Steve's annual quest for a giant mule deer buck continues this year in southwest Colorado. Here, Steve fills us in on his favorite critter, the mule deer. As he hunts will share his vast knowledge about these special western game animals including how to hunt, butcher, and most importantly how cook them-if he can put his tag on one.
Join Steve on this Cooking Special as he dives into the best of Alaskan seafood, featuring shrimp, crab, fish, and clams. Learn how to make easy, delicious seafood recipes that showcase the fresh flavors of the sea. Whether you're a seasoned cook or a beginner, Steve's simple steps will help you prepare mouthwatering dishes that capture the essence of Alaskan waters.
Steven Rinella is invited by the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation for a special opportunity to hunt elk during the rut in the mountainous coal country of southeastern Kentucky, a place where his hero Daniel Boone once roamed. This is Steve's first eastern elk hunt, and he quickly realizes that the rules of the game here are different. If he manages to track one down, he'll prepare what was supposedly Boone's favorite meal: elk liver.
Steven Rinella and his friend and wild turkey specialist, Robert Abernathy, head to southern Florida to hunt Osceola gobblers. Steve hopes to finish off his Royal Turkey Slam, achieved by bagging all five subspecies of the American wild turkey—a quest that's been a decade in the making. These two turkey hunting fanatics celebrate with a delicious meal of grilled and stuff wild wild turkey breast.
Steven Rinella and his buddy Doug Duren give comedians Joe Rogan and Bryan Callen their first taste of Midwest deer hunting culture by sitting in freezing ground blinds on opening day in Wisconsin. It just wouldn't be a trip to the Duren Family Farm without a little trapping and duck hunting thrown in, rounding out the larder for a big wild game feast.
Steven Rinella and his buddy Doug Duren give comedians Joe Rogan and Bryan Callen their first taste of Midwest deer hunting culture by sitting in freezing ground blinds on opening day in Wisconsin. It just wouldn't be a trip to the Duren Family Farm without a little trapping and duck hunting thrown in, rounding out the larder for a big wild game feast.
Steve and his buddy Ryan Callaghan, a British Columbia guide, hike into the steep backcountry of northern British Columbia in search of grizzlies and black bears. Among the beutiful alpine vista, this adventure includes some intense and up-close bear action – almost too close.
Steve and his buddy Ryan Callaghan, a British Columbia guide, hike into the steep backcountry of northern British Columbia in search of grizzlies and black bears. Among the beutiful alpine vista, this adventure includes some intense and up-close bear action – almost too close.
Steve must deal with bad weather and fierce competition during a late-season central Montana elk hunt. With some tips from a friend, Steve encounters plenty of elk on this public land hunt. But he'll have to hike hard in steep country and deep snow to get to the elk and away from other hunters.
Steve and his buddy Ryan Callaghan float a remote river on a bull moose hunt in the wilderness of British Columbia. Here, they'll face one of the most dangerous moments in Steve's life as a hunter. But they'll also enjoy one the best wild game meals they've ever tasted.
Steven Rinella breaks down an entire boar and shares some of his favorite recipes in this Cooking Special. Matt Weingarter helps steve make head cheese, pork skin cracklins, smoked pork butt, and a tied-roast boned-out ham. Each dish requires thoughtful butchering, processing, and cooking to execute to perfection.
Steve ventures out to his hunting and fishing shack on a remote coastline of southeast Alaska's Prince of Wales Island. While hunting bears from a skiff and a canoe, Steve gathers a variety of prime seafood and makes a discovery about his own motivations as a bear hunter.
In this episode, Steven Rinella joins forces with fellow hunter and wild game chef Hank Shaw in the hills of Central California to go after Columbia blacktail deer, wild pigs, and a handful of small game species that are in season. The end result is a culinary smorgasbord of epic proportions.
With the help of guide and friend Remi Warren, Steven Rinella gears up for a massive climb into New Zealand's Southern Alps in pursuit of Chamois and Tahr. The hunters will travel light and base out of an alpine hut to find animals Steve has never hunted. Things turns adventurous quickly with an impassable glacial river between Steve and his goal. But with hard work, Steve experiences a do-it-yourself high country hunt like no other.
With the help of guide and friend Remi Warren, Steven Rinella gears up for a massive climb into New Zealand's Southern Alps in pursuit of Chamois and Tahr. The hunters will travel light and base out of an alpine hut to find animals Steve has never hunted. Things turns adventurous quickly with an impassable glacial river between Steve and his goal. But with hard work, Steve experiences a do-it-yourself high country hunt like no other.
Steven Rinella and local pig hunting expert, Darren Moore, spend a wild, action-packed day tracking down Captain Cook boars in the thick New Zealand bush. Their tools for the job include two tough little pig dogs, a knife, and some real grit. Wild pigs are dangerous critters and this is as visceral as a hunt gets. Along the way, Steve learns a new technique for field-prepping whole hogs.
Steven Rinella is on New Zealand's South Island for a do-it-yourself, free-range hunt for the majestic red stag. But first, he needs to secure some camp meat in the form of wild lamb. Battling weather and wary game in mountainous terrain, he uses his spot-and-stalk hunting skills to discover Kiwi red stags are a trophy worthy of the wall and the cook pot.
Steven Rinella heads into the mountains of the Sonora Desert on a true, wild, free-ranging bison hunt. Steve knows Buffalo, but seeing and stalking these beasts in this dry, stark habitat is very different from anything he's ever done. But with persistence and patience, he's able to find a herd of one of North America's most iconic animals. Sharing the bounty, Steve experiences a traditional Mexican feast with a table of hungry cowboys.
In the harsh desert Southwest, Steven Rinella has come to learn the truth about tracking a mountain lions with dog. With the help of two expert lion hunters, he immerses himself in the physical and emotional challenges of cougar hunting. Sometimes the reward of the hunt is the thrill of success and a delicious meal, and other times it's a more personal, and possibly more important lesson of knowledge and humility.
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.