MeatEater Conservation

Ep. 492: Future Wild - A Public Lands Report Card with Tracy Stone-Manning

This week on the show I'm joined by President of The Wilderness Society and former Director of the Bureau of Land Management Tracy Stone-Manning for a performance review

Ep. 491: Travel Management, YouTube Poachers, and a Python Pyromaniac

This week Cal covers more road rule rage, and international crisis sparked by duck hunting, and an expensive trip for some unprepared hikers. Call to Action: Speak Up

Ep. 490: Turtle Poaching, Disaster in Big Bend, and What's Next for the Boundary Waters

This week, Cal focuses on a slew of recent policy news, from border wall construction in Big Bend to the latest on Bears Ears, the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness,

Ep. 489: Future Wild - Building a Life Close to Water and Wildness with Riverhorse Nakadate

This week on Future Wild Mark's joined by diehard angler, advocate, and author Riverhorse Nakadate to discuss how he's built a life that revolves around water and wildnes

Ep. 488: Fictional Graves, Fracking in Ohio, and Fights over Tungsten

This week, Cal covers drain tile setbacks in the Prairie Potholes, a major food failure increasing bear conflicts in Montana, and how pumas are keeping deer safe from car

Ep. 487: Ivy League Game Processing, Backyard Deer Feeding, and a Wolf-Hunter Bounty

This week, Cal talks about the aftermath of Cornell's bear processing brou-ha-ha, a social media reward for whoever "snitches" on a Wyoming wolf hunter, a controversial n

Ep. 486: Future Wild - Are Caribou Going the Way of the American Buffalo?

This week on Future Wild, Mark's joined by Jim Dau, a former caribou biologist with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, to discuss his unique life lived close to cari

Ep. 485: Catfish Cancer, the Elk Wars, and Pre-Historic Bucket Biology

This week, Cal covers the failure of IP28 in Oregon, another viewpoint on dog hunting, and a ruling on the Open Fields Doctrine in Pennsylvania. Connect with Cal and Me

Ep. 484: Hostage Negotiation, Base Jumper Rescue, and Ticks on the Menu

This week Cal covers wildfire smoke, a new duck season in Louisiana, and a mixed bag at the end of Colorado’s fur ban saga. Connect with Cal and MeatEater To learn mo

Ep. 483: Future Wild - How Hunters, Anglers, and the Outdoor Adventure Community Can Unite to Save Public Lands with Fitz Cahall

This week on Future Wild I'm joined by Fitz Cahall, the renowned outdoor adventurer and host of The Dirtbag Diaries, to explore his personal journey from outdoor adventur

Ep. 482: Shark Sightings, Shrunken Monuments, and Deer Sniffing Dogs

This week, Cal covers the long-range commute of the pronghorn, calls out egregious environmental misinformation, and fixes his truck’s busted tie-rod on the side of the r

Ep. 481: A Front Country Calamity, Legislation We're Tracking, and Bear vs. Lint Roller

This week, Cal runs down recent legislation, regulation changes, and a legal challenge of the CRA, as well as the story of a Japanese woman who faced off with a bear arme

Ep. 480: Future Wild - A Brighter Future for Trout, Salmon, and Anglers with Chris Wood

This week on the show I'm joined by Chris Wood, the president and CEO of Trout Unlimited, to explore what lies ahead for trout and salmon in America and reasons why that

Ep. 479: Trash Bandits, Trojan Trout, and Very Old Dad Jokes

This week Cal tackles shark fishing in California, Sunday hunting in Massachusetts, land exchanges in Montana, and much more. Connect with Cal and MeatEater To learn

Ep. 478: Scout Pythons, Public Land Funding, and Bear-Dar

This week, Cal digs into a successful python removal effort in Florida, the broader math of public land funding, an AI-powered system of reducing bear conflict, and more.

Ep. 477: Future Wild - The Triumphant Return of the American Buffalo and Prairie with Scott Heidebrink

In this week's episode of Future Wild I'm joined by Scott Heidebrink, Director of Landscape Stewardship at American Prairie, to discuss his on-the-ground work to restore

Bonus Drop: Ryan Callaghan on Public Lands and Conservation on The MeatEater Podcast 892

Steven Rinella talks with Backcountry Hunters and Anglers President and CEO Ryan Callaghan. Topics discussed: Cal’s life as a new dad and new CEO; the BHA mission; crea

Ep. 476: Deer Dives, Screwworm, and a New Lab Puppy

This week, Cal covers updates to Montana’s mountain lion policy, threats to recommended Wilderness, vultures hungry for python eggs in the Everglades, and a new new addit

Ep. 475: Policy Chaos, a Record-Breaking Hunting Access Expansion, and a Beaver in the Big Apple

This week, Cal breaks down a slew of legislative proposals with outsized impacts on outdoorsmen, increased access at national wildlife refuges and hatcheries, and the lar

Ep. 474: Future Wild - A Case for Wildness with David Quammen

In this week's episode of Future Wild I'm joined by renowned science writer and best-selling author David Quammen to discuss wildness, why it matters, and what the future