Ep. 781: Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia CLXXXVII

Summary

The MeatEater Podcast — Ep. 781: Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia CLXXXVII

Date: October 22, 2025
Host: Spencer Newharth
Guests/Players: Randall Brody, Alex, Alyssa, Anthony, Sarah, Corey, Nate, Brody Henderson
Episode Type: Trivia Game Show

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Overview

In this episode, Spencer Newharth hosts the 187th edition of "MeatEater Trivia" — an irreverent, competitive quiz show focusing on hunting, fishing, conservation, cooking, and general outdoor knowledge. Eight contestants (all familiar voices in the MeatEater community) battle through ten rounds of questions for a $500 donation to a conservation organization of the winner's choice. A blend of good-natured ribbing, memorable trivia, outdoors expertise, and playful banter, this episode is as much about camaraderie as competition.

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Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. Contestants Overview and Stat-of-the-Week

• Nate Mason is highlighted as the week's “favorite jabroni,” with a breakdown of his historical trivia performance:
  • Hunting: 53% correct (his best)
  • Fishing: 45% correct (his worst)
  • Conservation: 51%
  • Cooking: 53%
• Comparison to other MeatEater personalities:

  “Nate gets 53% of questions correct, which is 10% worse than Steve, but 10% better than Clay.” — Spencer (01:51)

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2. Corrections and IFAQ (Infrequently Asked Questions)

• Corrections:

  • Tequila song singer was incorrectly attributed to Luke Bryan; it was Joe Nichols.
  • Misattributed Batman: Randall corrects himself, acknowledging Val Kilmer played Batman in Batman Forever, not George Clooney. (04:03)

    “Val Kilmer played Batman in Batman Forever. George Clooney played Batman in Batman and Robin.” — Randall (04:20)

• IFAQ Highlight:

  • Studio “bear” with long hair is actually a muskox, not a bear.

  "It's a muskox. That is a muskox indeed. It has much longer hair." — Randall/Spencer (02:45)

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3. Trivia Gameplay Highlights

(Each question’s focus/answer and memorable moments are included below)

Question 1: State Tree of Kansas, Nebraska, and Wyoming

• Answer: Cottonwood
• The group jokes about the bear in the studio and the length of muskox hair — “a healthy 8 inches.” (03:07)
• Notable banter about being “rocked” by stats.
• Timestamp: 05:00–06:11

Question 2: “Worthless Fish” in California Water Management (2025 Trump Post)

• Answer: Smelt (Delta smelt)
• Only Nate gets it right, referencing the Delta Smelt’s controversial conservation status.
• Discussion: Farmers versus fish; environmental policy tensions in California.
• Quote:

  “The correct answer is smelt. Nate got that one right. It’s the delta smelt. The delta smelt is an endangered fish whose population has declined in California by 90% since the 1970s.” — Spencer (09:10)

• Timestamp: 07:10–10:30

Question 3: A “Full Boil” is Also Known as a?

• Answer: Rolling boil
• Quick group consensus; Anthony jokes about not cooking at home.
• Cooking temperatures and practices discussed.
• Timestamp: 11:04–11:59

Question 4: Texas Parks and Wildlife Sink Thousands of These Each January to Create Reef Habitat

• Answer: Christmas trees
• Nate nearly answers “battleships,” but is talked into the correct answer; humorous banter about collectability.
• Quote:

  “If you guys hadn’t said anything, I would have stuck with battleships.” — Nate (14:37)

• Timestamp: 12:56–15:18

Question 5: Second-Largest Upland Bird After Turkey in North America (“___ ___ Grouse”)

• Answer: Greater sage grouse
• “Blank blank” throws people off; lively retelling of the host and Sarah’s recent upland hunting trip.
• Quote:

  “Anthony and Brody got that one right. The Cornell Lab describes the greater sage grouse as having a chubby round body, small head, and long tail. Males grow up to 7 pounds with a 38-inch wingspan.” — Spencer (17:13)

• Timestamp: 15:56–18:09

Halftime Scoreboard Update

• Brody & Nate tied at 4
• Randall & Anthony at 3
• Corey & Sarah at 2
• Alex & Alyssa at 0
• Quote:

  “Nate and Brody are tied with four points... what seems to be a new sort of, I don't know, bromance.” — Phil (18:28)

• Timestamp: 18:09

Question 6: Bull Shoals Lake Borders Which States?

• Answer: Arkansas and Missouri (one required)
• Most miss this; Brody and Corey get it right.
• Quote:

  “The correct answers are Arkansas and Missouri... third biggest lake in Missouri and biggest lake in Arkansas.” — Spencer (23:04)

• Timestamp: 20:56–23:32

Question 7: Six-Letter Word for Birds of Prey (“falcons, eagles…”)

• Answer: Raptor
• Nerd chat about “Raptor Fest” and bird diversity.
• Quote:

  “The correct answer is raptor. Examples: hawks, eagles, kites, falcons, vultures, kestrels, owls, osprey, and buzzards.” — Spencer (26:03)

• Timestamp: 23:32–26:51

Question 8: Adams, Brown & Pike Counties, Illinois—Famous Whitetail Region

• Answer: Golden Triangle
• Nate, Randall, and Brody nail it.
• Spencer reveals plans to hunt there this year.
• Quote:

  “The Golden Triangle… between the Illinois and Mississippi rivers… a deer hunter’s dream.” — Spencer (29:36)

• Timestamp: 26:51–30:56

Question 9: Precipitation Formed When Sulfur Dioxide & Nitrogen Oxide React with Water

• Answer: Acid rain
• Momentary digression into hunting permission strategies; Nate shares success using “direct honesty and playing the veteran card.”
• Discussion about acid rain in Pennsylvania and broader environmental progress.
• Quote:

  “The correct answer is acid rain. Acid rain in America has significantly decreased... thanks to the US Clean Air Act of 1970 and US–Canada Air Quality Agreement of 1991.” — Spencer (34:56)

• Timestamp: 30:56–35:29

Question 10: What Does QAD Stand for (Gear Brand)?

