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Four episodes was certainly not long enough. The Meat Eater crew make the absolute best hunting content there is- and I’ve watched more than most. Meat Eater makes hunting content that hunters and nonhunters can both enjoy.

South Dakota Ducks Review

Great information on migration of ducks. It was, as Steve called it, a sportsman’s paradise. I appreciated how they noted regulations more than they have done in other episodes. In other work Steven Rinella has done, he has been a little fast and loose with laws. He discussed different species and how they taste. I would have liked to see more on the gear they were using for duck hunting. They talk about gear and calls for other species, but not ducks. My favorite part of the episode was Cal falling over while shooting at some ducks. Having fallen over myself while hunting ducks, I’ve been there. It’s just usually deeper when I fall it.

Colorado Mule Deer: Baseball and Bucks

Steve goes hunting with New York Mets Rookie of the Year Pete Alanso. They talk a lot about baseball which I thought wasn’t as relevant to the actual content of what Meat Eater was going for. It was almost like they are trying to get exclusive baseball content to try to bring baseball fans into the show- and that summed up the first 10 minutes. I watch this show for the hunting content, not for baseball. My favorite part of this episode was seeing this clutch athlete get jittery and emotional when looking down the scope of a good buck.

Montana Black Bear and Turkey: Spring Opportunities

I learned more about Mules from this episode than I was expecting. I was also pleased with their use of technology. It looked like they were using OnX to mark gps locations for the turkeys and bears. I personally love using OnX. It’s my go to map tool for hunting.

I loved the attention they put to hunting black bears in the mountains. Steve has hunted other black bears on the show before, but it was always as an after thought in Alaska, or hunting shoreline bears. I learned a lot about hunting spring bears and it made me want to look into spring bear hunting in my home state. I thought it was fascinating the different uses they discuss for bear oil. Frying, conditioning and waterproofing leather, and even curing baldness.

Alaska Fish: Exploring the Waters of Southeast Alaska

Alaska has always seemed like a magical place to me, and every single one of the episodes they film in Alaska makes it seem even more magical. Even when they aren’t catching shrimp, or getting drenched in rain, they capture the magic. This episode taught me more about crabbing, shrimp, scallops, sea cucumbers, rock fish, and halibut. They’ve done other episodes doing very similar things, but I don’t care. I could watch this Alaska content all day, with whales next to their boat and the amazing backgrounds. From this, I learned I need a harpoon in my life and an electric fishing pole.

Alaska Moose: The Guide Life

If you’ve ever dreamed of running off to Alaska, starting a homestead, and becoming a mountain man, that’s the guy that Steve goes out hunting moose with in Alaska. They also walk through how these guys do the moose call just with their hands. I don’t have a lot of moose by me, but I’m planning on trying to be in the hills in the next rut to give it a try.

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