It was a pleasure having you down for this Cal and I appreciate you telling our story. Videographers Ty and Garrett were true pros as well. The production team did a phenomenal job fitting a lot of info (and species) into a short amount of time. God bless!
Jared, thank you for highlighting how great wild pork is as table fare. Far too many go to waste because of the age-old stigma that boars are inedible. Keep up the great work.
@@OutsidetheLevees Why was there no mention of the Mississippi river dams and levees that keep the river from flooding? Multiple mentions of "eroding marshland" but no mention of why. The marshes in Louisiana were replenished by silt from the flooding rivers. When we stop those rivers from flooding, we stop the marshes from being replenished. Yet in this episode, it's left for the viewer to assume this is due to rising sea levels from global warming, which it's not. It's one thing to educate people, it's another to mis-educate them.
Couldn’t agree more, to a point. WE as Americans are doing our part, further austerity measures in the name of environmentalism will have much less total effect than curbing the actual polluters in emerging economies in Asia to Africa. In fact, except for specific instances where a specific issue is a problem (such as the river with the mine going in it up north chronicled on the Das Boat episode), if we further restrict our economic output with more regulatory burdens we will likely do more harm than good. Our domestic ONG does so safer and cleaner than nearly everyone else. Production locally also reduces the physical transport of ONG over the open ocean in leaky, hazardous, poorly maintained vessels, which further reduce our total carbon emissions. This doesn’t even begin to cover that ONG or other industries literally pay for many of the roads and infrastructure in the backwoods. Why is Wyoming so desirable to hunt pronghorn? Because of the vast network of ONG lease roads. Why are millions of acres of private land in SE Oklahoma open to the public? Because the lumber industry allows it. Then there’s the absolute fact that these outdoor economic industries like ONG, timber, and mining all somehow pay our salaries or increase our economic. If we used 100% of these three from outside the US they would be more wasteful, more inefficient, weaken our national and local economies, and ultimately cause more pollution. We MUST protect the environment. But we must NOT do so to our own detriment.
@@soonerfrac4611 And if everybody thought like that, not a fucking thing would happen. Sorry, dude, but that way of thinking gets you (or the planet) nowhere. Everybody must do what they can, but you can't depend on others to start first, 'cause chances are you'd be waiting a long time. There is plenty the US can do. And you know what? There are real opportunities to be a leader among nations again. Not to mention the economic opportunities that come with being a market leader.
I study environmental science and have done a lot of my research and some field work on coastal wetlands degradation/loss/and restoration and one of the biggest problems the field faces is the lack of knowledge on just how important coastal wetlands are and I love to see people promoting wetlands restoration. Thank you!
@ToxicBox Gaming sea levels have fluctuated greatly over the course of earth's history. If you're gonna call something fake at least attack something that there's not heaps of evidence to support has happened all throughout earth's history.
I’ve been in Louisiana for the past 19 years. I’ve grown to love the diverse wilderness we have. Coming from the Midwest, it was a shock to see and experience all the challenges here from an outdoors and environmental perspective. Thanks Cal.
Its about time Louisiana gets some love from the meateater crew. I was beginning to think Rinella has a problem with Louisiana with no coverage in Das Boat or the show. Thanks for giving our state a little time in the limelight!
Great video. I used to fish out there in St. Bernard when I lived there. Its nice to see Louisiana represented differently from the fake over produced BS reality shows with people playing up to the camera and faked "scenarios". Same goes for Cal. Great narration without trying to be a caricature of yourself or show off like some other outdoor shows. Just telling it how it is and listening to locals with your ears open. It translates well on video. I met Cal while walking out of a store with my first lite hat on in New York of all places and he said "Nice hat". Ha. Hopefully some of the new river diversions and canal closures will help rebuild some of the marsh in Louisiana.
