Ep. 664: The State of the Conservation Union

The MeatEater Podcast

MeatEater

Sports, Wilderness

4.9 • 37.5K Ratings

🗓️ 17 February 2025

⏱️ 119 minutes

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Summary

Steven Rinella talks with the CEO of TRCP Joel Pederson, Ryan Callaghan, and Randall Williams.

Topics discussed: Steve’s hemp project; kids on snowmobiles bringing the neighborhood together; a good word -- prognosticate; bear dens inside tree cavities; what Trump did and didn't do well in his first term for hunters and anglers; how things faired under Biden; working with both sides of the aisle; wind power having a bigger footprint than solar; developing public hunting and fishing lands; how executive orders only go so far and energy still relies on supply and demand; delisting and re-listing wolves; what priority shifts we'll see with the new administration; and more.

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0:00.0	This is the meat eater podcast coming at you shirtless, severely bug-bitten, and in my case, underwearless.
0:15.5	We're going to hunt the meat-eater podcast.
0:18.1	You can't predict anything.
0:19.6	The Meat-Eater podcast is brought to you by First Light.
0:23.0	Whether you're checking trail cams, hanging deer stands, or scouting for elk,
0:26.7	First Light has performance apparel to support every hunter in every environment.
0:31.1	Check it out at Firstlight.com.
0:33.2	F-I-R-S-T-L-I-T-E.com.
0:39.8	You got a little hemp project going on, making yourself a little necklace?
0:44.0	I do. I'll explain it.
0:48.1	Is the machine on, Phil?
0:49.5	It's on.
0:50.2	Is it aiming at me?
0:51.4	It's aiming right. You're front and center right now, yeah.
0:55.6	Cal was asking about this hemp project.
0:58.5	This, I think, I feel like this is 100 years old.
1:02.6	So this is the pull mechanism on the punt gun.
1:05.7	Oh, sweet.
1:07.2	And it had been pulled so many times that there was three strands over the islet
1:13.8	and they had all failed
1:15.8	so I'm unwrapping this serving
1:18.1	I'm going to put a new loop in there
	...

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