The MeatEater Podcast - Introducing: Blood Trails

Episode Date: October 23, 2025

Blood Trails is a new investigative podcast from MeatEater, hosted by writer and journalist Jordan Sillars. Each episode digs into true crime stories from the world of hunting and fishing—cases where the woods and the water became the backdrop for violence and mystery. From missing hunters deep in public land to poachers turned killers and fishing trips gone fatally wrong, Blood Trails uncovers the moments when outdoor life collides with the darkness of the human heart. But this isn't repackaged Wikipedia. Each story features original reporting you won't hear anywhere else, expert insight from detectives and hunters, and first-hand accounts from the people who were actually there. For true crime listeners looking for something new—and outdoorsmen who know the thrill and risk of time afield—Blood Trails exposes the stories left behind in the tracks. If you’re a fan of Dateline, Criminal, or Bear Grease but want your true crime set in the wild places you know, this podcast is for you. Follow now for Episode 1, dropping on Thursday, October 30th. Connect with Jordan Sillars and MeatEater MeatEater Podcast Network on YouTube Jordan Sillars on Instagram MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, and Youtube ClipsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Every hunter knows that the wilderness is full of surprises. Sometimes what you find out there isn't an elk or a bear, it's something darker. It never made sense what law enforcement was saying to us. How could she have just gone down there and accidentally died? How could there have been no marks on her? All theories are out there. You know, everything from murder to UFOs, the Bigfoot. This season on blood trails were following the trail of seven cases that start in the

field and end in the shadows, where missing persons reports, half-buried evidence and whispered suspicions blur the line between hunting story and homicide. I just instantly started freaking out, yelling to the world, what's going on. I yelled help. I mean, I'm out in the middle of nowhere. I had no idea what was going on. From the frozen woods of Maine to the mountains of Montana, From an archery opener gone wrong in Wisconsin to a father's last walk through the Minnesota deer woods. Each story begins with a hunter stepping into the wild, but not all of them come back. You know, you just got an empty feeling. What do you say?

He's not out of here with us. You know, it was hot. I'm Jordan Sillers. Join me as we track the truth through tangled cover and cold case files, where every trail tells a story, and every story leaves its own trail of blood. Blood Trails, Season 1, wherever you get your podcasts.