Hardcore Carnivore
Jess Pryles is a Hardcore Carnivore, embarking on a flavorful journey across the country to meet locals who are masters of her favorite proteins. From hunting nilgai in Texas to driving cattle in Wisconsin, Jess dives into the heart of meat culture, sharing mouthwatering meals and teaching us how to cook them. It's an epic meat-eating adventure like no other.
- 2024-2025
- 2 seasons
- Reality
Jess Pryles is a Hardcore Carnivore, embarking on a flavorful journey across the country to meet locals who are masters of her favorite proteins. From hunting nilgai in Texas to driving cattle in Wisconsin, Jess dives into the heart of meat culture, sharing mouthwatering meals and teaching us how to cook them. It's an epic meat-eating adventure like no other.
Season 2 Episode Guide
10 Episodes 2025
Episode 1
Whole Hog
Jess teams up with legendary West Tennessee pitmaster and whole hog expert Pat Martin to cook a hog overnight and enjoy a special cut of beef from Australia.
Episode 2
Country Hams
Jess loves country hams and there's no better place to visit than Benton's--a family-run business that's been perfecting curing and aging techniques for over 50 years.
Episode 3
Wisconsin Meats
Jess embarks on a road trip across Wisconsin with her good friend Kaitlin, stopping for a cannibal sandwich and at Usinger's in Milwaukee for their famous sausage.
Episode 4
Cattle Drive
At Devil's Hole Ranch, Jess learns to drive cattle and uses the farm's organic garlic to create a delicious meal featuring steak grilled over hot coals.
Episode 5
Meat Science
In windy Canyon, Texas, Jess visits West Texas A&M, where she interacts with a cloned cow, participates in a blind meat tasting experiment, and helps teach us how to break down a carcass into the cuts we see in the grocery store.
Episode 6
Cabrito
Jess joins her friend Javi in his backyard, where he welds custom cooking contraptions, including an asado cross they use to cook cabrito together.
Episode 7
Hog Hunt
Mon, Sep 22, 2025
Jess joins her friend Matt Hughes, who helps run an adult learn-to-hunt program, and the two head out to hunt a wild hog in the senderos of South Texas.
Episode 8
Turkey Hunt
It's not every day that you get to hunt alongside a game warden, but for this trip, Jess does just that when she meets up with her friend Chris to do some fall turkey hunting.
Episode 9
Nilgai Hunt
Jess reunites with her friend Shaundi to hunt nilgai for the first time, aiming to harvest its particularly lean and tender meat.
Episode 10
Whitetail Hunt
Jess reconnects with her friend Ryan, who first taught her to shoot and hunt. Together, they set out to bag a whitetail deer.