Hardcore Carnivore

Hardcore carnivore Jess Pryles travels the country, where she meets up with locals specializing in her favorite proteins and teaches how to prepare them, from dove hunting in Texas to bison harvesting in Wisconsin.
Elk Hunt
S1 E1

Jess and her friend Shaundi Campbell meet up with guides from Juniper Mountain Ranch in southeastern Idaho to scope out an elk to cull from the herd roaming on their 12,000 acre property.

Barbacoa
S1 E2

Jess and her good friends, Fort Worth pitmaster Joe Riscky and Chef Juan Rodriguez, prepare a traditional barbacoa feast.

Lamb
S1 E3

Jess joins the lamb-raising Siddoway family as they begin sorting the animals that are ready for processing; she then returns to the lodge, where she demonstrates how to prepare and grill lamb ribs.

Dove Hunt
S1 E4

Jess and her husband Chris head to their favorite hunting grounds, Redstone Ranch, situated in the heart of the migratory dove flyway.

Bison
S1 E5

Jess visits Northstar Bison to learn about the small family-run ranch's breeding and processing operation, then prepares her signature smash burger.

Hog Hunt
S1 E6

Jess heads to Oklahoma, where she takes aim at one of the state's estimated 1.5 million feral hogs.

Goat
S1 E7

Jess pitches in where Cylon Rolling Acres as owner Leslie Svacina runs her direct-to-consumer goat meat business.

Axis Hunt
S1 E9

With the help of a local Oklahoma guide, Jess sets out to hunt an axis deer, then shares butchery techniques and prepares a delicious backstrap grilled over live fire.

Texas Cattle
S1 E10

Jess heads to Wyatt Ranches in South Texas to check out the cattle ranching operation they've been running since 1965.