1000 Truths College Won’t Teach You! ( GRIZZLY BEARS & TEENAGERS )

[@sunflowermarcia7277]

Very interesting. Love your rant. People really have blinders on about the environment. They need to look at the whole picture not just their interest. Thank you for bringing it to our attention. Great video.

[@LifeintheWest]

Thank you. It is becoming more and more clear to me as I learn more, that you cannot manage anything without considering the entire ecosystem.

[@wakranich3488]

The environment was working just fine until people came w/their animals..

[@earlhuff3998]

Well said Trinity. It is so refreshing to hear from someone who actually knows what they are talking about. Really appreciated and enjoyed it.

[@LifeintheWest]

Thank you. My knowledge is almost entirely derived from a thirst for knowledge and practical experience. Not revered but often more useful.

[@jeanries434]

God bless you richly so you can continue because your wisdom is so needed in this country today. The scenery was breath taking, and since I am 79, I really appreciate things I have never seen before, and learned something that I never knew.

[@LifeintheWest]

That’s awesome to hear! Thanks for your encouragement.

[@MrBowNaxe]

Great stuff Trinity! Very informative and beautiful at the same time. You are 💯 correct, book smart environmentalist have no idea how to manage land. Thanks for sharing and I can't wait to see what's next.

[@LifeintheWest]

Thank you sir! That’s what I believe as well. If you don’t have the practical knowledge to go along with the book knowledge, it gets very off base.

[@travisbitters7964]

Nice work. I work for NRCS. Don't need to tell you how hard it is to get the ecological cow argument into the kids coming out of college these days! You're voice is making a difference

[@NOLAgenX]

Love this episode. You really just gave us a beautiful scenery tour. Loved it!

[@LifeintheWest]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@bradleyhale616]

😅

[@sherrywilliams409]

Wow! Holy cow! What beautiful country! I would never get tired of seeing these views! Thanks for bringing us along. I’m a new subscriber. What you do is so interesting. With videos like these, who needs television!

[@IchbinMcVicker]

Wow, man! You are like the younger brother I never had that actually listen to everything Dad said! I really enjoy you sharing.

[@LifeintheWest]

Thank you. That means a lot.

[@carolyn1696]

Well done! Thank you for talkin' truth! signed, senior former horsewoman 😊 (ignorance is soooo frustrating)

[@teamground0229]

Subscribed! I married a Montana girl 36 years ago, so its my adopted home. She lived in Chester MT when we met, then her family moved to Whitefish. Love hearing about your Montana life.

[@rustinkhodges]

Such a beautiful place. I enjoy your videos and appreciate your efforts to keep our foundations strong in farming and ranching.

[@LifeintheWest]

Thank you very much!

[@jmantmull]

Grew up in Fort benton. Grew up camping Shonkin, and the Highwood range. Love the big sag and miss is like crazy. It's too bad lost lake has been shut down to the public, but I respect the land owners decision. Cut wheat in that country and hunted that country for years! Great video

[@davidcumings4316]

Thanks for all the information on environment and what all those college kids miss out on. Montana is a very beautiful state. I hope to see it someday.

[@DRFelGood]

Excellent clarification“Trinity” 👍 I’m Thankful ✌️for you bringing accurate data to the forefront. 🇺🇸

[@LifeintheWest]

Thank you. i do my best!

[@markvincent6848]

Yes, well our education systems don’t teach critical thinking anymore. They mostly encourage our youngsters to embrace their feelings, and somehow their personal feelings cancel what is actual truth. Great video Trinity.

[@LifeintheWest]

Exactly! There are truths regardless of whether you feel it or not. We teach the opposite in our schools.

[@bladetheatrics]

When is last time you have attended college?😊

[@markvincent6848]

⁠@@bladetheatrics Earned my bachelors degree 45 years ago… yes, much has changed in all levels of education since then.

[@celuiquipeut6527]

​@@bladetheatricsDont need to attend it to know whats going on there. 😊

[@jadams1722]

You have no idea what you’re talking about

[@NotAZKool]

I truly enjoyed this video. Agreed, Money is their motivator. Trying to shut down all farming is sickening.

