Episode #709
Steven Rinella
Books mentioned
The Complete Guide to Hunting, Butchering, and Cooking Wild Game
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 00:00:00
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Sand County Almanac
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 00:53:13 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate)
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Outdoorsman, author, and television host Steven Rinella discusses creating his hunting and wild-game cooking book and reflects on hunting shows, difficult outdoor trips, and the different rewards they offer. He and Joe Rogan examine conservation, trophy and subsistence hunting, fair chase, and ethical management, sharing experiences hunting blue grouse and traveling with the Chimane in Bolivia and Indigenous communities in the Philippines.
What they talked about
- Writing the Complete Guide to Hunting, Butchering, and Cooking Wild Game
- Stereotypes of hunting shows and hunters in media
- Cecil the lion controversy and trophy hunting debate
- Wildlife management and conservation funding
- Hunting ethics: baiting, high fences, and fair chase
- Traditional hunting with atlatls and bows
- Traveling with the Chimane in Bolivia
- Conservation groups and habitat preservation
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