Cal of the Wild

This week, Cal covers a squirrel contest gone wrong, a bear that treed a hunter, and why raccoons make poor houseguests. Connect with Cal and MeatEater To learn more and get involved with any Cal to Action, click here. Cal on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, and Youtube Clips Subscribe to The MeatEater Podcast Network on YouTube Shop Cal's Week in Review MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's show, Tony explains some of the more common injuries sporting dogs experience. He also breaks down the best preventative measures, and what to do when serious injuries do happen. Connect with Tony, Cal, and MeatEater Cal on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, and Youtube Clips MeatEater Podcast Network on YouTube Shop Cal's MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Cal talks about why whacking a cat with a shovel doesn't count as an attack, an epic double-cross by the state of Montana as it angles to develop and sell state-own lands, wildlife crime, and so much more. Connect with Cal and MeatEater To learn more and get involved with any Cal to Action, click here. Cal on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, and Youtube Clips Subscribe to The MeatEater Podcast Network on YouTube Shop Cal's Week in Review MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week Cal talks about messy state politics, bear attacks, noisy waters, and listener mail. Connect with Cal and MeatEater Cal on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, and Youtube Clips Subscribe to The MeatEater Podcast Network on YouTube Shop Cal's Week in Review MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, Tony takes a look at what we know about the history of hunting big game with dogs, and how it still plays a major role in today's whitetail hunting culture. Connect with Tony, Cal, and MeatEater Cal on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, and Youtube Clips MeatEater Podcast Network on YouTube Shop Cal's MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Cal covers a whale of a crime story, a 12-year-old who defended his dad from a bear attack, a deer hunting controversy in Michigan, and so much more. Connect with Cal and MeatEater Cal on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, and Youtube Clips Subscribe to The MeatEater Podcast Network on YouTube Shop Cal's Week in Review MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week Cal reads listener emails regarding biodegradable balloons, public lands and Utah's lawsuit, Colorado wolf relocations, and so much more. Connect with Cal and MeatEater Cal on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, and Youtube Clips Subscribe to The MeatEater Podcast Network on YouTube Shop Cal's Week in Review MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's show, Tony explains what events stress our dogs out, and what we can do to mitigate the negative effects of not only that stress, but general anxiety. Connect with Tony, Cal, and MeatEater Cal on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, and Youtube Clips MeatEater Podcast Network on YouTube Shop Cal's MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Cal talks about crime at the fish market, prion poo hounds, a Euro brown bear hunt, and one heck of a trivia question. Connect with Cal and MeatEater Cal on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, and Youtube Clips Subscribe to The MeatEater Podcast Network on YouTube Shop Cal's Week in Review MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week Cal talks Florida state lands, fat eagles, a grizzly attack, and North Carolina Flounder. Connect with Cal and MeatEater Cal on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, and Youtube Clips Subscribe to The MeatEater Podcast Network on YouTube Shop Cal's Week in Review MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week Cal talks with Backcountry Hunters and Anglers CEO Patrick Berry about the State of Utah's lawsuit, which aims to steal 18.5 million acres of Federally managed land for the state, what would happen, and how we can weigh in. Connect with Cal and MeatEater Cal on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, and Youtube Clips Subscribe to The MeatEater Podcast Network on YouTube Shop Cal's Week in Review MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's show, Tony debunks the myth that old dogs teach puppies how to hunt. He also explains the benefits and the downsides to owning, and training, multiple dogs. Connect with Tony, Cal, and MeatEater Cal on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, and Youtube Clips MeatEater Podcast Network on YouTube Shop Cal's MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Cal talks about the Lake Erie gator, what Florida is teaching everyone about state-owned lands, national threats to hunting, fishing, and access, and so much more. Connect with Cal and MeatEater Cal on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, and Youtube Clips Subscribe to The MeatEater Podcast Network on YouTube Shop Cal's Week in Review MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Cal talks with Eric Crawford, Trout Unlimited's Director for the Lower Snake River Campaign. We talk breaching of the four lower Snake River dams, invasive fish passage, what success would mean in numbers, treaty rights, and what it would actually take, hydropower replacement, barge replacement, downstream irrigators, and so much more. Connect with Cal and MeatEater Cal on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, and Youtube Clips Subscribe to The MeatEater Podcast Network on YouTube Shop Cal's Week in Review MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this weeks episode, Cal talks about hunting culture and Fenway, bear attacks, new mountain lion studies, the lower Snake River dams, and so much more. Connect with Cal and MeatEater Cal on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, and Youtube Clips Subscribe to The MeatEater Podcast Network on YouTube Shop Cal's Week in Review MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's episode, Tony explains the process for keeping all dogs at a healthy weight throughout the year, even when activity levels fluctuate and caloric needs fluctuate. Connect with Tony, Cal, and MeatEater Cal