Southern Foraging Snap-Shot -Summer- Basic Tips and Technique

[@benfranklin2450]

I appreciate your videos very much . You are to the point and cover important subject matter without all the fumbling around and opinion pushing . You are a true TEACHER . Thank you !

[@BobHansler]

I'm glad that the videos are being received so well. I have been a teacher, born into a family of teachers... but the classroom and the finite number of students that I could impact each year was limiting. I'd dreamed of doing this for many years and have now taken the leap. We'll keep making these. Glad you found the channel.

[@benfranklin2450]

+Bob Hansler /// Bravo Sir !

[@FrancisR420]

Ben Franklin not to mention the sexy accent

[@jamesmumford8451]

I would like to see a video on foraging the fresh water clams you speak of.Thank you

[@debonairedragon]

Your whole property is like a grocery store. An abundance of different foods available

[@BobHansler]

I have a follow up called river foraging you might like.

[@debonairedragon]

Bob Hansler. Thanks I will definitely check that out. I really love your videos.

[@louismecka3663]

Excellent job, kudos to your videographer the close up shots are some of the best I have seen. Additionally your teaching skills and ability to narrate keep the viewers focused and interested in learning, great job

[@lisabooker6405]

I love the foraging videos. Even if a lot of what you have there doesn’t grow in my area (Ohio) it’s still good to know. Ya never know where you may be in an emergency! Greatly appreciated. God Bless! ~Lisa

[@vickiebrown2236]

I am so glad I've found your channel! I am amazed at your knowledge for as young as you are...a lot of what you are showing we do have in the North. I didn't realize that God had given us so much good on our land. so I will be checking out a lot of these foods and will be teaching it to my grandchildren so they will hopefully never have to go hungry! Thank you so much for sharing.

[@thelastneanderthal3171]

Great videos. Very informative. Let’s not forget that all this was common knowledge of the “ first people “ inhabiting this area, before Europeans arrived at the scene. Thank you. You have thought me a great deal.

[@OKBushcraft]

I just found your channel. Im enjoying what I've seen so far. I was humbled to learn of several new foods to me. 1- the Texas persimmon, ive eaten the orange ones almost 50 years and never knew of the Texas variety. 2- The sand paper tree, totally new to me. I'm learning from you and am grateful. ATB from Oklahoma.

[@fishhooks100]

More of this please and thank you!

[@BobHansler]

So glad that this is going over as well as it is. Planning on making a more in depth version after a while, as well as a snapshot mirror of this vid for each of the 4 seasons. Glad you enjoyed it. Cheers.

[@thywill828]

I live in texas and have been wanting some sort of insight into identifying food sources. This hits the nail right on the head. I've looked online and couldn't find Jack. I've learned more from this vid then the year of doing research.

[@BobHansler]

Glad you found the video and the channel. Looks like I will have to do a series of these in different regions and times of year. Great that this is helpful. Cheers.

[@donboehner6005]

Bob, you always amaze me with your knowledge. I was stationed in Texas and I experienced the heat you spoke of. Shade takes on a whole new meaning.

[@markamark123]

Nice video ..I was born and raised in Texas. Love Texas and God Bless America. Thanks amigo

[@BobHansler]

Glad you like the vid Senior. We've an almost limitless number of videos to make out here, and Texas as you know is a very large and diverse place. Going to be busy in a number of areas for wuite some time. Thanks for watching. Adios.

[@Hh11873]

Totally informative video. The close up shots of the leaves and seeds was a great in identifying the plants and trees.

[@garland978]

Great video Bob. Some of those plants I didn't know about. You are lucky to still have red ripe chilies on the bush, the birds usually get them before we do. I love Texas persimmons, they taste so good when they are warm off the tree and a very good laxative if you need it. You did some serious sweating in this video. Thank you Bob for teaching me about some new wild food.

[@homesteadingatkookergehoft8131]

We recognize this thumbnail, LOL. Had a great time meeting y'all at the Self-Reliance Expo last weekend! We can't wait to look through your videos to see what we can learn!

