Ep. 917: Out-of-Towners Take Over The News: Murder, Pronghorn, Helicopters, and More!

August 13, 2026

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The Hootanny—MeatEater’s annual summer gathering in Bozeman—brought the show’s out-of-town contributors to Montana for a few days, and the resulting news episode is a sprawling update on developments across hunting, fishing, conservation, and outdoor recreation. The dominant thread is a collision of old patterns and new pressures: wake boats are reshaping lake ecosystems and court dockets, pronghorn migration corridors are getting formal protection in Wyoming, and historic heat is forcing unprecedented fishing closures across the West. But the episode also lingers on a quiet, gruesome criminal case in Washington and a helicopter pilot who landed at Cabela’s to buy deer cameras.

Wake Boats, Water Quality, and the Coming Regulatory Fight

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What you'll learn

1 (00:08) **Welcome & Housekeeping** - The host introduces the panel of out-of-towners gathered in Bozeman for the "Hootanny" and teases the day's news segments.
2 (02:13) **Jordan Sillers: "Paradise Prison" Blood Trails Mini-Series** - Jordan announces the release of a three-part Blood Trails mini-series about hunters caught with ammo in Turks and Caicos.
3 (04:54) **Maggie Huddle: First Backpacking Trip & Women's Hunter Ed** - Maggie shares her upcoming plans to take her five-year-old niece on her first backpacking trip in the Wind River Range.
4 (12:10) **Brent Reeves: Bear Camp 12 & 26** - Brent announces the release of a new Bear Camp film from a new area in Arkansas, featuring Ted Coppel and the Newcomb family.
5 (14:47) **Tony Peterson: New OnXFish Fishing Series** - Tony details a new fishing project where he applies his "figure it out on the fly" public land bowhunting style to fishing, targeting five different trophy species in five states with OnXFish.
6 (18:13) **Mark Kenyon: Move to Montana & Future Wild Podcast** - Mark announces he has officially moved to Montana, fulfilling a long-term goal to give his kids more outdoor opportunities.
7 (22:59) **Steve's Video: New Fish Cooking Method** - A video from Steve shows a local fisherman in Canada preparing "corn fish" (cod) using a salt-curing method before boiling.

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Show Notes

The MeatEater Crew discuss: unprecedented fishing closures; Arkansas is charging hikers; wake-boat impacts; pronghorn migration corridors; and more!

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