on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, and Youtube Clips MeatEater Podcast Network on YouTube Shop Cal's MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week Cal talks about phasing in and out, how e-tech could put too much pressure on the places we love, grizzly bears and the US Fish and Wildlife Service, wildlife crime, and so much more. Connect with Cal and MeatEater Cal on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, and Youtube Clips Subscribe to The MeatEater Podcast Network on YouTube Shop Cal's Week in Review MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's interview episode, Cal sits down with Taylor Schmitz and Chris Horton to talk about a new bill that would protect decommissioned oil rigs as marine habitat for many of the species we love to pursue. Connect with Cal and MeatEater Cal on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, and Youtube Clips Subscribe to The MeatEater Podcast Network on YouTube Shop Cal's Week in Review MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week Cal talks about RFK's bear trouble, implications of MPA expansion in California, famous wolves make bad business, and so much more. Connect with Cal and MeatEater Cal on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, and Youtube Clips Subscribe to The MeatEater Podcast Network on YouTube Shop Cal's Week in Review MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's show, Tony not only explains proper water introduction for young pups, but also some considerations for taking all ages and breeds of dogs swimming throughout the summer. Connect with Tony, Cal, and MeatEater Cal on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, and Youtube Clips MeatEater Podcast Network on YouTube Shop Cal's MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Cal talks about the genetics behind Florida's appropriation of black bass, black bears causing car problems, otters causing angler friction, wildlife crime, and so much more. Connect with Cal and MeatEater Cal on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, and Youtube Clips Subscribe to The MeatEater Podcast Network on YouTube Shop Cal's Week in Review MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week Cal talks with Rex Martensen of E-plus, the New Mexico private land public access and landowner habitat incentive program. On this episode we get the program perspective from Rex Martensen, retired program director at NMDFG and current Outfitter at Love of the Hunt Outfitters. Connect with Cal and MeatEater Cal on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, and Youtube Clips Subscribe to The MeatEater Podcast Network on YouTube Shop Cal's Week in Review MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Cal tackles more angry HOA presidents, animal attacks, and what's happening over in Washington, D.C. Connect with Cal and MeatEater Cal on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, and Youtube Clips Subscribe to The MeatEater Podcast Network on YouTube Shop Cal's Week in Review MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's episode, Tony discusses how to encourage eye contact with puppies, and how we should all be thinking about not only how we communicate with your dogs, but how they communicate with us. Connect with Tony, Cal, and MeatEater Cal on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, and Youtube Clips MeatEater Podcast Network on YouTube Shop Cal's MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week Cal talks about limiting non-resident opportunity in the Black Hills, a big egg heist, BLM news, and so much more. Connect with Cal and MeatEater Cal on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, and Youtube Clips Subscribe to The MeatEater Podcast Network on YouTube Shop Cal's Week in Review MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week Cal talks with Bill Hoffman, Ben Gahagan of Mass Fisheries, and Chris Borgatti of BHA chat citizen science, State of the Atlantic's striped bass fishery, catch and release mortality, circle hooks vs. J hooks, and how you can get involved and see the data. Join for a deep dive into fisheries science in Massachusetts and the mid-Atlantic. Connect with Cal and MeatEater Cal on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, and Youtube Clips Subscribe to The MeatEater Podcast Network on YouTube Shop Cal's Week in Review MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Cal talks about the exotic pet trade, rest stops, pant snakes, and fly fishing. Plus so much more. Connect with Cal and MeatEater Cal on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, and Youtube Clips MeatEater Podcast Network on YouTube Shop Cal's Week in Review MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What's an Orienne? More conservation groups you should know. Cal talks with the CEO of the Orienne Society. Connect with Cal and MeatEater Cal on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, and Youtube Clips MeatEater Podcast Network on YouTube Shop Cal's Week in Review MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's episode of Houndations, Tony breaks down the long history of how wild canines became domesticated, and just what that meant for us over the last several thousand years. Connect with Tony, Cal, and MeatEater Cal on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, and Youtube Clips MeatEater Podcast Network on YouTube Shop Cal's MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Cal talks about Cicada poaching in Wisconsin, there goes dad's walleye, ruff news for dogs, and so much more. Connect with Cal and MeatEater Cal on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, and Youtube Clips MeatEater Podcast Network on YouTube Shop Cal's Week in Review MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's interview drop, Cal talks dogs with Tony Peterson. Tony is a serious dog guy who is anchoring the new Houndations podcast, right here on the Cal of the Wild feed. Connect with Cal and MeatEater Cal on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, and Youtube Clips MeatEater Podcast Network on YouTube Shop Cal's Week in Review MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Cal covers hog contest cheaters, the rescue of 38 hounds from a Mississippi lake, a controversial water access ruling in Wisconsin, and so much