This man has got me started in hunting. Just a shame in Ireland theres fuck all really to hunt. Can you ship a container full of pigs n let the loose for us
@@albanmarku951 No problem there. The NRA has been ineffectual for years, if you want an organization that goes to bat for all gun owners you should support the GOA. I am not gonna call you a sell out if you don't, though.
Steven Rinella is so underrated. I have never hunted in my life but binge-watching this show on TH-cam and Netflix has motivated me to get my Hunter's licence at 21 years old and has totally changed the way I want to live my life moving forward.
lotsa info to absorb to refine our awareness of our outdoors. Rotsa Ruc grasshopper past 2021. Fresh caught trout broiled in foil and the campfire seasoning the outdoor kitchen is quite memorable.
I’m in college, and after I graduate, I plan on being the first hunter in my family (vegans). I care about conservation and love the outdoors. Steve is truly an inspiration.
i love that this is a REAL hunting show and it shows us all what actually happens, success and failures, not like other shows where its only the success
I’ve never been hunting before. I wasn’t a super outdoorsy kid and didn’t grow up shooting. As I got older and learned more about the environment, climate change, and the meat packaging industry, I’ve developed a desire to want to eat sustainably, and in season. I absolutely love this show and Steve, showing an in depth look on what it means to provide for yourself, hunting wild game. He’s inspired me to learn to hunt and to process my own meat, and I love watching this show!
Change your mind- Ok, I'd argue that Divorce has had the largest cultural impact on Hunting. Outdoorsmen are highly likely to marry and father children. A Hunting heritage specifically is overwhelming passed down from father's to children. The average marriage in America today lasts 8 years and the average divorced father only spends 66 days per year total with his children. Add to that, in many cases the mother's lawyer will use "violent" activities like Hunting and the presence of firearms in the father's home to argue for further reduced visitation with the father. All of these and many more factors contribute to many father's who hunt choosing to save their hobby for non-custodial weekends or to pursue more culturally accepted activities for their time with the kids. Each generation, America loses more potential hunters and each hunter lost contributes an exponential decline in future demographic share of Hunters. Steve is doing phenomenal work in changing the prevailing attitude towards Hunting and he (and Rogan) are owed a huuuuuge debt of gratitude by our community, but I see Steve's contribution as a defense of our hunting traditions and the shifting cultural view of them. In Summary, He is on the leading edge of defending our culture, but I believe Divorce has more cultural impact on our way of life than any one man can defend against.
@@axelundin5944 yeah, he’s been on Rogans show quite a few times and he’s the one that got Rogan into hunting. Rogans first hunt was on this show and I think he’s been on the show two more times since. If you are interested in the brown bear attack story, listen to the Meateater podcast episodes Meat Tree part 1 and part 2.
Viewer here from Sweden. Steve, this show and Rogan&CO has helped inspire me to become a hunter myself. Went thru the training&licensing this spring, got my rifles now and am continuing practice shooting and searching for hunting grounds. Love it.
I love when they pick off quail or other small bird in this series because Steve never fails to stuff one in his cargo pants pocket. I don't know why but it makes me laugh every time.
Man I got nothing but respect for you. The way you hunt the way you respect not only the environment but the animals that you harvest. It says a lot it really does about who you are as a person
I am so thankful that MeatEater has been releasing the early seasons on TH-cam. It's nice to see these old episodes pop up out of nowhere. This show is an instant classic and required visual media for hunters. The quick interlude post-pig bump with the airgun, going for the quail, was like a cherry on top. Sometimes all you need is a little .177! I'd love to see more boar hunts and variety of pork cookups. This episode included an impromptu cooking lesson with the MacGuyver'ed quail rocket roast and apple-onion oven porkloin - how cool is that!?
I am a 54-year-old man grew up on a farm hunting since 12 years old killed my first buck at 14 and I was hooked I remember when the first videos came out of hunting watch them all ever since you're hunting shows and cooking episodes are by far my absolute favorite love them all keep up the awesome work I appreciate all you do for conservation and hunting thank you
Hey Steve! You mentioned hunting wild cattle there at the end. You can actually do that in Alaska, out on some of the aleutian islands. That would make a cool episode!
The dude compared cattle and pigs on which one destroys land more he’s a great hunter but he’s a fucking idiot. I seen 15 pigs destroy 50 acres of corn in one night.
@@hikazeyattis3828 yeah I shot a buffalo here in Australia once and called the boys to bring the utility vehicle out with the winch to drive it back 40kms to the shed for processing. Took 3 of us a couple hours! Lol
We actually hunt feral cattle in some parts of Texas. But not how your thinking. Here, many people have cattle on huge, heavily wooded properties. Over the years lots of cattle wander off property and deeeeep into wild timber and will eventually go completely feral. Every so often a few talented cowboys will get called out to go in with cur dogs and track down, bay, and drive these wild cattle to portable pens. These Woods Cattle can be incredibly aggressive and dangerous and it is an absolute badass adventure you'll never forget if you get the opportunity to tag along!
