Building on the belief that a deeper understanding of the natural world enriches all of our lives, host Steven Rinella brings an in-depth and relevant look at all outdoor topics including hunting, fishing, nature, conservation, and wild foods. Filled with humor, irreverence, and things that will surprise the hell out of you, each episode welcomes a diverse group of guests who add their own expertise to the vast world of the outdoors. Part of The MeatEater Podcast Network.
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Ep. 953: You Can’t Afford Not To Fish
#36 trending · Sports
Steven Rinella and the MeatEater Crew discuss: Only Fins Katie; livescope effectiveness; the commercial panfish fishery; Ted Cruz’s cormorant control bill; tough titties;
Oct 29 1 h 49 min
Ep. 952: Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia CCXL
#20 trending · Wilderness
Mark Kenyon guest hosts MeatEater Trivia with Spencer Neuharth, Janis Putelis, Randall Williams, Cory Calkins, Omar Lopez, and Laura Mascari.
Presented by Busch Light
Oct 28 45 min
Ep. 951: Will The Colorado River Run Dry?
#19 trending · Wilderness
Steven Rinella talks with Dr. Melanie Thornton about the water crisis on the Colorado and Rio Grande rivers.
Melanie Thornton is the Senior Director of Western Water for
Oct 26 1 h 18 min
Ep. 950: Getting Paid to Hunt Deer on an Island
#27 trending · Wilderness
Steven Rinella and the MeatEater Crew Discuss: an Appalachian Ginseng poaching bust; Nantucket will pay you to kill (and donate) deer; Trump copied our Land Access Initia
Oct 22 1 h 47 min
Ep. 949: Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia CCXXXIX
Randall Williams guest hosts MeatEater Trivia with Janis Putelis, Brody Henderson, Jordan Sillars, Cory Calkins, Omar Lopez, and Logan Dove.
Presented by Busch Light
Oct 21 45 min
Ep. 948: MeatEater’s American History: The Alaskans
#35 trending · Wilderness
Steven Rinella is joined by Randall Williams to discuss the latest edition of MeatEater’s American History. Topics include: the Klondike Gold Rush; mobster movies, flappe
Oct 19 2 h 24 min
Ep. 947: Are You Happy to See Me or Is That a Bird in Your Pants?
Steven Rinella and the MeatEater Crew Discuss: a songbird smuggler; are you smoking drugs or calling ducks?; the Chai Vang Massacre; a bobcat poaching ring; Steve as a bi
Oct 15 1 h 53 min
Ep. 946: Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia CCXXXVIII
Janis Putelis guest hosts MeatEater Trivia with Spencer Neuharth, Brody Henderson, Mark Kenyon, Randall Williams, Laura Mascari, and Matt Miller.
Presented by Busch Lig
Oct 14 46 min
Ep. 945: Larry the Cable Guy
Steven Rinella is joined by Dan “Larry the Cable Guy” Whitney in his box seat at the Nebraska Cornhuskers homecoming game. They discuss: making the perfect venison hot do
Oct 12 1 h 25 min
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
Oct 9 1 min
Ep. 944: Tony and Steve's Nebraska Whitetail Hunt | 12 in '26
Tony Peterson is joined by videographer Max Barta, to answer viewer questions about his 12 in '26 film with Steven Rinella hunting whtietail in Nebraska. In the film they
Oct 9 1 h 11 min
Ep. 943: Did a 3-Year-Old Really Shoot Another Hunter?
Steven Rinella and the MeatEater Crew Discuss: last spring’s Wisconsin turkey hunting tragedy; how to get the right blend with your burger meat; is the snow goose free-fo
Oct 8 1 h 43 min
Ep. 942: Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia CCXXXVII
Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Janis Putelis, Mark Kenyon, Brody Henderson, Randall Williams, Reva Hansen, and Nick Glenn.
