MeatEater Season 12 | Michigan Squirrels and Rabbits 

MATT COOK what a legend, ripped out a golf course and let nature thrive, what a hero

Hearing your friend turned a golf course back into wild land brought a smile to my face.

Kevin Murphy needs his own show he’s awesome.

Kevin is awesome, the small game episodes you guys have been doing over the 12 seasons are some of my favorites! Action packed and fun with some excellent cooking tips to try!

Man, Kevin Murphy and his team's of dogs are national treasures 😂 another gem of an episode with him

Love me some Kevin Murphy

That was a great sentiment at the end. If hunting is the inhale, the kitchen and camaraderie is the exhale, and it takes both actions for a complete breath. I'm gonna use that, for sure.

The squirrel and rabbit episodes are always my favorite. Long live Kevin Murphy!!

It doesn't matter what he's hunting or where he's hunting it, Steve always hunts, interacts with others, and narrates in a way that seems to capture perfectly the essence of the outdoors and boarders on artistic.

You could shoot an entire season with Kevin & I'd watch every episode. My favorite guest

Any, literally Any video with Mr Kevin Murphy is a good one!! FREAKIN love that dude!!

As much as I enjoy just about every piece of MeatEater content that blesses our lives, I know for DAMN sure, I'm not the only one thats been praying for another episode including the smallgame legend himself; Kevin Murphy!! 👏 👏 👏

Gotta say, seeing Bad Toe back on Meateater after some years, brought a big old smile to my face. Nothing like a good dog that knows its business.

What I love about the small game episode is that this type of hunting is available to everyone starting out. You don't need expensive equipment etc.

Some of my best hunting memories are hunting Squirrels & Rabbits. I never get tired of watching Steve doing these hunts. And when you throw Kevin Murphy in a small game hunt, you know it's going to be fun.

When I was a kid my grandfather had some land where we hunted dove, quail, squirrel, rabbits, deer, coyotes, and rattlesnakes. He had a WWII buddy that was a successful eye surgeon that would come hunt with him a few times a year. Kevin Murphy is a dead ringer for this man who died 35 years ago. Even the same accent. Doc used to even bring beagles along to hunt rabbits. He was a great man. Thank you for making these shows.

Love the opossum Steve puts back 😂

This is awesome! I’ve been wanting another squirrel and rabbit episode with Mr. Kevin Murphy! Edit: glad to see ole Bad Toe is still kicking

Loved this episode. Kevin Murphy is a national treasure and needs more screen time! Zuck was a fun feller to have on the hunt as well! Great stuff fellas!

I'm so happy you gave smallgame hunters some love. Grew up eating bushy tailed tree dwellers and everything up from there. By far my favorite thing to hunt with the boys. ❤

Great stuff! Can't ever pass up a Kevin Murphy episode!

I smiled so wide with my 9 year old who loved watching the original introduction to Butchy Bad Toe and to see that he's still chasing squirrels

These videos get me wanting to go out and hunt way more

As a former water-features-for-golf -course builder, cannot applaud Matt Cook enough. And as a proud Kentuckian, Kevin Murphy’s got a spot on our Mt. Rushmore next to Abe Lincoln, Muhammad Ali and Jeff Turner. Mucho mahalo for this one, Steve 🤙🏼‼️

Amen! Fairydiddle’s finally get mentioned on Meateater, thank you Kevin Murphy for the WV shout out! ❤

Good times! Michigan is awesome.

Love when you have Kevin on. Welcome back to Michigan !

Another great episode. I love these where he narrates, gives some back story, they go out and hunt and then they cook up & eat. Additionally, I never knew that this time of year, the female squirrels run off while the males stay put. It makes sense and although I don't know what the final tally was, they did look to be mostly, if not all, males. Also, I'll have to check out that tiger butter sometime.

Glad you added Steve’s monologue back to the outro. Every video needs to have Steve’s insight and explanation of the video

Those Fox Squirrels are beautiful! YT won't let me say what I want to say . Good job Fellas 🎉

I always wanted to turn the golf course by my house into a motocross track when I was a kid. It would be really cool to see what kind of wildlife you could get to move in! Love the small game episodes! Season 12 is turning out to be another great season from the team!

Michigan native too.. i love watching all of his hunting videos!

Inhale and exhale... that's some DEEP thinking there.

Hell yes!! Love the small game episodes by far. I’m glad to see this one especially with Kevin in it.

19:50 Shout out the Michigan operation freedom outdoors!! I’d recognize that orange beanie anywhere. They take disabled citizens and veterans out and get them back in the outdoors.

That sure brought back memories of many long gone squirrel and cottontail hunts. Thanks, guys for a great video and the triggering of some great memories.

These type of episodes have always been my favorite

This was a fun and wholesome episode meateater crew!!! Thank you

Nothing better than watching dogs work!! I went on a hunt with a group that takes disabled vets hunting and seeing those dogs work just got me hooked!!!

The small game episodes are my favorite. So much fun to watch.

One of the best episodes right here..

Totally agree with the last statement...I love the sit down after the hunt chatting with my friends and eating good food

solid episode. one of my favorites so far!

Love me some small game hunting, glad you shared this with us!

One of the best Meateater episodes in a long time!

Born and raised Yooper. Thanks for the Michigan video. Ran beagle's for years. Most fun I have ever had hunting.

