Growing up Quote by Steven Rinella

There is a limit to political and public tolerance for sacrifice on behalf of wildlife.

— 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…

— Steven Rinella

Deer won't trust their eyes, and they won't trust their ears, but they'll always trust their sense of smell.

— Steven Rinella

I got an MFA in creative non-fiction writing at the University of Montana.

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— Steven Rinella

If you strip away someone's connection to the landscape, you risk losing their support as well.

— 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…

— Steven Rinella

At its core, hunting is about food.

— Steven Rinella

Getting published was like God stamping you 'acceptable,' and all of a sudden you can start writing for other places.

— 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…

— Steven Rinella