The BEST episodes of MeatEater season 6
Every episode of MeatEater season 6, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of MeatEater season 6!
In MeatEater, author hunter and outdoorsman Steve Rinella will walk on the wild side where cliffs, claws and the culinary art all come crashing together in one nail-biting outdoors adventure. He 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 hinting, Rinella stays true you 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 Javelina in Texas, Rinella will defer to his back-country roots, challenging himself at every corner while providing nail biting adventure along the way.
#1 - A Lesson in Conservation History: New Mexico Turkey
Season 6 - Episode 16 - Aired 10/16/2016
Hot on a 100-year-old hunting tip from Aldo Leopold, Steven joins Karl Malcolm in New Mexico to chase the Merriam's wild turkey.
Watch Now:Amazon#2 - Trapped in History: Wyoming Beaver
Season 6 - Episode 12 - Aired 9/1/2016
Steve explains what goes into beaver trapping while retelling stories of the mountain men who depended on this animal, for both its surprisingly delicious meat and incredible hide.
Watch Now:Amazon#3 - Lone Star Pork: Texas Hog
Season 6 - Episode 11 - Aired 8/25/2016
Steve joins ranch manager and wildlife biologist ben binnion for a couple of days during his annual pig roundup to learn about the other side of the texas hog story.
Watch Now:Amazon#4 - Steve makes the Team: Kentucky Small Game
Season 6 - Episode 9 - Aired 8/11/2016
Kevin murphy and his band of kentucky small game hunters introduce steve to the finest kentucky has to offer. Gray squirrels with tree hounds and cottontails with beagles, in kentucky, it's the dogs that do the hunting. Cathead biscuits, sawmill gravy, and fried small game round out the kentucky adventure.
Watch Now:Amazon#5 - Living off the Water: Kentucky Fish
Season 6 - Episode 15 - Aired 9/29/2016
Set lines, limb lines, trot lines, turtle traps, bows and arrows, they all make it out onto the kentucky water with meateaters steven rinella and kevin murphy.
Watch Now:Amazon
#6 - Lobster of the Prairie: Wyoming Antelope
Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/28/2016
Steve is fed up with the disrespect the antelope receives. Bad hunting protocol, poor meat quality, it’s all a wives’ tale. Through this week's hunt, Steve aims to make antelope lovers out of everyone and give the antelope the respect it deserves.
#7 - Cooking Special
Season 6 - Episode 13 - Aired 9/8/2016
Steven is a cooking thief, otherwise known as a student of the culinary arts, and this week, he's learning from chef eduardo garcia of charged film and montana mex, a storied chef who loves wild game as much as steve does.
Watch Now:Amazon#8 - Land of the Giants: Idaho Mule Deer (1)
Season 6 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/4/2016
Steve’s quest for a giant mule deer buck continues in central Idaho. To help Steve in his journey, First Lite's Ryan Callaghan has offered up one of his best spots as well as his keen spotting skills. The duo pack into some of the West’s steepest and prettiest mountains seeking a creature of mythological reputation: the colossal buck of Steve’s dreams.
#9 - Cooking Special: Butchering a Whole Deer
Season 6 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/18/2016
Plain and simple: Steve gives the "how to" on breaking down a whole whitetail deer. Steve starts with a whole deer, minus the hide and guts, then takes you through the process of transforming it into steaks, roasts, shanks and, of course, all the oddities that are often discarded.
Watch Now:Amazon#10 - Land of the Giants: Idaho Mule Deer (2)
Season 6 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/11/2016
Steve’s quest for a giant mule deer buck continues in central Idaho. To help Steve in his journey, Ryan Callaghan has offered up one of his best spots as well as his keen spotting skills. The duo backpack hunt in some of the West’s steepest and prettiest mountains seeking a creature of mythological reputation: the colossal buck of Steve’s dreams. In part two Steve finally connects with a buck that can be classified as giant. The dream is realized; Steve and Ryan feast on a slow cooked roast.
#11 - Mountain Meditation: British Columbia Grizzly Bear
Season 6 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/21/2016
Ryan Callaghan and Aaron Evans join Steve on an epic adventure in British Columbia’s Rockies to pursue grizzly bears. Steve has set specific means of take, guided by personal ethics, for his grizzly bear hunt. The hunt is dampened by weather but Steve finds a way to fix a tasty meal.
#12 - Duren Deer Camp: Helen and Brittany Wisconsin Whitetail (2)
Season 6 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/3/2016
Helen Cho and Brittany Brothers, integral parts of the MeatEater production team, are back for a double episode. This time around they’re hunting whitetail deer in Wisconsin on the famed Duren farm with Doug Duren and Steve as their guides. In part two both Helen and Brittany get their chance at Duren farm bucks. Hobo dinners over the campfire make it deer camp.
#13 - A Trip of Firsts: Mexico Coues Deer and Javelina
Season 6 - Episode 10 - Aired 8/18/2016
Steve and Janis head to the Sonoran mountains of Mexico to hunt the elusive Coues deer and javelina.
Watch Now:Amazon#14 - Duren Deer Camp: Helen and Brittany Wisconsin Whitetail (1)
Season 6 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/25/2016
Helen Cho and Brittany Brothers, integral parts of the MeatEater production team, are back for a double episode. This time around they’re hunting whitetail deer in Wisconsin on the famed Duren farm with Doug Duren and Steve as their guides. Arriving a few days early to scout and tune up their shooting with some squirrel hunting, the ladies enter the next chapter of their hunting careers.
#15 - Southern Traditions: Virginia Doves
Season 6 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/14/2016
All across America hunters kick off the fall hunting season with a weekend of doves, friends, and food. MeatEater regular Ronnie Boehme has invited Steve out to his digs in Virginia for the dove opener. To prep for opening day, Steve and Ron spend a day brushing up on their shotgun technique on a sporting clays course followed by a pigeon hunt. Steve shares simple cooking methods for doves and pigeons on the grill.
#16 - Mountain Memories: Montana Bear
Season 6 - Episode 14 - Aired 9/22/2016
Steve returns to his black bear roots in southwest montana for a spring black bear hunt. He's hunted these mountains before, it's a special place and he's glad to be back.