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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...

Steven Rinella talks with Anthony Licata, Ryan Callaghan, Phil Taylor, Mark Kenyon, Samantha Bates, Corinne Schneider, Ben O’Brien, and Janis Putelis.
Topics discussed: Trippin’ on nutmeg; cutting corn with Doug Duren; Cal as the ultimate elf; how MeatEater’s Whiskey makes the best eggnog in the world; Christmas hunting and fishing traditions; why you should buy Kenyon’s new book, “That Wild Country”; Santa reads a...

Steven Rinella talks with Director of Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Martha Williams, Greg Lemon, and Janis Putelis.
Topics discussed: A fancy playdate that includes some deer stalking; different names for your fish and game agency; death to blue laws; hunting with an atlatl; regular science vs. social science; what does it mean to love a resource to death?; when science is weaponized; rainbow v. walleye; inflatable swans; will GYE grizzlies...

In this episode, we head to Mexico to hunt the elusive Coues deer. These desert whitetails will test the skill of any seasoned hunter and require specific gear to get the job done. The rugged landscape makes for a great hunt, and the bounty of the land makes for great eats. Here’s the gear we used on this trip south of the border.
Backpacks
Stone Glacier Sky 5900
Stone Glacier Solo
Stone Glacier Evo 40/56
Glassing
FHF Bino Harness
Vortex...

Steven Rinella talks with New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso, Cody Fahrion, Rick Smith, Seth Morris, and Janis Putelis.
Topics discussed: All those home runs; the value of a high ass; Steve and Jani’s disagreement over “natural”; shooting a duck on the ground and a turkey in the air; chocolate milk, squats, and yodel-sounding farts induced by chocolate milk; what it feels like to win a million dollars, meet Seinfeld, and then hunt with Steve...