Dark Outdoors® is a multiple award-winning podcast that investigates terrifying encounters, unsolved mysteries, crime, and dangerous wildlife.
Hosted by award-winning wildlife journalist and conservation communicator Chester Moore, each episode investigates the darker side of the outdoors through gripping storytelling, expert interviews, and firsthand reporting.
From serial killers in remote forests and missing persons cases to poaching, wildlife trafficking, deadly animal attacks, cryptids, and emerging wildlife threats like screwworm, Dark Outdoors uncovers the stories most outdoor enthusiasts never hear.
Whether the danger comes from nature, criminals, or the unexplained, one truth remains: the outdoors has a dark side.
Episodes
Jul 15, 2025
Jul 15, 2025
21 min
From Texas pastures to Nevada ranches, horses are turning up shot, mutilated, and poisoned—and the killers are still at large. Chester Moore investigates this chilling, underreported crime wave and what it means for ranchers and outdoor enthusiasts.
In this gripping episode of Dark Outdoors, host Chester Moore uncovers a chilling and ongoing mystery across Texas and beyond: horses being found shot, mutilated, or poisoned in a string of brutal, unexplained attacks.
From Kendall, Waller, Bexar, and Smith Counties in Texas to ranches near Las Vegas, Nevada, horses are being executed in pastures, dumped in brush, or tied up and shot at point-blank range. Authorities have few leads—and the killers remain free.
This episode examines:
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Whether these killings are tied to the illegal horse meat trade, ritualistic activity, or thrill killers
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Exclusive insights from Higher Calling Wildlife’s investigative reports
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Why the pattern may represent one of the most underreported animal cruelty crime waves in the U.S.
If you’re a rancher, horse owner, or outdoor enthusiast, you won’t want to miss this deep dive into a crime wave spreading fear and silence across rural communities.
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