Small game hunting takes me back to childhood memories. Some of the best days with dad, my uncle, grandfather and friends.

I love Kevin Murphy episodes. Could watch him for hours

Love small game hunting most of all! Found a lot of my favourite deer spots because of it too. Kevin Murphy is the man!

Beautiful video Steve. Extremely grateful for this content .

Great episode! Thanks for putting it together.

So cool! Love all the new people and new different hunts.

Man small game hunting is so much fun, brings back so many memories of walking through the woods with my dad and my brother.

Small Game. A national treasure! If only more of the deer hunters out there knew of it (I can say that, I was late to the deer hunting party, and even later to small game). Thanks guys

Great episode Steve! We're around the same age and this brings back tons of wonderful memories of rabbit hunting in W Michigan and listening to the beagle on a hot one. Every day during Christmas break us kids would be at Uncle Herms place chasing rabbit and at the end of the season eating Hasenpfeffer dinner. Thanks! Be safe and God bless

Oh, boy! There's nothing better than listening to dogs working in the woods! That's the most fun you can have on a hunting trip. I smiled and laughed, and mostly, wished I was there with y'all. Wonderful episode!!

Thanks for the new episode! 🥰 i love the smaller hunting episodes some of my favs (but i also love the big bisons & deer hunts too)

The old swamp rabbit video was one of my favorites.....great to see that old dog hunt again

Its soo good to see Kevin Murphy again.

This is tremendously entertaining TV. I love when you feature Kevin Murphy. I've just begun small game hunting and the table fare at the end made my mouth water. I learn a little bit more each time I watch. Way to represent KY, Mr. Murphy.

Great video and some great recipes thank you very much for sharing them with us truly enjoyed watching that and remembering hunting rabbits and squirrels with my dad and my Grandpa

Dude seriously love to see those videos! It is incredible watch the real joy the outdoors can bring to the people!

Every episode with Kevin Murphy is awesome

Man, this episode just makes me happy

Steve it is such a pleasure watching your hunting videos. They are very informative and entertaining. Thanks for another great video

amazing content as always. glad to see the suppressers too.

Steve always cooks what he kills and enjoys it on the videos,that's what I love about him. he's one of the few people I've seen do this ,and in my eyes that makes him a true hunter and sportsman.

Like watching that man and his dogs! Thanks!

Out of all the wild game that I have eaten, my grandmothers squirrel stew is my all time favorite.

Kevin Murphy is so awesome man.

I cannot tell you Steve the memories that this evokes.

Love it great to see Kevin again

I'm in Howard City, Michigan. The more I watch and read your books. The more I hear. You were there before me. I hunt north Big Rapids area.

Kevin Murphy is awesome!!! The best quest always!!!

I really wish I had friends and/or family that I could go do all of this with. Watching Meat Eater makes my soul feel fulfilled.

Great Episode. Kevin is the man. Salt of the earth.

Excellent video, thank you.

I can never get enough Meat Eater!

Makes me think of my Grandpa Larry. He was one of the biggest squirrel hunters I knew. Good work Steven!

"We give everything a warning...if they get killed...its their fault now" Ive NEVER seen someone wash the hands of their conscious that fast! lolololol GOLD!

Kevin Murphy episodes are the best.

Kevin Murphy you are my hero. Keep on keepin on brother

I like how he said "I could scurry him out" 😂 & "I'll climb that tree!"

Aldo Leopold would be very proud of your buddy. What a great video to showcase the fun of hunting and eating small game👍👍👍

Love this freaking episode thank you

Kevin Murphy shows his passion for the sport in a way that few people can, enjoy episodes with him showcasing his skills.

Absolutely love these beginning to end episodes, where yall gather and eat your harvest. It's as much of a hunting show as it is a cooking show. Seeing the end result, is what really gets me excited about hunting. Fantastic episode. Kevin is a total character and great guy. He definitely needs his own show😂

Steve is a bloody legend

great!!!! i am a lifetime beagle chaser. now with new recipes ..... thanks.

Having just exhaled, ie eaten muntjac deer burger that I inhaled, shot on the 10th of this month, I can attest to the veracity of your analogy. Both of our meals and shoots were made better by the company we kept! Thanks to Steve and the all at the MeatEater team!!

Looks like Steve made Kevin’s team!!! I think Kevin is my favorite returning guest.. Nice job fellas!

Hands down best ever meat eater episode ever everyone can and should go small game hunting not only does it check all boxes of what hunting with friends and family is all about but the rewards are unbelievable beast episode to date Steve great job god bless you sir love it

I always love the small game episodes

Great combination of hunting and cooking. I always enjoy hunting and the outcome at the end of the days hunt.

Yay! Back at it with Kevin! Damn I'd love to hunt with any of ya'll, it always sounds like a great time, and there's gonna be fantastic food at the end of it!

The best show on TV..great show steve.

I’ve never been rabbit hunting but my grandpa sure did love it. I’ve been told that he had a great pack of beagles. I knew that Kevin ain’t from up north. Keep up the good work brother.

Every Wednesday night I get all excited for Thursdays lunch break to watch it. Today, watched this one while making venison jerky!

Love these small game hunts

Hooo boy, squirrel and PeriPeri sauce is the way to go!