[@danll8539]

Wow, your knowledge on the plants is incredible, so awsome that you have access to all of this!!!

[@BobHansler]

Once you begin to look, you might be surprised by what youll find. I am blessed with the diversity and vibrance that the rains have brought this year though ; )

[@aaronafrah]

You're the man Bob!

[@BobHansler]

Hoping this video would go over well. Appreciate the comment. Cheers.

[@joeurbina2267]

Congratulations... You have become my favorite KZbin channel. lol. But, seriously what you do is great, important and greatly appreciated. Thanks

[@SaucyBlunt]

I think out off all the channels I'm subscribed to, you're the one that actually deserves the most subscribes your channel is very productive and learnfull ( English is not my main language, srry for my faults). You're honestly my favorite youtuber by far!

[@Crazyrandomnamehere]

i love your channel, such a wide variety. i am from Missouri but moved to New Mexico. I recognize so many plants from both areas and I love learning new ideas for them.

[@gazay7777]

Very nice video, I'm not from Texas so a lot of this info doesn't apply to me but it was enjoyable to watch none the less. I like your demeanor and the way you explain things.

[@nemo9xiphos]

Indeed! The ones up north can also be used to stun fish, or as a mild bug killer for your garden

[@joybickerstaff194]

I was watching your video on the Yucca plant again, and again, when I got now but there’s no way I can pull myself away from your videos to read what came in, I look forward to your summer foraging video in June. I try to take pictures During your videos to help me remember, the problem is remembering what you say about them, the edibles, that’s why I rewatch your videos over and over LOL, that’s why I was asking if you ever thought of making a Book on wild edibles there in Texas, just keep me in mind I’m first to Buy two of your books, thank you Bob

[@stacybrown4257]

joy bickerstaff i have a productive yucca (Texan) with several babies each year. if you would like to plant one...i can sell you a baby 5 bucks plus postage...i have 8 babies right now. [e-mail]

[@algigirl]

now I remember when talking about nature in texas. .it reminded me of walker.

[@danielhale26]

awesome, I need to watch this video once a day just to learn what to eat out in the woods.great styff

[@YsabetJustYsabet]

Wonderful video! Took me back to my days in NW Florida of stuffing my face on blackberries, dewberries, haws, huckleberries, mulberries, orange palm dates, tiny wild plums, pecans, hickory nuts and scuppernong grapes (we called them 'scupnins')... not to mention watermelons stolen from my cousin's garden. Texas looks an awful lot like Florida up around the Alabama line-- you can find hills full of wild persimmon trees growing everywhere up there if you know where to go. Lots of wild onions around the Panhandle too. Great bit about the mesquite beans; I now live in the Sonoran Desert, and every year my town announces when mesquite grinding is available for anyone who brings in clean, non-holed beans (there's a very low price for grinding, totally worth it.) Pinole is lovely stuff; but I thought I should tell you that the young green mesquite beans actually ARE edible-- when they're young and fresh the tree is sometimes called the 'candy bar tree' because of the faint sweetness, and you can snack on them. You can also cook them down and make a syrup; I haven't done that myself and it's too late in the year for me to try it (next year, though!) but I understand that it's very good and rich. We also have the little red chiltepin peppers out here-- the locals call them 'bird peppers' because birds eat them and then drop the seeds when splattering the landscape with white bird-bombs. Fiery little things, those peppers! Kids here dare each other to eat them.

[@cokkola]

oh how i wish i had a brazilian dude making the same content about my country areas. Really nice man! Keep it up!

[@PMPCMining]

Awesome video. Your presentation of the material is great. I enjoy your teaching method and how the information that your are delivering flows. well thought out and put together. Thank you.

[@ldn0224]

Very cool stuff. I am learning a great deal watching your videos!

[@henryshaffer5811]

great video hope you get better soon!

[@LaColorina1980]

Love to eat Tunas! I seen them in different colors too. Great video!

[@Foodie_888]

I had no idea Texas Persimmons existed. Awesome!

[@Eric-ky3fo]

Wow this channel is awesome!

[@R6Jorge]

Love your channel. I live in south Bexar County so I find your videos very helpful!

