08/30/2026
Even the losers get airtime! If S&% # talking were a competition, he'd be world champion. But its not, and he's not! Get Ready for the return of the Muskrat Leg Eating World Championship! Satueday, February 13, 2027 Cult Classic Brewing!
FROM THE MARSH TO THE MIC | Cody Fenzel is a Maryland outdoorsman, wild game connoisseur, and three-time competitor in the Muskrat Leg Eating World Championship, bagging 3rd place in 2024 and 2nd place in 2025 and 2026. We had a blast hanging out with Cody and his fiancé, Katie, at Laurel's historic Rosemont yesterday!
Topics discussed:
● How Chris stumbled upon Cody's "Muskrat Mauler" persona on social media.
● The Muskrat Leg Eating World Championship, held annually in mid-February at Cult Classic Brewing in Stevensville, Maryland.
● The rules: Eat the most muskrat leg (by weight) in 2 minutes.
● The event's tongue-in-cheek and hilarious trash talking, and notorious competitors including Dirty Legs Detmer and the [allegedly] Cheating Chicken Man.
● The evolution of the Muskrat Mauler.
● Muskrat vs. chicken vs. squirrel vs. frog vs. duck.
● Why Cody and Katie moved from the western shore to the Eastern Shore, and their thoughts on both.
● Sampling Painted Stave Distilling's Off the Hoof scrapple-flavored vodka.
● Cody's recipe for deer testicles, and his interest in developing tasty dishes using so-called "trash" (unappetizing) wild game species.
● Jug fishing.
● First State Fest's scrapple-eating competition, which Cody couldn't compete in after it was rescheduled.
● Is 2.9 pounds of scrapple a lot?
● A surprisingly plausible idea for a watermelon-eating contest in Laurel.
● A shout-out to Cory’s Produce Farm Market where we bought snacks for this episode, including crabby cheddar cheese, beef sticks, and pickles.
● The story of Cody's recent proposal to Katie whilst vacationing in Maine. (That would have been a long drive home had she said no!)
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