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Katie Hill
Katie Hill is an assistant editor for MeatEater and a former freelance writer with a master’s degree in environmental journalism. Originally from Connecticut, Katie spent her first 22 years eating elk and venison from her dad's hunts before fleeing to Montana to become a wordsmithing outdoorswoman. When she’s not wrangling sentences together, she’s slinging mud and dust on a trail run or reading conservation bills for fun. Send her an email at katie.hill@themeateater.com.
Recent Posts
Public Lands & Waters
Vanishing Trails: The Battle for One of the West's Most Beloved Mountain Ranges
On October 21, 2021, during a Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources hearing, New Mexico Senator Martin Heinrich brought the microphone to his mouth, flipped his pencil around in his fingers, and accused U.S. Forest Service Deputy Chief Christopher French of yanking his chain.
“Mr. French...
Katie Hill
May 31, 2022
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Wildlife Management
Seeing Fewer Mule Deer, Turkeys, and Ducks? Thank America's Habitat Crisis.
It sounds like hyperbole. That shouldn’t come as a surprise, since a lot of conversations about loss in the conservation sphere sound hyperbolic these days. Loss of access, population, participation, and time all tend to get measured in vague, scary figures. But the claims the National Wildlife...
Katie Hill
Apr 4, 2022
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Wildlife Management
One of 2021’s Biggest Bucks was Poached in a Church Parking Lot
In 2021, 42,143 whitetail bucks were harvested by hunters in West Virginia. It’s safe to assume that most of them were taken by law-abiding whitetail nuts who worked hard to do everything by the book.
Unfortunately, one buck—which likely would’ve scored in the top 1% of deer harvested nationwide...
Katie Hill
Mar 17, 2022
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Wildlife Management
Mail Carrier Accused of Killing Aggressive Wild Turkey with Stick
Before we dig into this one, we can all agree: mail carriers and other delivery personnel put up with a lot when it comes to animals. Whether it’s a dog that feels the need to defend its home with a ferocity rivaling Rambo, the neighborhood deer that callously throw themselves in front of moving...
Katie Hill
Mar 7, 2022
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