[@robertschuler850]

Very interesting! You are right about there is a balance to nature in all things! I grew up on a fish and wildlife refuge in North Dakota! My father was a true biologist, not a barstool biologist who taught me about your remarks and thoughts! I sure miss it all!! Keep up your great program!!

[@garyb4929]

Thanks. Came for the View & discussion. Your Right On! about throwing yearling into lg pastures. Dad did that for few years! when i was younster. It was like herding Cats! to drive them out😂. keep up the great content and have Blessed day.

[@steveporter6251]

Love the video. You provide some great information. I love the West and the ranching community and your videos are great. This is the first time I’ve commented but I’ve been following for a while. Thanks for sharing a way of life many of us would love to live.

[@christineribone9351]

What's to do out there in dirt land? There aren't any sidewalks, can't wear high heels and dresses, there's not even a shopping mall!

[@earlhuff3998]

​@@christineribone9351Thank goodness for that!!!

[@LifeintheWest]

Exactly!!

[@LifeintheWest]

Thank you for your comment! I definitely feel blessed.

[@YellowstoneJayhawk]

We’ve had a good wildflower year here too in Wyoming Big Horns from all the moisture.

[@maryg3143]

I love listening to people who live on Montana lands. Please keep the videos coming!

[@LifeintheWest]

Thank you Mary. I will certainly do my best.

[@vjx68]

Vandenacre you must be of Dutch decent, I really appreciate your videos you give us a clear down to earth view of rural life in the midwest and this time a spectacular image of Montana's alpine meadows, showing that ranching isn't destructive to the natural world. Greetings from the Netherlands

[@robertschmidt9032]

Thank you Trinity . This part of Montana is lovely to see . You are right some that there must be a balance of animals. In 1981 agreement between the governments of Canada and Saskatchewan provided for the future establishment of Grasslands National Park, which will eventually encompass 906.4 km2. of southern Saskatchewan was bought and turned into the park to save the so called prairies The ranchers had to get off of it and there was no more cattle roaming of the land. You talked about the grass well no cattle to eat it the grass grow making for a fire hazard for one thing but after a time the . agrostology's and other scientific research people found that some of the grass species was dyeing out. The government did not take into account that some of these grass species need to be eaten but a ruminant like buffalo and cattle to reseed . Being that there were millions of buffalos and later cattle on the range to do this . There would never be enough deer and antelope to do this vast area. So what the government did was let the rancher that remained put some cattle back on the range. You have to follow mother natures plan. Personally I think that it should be grazed more waste of good grass and most of the park can not be easily seen only by foot and horse back. I have ridden in it a couple of times but it is no were as beautiful as the land you were on. . With the trees and meadows. This grass land park is bentonite hills and short grass.

[@LifeintheWest]

I have made a video of what the American Prairie Reserve is doing that will come out in a few weeks. In that video we discuss the very things you are talking about.

[@wakranich3488]

If the white man hadn't shot all the bison they would be eating the grass..

[@maggietaskila8606]

Not just a fire hazard but also causes desertification. In a few years it will be sage brush and cheat grass. The earth needs ungulants to eat the grass but also to break up the surface of the ground ( airiating it ) and fertilizing it with their digested matter , and the spread the good eatable grasses and plants .

[@georgehutcheson9679]

That place is gorgeous. I hunted in Colorado's White River National Forest in a Place Called the FlatTops. That was the divide of where the South Fork & North Forks began. We went in on horseback 7 miles and camped at 9800 ft in tents for 5 days. It just made me have so much respect for what goes on up there to make an ecosystem thrive. Thanks for all you and them boys out there do i know its no picnic.

[@mikepoole7043]

You are a solid Montanan! We need your voice!!!!

[@stephaniechavez9422]

trinity, loved all the green scenery. what you were driving through and seeing is why i love where i live now in vancouver, washington a few minutes from the columbia river. i was born and raised in california. i've lived socal to norcal. then when i retired in 2005 i moved to vancouver. who knew that socal sun worshipping woman was really a winter loving, snow and raining loving, cold temp loving woman. in the first 5 years i lived here there was only 1 bad smog day. i wish i was standing where you were standing. my dad raised us camping in every environment and the mountains own my heart. thanx for the video. loved it.

