Steve rinellas blue mountains bull hunt

[ctwiggs1]

I've thought about that but it never really looks right when I put stuff over my custom Meateater wallpaper 

[Mr Mykiss]

Any of y’all buy that “meateater whiskey” they put out there? I’m sure it sold out in 3 minutes. Kinda like wearing a flat brimmed hat with some other dudes name on it...what exactly is going on here?

[ctwiggs1]

I can’t bring myself to spend that much on any whiskey, much less some private label spinoff brand.

Knowing my in-laws I would be a bit surprised if I didn’t get a bottle for Christmas though.

[TriggerMike]

Just wait for all the replies that he ruined the unit and ruined a tag opportunity and blah blah it was never a secret people

I guess I don't really understand the logic of this. Nothing is a secret. But there are still lots of people who don't know where to apply and don't know the first thing about certain units. Shoot I had a hunter try to turn me in for poaching for using a rifle in september when I posted a picture of me on the high buck hunt.  This is a guy who has been hunting 30 years in WA and had never heard of the high buck hunt.

Normal etiquette in the internet age is to avoid naming spots. Just because a hunt is hard to draw doesn't mean it can't get harder. This bump in applications was predicted and a bunch of people were quick to defend Rinella and said it wouldn't happen. It happened and now people are saying "well its because of season dates, etc..."

I don't really understand why people defend Rinella on this when he himself called it the greatest regret of his professional career. We don't have to keep dragging him but lets not pretend it was ok.

When did he say he regretted it? I'd like to hear it and the context if you can point me in the right direction.

It’s in one of the podcasts after the elk hunt. He directly addressed it, apologized and talked about how wrong it was, how bad he felt for the people who helped him with info, etc.

He also addressed the issue overall, how he understands the sensitivity of showing up on public land with a big film crew, he knows it bums people out, how media exposure hurts hunting areas and how hard they normally work to not give details because it negatively affects areas and the people who hunt there.

There was a lot of talk about it here if you do a search. I’ve got no idea which episode but it’s just a few weeks after the one where they talked about the hunt. But that one might have gotten taken down, not really sure.


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That makes it even more annoying! How could he have such a bad brain fart?  That's pretty crazy how much the applicants increased. Also crazy that a guy who lived in Washington for only a couple years, draws an essentially OIL tag with 3 points then kills a monster bull for his TV show and then proceeds to blast the GMU all over his social media and Podcast  Listening to the podcast makes me not like any of them so I stopped listening in order to be able to watch the show and enjoy it as just a good show, and not "Rinella's" show.

BTW that Justin Bieber comment had me rolling 

[Sandberm]

I watched the show and enjoyed it. So how long does it take for the Meateater effect to wear off and its back to normal?

It seems like any show about any particular area is going to increase traffic, desire, to be there. We love the outdoor shows untill they highlight the area we like to be in then we whine.

[Chesapeake]

When the Hunting and Fishing Washington magazine would run articles highlighting your hunting spot it seemed like it took about 2 years for things to calm down afterwards. Maybe this will be similar. Maybe not though as folks will continue to find it each year when they do internet research. The gift that keeps on giving.

[2MANY]

Steve is just looking to pad his ego and willing to walk over any hunter in his way.

Pathetic.

Just another example of someone profiting off our wildlife.

Hunting was way better before technology.

A coincidence???

I think not.

[pianoman9701]

Which hunter did Steve walk over who was in his way? Lots of people profit off of our wildlife. Small businesses like taxis, hotels and motels, restaurants, gas stations, and sporting goods stores. And quite a few of these in SE WA will profit more from his episode in the Blues. Our economy will benefit from his show. His show is also one of the only hunting shows that made it into the mainstream on Netflix and his emphasis on ethics and getting the most use out of the animals he kills improves the image of hunters overall with the other 95% of non-hunters. What's pathetic is selfishly being bitter because he may have made it harder for you to obtain a tag instead of seeing the greater good of what he does for the image of hunting and more specifically, the economy in WA which supports that hunting. 

[ctwiggs1]

I don't think Rinella needs one of the Blue Mountain bulls to pad his ego. 

If he wants to brag, he has a pretty long history of accomplishments he can rely on.

[jstone]

I personally enjoy his show. He covers every aspect of hunting. And he is not some over dramatic hunter jumping around screaming after his kill.

[2MANY]

Keep your mouth shut or ruin the spot.

It's that simple.

Not a fan.

[fishngamereaper]

Glad to see we still eat our own.. that's going to get us a long ways against the anti's...your spot, his spot, my spot...it gets old..the age of the internet can get you any info about any GMU u need nationwide...I respect the meat eater guys. They represent a group of hunter's that truly seem to care about the game they pursue...he eats marrow for crips sake..at a time when hunter numbers are dwindling we need someone in the spot light that represents what we need to convey... sportsmanship and respect for that which we pursue...

Not some redneck in a blind watching a feeder and 30 deer waiting to hunt up the one he's been watching all year...sorry rant over.

[Mulie87]

 So after reading this post I watched the meat eater episode last night. I don’t get what all the hype is about. Yes he said he was in South East Washington, in the blue mountains, but he did not say what GMU or what city he was close to or what roads to take or what drainage he was in. Look at the other hunting shows, they will say where they’re at. Randy Newburgh will tell you exactly where he’s at. I remember a show that used to be on a hunting channel and Okanogan guid services (?) was on it a couple times. He told everybody exactly where they are hunting.....Okanogan, which os a pretty popular place to deer hunt. Even if hunters from out of state know a geographical location in our state to hunt from the shows, they don’t know the honey holes like we do. We do the same thing, we watched hunting shows and some of us go to other states to hunt their animals after we learn about them these shows, it’s life. We will be fine!!

[Scheindogg]

So after reading this post I watched the meat eater episode last night. I don’t get what all the hype is about. Yes he said he was in South East Washington, in the blue mountains, but he did not say what GMU or what city he was close to or what roads to take or what drainage he was in. Look at the other hunting shows, they will say where they’re at. Randy Newburgh will tell you exactly where he’s at. I remember a show that used to be on a hunting channel and Okanogan guid services (?) was on it a couple times. He told everybody exactly where they are hunting.....Okanogan, which os a pretty popular place to deer hunt. Even if hunters from out of state know a geographical location in our state to hunt from the shows, they don’t know the honey holes like we do. We do the same thing, we watched hunting shows and some of us go to other states to hunt their animals after we learn about them these shows, it’s life. We will be fine!!

Most are referring to his podcast where he dished out MUCH more detail

[Odell]

So after reading this post I watched the meat eater episode last night. I don’t get what all the hype is about. Yes he said he was in South East Washington, in the blue mountains, but he did not say what GMU or what city he was close to or what roads to take or what drainage he was in. Look at the other hunting shows, they will say where they’re at. Randy Newburgh will tell you exactly where he’s at. I remember a show that used to be on a hunting channel and Okanogan guid services (?) was on it a couple times. He told everybody exactly where they are hunting.....Okanogan, which os a pretty popular place to deer hunt. Even if hunters from out of state know a geographical location in our state to hunt from the shows, they don’t know the honey holes like we do. We do the same thing, we watched hunting shows and some of us go to other states to hunt their animals after we learn about them these shows, it’s life. We will be fine!!

On the podcast he named the unit and even the trailhead/how to access. He spent a lot of time talking about the specifics of it