Vegan vs. Meat Eater - Steven Rinella 

Eww gross. Two humans being respectful towards one another. This isnt what the Internet was created for.

Wow a vegan and meat eater talk without a flip out, truly is a nice thing.

“That’s a deal man, I’ll read it tonight I promise” When that old man smiled after he said that my heart got warm

Damn, you know this is old when people actually respect one another’s opinion 😂

This was really respectful - both sides - well done.

props to the vegan guy for being very respectful.

I wouldn't even call this a vs moment. They were just having an honest conversation. Nice to see it

I know the elderly gentleman, he's a really great human. Very impressed with the tone of Steven's response, so nice to see two adults with diverging perspectives have an authentic conversation with mutual respect.

Steve didn't debate. He mearly presented an acurate and valid point of view without invalidating or insulting the vegan. A true ambassador for the cause. I enjoy his videos immensely.

Perfect example that we can disagree with people and still be respectful.

Respect to the older man if anything. Usually people aren't that open minded.

This is one of the most sophisticated explanations of knowing your “why”, Steve not only defends his reasons, but kills two birds with one stone. He explains, and invites an adversary to the table, that’s how you do it…politicians take notes. Is just people having a discussion respectfully. Good job Steve!

Great debate. Handled very well.

I've grown to greatly admire Steve Rinella. He's one of the most well articulated men in the world of hunting. Each of his novels are well worth the read.

Steve Rinella has absolutely made a huge impact on my adult life. I can not get enough of his knowledge. I'm so glad I am alive to witness it.

I remember watching this video a few years ago and it was the first exposure I had to Steven Rinella. I’ve grown to be a really big fan of Steven and his MeatEater crew. Rinella is assertively articulate. My admiration for communication has been stoked again in life because of the way he portrays his thought. Just wanted to say thank you Steve for all that you and your team does for preservation of wildlife and our right to access land that can put food on our tables. I have learned a shit ton from this guy over the years, if you’ve never listened to his podcast, check it out. -Public Land Owner

Steve is ridiculously intelligent and a person we should all strive to be like. Awesome watching this!

Ethical hunters and vegans have more in common than we think. At the root of things, we are both motivated by a desire to think deeply about the origin and ethics of our food sources and the relationship we have with animals through our food choices. We both value a human-animal relationship that excludes suffering. In this case, vegans chose to avoid eating animals, while hunters chose to pursue a way of gathering their own meat that gives hunters greater control over ensuring that the animals we eat are killed ethically.

This was a lovely exchange, respect and civility all around. Wish we could see more of this these days.

Steve is arguably one of the most wholesome humans alive.

"Really? How long is your pamphlet?" Lol, gotta love Steve.

Imagine if we had elected officials that spoke this way?

That's what disagreement should look like. Two people respectfully listening to each other's opinions. Not screaming down each other's throats. Not resorting to petty insults. Props to both of these men

I have a handful of vegans in my family. It’s difficult eating out with them but I respect their discipline. Most have actually come to respect my passion for hunting. “Bambi” came up a lot in our earlier conversations. We have become so detached from the natural world! Love to hear you talk about hunting.

This is how you’re supposed to debate someone.

Vegan Club is opposite Fight Club. The first rule of vegan club is to tell everyone.

I would love to see more of this content. Hard to do because this is such an organic exchange, but this is really awesome and i love the philosophy you get into.

After watching Earthling Ed videos, all of the meat eater's arguments are just flimsy.

Wow. This made my eyes water a little. If everyone who disagrees on things could just sit down and talk rationally like this, the world would be a better place. People would still dislike each other for sure, but they would understand why the person they dislike believes what they do.

I love Steven Rinella! He’s educated, articulate, and is a great example of a hunter, or as we’re also known, conservationists.

The thank you at the end must be satisfying when people can discuss and not argue

Wow! That's an impressive answer/commentary. Steven took that one head-on with grace and sternness. Perfect!

Steve, you represent us (the hunting community) so VERY well. My hat is off to you sir. Of ALL the hunting shows on tv, yours stands heads and shoulders above the rest. WHY? Simply because you represent the hunting community correctly. A deep respect for the animals and the land, not to mention the willingness to work for the meal! Two thumbs up....and your response in this video was first class!

Nice guy(vegan), waited until the questions before making a statement, then was accepting of the answer and was willing to read another perspective in exchange for his. Might not have same views, but equal respect.

Who else gat this recommended 8 years later

They were both very respectful to eachother and didn’t push their beliefs to much. I love civil conversations.