• Answer: Quality Archery Designs
• Nate clinches the win with this correct answer; Brody jokes that if Nate wins, “there’s a giant asterisk” since he got a hint earlier.
• Quote:

  “The correct answer is Quality Archery Designs giving Nate the correct answer, eight points, and the victory.” — Spencer (39:21)

• Timestamp: 36:35–39:55

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On making mistakes:

  “My bad. It’s especially embarrassing because Broken Heartsville is one of my favorite songs ever. So to confuse Joe Nichols and Luke Bryan, very sorry.” — Spencer (03:26)

• On hunting performance stats:

  “I really was hoping you’d say better than Steve, but at this time... I know, dude. You kind of rocked me now.” — Nate (02:06)

• On teamwork and rivalry:

  “If Nate wins, there’s a giant asterisk next to his win because Brody gave him an answer on question four.” — Randall (37:04)

• On just missing an answer:

  “If you guys hadn’t said anything, I would have stuck with battleships.” — Nate (14:37)

• On playing the ‘veteran card’ for hunting permissions:

  “I don’t get 15 cents off at McDonald’s, but I will use [being a veteran] to milk a landowner.” — Nate (32:35)

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• Opening Banter/Stat of the Week: 00:46–03:00
• IFAQ & Corrections: 02:22–04:35
• Trivia Game (Questions 1–5): 04:58–18:09
• Halftime Scoreboard: 18:09–18:42
• Trivia Game (Questions 6–10): 20:56–39:55
• Discussion of Hunting Permissions—Nate’s Strategy: 31:48–33:11
• Winner Declared & Donation Decision: 39:19–40:13

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Final Standings & Winner

• Winner: Nate Mason (8 correct answers)
  • Declares donation to Pheasants Forever "in honor of some pheasants we whacked this weekend." (39:55)
  • Receives congratulations from the team and special mention for rising out of “jabroni” status.

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Tone & Atmosphere

The episode is marked by:

• Lively camaraderie and gentle roasting (especially of Nate’s “underdog” status)
• In-depth trivia and fun facts about outdoor wildlife, conservation, and gear
• Occasional tangents into pop culture and practical hunting strategies
• A spirit of inclusive competition, outdoors storytelling, and conservation advocacy

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For Listeners:

This episode is perfect for outdoors enthusiasts who want an entertaining mix of serious trivia, irreverent humor, and practical tips. Even if you’re new to hunting or conservation issues, the pace and tone make it accessible — and you’ll probably pick up some surprising facts (or find yourself wanting to shout the right answers).

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Next Week:
More trivia (and more chances for conservation to win)!

Transcript

[Spencer Newharth]

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[Spencer Newharth]

It's a media podcast. Welcome to Meat Eater Trivia, the only game show where conservation always wins. I'm your host, Spencer Newharth and today we're joined by Randall Brody, Alex, Alyssa, Anthony, Sarah, Corey and Nate. This is a ten round quiz show with questions from meat eaters for verticals which are hunting, fishing, conservation and cooking. And there's a prize. Meat eater will donate 500 to the Conservation organization of the winner's choosing for the stat of the week. This week we're looking at the performance of our favorite jabroni, Nate Mason. Oh, Nate, what do you think your strongest category is in meat eater trivia?

[Nate Mason]

Hunting.

[Spencer Newharth]

That's correct. Do you want to guess what percentage of hunting questions you get? Right. Like 40, 60%. You're selling yourself short. All right, worst category. What do you think your worst vertical is? Fishing is your worst. What do you think the percentage is on that one? Oh, like 12. 45%. So you're better than you thought of myself. Want to take a guess at conservation and cooking?

[Nate Mason]

Well, they're around 50 then. 55.

[Spencer Newharth]

Yeah. So we've got conservation at 51%, cooking at 53%. Nate gets 53% of questions correct, which is 10% worse than Steve, but 10% better than Clay. How's that make?

[Nate Mason]

I'll take that.

[Spencer Newharth]

There you go.

[Nate Mason]

I really was hoping you'd say better than Steve, but at this time. I know, dude. Yeah. I think you kind of rocked me now. You kind of.

[Spencer Newharth]

Is it going to be good or bad for your performance?

[Nate Mason]

Who knows?

[Spencer Newharth]

Okay. It'll be good at the beginning.

[Nate Mason]

Yep.

[Randall Brody]

And then crash and burn if history tells us anything.

[Spencer Newharth]

Well, here's our infrequently asked question segment. If you have a trivia related question for the crew, send it to trivia the meat eater.com with the subject line IFAQ. Wayne Ostrom says, what species of bear is in the studio you record in? Your bear has far longer fur than the Manitoba Black bear on my wall. I don't know what he's referring to. I assume that what. Tell us about that, Randall.

[Randall Brody]

It's a muskox.

[Spencer Newharth]

That is a muskox indeed. It has much longer hair.

[Brody Henderson]

It was in a meat eater episode, Nuneback Island.

[Spencer Newharth]

There you go. Do we know what season six I.

[Brody Henderson]

Got the head from that thing? Season six, the skinned out head Steve gave me for my kids for a Halloween mask one year.

[Spencer Newharth]

Give us an estimate on the hair length there, Alex or Randall, how long hair are we talking?

[Randall Brody]

Oh, I'd say a healthy 8 inches.

[Spencer Newharth]

8 inches.