@@tbcottonhead4175 sounds like fun. But here in TN the brush is so thick and the terrain is too dangerous for horses. That situation calls for a good shot with a strong rifle and a big freezer. Good fun, good food and lots of it.
Lucky you're in the US. In Germany they'd take your license for hunting like this ^^. Before shooting we need to make 100% sure it's not the leading sow. Then before eating you have to send a sample at the laboratory (trichinella) and wait at least a day for the results - only then it is legal to eat.
He has inspired me to buy my first .30-06 rifle and plan my first trip next year. To earn my meat and use the whole animal and how to respectfully hunt.
@@albertledesma5173 Caliber choice is one if the most important decisions one makes when hunting,using a rifle caliber that is too small is unethical to say the least. To think that"As long as you're out there doing it,you're doing it right"is absolutely incorrect as well because the hunting and(especially) the harvesting of an animal should be done with respect and as humanely as possible.
"Wild Cattle" can be hunted in Australia actually - so can camels. ARHunters would love to accompany you on a hunt for wild Cattle and Camels in Australia.... Worth considering and would be great content.
@@C-24-Brandan I bet he'd be willing to try it, and I'd love to see how he'd cook it. Wild cattle is always stringy for me, but I can't figure out how to make it tender
Y'all in the comments are my kind of people. I'd love some good convo and pointers from you compound bow hunters out there. Brought together by good man Steve.
@@ThreesiXtydegreeS carnivore/keto? What are you talking about? Rinella doesn’t eat like that. Lol. His protein is mainly wild, but he eats all kinds of stuff. Read his cook book or just watch more episodes of the show.
@@ThreesiXtydegreeS A canivore or keto diet is no better than a vegan and vegetarian diet, neither diet has all the good micronutrients and vitamins needed without lots of supplements( which seem to work worse than just eating healthy and fortified foods). Eat a balance of good protein as you want with some carbs, fruits and veggies, if anybody tells you otherwise they don’t know what they are talking about, cutting out food groups is never the best option.
Hunting was such an integral part of my childhood. Taught me patience, perseverance, and most of all, to accept & deal with the outcome, good or bad. We would hunt for days without firing our firearms, but enjoyed the outdoors nonetheless. I’m glad this show is preserving the same memories I hold dear about hunting. I don’t do any hunting now and aware of my disconnect with my food. This show is presented well and inspired me to reconnect with food again. Thanks Steve and MeatEater.
I've hunted this hunt. Taken Boar. The meat is delicious, this video does it justice. One item I'd raise though to the viewer: consider investing in hearing protection. Even though Steve doesn't use it here, it's all fun and games until you have screaming tinnitus and can barely hear in one ear after years of gunfire. Happy Hunting!
@@alberthendershot1702 I know it was same with me, we never wore it with bird or big game, then I guess enough was enough and now I wish I wore it more often (I have the electrical in-ear kind now, but unfortunately the horse is out of the barn). Happy hunting!
Can you guys use suppressors for hunting? Here in Europe they are widely used and you can just buy them over the counter like ammo. In some places it is kind of best practice and you are expected to shoot suppressed while hunting.
Not only the toughest but having hunted razorbacks from California to Chincoteague island Virginia to Russia one of the most amazing hunts and meat there is we got one on the smoker for the 4th cheers yall
I've been hunting since i was 8 yrs old...it's a lifestyle many don't understand. Respect the land and the game. It just makes you a better human being.
Such a showman this guy really does have the best hunting/cooking show he literally has episodes when he doesn’t even find one animal and that’s just how it is sometimes true to the core keep up the great work Steve 🙏
People don't realize how awesome the wild pig and turkey hunting is in central and northern California. And Frisco is NOT "northern California", although it does have a large swine population there.
Steve is a Native American i can say he is a very true person to the core n eats everything he takes which is cool. I like that he is a true connection to the land n all the animals shows how to appreciate what your food comes from
You’re telling me man. I’ve made a commitment to hunt more this year. I just finished final eMacs yesterday and I’m actually sitting in the blind rn waiting on the sun to rise.
Unfortunately I was a dumbass when I was young n caught a felony . So I can’t hunt . But thanks to your videos I get to vicariously live that life . Thank you. N ps I’ve lived a do good to others life for decades .
Steve gives me so much knowledge and inspiration. I picked up my first bow a few months back and have been training for my first hunt. I live in Cali as well and plan on doing something similar to this particular episode for my 30th that’s coming up in February. Love this show, and love the hunting community! Hope y’all have a blessed day! Wish me luck 🤞🏼
@@OutdoorBoys.308 check out the area between Kerckhoff lake and Millerton lake along the San Joaquin River. There’s a lot of BLM land, where you can hunt for free.
Did some wild boar hunting with my brother in central Florida many years ago. To this day its still best tasting pork I've ever eaten. Thanks for sharing! 👍
These pigs are like tanks. Heard a story of when my buddie shot the leg off of one tracked up and down hill sides to no avail. The next year hunting the same area he found a bigger 3 legged boar. This time it was downed for good. I'm impressed with how determined or how stubborn they are.
