Renewable energy on public land a threat to wildlife [Video]

Cougar meat tastes like pork, using dogs to tree bears isn’t cruel and renewable energy is the next big threat to wildlife habitat.

Steven Rinella, the star of the hunting-centric Netflix television series “MeatEater” and a podcast by the same name, made an appearance in Utah on Monday. He didn’t come to bag any big game, but he did shoot straight.

“I think that humans are kind of playing God,” he told The Tribune, “when they declare that certain native wildlife should not be on a landscape.”

Rinella made a stop at the Union Events Center on Monday to promote his newest book, “The MeatEater Outdoor Cookbook.” During the talk in front of a crowd of about 600 and in an interview, Rinella espoused his beliefs on the intersection of hunting and wildlife management.

Rinella has been hunting nearly all his life. His popular “MeatEater” show, which focuses on cooking wild game almost as much as tracking it, is in its …