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00:00:01 Speaker 1: Welcome to Backwoods University, a place where we focus on wildlife, wild places and the people who dedicate their lives to conserving both. Big shout out to Onyx Hunt for their support of this podcast. I’m your host, Lake Pickle. On this episode, we’re going to approach one of the most controversial subjects in American wildlife today, head on grizzly bears. Are they endangered or not? And more importantly, how should they fit into the modern landscape? Do we need them here? Point in blank? Do grizzly bears deserve to be a part of our ecosystem? Let’s…

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By combining water purification and storage, the LifeStraw 22 Ounce Water Bottle provides a simple, convenient and practical solution for providing potable water in the field. With the LifeStraw Go, safe, pleasant-tasting drinking water is close at hand. The specific model that I tested is no longer available at LifeStraw.com. A slightly different but similar model cost $32.71 at the time of this writing. Or, if you are fast enough, you might be able to still get the discontinued model at rei.com for $25.73. Replacement filters cost $24.95 at LifeStraw.com. Lifestraw products are manufactured in South Korea, the United States,…

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On October 13, 1775, the Whirlpool Galaxy was discovered by French astronomer Charles Messier. — Margaret Thatcher was born on October 13, 1925. She was the UK’s first female Prime Minister. She died in 2013. — On October 13, 1972, A flight chartered by a Uruguayan rugby team crashed in the Andes Mountains of Argentina, and the wreckage was not located for more than two months; the incident garnered international attention, especially after it was revealed that the survivors had resorted to cannibalism.   Read the full article here

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As can be sussed out from its name, the Miniature Rifle Optic (MRO) is a sealed reflex sight developed by Trijicon for use aboard carbines and rifles to facilitate lightning-quick target acquisition and smooth transitions between multiple targets. Rugged, reliable and simple, the 1X optic has been highly regarded since its 2015 launch for use in close-quarters applications—largely due to its compact 2.88″ overall length and its spacious 25 mm objective lens—a pairing that essentially eliminates the “tunnel vision” sensation present when using many red-dot designs. An even more feature-rich version, the multi-reticle MRO HD, was added to the catalog…

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