Never have enough of the Meateater pod and started listening to this sometimes. Huge fan of the topics and well spoken hosts.

Love the new episode about the Russian snag, but Clay, Oklahoma is not the Midwest!

This is by far the best podcast out there! I appreciate all the hard work Clay, Brent and the whole bunch put into these podcasts. They are one of the biggest highlights of my weeks! I’ve listened to a ton of great outdoor related podcasts but this is the only one where I find myself replaying episodes multiple times. This show (both Bear Grease, and TCL) is good hearted, educational, entertaining, and has a way of bringing me back down to earth when work has my life beyond busy. This Country Life is my absolute favorite! I’ve heard it said that Brent has a way of making you feel like you are there in person with him and that’s so true! I could listen to that dude read labels off of soup cans. 😂 Bear Grease is unmatched by any other show in the quality of the conversation and topics discussed! Clay is an old soul but also obviously ahead of his time! I can’t tell y'all how much I love this podcast. Thank you guys for all that you do! -Julih Reckner

I haven’t hunted lions or bobcats but it is obvious these people will be attacking all hunting. I sent the link to this podcast to 10 people who I know hunt in Colorado but don’t live there. I told them all that I donated to help with “our” fight. Praying for success in this battle.

Clay, I was introduced to Bear Grease several months back by my uncle Lee who sent me the Genuine Outlaw’s episodes. I must say I was hooked from the start. I travel for work as a lineman and get to see a lot of the country side. I reside in southern WVa and have been described as country as cornbread. I decided to back up to episode 1 and as I travel to and fro Im listening to your podcast. Im currently on episode 163 with ole Brent, I feel that I actually know y’all. I’ve always had a love for law abiding hunting and fishing (taught by my late dad Jerry) but work has kept me out of the woods and streams for several years. This podcast has definitely rekindled the fire in me to take time for my son Gage 21 and my grandson Greyson 2 to get them out and teach them as much as I can about nature. Love the fact that I can listen to y’all with my family in the vehicle and never worry about the content. Give everyone a big howdy from Southern WVa!! And keep it up man, what you’re doing is awesome! Sincerely, Jason Rayburn

Hunters and outdoorsmen who support Dan Gayes are like the hunters who drooled and frothed at the mouth to vote in the 50-some Republican representatives who all sponsored a bill to end P-R. Talk about the pot calling the kettle black and shooting yourself in the foot.

I’m from northern Illinois and have never hunted. I now live in central Wisconsin, white tailed country, but I still don’t hunt. Brent has a voice and opinions that I love hearing! I’m a city boy. I wear a bear grease hat to work several times a week, I listen to every podcast from clay and Brent. Mr reeves is my favorite cop! I bought 3 shirts and a hat from meateater for bear grease. Bear grease for life!! Although I’ve never killed or tried bear meat. If you can spare a pint of bear grease I’d love to try it! I can’t buy it so it would be a donation for a fan. Thanks for all the content:) Tom

Just listened to the Unashamed podcast and Phill saw a black panther lol!

It’s time to split Bear Grease and This Country Life. TCL is a true gem of a show and wholesome good listening for folks of all ages. Contrasted with that petty little man, Clay, and Bear Grease, which is a complete waste of time. I find myself so horribly disappointed when my feed updates and there is a new episode of BG. I can’t mark as played quick enough just to make this little bridge troll go away.

It’s very easy to listen. Like setting among friends and hearing stories. I grew up with all my old relatives alive. Great grandparents. Grandparents and all their brothers and sisters. All from Arkansas and Missouri. I have loved my roots from way back. Each one leaving an impression setting listening to this podcast lets me remember

Best outdoor related content anywhere. Informative and wholesome.

Very intelligent conversation for a bunch of bear hunters. 😂

Do you think panda poop would be big or small

Love the podcast guys, keep it up! I’ve listened to every episode. Would love if you guys had video for the podcast, would’ve loved to watch your snake episode!

