Brant McKay here and welcome to another edition of the Art of Manliness podcast.

You may know Stephen Rinella as an expert hunter in the host of the meat eater series

on Netflix as well as the meat eater podcast.

He's also an author and his latest book is the meat eater guide to wilderness skills

and survival.

Today on the show we'll talk about the subjects behind both these projects, being with

how Steve found his way into hunting and conservation advocacy, how he explains and makes the case

for hunting to those who are unfamiliar with it and the benefits that hunting has brought

to his life.

We then discuss how the barrier for beginners to get into hunting is perceived as being

higher than it really is and the more accessible way Steve recommends getting started.

From there we turn to the kind of know how you should possess for undertaking any kind

of outdoor pursuit, whether it's hunting, camping or hiking, Steve shares why he recommends

creating an outdoors kit that you can grab for any expedition and what exactly to pack

in it.

He then offers suggestions on outdoor clothing and sleeping pads as well as the pros and

cons of carrying one's water in a camel back style bladder versus a gnawing bottle and

why he favors the latter.

We also get into Steve's recommendations for a better alternative to GPS and the importance

of regular practice for first aid in all these wilderness skills that we talk about and

we inter-conversation with Steve's approach to getting his kids into the outdoors.

After the show's over check out our show notes at aam.is slash outdoors.

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