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MeatEater Conservation

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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 conservation. Both part of The MeatEater Podcast Network.

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Ep. 57: Bear Attack! Wolverines, Bobcats, and the Bob 01.06.2020 22:29

This week, Cal talks about mysterious wolverines, Montana’s first pulitzer prize winning newspaper, bobcat and bear attacks, policy and so much more. Connect with Cal and MeatEater Cal on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , and Youtube Shop MeatEater Merch Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for...

Ep. 56: Fat Bears, E-Bikes, and the Great American Outdoors Act 25.05.2020 23:13

This week, Cal talks about doing the right thing, poachers, restitution, and 10 billion dollars worth of outdoor jobs. Connect with Cal and MeatEater Cal on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , and Youtube Shop MeatEater Merch Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ep. 55: Walleye, Invasive Species, and Buck Castration 18.05.2020 22:51

This week, Cal talks about invasive species, testing food on friends, "murder hornets," and the Argentine black and white tegu. Connect with Cal and MeatEater Cal on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , and Youtube Shop MeatEater Merch Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ep. 54: One Hundred Turkeys, Six Ticks, and a Tiger shark 11.05.2020 20:54

This week, Cal talks about why you shouldn’t get your nails done near the water, wise old turkeys, 4AM wake ups, and asks what would the west be without predators. Connect with Cal and MeatEater Cal on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , and Youtube Shop MeatEater Merch Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/...

Ep. 53: The EPA, That’s Not a Stick, and Exploding Mosquitos 04.05.2020 25:49

This week, Cal talks about the Clean Water Act, the direction of poo flows, new animals--some fanciful and some not, and the value of a good hunting stick. Connect with Cal and MeatEater Cal on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , and Youtube Shop MeatEater Merch Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/liste...

Ep. 52: Turk Diggler, the Clean Water Act, and Re-wilding 27.04.2020 24:33

This week, Cal talks about the navigable water rule and what it means to you, living with wildlife, tracking Idaho’s lone known grizzly using DNA, and so much more. Connect with Cal and MeatEater Cal on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , and Youtube Shop MeatEater Merch Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com...

Ep. 51: Elk Season in Missouri, Turkeys in Montana, and Skinks 20.04.2020 22:25

This week, Cal talks about waking up in the woods, indecisive skinks, the law enforcement desk, Missouri’s first elk season in 140 years, and so much more. Connect with Cal and MeatEater Cal on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , and Youtube Shop MeatEater Merch Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener...

Ep. 50: Good News, Corrections, and Mountain Goat Volunteers Needed in ONP 13.04.2020 24:43

This week, Cal talks about the amazing world of dragonflies, excise taxes, more land, Congress at work, and spring. Connect with Cal and MeatEater Cal on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , and Youtube Shop MeatEater Merch Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ep. 49: Closures, Questions, Covid, and Setting Records on the Wrong Side of the Law 06.04.2020 22:05

This week, Cal talks about kids lost in the woods, big hornets, susceptible outdoorsmen, federal and state closures, effective letter writing, and so much more. Connect with Cal and MeatEater Cal on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , and Youtube Shop MeatEater Merch Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/lis...

Ep. 48: LWCF, Free Fishing, Closed Fishing, and Social Fishtancing 30.03.2020 20:50

This week, Cal talks about State Fish and Game Agencies coming up with a better reference system for the 6-ft rule, where you can fish for free (but should you?), the future of the Great American Outdoors Act, and so much more. Connect with Cal and MeatEater Cal on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , and Youtube Shop MeatEater Merch Learn more about your ad-cho...

Ep. 47: Updates, Wet Markets, and Trans-Ocean Turtles 23.03.2020 17:37

This week, Cal talks about the benefits of lap swim, new shark species, wet markets, barbels not barbells, and so much more. Connect with Cal and MeatEater Cal on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , and Youtube Shop MeatEater Merch Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ep. 46: Make a Stand On LWCF, the Bite and Spit Technique, and Hot Lizard Plasticity 16.03.2020 22:00

This week, Cal talks about the once in a lifetime opportunity for full funding of the LWCF, the urban lizard populations that are so hot right now, how a great white shark hypothesis turned into a technique and so much more. Connect with Cal and MeatEater Cal on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , and Youtube Shop MeatEater Merch Learn more about your ad-choice...

Ep. 45: Impending Policy, Honeybees, and a 60-Year-Old Trout 09.03.2020 19:50

This week, Cal talks about the land and water conservation fund, poor policies and bad politics. Presidential tweets, the difference between phytoplankton and zooplankton and so much more. Connect with Cal and MeatEater Cal on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , and Youtube Shop MeatEater Merch Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwor...