"HomeDepot for hobos, man" LoL! I've liked this guy from the first time I heard him on JRE. I've since read his books and watched hours and hours of his shows with my kids and listen to his podcast. Get out to the woods and be a part of the experience
I know! It was the way he hit that! Lol! I saw his show a couple of years ago on the Outdoor Channel, but my provider dropped it! Luckily he was picked up on NetFlix! I've binged every season!
I just want to say thank you for putting great videos for me and million others to watch. I just got out from the hospital and these videos been helping me getting healthy each day thank you so much
Steve if you want to hunt big pig and bush bull come to North Queensland, Australia. Hell of a lot of fun. The main problem with pigs is that they eat the roots of the grass instead of grazing just the foliage. Causes big erosion problems here.
You bring up a good point about the wild pigs having become a more natural part of the animal "landscape". But a big factor is the area that you happen to be hunting. Where you are in this video it may not be a bad thing. If you get to a part of the country where the farmers and ranchers depend on the crops like corn, soybeans, alfalfa and oat hay, sorghum, and all sorts of fruits and vegetables for their livelihood but the hogs are destroying the crops then the hogs become a serious problem. If you get to Texas you can see it clearly. The hogs are a million strong with some sounders over a hundred. It is true that the meat is lean and delicious. I have enjoyed the hint and the meat. It's reel tough dry smoked because it is so lean. Good hunt. Good video. Thanks.
Awesome hunt! These things are so elusive where I am too, haven't had my luck with them yet but one of these days I'm bound to get me one too. Beautiful video, learned a lot what to do and not to do with these pigs, thanks!
@Nopey No Lot more paragliding, hanggliding, rockclimbing surfing and skydiving here. Not to mention 60 degree winters and no snow shoveling. PS after being involved with special needs kids and having a 501 c 3 non profit where we take special needs kids flying, I hate that word you used. Having said that, I know what you mean.
@@kee7678 that’s awesome what you do for the kids! You can find pigs down in ur area too... here in the valley I hunt for em near a few rivers or near I-5 in the hills...
Ive had wild boar...my mate brought me a lump back from Czech Republic. I made a stir fry with strips and it was sooooooo nice. You always make me hungry watching your videos.all the different meats but all natural too. None of this processed crap!
East Texas hogs come from domestic hogs that escaped or were released and went feral. The hogs in CA are not. Maybe you missed the part about Eurasia. I’ve hunted both and there is a huge difference.
The reason us Texans don't like feral hog is because they absolutely demolished farmland. My brother and I accidentally ran into a guy running dogs hunting pigs and he told us within one year he had killed at least 900 pigs and there were still too many in the area. They are a severe problem.
I agree with Weekend GI JOE, Steve rocks and has done wonders to showcase what a real honest hunting show should be all about! And the man can cook! He's the real deal!
Completely wrong about feral hogs not having serious impact. I enjoyed the episode, but that is bad information at the end there. Feral hogs represent a serious problem as an invasive species, and cause significant damage to farmers crops. Its important for influential people like Steve to share accurate information.
As someone in the Ag world, I highly value the contributions of our farmers and ranchers, however it needs to be stated that farm and ranch land is not "natural" either. Farming specifically clears land of it's natural vegetation, redirects the flow of drainage and changes the wildlife itself by creating artificial food sources, leading to an immediate deviation in natural flora and fauna. Farming is much more impactful to the land than an invasive omnivore. Walk any National Park wilderness area in Texas and you'll see that feral hogs leave behind evidence of their presence, but they do not intrinsically destroy the land. The environment itself will regulate the population of animals if humans disappeared tomorrow. If hogs overgrazed, the food sources would deplete, litter size would decrease and mortality would increase. Farming however permanently changes water, plant and animal distributions, creating outsized ecological impacts. In conclusion, hogs should DEFINITELY be managed to minimize their ecological and economic impacts, but to categorize them as phenomenally destructive to a natural ecosystem is disingenuous at best.
Right! even with hunting and trapping in East Texas they have been out of control for 20 years Ca is much different that the south way more room to move and hide when you put pressure on them.
@@devriescustomleather1109 I didn't "forget" anything. I was discussing the environmental impact of farming in comparison to the land damage capacity of wild hogs. They are definitely environmentally impactful creatures. We don't disagree on that.
@@zachharden4327 Easy to butcher, but to skin properly do leg and belly cuts on the ground, hang up by the top jaw, split the skin right down the spine and pull off like two pieces of banana peel starting by cutting above the ear and using the ear as a hand grip
I like when he sniffs the air - I do that 100% when I know there are hogs in the area. Pigs are the only animal I hunt where you can actually smell them outright when they're close. Follow the wind, you'll find the pigs.
I love that country up there. the oaks and manzanita are great cover and food for those pigs. never had any luck shooting any but it was great to get out and hike the day away.
