Why people recommend it
The Big Sky by A.B. Guthrie Jr. is a historical frontier novel depicting the American West through the experiences of mountain men and fur trappers. The book came up on The Joe Rogan Experience as the source of a specific culinary technique rather than for its literary themes alone. During episode 886 in December 2016, guest Hank Shaw mentioned A.B. Guthrie Jr.'s novel when explaining how outdoorsman and writer Steve Rinella learned a unique method for cooking a deer head underground, noting that Rinella had read about the practice in the book and decided to replicate it. Months later, during episode 951 in April 2017, Joe Rogan similarly brought up the novel while recounting how Steve Rinella buried a deer head underground to cook it, referencing the Guthrie book as the origin of the unusual recipe. Both speakers highlighted the novel not only for its historical storytelling but for its detailed, practical descriptions of wilderness life that inspired real-world culinary experiments among modern outdoorsmen and hunting enthusiasts.
Who recommended it
Joe Rogan — 1 mention
“and then when Steve took that dough head and buried it underground because uh what is that Guthrie book uh Big Sky”
Hank Shaw — 1 mention
“he read about it in that book Big Sky the Guthrie book and he decided that he wanted to try it that way”