MeatEater Season 7: Doug and Mark Join Steve on an Alaskan Caribou Hunt

Man in olive First Lite jacket and camo beanie holding YETI tumbler in grassy field

Steven RinellaSteven Rinella is an outdoorsman, author, and the founder of MeatEater. Rinella is the host of the television show and podcast MeatEater as well as The History Channel’s Hunting History with Steven Rinella. The author of more than a dozen books, many of them New York Times bestsellers, Rinella was born in Twin Lake, Michigan, and now lives in Montana with his wife and three kids.Learn more about Steve.Oct 14, 2018

On this hunt, Steve takes his midwest whitetail hunting buddies, Doug Duren and Mark Kenyon, on their first Alaskan big game adventure. They fly by bush plane into an untouched, remote area of the eastern Alaska Range wilderness to intercept the caribou migration. Once they arrive at their destination, they find a seemingly endless parade of caribou traveling on their annual journey to their wintering grounds. With plenty of large, mature bulls to choose from, and hungry grizzlies shadowing the caribou, it’s a hunt unlike anything Doug or Mark have ever experienced. When the hunt comes to a close, Steve prepares Chinese hot pot with caribou tenderloin.

Gear Used on this Hunt

Shelter:Nemo Tent

Clothing:First Lite Sawtooth Hybrid Jacket,First Lite Uncompahgre Puffy Pants

Packs:Stone Glacier Solo 3300

Optics:Vortex Razor HD 27×60 spotting scope

Rifles:Savage Lightweight Hunter, Savage Weather Warrior

Ammo:Federal Fusion, Federal Trophy Bonded Bear Claw

Knife:Benchmade Altitude

Game Bags:T.A.G. Bags

Trekking Poles:Black Diamond

Podcast:Episode 84: Grizzlies in Camp!