Ep. 910: Steve Eats Narwhal, Wetlands in Distress, and Wag Bags!

July 30, 2026

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Steve Eats Narwhal, Wetlands in Distress, and Wag Bags

The MeatEater crew covers a wide range of developments this episode, from a Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision that dramatically changes how game wardens can operate, to a proposed expansion of Montana's pheasant stocking program, to a looming threat against prairie pothole wetlands. Along the way, Steve Rinella checks in from Nunavut, where he's eating narwhal muktuk and seal ribs with Inuit hunters, and Nate confesses he's been wrong about wolves.

Pennsylvania Rejects Open Fields for Game Wardens

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued a unanimous 7-0 decision this month that game wardens must generally obtain a warrant before entering posted private property. The ruling in Punxsutawney Hunting Club v. Pennsylvania Game Commission overturns the state's 2007 Commonwealth v. Russo decision, which had allowed warrantless entry onto open fields.

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What you'll learn

1 Timestamped Outline
2 (02:34) **Show Intro and Steve's Absence** - Hosts explain Steve Renella is away on a filming project in Nunavut and preview the episode's topics
3 (03:30) **Steve's Nunavut Video Dispatch: Eating Narwhal and Seal** - Steve is in a remote Inuit community, cutting up narwhal muktuk and seal ribs with local hunters
4 (12:02) **New Dad Nate's Raw Reality Check** - Nate shares unfiltered advice about the early months of fatherhood, emphasizing the lack of recognition from the baby
5 (18:17) **Nate's Wolf Coverage Correction** - Nate reads a listener email correcting his previous claim that wolves don't develop a taste for cattle
6 (27:23) **Listener Question: Is Hunting Worth It with CWD?** - A listener asks whether hunting is still economical in areas with high chronic wasting disease prevalence
7 (33:58) **Pennsylvania Supreme Court Rejects Open Fields Doctrine for Game Wardens** - A landmark 7-0 decision requires Pennsylvania game wardens to obtain warrants before entering posted private property

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Guests on this episode

Steve Rinella

Show Notes

The MeatEater Crew discuss: Steve’s News Flash from the Arctic; Open Fields case in Pennsylvania; pen-raised pheasants in Montana; wolf corrections; pooping in bags; wolf corrections; possible changes to wetlands; and more!

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