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Ep. 524: This Country Life - Deer Tales: Matched and Missed

It's been a long couple of weeks in the deer woods. Brent's travels have taken him from Kansas with Janis to Missouri flying solo. He details his experience helping produ

Ep. 523: Render - The Rut, the Arctic, and Reading the Persimmon Seeds

Josh "Landbridge" Spielmaker and Bear Newcomb welcome Kyle Plunkett and Kyle Veit, hosts of the Ozark Podcast for a wide-ranging conversation about recent deer hunts, inc

Ep. 522: Backwoods University - The Wilds of Zululand

This past June, I got the opportunity to go on safari in Zululand, an area of the Zulu kingdom located in the northeastern part of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa that runs f

Ep. 521: This Country Life - Duck Boats and Bandito Trucks

According to the TCL mailbag, you folks are living on the edge. Brent's revealing two examples this week from listener stories that come straight from the wild. We think

Ep. 520: People of the High Arctic - Resolute Bay (Part 1)

500 miles north of the Arctic Circle lies Resolute Bay, Nunavut, Canada, one of the northernmost inhabited villages in the world. In this introductory episode of our new

Ep. 519: This Country Life - From Darkness to Light

Brent visits with "This Country Life" and "Blood Trails" contributing videographer David McDaniels to discuss David's recent elk hunt. It was a hunt opportunity that resu

Ep. 518: Render - Blue Ticks, Instinctive Shooting, and Who Gets Dibs

Host Clay Newcomb is joined by Render crew members Bear Newcomb, Josh "Landbridge" Spielmaker as well as Moe Shepherd, and Ron Poole to talk about the latest Deer Stories

Ep. 517: Backwoods University - That's No Deer

In most cases in this show, we operate very much within the real of explainable. Wildlife biology, close looks at specific animals, wildlife conservation history. Y'all k

Ep. 516: This Country Life - Seeing the Forest Through the Trees

Brent’s got a story this week that could’ve been a catalyst against the things we all hold near and dear. Why it didn’t, is a story in and of itself; one so good he wants

Ep. 515: Deer Stories - Falling from a Tree and 200-Inch Buck

For our second Deer Stories episode for 2026, host Clay Newcomb opens with a glimpse into the foundations of American deer hunting, recounting an 1837 account of German t

Ep. 514: This Country Life - High Water and The Mayfly Project

From dangerous river levels and mysterious helpers to teaching kids to fly fish, this episode has a lot to offer. Brent's sharing a listener story filled with potential p

Ep. 513: Render - Gunfighters and Southern Outdoorsmen

Host Clay Newcomb welcomes author and host of MeatEater’s Gunfighters podcast, Bryan Burrough, alongside Jacob Meyers and Andrew Maxwell of The Southern Outdoorsman Podca

Ep. 512: Backwoods University - Alabama’s Wildlife Conservation History

What's better than a story of triumph? I'll tell ya, A story of triumph involving wildlife conservation. The state of Alabama, much like the rest of the country in the ea

Ep. 511: This Country Life - News We Can Use

Brent, our man in the field, is reporting good news from the northeast. A story where the community centers around being a good neighbor and lending a helping hand when t

Announcing: Blood Trails, Season Three

This season on Blood Trails, host Jordan Sillars follows eight brand-new cases: hunting trips gone horribly wrong, decades-old disappearances, suspicious deaths, and crim

Ep. 510: Deer Stories - Buck Attack and The House Fires that Forged a Legend

It’s fall, and that means it’s time for Deer Stories. This year’s collection has it all: giant bucks, exploding pork and beans, yellowjackets, close calls, and a deer-hun

Ep. 509: This Country Life - The Weight of The Wait

As promised, our self titled “Arkansas Flatlander”, Brent Reaves, is taking us back to the mountains. Here comes the second half of his bear hunting trip with his good fr

Ep. 508: Render - Whitetails, Woodsmen, and The Way We Used to Hunt

It's Whitetail Week at MeatEater! Host Clay Newcomb is joined by hunting icon of his youth, Aaron Stanphill. They talk about growing up hunting whitetails in Arkansas bef

Ep. 507: Backwoods University - Trapping Turtles

Along the brackish waters of the southern gulf coast resides a unique species called diamond back terrapin, aka, the keepers of the salt marsh. In this episode we paddle

Ep. 506: This Country Life - Pap’s Buck and Our Bear Camp

Fall hunting season is here for most of us, and Brent’s sharing a listener story and one from his Arkansas Bear Camp. It's that time of year when hunters are chasing crit