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The story of how one determined Yukoner overcame his own ignorance, a skeptical wife, and countless winged (and fanged) adversaries to finally win a “bat-tle” for structural supremacy at a cottage on the Yukon’s Southern Lakes. Co-producer Mark Koepke joins host Karen McColl to take his verbal victory lap—and reveal a possible man crush on ‘80s movie star Michael Keaton. YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKEBats with big appetitesThe secret life of mosquitoesAmidst caribou on the Firth RiverStalking foxes...

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