[@davidkinney7814]

Great video ! Very informative. Thanks very much and keep the camera rolling. Best wishes from N. E. Texas.

[@Zoltoks]

Out of the 11 years growing up in Texas (I eventually moved) , I never knew that you could the mesquite beans!

[@Ash-fd8ww]

Come down to south Florida for a week and try winging it in the woods like I do; Lots of stuff around here you could eat wild- but also some tricksters that could land you in the ER. LOTS OF FUN!

[@gooutside6055]

That was a lot of good info. I am looking forward to eating yucca. It looked really good in one of your older videos.

[@dcompiler]

First time stumbling on to your channel and I watch a *LOT* of survival/outdoor/backpacking videos! You have a new sub! I put you right up there with "Ray Mears." So much information packed into one video that I'll have to watch it again and again... THANK YOU brother.

[@crustybuns9344]

Newish sub here. I love and respect your passion for survival. Something really admirable. Really appreciate everything you're teaching, showing, demonstrating, providing, catering, and everything in between. seeing so many people eager to learn about how not to die with sustenance thriving around them gives me hope. Again much respect! Do I have any brown on my nose yet?

[@donavanblue9247]

Thank you =D. This is gonna be my absolute favorite video you have done yet. Simply for all the knowlege you pass along & the double take of each thing you speak about. I really hope to see some more of what is under the surface that you didnt scratch. Much love ty agian. your friend from Ky Blue

[@BobHansler]

Glad the videos is being recieved so well. I plan on mirroring this video for each of the 4 seasons in this way. I also need to work towards a more in depth version that goes into more detail for those wanting more than just a taste. Thank you for the kind words. We'll keep making these. Cheers.

[@joybickerstaff194]

Hey there Bob, hope you’re well, have you ever thought of making a book of these wild edibles with detailed pictures and descriptions,? Because I would buy two of them, I would have to say your videos are the best out there, and your camera person does a good job too, thank you so much and keep it up and if you decide to have a book on these plants please let me know, thank you, Question, do these plants go all over Texas or just a certain area?

[@BobHansler]

Depends on the plant type. Going to make a more in depth summer forage in June I think. More info and many more edibles.

[@LaineyBug2020]

I just saw this & thought it would be a great idea for him to write a guide infused with his eco philosophy! He gets reaaly deep on some of his videos & his is n attitude we need more of, especially to pass to the younger generations!

[@ozarkadventures121]

Recently found your channel, lovin it. Learning from you about some things we have here in the Ozarks(America's Eden). Learning some new uses also. Thanks.

[@Strange9952]

I live in Canada but you earned a subscriber!

[@philpenne]

Hey, when you were talking about all the stuff you can make with persimmons, I didn't hear you mention something called "persimmon leather". Didn't think that was just a Florida thing. If by some weird happenstance you've never heard of it (that'd be hard to believe :-) ) there are recipes for it all over the Internet. Think "persimmon jerky" and you've pretty much got it. You folks take care, stay healthy, and keep following that star.

[@danyack9660]

another awesome video, very informative & entertaining, i watch all your vids & never miss one, please keep them coming! :D you're the man bob indeed!

[@jonathanlee97]

If you find those marbled seed things that are dried you can rub them on each other and they produce heat. I used to do that when I was a kid so I could burn my sisters lol with the hot seeds. They really get quite hot

[@BobHansler]

We did it with Mountain Laurel seeds. Good times.

[@georgejohnson1537]

Awesome video Bob..............Thanks for the knowledge Have a nice day C YA

[@BobHansler]

Glad you enjoyed it. We'll keep them coming. Adios.

[@kittymorse7402]

I have shared several of your videos all over the world..hope you don't mind.

[@samwilliams5283]

Tuna seeds can be ground into flour using rocks. Gluten free

[@P1200K]

That was very helpful. Good work. Thanks for sharing.

[@grampawterry8957]

Thanks BOB great info

[@LaineyBug2020]

Lol, the buckeyes are good for crafting... but I doubt you'll do too much of that in a survival situation!

