Blood Trails
Hosted by Jordan Sillars · MeatEater
4.9from 716 ratings
- 25
- Episodes
- 22
- Transcribed
- 716
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2025
- First episode
About Blood Trails
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.
- Publisher
- MeatEater
- Category
- true crime
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 22 Oct 2025
- Latest episode
- 8 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
22 of 25 episodes have a transcript.
8 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Introducing: Gunfighters, with Bryan Burrough
6 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
Paradise Prison: Chapter 3
30 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT
Paradise Prison: Chapter 2
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Introducing: Gunfighters, with Bryan Burrough
Published 8 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] As everyone watched, two men stepped out into the open. They had argued over a pocket watch one of them seized from the other to satisfy a poker debt. The man who took the watch was a tough character named Davis Tutt. The other gentleman, the one who wanted his watch back, was James Hickok. Hickok hollered for Tutt to return his watch. The watch, shall we say, was not forthcoming. The two men, both wearing holstered pistols, stood frozen for a long moment. Suddenly, without a further ward or exchange between them, both threw their guns in fire. Davis Tutt staggered forward, shouted, Boys, I'm killed. and keeled over dead. […]
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- Bryan Burrough
- Michael Grim
- Yvon Chouinard
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.9 / 5
- 716 ratings
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Who hosts Blood Trails?
Jordan Sillars host the show. Published by MeatEater.
How often do new episodes come out?
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Does Blood Trails take guests?
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