<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/stevenrinella/?hl=en"&gt;Steven Rinella&lt;/a&gt; talks with Iowa Auditor of State &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/robsandia/?hl=en"&gt;Rob Sand&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Topics discussed: Iowa's big-buck-killing Auditor of State and &lt;a href="https://www.auditor.iowa.gov/about-us"&gt;what an Auditor actually does&lt;/a&gt;; &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/406.boneworks/?hl=en"&gt;406 Boneworks&lt;/a&gt;; &lt;a href="https://robsand.com/"&gt;running for Iowa Governor&lt;/a&gt;; public servant vs. politician; catching chickens; the &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DN3V9XBWvCd/?hl=en"&gt;Des Moines Urban Buck Program&lt;/a&gt;; the story of The 209*; donating wild game to food banks; and more.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;*The final official score has been recorded as 206 inches.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Connect with &lt;a href="https://www.themeateater.com/authors/steven-rinella"&gt;Steve&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;and &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/@MeatEaterPodcastNetwork"&gt;The MeatEater Podcast Network&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Steve on&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/stevenrinella"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/stevenrinella?lang=en"&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;MeatEater on&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/meateater"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt;,&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/StevenRinellaMeatEater/"&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt;,&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/MeatEaterTV?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor"&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt;, and&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/@MeatEaterPodcastNetwork"&gt;YouTube&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

The MeatEater Podcast

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Ep. 809: The 209 - A Backyard Hunt For An Iowa Giant

DEC 22, 2025105 MIN
The MeatEater Podcast

Ep. 809: The 209 - A Backyard Hunt For An Iowa Giant

DEC 22, 2025105 MIN

Description

Steven Rinella talks with Iowa Auditor of State Rob Sand. Topics discussed: Iowa's big-buck-killing Auditor of State and what an Auditor actually does; 406 Boneworks; running for Iowa Governor; public servant vs. politician; catching chickens; the Des Moines Urban Buck Program; the story of The 209*; donating wild game to food banks; and more. *The final official score has been recorded as 206 inches. Connect with Steve and The MeatEater Podcast Network Steve on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTubeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.