[@tiffanyq.6004]

I will be you in a couple of years. I'm over the heat and burning sun here in CA. Mostly the politics. I think I will do just fine in snow and colder weather.

[@stephaniechavez9422]

my daughter is leaving cali soon and moving to idaho. my nephew left to alaska. their waking up :) blessings on your move!@@tiffanyq.6004

[@Keet619]

I miss living up in that part of the world, truly God's Country. Thank you for sharing this video!

[@johnt3728]

Another video with a lot of good stuff. Thank you Trinity.👍

[@LifeintheWest]

You are very welcome. I am glad you liked it. It was a very fun day.

[@danielmoffett1772]

The wolf depredations around the Yellowstone ecosystem have really been hard on the ungulates

[@frenchpotato2852]

Yes, also the droughts, mega fire, and sadly development. There are ungulates in Yellowstone that need protection (moose, caribou).

[@FarmerC.J.]

Love listening to your rants or reflections! The scenery was absolutely breathtaking! Thank you!

[@barbaraberrier8840]

What a beautiful part of the world that you live in. The one place on earth I've always wanted to visit but have yet to make it there. Thank you for the info. Have a great day.

[@BillWestHobby]

Great comments, most subjects are more complicated than they first seem.

[@arlysdavis3694]

Just breath taking scenery. Thank you for taking us along and sharing your knowledge.

[@TwentyWonmile]

Rock on Trinity, preach it brother!

[@pollyspaner9719]

Wonderful video. Thank you for taking us with you on your adventure.

[@davewhitman8837]

Awesome! Well said. I love watching your videos, keep them coming

[@larrygulick6080]

After attorneys win an unjust settlement against ranchers, they sit down and enjoy a steak dinner. No understanding of the consequences of what they've done. Yup...follow the money ALWAYS!

[@drsmokeybones]

That bus is a lot like the one from the movie Into The Wild. It was about the young man who made his way to Alaska and got sick and starved to death in an abandoned Fairbanks city bus. They had drug the bus many miles into the bush for loggers to utilize I believe. True story, based on one for sure. Cool video guys! Beautiful.

[@LifeintheWest]

I have seen that, and yes it does look similar to that bus. 😁

[@jacotacomorocco]

Great video. Appreciate the knowledge you share!

[@tinarobinson7509]

I heard the buffalo hides were used to make the massive belts needed to run the machines for the industrial revolution.

[@LifeintheWest]

Yes. That was one use for them.

[@maggietaskila8606]

From the bench by Chouteau, you can litterly see a 200 mile sweeping vista . In my opinion the most beautiful part of Montana.

[@kathryncollings9421]

Always interesting info ! God bless you and yours and your neighbors. In Jesus Name, amen

[@LifeintheWest]

Thank you Kathryn. I always accept prayers.

[@dougbourdo2589]

Another Very interesting video Trinity. Absolutely Spot-On commentary regarding the ecosystem.

[@williamgeorge3154]

Trinity really enjoyed the video. Learned some things I didn’t know. So beautiful in the mountains I guess you could say that truly is Gods country 👍

[@LifeintheWest]

It sure is! 😊

[@Pterodactyl-kn3ve]

Just read a quick excerpt about the lawsuit. It’s mind blowing. And I agree, the kids are being used as propaganda. Hmmm, who has done that before?

[@gr7485]

I find it interesting to see and hear about the area you live and work in. Where I live the Sweet Grass Hills are just over the border to the SSW of me. Even though we are a few hundred miles apart from one another we can still view common ground. Vast vistas indeed.

[@covemallard]

If you get the buffalo kiss the fences goodbye. Ole buff goes where he wants.

[@cdmc965]

Thank you, the views are beautiful. Texas is hot 109f today and dry. I always know the Lord provides rain and relief. This heat will pass. Nice to see the green.

[@karenkindler834]

Great job explaining Trinity!!

[@LifeintheWest]

Thank you!

[@dennisminnick6677]

OUTSTANDING! Thank you.

[@LifeintheWest]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@laurence1643]

This my favorite kind of episode that you do.