I really like the look of Louisiana. The landscape, People, Food & Architecture, all appeal to me. And I've not even mentioned the Sporting opportunities yet! It's top of my list for when I visit America again (I lived in NJ for 2 years as a child, and visited about 35 states, but we never went to the 'deep south', unfortunately. Seems to me, we missed out some of the best bits).
Well played Cal. You and the the rest of the Meateater squad obviously have a deep appreciation for nature. Keep up the great content my brothas and sistas!
not only have I wanted to travel to other areas and stay away from all the tourist attractions and all that. I want to experience the culture, the people, their thinking, and their wilderness. I am all about conservation and aiding the landscape too, but this really woke up that part of me into adding that mentality, into EVERYTHING that I do, and everywhere I go. these are the things that I believe are needed to both have a good time and to do good around the land. to leave a good footprint as we travel and learn and experience new things. thank you for solidifying this ideal from this video because I don't think I will ever change out of this mentality. good stuff!
One of my favourite recipes for no waste is the Southern French Bouillabaisse, roasted fish bones, fish offcuts, crustacean shells the whole lot! I like mine with Pernod, tomato paste, fennel, mirepoix, white wine and smoked paprika. You blitz the bones and stock in a food processor, I like using a Thermo mix because it just does the job! Smoking fish frames adds another dimension to a fish stock and is a great base for chowder, fish stew or soups. I like a little dashi stock and mild curry powder in my fish soups especially white or cream-based soups like chowder. The soup and stew bases freeze really well cryovaced.
Consider me a fan and new subscriber. As an Outdoorsman myself, I very much appreciate your stewardship to the land as a conservationist as well. You put in perspective the value of sound conservation practices and the effects it has on every Human living .....
This episode is close to home. Thank you for educating folks on how conservation will keep families and land around for several generations if we hunt and fish smart.
Good to see pure Razorback in Louisiana. As they inbreed with the Eurasian wild boar that were brought over they are getting rarer. As soon as the piglets have stripes they are done being only Razorback. Razorback go back to the days of the explorers.
Would love to see some meateater coverage of the current striped bass situation along the eastern seaboard. There are some critical decisions being made in the near future that will dictate the health of the fishery for years to come, and the more voices of conservation minded individuals the better.
That was an excellent episode; probably my favorite episode of Cal in the Field. I would argue that episode rivals anything that was on MeatEater season 9. I think everything covered in this episode is under covered in all hunting and fishing media. Noboby talks about hunting Gallinules except Cal and T Edward Nickens. I also loved those giant triple tails and road hunting pigs from a boat.
I wish sea level was rising in Florida I could use the depth for snook fishing mangrove’s and getting to deeper grouper holes. Around here levels have been the same my entire 30 years of fishing and erosion is a natural process, man made changing of erosion is where problems start.
Time to visit the mountains of western Maine! Hunting, fishing, boats or snowmobiling, we have it all. We have so many conservation failures and successes!
I think it was a real miss that they didn't mention this at all in the episode. The stopping of the flooding of the Mississippi, while great for the riverbank residents and commerce, is the primary reason the marshes are eroding. Rising sea levels and hurricanes have an impact, but it's only a tiny fraction of the root cause. Those floods replenished the marshlands for thousands of square miles around for thousands of years.
Mostly the erosion and hurricanes are caused by the Corp of Engineers and their levee building/water diversion. Louisiana's gulf coast handles more than half of all water that hits the country. That water used to be able to spread out and slow down enough to deposit silt in the marshes, and keep saltwater out. The trees that used to grow in that constant flow of fresh silt and water helped buffer against hurricanes. Now we only have a few narrow channels and canals that handle the water and all that silt is diverted away from the marshes and jettisoned straight into the gulf.
I moved to prime Sambar hunting country in North East Victoria Australia 20 years ago. I wanted to get to Louisiana in 2020, but the world went mad. Hopefully I'll get there in a few years time. BTW, loved the use of that boar. I've shot and eaten old boars from a friend's place at Balranald NSW. Also here, many people think old Sambar Stags are only fit for salami. Wrong! I shot a big old 28 inch stag 4 years ago and ate it all. Great roasts, steaks and cubed or mince for chilli, curry and pasta sauce.
