On this episode of the Bear Grease Podcast, we’re diving deep into the heart of southern cultural identity and the mind of Jerry Clower. Does that name ring a bell? Jerry was thrust into national fame in the 1970s when a story he told about coonhunting topped the country charts. I’m interested in those odd places where rural culture -- and specifically hunting -- crosses tracks with the mainstream. Wilson Rawls bridged that gap with his book “Where the Red Fern Grows,” and Jerry did it with comedy about hunting varmints. He’s been gone for a long time, but I was able to meet up with his old Amite County neighbor in East Fork, Mississippi: a man named John Newman. He’ll give us a behind the scenes look into who Jerry was, and some of it may surprise you. And believe it not, Brent Reaves met Jerry Clower and saw his famed Gold Cadilac. Brent swears it was as long as a battleship. Trust me boys and girls, you’re not going to want to miss this one!
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Ep. 40: Secrets and The Hidden World of Whitetail Hunters
Ep. 39: Bear Grease [Render] - Sky Busting, Gadwalls, and a Dying Forest
Ep. 38: Ducks - Saving the Legacy of Green Tree (Part 2)
Ep 37: Bear Grease [Render] - Waterfowlers, AGFC Director, and Guarding the Gate
Ep. 36: Ducks - The Duck Hunting Capital of the World (Part 1)
Ep. 35: Bear Grease [Render] - Misty's Tell-All Squirrel Hunt, Alone-ish, and Folsom Fluters
Ep. 34: The Folsom Site - The Unsolved Mystery of Fluted Stone (Part 4)
Ep. 33: Bear Grease [Render] - Juju's Christmas Party
Ep. 32: The Folsom Site - Antiquity of Man and Gourmet Butchering (Part 3)
Ep. 31: Bear Grease [Render] - Tough Bowhunting, OnX Dudes, and Analyzing Folsom
Ep 30: The Folsom Site - Killing Bison with Stone Points (Part 2)
Ep. 29: Bear Grease [Render] - Early Christmas Lights, Guarding the Gate, and Why We Love George
Ep. 28: The Folsom Site - The Amazing Life of George McJunkin (Part 1)
Ep. 27: Bear Grease [Render] - Scent Control, Jaguars, and "The Ballad of Warner Glenn"
Ep. 26: Eater of Us: The Borderlands Jaguar
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Ep. 24: Marrow of American Ruggedness - Warner Glenn (Part 2)
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Ep. 22: American Cowboy in Open Country - Warner Glenn (Part 1)
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