[@LifeintheWest]

You mean just talking to people about life?

[@richardmonson8657]

A women was just killed outside West Yellowstone (6-22-23). The folks preventing delisting grizzly bears have no intention of ever letting them be delisted. They would stop all sport hunting if they could. There is no animal since the advent of reasonable game laws and enforcement that has ever become extinct or even close to it due to recreational hunting under best practices management. I truly feel sorry for the family.

[@maryfries2147]

Having grizzlies and wolves is total nonsense.way better when the people before us controlled them cause they knew the predators were replaced by human iand it was way safer to be in the wild than it is today.we won't even go hunting in those areas no more irs either not safe or no game total stupidity

[@donelmore2540]

Listening to you talk about ranching reminds me of listening to Victor Davis Hansen talk about farming deciduous trees. There’s lots of details that aren’t obvious to the uninitiated.

[@intothenight9256]

Highly informative n educational thank you for highlighting this!!! 👍🏼

[@bluemntceltic2]

Addendum…. The ecosystem goes down to the soil… hope you meant down to below the root layer. It kind of seemed like you meant the soil surface, there is an entire soil ecosystem that has to be taken into consideration as well, particularly if you want to reforest an area… but that’s another video and another rant. Keep up the good work. Wish I’d discovered Montana sooner. Grew up in Colorado….. but Montana stole my heart. ❤

[@SeaChellesShore]

Thanks!

[@LifeintheWest]

Thank you for always commenting on my videos! I really appreciate your continued support. 😊

[@SeaChellesShore]

Wow - breathtaking view and great content - thank you. Keep up with great work! Yes, lots of variables to consider regarding health of eco-system. It's not so simple. One thing I do know - not to trust anyone with a financial gain on issues! 😆

[@LifeintheWest]

Yes. Money usually clouds the issue. We have to do our best to think critically so that we understand the whole of these issues.

[@mikebehm475]

Trinity I have recently come across your videos after seeing your interview with Dwane at Dry Creek Wrangler School. I have been really enjoying all of your videos. My sister that lives in Montana keeps trying to get me to come visit, but I'm not sure my Florida blood can handle that cold of weather. I found this video particularly interesting though. All my life (46 years) I always said I am not a college person, can't handle sitting in classes, there's no kind of degree for me or what I would want to do. I've been through several trade schools, and retiring from the Army in about 8 months. My body had decided it has been beat up enough over the years that it's tired and wants to try something new. I found a program through the VA to go to school and I figured what the heck, I'll give it a try. So here I am, in my third semester. It's been tough, I have a really hard time concentrating because I am not a classroom person, I'd rather be outdoors. But I said I'd try it, made it a goal, so keeping at it. But being someone from an older generation in classes with those from younger generation definitely has it's challenges. It's hard to keep my mouth close and respect other's views, but I manage. But I have challenged some. One young man gave a presentation on clean energy in a class. Long story short, when I questioned the destruction of forests and farmland for solar farms and wind farms, he had no answer. My family supports local farmers and ranchers, and that is getting harder to do when they are getting pushed out. Whether or not I get something out of this whole college thing is to be seen, but it's another goal I made to get through and will move on from it if I make it through. But I hope not to be one of those people who says "well I have my degree so now I'm smarter than you." Because I know that's BS and hope others know that as well. I know this is an older video, but keep up that great work, looking forward to more of them.

[@Shilohii65]

Always curious about mountain cattle and predators. What is the predation rate of cattle in mountainous grazing?

[@tommyo9879]

Good job mate! very informative!

[@coryferguson]

Yeah. There's plants here in Oklahoma that really bug us and some trees. Here in the past 25 years wheat pasture has been getting turned back into grass. Programs etc by the state of Oklahoma. I won't go past that but I see what your saying in your neck of the woods. I see what your saying because your showing it. All I say with them purple plants were money lost on your land if you spend to kill it or if a cow eats it.

[@cfishing6235]

Another new Trinity video, it’s gonna have to be a great one because that’s the only type available.

[@LifeintheWest]

That’s awesome! Thank you!

