Feb. 17, 2026

Ep. 251 | Blood Trails with Jordan Sillars

Ep. 251 | Blood Trails with Jordan Sillars

Jordan Sillars is a writer and journalist, he also hosts the Blood Trails Podcast. Blood Trails is a sort of true crime, investigative show with a focus on mysteries that happen in the outdoors. 

 

Jordan returns to the show to talk about his podcast and the work that goes into it. His show is wildly popular and Jordan does a fantastic job hosting it. We discuss some of the cases, the relevance they have to hunting, the difference between these stories leaving us without answers versus the ones with some finality to them, and what to expect on the new season coming out. It’s a great conversation!

 

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Email Jordan: bloodtrails@meateater.com

 

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