Steven Rinella Speaks On Hunting & Conservation

[AfricaHunting.com]

 

[Fred Gunner]

I watch Meat Eater the TV show and have read his books. My my fellow Gun club members who hunt white tailed deer in the Adirondacks exclusively, always ask "why go all the way to Africa to hunt a Leopard you won't eat but could eat you?" I have a better answer now:

 

[Fred Gunner]

Steven Rinella also has my favorite RECIPE: Black Bear Bacon

Ingredients:
3 lbs bear bacon (from the saddle—you want a good ratio of backstrap to back fat, similar to pork bacon)
Brine:
1 cup brown sugar
2 cups salt
1 tblsp pink salt
1 cup maple syrup

Directions:
1. Mix brown sugar, salt and pink salt in a bowl. Then add maple syrup and combine.

2. Pack the brine onto the meat. You want a good, solid coating.

3. Vacuum seal the meat in the brine if you have a vacuum sealer, or wrap in 6-7 layers of plastic wrap or a Ziploc bag and brine for about five days, flipping every day to let the liquid go through the meat. This will draw out a lot of water as well.

4. Remove the meat from the plastic wrap or vacuum seal bag and rinse thoroughly. Pat dry. It should feel a little sticky to the touch.

5. Place the meat in a smoker at 200 – 250 degrees Fahrenheit until it reaches an internal temperature of 160 degrees F.

6. Slice to desired thickness on a meat slicer.

7. Serve, or fry in a pan and serve with “Toad in the Hole”—an egg fried in a hole of toasted, sliced bread.

 

[ack]

Lot of us born a little late...We get to watch our lifestyle disappear though...

 

[JPbowhunter]

I watch Meat Eater the TV show and have read his books. My my fellow Gun club members who hunt white tailed deer in the Adirondacks exclusively, always ask "why go all the way to Africa to hunt a Leopard you won't eat but could eat you?" I have a better answer now: View attachment 236833

If i recall correctly he was talking about riding through a lightning storm and the power of nature not actual hunting but a great quote none the less and applicable to hunting.