We have them here and Riverside California at Fairmount Park I go there for fishing in to catch crawdads and they come out about 6:30 to 7:30 depending on the day but unfortunately illegal to hunt in that area
Dude, you just made my day! I grew up in Arkansas. I've been chanting "Go Hogs!" "Pigsouiee!" and "Arkansas Razorbacks!" all my life, and no one I've spoken to had ever seen a real "razorback." I'm wearing a razorback baseball cap as we speak. I have tattoos of razorbacks etched into my skin. I thought they were mystical creatures. Apparently, people from Arkansas don't talk to people in Northern California, haha! 😆
This is the man that changed not only the way I hunt, but the way I eat as well. Finally a hunting show I’m proud of.
This man has got me started in hunting. Just a shame in Ireland theres fuck all really to hunt.
Can you ship a container full of pigs n let the loose for us
@@nickjohns1192 don’t think you want pigs lol
This man allows a company to advertise on his show that doesn’t support the NRA he is a sell out
@@albanmarku951 What company is that? There is a lot of hunters that don't support the nra.
@@albanmarku951 No problem there. The NRA has been ineffectual for years, if you want an organization that goes to bat for all gun owners you should support the GOA. I am not gonna call you a sell out if you don't, though.
Thanks to this show, my life has changed and now when I grocery shop, I sniff the air and stare at the meat aisle from a good vantage point.
Glass the meat aisle first lol
@zackr6 always approach from dairy
It's good to know your prey.
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Steven Rinella is so underrated. I have never hunted in my life but binge-watching this show on TH-cam and Netflix has motivated me to get my Hunter's licence at 21 years old and has totally changed the way I want to live my life moving forward.
lotsa info to absorb to refine our awareness of our outdoors. Rotsa Ruc grasshopper past 2021. Fresh caught trout broiled in foil and the campfire seasoning the outdoor kitchen is quite memorable.
good on ya
Pepperoni bound
I’m in college, and after I graduate, I plan on being the first hunter in my family (vegans). I care about conservation and love the outdoors. Steve is truly an inspiration.
You’ll have a blast. Trust me.
@@a3300000 I'm excited. Working on improving my accuracy and form with my bow. I have plenty of time.
College was the best time for hunting for me
@@luis_techie 👍👍👍 Good luck mate.
howd it go bro
i love that this is a REAL hunting show and it shows us all what actually happens, success and failures, not like other shows where its only the success
I’ve never been hunting before. I wasn’t a super outdoorsy kid and didn’t grow up shooting. As I got older and learned more about the environment, climate change, and the meat packaging industry, I’ve developed a desire to want to eat sustainably, and in season. I absolutely love this show and Steve, showing an in depth look on what it means to provide for yourself, hunting wild game. He’s inspired me to learn to hunt and to process my own meat, and I love watching this show!
I love how they showed the coyote amd the road runner at the beginning, Looney tunes references are always appreciated
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Steve and his crew are having the largest cultural effect on hunting, change my mind
Change your mind- Ok, I'd argue that Divorce has had the largest cultural impact on Hunting. Outdoorsmen are highly likely to marry and father children. A Hunting heritage specifically is overwhelming passed down from father's to children. The average marriage in America today lasts 8 years and the average divorced father only spends 66 days per year total with his children. Add to that, in many cases the mother's lawyer will use "violent" activities like Hunting and the presence of firearms in the father's home to argue for further reduced visitation with the father. All of these and many more factors contribute to many father's who hunt choosing to save their hobby for non-custodial weekends or to pursue more culturally accepted activities for their time with the kids. Each generation, America loses more potential hunters and each hunter lost contributes an exponential decline in future demographic share of Hunters.
Steve is doing phenomenal work in changing the prevailing attitude towards Hunting and he (and Rogan) are owed a huuuuuge debt of gratitude by our community, but I see Steve's contribution as a defense of our hunting traditions and the shifting cultural view of them.
In Summary, He is on the leading edge of defending our culture, but I believe Divorce has more cultural impact on our way of life than any one man can defend against.
Idk, I think yako might be right
No doubt.
@Nopey No you mom is a karen
@@Hongobogologomo C’mon man, hunting isn’t for everyone. There’s no need to disrespect this gentlemen’s mother. He was just sharing something with us.
I love these old episodes but I really like how they’ve evolved in the newer seasons. A little less rock music and a little more introspection.
Wasn't this the guy that was on Joe Rogan talking about his near-death experience with a Grizzly?
@@axelundin5944 yeah, he’s been on Rogans show quite a few times and he’s the one that got Rogan into hunting. Rogans first hunt was on this show and I think he’s been on the show two more times since.
If you are interested in the brown bear attack story, listen to the Meateater podcast episodes Meat Tree part 1 and part 2.
Viewer here from Sweden. Steve, this show and Rogan&CO has helped inspire me to become a hunter myself. Went thru the training&licensing this spring, got my rifles now and am continuing practice shooting and searching for hunting grounds. Love it.
I love when they pick off quail or other small bird in this series because Steve never fails to stuff one in his cargo pants pocket. I don't know why but it makes me laugh every time.
