Author: Gunner Quinn

This week, Tony explains why it’s so hard to train dogs on our mental schedule, and how we should try to understand their ability to focus so we can wring the most out of each session. Connect with Tony, Cal, and MeatEater Cal on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, and Youtube Clips MeatEater Podcast Network on YouTube Shop Cal’s Merch Read the full article here

For a long time, Springfield Armory was known for its polymer-frame XD line of duty-size handguns, which were produced in Croatia and evolved into later XD-M and XDs offerings. Over the last couple of years, though, the company upgraded its duty-style handgun offerings with the Echelon, a modern, striker-fired design made by HS Produkt in Croatia that incorporates a serialized chassis system set within an unserialized, polymer grip frame. Watch our “American Rifleman Television” Rifleman Review segment above to see the details of this recent introduction. “The Echelon doesn’t feature a grip safety, it has a blade-style trigger safety, and,…

Witching, dowsing, divining. is it physics, subconscious movement, or straight-up hocus pocus? In this episode of the Bear Grease podcast, Clay Newcomb speaks to firsthand observers, a legit water witcher, a university physics professor, and even MeatEater’s own Steven Rinella to try to explain one thing: “What makes the sticks move?” Maybe it’s legit but just something that can’t fit into the scientific method box. Read the full article here

Welcome to MeatEater At MeatEater, we believe a deeper connection to the natural world enriches all our lives. Through honest storytelling, expert advice, top-tier gear, and a commitment to conservation, we help hunters, anglers, and outdoor enthusiasts live closer to nature. Read the full article here

I will keep this essay brief, and to the point. Readers of my novel Expatriates and Liberators will recall how I fictionally described the use of both time-delayed and remotely-controlled incendiaries and explosives. I have recently been considering the potential threat posed by the inclusion of lithium-ion rechargeable batteries in consumer products that have Internet connections. As the Internet of Things (IoT) proliferates, I believe that the possibility of malicious, remotely-controlled battery fires is a growing threat. It has already been well-documented that thermal runaway battery fires are an increasingly common occurrence. These fires happen often, even in devices that…

On July 16, 1936, the first automatic parking meter in the United States was installed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. o  o  o July 16th is the anniversary of the first successful atomic bomb test in Alamogordo, New Mexico in 1945. o o o And July 16th is the anniversary of the death of Hugh John McCall, in Rhodesia, in 1979. — SurvivalBlog Writing Contest Today we present another entry for Round 119 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The prizes for this round include: First Prize: A Gunsite Academy Three Day Course Certificate. This can be used for any of…

In this episode of MeatEater Roasts, Sarah Delaney and Matt Miller bring the heat to our wild game cook-off. This round’s featured mystery meat is squirrel brought up from Arkansas by judges, Clay Newcomb and Brent Reaves. Ultimately, a winner is crowned to send a charitable donation to a wildlife conservation organization. Presented by Meat! Read the full article here

While the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) incensed many hunters and anglers earlier this year with funding cuts to public-land management agencies like the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management, the organization is tracking down some questionable federal grants in other areas.One such example is a contract between the Department of the Interior and the Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation (RBFF) that was canceled on June 10. Prior to its repeal, the grant was funneling nearly $14 million a year into a fishing and boating awareness campaign designed to increase participation in the activities.RBFF is no stranger to federal…

A new study sheds light on the impacts of bycatch from the commercial menhaden fishing industry on game fish populations along the Louisiana Coast. On July 8, 2025, researchers presented findings from the study to the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission.The results are startling. During the 2024 fishing season, menhaden boats, which use seine nets to secure their catch, were estimated to have led to the mortality of millions of non-target fish species, including 81 million croaker, 25 million sand seatrout, at least 22,000 breeding-size and 8,000 smaller redfish, also known as red drum, as well as other species such…

America’s pronghorn antelope has long struck observers as a beautiful feature of western landscapes, but as an enigma. Why does it run so fast? Why can’t it jump obstacles? And for those who really know its biography, why did its population fall from 15 million to a mere 5,000 over the course of a single century? This episode answers all those questions by arguing that the pronghorn is an American original who, like us, is the sole remaining member of a large, ancient family of animals. And that it seems enigmatic only because it is one of the few survivors…