more. Connect with Cal and MeatEater Cal on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, and Youtube Clips MeatEater Podcast Network on YouTube Shop Cal's Week in Review MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's interview, Cal chats with two Montana hunters about a controversial proposal to shorten Montana's mule deer and elk seasons. Connect with Cal and MeatEater Cal on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube Shop Cal's Week in Review MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Cal covers a real-life Lassie, the "shroom boom," and landowners trying to shut down access to public trails. Connect with Cal and MeatEater Cal on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube Shop Cal's Week in Review MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's interview, Cal discusses the North American Grouse Partnership with Ted Koch along with two ranchers and farmers who are doing a great job preserving grasslands. He covers endangered species, the grassland ecosystems of North America, and the North American Grasslands Conservation Act. Connect with Cal and MeatEater Cal on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube Shop Cal's Week in Review MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Cal talks about giraffe necks, the cost of green energy, prolific poachers, and why you should be careful with thermals. Connect with Cal and MeatEater Cal on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube Shop Cal's Week in Review MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For this week's interview, Cal talks with Jesse Deubel about elk tag distribution and the EPLUS system in New Mexico, why draw odds are slim for non-residents and residents alike, "Take Back Your Elk," and the new game commissioner. Connect with Cal and MeatEater Cal on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube Shop Cal's Week in Review MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week Cal talks about the $100,000 bass, new CWD studies, TPW and the RK Trophy Ranch, black bear confirmed in California death, plus so much more. Connect with Cal and MeatEater Cal on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube Shop Cal's Week in Review MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For this week's interview, Cal and Jordan Sillars talk predator mitigation with Ellie Lane Gage of the Western Landowner Alliance. They cover the struggles of producers, why poison is bad, how beef prices don't reflect beef work, and so much more. Connect with Cal and MeatEater Cal on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube Shop Cal's Week in Review MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Cal talks wild horse contraception, whale diving, wolf poisoning, and why ChatGPT uses a lot of water. Connect with Cal and MeatEater Cal on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube Shop Cal's Week in Review MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For this week's interview, Cal and Jordan Sillars sit down with Tyler Winter of Native Fish for Tomorrow to learn why we should protect all native fish species and how to be an effective advocate in the conservation space. Connect with Cal and MeatEater Cal on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube Shop Cal's Week in Review MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week Cal talks about lethal goose removal in New Jersey, regulation changes, legislation, and going the distance. Connect with Cal and MeatEater Cal on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube Shop Cal's Week in Review MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Cal and Jordan Sillars talk with Trout Unlimited about public lands and national monuments. Connect with Cal and MeatEater Cal on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube Shop Cal's Week in Review MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Cal talks about the death of a bear, a man, and a Honda Civic. He also covers calling in mountain lions while turkey hunting, state and federal legislation, poachers and so much more. Connect with Cal and MeatEater Cal on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube Shop Cal's Week in Review MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For this week's special drop, we dig into BLM rule changes, conservation leases, Ambler Road, the National Petroleum Reserve and what all these rule changes mean for hunters. Connect with Cal and MeatEater Cal on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube Shop Cal's Week in Review MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on the show, Cal covers bison-kicking tourists, grizzly-killing shed hunters, the crime desk, pheasants, and so much more. Connect with Cal and MeatEater Cal on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube Shop Cal's Week in Review MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For this week's special drop, we dig into an Oklahoma bill (HB 3462) that aims to release pen-raised deer into the wild. Joining us is Kip Adams, the Chief Conservation Officer for the National Deer Association. We'll get into CWD testing, what "CWD resistance" actually means, and if this extremely controversial theory could work. Connect with Cal and MeatEater Cal on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube Shop Cal's Week in Review MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Cal talks about South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem's decision to kill a bird dog, a live tour update, and cicada pee and the Law of Urination. Connect with Cal and MeatEater Cal on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube Shop Cal's Week in Review MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Cal gets to know Steve's role on the TRCP board: how do boards function, why TRCP, and should you consider a volunteer board position? Connect with Cal and MeatEater Cal on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube Shop Cal's Week in Review MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Cal talks about new BLM rules, a flying squirrel poaching gang, the mailbag, and so much more. Connect with Cal and MeatEater Cal on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube Shop Cal's Week in Review MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.