[Randall Brody]

But then it's got this nice under fur that's called Qiviut. As I've heard Steve say many times.

[Brody Henderson]

Here, the long hair is really good for tying big ass streamers. It is a little bucktail alternative.

[Spencer Newharth]

It'd be a scary bear coming through the woods.

[Nate Mason]

Yeah.

[Spencer Newharth]

Eight inch hair. All right. On a previous episode of Trivia, Randall made a reference to tequila making clothes fall off. To which I said, those were the wise words of Luke Bryan. But about 50 of you wrote in to tell me that was Joe Nichols, not Luke Bryan, who sang that song. My bad. It's especially embarrassing because Broken Heartsville is one of my favorite songs ever. So to confuse Joe Nichols and Luke Bryan, very sorry. The Shelby index for today is a four. So our winner should get eight correct answers. And with that, we're onto the game of trivia.

[Randall Brody]

If I may, if I may, I also have a correction.

[Spencer Newharth]

Okay.

[Randall Brody]

On a previous episode of Trivia, I referenced the film Batman Forever and erroneously claimed that George Clooney played Batman in said film. He did not. And I've had dozens and dozens of people reach out to me and I just want to address this publicly. Okay, I'm sorry. Val Kilmer played Batman and Batman Forever. George Clooney played Batman and Batman and Robin.

[Brody Henderson]

May Val rest in peace.

[Spencer Newharth]

Classic mix up.

[Randall Brody]

Sorry guys.

[Spencer Newharth]

Too let you down. Important pop culture corrections.

[Randall Brody]

We won't do it again.

[Sponsor Voice / Ad Read]

Phil, please play the drop.

[Phil (Scorekeeper/Announcer)]

Oh, geez. I was ready, then you threw me off completely.

[Spencer Newharth]

Look, I need to know what I stand to win. Everything. How's that?

[Nate Mason]

Just tend to win everything.

[Spencer Newharth]

Game on, suckers. Question 1. The topic is woodsmanship. And as always, this will be multiple choice. What is the state tree of Kansas, Nebraska and Wyoming? Is it oak, mulberry, elm, cottonwood? What is the state tree of Kansas, Nebraska and Wyoming? Oak, mulberry, elm, cottonwood. Brody and Anthony have their answers. We have a full room today. Eight players in the studio.

[Randall Brody]

I'll point out too that the first person to highlight my error was my own boss here at V Eater. So listening to Trivia this morning, George Clooney was not in Batman Forever and I just knew that a wave of messages was coming over.

[Spencer Newharth]

I'm surprised Phil didn't catch that in the moment.

[Phil (Scorekeeper/Announcer)]

I have only ever seen the first, the Tim Burton Batman. As far as those stretch, that sort.

[Randall Brody]

Of 90s stretch of movies, Batman Returns.

[Phil (Scorekeeper/Announcer)]

Never seen it.

[Randall Brody]

Oh, that might be one of the best ones. One of the best ones.

[Phil (Scorekeeper/Announcer)]

Sounds like a movie date. Randall?

[Spencer Newharth]

Yeah. What is the state tree of Kansas, Nebraska and Wyoming? Oak, Mulberry, Elm, Cottonwood. Is everybody ready? Go ahead and reveal your answers. Nate says cottonwood, Corey, Elm, Sarah Cottonwood, Randall Cottonwood, Alex, Elm, Alyssa, Elm, Anthony and Brody say cottonwood. The correct answer is cottonwood. About half of the room got that one right. It is the Eastern Cottonwood in Kansas and Nebraska and Plains Cottonwood in Wyoming. Those are the only three states with the Cottonwood as their state tree. Kansas was the first to make that designation in 1937 and Nebraska was the latest in 1972. Question 2. The topic is conservation. This next great question is via Titus McKenty. President Donald Trump called the delta blank a, quote, worthless fish in a 2025 social media post regarding California's water management. You to fill in the blank. President Donald Trump called the delta blank a worthless fish in a 2025 social media post regarding California's water management. Nate, the only player so far to come up with an answer. Do you have this one right, Nate?

[Sponsor Voice / Ad Read]

There's. It's.

[Nate Mason]

I think.

[Spencer Newharth]

Okay. President Donald Trump called the delta blank a worthless fish in a 2025 social media post regarding California's water management. Her other seven players still have blank boards. Alyssa has now come up with an answer. A delta blank a worthless fish. What's the category? Conservation. Oh, yes. Did that help you out?

[Nate Mason]

Pop up on your news app. Brody.

[Spencer Newharth]

Tough. Brody is not responding.

[Brody Henderson]

I love how you talk trash and just have no reason to because you never.

[Nate Mason]

Hey, there's an old saying. When you get in the end zone, act like you've been there before.

[Phil (Scorekeeper/Announcer)]

Dress the job you want for you.

[Spencer Newharth]

President Donald Trump called the Delta blank a worthless fish in a 2025 social media post regarding California's water management. Is everybody ready? Randall, do you have this one right?

[Randall Brody]

No, I don't like my answer.

[Spencer Newharth]

How about you, Brody?

[Brody Henderson]

I don't like my answer. Keep talking for a while.

[Nate Mason]

No, I think we're. We're wrapping up.

[Spencer Newharth]

This may be a one for eight in the room. If Nate does indeed have it right.

[Brody Henderson]

I mean, I can get four or five wrong and still beat Nate.

[Nate Mason]

That's true. That's true.