Great story telling the whole family can enjoy. Along with some knowledge you didn't know you were missing in life.

Excellent podcast. Always informative and entertaining.

I listen to about one podcast a month on this feed because there is too much going on. I don’t listen to render and the ex cop turned country boy talking about God knows what. I miss Bear Hunting Magazine Podcast.

I love this podcast! My fiancé listens with me sometimes and really enjoys it as well. It has diverse subjects that anyone can listen to and enjoy.

This podcast is the best thing ever! I can’t wait for Wednesdays to roll around to be able to hear it. I have not missed one episodes since it started and I’ve gone back and listen to many of them a second time or third time. Also have introduced some of the more epic podcast to friends who have really enjoyed them.Great work, Clay!

Great stories and information. Love that I can listen with my kids!

This is one of my favorite podcasts to listen to and am super excited to go to their live show in May We love This Country Life it is funny and has great morals please make them more often!!!!!!❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

This has quickly become my favorite podcast… hands down! Just regular bubbas doing what we truly enjoy, and throwing in great info, & some belly laughs along the way. I find myself waiting impatiently for the next installment. Keep it up gentlemen, this brings a smile to MANY.

Love the great content, Clay! And Brent! Bear Grease, the Render, and This Country Life are at the top of my podcast list! Love recommending this clean outdoor podcast to my friends!

This country life podcast is without a doubt the finest collection of stories told by a southern gentleman with an incredible talent for telling stories. I have laughed out loud, teared up, laughed again. Brent is great and a wonderful addition to meateater. There is only one thing I can think of that is wrong with this podcast, it’s not long enough Can we start a petition to have Brent make these wonderful episodes a bit longer. 25 mins goes by to fast. Much love from Massachusetts, Jeff

I’m not a big podcast guy but this has completely changed the game for me! Keep up the good work!

In your third installment of the Wilderness episodes some of your interviews talked about how we weren’t managing Wilderness and that we can’t. One thing to remember is that the Wilderness Act does allow for administrative action. It just requires that the agency evaluate the “minimal tool required” and use that. What we need to do is motivate the agencies to manage them with that minimal tool. Those guard rails are there to keep from large scale actions that aren’t considering ALL the characteristics of Wilderness. Think about the tamarisk tree. It was put in place to address erosion and it worked. It worked so good that now we have a genetically modified beetle to address it. The Wilderness Act put those guardrails there to slow action, not to stall it. Great series, keep it up. You all are doing amazing things.

I wish I was articulate enough to fully express how much I love this podcast. There is an underlying pleasantness and optimism to be found here that I find wonderfully out of sync from all of the angst and anxiety of the world. It truly is as advertised, preserving ideas, histories, and stories that must not be forgotten.

I absolutely love Bear Grease and I have listened to every single episode, but these wilderness episodes were hard to make it through for me. I always enjoy learning something new and retain a lot of information that I have learned from Bear Grease, however I would have failed these lessons. I found myself thinking about squirrel hunting and fishing plans for the upcoming weekend and the podcast just turned into background noise. Keep up the great work with the show. Side note: Bear Grease and This Country Life has become a go to for me and my nine year old hunting buddy. It’s great to have a good family friendly show to listen and learn to together.

Love this series! I’ve listened to every episode religiously since the bear grease podcast started and this series really made me think about what I’m leaving for my future children. I’m 31 and from central AR. Just in my short time I’ve seen urbanization creep in on places that I use to think were just the wildest places ever (my world wasn’t very big in the late 90s early 2000s.) It hurts me to see places I thought held the biggest deer in the world now have subdivisions. Prosperity comes with a cost and most of the time it feels like it’s land. Since listening to bear grease I have joined several organizations that help save and create habitat and hope that I leave something better for future generations.

Great long form story telling with quality production. Clay is a great storyteller, maybe because I’m a yankee and his accent is charming. I don’t care for the Render episodes or This Country Life.