I was anti hunting until i heard steve speak. Never saw a need for it but he's just so measured, intelligent and articulate that his perspective is never lost in emotion or misinformation. One of my favourite tv personailities and i only just found the guy. People assault his way of life probably daily and his grace never falters

Hunters are better than people who buy meat from stores.

Awesome job on this one I really appreciate your subject matter I live in Louisiana and caught covid last year my favorite thing to do is being in the outdoors especially on the waters communing with family and great friends I miss it some bad due to being week and not able to get in my boat Again thanks for the great contributions to the outdoors I absolutely enjoy watching someone who loved it as much as i

this was the nices debate I have ever seen on the Internet. Great respect to that man for going right ahead and offering respect by thanking him for answering the question

It’s nice to see a smart discussion of two different views, men like Steven that can get the point across that hunting is a justifiable pursuit, will keep hunting safe for many years.

Damn Steven that’s how you get it done . Respect on both sides for being able to have civil conversation over opposing views.

Really respectful and open conversations like this should be had more

His smile at the end was wholesome. Made my day seeing that people still have the ability to respect each other. Mad respect to both men for listening to each other’s views and not hating each other because they differ. I’m a hunter and my dad’s a vegan, we get along just fine and both respect each other despite differing beliefs.

The amount of respect in this video is what should be admired

Much respect for Steve!

Can we just take a second to appreciate Steven’s negotiation skills? This vegan came in with a frown and an intention to make argument and left with a smile and a respect for Steven. So great job.

Props to Steve on this. Excellent points made by both sides and both sides are equally collective in their debate. As a fellow hunter, I think we stoke the flames on this issue. There tends to be a lot of emotion when this discussion is brought up by either side and gets heated way to quickly. The fact that both individuals here were able to bring forth their points and discuss vs fight over their ideals is exactly needs to be done. If more people were open to listening to both sides, I think this issue would die down. But, there is a tendency to start cutting jugulars from the jump before a valid discussion can be had. Only if more people were willing to sit down and have a civil conversation.

"don't the creatures you kill want to live as much as you do?" doesn't the deer want to live as much as the bear that kills it?

I'm sure I've commented before, but this is still one of my favorite MeatEater videos. The respect both men showed one another during this discussion was something we could use a lot more of, especially in today's society.

just amazing, love the civility behind this conversation. 2 people who disagree smiling at the end of a disagreement. just beautiful.

I'm thoroughly impressed that this debate was as civil as it was. In fact, I'm shocked that both sides were so professional. Kudos to both men!

This is why the Native Americans got it right with hunting. They respected the spirit of animals that they killed.

A very respectful interaction. People should talk about their differences more like this.

Very well handled, respectful and thoughtful. I get many similar questions on my channel and try to answer in a similar way.

Steven Rinella is a GREAT advocate for not only hunters, but conservation, but just being a respectful, educated, and kind man. He’s changing how America views hunters, and it’s for the better

Steven handled that like a champ, he articulated his point and message extremely well while being respectful. Very nice job.

2:40 I'm moved when I see people respect each other's point of view.

Steve, your always very good at calmly explaining the hunters perspective! Super great job man.

Very impressive exchange! Great to see people talking about a divisive topic with such respect. Well done Steve.

if you didnt know...youtube commenting is a very bad platform for intellectual debate. Nothing will be accomplished.

“I respect where your coming from.” That’s all it takes to be heard and better yet understood.

I always have confidence in what steve is going to say. He’s very intelligent and humble and to me that’s a winning combination.

Steve is a class act! When faced with what could be a hard question He answered that with nothing but respect for that man I applaud him for that. I also applied the man for asking Steve a question about veganism while honoring and respecting Steve’s answer without wanting to debate! Good on you both.

Great answer to the man's 'question.' Very articulate and well argued but, at the same time, respectful of the man's beliefs.

That was actually calmer than I expected it to be but Steven does carry himself well, he's very well spoken

steven you classy son of a gun!! Love the show and everything in it. You show so much Respect for the game you take, me and my young sons watch together. I cant wait to take them on their first white tail hunt Thank you for great content and an educational watching experience

Steve, you rock! You hit the nail out right on the head! I nailed my first 8 point buck this year! Hunting deer for me is spiritual, its a spiritual connection to nature and to our history. I have read a few of your books, you have had some amazing experiences.

I can't help but notice how much healthier Steve looks than the guy that asked the question haha

I could not possibly love this video and Steve’s response any more than I do. Often times it’s hard to find the appropriate words when it comes to defending our right to hunt and the level of respect most hunters share for the game we pursue. I’m going to thumbnail this and show it to every person that questions hunting to perhaps give them a new perspective. There is also a beautiful article titled “Blood Brother” that I recommend people read to go along with this video. Thank you Steve

The world needs to move back toward more of these types of interactions. Two people in a respectful dialogue. Both feel strongly about their opinion but are perfectly willing to have a civil discussion. None of the false outrage we see today.