Presented by Busch Light
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Oct 7 42 min
Ep. 941: The Life and Times of a Gator Man
Steven Rinella talks with alligator hunter Bob Stafford after a successful Florida hunt. They discuss Bob's experiences as one of Florida's first gator hunters; how gator
Oct 5 1 h 15 min
Ep. 940: Janis's Backcountry Mule Deer | 12 in '26
Janis answers YouTube listener-submitted questions and comments from his 2026 high country mule deer hunt. He covers gear used, tactics, training, preparation and lots mo
Oct 2 1 h 14 min
Ep. 939: Fat Buck, Wet Buck, and The Strangest Bad Public Land Idea
Randall Williams and the MeatEater Crew discuss: putting a baseball stadium in a national park; a very fat buck; a grizzly bear stealing an elk; Steve and Rob Sand discus
Oct 1 1 h 20 min
Ep. 938: Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia CCXXXVI
Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Janis Putelis, Brody Henderson, Randall Williams, Laura Mascari, Brianna Stroebe, and Dane Williams.
Presented by Busch Lig
Sep 30 42 min
Ep. 937: What Happens If We Let CWD Rip?
Steven Rinella talks with director of the Missouri Department of Conservation, Jason Sumners, about: honest updates on the state of chronic wasting disease in America; ma
Sep 28 2 h 02 min
Ep. 936: Something From The White House That We Can All Applaud
Steve Rinella and the MeatEater Crew Discuss: Trump’s executive orders on hunting and fishing; Etsy loves Epstein but hates squirrels; a new U.S. record whitetail and a P
Sep 24 1 h 51 min
Ep. 935: Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia CCXXXV
Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Seth Morris, Logan Dove, Sarah Delany, Alyssa Smith, Jon Montressor, and Jen Pierson.
Presented by Busch Light
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Sep 23 39 min
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I listened to this podcast and really appreciated the honesty and the true details of the hunt. We’ve all hunted with our friends and family having dynamic issues. Hunting differences personal Hunting styles that sometimes bring out the passion that we all show towards our hobbies. This episode was a true sentiment to that raw to the bone experience that bonds us together to our core. Congratulations gentlemen on such a hunt that brought me to leaving this statement.
50+ deer hunter · Oct 2026
I have been a MeatEater listener for years and always find the podcast interesting. Recently, the new episodes have become available as either an audio or video download. Not having any interest in video, I kept downloading the audio versions. Ever since this change, the audio version now stops multiple times during playback, and when you resume play, the pod resumes at an earlier portion of the pod than you were at - causing the need to fast forward and rewind as many as eight times per episode. Again, I like the podcast, but this is becoming too frustrating to deal with.
6789843$:;? · Jul 2026
Since I have discovered this podcast I can not stop listening to it. I really enjoy how their discussions vary from hunting to conservation to cooking to authors etc. THE best podcast hands down, I said what I said!!!!
Jgonzo243 · Oct 2024
I’ve always enjoyed the meateater podcast for thoughtful discussions about outdoor topics. Lately, my kids have caught onto the meateater kids podcast, and love it. They’re constantly asking me to play it while we’re in the truck. If the first five episodes were on cassette, we’d have thoroughly worn out the tape by now. Keep ‘em coming.
Crepuscular kids · Sep 2024
In a recent episode you addressed the issues your listeners are having since adding the video component to you podcasts, something I have complained about, but said that because Apple is promoting your show more you don’t care. So until the issues are fixed I am unsubscribing. Plenty of other hunting podcasts where I won’t constantly have issues with freezing and skipping around or just not downloading. Also the new format of separate interview, news, and trivia shows sucks compared to the old episodes with better titles.
tucsonsportsfan52 · Aug 2026
Whenever you boys decided to add video as an option to Apple Podcasts it messed up the ability to download and play these offline. They lag and perform much poorer than previously. I love the show, but now I’ve resorted to using Spotify to listen to these episodes.
JudasPriest52 · Jun 2026
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