On this episode of the Bear Grease Podcast, we’re going deep undercover in the rough country of Southeast Ohio to learn about the secret lives of wildlife poachers AND the life of an undercover wildlife agent by the name of RT Stewart. He worked 18 years for the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, and in the 1990s, was one of the lead agents on the largest turkey poaching sting in US history. He’s a decorated law enforcement officer, known for going deep undercover – even years at a time -- and was willing to do whatever it took to bust outlaws. In his career, he never had a single one of his target suspects not be convicted of crimes. If the bad guys had known him, they’d have feared him, but they didn’t, because he was a ghost. We’ll hear from author Chip Gross, who wrote the book “Poachers Were My Prey” about Mr. Stewart and we’ll interview Dr. Mathew Sharps of California State University, author of “Processing Under Pressure: Stress, Memory, and Decision Making in Law Enforcement” about the psychology of undercover agents, and the personal cost that comes with living a lie. In this first episode of the series, we’ll meet RT and he’ll show the life of undercover agent – on part 2 – you’ll hear about his biggest undercover job. You’ll laugh, you’ll be intrigued, and you’ll cry on this one boys. We really doubt you’re going to want to miss this one…
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Ep. 220: Render - Dan Gates and Existential Threats on Hunting
Ep. 219: This Country Life - Canadian Chocolate
Ep. 218: The Waterman, Luke McFadden
Ep. 217: This Country Life - How to Cook a Coon
Ep. 216: BEAR GREASE [RENDER] - Long-Range Shooting, Killing a Bear with a Rock, Coon Supper Breakdown
Ep. 215: This Country Life - Messing with Critters
Ep. 214: Gillett Coon Supper
Ep. 213: This Country Life - When it all Falls Apart
Ep. 212: BEAR GREASE [RENDER] - New Pup, Clays Unconventional Farrier Skills, and Mississippi Bears
Ep. 211: This Country Life - If She Can Hit a Cow She Can Hit a Turkey
Ep. 210: On The Road Again
Ep. 209: This Country Life - When it All Comes Together
Ep. 208: BEAR GREASE [RENDER] - Pit Vipers, Outwitting Turkeys, and Coon Skin Hats
Ep. 207: This Country Life - The Gift of Time
Ep. 206: Cobra Scare
Ep. 205: This Country Life - A Tale of a Few Books
Ep. 204: BEAR GREASE [RENDER] - Slate and Glass with Nathaniel Maddux
Ep. 203: This Country Life - Net Fishing, Here We Go Again!
Ep. 202: Turkey Stories - Shot in the Face and Three-Wheelers (Part 2)
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