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    Introducing: Gunfighters, with Bryan Burrough

    08/09/2026 | 2 mins.
    Author Bryan Burrough exhumes the gritty history of Old West gunfighters. From Billy the Kid to Wyatt Earp to John Wesley Hardin and dozens more, this collection of stories proves how very violent America's nineteenth century frontier actually was, and traces the blood-soaked history of the troubled men who made it that way.
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    Ep. 493: A Yosemite Land Swap, Feral Cats Trash Houses, and the Sage Grouse Decline

    07/09/2026 | 35 mins.
    This week, Cal delves into a truly shocking public land swap involving an iconic national park, more reasons not to like feral felines, and recent Wyoming sage grouse lek data.
    Presented by First Lite
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    Ep. 492: Future Wild - A Public Lands Report Card with Tracy Stone-Manning

    02/09/2026 | 1h 9 mins.
    This week on the show I'm joined by President of The Wilderness Society and former Director of the Bureau of Land Management Tracy Stone-Manning for a performance review of the most attention-grabbing public land issues of the last 12 months and a look into the future for our shared landscapes.
    Thanks to our sponsor, Conservation First Bank.
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    Ep. 491: Travel Management, YouTube Poachers, and a Python Pyromaniac

    31/08/2026 | 25 mins.
    This week Cal covers more road rule rage, and international crisis sparked by duck hunting, and an expensive trip for some unprepared hikers.
    Call to Action:
    Speak Up for Responsible Travel Management in Our National Forests
    https://takeaction.io/bha/speak-up-for-responsible-travel-management-on-our-national-forests/#/549
    Presented by First Lite
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    Ep. 490: Turtle Poaching, Disaster in Big Bend, and What's Next for the Boundary Waters

    24/08/2026 | 29 mins.
    This week, Cal focuses on a slew of recent policy news, from border wall construction in Big Bend to the latest on Bears Ears, the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, and more.
    This week’s Calls to Action:
    Write to Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton to stop the border wall through Big Bend National Park once and for all: https://gov.texas.gov/contact https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/contact-us
    Weigh in on updated primitive camping rules in Vermont: https://fpr.vermont.gov/primitive-camping-rule-amendment
    Demand a travel management plan as part of the Blue Mountains forest management plan update: https://cara.fs2c.usda.gov/Public/CommentInput?Project=301397
    Tell the Forest Service to keep our roadless areas wild, productive and accessible for generations to come and support the No Action Alternative. Get more info and take action here: https://takeaction.io/bha/maintain-national-forest-roadless-areas/
    Presented by First Lite
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About MeatEater Conservation
Welcome to "MeatEater Conservation," where you can join Ryan “Cal” Callaghan each week for his unique brand of outdoor news and interviews designed for folks who need to know what’s going on and those who want to pretend they do. Also, tune into our brand new show "Future Wild" with Mark Kenyon, where he dives in one-on-one with world-class subject-matter experts, exploring topics relevant to conservation. Both part of The MeatEater Podcast Network.
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