[@wh8085]

Hi Bob, thanks much for the info ! I knew some of the things from being a boy scout in my younger years but had forgot about a few of them and then there are others you have not mentioned yet . I remember cattail roots and wild grapes were big forages when we were camping as a boy scout, among other things. A suggestion for you. If you were to take some good illustrative pics and assemble a book I believe you would have little trouble selling them . It would take some time to go through the four seasons but " in seasons & out of season " pics of forageable plants could be invaluable . Just a thought for you Sir. Love your videos ! Thanks much for sharing !

[@tonynapoli5549]

Great video Bob very informative, well documented Thank you for sharing Hope you getting better mate. ☝️🇬🇧

[@littleoneslaysthem9145]

Just found your channel... And im loving the content! The cpl vids i caught are so informative and well shot. Nice to have the South so well represented. New subscriber!!

[@lonnieestrada2916]

dude thanks you for this I live in southwest TEXAS and this vid is very helpful hope you can make more

[@johnbrown2163]

Great video, Thank you and THANK YOU CAMERA MAN!

[@BobHansler]

Glad you likes it. Ill pass the compliment onto my wife : )

[@johnbrown2163]

Bob Hansler You're super lucky to have a cameraman and a great wife.

[@hayman122]

Yep, great video good information. Im in california quite bad diversity and greenery southern cali

[@HP-fn4bo]

I once read something about a relationship between cicadas and “bumper crops.”

[@ThatAwesomeUsername]

That looks absolutely amazing

[@BobHansler]

Nature can be a very beautiful and idealistic thing... but it can also bite you in the ass and give you rabies... or at the very least a naasty rash. Have fun in the wilds my friend. We'll keep the vids coming. Cheers.

[@parrottfeatherseyes7033]

Tell me all the colors of the wind Bob lol. But for real u da man

[@lalaalalala]

“Not everything in nature is made for us.” Truth.

[@nemo9xiphos]

Those old yucca stalks make good fire boards and spindles

[@BobHansler]

I've done smaller yucca on the property that grow the perfect fire starters, this Spanish dagger yucca doesn't work as well as it should for some reason.

[@beazleydang3913]

when will you make the yucca bread? I am really curious about how that will be made :)

[@tx210poloboy2]

I been hearing about edible tree barks that are edible to eat, so I was wondering if we have trees like that here in Texas and if so I was wondering if you could do a video on them. I mean why Savage a whole tree just for burning when we could break down the components of a tree and use it's parts properly. Hope to see a video on this.

[@PokeRetroFan]

Can't believe the amount of stuff that's edible in the wild.

[@gregwright392]

Very good video. I enjoy foraging videos a lot.

[@BobHansler]

More of these to coe over the season. Going to be making a few that go into more detail as well as 3 more snapshots showcasing each of the 4 seasons and what each has to offer. Glad you likes it. Cheers.

[@CALIZONAOUTDOORS]

Very informative! Thanks for sharing.

[@tonynapoli5549]

Great Info that’s Bob 👍🇬🇧

[@phillipkarnehm7712]

love you videos Bob we have a few of those here in Ohio including Buckeyes

[@lummoxlewis70]

One of your best vids

[@JanetWilham]

Is fracking there contaminating the waterways-just curious?

[@1-gz7xy]

ikr

[@exchangesnotexistit5095]

Keep up with the awesome videos your awesome Bob💙✌🏼️🙂

[@BobHansler]

Can do. Thanks for watching.

[@exchangesnotexistit5095]

always your a good help thanks because if it wornt for you of u i am safe to go out some places to fish and to take a avenger in my bike. going back home safe. piece and love to u and ur family GOd bless yoll.

[@evandorco5193]

Keep up the great work

[@BIGOG83]

I always learn somthin new Mr Bob I was tellin my wife 2 fish with da soda bottles as "always til next time" lol love your vids

[@BobHansler]

There's a great deal of entertainment out in the wilds. Glad you found the channel, we'll keep the good stuff coming. Till next time my friend.