[Spencer Newharth]

Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Nate saying, smelt, Cory, catfish, Sarah, Bass, Randall, Shad, Alex, striped bass, Alyssa Pike, Anthony Trout, Brody, striped bass. The correct answer is smelt. Nate got that one right. It's the delta smelt. The delta smelt is an endangered fish whose population has declined in California by 90% since the 1970s. It has been at the center of political disagreement for decades, with policymakers referring to it as the farm farmers versus fish dilemma. Basically, when water is redirected out of the Sacramento San Joaquin Delta, it's good for farmers but bad for smelt. Water managers are being forced to choose between a functionally extinct prey fish or the nation's biggest ag industry. Question 3. The topic is cooking finish. This quote from the Food Network. Sometimes called a full boil. A blank boil occurs when large bubbles burst on the surface of a liquid. This is a direct quote from the Food Network. Sometimes called a full boil. A blank boil occurs when large bubbles burst on the surface of a liquid. Players are more confident on question three than they were on question two. Sometimes called a full boil. A blank boil occurs when large bubbles burst on the surface of a liquid. Alex and Anthony struggling on this one. Who does most of the cooking at your house, Anthony? Rather not answer that.

[Randall Brody]

Okay.

[Spencer Newharth]

How about you, Alex? I would say I do. Okay. Yeah. Sometimes called a full boil. A blank boil occurs when large bubbles burst on the surface of a liquid. We're waiting on you, Alex. All right, this is a shot in the dark. Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Nate and Corey and Sarah and Randall saying rolling boil. Alex says bubble. Alyssa says rapid. Anthony says hot. Brody says rolling. The correct answer is rolling. I've never heard of a rolling boil. Simmering happens at about 180°F. Cookbook? No.

[Sarah]

Okay.

[Nate Mason]

You got an Italian last name?

[Brody Henderson]

The guy just said he doesn't do any of the cooking in his house.

[Spencer Newharth]

Take it easy.

[Sarah]

We abstained from answering that.

[Spencer Newharth]

It's just boiling water. Yeah, Anthony, it's all boiling. Simmering happens at about 180 degrees Fahrenheit, a low boil at 200 degrees and a rolling boil at 212 degrees. The food Network says that if you can stir a pot of water and it continues to boil, then you've reached a rolling boil. A rolling boil is best used when you need sustained heat, such as when canning or cooking shellfish. Question for the topic is fishing. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department collects thousands of these every January, which They sink to create, quote, reef type structure. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department collects thousands of these every January, which they sink to create reef type structure. You look at mine? Yeah, I do.

[Randall Brody]

Why would she?

[Spencer Newharth]

This is not cooking. I've never got a cooking question even remotely. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department collects thousands of these every January which they sink to create reef type structure.

[Nate Mason]

Fishing, dude.

[Spencer Newharth]

Not Nate's strong suit. Do you have this one right though, Nate?

[Nate Mason]

Definitely not be.

[Brody Henderson]

I don't think you need to be a fisherman.

[Randall Brody]

No. You're going too far there, Brody.

[Sarah]

Kind of.

[Spencer Newharth]

You should know this one, Nate. I know this.

[Randall Brody]

Let's not do this thing.

[Nate Mason]

Dude, I got it. Oh, dude, I don't know how. Fabulous work.

[Phil (Scorekeeper/Announcer)]

Do you guys want him to win? What?

[Nate Mason]

Do you guys keep it coming again?

[Spencer Newharth]

We're worried about it. 4 boy needs all the help he can get.

[Phil (Scorekeeper/Announcer)]

That's true.

[Spencer Newharth]

Is fishing. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department collects thousands of these every January, which they sink to create reef type structure. Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Nate and Corey saying Christmas trees. Sarah says milk cartons. Randall, Christmas trees. Alex says mussels. Alyssa, what's that say? Alyssa says tumbleweeds. Anthony says Christmas tree. Brody, Christmas tree. The correct answer is Christmas trees. Yeah. Game agencies across the country do this every year. Texas biologists say that fish will show up on the trees within 15 minutes of sinking them and that they work as habitat for one to five years. This structure is commonly used for spawning and feeding by a variety of warm water species.

[Nate Mason]

If you guys hadn't said anything, I would have stuck with battleships.

[Brody Henderson]

Thousand likes thousands.

[Phil (Scorekeeper/Announcer)]

That's why I wasn't confident he meant the board.

[Spencer Newharth]

I didn't give you a hat. I just said you should and then you got it. The trees sink on their own. They usually will put like a cinder block towards the bottom. They do it at Canyon Ferry in the spring. They sink them up in like 5, 6ft of water and. That's right. Perch will use.

[Nate Mason]

Would you have accepted cinder blocks? No, because I almost wrote that.

[Spencer Newharth]

No. It would have to do. They collect thousands of those every January. Maybe somewhere. If you put blocks, who can say? We're just going to assume they have a stockpile of those. They don't have to collect them.

[Randall Brody]

I guess we' never know.

[Spencer Newharth]

Question 5. The topic is hunting. This next great question is via Aaron Keaton. According to Project Upland, the blank blank grouse is second only to the wild turkey as North America's biggest upland bird. According to Project Upland, the blank blank grouse is second Only to the wild turkey as North America's biggest upland bird. Sarah and Nate, the great upland hunters.

[Sarah]

I don't know about great.

[Spencer Newharth]

Did you guys get a limit this weekend?

[Nate Mason]

Close.

[Spencer Newharth]

Okay.

[Sarah]

Had Nate hit more pheasants, we would have shot a limb.

[Spencer Newharth]

Listen, the good upland.

[Randall Brody]

I don't know, man.

[Sarah]

You missed a couple.

[Spencer Newharth]

You just got Christmas trees. Get off his back.

[Nate Mason]

I missed two wide open shots.

[Sarah]

Oh. But hey, you know, which is how many birds. We were short of our limit, but.

[Nate Mason]

I wouldn't have been able to kill both those because I had to, so.

[Sarah]

Well, it's a group limit thing.

[Spencer Newharth]

Is that how that works?

