--- title: "3 Hunter Quotes By Steven Rinella" description: "3 Hunter quotes by Steven Rinella. Plus more from Steven Rinella and more Hunter sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/343/steven-rinella-4635_around_if-you-think-of-the-average-hunter-as-a_1121847.png" --- > [If you think of the average hunter as a guy who hunts around his area, a lot of venison comes from a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-rinella/if-you-think-of-the-average-hunter-as-a-guy-who-hunts-around-his-area/) [Steven Rinella](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-rinella/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/343/steven-rinella-4635_around_if-you-think-of-the-average-hunter-as-a_1121847.png) > [I considered myself to be a pretty adept hunter. I'm good at spotting game. I'm good at reading signs when going through…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-rinella/i-considered-myself-to-be-a-pretty-adept-hunter-i-m-good-at-spotting/) [Steven Rinella](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-rinella/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b95/steven-rinella-4635_adept_i-considered-myself-to-be-a-pretty-adept_2908175.png) > [Sometimes, sitting around, I'll realize that I've been silently mouthing the words 'nomadic hunter' over and over again to myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-rinella/sometimes-sitting-around-i-ll-realize-that-i-ve-been-silently/) [Steven Rinella](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-rinella/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d2e/steven-rinella-4635_again_sometimes-sitting-around-i-ll-realize-th_3098055.png) ## Other authors on Hunter - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-catherine-anderson-21601.jpg) Catherine Anderson 71 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hunter/catherine-anderson/) - [Brandon Shire 11 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hunter/brandon-shire/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-clarence-stein-24378.jpg) L.J. Kentowski 10 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hunter/l-j-kentowski/) - [Alyxandra Harvey 9 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hunter/alyxandra-harvey/) - [Chelsea M. Cameron 7 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hunter/chelsea-m-cameron/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-brigid-kemmerer-2470.jpg) Brigid Kemmerer 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hunter/brigid-kemmerer/) - [Théun Mares 6 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hunter/th-un-mares/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-m-r-merrick-19262.jpg) M.R. Merrick 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hunter/m-r-merrick/) - [Jennifer L. Armentrout 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hunter/jennifer-l-armentrout/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-jennifer-echols-48676.jpg) Jennifer Echols 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hunter/jennifer-echols/) ## More by Steven Rinella > [There is a limit to political and public tolerance for sacrifice on behalf of wildlife.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-rinella/there-is-a-limit-to-political-and-public-tolerance-for-sacrifice-on/) [Steven Rinella](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-rinella/) > [I have done some overseas hunting, including in New Zealand and with Amerindians in the jungles of South America. In those cases, I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-rinella/i-have-done-some-overseas-hunting-including-in-new-zealand-and-with/) [Steven Rinella](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-rinella/) > [Deer won't trust their eyes, and they won't trust their ears, but they'll always trust their sense of smell.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-rinella/deer-won-t-trust-their-eyes-and-they-won-t-trust-their-ears-but-they/) [Steven Rinella](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-rinella/) > [I got an MFA in creative non-fiction writing at the University of Montana.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-rinella/i-got-an-mfa-in-creative-non-fiction-writing-at-the-university-of/) [Steven Rinella](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-rinella/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-rinella/i-trapped-for-10-years-selling-the-hides-and-everything-muskrats/) [Steven Rinella](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-rinella/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-rinella/i-was-born-with-this-wanderlust-to-move-constantly-as-far-as-i-could/) [Steven Rinella](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-rinella/) > [Microthreats are hardly confined to the wilderness. From the common cold to the Ebola virus, various nasties could be waiting to pounce on you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-rinella/microthreats-are-hardly-confined-to-the-wilderness-from-the-common/) [Steven Rinella](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-rinella/) > [If you strip away someone's connection to the landscape, you risk losing their support as well.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-rinella/if-you-strip-away-someone-s-connection-to-the-landscape-you-risk/) [Steven Rinella](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-rinella/) > [My first two kids were born in New York City, but there is a lot of exploration to be done just learning the natural…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-rinella/my-first-two-kids-were-born-in-new-york-city-but-there-is-a-lot-of/) [Steven Rinella](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-rinella/) > [At its core, hunting is about food.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-rinella/at-its-core-hunting-is-about-food/) [Steven Rinella](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-rinella/) > [Getting published was like God stamping you 'acceptable,' and all of a sudden you can start writing for other places.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-rinella/getting-published-was-like-god-stamping-you-acceptable-and-all-of-a/) [Steven Rinella](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-rinella/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-rinella/if-i-could-be-attacked-by-a-grizzly-and-not-be-killed-or-maimed-in-a/) [Steven Rinella](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-rinella/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-rinella/a-gadget-connoisseur-has-to-be-able-to-suspend-feelings-of-disbelief/) [Steven Rinella](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-rinella/) > [I became a father in May 2010 with the birth of my son, Jim. Like many fathers before me, holding my boy in my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-rinella/i-became-a-father-in-may-2010-with-the-birth-of-my-son-jim-like-many/) [Steven Rinella](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-rinella/) > [I own guns now. I know how to use them. I was brought up knowing that I could use them to feed myself, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-rinella/i-own-guns-now-i-know-how-to-use-them-i-was-brought-up-knowing-that-i/) [Steven Rinella](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-rinella/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hunter/steven-rinella/#itemlist", "name": "3 Hunter Quotes By Steven Rinella", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If you think of the average hunter as a guy who hunts around his area, a lot of venison comes from a block away.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Steven Rinella" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-rinella/if-you-think-of-the-average-hunter-as-a-guy-who-hunts-around-his-area/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/343/steven-rinella-4635_around_if-you-think-of-the-average-hunter-as-a_1121847.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/343/steven-rinella-4635_around_if-you-think-of-the-average-hunter-as-a_1121847.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/343/steven-rinella-4635_around_if-you-think-of-the-average-hunter-as-a_1121847.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If you think of the average hunter as a guy who hunts around his area, a lot of venison comes from a block…” — Steven Rinella", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I considered myself to be a pretty adept hunter. 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