Conversations around fishing tend to be easier than around hunting, they don't have eyelashes. — Steven Rinella Copy Share Image
I grew up on a lake, so my favorite things have been going hunting and fishing my whole life. — Steven Rinella Copy Share Image
If you think of the average hunter as a guy who hunts around his area, a lot of venison comes from a… — Steven Rinella Copy Share Image
People often assume that 'MeatEater' is a sort of reaction against traditional hunting TV, but it's really not. I never watched hunting… — Steven Rinella Copy Share Image
It's not a big leap mentally to see the extension from gardening and farmer's markets to hunting local foods. I think that's… — Steven Rinella Copy Share Image
Sure, hunters remove limited numbers of animals from the landscape for personal use. But with proper management practices and good habitat, those… — Steven Rinella Copy Share Image
I have done some overseas hunting, including in New Zealand and with Amerindians in the jungles of South America. In those cases,… — Steven Rinella Copy Share Image
Yeah, I never, ever prescribe hunting. I would never say to somebody, I'd never say like, 'Hey man, I know you don't… — Steven Rinella Copy Share Image
I welcome any opportunity to cook game for the uninitiated. They always, and I mean always, come away from the meal with… — Steven Rinella Copy Share Image
We wanted to make a show that not only highlights the adventure of hunting, but also the fantastic culinary opportunities that a… — Steven Rinella Copy Share Image
Maybe stalking the woods is as vital to the human condition as playing music or putting words to paper. Maybe hunting has… — Steven Rinella Copy Share Image
There is a limit to political and public tolerance for sacrifice on behalf of wildlife. — Steven Rinella Copy Share
I have done some overseas hunting, including in New Zealand and with Amerindians in the jungles of South America. In those cases, I was… — Steven Rinella Copy Share
Deer won't trust their eyes, and they won't trust their ears, but they'll always trust their sense of smell. — Steven Rinella Copy Share
I got an MFA in creative non-fiction writing at the University of Montana. — Steven Rinella Copy Share
I trapped for 10 years, selling the hides and everything. Muskrats, raccoons, coyote, mink, beaver, otter, fox. When I figured out you couldn't make… — Steven Rinella Copy Share
I was born with this wanderlust to move, constantly, as far as I could. It's more than I have a very hard time holding… — Steven Rinella Copy Share
Microthreats are hardly confined to the wilderness. From the common cold to the Ebola virus, various nasties could be waiting to pounce on you… — Steven Rinella Copy Share
If you strip away someone's connection to the landscape, you risk losing their support as well. — Steven Rinella Copy Share
My first two kids were born in New York City, but there is a lot of exploration to be done just learning the natural… — Steven Rinella Copy Share
Getting published was like God stamping you 'acceptable,' and all of a sudden you can start writing for other places. — Steven Rinella Copy Share
If I could be attacked by a grizzly and not be killed, or maimed in a way that made women afraid of me, I'd… — Steven Rinella Copy Share
A gadget connoisseur has to be able to suspend feelings of disbelief, pessimism, and mockery. The phrase 'That thing ain't gonna last five minutes… — Steven Rinella Copy Share
I became a father in May 2010 with the birth of my son, Jim. Like many fathers before me, holding my boy in my… — Steven Rinella Copy Share
I own guns now. I know how to use them. I was brought up knowing that I could use them to feed myself, and… — Steven Rinella Copy Share
