At MeatEater, we’re inundated with book recommendation requests for reading lists. Here’s the first of lists from the MeatEater Team, many more to come.
There’s a little of everything here from each of our contributors. You’ll find subjects as diverse as American history, hunting stories, advanced cooking techniques, man-eating predators, wilderness survival, and wildlife conservation. We think you’ll enjoy these...

By Mark Kenyon
I’m a huge book worm and on instagram lately I’ve been sharing quick book reviews. I thought today I’d do a more comprehensive review of five books that all hunters and anglers should read. A few are obvious recommendations, a couple are more surprising. If you enjoy a good book, grab one of these and kick back for a laugh, a lesson, or a new perspective.
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Hunting has a rich history in the United States. Long before our country settled the West, hunters and trappers did the bulk of the heavy lifting which made Manifest Destiny a possibility. Mountain men like Jedediah Smith, John Colter, and many more would later become legendary historical figures. Decades after the mountain man era passed, most of the continental United States had been settled and mostly tamed. As the territories became states...

Hunters and anglers scored a major victory with the recent defeat of H.R. 621. But, with H.R. 622, BLM 2.0 and a host of other legislation aimed at dismantling our public lands systems, the risk of losing access to public lands is sure to be a constant concern in the future. Because the fight is far from over, all hunters and anglers owe it to themselves to learn as much as they can about the history of public lands in the United States.
These...

Over the course of the last season, Steve sent out his media recommendations as a weekly companion to each MeatEater episode, complete with books, movies, articles, & more. We’ve compiled a fall reading list from the books & articles Steve recommended in these newsletters. If you’re interested in receiving our email newsletters, subscribe here: http://bit.ly/2dGCcMk


A Sand County Almanac, by Aldo Leopold. If you’re...

I get a lot of inquiries from folks looking for good books about hunting. I’ve given a few of my favorites in the past, and here I’m adding to that list another dozen or so titles. In my experience, the best hunting books sometimes only touch on hunting in a passing way, and you’ll see that reflected below. Many of these are not, technically speaking, “hunting books.” You’ll also notice a number of titles that have to do with fishing. I don’t...