
Welcome to "MeatEater Conservation," where you can join Ryan “Cal” Callaghan each week for his unique brand of outdoor news and interviews designed for folks who need to know what’s going on and those who want to pretend they do. Also, tune into our brand new show "Future Wild" with Mark Kenyon, where he dives in one-on-one with world-class subject-matter experts, exploring topics relevant to cons... more
| Publishes | Twice weekly | Episodes | 503 | Founded | 7 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | WildernessEducationSports | |||

This week Cal covers how to handle firewood safely, the winners of the annual Federal Duck Stamp Contest, how to help guarantee the right to hunt in Colorado, and so much more.
Calls to Action:
Submit a comment on the California bobcat management... more
This season on Blood Trails, host Jordan Sillars follows eight brand-new cases: hunting trips gone horribly wrong, decades-old disappearances, suspicious deaths, and crimes hidden deep in the woods. Some cases are ice cold. Others have been solved—at... more
This week, Cal talks about an unusual use of Halloween decorations, an unprecedented professional sports game proposal, the re-establishment of a classic wildlife area in Georgia, and a whole lot more.
Call to Action:
Do you have a fishing operat... more
This week on the show I'm joined by Hal Herring, longtime outdoor writer and environmental journalist, to discuss whether or not hunters and anglers are living up to their conservation legacy during this interesting moment in history.
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Love the show giving you a heads up about the driftless area in Wisconsin they are trying to put in a 765kv powerline through sock Richland and Crawford Dean County from Minnesota to Illinois
I started listening from episode 1. There has been a lot of changes since then. Mot a fan of the new politic heavy show. If you like that then you’ll like this. Also I don’t like the interview episodes, I skip them every time. Cal has a wealth of knowledge but with his new BHA appointment the fun outdoors stuff has been replaced by “call your representative” rhetoric. I stopped listening when Houndations was taken away. Bring back Houndations!
This review is long overdue - Cal’s presentation is entertaining, insightful and educational. You’ll have fun listening and just might learn a thing or two as well.
Bloody love this show.
Links me to what’s happening in the States and closer to home. Thanks for the timely heads-up on the spring bear survey.
Really looking forward to the Houndation series.
March 2026 update:
Love this show even more and the Houndations podcast is fabulous!
This is a great podcast, I prefer the news podcasts to the interview podcast but that’s not Cals fault, not everyone is a riveting interviewee.
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A weekly briefing blending outdoor news, policy updates, and expert interviews focused on public lands, wildlife management, and hunting culture. Episodes surface conservation challenges, land-use debates, and practical civics for outdoors enthusiasts, often pairing policy context with on-the-ground stories and field insights from scientists, conservation leaders, and industry advocates. A standout aspect is the mix of accessible news briefings with in-depth conversations from practitioners actively shaping land and wildlife outcomes, plus recurring segments that translate complex issues into actionable citizen engagement. The show's fingerprints include a grounded, outdoors-forward perspective, a willingness to tackle politically charged t... more
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Recent guests on MeatEater Conservation include:
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2. Kevin Monteith
3. Bryan Burrough
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