Instagram story viewer> @clay_newcomb> Tagged

Clay Newcomb | American Storyteller

@clay_newcomb

2134

posts

287.4K

followers

3277

following

Bear Grease Podcast
@meateater Team & Mule Trader
🫏Connoisseur of Gritty, Rural America
#beargrease

POSTS STORIES REELS TAGGED

Grizzly bear recovery should lead to better conservation—not permanent management paralysis.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is considering a revised 4(d) rule that would maintain federal protections for grizzly bears while giving qualified federal, state, and Tribal wildlife professionals greater flexibility to address serious conflicts.

That means better tools to deter, relocate, or remove individual bears that repeatedly threaten people, kill livestock, damage property, or become dangerously conditioned to human food.

This is not about abandoning grizzly conservation.

It is about recognizing that successful conservation also requires responsible, science-based management.

When wildlife agencies cannot respond to real problems, conflicts grow. Public tolerance declines. And the outcome is often worse for both people and bears.

The revised rule includes continued federal oversight, population monitoring, mortality limits, approved management plans, and accountability.

Now the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service needs to hear from you.

Submit a personalized public comment before August 17, 2026:

howlforwildlife.org/4dcomment

Then share this action with someone who believes wildlife conservation should be guided by science, measurable recovery, and responsible management.

#GrizzlyBear #WildlifeManagement #Conservation #howlforwildlife

62

4

All out of melons. Still got bibs, though.

Tomorrow. 5 p.m. MDT. The MeatEater Store.

1k

33

Clay loves the Edge 4!

198

4

Greta listens to MeatEater Kids almost every car ride. @clay_newcomb is the reason she says “who cooks for you?” trying to call owls 🦉 and always tries to tell people animal facts 🐻 #podcast #meateater #meateaterkids #bears

22

1

Training for Hemi is going well. Every dog has a different pace at which they learn, but the goal is constant progress!

#averageprofessionalsportsmen #coonhound #reel #huntingreel

41

0

This is pretty much how Sid, Buzz and I look rolling down the trail during elk season! # 🤣 #elk #elkhunting #mules #dietcoke dog

84

4

Got to meet @clay_newcomb and @brent_reaves last night!

38

2

Hauling a young buck out of the Arkansas woods. Sat in the stand with my brother in law for opening rifle on a new food plot. We were there for a little over an hour and it came from our back right shoulder out of the wood line. Shot with a .243. Single lung shot and ran 20 yards. #Arkansasdeerhunting

3

0

“Here’s to the hunts that become family stories. #WhitetailMemories” #Arkansasdeerhunting

3

0

living the “glory days” with the best guy 🛣️☕️🤎

3

6

I got to meet some awesome guys today. Genuinely some of the nicest people I’ve ever met and I highly encourage everyone to go listen to some amazing stories on the Bear Grease Podcast!

8

7

New @firstlitehunting clothes. Great for the heat or the cold weather. Adding more soon.

16

3