Ep. 44: Virginia Tuna, Cold Weather Tips, and Mountain Goat Eradication 02.03.2020 21:42

This week, Cal talks about the price of tuna, the Schmidt pain index, the difference between hunting and eradication, and so much more. Connect with Cal and MeatEater Cal on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , and Youtube Shop MeatEater Merch Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informa...

Ep. 43: Pick Your Poison, Deadly Little Things, and Strange Elk 24.02.2020 21:35

This week, Cal discusses venom vs. poison, the sneakiness of cone snails, and takes a look at our newest and largest cave fish. Connect with Cal and MeatEater Cal on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , and Youtube Shop MeatEater Merch Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ep. 42: Tar Heels, Non Consensual Coyote Strangulation, Sunday Hunting and Recreation 17.02.2020 19:10

This week, Cal talkss about the effects of outdoor recreation on elk, "wet markets", the father that has been pushed too far by rabies and so much more. Connect with Cal and MeatEater Cal on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , and Youtube Shop MeatEater Merch Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener fo...

Ep. 41: They Eat Dead People, Coronavirus, and Clean Water 10.02.2020 21:18

This week, Cal talks about what your outside cat may bring home, coronavirus and the illegal wildlife trade, migratory birds, clean water, and so much more. Connect with Cal and MeatEater Cal on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , and Youtube Shop MeatEater Merch Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listene...

Ep. 40: Chicago Mayor Gives Key to the City to Coyote, Lawmakers, and Lawbreakers 03.02.2020 22:23

This week, Cal talkschicken of the trees, how in the "Windy City" the wind blows in favor of the coyote, outdoor bills to keep an eye on, and so much more. Connect with Cal and MeatEater Cal on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , and Youtube Shop MeatEater Merch Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener...

Ep. 39: Cal Reciting Poetry, Wolf Transplantation, and Feral Cat Facts 27.01.2020 21:21

This week, Cal recites poetry, questions whether or not humans should transplant wolf populations, talks about feral cats killing billions of small mammals and birds per year, and so much more. Connect with Cal and MeatEater Cal on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , and Youtube Shop MeatEater Merch Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcast...

Ep. 38: Opossum Right to Work Act, Mountain Goat Eradication, and the Wrong Side of the Law 20.01.2020 25:21

This week, Cal talks about cool possum facts, how to cook goose, hunting vs. eradication of non-native species, sheep vs. goats in Grand Teton, and so much more. Connect with Cal and MeatEater Cal on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , and Youtube Shop MeatEater Merch Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/li...

Ep. 37: Shark Cosmetics, Betelgeuse, and an Emotional Support Coyote 13.01.2020 24:10

This week, Cal talks about shark liver oil in your cosmetics and pet food, California salmon, one man’s emotional support coyote, Betelgeuse on Orion’s shoulder, and so much more. Connect with Cal and MeatEater Cal on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , and Youtube Shop MeatEater Merch Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See...

Ep. 36: Penis Fish, Penguins, and Pigeons 06.01.2020 15:53

This week, Cal talks about cowboy hat wearing pigeons, penguins, toothed and baleen whales, and so much more. Connect with Cal and MeatEater Cal on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , and Youtube Shop MeatEater Merch Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ep. 35: On Hunting Grizzlies, Spearfishing in Mexico, Ticks, and How To Protect The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness 30.12.2019 20:06

This week, Cal talks about whether hunting grizzlies reduces conflict with humans, spearfishing in Mexico then having an odd run in with the local police, all about ticks, and how you can stop the threat of a new mine in The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Connect with Cal and MeatEater Cal on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , and Youtube Shop MeatEate...

Ep. 34: Family Disputes at Deer Camp, Legislation on Baiting, and 5,700-Year-Old Chewing Gum 23.12.2019 20:04

This week, Cal talks about Michigan’s hunter harassment law, deer baiting, Alaska’s Campbell Lake and easements, how 5,700-year-old birch gum preserved its chewer’s DNA, and so much more. Connect with Cal and MeatEater Cal on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , and Youtube Shop MeatEater Merch Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork...

Ep. 33: Python Skin Footballs, the Sex Lives of Macaques, and Dogs Sniffing Out Bird Flu 16.12.2019 21:39

This week, Cal talks about Python skin footballs for conservation, overcrowded angling on the Madison River and how you can help be part of the solution, adolescent female macaques having sex with adult sika deer, and so much more. Connect with Cal and MeatEater Cal on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , and Youtube Shop MeatEater Merch Learn more about your ad...