Squirrel was a thing people ate where I lived. It was part of the culinary lexicon. — Steven Rinella Copy Share Image
The amount of people I meet who are afraid of having a dangerous encounter with a mountain lion is staggering. — Steven Rinella Copy Share Image
People might say I'm a sucker for stupid gadgets, but I prefer to describe myself as a connoisseur. — Steven Rinella Copy Share Image
People are losing track of the old ways of doing things and being kind of spoiled. — Steven Rinella Copy Share Image
I take pride in owning gadgets that other people don't even know exist until I whip them out. — Steven Rinella Copy Share Image
Growing up in Michigan, people I knew avid about the outdoors, they hunted and fished. That is how I viewed things. The… — 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
I'm always aware of the fact I'm talking to my tribe of people who've grown up in the outdoors, and want a… — Steven Rinella Copy Share Image
I think just by saying, 'Here's this thing, here's how I understand it, here's what appeals to me about it,' that works… — Steven Rinella Copy Share Image
I try to encourage people to look at wild game in terms of the characteristics of the ingredient you're working with, to… — Steven Rinella Copy Share Image
When I buy a new Leatherman, I carry it in the worn-out old sheaf from my 1994 Super Tool so that people… — Steven Rinella Copy Share Image
Early maps were generally big flat landscapes with few internal features but all the waterways were marked on them. People knew to… — Steven Rinella Copy Share Image
I was born with this wanderlust to move, constantly, as far as I could. It's more than I have a very hard… — 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
