Idaho Mule Deer | MeatEater Season 12 

Steve broke his 400 yard rule. You could tell he wasn't happy with it but he knew he had too right at 23:28 where he said "I guess I gotta , ahhh". With the added stress of knowing that decision and shot was going to make the episode either as a great shot or a bad decision, he showed his nerves of steel. That was a great shot.

The amount of content the MeatEater team puts out is mind boggling. Thank you M.E Team!! 🙏

I love how his buddy just drove in with a 2-stroke dirtbike and now they're whispering not to scare off the deer 😂 @15:36

The mule deer vs. elk banter in the opening scene is great stuff

The editing on this video is really really good. The highlights on the deer to help people pick them out, and the overall feel of the video is just super good, applause to the editing team at meat eater, great job yall!

I have found a ton of comments from members of the hunting community who love this show. I have also seen comments from people who are completely anti hunting and therefore hate this show. I feel like I'm from a weird niche that has no hunting experience and no intention of ever going hunting but finds this show incredibly interesting and have watched every episode

Steve's hunting buddy on this trip is awesome. Love the banter

"I'd be a lot cooler if they did." That was a perfect response.

it's the most wonderful time of the week...thanks for the amazing content.

Thankful as hell to have amazing high desert mule deer hunting with 95% draw odds each year right behind my house.

2:04 Steve's perspective on Mule Deer vs. Elk is exactly why experienced birders start appreciating the simpler birds as they gain experience. Anyone can experience a Bald Eagle, but the more experienced you get, the more you appreciate and develop an affinity for small songbirds that aren't as large, majestic, and obvious.

Steve's smile took up half his face from the joy of getting such a difficult shot

4 min intro of hunting banter was time well spent. Brilliant

God I love this show. I was JUST on my first successful Mule deer hunt. This hit right at the right time .

I absolutely love and look forward to these videos. I’m a novice hunter from Michigan. You do a great job capturing the excitement and downtime and how to cook the meat while hunting. Thanks for these videos!

The discussions you have with your buddies like their elk vs mule deer one are really the ones that you remember and miss. Buddy banter is the best.

I’ve been watching all the episodes on Netflix and I had no idea until right now you have full episodes on YT!! Thank you Steven!

That elk vs muley debate to kick things off was great

Awesome hunt. I've been struggling for 10 mornings and 10 evenings now and the deer here are just out of reach, so this gives me great motivation to keep going.

I’ve always hunted, but never found a hunting show I love like meateater.

I used to live in this region of Idaho and I hunted mule deer a lot. But now I live in Alaska and I am exited to hunt here. The awesome thing is that both Idaho and Alaska are frequently visited by meat eater,especially Steve.

Really enjoy this entire series. Every season. Keep up the content.

I'm a diabetic and been sick last 4 years now..I love watching your hunts..I've never been..but you take me out there every time I watch your show..thank you for this program sir

I love the banter between Steve and Jason.

I'm probably one of the few people who can say they saw meateater's crew while hunting. Awesome video and love the Idaho content!

Just so good…guys you could easily (and happily) spend time with in the woods/mtns. Appreciate all these episodes very much!

Another example of great Meateater content. I really enjoy these stories!

Nice shot steve! I agree the way they disappear over hills is magical and saddening. I'm a novice hunting mullies for sure but I live in wyoming so I've definitely had chances at good deer in my life and taken a couple. Such an awesome and formidable animal

"theyd be alot cooler if they did" ahahah, great comeback to steves rant about muledeer meat

Really good episode. Enjoyed the banter of Elk vs Deer followed by steve's commentary overriding Phelps "incorrect opinions"...LOL. great stuff. Congrats on a successful hunt.

Another great one! So cool. I’m so jealous. I love you go the extra mile and film cooking if you harvest game. That looks so good to an Eastern whitetail hunter.

This show is INCREDIBLE! One of my favorites!

Idahome!! Great buck! Good times! Great company. Thanks for sharing the experience. And the cut of meat idea.

It's funny how they're whispering while glassing, and then they relocate in a side by side😂😂😂😂😂😂. Love it!

Great shot, Rinella.

Today I had a hunting experience that I'll remember for the rest of my life. A true lesson in ethics. I am a self taught bowhunter on my 2nd season (thanks to shows like this!) and found myself face to face with the buck of my dreams. 10 pointer, maybe 200 pounds, 2 small does following. In a 90min pursuit, I came to full draw 5 times on this deer. The first two times I sighted him in at 47 yards, but the lane was incredibly narrow, with leaves and small branches makingthe shot a bit tricky. Normally I wouldn't shoot anything past 40 yards. My last draw on him was around 25 yards (15 min left of shooting legal shooting light) but when I pulled back and shut one eye, light was really scarce. I could make out the deer, but I knew I wouldn't see where the arrow landed and I couldn't be 100% sure I was set on the vitals. In each instance I estimated a 70% chance of success. I didn't take the shot. I wish I had someone like Steve with me, either assuring me that it wasn't an ethical shot or encouraging me to take it. I'm afraid this will haunt me for years, but I know taking a bad shot would have haunted me even more. Can anyone share any wisdom or a similar experience?