[Sarah]

That is how that works.

[Spencer Newharth]

This is getting recorded. Sarah, do you have this one right?

[Sarah]

I am 80% confident.

[Spencer Newharth]

Okay, Nate, the good upland hunter, the decent doesn't love his answer. Come on, Nate. According to project Upland, the blank blank grouse is second only to the wild turkey as North America's biggest upland bird. Brody, do you have this one right?

[Brody Henderson]

We're going to find out. Like I know what it is, but I'm not going to lie. There's something that threw me off a little bit.

[Randall Brody]

Yep.

[Spencer Newharth]

Blank.

[Sarah]

The blank blank messed me up.

[Spencer Newharth]

The blank blank grouse is second only to the wild turkey as North America's biggest upland bird. Randall, do you like your answer?

[Randall Brody]

I think I'm in the same boat as Brody, proverbially speaking.

[Spencer Newharth]

Is everybody ready? Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Nate saying greater prairie. Corey says prairie sage. Sarah, prairie sage. Randall, western sage. Alex, sharp tailed. Alyssa, ruffed. Anthony, greater sage. Brody, greater sage. The correct answer is greater sage. Anthony and Brody got that one right. The Cornell lab describes the greater sage grouse as having, quote, a chubby round body, small head and long tail. Males grow up to 7 pounds with a 38 inch wingspan. As their name implies, greater sage grouse rely on sagebrush habitat with 38% of the world's population found in Wyoming. All right, Phil, we're halfway through the game of trivia. Give us a scoreboard update.

[Phil (Scorekeeper/Announcer)]

Well, at halftime, nobody has a perfect game. Alex and Alyssa have zero points. Corey and Sarah are tied up with two. Anthony and Randall are tied up with three. And what seems to be a new sort of, I don't know, bromance. That's. That's a better word than what I.

[Sponsor Voice / Ad Read]

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[Phil (Scorekeeper/Announcer)]

Nate and Brody are tied with four points.

[Brody Henderson]

Well, I did give Nate a clue, so, you know.

[Spencer Newharth]

What was the clue?

[Brody Henderson]

It's my own fault.

[Spencer Newharth]

Tough game, exciting game going into question six.

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[Spencer Newharth]

Meat Question six the topic is fishing. Name one of the two states that Bull Shoals Lake borders. This is an obvious one. Name one of the two states that bowl Shoals Lake borders. It's Bull B U L L Shoals S H O, A L S. Yeah. Name one of the two states that Bull Shoals Lake borders.

[Nate Mason]

Bull Shoals.

[Phil (Scorekeeper/Announcer)]

It's like the Rural juror.

[Spencer Newharth]

She's the new O. Mary. Did you see that, Phil?

[Phil (Scorekeeper/Announcer)]

I did.

[Spencer Newharth]

You like that casting?

[Phil (Scorekeeper/Announcer)]

That is perfect casting.

[Spencer Newharth]

It seems appropriate.

[Phil (Scorekeeper/Announcer)]

Yeah.

[Spencer Newharth]

Randall, you have this, right?

[Randall Brody]

I'm second guessing myself, but I had something that flashed to mind.

[Spencer Newharth]

All right, Brody, you have this, right? Has anybody been there? Did that give anything away?

[Phil (Scorekeeper/Announcer)]

No.

[Spencer Newharth]

No. Okay, 0 for 8 in this room. Name one of the two states that bowl Shoals Lake borders. Just one. Just one state.

[Nate Mason]

Overachiever.

[Sponsor Voice / Ad Read]

I don't know.

[Spencer Newharth]

I'm looking at Corey's face and. Does that help him? Yeah. You answered it pretty quickly.

[Randall Brody]

Oh, did I?

[Nate Mason]

Oh, you're giving us all a hint.

[Spencer Newharth]

Got a 1 in 25 chance. Is everybody ready? Go ahead and reveal your answers. Nate says California. Corey says Missouri. Sarah, Alabama. Randall, Alabama. Alex, Montana. Alyssa, Texas. Anthony, Wisconsin. Brody, Arkansas. The correct answers are Arkansas and Missouri. So we had Brody and Corey get that right. Each providing at 71 square miles, Bull Shoals is the 72nd biggest lake in America, third biggest lake in Missouri and biggest lake in Arkansas. The reservoir is known for its largemouth landing on bassmasters List of 100 Best Bass Lakes in the country.

[Brody Henderson]

I think the river below is even more popular.

[Spencer Newharth]

Is that the White River? Yeah.

[Brody Henderson]

Is that how you knew it?

[Spencer Newharth]

No, I've seen it on a map. He just knows it now is a reservoir. No, but it's called Bull Shoals Lake. Not gonna find any technicalities there. Anthony.

[Randall Brody]

I always think of Muscle Shoals whenever I see the word shoals. It's just the first thing that comes to mind.

[Sarah]

That is in Alabama.

[Randall Brody]

Yep.

[Spencer Newharth]

Question seven. The topic is woodsmanship. UC Davis defines this six letter word as, quote, a general term that categorizes several unrelated but similar groups of predator birds such as falcons and eagles. What was the category? Woodsmanship. UC Davis defines this six letter word as a general term that categorizes several unrelated but similar groups of predator birds such as falcons and eagles. Bird people got this Randall, Big Bird guy. Do you have this right guy?

[Randall Brody]

If I have it right, I went to this. Well, I won't say that.

[Brody Henderson]

Was a stumble. That would have been a mess.

[Spencer Newharth]

UC Davis defines this six letter word as a general term that categorizes several unrelated but similar groups of predator birds such as falcons and eagles. God, that question's like a roller coaster.

[Brody Henderson]

A lot going on there.

[Nate Mason]

That's a great way to scratch your.