[@cfishing6235]

@@LifeintheWest I always love your content man, you’re inspirational and I feel like you’ll help keep ranching alive with these videos.

[@markburrell2778]

Living there might be tough but I'd love to visit.

[@christinacrane1896]

I just stumbled onto your show, n I love it!! Thanks for all the information stuff I didn't even think of... Or know about it's great THANKS!! I will definitely be following to find out where you will go next Thanks...❤🎉❤👍🏼🐎🐎🤠

[@Jerry_Debi]

Always informative! Thanks for putting up with those incredible views, just to bring us a video...😂

[@LifeintheWest]

Yeah!! It was tough, but someones got to do it. 😄

[@allenschmitz9644]

When you said Peck Reservation to the east, I knew just where your were..the middle of god awfull big sky country..yea it makes you real small.

[@chrismiles8225]

Sure as hell don't get those types of views in northwest Ohio! Love the content!

[@dant153]

Great video finally somebody who actually knows what hes talking about.

[@stevecallaway8457]

An education for us all. Thanks

[@LifeintheWest]

Absolutely! Thank you for watching.

[@stevecallaway8457]

Montana girl’s little league World Series playing now. Go Montana

[@robertgardner7552]

Enjoyed this very much. would love to be in that county, instead of the central valley of California. Been here 82 years, probably will not move.

[@LifeintheWest]

Glad you enjoyed it. Yeah. It’s hard to move after living your whole life somewhere.

[@tiffanyq.6004]

I'm near the Central Valley too. It's hotter than heck here in the summer. 105 today and tomorrow. I'm a tad younger than you so I am planning to move, but maybe you could go for a visit to MT. It's truly God's country.

[@ashleysmith2109]

@TrinityMT I didn't realize y'all were so far northwest in the state, thought you were more central/eastern Montana I guess for some reason. My husband is from Lolo just south of Missoula, in laws still live there. Pretty country!!

[@peterm.eggers520]

With the right dog, even an old bull on a hot day can be moved. Yearlings are certainly friskier, but not a problem for an experienced cowhand.

[@earlhuff3998]

Well said Trinity. I IS SO

[@torybryant2280]

Appreciate the wisdom

[@coryferguson]

Man I couldn't ranch in Montana. I would love to give it a week try for vacation but I feel blessed for the flat land of Oklahoma. No bears (roar) lol Then no mountain and that's why I would love to ranch in New Mexico, Montana, South Dakota, or even Missouri because all the lovely lakes lol. Thank you for never ending yalls info in your area and the way yall do things up there north

[@LifeintheWest]

The mountains of Montana are definitely not the easiest place to make money in ranching. The steep mountains, short summers, long winters are just some of the things that make it difficult. Gorgeous, but difficult. 😁

[@timbrielmaier6709]

Great videos. I’m learning a lot. Thanks. Tim

[@alanmurray3624]

I moved 200 pr. On horse by myself no problems. Always open wire gates all the way wire open for cattle and your horse doesn't get wire stuck in shoe they'll go nuts break leg or buck you off makes bad day.

[@zapatafa]

Great video. Thank you.

[@LifeintheWest]

Thank you. I am so glad you enjoyed it.

[@milesbliss3256]

Great video. I must be an old bull I don't move much anymore either 😂

[@LifeintheWest]

😄. Get stuck in the brush and don’t want to move?

[@rickmarcure1613]

On both sides of my family came to Montana 1860s . Farmers /ranchers . Now I have a plan for grizzlies and wolves don’t shot them we ship them . To every state that don’t have them .

[@LifeintheWest]

😁

[@maryanngross7225]

Thanks for another great video!!!!

[@tiffanyq.6004]

Your rant was spot on. It's weird how when I was young the enviromentalism push was to think about not disrupting the ecosystems by foolishly focusing on only 1 part. Now everything is about single issues. Sounds like regression, not progression in enviromentalism. For the yearlings, I thought some folks put Nanny cows in with the youngsters to guide them? I'm not 100% sure, but I saw a video where a gal did that with her heifers because they'd break through fences and travel miles to go back "home" in the first few weeks. A Nanny cow that knew the pasture and the routine kept them all settled and staying put. Cutting horse trainers do this too in the arena when they don't have a bunch of turnback help. The older animal keeps them settled and hanging out in 1 spot while they work a single cow. I'd need to research it more to know the whole story, but thought I'd throw it out there. 😊

[@stropefarmsllc7630]

Great video very well said

[@LifeintheWest]

Thank you! I am glad you appreciate it.

