‎MeatEater - Apple TV

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In MeatEater, Rinella will deconstruct and master any hunting technique; track and pursue prey; and procure his own food, which he will turn into a mouth-watering fireside meal. Far from trophy or sport hunting, Rinella stays true to our ancestral tradition of sustenance hunting. Nothing he harvests goes to waste. Whether tracking black tail deer in the remote Alaskan Wilderness, or rooting out ja

2012 · 21m

Starring Steven Rinella

EPISODE 1

Into the Clouds: Sitka Blacktail Deer

Rinella wants to hunt where few have hunted before. To gain access to pristine ground, he charters a float plane to drop him high in the Alpine zone of Alaska's Coastal Rainforest at a little used landing spot, a place that is to remain unnamed. He plans to spend three days alone in the wild hunting for blacktail deer. His strategy is to move from peak to peak, glassing the surrounding kwhunting

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EPISODE 2

The Sweetest Meat: Alaskan Black Bear

To find the best-tasting game meat, you have to earn it. As the cold Alaskan winter approaches, bears flock to the high country of Alaska's Chugach Range while feasting on cranberry and blueberry. This is the best time of year to see lots of animals, but the real challenge is being able to reach the bears. As summer turns to fall, the bears have exhausted low-elevation fruit and their quest to f

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EPISODE 3

The Waters Edge: Waterfowl in Alaska

For a waterfowler's dream hunt, Steven Rinella joins his friend, wildlife biologist Brandt Meixell, on a remote trip to some untouched Alaska wetlands in search ducks and geese. With a big spread of decoys and a loyal retriever, they try to get their limit and fill their bellies with a constant supply of duck meat. Featured meal is willow-spit roasted whole duck.

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EPISODE 4

The Rugged Peaks: Alaskan Mountain Goat

Every year, a handful of hunters draw a permit to hunt the Mills Creek region Alaska's Kenai Peninsula. Steven holds one of the permits this year, and he and his brother Danny backpack into the mountains, into country they've never seen, in hopes of finding a billy goat. It's a grueling hunt, and there's the constant threat of losing your meat if the goat spills over a cliff.

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EPISODE 5

Stalking the Grey Ghost: Arizona Couse Deer

To hunt some of the most elusive game, the predator must become its prey. Elusive Coues Deer in the stark mountains of southern Arizona, where his spot and stalk skills will be pushed to the limit. Featured meal is cowl-fat deer heart tacos.

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EPISODE 6

The New American Food Chain: Wild Pigs

Wild Hogs can thrive almost anywhere'just like Steve. On this trip, Rinella travels to the Sacramento Valley in central California in search of challenge and seriously good food. 300 years ago Spanish settlers let a handful of pigs loose in order to turn acorns into bacon, and today harvesting a wild pig for food is nexus of wild living and seriously good food.

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Steven Rinella

Host