It’s been our goal with the Back 40 project to inspire and educate hunters, especially those new to the pursuit. To ensure this mission continues, we donated the Back 40 to the National Deer Association—the creators of the nation’s most comprehensive new hunter recruitment program, Field to Fork. To...

We are thrilled to announce—or bugle, if you will—that Phelps Game Calls has joined the family alongside MeatEater, First Lite, and FHF Gear. The Phelps team builds the hands-down best hunting calls on the market, and we’ve been talking to elk, turkeys, and ducks with their products for years. The...

We are very excited to announce that the outdoor equipment maker FHF Gear is joining the MeatEater and First Lite family! FHF—which stands for Fish, Hunt, Fight—builds badass gear that combines the utility and durability of tactical equipment with the functionality required by serious hunters and...

A good rifle is more than a tool. It’s not the boots that will eventually break down, the GPS that will ultimately crap up, or the backpack that will someday tear. A good rifle is meant to endure. A good rifle is meant to perform under any conditions. A good rifle is meant to pass to the next...

Hollywood just doesn’t try very hard when it comes to depicting hunting and fishing. That’s really the only way you can explain how they get it so wrong, so consistently. From roaring sharks to fishing hooks from watch parts, movies have often ventured well past ridiculous. We’ve got a list a mile...

It seems like just about every day someone is asking us when there will be new episodes of MeatEater TV on NetFlix. It’s a running joke around here. While we’re glad that you’re so excited to watch Steve, Janis, Cal, and crew over at our favorite streaming service, that particular production takes a...

For most of us, it’s been a week or more in quarantine and we’re feeling worn down. Even though our new daily routines are becoming more normal by the hour, things still seem a little off. A distraction would be nice. Now is the perfect time to let those New Year’s resolutions kick in and say no to...

MeatEater would like to congratulate Dane Acevedo on winning a whitetail hunt on Back 40 with Steven Rinella and Mark Kenyon in Michigan this November. “When I found out I won, I didn’t believe it! I was at work and couldn’t wait to get home and tell the wife, so she could share in my excitement...

The shrub country of Texas in the spring is a magical place for turkeys. During Steve’s hunt there, he catches a rare glimpse into the mind of a fired up gobbler.

Janis explores turkey hunting in his home state of Michigan, a land that barely held turkeys in his youth. The hunt delivers challenges of quiet birds and tests Janis’ patience down to the last moment.