Yes! Me too. It's awesome and hilarious.
I like to think Steve has a small game bird on him at all times
Man I got nothing but respect for you. The way you hunt the way you respect not only the environment but the animals that you harvest. It says a lot it really does about who you are as a person
I am so thankful that MeatEater has been releasing the early seasons on TH-cam. It's nice to see these old episodes pop up out of nowhere. This show is an instant classic and required visual media for hunters. The quick interlude post-pig bump with the airgun, going for the quail, was like a cherry on top. Sometimes all you need is a little .177! I'd love to see more boar hunts and variety of pork cookups. This episode included an impromptu cooking lesson with the MacGuyver'ed quail rocket roast and apple-onion oven porkloin - how cool is that!?
I am a 54-year-old man grew up on a farm hunting since 12 years old killed my first buck at 14 and I was hooked I remember when the first videos came out of hunting watch them all ever since you're hunting shows and cooking episodes are by far my absolute favorite love them all keep up the awesome work I appreciate all you do for conservation and hunting thank you
Hey Steve! You mentioned hunting wild cattle there at the end. You can actually do that in Alaska, out on some of the aleutian islands. That would make a cool episode!
The dude compared cattle and pigs on which one destroys land more he’s a great hunter but he’s a fucking idiot. I seen 15 pigs destroy 50 acres of corn in one night.
"Hutning feral cattle wouldn't be a bad way to spend a weekend" XD
it would be a heavy packout tho
@@Tacocheesecake you bring the truck out for that one
@@hikazeyattis3828 yeah I shot a buffalo here in Australia once and called the boys to bring the utility vehicle out with the winch to drive it back 40kms to the shed for processing. Took 3 of us a couple hours! Lol
We actually hunt feral cattle in some parts of Texas. But not how your thinking. Here, many people have cattle on huge, heavily wooded properties. Over the years lots of cattle wander off property and deeeeep into wild timber and will eventually go completely feral. Every so often a few talented cowboys will get called out to go in with cur dogs and track down, bay, and drive these wild cattle to portable pens. These Woods Cattle can be incredibly aggressive and dangerous and it is an absolute badass adventure you'll never forget if you get the opportunity to tag along!
@@tbcottonhead4175 sounds like fun. But here in TN the brush is so thick and the terrain is too dangerous for horses. That situation calls for a good shot with a strong rifle and a big freezer. Good fun, good food and lots of it.
Lucky you're in the US. In Germany they'd take your license for hunting like this ^^. Before shooting we need to make 100% sure it's not the leading sow. Then before eating you have to send a sample at the laboratory (trichinella) and wait at least a day for the results - only then it is legal to eat.
He has inspired me to buy my first .30-06 rifle and plan my first trip next year. To earn my meat and use the whole animal and how to respectfully hunt.
Good choice. They have served me well for 40 plus years.
He mainly carrys a 7mm Rem Mag
Caliber choice shouldn’t matter too much to you. As long as you’re out there doing it, you’re doing it right.
@@MrKimberr I carry 30-6,
@@albertledesma5173 Caliber choice is one if the most important decisions one makes when hunting,using a rifle caliber that is too small is unethical to say the least. To think that"As long as you're out there doing it,you're doing it right"is absolutely incorrect as well because the hunting and(especially) the harvesting of an animal should be done with respect and as humanely as possible.
"Wild Cattle" can be hunted in Australia actually - so can camels. ARHunters would love to accompany you on a hunt for wild Cattle and Camels in Australia.... Worth considering and would be great content.
there's wild cows here in hawaii too
Cam Hanes and Adam Greentree did with the bow, would be awesome to see Steve come down and have a crack to
Be good to bring him out here for camels, show how arid the place can be
@@MAquiNAroJA12, Grew up on the Hamakua and South Kona. Encountered a lot of wild cattle mauka in both locations!
goats
fox feral pigs are massive in Australia & feral cattle
Idk what looks more fun the quail with the pellet rifle or stalking the wild boar!! #MeatEaterNation #RinellaforPresident
Stalking feral cattle might be interesting too!
@@randysparks1271 yeah Rinella stalking a nice scrub bull would definitely be cool!
@@C-24-Brandan I bet he'd be willing to try it, and I'd love to see how he'd cook it. Wild cattle is always stringy for me, but I can't figure out how to make it tender
@@randysparks1271 prolly slow cook it in a crock pot like he does the tougher parts of elk, bear & beaver. Regardless id love to watch that lol
@@C-24-Brandan yeah, he's been hunting more exotics the last couple seasons so hopefully we get a scrub bull hunt soon
Y'all in the comments are my kind of people. I'd love some good convo and pointers from you compound bow hunters out there. Brought together by good man Steve.
Man... look at little baby face rinella. It doesn't seem like meateater has been out as long as it has.
I look at him and think he's not aged much at all. You're probably right though.
Thought the same about ole Ryan.
