# Ep 91 - Hunting Californias Invasive Mute Swan Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/dive-bomb-squadcast-818956/ep-91-hunting-californias-invasive-mute-swan Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/dive-bomb-squadcast-818956/ep-91-hunting-californias-invasive-mute-swan.md Podcast: [Dive Bomb Squadcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/dive-bomb-squadcast-818956) Published: 2026-01-12T15:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://rss.com/podcasts/divebombsquadcast/2453365 Audio file: https://content.rss.com/episodes/6018/2453365/divebombsquadcast/2026_01_11_23_04_14_51e2533d-f8d7-4e00-b936-4365288285f5.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/dive-bomb-squadcast-818956/episodes/ep-91-hunting-californias-invasive-mute-swan Duration seconds: 2614 ## Resource In this episode, Matt Judy sits down with Zane Halsey — one of the first hunters to take part in California’s brand-new legal season on invasive mute swans, which opened January 1, 2026. We break down what the new season really means, why mute swans were declared invasive, what the hunt was like, what gear and loads were used, the challenges of identifying swans correctly, and what it takes to hunt them ethically and legally. This episode dives into the first wave of what could become a major shift in how invasive waterfowl are managed. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/dive-bomb-squadcast-818956/episodes/ep-91-hunting-californias-invasive-mute-swan/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/dive-bomb-squadcast-818956/ep-91-hunting-californias-invasive-mute-swan.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.