[Spencer Newharth]

Hands up and hang on.

[Sarah]

Randall, have you seen the Muscle Shoals documentary?

[Randall Brody]

Yes. Very good, very good.

[Spencer Newharth]

What's it about?

[Sarah]

It's about the. All the famous like soul and R B recording studios that are in muscle. Trolls like the Supremes recorded there and Stones have recorded there.

[Randall Brody]

Some music, an undersung music. Undersung music? Cattle. That's good.

[Phil (Scorekeeper/Announcer)]

No, I don't.

[Sarah]

It's like Nashville, but that cooler, more relevant.

[Spencer Newharth]

Seems out of place there. That's the whole point. Six letter word. A general term that categorizes several unrelated but similar groups of predator birds such as falcons and eagles. Is everybody ready? Go ahead and reveal your answers. Nate says raptor. Corey, Murder. Sarah and Randall say raptor. Alex without an answer. Alyssa says clutch. Anthony, Prey. Brody, raptor. The correct answer is raptor. Examples of raptors are hawks, eagles, kites, falcons, vultures, kestrels, owls, osprey and buzzards. The single most obvious distinguishing feature between those predatory birds and others, such as herons or penguins, is that the is the presence of talons. Raptors are also the birds that are most likely to prey on mammals and other birds. You've been to a raptor center?

[Randall Brody]

Well, we went to Raptor Fest a couple weekends ago.

[Spencer Newharth]

I didn't know about this Bridger Bowl. Okay.

[Randall Brody]

Yeah, I saw some raptors up close.

[Spencer Newharth]

What kind of raptors? Did they show you?

[Randall Brody]

I don't want to get into specifics. There were owls there.

[Spencer Newharth]

He doesn't want to get into specifics.

[Randall Brody]

Yeah, clearly. I remember.

[Sponsor Voice / Ad Read]

I remember. What, Big bird guy?

[Spencer Newharth]

They were raptors.

[Sponsor Voice / Ad Read]

I saw what I saw.

[Randall Brody]

I made a note.

[Brody Henderson]

Were you spending more time at the beer tent than with the birds?

[Sponsor Voice / Ad Read]

Ran.

[Randall Brody]

Well, there was supposed to be an Oktoberfest and there was.

[Phil (Scorekeeper/Announcer)]

I was told there would be.

[Spencer Newharth]

I was told there would be an.

[Randall Brody]

Oktoberfest and I did not engage in any of. Well, no, I take that back. I did eat two hot dogs. They had the. The Bridger bowl hot dog cart going. So I did have a German sausage and just a normal hot dog.

[Spencer Newharth]

You got that?

[Randall Brody]

Yeah.

[Spencer Newharth]

Question eight. The topic is hunting. This next great question is via John Hibbert. Adams, Brown and Pike counties in Illinois form this world famous whitetail region. Oh, my goodness. Adams, Brown and Pike counties in Illinois form this world famous whitetail region. This is question eight.

[Randall Brody]

The question.

[Spencer Newharth]

What, what? What is the.

[Sponsor Voice / Ad Read]

The.

[Spencer Newharth]

We're looking for the name of the world famous whitetail region. Adams, Brown and Pike counties in Illinois form this world famous whitetail region.

[Brody Henderson]

Apparently, it's not very world famous after.

[Spencer Newharth]

All for white tailors. Have you been there?

[Brody Henderson]

I don't know. Certainly haven't hunted there.

[Spencer Newharth]

Adams, Brown and Pike counties in Illinois. Pike county, this world famous whitetail region.

[Nate Mason]

I don't really know what the question.

[Randall Brody]

I can't decide if I want the.

[Spencer Newharth]

Name of the region.

[Randall Brody]

Can't decide if I want to make a serious guess or just write Buck Truck.

[Spencer Newharth]

Truck. Who calls it this?

[Nate Mason]

A lot of white tailors.

[Spencer Newharth]

Everybody. I come, I like to hunt. Your in laws who live there, well, they call it this. Adams, Brown and Pike counties in Illinois form this world famous whitetail region.

[Sarah]

It's probably a bad time to say I'm from Illinois and don't white tailed hunt.

[Nate Mason]

I'm like 50. 50. I feel like there's two good options.

[Spencer Newharth]

Brody, you have this one, right?

[Brody Henderson]

Oh, I don't know. I feel like I took a real good guess. I like my answer, but I don't like I didn't know this before I heard that question.

[Spencer Newharth]

Get a scoreboard update after this from Phil.

[Nate Mason]

Like it felt right.

[Randall Brody]

I kind of like my answer now.

[Spencer Newharth]

Lock truck.

[Randall Brody]

No, I went with a serious guess. I kind of like it.

[Spencer Newharth]

Is everybody ready? An example would be like the Arizona strip. That would be the name of a region famous for a thing in the hunting world.

[Brody Henderson]

I feel like that was a little too much.

[Spencer Newharth]

Yeah, that was a lot.

[Brody Henderson]

A little too much.

[Spencer Newharth]

Okay, is everybody ready? Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Nate saying Golden Triangle. Big buck country. Sarah without an answer. Randall says Golden Triangle. Alex must have intuited that armpit.

[Sarah]

That was a master.

[Spencer Newharth]

Alyssa says deer. Anthony says Land of Giants. Brody says Golden Triangle. The correct answer is Golden Triangle. So Randall, Brody and Nate got that.

[Randall Brody]

One right, not back in it.

[Spencer Newharth]

The Golden Triangle is located in western Illinois and is nestled between the Illinois river and Mississippi River. Those three counties rank second, third and 10th in the state for Boone and Crockett whitetail entries. Region is known for its perfect mix of timber and egg, making it a deer hunter's dream. Have you hunted it? I have not. I'm going to hunt it this year. There. Who I've got the invite from. So I've got myself a firearms tag. I will be there in December. I'm very excited.