That's what carnivore and keto does for you
@@ThreesiXtydegreeS carnivore/keto? What are you talking about? Rinella doesn’t eat like that. Lol. His protein is mainly wild, but he eats all kinds of stuff. Read his cook book or just watch more episodes of the show.
@@ThreesiXtydegreeS A canivore or keto diet is no better than a vegan and vegetarian diet, neither diet has all the good micronutrients and vitamins needed without lots of supplements( which seem to work worse than just eating healthy and fortified foods). Eat a balance of good protein as you want with some carbs, fruits and veggies, if anybody tells you otherwise they don’t know what they are talking about, cutting out food groups is never the best option.
Rinella walks up and down those hills and doesn't even break a sweat!!!! i love this channel!
“Maybe one day we’ll be out here hunting feral cattle... wouldn’t be a bad way to spend the weekend”😂😂🤟🏽
Come to Australia's top end and you can. Look up the Cameron Haynes scrub bull video
The camera folk that make this show are awesome. Its gotta be hard AF what they do and they sure do it well
Steve is so funny without trying
This is what i call a true hunter. You eat what you hunt. I wish had a opportunity to hunt and eat like this.Love it...thanks.
I have to say this is one of my top 5 favorite shows! You reminds me of me when I was growing up! Love your show Steve! Keep up the good work!!
For real honestly best show on netflix for me right now !!! Repeat episodes and to me never get tired of them , alot of knowledge he shares
Gloves are highly recommended when cleaning wild pigs. YMMV.
Hunting was such an integral part of my childhood. Taught me patience, perseverance, and most of all, to accept & deal with the outcome, good or bad. We would hunt for days without firing our firearms, but enjoyed the outdoors nonetheless. I’m glad this show is preserving the same memories I hold dear about hunting. I don’t do any hunting now and aware of my disconnect with my food. This show is presented well and inspired me to reconnect with food again. Thanks Steve and MeatEater.
I've hunted this hunt. Taken Boar. The meat is delicious, this video does it justice. One item I'd raise though to the viewer: consider investing in hearing protection. Even though Steve doesn't use it here, it's all fun and games until you have screaming tinnitus and can barely hear in one ear after years of gunfire. Happy Hunting!
Deep Blue C I don't know of any hunter in Montana that uses ear protection
@@alberthendershot1702 I know it was same with me, we never wore it with bird or big game, then I guess enough was enough and now I wish I wore it more often (I have the electrical in-ear kind now, but unfortunately the horse is out of the barn). Happy hunting!
Thanks for the heads up! Such an important point 👊🏻
Can you guys use suppressors for hunting? Here in Europe they are widely used and you can just buy them over the counter like ammo. In some places it is kind of best practice and you are expected to shoot suppressed while hunting.
Not only the toughest but having hunted razorbacks from California to Chincoteague island Virginia to Russia one of the most amazing hunts and meat there is we got one on the smoker for the 4th cheers yall
I've been hunting since i was 8 yrs old...it's a lifestyle many don't understand. Respect the land and the game. It just makes you a better human being.
I’ve never hunted but this guy makes me wanna start. Great content & great message.
Such a showman this guy really does have the best hunting/cooking show he literally has episodes when he doesn’t even find one animal and that’s just how it is sometimes true to the core keep up the great work Steve 🙏
People don't realize how awesome the wild pig and turkey hunting is in central and northern California. And Frisco is NOT "northern California", although it does have a large swine population there.
Woke vegetarians have a stroke when they watch Rick hunt and carve up animals. I have been a fan for 3 years.It doesn't get boring.
2:22 bruh the Ford with Chevy wheels on it lol!??!
Best way to improve a Ford is to start swapping Chevy parts onto it.
Lol noticed that myself
Steve is a Native American i can say he is a very true person to the core n eats everything he takes which is cool. I like that he is a true connection to the land n all the animals shows how to appreciate what your food comes from
I always feel so bothered when one of Steve's episodes ends. He never disappoints but man he is living the dream
You’re telling me man. I’ve made a commitment to hunt more this year. I just finished final eMacs yesterday and I’m actually sitting in the blind rn waiting on the sun to rise.
Thanks Steve! What a fun and exciting hunting journey you just took me on!! Wouldn't have been able to do it without you! Keep up the great work.
This immediately made me think of when you hunted pigs in Hawaii. “Everyone want to eat bacon but nobody wants to stab the gig.”
Unfortunately I was a dumbass when I was young n caught a felony . So I can’t hunt . But thanks to your videos I get to vicariously live that life . Thank you. N ps I’ve lived a do good to others life for decades .
In Texas, we think of Feral Hogs as Parasite Pigs. You can have all of that you want.
Theyre still good food!
I'll eat them all
I love watching this guy. He eats what he hunts and shows the utmost respect for the environment.
Watch out for poison oak out here 😆 🤣 I've had it ruin a hog hunt 9 years ago. I'm a big fan. Thank you sir for bringing us an amazing series!
No poison oak where I grew up, so I learned the hard way!
@@racebiketuner I'm severely allergic, I avoid it like the plague.
