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5 min readGame On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia CCXXIV
The MeatEater Trivia crew gathered for a 10-round quiz show covering hunting, fishing, conservation, and cooking, with a $500 conservation donation on the line. But before the game started, the panel tackled a mailbag question from a listener named Stephen Funk—a 32-year-old who hunted as a kid, got one deer and some squirrels, and now wants to get back into it alone on public land with no mentor and no private access. The advice that followed became the episode's most substantive thread.
Getting Back Into Hunting as an Adult
The panel agreed that Stephen's instinct to start with squirrel hunting on public land was sound, but they pushed back on his choice of a .22 rifle. Brody argued for a 20-gauge shotgun instead—something with interchangeable barrels that could handle both squirrels and deer. "Aesthetically, it's most pleasing," he admitted, "but if you want versus the lever action, get yourself a twenty gauge."
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What you'll learn
- 1 (03:05) **Game Introduction & Mailbag Question** - Host Spencer Newarth introduces the 10-round trivia show and reads a mailbag question from Stephen Funk, who wants to get back into hunting as an adult.
- 2 (09:44) **Land Access Initiative & Auction House** - The MeatEater Land Access Initiative (LAI) and its current auction are explained, highlighting past projects and notable auction items.
- 3 (12:18) **Game Start & Question 1 (Conservation)** - The Shelby Index is set at 4, and the first question asks for the most common word in state game agency names (besides "department").
- 4 (16:13) **Question 2 (Fishing)** - The appropriately named fish that resembles a Dolly Varden and is the northernmost freshwater fish in the world.
- 5 (19:51) **Question 3 (Hunting)** - In sporting clays, the discs that erratically roll and bounce across the ground are named after this animal.
- 6 (21:47) **Question 4 (Wildlife)** - "A mermaid's _____" is the common name for the leathery egg case laid by sharks and skates.
- 7 (25:22) **Question 5 (Cooking)** - Martha Stewart recommends this soap alternative for cleaning stubborn grime off cast iron.
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Show Notes
Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Janis Putelis, Brody Henderson, Randall Williams, Cory Calkins, Sarah Delany, and Nate Mason.
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