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.

Growing up in the Midwest’s great outdoors – hunting, fishing and trapping from a young age, Rinella has always viewed the world through the eyes of an ancestral hunter/gatherer. Entranced by early man’s skill, ingenuity and sheer determination to survive and thrive under challenging circumstances, Rinella has made it his life work to cultivate those same qualities.

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 Javelina in Texas, Rinella will defer to his back-country roots, challenging himself at every corner while providing nail biting adventure along the way.

On Target: Being an editor tends to cause me to be a little pickier than a normal viewer but the #1 thing i look for is “AM I ENTERTAINED?” While watching Meat Eater I found myself not looking for editing mistakes such as bad transition usage, poor color corrections, etc but the show actually entertained me. I’ve always been a fan of “Man vs Wild with Bear Grylls”.  Bear has the audience intrigued every minute just as Rinella does.  I really dig the way the MEAT of the show is put together, Rinella seems knowledgeable about what he is doing, quality cameras with nice angles and it’s a nice touch that Rinella is actually eating what he kills, something some shows have me questioning.

Off Target: Only watched two episodes so far but I’ll go ahead and take a swing here.  Viewer criticism first – I’m a big bowhunter and I’d like to see Rinella break out a bow for an episode, just a personal opinion.

In conclusion,  I recommend anyone wanting to watch some quality outdoor TV to tune in.  Airtimes listed below. Check it out on The Sportsman Channel.