How to Skin and Butcher a Black Bear with Steven Rinella

How to Hang and Skin a Deer

As long as you’ve got a place to hang it and the muscle-power necessary to lift it, the hanging method is a clean and simple way to skin your big game animals. Unless you’re saving the cape or hide for taxidermy purposes, use the following procedure. Hang the animal by the neck or the base of the antlers, with the noose tucked up tightly behind the ears. You can also hang an animal upside down, by the gambrels. Everything is pretty much the same...

A Guide to Hunting Black Bear

Famed hunter and explorer Daniel Boone once killed 155 black bears in a single year. He brined and smoked the meat and sold it as “bear bacon.” Today, most American hunters who do hunt bears will kill only one or two in their lifetimes. For them, bears are regarded as a novelty species, something to break up the monotony of a lifetime of whitetail deer hunting. For some hunters though, black bear hunting becomes a highly anticipated annual event...

Want Steven Rinella to Cook You Dinner?

Not many people can say Steven Rinella has made them dinner. Now’s your chance to become a part of that small group of lucky individuals. You and three friends could spend the weekend at the historic Kimpton Armory Hotel in Bozeman, Montana, where Steve will prepare a wild game dinner for you. The raffle’s grand prize includes a two-night stay at the hotel and an airfare reimbursement up to $3,500. Each attendee will also receive a signed and...