The Insane Story of The Tiger | John Vaillant, Author | Ep. 039

In 1997 a man in the Russian Far East shot a tiger and failed to kill it. The tiger spent the next two weeks demonstrating that this was the man's worst possible decision. The proceeding events are the most completely documented predator-prey event we've ever heard of, and the reason is simple: it was thirty below with fresh snow, and every step of a boot or paw left a print. John Vaillant is the author of The Tiger and Fire Weather, a Pulitzer finalist and a Baillie Gifford winner.   LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE The Tiger: https://www.amazon.com/Tiger-Vengeance-Survival-Vintage-Departures/dp/0307389049 Conflict Tiger (2006): https://www.sashasnow.com/conflict-tiger Our episode with John on Fire Weather: https://youtu.be/81kwnFFtqP8 John Vaillant's X: https://x.com/JohnVaillant John Vaillant's BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/johnvaillant.bsky.social   Copyright Outdoor Visions Media LLC, 2025 #podcast #wildlife #tiger #adventure #siberiantiger #maneater