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Steven Rinella talks to Jim Heffelfinger, Ryan Callaghan, and Phil Taylor.
Topics discussed: an epidemic of llama losses; Grandpa Half-a-Finger and other stories of loss; does killing big bucks screw up deer genetics?; the difference between blacktail deer and whitetail deer, and where they came from; a whitetail fossil from the Pleistocene; Cowz, Cooze, and Couse; telekinetic levitation; why do deer lose their antlers?; Steve’s...

Steven Rinella talks to Dr. Justin Schmidt, Li Schmidt, Corinne Schneider, Ryan Callaghan, and Phil Taylor.
Topics discussed: A quick Chinese love song; developing the Schmidt Pain Index; lying down on an ant hill; camouflage in the animal world; what Steve thought when he got stung by a bullet ant; poisonous defense systems; hitching a ride on a mosquito; how science progresses one coffin at a time; bot flies; having a furry proboscis; hell hath...

Steven Rinella talks with Alex Messenger, Corinne Schneider, Phil Taylor, and Janis Putelis.
Topics discussed: The 29th day; even more titillation; walleyes as an easy-to-clean fish; thinking in fathoms and rods; a 600 mile canoe trip; breaking down canoe strokes; bear poppers and spray; group dynamics in the wilderness; an exponential sense of peace; being scared of musk ox; everyone’s got a plan until they get punched in the face by a...

 
Steven Rinella talks with Miles Nolte, Spencer Neuharth, Corinne Schneider, Phil Taylor, and Janis Putelis.
Topics discussed: fact checking; does hunting half-tame pen-raised critters count as hunting?; oviparous vs. viviparous; do you really lose all that body heat through your head?; measuring turkeys as trophies; getting rich selling taxidermy to big-assed box stores; does gutting an animal really make your farts smell like guts?; Phil...

Steven Rinella talks with Kevin Sloan, Anthony Licata, Seth Morris, Ryan Callaghan, Phil Taylor, and Janis Putelis.
Topics discussed: A Viking funeral for a severed finger; pressure washing bear meat out of your sinuses; Anthony’s cartel run-in; Steve’s almost negligent shittiness at speaking Spanish; where persistence meets movement; Kevin seeing the shine off a deer’s nose; the half-wild dogs of Sonora and the one that stole Steve’s...

Steven Rinella talks with Roman Dial, Anthony Licata, and Ryan Callaghan.
Topics discussed: the death of a son; dip-netting salmon; quitting climbing for marriage; playing the long game in child rearing; scaring yourself; being aware of what’s dangerous; out dates; deadly snakes; the helplessness of modern humans; getting kicked out of the search for your own son; documentary tv vs. reality tv; the stink in the room you no longer notice...

We are stoked to announce the MeatEater “Off the Air” 2020 Live Tour!
Janis, Cal, and I are hitting the road in March and we aren’t done until June. We’ll be making 11 stops along the way, taking our brand-spickety-new show from California to Pennsylvania.
What should audiences expect? Well, we’ll be covering hunting, fishing, cooking, and conservation the MeatEater way: with intelligence, humor, and irreverence...

Steven Rinella talks with Whit Fosburgh, Phil Taylor, and Ryan Callaghan.
Topics discussed: Steve’s perspective on why Jani isn’t a true outdoorsman; Euro-mounting your amputated arm; why is a doornail dead?; New Mexico’s stream access laws; S. 47; haggling over the Farm Bill; what CRP fields are; pollinators; testifying before Congress; Pittman-Robertson and Dingell-Johnson; migration corridors; fisheries; Steve’s kids...

Steven Rinella talks with JT Van Zandt, Jesse Griffiths, Seth Morris, and Janis Putelis.
Topics discussed: Lola and Stone Age chewing gum; how Texas is the highest of the high and lowest of the low; hunting nilgai; poop piles; how Steve shot the top of a nilgai’s heart out and then saw it run off like it was carrying the mail; electro-tenderizing meat using a car battery; fish-spotting abilities; flounder gigging; appreciating silence; when...

Steven Rinella talks with Kylee Archer, Samantha Bates, Maggie Smith, Tracy Crane, Brody Henderson, Kevin Harlander, and Janis Putelis.
Topics discussed: Brody’s elk and trout-infested house is for sale; Kevin’s hog-fattening business; Pfeilstorch, which is German for a stork with an arrow stuck in it; crying after butchering; bring the scope to your eye and not the other way around; Cal’s bowel movements; how to be a good...