[Brody Henderson]

Shooting a shotgun or a straight wall?

[Spencer Newharth]

Straight wall. 300.

[Phil (Scorekeeper/Announcer)]

When you go to a world famous region like that, is it just overcrowded and swamped with other hunters?

[Spencer Newharth]

Well, if it was a bunch of public land, that would be the case. But it's mostly private, so you have to have a connection there. And if a place is world famous, like that. It probably doesn't have enough pressure to make it not world famous. So in this case, no, it is not too crowded. All right, Phil, let's get a scoreboard update. Jesus, Anthony.

[Phil (Scorekeeper/Announcer)]

Here we are, Michigan Education. Alex and Alyssa have still not got gotten a question right. I'm just gonna say it. Zero points for them. Scor. Sarah, you have three points a piece. You're welcome. But the three players left in the game are Randall Williams with five, Nate Mason with six, and Brody Henderson with seven.

[Spencer Newharth]

Question nine. The topic is conservation. This is our listener question of the week, which was won by Justin Jelzma for sending this great question. Justin is going to get a board game signed by the crew. If you want a chance to win the listener question of the week, then send your question to [e-mail]. this type of precipitation is formed when sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide react with water in the atmosphere. Again, the topic is conservation. This type of precipitation is formed when sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide react with water in the atmosphere. Nate, you have this one, right? Oh, yeah. Okay. He's one point behind Brody. Brody doesn't yet have an answer. Don't give a h. I'm not.

[Nate Mason]

I'm not. This is totally different.

[Randall Brody]

Tell your lean is if that light fixture falls on Brody in the next five to 10 seconds, should I hit the kill switch?

[Nate Mason]

Can I give a shout out to a previous meat eater episode? Yes, the one where the lawyer was on. Talk about permissions.

[Spencer Newharth]

Go for it.

[Nate Mason]

I used his little formula, got three permissions this weekend.

[Spencer Newharth]

I forget what it was. He. He just like, you want to butter him up.

[Nate Mason]

You don't know. You just go straight up. Yeah. You don't like, go in there talking about his truck and you just say, hey, this is me. This is what I'm about. I'd like to talk.

[Spencer Newharth]

Three permissions.

[Phil (Scorekeeper/Announcer)]

Well done.

[Nate Mason]

Now, I mean, granted. Birds.

[Spencer Newharth]

Okay, tell me how it goes. Give me an example. I'm the lando.

[Nate Mason]

Okay, now. Now to all my. You know, I'm just gonna go in for it, and all the veterans can write in and be pissed of me.

[Spencer Newharth]

You know what? If I was a veteran, I think I would play that card, too.

[Nate Mason]

Listen, hear me out. I don't get 15 cents off at McDonald's, but I will use it to milk a landowner. I'll just be honest.

[Spencer Newharth]

You do that, Nate. That's good for you.

[Nate Mason]

And so I say, hey, my name's Nate. I got out of the army last year, moved out here. I haven't had any luck Killing. Killing birds.

[Spencer Newharth]

You can only play that card for like a year.

[Nate Mason]

I know.

[Spencer Newharth]

Okay.

[Nate Mason]

All right, keep going.

[Sarah]

Hammered her this year.

[Nate Mason]

Yeah. And I'd like to ask permission to upland birds on your land. Can we have a discussion about that or should I come back another time?

[Spencer Newharth]

No, I'm a communist, so.

[Nate Mason]

Well, hey, good on you. I respect all that.

[Spencer Newharth]

You miss most the birds.

[Nate Mason]

Yeah, I probably won't kill anyone.

[Spencer Newharth]

I won't hit that.

[Randall Brody]

I'll just walk around, shoot this weekend. You should try a variation on that. Say I got out of the army the year before last.

[Nate Mason]

See if there's like three, four score years.

[Phil (Scorekeeper/Announcer)]

There's a recency.

[Spencer Newharth]

Wait, what was the 15 cents at McDonald's like?

[Nate Mason]

You know, guys will go around like on Veterans Day and be like, I want. I'm a veteran. I want free Bob Evans.

[Spencer Newharth]

I thought there was an ongoing. A rolling discount McDonald's.

[Nate Mason]

I don't think so.

[Spencer Newharth]

You don't go to Applebee's on Veterans Day.

[Nate Mason]

No, I'm usually hunting.

[Spencer Newharth]

Damn right you're not.

[Sarah]

A free meal.

[Nate Mason]

See, that's why you got the gold, because you aren't hunting whitetails on Veterans Day.

[Spencer Newharth]

Again, we're on question nine. The topic is conservation. This type of precipitation is formed when sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide react with water in the atmosphere. Is everybody ready? Go ahead and reveal your answers. Nate says acid rain. Cory says fog. Sarah and Randall and Alex say acid rain. Alyssa says hail. Anthony says acid rain. Brody says snow. The correct answer is acid rainboard. Going into question 10. Although some acid rain is naturally produced through rotting vegetation and volcanoes, the biggest source is burning fossil fuels. Encyclopedia Britannicus says it was one of the most well known environmental problems in the 1980s. But acid rain in America has significantly decreased in recent decades thanks to the U.S. clean Air act of 1970 and U.S. air Quality Agreement of 1991. Brody, you're probably the only person in here old enough to remember acid rain ever falling.

[Phil (Scorekeeper/Announcer)]

That's like how you got.

[Nate Mason]

You lost all your hair and you.

[Spencer Newharth]

Got it right or wrong.

[Brody Henderson]

Excuse me. I don't necessarily remember it falling. I remember the after effects of it in like watersheds in Pennsylvania.

