Steven Rinella was born in Twin Lake, Michigan on February 13, 1974. He grew up in Twin Lake along with his two older brothers, who were taught to hunt and fish at an early age by their father.

Steven Rinella is the host of MeatEater, a weekly half-hour series that airs on Netflix. The show is based on Rinella’s hunting adventures in such locations as Montana (deer, elk); Alaska (waterfowl, mountain goat, Dall sheep, caribou, black bear, moose); Mexico (wild turkey, buffalo); New Zealand (tahr, chamois, red stag); Arizona (mountain lion, Coues deer); Wisconsin (white-tailed deer, rabbit, beaver, muskrat); and California (wild pigs, quail, and turkey.) The show offers a defense of hunting and makes the case that hunters are obligated to be stewards of the land and protectors of their chosen prey species. The episodes include rudimentary food preparations after the hunt. Examples include a deer’s heart wrapped in caul fat and roasted over a fire, javelina meat boiled inside the animal’s own stomach, and more common preparations. The series premiered on January 1, 2012, and has completed its eighth season.

In 2012, MeatEater was nominated for Sportsman Channel’s Sportsman Choice Awards for Best New Series, Best Host, Best Hunting Show and Best Educational Show