Steve gives me so much knowledge and inspiration. I picked up my first bow a few months back and have been training for my first hunt. I live in Cali as well and plan on doing something similar to this particular episode for my 30th that’s coming up in February. Love this show, and love the hunting community! Hope y’all have a blessed day! Wish me luck 🤞🏼
Good luck hopefully you got access to a good spot that holds pigs
Where do you live?
@@flashpointbravo I stay central valley Fresno. I seen two pigs over the weekend in Fresno but on private land ☹
@@OutdoorBoys.308 check out the area between Kerckhoff lake and Millerton lake along the San Joaquin River. There’s a lot of BLM land, where you can hunt for free.
@@flashpointbravo yes I've hunted turkey there before but have not seen any pigs in that area.
man, you are living the the American dream!
Did some wild boar hunting with my brother in central Florida many years ago. To this day its still best tasting pork I've ever eaten.
Thanks for sharing! 👍
Hey Steve,, if you want to hunt wild cattle come out to North Queensland Australia , plenty of big old scrub bulls to hunt and there nasty
this dude is the best hunter I ever saw
Thank you Steve for this priceless experience
These pigs are like tanks. Heard a story of when my buddie shot the leg off of one tracked up and down hill sides to no avail. The next year hunting the same area he found a bigger 3 legged boar. This time it was downed for good. I'm impressed with how determined or how stubborn they are.
im so happy the old episodes are getting put on youtube, but jesus the shaky cam gives me motion sickness
Man, that's just COOL, thank you for going out and filming this hunt!!!
"HomeDepot for hobos, man" LoL! I've liked this guy from the first time I heard him on JRE. I've since read his books and watched hours and hours of his shows with my kids and listen to his podcast. Get out to the woods and be a part of the experience
I know! It was the way he hit that! Lol! I saw his show a couple of years ago on the Outdoor Channel, but my provider dropped it! Luckily he was picked up on NetFlix! I've binged every season!
I just want to say thank you for putting great videos for me and million others to watch. I just got out from the hospital and these videos been helping me getting healthy each day thank you so much
this is a great show love his values great example of a great sports man love the rifle too
Steve if you want to hunt big pig and bush bull come to North Queensland, Australia. Hell of a lot of fun. The main problem with pigs is that they eat the roots of the grass instead of grazing just the foliage. Causes big erosion problems here.
Watching you from my Deer Lease right now! It was my biggest dream to grow my outdoor channel just like you have keep motivating God bless!
I subed can't wait to check out your stuff!
You bring up a good point about the wild pigs having become a more natural part of the animal "landscape". But a big factor is the area that you happen to be hunting. Where you are in this video it may not be a bad thing. If you get to a part of the country where the farmers and ranchers depend on the crops like corn, soybeans, alfalfa and oat hay, sorghum, and all sorts of fruits and vegetables for their livelihood but the hogs are destroying the crops then the hogs become a serious problem. If you get to Texas you can see it clearly. The hogs are a million strong with some sounders over a hundred. It is true that the meat is lean and delicious. I have enjoyed the hint and the meat. It's reel tough dry smoked because it is so lean. Good hunt. Good video. Thanks.
Awesome hunt! These things are so elusive where I am too, haven't had my luck with them yet but one of these days I'm bound to get me one too. Beautiful video, learned a lot what to do and not to do with these pigs, thanks!
Come to western New South Wales Australia ,you can shoot a hundred a day if you want
18:42 You should never underestimate a man who is able to make a good fire.
Man I would love to do that! I''m from Iowa and living in SoCal now. Id love to run up there and do some pig hunting.
@Nopey No Lot more paragliding, hanggliding, rockclimbing surfing and skydiving here. Not to mention 60 degree winters and no snow shoveling. PS after being involved with special needs kids and having a 501 c 3 non profit where we take special needs kids flying, I hate that word you used. Having said that, I know what you mean.
@@kee7678 that’s awesome what you do for the kids! You can find pigs down in ur area too... here in the valley I hunt for em near a few rivers or near I-5 in the hills...
Ive had wild boar...my mate brought me a lump back from Czech Republic. I made a stir fry with strips and it was sooooooo nice. You always make me hungry watching your videos.all the different meats but all natural too. None of this processed crap!
When you're just glassin', make sure you keep your jeans high and tight.
Your moms house
I love how he put things into a different perspective at the end.
Steve: Hunts wild hogs in California.
Me: *laughs in East Texas*
Word
East Texas hogs come from domestic hogs that escaped or were released and went feral. The hogs in CA are not. Maybe you missed the part about Eurasia. I’ve hunted both and there is a huge difference.
This was the 1st episode I watched of this show. I've since watched everything by Steve I can find
This is how we as humans, are supposed to live.
There is no “supposed to” about it.
Yea. We hunt each other to death.
My new fav show, Steve thank you for explaining all to someone who had no idea how hunting can be fun.
Weird to hear Steve, who is incredibly smart and educated about hunting, not understand why pigs have such a devastating impact on the environment.
Because they Actually Don't! It's Government Propaganda! Pigs are Beneficial to the environment in areas where Humans have drastically destroyed it!