I fish the south Texas coast inshore and this is by far my bucket list fish!!!! I’ve only seen three and they have yet invaded me!! This just pushes me to catch them even more. So awesome
The problem is that it doesn't flood the marshes quite like it before the levees were built. Now except for few holes in the levees, all of the water goes straight out the mouth of river. Truthfully, it's still carrying sediment; take a look at historical images on google earth of South Pass which is now silted in and the land being built around Mardi Gras Pass. Also look at the Atchafalaya delta; it is currently producing land. What happens to the silt that's deposited in the mouth of the river? It has to be dredged so that ships can pass. What happens to this dredged silt? 85% of it at one time (I don't know what the numbers are currently) gets dumped into the Gulf of Mexico. Legally it is Louisiana land and the Corps of Engineers have to pay Louisiana for the land that is "thrown away". It seems Louisiana would rather take the cash payout than to use that dirt to rebuild the marsh. Hmmmm. Also, over the years, we have built numerous channels (oilfield exploration, the MRGO, etc) which are a direct injection of saltwater to the interior brackish marsh which has killed land faster than it was produced.
Glad you enjoyed a small piece of Louisiana! Love seeing you in our back yard! BTW, for the reason big wild boars are sometimes not thought of as table fare, Wiki “Boar Taint”... some folks can’t smell or taste it, but most Cajuns can.
I grew up just north of Venice. It's a shame how much has changed in my lifetime. On a side note, Cal could have experienced some world class offshore fishing. Also, in the right locations, you can catch bass, sac a lait, redfish, flounder and speckled trout from one cast to the next.
Here in Brazil tripletail is called by the name "prejereba" and we hit hard with stick lures close to structures. Some folks gived the nickname "big tilápia" for this fish.
Jesse Griffiths, the genius chef. Says to not put the hog on ice without wrapping it really well. Now I’ve done it both ways and yes, on Ice without wrapping the hog meat, the hog meat will absorb water.. for the best meat quality wrap your hogs and then Ice them
it is really simple. We destroyed the marshlands when we levee'd the Mississippi river. we don't allow sediment to be deposited in these areas anymore. So the only thing left to happen is erosion. The "pace of erosion" has accelerated because there is no more "pace of deposition"
I like these shows with Cal. I’d like one with Janis too. They all have other work with the company but I really like the content from the others in the crew outside of Steve.
That mustache definitely deserves to be on Meat Eater for half of all episodes...some sort of challenge needs to be offered by Steve to shave that caterpillar or be forced to grow his own
What has destroyed our coast is the oil industry and the levee system of the Mississippi River. It is plain and simple. Right now politicians are fighting against what needs to be done to restore the coast. It is mind boggling.
It is quite ironic that the last line of defense from storm surge is also what is responsible for a large part of the shrinking of the delta. Levees built along the river and between the marsh and dry ground have reduced the sediment load which is what caused the delta to form in the first place. Without that sediment the delta is doomed to disappear and nothing will change that fact. The damming of the river has played a huge part in reducing the sediment load so a change needs to be made there. Spoils from the dredging of shipping channels needs to find its way to the mouth of the river instead of being dumped on dry land or at sea. It won't be easy or cheap but the current way of doing things is not sustainable for the delta which is disappearing rapidly. Just this year a project to deepen the shipping channel by 5 feet has been started. Dredge spoils from the first 30 miles will be used to restore about 2 square miles of marsh but the remaining 145 miles of dredge spoils will be dumped elsewhere. There has to be a balance found which allows ship traffic to access the river but also allow the sediments to replenish the delta. Otherwise it is just a matter of time until the levees built for storm surges will be oceanfront property.