I just came off the episode of hunting Elk in the Gila National forest in NM and the first thing he said in the episode was "if I could only hunt 1 animal for the rest of my life, it would be elk". Haha I think the real answer to that question is whatever the next tag is because steve is so damn excited for literally every hunt

i'm with steve. muley are the absolute best. and nothing beats some fresh snow and getting on a hot track.

That was a crazy shot. 440 yards snaked through the timber uphill like that and a DRT shot. Impressive

That was one hell of a shot! Impressed!

Agree with Steve on this one 100%

Mule deer are my favorite animal in the world.

I love their little internal competition between elk and mule deer that spans the video.

I saw a giant mule deer buck run up out of a cottonwood thicket and down the side of the highway just outside Durango, CO a couple years ago. Biggest deer I've ever seen. Definite B&C. I was way more impressed and intrigued by that deer than I ever was with any elk.

Favorite series on RU-vid Steve is such a knowledgeable and badass hunter. He is the hunter you want to be in my book😎🙏🏼

As always Steve and crew, great video! Mule deer are amazing.

What an incredible landscape to track and hunt in!

Steve, you and your buddies make me laugh 😂. Good job on the video

Great video and it’s impressive how many times Steve says thank you

Great video Steve, I'm with you I love Elk but there is something special about Mule deer. Congrats aon a great hunt.

steve rinella got da trig

Congrats Steve! Finally got that narly ole Buck!

Easily my favorite show.

Great shot! Great buck, great hunt thanks for the video!

Yesssir. Lets goooo!!! Meat eater pumping em out!!

In 2020 I got my 1st mule deer buck n I loved the experience! Lookin forward to doin it again!

So hyped your back with some new episodes..

I love this show so much 😊

I'm convinced Steve loves the sound of his own vo

Good shot, Steve!!!

That opening was great, with Steve waxing philosophical about the relative merits of elk vs. mule deer. 😂😂😂😂😂😂👍👍👍👍👍👍

I love how they are whispering with a 2 stroke in the background that was clearly just ridden up 😂

Amazing episode and Great Shot from Steven. You know it was a tough shot in all of that grey and bush

I just really loved this.

Getting me stoked for my yearly muley trip with my bro!

Amazing country. I hunted the Elk City unit last year. Absolutely beautiful and challenging terrain.

Awesome hunt, epic location. Kudos fellas.

Everyone of your episodes. “Limited draw”😂😂😂. Bro ur the luckiest guy in the world apparently

That's one helluva poke, great shot Steve.👍

Absolutely love these videos ❤

Great buck Steve.

Well done Steve and Phelps,,, Your great talent with your team is such a inspiration being unfortunately stuck in Florida during this season,,, And those Mule chops Made me start drooling,, Aloha hui Ho Capt Mark

Beautiful Buck and great shot. Even better company, congrats!

Nice buck Steve. Also very cool of you for not telling the world where you were at.

Great episode, great deer, great shot.

I can't believe I just found this channel.. great work!

Great hunt 👏 Congratulations Steve

Great Episode as always! Keep it up!

Congratulations Mr. Rinella it took you Years but you finally got that Muley you've been chasin! 😉 What a Great Shot & Hunt Sir, you struck a Ghost Toady!

hey Steve my name is James this year I got my first whitetail deer in Idaho up the east fork of the salmon river I think next season you guys should hunt some whitetails up there.

Great episode, good work.

Great shot Stevo! Excellent video!!

Loved the “Believer” black panther hat!

Great shot Steve! Nice episode!

Was a helluva shot! Thought I was right there with you! This filming is Oscar worthy!

I love the mule deer episodes but most of them show this wide open country and it seems like that's the only way to hunt mule deer, but I hunt the migration and sit down in some thick timbers. The deer will come right up to you without even noticing. My buddy shot one at 20 yards at my spot. I would love to see an episode where they have these close encounters with mule deer using bows or iron sights even.

Anyone else have to eat while he starts cooking??? 😂 Steve you make everything look so damn tasty!

That camo is on point

Another awesome hunt!

I really enjoyed this video, very entertaining.

Fantastic shot!

Mule deer are hard to beat.

Cream of mushroom soup with deer steaks and mashed potatoes is still my favorite meal!!

Nice shot stev, good job Meat eater team 👌👍🍻

Target rich environment. Another good one.

I bow hunted the Platte River in Nebraska a few years ago...for whitetails. The very first animal I saw in the first moments of light on the first day was a 155-160" class deer and he came within 20 yds. For some idiotic reason I passed him thinking surely their would be something even better. I never saw anything else even close to him...but finally I arrowed a 137" deer in the last hour of the last day which was day 9. Lesson learned.

One thing Id like the show to cover, even if only a 30 second blip is the caliber and rifle/scope used on each hunt... if u have an issue with naming brands, just tell us the length, magnification, etc

Great shot, Steve!

My dad got a massive 9 point tonight with his Bow! Fitting to watch this.

Those deer chops are the same cut as a bone in rib eye steak or "tomahawk". Great cut.