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. 945: Larry the Cable Guy
#12 trending · Sports
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
#8 trending · Wilderness
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?
#5 trending · Wilderness
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
#35 trending · Wilderness
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
#28 trending · Wilderness
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
#48 trending · Wilderness
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
Ep. 934: Paul Rosolie on Uncontacted Peoples, the Amazon, and Junglekeepers
Steven Rinella talks with Paul Rosolie about the Amazon, crazy jungle critters, arguing with indigenous people, dolphin intercourse, Chinese in the Amazon, and more!
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Sep 21 2 h 03 min
Ep. 932: Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia CCXXXIV
Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Brody Henderson, Randall Williams, Seth Morris, Alyssa Smith, Reva Hansen, and Dane Wiliams.
Enjoy Mountain Dew, an America
Sep 16 41 min
Ep. 933: Ask Me Anything with Steven Rinella
Steven Rinella answers questions from listeners, forums, and reviews including: does hunting need more recruitment; career regrets; the most maligned game animal; guided
Sep 16 1 h 48 min
Ep. 931: Eating Rotten Mammoths
Steven Rinella talks with Drs. David Meltzer and Metin Eren on: huge Clovis points; human mammoth scavenging; the overkill question; and more!
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Sep 14 1 h 49 min
Ep. 930: The Helicopter Elk Hunt Debacle
Steven Rinella and the MeatEater Crew Discuss: Outdoor Life’s public land helicopter debacle; Etsy is the Devil (maybe); does fishing save you money; will MT send a smoke
Sep 10 1 h 43 min
Ep. 929: Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia CCXXXIII
Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Brody Henderson, Randall Williams, Seth Morris, Cory Calkins, Nate Mason, Laura Mascari, and Logan Dove.
Find our favorite
Sep 9 38 min
Introducing: Gunfighters, with Bryan Burrough
Author Bryan Burrough exhumes the gritty history of Old West gunfighters. From Billy the Kid to Wyatt Earp to John Wesley Hardin and dozens more, this collection of stori
Sep 8 2 min
Ep. 928: The Wreck of the Mentor
Steven Rinella talks with author Eric Jay Dolin about the Wreck of the Mentor: whalers, shipwrecks, and strandings.
Find Eric’s work at: https://www.ericjaydolin.com/bo
Sep 7 1 h 43 min
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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
Steve is a legend. The dynamic between him and the team is funny and engaging while reminding everyone about the important parts of hunting. Sure there are ads, but that’s how they pay the bills. The only way around that is to pay for a subscription (I would do to not have ads).
felipedemizzou · 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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