MeatEater S02E06 · The Top of the Bottom of the World: New Zealand Tahr (1)

Overview

Steven Rinella gears up for a massive climb into New Zealand’s Southern Alps in pursuit of Chamois and Tahr. Guide and friend, Remi Warren, will show Steve the ropes of hunting the high-country of New Zealand’s alpine. The men will travel light and hunt for food as they go, basing out of an alpine hut as they locate their quarry. This hunt turns adventurous quickly; with an impassable glacial river between Steve and his goal, things get dangerous and intense.

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1. 1 1. Big Sky, Bigger Birds: Montana Wild Turkey2012-07-01 · 22mSteven and his brother Matt load up the llamas for a backcountry spring Turkey hunt in Montana’s Powder River Breaks. This rugged terrain is the brothers’ long time stomping ground
2. 2 2. The Fair Chase: Arizona Mountain Lion2012-07-08 · 22mAmerica’s desert Southwest is a sharp, hard country of cactus, deep canyons, and big cats. Steven arrives to learn the truth about one of the hunting world’s most controversial act
3. 3 3. Crossing Borders: Mexican Bison2012-07-15 · 22mHunting a powerful living relic from a bygone era, Steven Rinella heads into the mountains of the Sonora Desert on a true, wild, free-ranging buffalo hunt. Steve knows Buffalo, but
4. 4 4. Strange Hunt in a Strange Land: New Zealand Red Stag2012-10-14 · 22mSteven Rinella flies halfway around the world to take on the mystical Red Stag in one of the most beautiful settings in the world—New Zealand’s South Island. Steve learns whether h
5. 5 5. Bush Pig: New Zealand Wild Boar2012-10-21 · 22mSteven Rinella and local Wild Pig legend, Darren Moore, spend a wild, action-packed day tracking down Captain Cook boars in the thick New Zealand bush. Their tools for the job incl
6. 6 6. The Top of the Bottom of the World: New Zealand Tahr (1)2012-10-28 · 22mSteven Rinella gears up for a massive climb into New Zealand’s Southern Alps in pursuit of Chamois and Tahr. Guide and friend, Remi Warren, will show Steve the ropes of hunting the
7. 7 7. The Top of the Bottom of the World: New Zealand Tahr (2)2012-11-04 · 22mSteven Rinella continues his hunt in New Zealand working towards his ultimate goal. Featured meals will be rock-grilled Chamois, Tahr Tartar, and a mountaintop Tahr-B-Q.
8. 8 8. Cooking Special: Giving Thanks2012-11-18 · 22mThe Pilgrims didn't get their turkey at the store and neither does Steven Rinella. On this special Holiday episode Steve cooks three enticing dishes: Wild Turkey Galantine, Smoked