I own guns now. I know how to use them. I was brought up knowing that I could use them to feed… — Steven Rinella Copy Share Image
I like to put myself into situations where I can experience the unconfused purity of being a human predator. Situations where my… — Steven Rinella Copy Share Image
On the occasions that I've been sick from microscopic tormentors, I've tried to regard them in the same way that I regard… — 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
I considered myself to be a pretty adept hunter. I'm good at spotting game. I'm good at reading signs when going through… — Steven Rinella Copy Share Image
Sometimes, sitting around, I'll realize that I've been silently mouthing the words 'nomadic hunter' over and over again to myself. — Steven Rinella Copy Share Image
There is a limit to political and public tolerance for sacrifice on behalf of wildlife. — 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, I was… — Steven Rinella Copy Share Image
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 Image
I got an MFA in creative non-fiction writing at the University of Montana. — Steven Rinella Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
If you strip away someone's connection to the landscape, you risk losing their support as well. — Steven Rinella Copy Share Image
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 Image
Getting published was like God stamping you 'acceptable,' and all of a sudden you can start writing for other places. — Steven Rinella Copy Share Image
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 Image