[@TheHumanMass]

Always comes down to the golden rules, Don't judge a book by its cover!

[@LifeintheWest]

Yes. We need to look at the whole, not just the part we feel the deepest about.

[@LLAND18]

Absolutely agree. Great video. One thing that college and everywhere has wrong is fire. If we would manage our forest with fire management we wouldn’t have these huge wildfires that get so hot during the dry season that it kills mature trees and destroys the good bacteria in the ground. ControlledFire actually helps our native plants and trees out of control wildfires with millions of dead standing trees and dry under brush under them doesn’t

[@james-we6fr]

Maybe some of them that can’t see the forest for the trees just might have learned something from this video.

[@alanmurray3624]

We have 5 grizzlies south of Elliston Mt. Sow 2 cubs 1 bore big 1 big big bore called vw beetle. Be be bear aware I had the small bore in trees next to me on my 4 wheeler hunting elk about 10 above 0.

[@judelyons1]

A real education on this channel.

[@HVTMuddvain]

Great stuff man beautiful country!

[@LifeintheWest]

Thank you. Yes. It is gorgeous country.

[@49er61]

Trinity your rant for today should be heard and understood for all of it's worth it's just to bad there are so many people following the leadrs who don't know anything but making money off of fools and that my friend is my rant agreeing with what your saying

[@equinluv1646]

Trinity, amazing video! How do you manage your other work and daily life with all the work and activities you do for these videos?

[@carleto9597]

You live in a beautiful area there in Montana. You forgot to take Calibar on this trip. That's okay, will be on the next trip up there in paradise. Take care Trinity.

[@LifeintheWest]

He was in the corral, but he will be sorting bulls next week!

[@patrickmorgan3326]

Outstanding,thanks.

[@LifeintheWest]

You are very welcome.

[@chitlika]

TRINITY you have a wonderful life in a Beautiful place . I Realize its a damn hard life too and what you've got you gained from the working of your brain ,the sweat of your brow and the strength of your arm God Bless you and yours. As hard as it might be ( no weekends damn few holidays) Its better than showing up at the factory at 6am every day for thirty years God bless you!

[@nancysmith-baker1813]

A Good rancher will know his land , Love your hat . Well broken in . The Land looks realy healthy where you are at .Good moister . We are baking in utah .

[@exothermal.sprocket]

Merriam-Webster: UNGULATE (un' gyoo lat) noun A hoofed typically herbivorous quadruped mammal (such as a pig, cow, deer, horse, elephant, or rhinoceros) of a group formerly considered a major mammalian taxon (ungulata)

[@LifeintheWest]

I guess I never know that included horses. For some reason I thought it had to be a cloven hoofed animal. 😁

[@exothermal.sprocket]

@@LifeintheWest I had to look it up myself. We all learn together :)

[@bluemntceltic2]

Well done. ❤

[@fredvencill7639]

I would get dropped off on Mt Baldy back in the 90's working on the communications tower while in the USAF. Beautiful country!

[@delmanicke9228]

Good talk. I hope them know it all's out there are listening.

[@LifeintheWest]

Thank you.

[@abrahamyerena932]

Another great video!

[@Ida-fz3ir]

lupines in Central Europe are everywhere, also cultivated, in different colours... They grow at the borders of streets or fields or woods.. . Our cattle has no problems with it, but perhaps, because our meadows regulary are cut 2-3 times a year, and our territory space is not comparable to Montanas... Lupines are protected

[@tomphillips3162]

The lupines of Europe and the USA though both called lupines are really not the same, some lupines are toxic to cattle where as some types are not, that's why the confusion. Plants are a product of there environment for example in some places the dandelion is a delicious and nutritious part of a salad but in other places it tastes bitter, both called dandelion but not the same.

[@Ida-fz3ir]

@@tomphillips3162 👍