Liess (Public Information Specialist) and Ben Bieri (Digital Content Specialist) visit Lewiston during the November Commission meeting and talk with Jen Bruns (Regional Communications Manager), Tara Ball (Regional Wildlife Biologist), and Deborah Monzingo (Regional Wildlife Biologist).

Other Topics: Having fun with the last name "Ball"; catching the Fish and Game bug; studying Andean bears in Ecuador; why everyone seems to go to U of I; being a two-month-old in elk camp; learning how to age deer teeth; when dreams of becoming a "roller disco queen" don't pan out; what is Good Neighbor Authority?; OGO's; elk habitat projects; elk food vs. deer food; "elk ice cream"; what's happening in the Clearwater Region; mastication; seeing different animals on game cameras; conversations with codgers; wildlife habitat is extremely complex; the Big Burn; "How to Think Like an Elk"; working with private landowners and sportsmen; Crystal Balling the future of GNA; inspiring the next generation; Shootin' the Bull podcast puts people to sleep; "Indian Creek Chronicles" and other book recommendations; and more.

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