Keep em coming This country life! Love it Y’all some great people! Wilderness pod was super boring!

Awesome Show(Bear Grease) love listening. BUT, enough with the TV Show “Tracker” Not To Good!!! No way y’all are watching that! I hope yall are being paid well to endorse Tracker.

My goodness, I could listen to Brent reeves tell stories forever. One of my favorite things to listen to and always has me laughing!

Love the show. My daughter is always asking to listen. Gerstaecker is my daughter’s favorite one. I’m a believer that in that black cat. Haha

A constant & consistent travel companion

Best podcast I have ever listened too! Love the stories, facts and humor!!!

Clay is great story teller and keeps a great circle of friends.

I really enjoy the podcast. I listen faithfully. My only criticism is: Clay refers to the Bible pretty often (which I like) but then will push evolution (macro) and millions of years (men came evolved from animals and then rocks or whatever). This atheistic perspective is very concerning to me. I am a young earth Bible believing creationist and from my perspective you don’t have to believe in macro evolution (as opposed to micro evolution which is changes within a species) to come across as knowledgeable and intelligent. Thanks for hearing me out.

I have been listening to the Meateater podcast for several years and started from episode 1 to the most current. I had heard Clay and Brent several times on Steve’s podcast and it was always at the back of my mind to start listening. Well, I finally gave it a shot a few months ago and I have been binging it ever since. I have learned so much from this podcast about American history and about people in general. I recently reached Brent’s podcast and I am in awe of his story telling. I don’t know what it is about how he tells a story but no podcast has ever brought tears to my eyes like his. It’s not because it’s sad but because of the happy moments of his life and he pulls you right in. I hope he continues for many years to come. Thank you Brent, Clay and the whole MeatEater crew. I always look forward to listening.

Great Podcast! I’m on episode 22, so looking forward to the other episodes!! I do have a question though and I hope I don’t offend you when I ask this but… Has anyone ever told you that you remind them of a young Sob Schneider with a mustache (awesome btw!) and a cowboy hat? 🤠 😬 Love the rendered episodes too!!!

You can’t tell me the beeping in the render isn’t you guys making microwave burritos. It’s not the computer. 11/10

Clay, this podcast is right at the top and might be the best one yet. Thanks and keep them coming please.

Clay that was probably your best work ever. What a story. A compelling tale of life, decisions, regret and loss. Thanks for your efforts…..

Great Show! How many hot pockets are y’all gonna eat?

Bear grease is by far my favorite podcast. I’ve listened to every single episode and there’s so many that just blow me away… but I have a new favorite series! The Donnie Baker story. I’ve never had any sympathy for a poacher, in general, they turn my stomach. But I could feel Donnie’s remorse through his words and story. What a story. I can’t imagine going through what his family did, however it sounds like he’s a better man and father as a result of the pressure cooker his life was for a decade. I’d consider it an honor to shake his hand.

Thanks Clay for the Donnie Baker. Keep up the great work. I’ll be listening…

Bear Grease is easily the best content available on the hunting lifestyle. Thank you Clay for your work in bringing our culture to the forefront.

I have loved the podcast since its origin, however I’m no longer able to listen at work since the podcast was rated explicit. (I’m a self proclaimed cheapskate and refuse to own a phone when my work provides one) I’m not sure what’s going on, but if Brent and Clay are considered explicit, then Mother Teresa must have spit bacca’ and fist fought. Hush down the language boys or get the Isabell brothers their own channel. Let’s keep Bear Grease for everyone!

There is nothing explicit about this podcast, and that is one of the reasons it is stands out. In a sea of muck and mire that is modern media, the Bear Grease Podcast is a refreshing oasis of clean story telling that explores fascinating tales as a means to delve into the depths of human nature. Truly an excellent podcast put on by some truly wonderful people. Clay, Brent, and the rest of the crew are top-notch individuals.

Pure Americana!