[Spencer Newharth]

There was, I think I was reading the Guinness Book of World Records. Pennsylvania, I think for a short period held the record for the most acidic rain ever. It had a PH level of like 1.5. And I think normal rainwater is like.

[Brody Henderson]

That may have been related. So there's a lot of coal mines in Pennsylvania back in the day. It might have been related to that. I'M not sure.

[Spencer Newharth]

All right, here's a correct answer review so far. One was cottonwood. Two, Smelt. Three, Rolling boil. Four, Christmas trees. Five, Greater sage grouse. Six, Arkansas and Missouri. Seven, Raptor. Eight, Golden Triangle. Nine, acid rain. Bill, give us a scoreboard update.

[Phil (Scorekeeper/Announcer)]

I just want to point out that Alex is on the board now, so congrats.

[Nate Mason]

Thank you.

[Spencer Newharth]

My favorite veteran in the room. I am a Marine, so I'm not really smart, but I got that one right.

[Phil (Scorekeeper/Announcer)]

Yeah, I notice it's. It's hard for me. I trip over my words when I have to try to think of, like, a kind way to say that you're doing very poorly. So it's. I always just love, you know, juicing someone up. So. Way to go, Alex. Also, on the topic of juicing, Brody. No, it's not that kind of juicing. Brody missed that question. Still at seven points. Nate got it correct. They are now tied up with seven points a piece. And Randall is hot on their tails.

[Randall Brody]

Within striking distance.

[Phil (Scorekeeper/Announcer)]

Striking.

[Randall Brody]

I feel like there's a question where.

[Spencer Newharth]

Question 10, the topic is gear.

[Brody Henderson]

Oh.

[Spencer Newharth]

What do the letters in the hunting brand Qad stand for? And it appears as though Nate knows this. What do the letters in the hunting brand Qad stand for? Were you in the industry or something?

[Nate Mason]

Something.

[Spencer Newharth]

Do you have this one right, Nate? Oh, yeah. Okay. Puts a lot of pressure on Brody.

[Randall Brody]

I mean, the unfortunate thing is, if Nate wins, there's a giant asterisk next to his win because Brody gave him an answer on question four. Hey, as we all remember, a win's a win.

[Spencer Newharth]

You know, this is what I would call it.

[Brody Henderson]

I definitely don't know this.

[Spencer Newharth]

What do the letters in the hunting brand Qad stand for? Brody's gonna see if he can work this one out without just knowing it off the top of his head. Does anyone else besides Nate know this one?

[Randall Brody]

I know.

[Spencer Newharth]

QED what's that? What do in the hunting brand Qad stand for? Do you own something that is Qad brand, Nate?

[Nate Mason]

Yeah, I just switched back to it this year.

[Spencer Newharth]

All right, that's a big. What item is.

[Nate Mason]

I'm not gonna tell you. Sorry. I will not be Brody in a tiebreaker, so I can't. I can't give him up.

[Brody Henderson]

Oh, you're gonna win if you know it, because I don't.

[Nate Mason]

Well, I'm not gonna give you a hint.

[Randall Brody]

Or.

[Nate Mason]

Or we'd even it out a little. Tit for tat.

[Phil (Scorekeeper/Announcer)]

Listen.

[Brody Henderson]

You need this win more than I do.

[Nate Mason]

That's 100%.

[Spencer Newharth]

Have you beat the big dogs before an eight.

[Nate Mason]

I can't remember. I know I beat Cal. I don't know who else is in the room when I want, so I don't know if you consider.

[Spencer Newharth]

Cal's not a big dog. What do you think? Letters in the hunting.

[Nate Mason]

I think Randall was there that day, but I haven't beat both big dogs at the same time.

[Phil (Scorekeeper/Announcer)]

If Nate wins this, he. He can no longer be considered a gibroni.

[Spencer Newharth]

Monumental.

[Nate Mason]

Oh, yeah.

[Randall Brody]

I feel like if you've won, he got raptor.

[Spencer Newharth]

I mean, the king jabroni right now is Corey, Arkansas.

[Sarah]

So Arkansas got the trophy.

[Nate Mason]

Yep.

[Spencer Newharth]

Sharp. How we doing over there? Brody, go ahead and reveal your answers. Nate says quality Archery Designs. Corey, Quarter After Dark. Sarah, quality arrow development. Randall, quality archery development. Alex, quality ammunition designs. Alyssa, quality and design. Anthony, quiet and deadly.

[Brody Henderson]

That should be the right answer.

[Spencer Newharth]

Quality. And what's that say? Quality and design. The correct answer is Quality Archery Designs giving Nate the correct answer. Eight points and the Victory Qad was founded by dan summers in 1992 in Virginia. They are best known for their arrow rests, broadheads and other archery accessories. Their ultra Rest MXT was named the best overall arrow rest by outdoor life for 2025. All right, Nate, what are you gonna do with your $500 today?

[Nate Mason]

I think in honor of some pheasants we whacked this weekend, we'll do Pheasants Forever.

[Spencer Newharth]

Mmm. That's a, that's a good, good way to replace those birds.

[Brody Henderson]

I thought you were gonna donate it to Texas Parks and Wildlife so they could dump some more battleships.

[Nate Mason]

I hear they're expensive.

[Spencer Newharth]

$500 going to pheasants Forever via Nate and Meat Eater. Join us next week for more Meat Eater trivia, the only game show where conservation always wins.

[Randall Brody]

Congratulations, Nate. Thank you.

[Brody Henderson]

Yeah, Spencer from South Dakota, he's the host.

[Spencer Newharth]

Using those smooth, mellow tones, he lays them questions down. And he likes taking those two and three year old bucks. And he's an avid amateur rock hound.

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[Spencer Newharth]

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