Steve.. You are truly amazing. Not just your knowledge, but you handled that like every hunter should. Thank you for being you.

back in the day when you could have debate and both walk away happy and not yelling at eachother, we need this type of debating skills in 2019.

I've just started watching your shows and am truly fascinated with it all.

One of the best, well though out, and respectful answers that I've ever heard. You do the "Meat Eater" world proud Steven!

Love Steve and his attitude. Im a hunter that has friends and coworkers that are veggie and vegan. This vegan and Steves conversation remind me of how my conversations with them have gone. We are both passionate about our side but respect is shown. It sucks we both cant exist as a whole and make one great meal without killing EACHOTHER.

RESPECT to both men! The question and answer were respectful and intelligent. I watch Meat Eater because of Steve's values and approach to hunting. A true professional and you can feel the respect he has for an animal when he does harvest.

Always nice to see people respect each other and that they can have civil discourse. This is an absolute requirement if you want to change anyone's mind to begin with, and it's also much nicer for everyone involved. Having said that, I don't think the hunter's answer justified him hunting. The fact that we have we have always behaved in a certain way in the past is not in itself a justifiable reason for anything. Lots of practices were completely normal for a very long time in the past, and we can still find these practices to be immoral today. Also, we can't blame a wolf for killing, because it needs to in order to survive and for its health in general. We don't. Our canines don't make us carnivores either, and if you look at them and compare them to other carnivores, certainly we are far off. Also, take a look at a gorilla, or take a look at pretty much all our closest relatives. They all have much larger canines than us, yet they're herbivores. In fact, our bodies resemble that of herbivores, not carnivores. So even though I'm currently convinced that the hunter doesn't have a decent justification for hunting, I'm not saying that he definitely doesn't. But I do think that his answer here didn't justify it.

Well handled by both men. Nice to see a conversation without any animosity.

Both parties very mature to one another, while respecting the others viewpoint. Great job to both men, and having the ability to "agree to disagree. " Love ya Steve! Keep up the good work!

Even as a vegeterian I think hunting is a better way of eating meat than farming, it's a respect for the food cycle.

I wish I had the ability to respond with such grace and clarity to an apparently provocative question as Steve had here.

As someone who doesn’t eat meat, but loves Meateater and what it stands for, this encounter made me really happy from both perspectives.

I really like the guys reaction to Steven's response I thought for sure this was going to go the wrong direction but it ended very well. Good job on both sides.

Steve you are amazing how you deal with people who have a perspective that hunting is terrible. You are calm , passionate and so full of knowledge of all things that are required to respect nature and humans. Thank you for teaching people who are experienced and people who are not. I love everything you are doing and what you stand for. Thank you very much

one of the best responses to this conversation point. very well put

I think I just witnessed the coolest damn talk Ive ever seen between a vegan and a hunter/meat eater. This is how it should be when debating topics like this, not just saying someone else is wrong or a bad person etc just cause they have a different view point or what not!

Rinella really needs to debate Gary Yourofsky. Would be so interesting to watch.

That was very well handled and it is something us as hunters need to practice doing more of.. So many times we get offended by people like that and instead of seeing their side and having a legitimate conversation we get aggressive.. Good job and I loved your Netflix series

If only politicians could speak to each other this way.

It seems to me that the "default" position of humans is carnivorous. Meat is supposed to be a part of our diet. I've killed deer and eaten them and also worked in the beef industry. Honestly, the deer have it much better than a steer.

I enjoyed the dialogue and mutual respect here

Steve’s response was perfect! Although the title of this should not be “.vs” as this was an intelligent discussion. Love MeatEater! Can’t wait for season 9!

Love it! You can't argue with logic presented in a kind and understanding way👍

I love how respectful of an exchange that was for both of them.

You respect the animal you hunt more than anyone who thinks they should never be hunted. After tracking them for miles and waiting and filling tracks and broken saplings and scrappings you learn so much about them and their behavior. It's such hard work. People think you just get out of your car a shoot a deer then that's it you hunted. Not even close.

Handled like a gentleman.

"How long's your pamphlet?" xDD

Massive respect to both sides on this one! Handled so professionally by Steve

This is the best disagreement I have seen in my life like after wrecking the guy he said he Appreciated his perspective - Like, when the hell does that ever happen????