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ⓘ About Steven Rinella
He is an American conservationist, outdoorsman, writer, and television personality that is known for translating the fishing and hunting lifestyle to a wide variety of audiences. MeatEater was nominated for Sportsman Channel’s Sportsman Choice Awards for Best New Series, Best Hunting Show, Best Host, and Best Educational Show in 2012. The year before, The Wild Within was a James Beard Awards finalist for best Television Program, On Location. American Buffalo won a number of awards, including the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Award, the Sigurd F. Olson Nature Writing Award, and was also an Amazon Book of the Month, and one of The San Francisco Chronicle’s best fifty non fiction books of 2008.
All Book Series by Steven Rinella
Volume 2 - Small Game and Fowl
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2015
The Scavenger's Guide to Haute Cuisine
Series opener · book 1 of 13 · published 2006
Meat Eater: Adventures from the Life of an American Hunter
Book 6 of 13 · published 2012
The MeatEater Guide to Wilderness Skills and Survival
Book 8 of 13 · published 2020
The MeatEater Outdoor Cookbook
Book 11 of 13 · published 2024 Co-authored · Krista Ruane
MeatEater's American History: The Hide Hunters
Latest in the series · book 13 of 13 · published 2025
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Steven Rinella?
He is an American conservationist, outdoorsman, writer, and television personality that is known for translating the fishing and hunting lifestyle to a wide variety of audiences. MeatEater was nominated for Sportsman Channel’s Sportsman Choice Awards for Best New Series, Best Hunting Show, Best Host, and Best Educational Show in 2012. The year before, The Wild Within was a James Beard Awards finalist for best Television Program, On Location.
Which Steven Rinella series should I start with?
The best place to start is the MeatEater's American History series, the earliest of Steven Rinella's multi-book series: it opens with The Mountain Men (2025) and runs to 3 books across 2025–2026, ending with The Alaskans (2026).
How many books has Steven Rinella written?
Steven Rinella has 18 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2006 and 2026. 5 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the MeatEater's American History series with 3 books — and 13 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Steven Rinella's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Steven Rinella's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are The Complete Guide to Hunting, Butchering, and Cooking Wild Game (2014–2015, 2 books) and MeatEater's American History (2025–2026, 3 books).
How are Steven Rinella's books organised into series?
This guide splits Steven Rinella's 18 books into 2 named series and 13 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: MeatEater's American History (3 books, 2025–2026); The Complete Guide to Hunting, Butchering, and Cooking Wild Game (2 books, 2014–2015).