8.0/106 votes#1 - Southern Traditions: Virginia Doves
Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 1/14/2016
After a day practicing on clays with shotguns before hunting for game in Virginia, Steve demonstrates easy grilling techniques for dove and pigeon.
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8.2/105 votes#2 - Mountain Meditation: British Columbia Grizzly Bear
Season 6 Episode 2 - Aired 1/21/2016
Steve joins a grizzly bear hunt in the Rocky Mountains of British Columbia and prepares a delicious feast, despite inclement weather.
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8.2/105 votes#3 - Lobster of the Prairie: Wyoming Antelope
Season 6 Episode 3 - Aired 1/28/2016
While hunting in Wyoming, Steve disproves common myths about antelope and shares information about proper hunting and meat preservation techniques.
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8.3/106 votes#4 - Land of the Giants: Idaho Mule Deer (1)
Season 6 Episode 4 - Aired 2/4/2016
Steve and Ryan head into the mountains of Idaho to backpack hunt in their quest to bag a beast with a mighty reputation: the giant mule deer buck.
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9.0/105 votes#5 - Land of the Giants: Idaho Mule Deer (2)
Season 6 Episode 5 - Aired 2/11/2016
The quest for a giant mule deer buck in Idaho continues as Steve and Ryan get closer to their prey -- and the slow-cooked roast of their dreams.
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NaN/100 votes#6 - Cooking Special: Butchering a Whole Deer
Season 6 Episode 6 - Aired 2/18/2016
Steve walks viewers through the complex process of breaking down a whole whitetail deer, transforming it into steaks, roasts, shanks and more.
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NaN/100 votes#7 - Duren Deer Camp: Wisconsin Whitetail with Helen and Brittnay (1)
Season 6 Episode 7 - Aired 2/25/2016
After tuning up their shooting skills by taking aim at squirrels, Helen and Brittany hunt whitetail deer in Wisconsin with Steve and guide Doug Duren.
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NaN/100 votes#8 - Duren Deer Camp: Wisconsin Whitetail with Helen and Brittnay (2)
Season 6 Episode 8 - Aired 3/3/2016
Helen and Brittany both get shots at Duren farm whitetail bucks, followed by a campfire hobo dinner that brings a close to their Wisconsin adventure.
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8.0/105 votes#9 - Steve Makes the Team: Kentucky Small Game
Season 6 Episode 9 - Aired 8/11/2016
Kentucky hunters and their dogs take Steve hunting for gray squirrels and cottontails, yielding a meal of biscuits, gravy and fried small game.
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NaN/100 votes#10 - A Trip of Firsts: Mexico Coues Deer
Season 6 Episode 10 - Aired 8/18/2016
Steve and Janis head to the Sonoran Mountains of Mexico to hunt the elusive Coues deer & javelina.
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NaN/100 votes#11 - Lone Star Pork: Texas Hog
Season 6 Episode 11 - Aired 8/25/2016
Steve joins ranch manager and wildlife biologist Ben Binnion for a couple of days during his annual pig roundup to learn about the other side of the Texas hog story.
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NaN/100 votes#12 - Trapped in History: Wyoming Beaver
Season 6 Episode 12 - Aired 9/1/2016
Steve explains what goes into beaver trapping while retelling stories of the mountain men who depended on this animal, for both its surprisingly delicious meat and incredible hide.
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NaN/100 votes#13 - Cooking Special: Smoked Meats with Eduardo Garcia
Season 6 Episode 13 - Aired 9/8/2016
Steven's appetite and recipe book are ready to collaborate with chef Eduardo Garcia, who helps him cook whitefish empanadas, muskox tongue and more.
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NaN/100 votes#14 - Mountain Memories: Montana Bear
Season 6 Episode 14 - Aired 9/22/2016
Steve returns to his black bear roots in southwest Montana for a spring black bear hunt. He's hunted these mountains before, it's a special place and he's glad to be back.
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NaN/100 votes#15 - Living Off the Water: Kentucky Fish
Season 6 Episode 15 - Aired 9/29/2016
Set lines, limb lines, trot lines, turtle traps, bows and arrows, they all make it out onto the Kentucky water with MeatEaters Steven Rinella & Kevin Murphy.
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NaN/100 votes#16 - Conservation History: New Mexico Turkey
Season 6 Episode 16 - Aired 10/16/2016
Hot on a 100-year-old hunting tip from Aldo Leopold, Steven joins Karl Malcolm in New Mexico to chase the Merriam's wild turkey.
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The Best Episodes of MeatEater Season 6
Every episode of MeatEater Season 6 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of MeatEater Season 6!
Hunter, author, cook and conservationist Steven Rinella treks into the world's most remote, beautiful regions, bringing game meat from field to table.
Genre:Documentary
Season 6 Ratings Summary
"Southern Traditions: Virginia Doves" is the best rated episode of "MeatEater" season 6. It scored 8/10 based on 6 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/14/2016. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Mountain Meditation: British Columbia Grizzly Bear".