Stick to civilization Print this article Resume to serve as an abridged version of Steven Rinella’s The MeatEater Guide to Wilderness Skills and Survival. It might have read something like this: Spiders bite you You might as well stay home Rinella, a backcountry hunting guide turned television personality, hosts an adventure show, MeatEater, on Netflix. He has used that platform to market a handful of books, including The MeatEater Fish and Game Cookbook, The Complete Guide to Hunting, Butchering, and Cooking Wild Game, and Meat Eater: Adventures from the Life of an American Hunter. The MeatEater Guide to Wilderness Skills and Survival, by Steven Rinella. Random House, 464 pp., $25.00.