MeatEater Hunts

Clay Newcomb and Brent Reaves hunt the lowlands of Arkansas's White River. Following an afternoon of chasing squirrels with Clay's Feist, the boys introduce their host and second generation coon hunting camp owner, Randle Whitmore. Randle shares some hunting camp history along with his appreciation for Walker Coonhounds. kwhunting

Clay Newcomb ventures to southeast Alaska in search of wolves and Sitka blacktail deer with his friend and outfitter, David Benitz. Traveling aboard sea boat and skiff, Clay shadows David along his expansive traplines across the vast coastal Alaskan beaches.

Clay Newcomb joins Brent Reaves to hunt Missouri farm country for turkeys. In the waning light of the first morning, Brent locates a roosted Tom and they get set for what should be a slam dunk. Their setup turns out too good to be true and the lucky bird flies off unscathed.

Clay Newcomb and Brent Reaves embark on an iconic expedition down the Mississippi River. Their journey begins with a 250 mile boat ride with their custom SeaArk boat, Laura, down the very same waters explored by foundational players of American history such as Crockett, Collier, and Mark Twain. After two days and downright soggy weather, Clay and Brent dry off and get down to hunting business.

Ryan Callaghan travels to Hawaii to surf fish for giant trevally. Local anglers, Jordan and Stephen Kilkenny show Cal the local's way of slide baiting for GT's along the rugged coastline of the Big Island. After a few casting lessons and spearfishing octopus and eel for bait, the group set their lines for a long night of targeting bird eating behemoths

In this episode, Kimi Werner trades in her speargun for a rifle and joins Cal in west Texas to hunt aoudad sheep. Cal and Kimi are accompanied by guide and world renowned Navy Seal sniper trainer, Terry Houin. Before they pound the hills for sheep, Terry gives Kimi a methodical hunt-style shooting lesson to help her acclimate and mold confidence.

Ryan Callaghan hunts The Big Island for turkey and peacock with Danny Bolton. Danny hosts Cal on his family's farm which is home to a portion of Hawaii's plentiful Rio Grand turkey population. Wet weather slows down the midday turkey game, so Cal decides to pursue another recently added game bird to the island - peacocks.

Ryan Callaghan travels to Wyoming with a few in antelope tags in his pocket. Upon arrival, Cal breaks down the highly contested corner crossing debate that originated not far from his hunting spot. After a successful hunt, Cal shares his appreciation for the delectable meat with a simple and fresh way to indulge in speed goats.

In this episode, Janis Putelis continues his quest to harvest a black bear in Montana with his friend and fellow MeatEater colleague, Cory Calkins. The duo ventures to a more heavily timbered mountain landscape with the goal of finding spring bears feeding and wandering on closed logging roads.

Ryan Callaghan teams up with First Lite's, Casey Hawkes, to hunt wigeon and mallards on the big water. The skies and rivers are full of ducks, but it's the end of the hunting season and the birds are call and decoy shy. It's up to Cal and Casey to find the best spot, present the best decoy spread, and make the shots count on this heavily hunted public water.

Chef and host of "Makin' It", Brad Leone, joins Ryan Callaghan in an Idaho wheat field for some winter honker hunting. After an early morning of gearing up, Cal shares with Brad his techniques for decoying, calling, and taking down incoming geese. With a plentiful number of birds in the sky it doesn't take long for their barrels to heat up and the team to limit out.

Join Ryan Callaghan on a quest for ducks in part of America's Heartland - Kansas. Weatherby's Tyler Grethen, Cal and Snort work big water for late season birds. Patience, scouting, numerous relocating setups, and a helpful change in weather conditions bring the ducks in tight and plentiful. Waterfowl wits and gear are tested, but in the end a cooler full of duck and goose meat is rewarded.

In this episode, Janis Putelis joins Max Barta and his dog Ruby for a late season central flyway goose hunt. Max shares expert tips on building a natural blind, where to set up for incoming flocks, decoying, and when it's best to change locations. Geese are plentiful in the region, and when the switch is turned on, they fall right into the Crew's lap.

Tony Peterson ventures to Nebraska to hunt spring turkeys with Sam Soholt. Hunting late season on public land with less than ideal weather proves a challenge, but you can't pick your weather and these two know how to get close to pressured birds. From staring at wet decoys out of a blind to tag team run and gun tactics, almost every turkey hunting tactic is pulled from the hat on this hunt.

Tony Peterson joins forces with fellow whitetail guru, Andy May, for a few days on the water in north-central Minnesota. The early summer water temperatures are perfect for targeting both smallmouth and largemouth with topwaters, and the fish are hungry. Multiple days of explosive surface hits help these two whitetail nerds pass the time as they count down the days until bow season.

Jordan Budd travels to the Hawaiian island of Lanai to hunt axis deer. Axis deer were introduced here in 1860 and have become a nuisance to the native landscape of Lanai. With the overabundant numbers and mellow tropical terrain to explore, Jordan doesn't waste any time to bag her first spotted deer.