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The MeatEater Podcast

The MeatEater Podcast

Ep. 943: Did a 3-Year-Old Really Shoot Another Hunter?

Oct 8, 2026 · 1 hr 57 min · 29 segments

Steven Rinella and the MeatEater Crew Discuss: last spring’s Wisconsin turkey hunting tragedy; how to get the right blend with your burger meat; is the snow goose free-for-all coming to an end; a kid…

Steven Rinella and the MeatEater Crew Discuss: last spring’s Wisconsin turkey hunting tragedy; how to get the right blend with your burger meat; is the snow goose free-for-all coming to an end; a kid gets busted for peddling black market turtles; 14 bears are euthanized in Bozeman thanks to an illegal bait pile; and more! Connect with Steve and The MeatEater Podcast Network Steve on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTub See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Steven Rinella and the MeatEater Crew Discuss: last spring’s Wisconsin turkey hunting tragedy; how to get the right blend with your burger meat; is the snow goose free-for-all coming to an end; a kid…

Show signals: SuitabilityLimitedBiasNot politicalPopularityTop Podcasttop 1%Audience≈1.5M followers

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Speakers: Steven RinellaHostBrody HendersonPanelistPat DurkinGuestJanis PutelisHostSpencer NeuharthHostPanelistPanelistPanelistPanelist

Top entities: Montana×11 Racine County×3 Wisconsin×10 Steven Rinella×8 Nikita Khrushchev×14

Meat Grind Calculator27:17 – 30:58

Steven RinellaHost

27:17

All right, here's one.

Steven RinellaHost

27:18

Meat, uh, we got the, uh, meat grinding-

S

Spencer NeuharthHost

27:20

Hold up, hold up

Steven RinellaHost

27:20

... our news.

S

Spencer NeuharthHost

27:21

You're supposed to wait for sound, man.

Steven RinellaHost

27:22

Oh, damn it.

J

Janis PutelisHost

27:22

Yeah, but we don't have a good sound

Steven RinellaHost

27:24

Wait for sound.

S

Spencer NeuharthHost

27:24

Our news.

Steven RinellaHost

27:27

Oh, that's pretty good.

J

Janis PutelisHost

27:28

[laughs]

Steven RinellaHost

27:29

Is that a new one, Phil?

J

Janis PutelisHost

27:30

Nope, same one as always.

S

Spencer NeuharthHost

27:31

[laughs]

Steven RinellaHost

27:31

That's a classic.

Steven RinellaHost

27:32

That's not bad.

Steven RinellaHost

27:33

Our news.

Steven RinellaHost

27:34

Okay, so here's...

Steven RinellaHost

27:35

The, the other day, one of, one of our guy- one of the eggheads upstairs here at the office-

S

Spencer NeuharthHost

27:39

[laughs] He's not an egghead

Steven RinellaHost

27:40

... one of the tech guys.

Steven RinellaHost

27:42

He's a tech guy.

Steven RinellaHost

27:44

I, I, I got two tech issues lined up with him right now, a phone and a computer problem.

S

Spencer NeuharthHost

27:49

He's a get after it hunter too, man.

Steven RinellaHost

27:51

No, listen, I know.

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99%11 mentions
Racine CountyAdministrative AreaCounty in Wisconsin
97%3 mentions
WisconsinAdministrative AreaUS state
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Steven RinellaPersonAmerican conservationist and writer
93%8 mentions
Nikita KhrushchevPersonFormer Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union
91%14 mentions
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89%18 mentions
HuntingEntity
87%1 mention
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77%4 mentions
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58%3 mentions
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56%14 mentions
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54%4 mentions
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Wildlife ManagementAnimals
Firearms Safety LawLaw > Public Safety Law
Hunting Accident LiabilityLaw > Public Safety Law > Firearms Safety Law
Wisconsin Mentored Turkey Hunt Shooting ChargesLaw > Public Safety Law > Firearms Safety Law > Hunting Accident Liability
Migratory Waterfowl ConservationAnimals > Wildlife Management
Snow Goose Population ManagementAnimals > Wildlife Management > Migratory Waterfowl Conservation
Atlantic Flyway Light Goose Conservation OrderAnimals > Wildlife Management > Migratory Waterfowl Conservation > Snow Goose Population Management
Protected Reptile TraffickingCrime > Wildlife Crime > Illegal Wildlife Trade
Alabama Flattened Musk Turtle Trafficking CaseCrime > Wildlife Crime > Illegal Wildlife Trade > Protected Reptile Trafficking
Bear-Human InteractionsEnvironment > Human-Wildlife Conflict
Food-Conditioned Black BearsEnvironment > Human-Wildlife Conflict > Bear-Human Interactions
Bozeman Montana Bear Feeding and RemovalEnvironment > Human-Wildlife Conflict > Bear-Human Interactions > Food-Conditioned Black Bears
Hunting and Fishing RightsPolitics > Natural Resources Policy
State Wildlife Regulation AdvocacyPolitics > Natural Resources Policy > Hunting and Fishing Rights
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Illegal Wildlife TradeCrime > Wildlife Crime
Human-Wildlife ConflictEnvironment
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Wildlife CrimeCrime

Meat Grind Calculator27:17 – 30:58

Steven RinellaHost

27:17

All right, here's one.

Steven RinellaHost

27:18

Meat, uh, we got the, uh, meat grinding-

S

Spencer NeuharthHost

27:20

Hold up, hold up

Steven RinellaHost

27:20

... our news.

S

Spencer NeuharthHost

27:21

You're supposed to wait for sound, man.

Steven RinellaHost

27:22

Oh, damn it.

J

Janis PutelisHost

27:22

Yeah, but we don't have a good sound

Steven RinellaHost

27:24

Wait for sound.

S

Spencer NeuharthHost

27:24

Our news.

Steven RinellaHost

27:27

Oh, that's pretty good.

J

Janis PutelisHost

27:28

[laughs]

Steven RinellaHost

27:29

Is that a new one, Phil?

J

Janis PutelisHost

27:30

Nope, same one as always.

S

Spencer NeuharthHost

27:31

[laughs]

Steven RinellaHost

27:31

That's a classic.

Steven RinellaHost

27:32

That's not bad.

Steven RinellaHost

27:33

Our news.

Steven RinellaHost

27:34

Okay, so here's...

Steven RinellaHost

27:35

The, the other day, one of, one of our guy- one of the eggheads upstairs here at the office-

S

Spencer NeuharthHost

27:39

[laughs] He's not an egghead

Steven RinellaHost

27:40

... one of the tech guys.

Steven RinellaHost

27:42

He's a tech guy.

Steven RinellaHost

27:44

I, I, I got two tech issues lined up with him right now, a phone and a computer problem.

S

Spencer NeuharthHost

27:49

He's a get after it hunter too, man.

Steven RinellaHost

27:51

No, listen, I know.

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