I have hunted like this forever, I love still hunting my way through the bush, spot and stalk is fun.
The reason us Texans don't like feral hog is because they absolutely demolished farmland. My brother and I accidentally ran into a guy running dogs hunting pigs and he told us within one year he had killed at least 900 pigs and there were still too many in the area. They are a severe problem.
I agree with Weekend GI JOE, Steve rocks and has done wonders to showcase what a real honest hunting show should be all about! And the man can cook! He's the real deal!
Great to see that you didn’t take just the breast of that valley quail.
You are the only hunters that cook your meat the right way
Dude, this is right near where I live
This episode truly shows Steve’s ingenuity. This is Meat eater at its best!
Nice vid
This man would make any great hunter in history proud
Completely wrong about feral hogs not having serious impact. I enjoyed the episode, but that is bad information at the end there. Feral hogs represent a serious problem as an invasive species, and cause significant damage to farmers crops. Its important for influential people like Steve to share accurate information.
As someone in the Ag world, I highly value the contributions of our farmers and ranchers, however it needs to be stated that farm and ranch land is not "natural" either. Farming specifically clears land of it's natural vegetation, redirects the flow of drainage and changes the wildlife itself by creating artificial food sources, leading to an immediate deviation in natural flora and fauna. Farming is much more impactful to the land than an invasive omnivore. Walk any National Park wilderness area in Texas and you'll see that feral hogs leave behind evidence of their presence, but they do not intrinsically destroy the land. The environment itself will regulate the population of animals if humans disappeared tomorrow. If hogs overgrazed, the food sources would deplete, litter size would decrease and mortality would increase. Farming however permanently changes water, plant and animal distributions, creating outsized ecological impacts.
In conclusion, hogs should DEFINITELY be managed to minimize their ecological and economic impacts, but to categorize them as phenomenally destructive to a natural ecosystem is disingenuous at best.
Right! even with hunting and trapping in East Texas they have been out of control for 20 years Ca is much different that the south way more room to move and hide when you put pressure on them.
@@tbcottonhead4175 You forgot the damage to every ground nesting bird or animal there have been NO Quail or turky in east tx for years
And there are no real predators except man so they will over increase
@@devriescustomleather1109 I didn't "forget" anything. I was discussing the environmental impact of farming in comparison to the land damage capacity of wild hogs.
They are definitely environmentally impactful creatures. We don't disagree on that.
Live to hunt, hunt to live...sums it all up! Love the respect shown in this show.!
I would agree, the feral hogs have become part of the ecosystem
certainly looked like it at that location! i agree
Yeah, well this area or state isn't invested with them either.
I've hunted all my life, when I found the meat eater , i love it more , hes the real deal
Would love a decent video of "How to field dress/butcher a pig."
Deer meat for dinner (TH-cam channel) is a great resource for that.
Also try out bearded butchers
@@zachharden4327 Easy to butcher, but to skin properly do leg and belly cuts on the ground, hang up by the top jaw, split the skin right down the spine and pull off like two pieces of banana peel starting by cutting above the ear and using the ear as a hand grip
There is nothing more beautiful for me than hunting wild boar by moonlight! Love that
Every time they show a coyote, I think “shoot it!”
Choot em!
2:16 shows some b roll of a chevy rim while theyre riding in a ford😂
If you ever feel like hunting humans, come to Eastern Europe.
Tell me more, ive got a hankering for some human meat
lol wtf... :)
Wow. So dark and mysterious.
Stop acting like somewhere deep down inside your not curious, and don't act like you wouldn't try a piece if you had the opportunity....
@@keithlewis8238 stop your making hunters look like killers
I was against hunting but after watching Steve Rinella I have lot of respect for the sacred art of hunting and respecting the ecosystem.
Pigs are destructive, just because they're good eating doesn't mean they aren't invasive and that they suddenly belong.
I like when he sniffs the air - I do that 100% when I know there are hogs in the area. Pigs are the only animal I hunt where you can actually smell them outright when they're close. Follow the wind, you'll find the pigs.
I love that country up there. the oaks and manzanita are great cover and food for those pigs. never had any luck shooting any but it was great to get out and hike the day away.
We have them here and Riverside California at Fairmount Park I go there for fishing in to catch crawdads and they come out about 6:30 to 7:30 depending on the day but unfortunately illegal to hunt in that area
So glad i found this show. Binge watching all the seasons 1-3 here & 7-9 on netflix
Pigs fed on acorns are a really expensive delicacy in Spain!
Dude, you just made my day! I grew up in Arkansas. I've been chanting "Go Hogs!" "Pigsouiee!" and "Arkansas Razorbacks!" all my life, and no one I've spoken to had ever seen a real "razorback." I'm wearing a razorback baseball cap as we speak. I have tattoos of razorbacks etched into my skin. I thought they were mystical creatures. Apparently, people from Arkansas don't talk to people in Northern California, haha! 😆
I salute you on your outdoor prowess! You got game!