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In the harsh desert Southwest, Steven Rinella has come to learn the truth about tracking a mountain lions.

In the harsh desert Southwest, Steven Rinella has come to learn the truth about tracking a mountain lions.

Steven Rinella and his brother Matt load up the llamas for a backcountry spring Turkey hunt in Montana's Powder River Breaks. They will pack deep into the rugged badlands to find gobbling birds. With two tags each, there's plenty of action and camp-fried turkey schnitzel is on the menu.

Steven Rinella heads to Wisconsin to spend a few days on his buddys historical family farm to hunt small game.

Steven Rinella takes to the canyons of the West Texas desert in search of javelina. In this broken, rocky terrain finding these unique critters isn't easy and getting a clear shot on a skunk pig with a bow is a whole other story. But Steve is inspired by the evidence of he finds of ancient hunters that used the area to prepare a meal that honors both the animal and our hunting ancestors.

Steven Rinella heads into the mountainous desert backcountry of west Texas after Barbary sheep, or Aoudad. These introduced sheep from North Africa are hard to find and harder to hunt. Challenged by the harsh environment, rugged terrain, and elusive sheep, Steve finds this hunt to be one of the most difficult he has ever undertaken.

With a trio of cantankerous, spit-hurling pack llamas, Steven heads out.

On this trip, Steve travels to the Sacramento Valley in central California in search of a new challenge.

Ol Cal, Chef Kevin, and Snort knock off work a bit early one day to hunt some of the last of the season's Montana pheasants. With a couple plump roosters in hand they return to Cal's place so that Kevin can show him a classic French dish that transforms the tough to use legs and thighs of the pheasant into a meal fit for a king or at least a hungry upland hunter.

Chefs Kevin Gillespie and Jean-Paul Bourgeois explore the origins of the classic combo of Duck with rice by seeing who can whip up the best plate of food. Each chef prepares a dish representing their culinary background, and discuss how it's possible for 2 different cuisines to have so much in common.

Steven Rinella returns to the coast of Louisiana to spearfish and bowfish with Ronnie Collins and Greg Fonts. With ideal conditions, Steve receives a last minute invitation from Ronnie to spearfish during the reintroduced spring Amberjack season. Afterwards, the crew stays up for a late evening of bowfishing for red drum.

Hunter, author, cook and conservationist Steven Rinella treks into the world's most remote and beautiful regions, bringing game meat from field to table. Steve heads down to the Bahamas to spearfish with friends Kimi Werner and Cameron Kirkconnell. They explore the clear waters of the North Atlantic to bring home a wide array of fish species, including Mahi Mahi and grouper.

Hunter, author, cook and conservationist Steven Rinella treks into the world's most remote and beautiful regions, bringing game meat from field to table. On this hunt, Steve and Janis Putelis are in Florida with local, Richard Martinez, in search for the illusive Osceola Turkey.

Hunter, author, cook and conservationist Steven Rinella treks into the world's most remote and beautiful.

Hunter, author, cook and conservationist Steven Rinella treks into the world's most remote and beautiful regions, bringing game meat from field to table. Steve jets off to his home state of Michigan to hunt for small game with friends Guy Zuck and Kevin Murphy.

Hunter, author, cook and conservationist Steven Rinella treks into the world's most remote and beautiful regions, bringing game meat from field to table. On this hunt, Steve introduces Randall Williams and Clay Newcomb to his fish shack in Prince of Wales, Alaska where they fish for cod, set shrimp pots and hunt for black bears.

In this episode of MeatEater, Steven Rinella and Clay Newcomb head into Alaska's remote interior.

Steven Rinella teams up with spearfishing champions Danny Bolton and Kimi Werner.

Steven Rinella, Ryan Callahan, and Danny Bolton travel to Hawaii's Big Island for a unique hunt. They stalk feral sheep in the lush mountainsides and target wild hogs on a coffee plantation, using the animals' movements through macadamia groves to their advantage. The episode highlights Hawaii's blend of hunting and conservation, ending with a Hawaiian-style feast featuring the fresh game they harvested.

Deep in the heart of Guyana's jungle, Steve teams up with Macushi guides Roven and Dennis to explore.

In the bitter cold of Montana's Bitterroot Mountains, Steve teams up with Remi Warren.