MeatEater Reading List

1.
American Buffalo: In Search of a Lost Icon
American Buffalo: In Search of a Lost Icon 4.31 avg rating — 10,055 ratings
2.
A Sand County Almanac: With Essays on Conservation
A Sand County Almanac: With Essays on Conservation 4.31 avg rating — 35,161 ratings
3.
Hunting Trips of a Ranchman & The Wilderness Hunter
Hunting Trips of a Ranchman & The Wilderness Hunter 4.10 avg rating — 248 ratings
4.
Annals of the Former World
Annals of the Former World 4.36 avg rating — 4,300 ratings
5.
My Life With the Eskimo
My Life With the Eskimo 4.05 avg rating — 290 ratings
6.
American Serengeti: The Last Big Animals of the Great Plains
American Serengeti: The Last Big Animals of the Great Plains 4.26 avg rating — 2,052 ratings
7.
God, Nimrod, and the World: Exploring Christian Perspectives on Sport Hunting
God, Nimrod, and the World: Exploring Christian Perspectives on Sport Hunting 4.46 avg rating — 13 ratings
7.
The Golden Spruce: A True Story of Myth, Madness, and Greed
The Golden Spruce: A True Story of Myth, Madness, and Greed 4.12 avg rating — 12,029 ratings
7.
A Traditional Bowhunter's Path: Lessons and Adventures at Full Draw
A Traditional Bowhunter's Path: Lessons and Adventures at Full Draw 4.35 avg rating — 23 ratings
7.
The Jim Corbett Omnibus
The Jim Corbett Omnibus 4.55 avg rating — 974 ratings
11.
Last Stand: George Bird Grinnell, the Battle to Save the Buffalo, and the Birth of the New West
Last Stand: George Bird Grinnell, the Battle to Save the Buffalo, and the Birth of the New West 4.25 avg rating — 964 ratings
11.
The Revenant
The Revenant 3.96 avg rating — 53,471 ratings
13.
The Pine Barrens
The Pine Barrens 4.20 avg rating — 4,026 ratings
13.
The MeatEater Guide to Wilderness Skills and Survival
The MeatEater Guide to Wilderness Skills and Survival 4.50 avg rating — 942 ratings
15.
Bloodties: Nature, Culture, and the Hunt
Bloodties: Nature, Culture, and the Hunt 4.22 avg rating — 157 ratings
15.
Coyote America: A Natural and Supernatural History
Coyote America: A Natural and Supernatural History 4.09 avg rating — 7,199 ratings
17.
The Mindful Carnivore
The Mindful Carnivore 3.77 avg rating — 402 ratings
18.
A Hunter's Heart: Honest Essays on Blood Sport
A Hunter's Heart: Honest Essays on Blood Sport 4.28 avg rating — 196 ratings
19.
Elkheart: A Personal Tribute to Wapiti and Their World
Elkheart: A Personal Tribute to Wapiti and Their World 4.18 avg rating — 34 ratings
20.
Alaska and Me, Hunting Adventures of The Modern Day Mountain Man
Alaska and Me, Hunting Adventures of The Modern Day Mountain Man really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings
21.
Wild Men, Wild Alaska: Finding What Lies Beyond the Limits
Wild Men, Wild Alaska: Finding What Lies Beyond the Limits 4.10 avg rating — 449 ratings
22.
Whitetail Nation: My Season in Pursuit of the Monster Buck
Whitetail Nation: My Season in Pursuit of the Monster Buck
by: Pete Bodo
4.03 avg rating — 65 ratings
23.
A Thousand Deer: Four Generations of Hunting and the Hill Country (Ellen and Edward Randall Series)
A Thousand Deer: Four Generations of Hunting and the Hill Country (Ellen and Edward Randall Series)
by: Rick Bass
3.98 avg rating — 56 ratings
24.
The Scavenger's Guide to Haute Cuisine
The Scavenger's Guide to Haute Cuisine 4.40 avg rating — 1,276 ratings
25.
The Best American Hunting Stories
The Best American Hunting Stories 3.83 avg rating — 12 ratings
26.
If You Didn't Bring Jerky, What Did I Just Eat?: Misadventures in Hunting, Fishing, and the Wilds of Suburbia
If You Didn't Bring Jerky, What Did I Just Eat?: Misadventures in Hunting, Fishing, and the Wilds of Suburbia 4.01 avg rating — 464 ratings
27.
Meat Eater: Adventures from the Life of an American Hunter
Meat Eater: Adventures from the Life of an American Hunter 4.42 avg rating — 4,208 ratings
28.
War in the Woods: Combating The Marijuana Cartels On America's Public Lands
War in the Woods: Combating The Marijuana Cartels On America's Public Lands 4.08 avg rating — 92 ratings
29.
Tenth Legion: Tips, Tactics, And Insights On Turkey Hunting
Tenth Legion: Tips, Tactics, And Insights On Turkey Hunting
by: Tom Kelly
4.56 avg rating — 429 ratings
30.
A Quiet Place of Violence: Hunting and Ethics in the Missouri River Breaks
A Quiet Place of Violence: Hunting and Ethics in the Missouri River Breaks really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 48 ratings
31.
The L.L. Bean Game and Fish Cookbook
The L.L. Bean Game and Fish Cookbook 4.47 avg rating — 49 ratings
32.
Whitetail Access: How to Hunt Top Whitetail States Cheaply and Effectively
Whitetail Access: How to Hunt Top Whitetail States Cheaply and Effectively 4.06 avg rating — 35 ratings
33.
Just Before Dark
Just Before Dark 4.21 avg rating — 452 ratings
34.
Hunt High
Hunt High 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings
35.
A Report on an Exploration of the Country Lying Between the Missouri River and the Rocky Mountains on the Line of the Kansas and Great Platte Rivers
A Report on an Exploration of the Country Lying Between the Missouri River and the Rocky Mountains on the Line of the Kansas and Great Platte Rivers 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings
36.
Blood and Thunder: An Epic of the American West
Blood and Thunder: An Epic of the American West 4.29 avg rating — 19,127 ratings
37.
Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West
Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West 4.16 avg rating — 204,513 ratings
38.
The Sting of the Wild
The Sting of the Wild 4.09 avg rating — 911 ratings
39.
Boone: A Biography
Boone: A Biography 3.99 avg rating — 2,063 ratings
40.
The Beaver: Its Life and Impact
The Beaver: Its Life and Impact 4.33 avg rating — 12 ratings
41.
Hogs Wild: Selected Reporting Pieces
Hogs Wild: Selected Reporting Pieces 3.72 avg rating — 262 ratings
42.
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge 4.01 avg rating — 26,413 ratings
43.
The Border Trilogy: All the Pretty Horses, The Crossing, Cities of the Plain
The Border Trilogy: All the Pretty Horses, The Crossing, Cities of the Plain 4.45 avg rating — 6,932 ratings
44.
The Hunters of Kentucky: A Narrative History of America's First Far West, 1750-1792
The Hunters of Kentucky: A Narrative History of America's First Far West, 1750-1792 4.22 avg rating — 23 ratings
45.
Returning to Earth
Returning to Earth 4.04 avg rating — 2,403 ratings