[@BIGOG83]

+Bob Hansler me 2 my grandma always said u learn somthin new everyday

[@hwan-son9176]

hey brotha hollerin at ya from Harlingen tx. rgv. appreciate the videos man! got my 5yr son getting excited for camping. can't wait to show him how much we can find from your videos. being from the same area.. let me know if you are on the search for any new techniques.! -Arroyo River rat,

[@Triggin1]

yall have abundant forest there in S texas. here in Raleigh NC, we have alot of woods, but not near as abundant it seems. enjoyed the vid.

[@BobHansler]

Sometimes it is hard to see the forest for all the trees. It can be surprising when you start to delve, just how much there is out there that we might have seen our entire lives but not really registered. Though I am making these vids here in lush south Texas, I am more attuned to the desert mountains... where others see a barren lifeless wasteland, I see abundant resources and life of all kinds. Appreciate the viewership. Cheers my friend.

[@kbrownfocus]

good info brother, man I didn't even know those were peppers. I know what Im adding to my chili when I can't get the peppers I need.

[@BobHansler]

Try just a taste at first. They are more potent than most people can imagine. Awesome resource to have though.

[@kbrownfocus]

+Bob Hansler That's what I'm hoping to do later this weekend when I head out to my land. I hope they are as hot as a Ghost Pepper.

[@salvation7779]

I am in the border with Mexico in Texas mesquite trees are everywhere

[@kathyle4051]

I love you videos!!

[@NateBuker]

You do a lot of foraging and fishing -- how much of your diet is actually foraged or caught? You've mentioned an "orchard"-- is the orchard intentional or just how you describe your property? How did you end up with such broad knowledge of the bounty around you? You do great presentations I only wish I could hear you better a lot of the time, but keep up the good work!

[@oldguy3983]

Bob trying to find info on the small mellons growing wild on the ditches and fence lines here in south Texas

[@patriot267]

It never ceases ti amaze me the knowledge you have my brother! Hope all is well bro. I cant wait for more of your content, you and Wood-Beard are an awesome duo!!! Makes me feel like I am really there, This is my favorite channel by far, and I have a lot of channels with KZbinrs that are up there in numbers, but this one is my all time favorite! You rock! Thanks for the knowledge! Blessings.

[@anneace2462]

Enjoy video very educational thanks

[@davidsawyer1599]

Sir, you need to clone yourself and do these teachings/lessons for all the different environments. All kidding aside about cloning. One of my desires is to learn what is edible where I live. Southeast Florida. Your instruction keeps your audience interested. Though many of the lessons apply directly to your environment, one can see how to adapt. Keep up the good work.

[@linneabeckman6543]

Lots of info to digest. Great video. Is there an easy way to detect poison sumac? After looking it up, there is an enormous amount signs, nothing clear cut, and the bush/tree foliage is so close to other plants that it is extremely difficult to identify. Anyway, very informative, and a watch many times video and take notes. Definitely need to write and illustrate a book (s).

[@lineflyer100]

NICE VIDEO AS ALWAYS. I LIVE IN NORTHERN TEXAS.I LOOKED ALL OVER FOR CHILI PAQUIN SEEDS. WAS WONDERING IF I COULD BUY A FEW SMALL PEPPERS FROM YOU MAYBE AROUND 5 FOR THE SEEDS TO GROW THEM IN MY AREA.

[@kevinstaples7393]

I live in South Texas. I really wish I could find someone like you to learn in the field. I go foraging myself with my books & apps but I really need a teacher. Can't find anyone . Very frustrating

[@tylercornell8113]

Your awesome bob

[@BobHansler]

Appreciate the compliment. Glad you are enjoying the vids.

[@bushwookieoutdoors8800]

Love your videos

[@BobHansler]

Glad you enjoy it. Trying new things and seeing what works. We'll keep them coming.

[@redstickcajunvlogs8278]

Wow... Didn't realize how much food we have around us?

[@keeperofthegood]

OOOO I had read that Pecan's were part of the Hazel family, I had no idea just how much in that stage the looked like the Hazel nuts we get here. Looking forward to that next Yuca vid actually. The low growing variety that is used globally in horticulture, is it as edible as the plants growing wild?

[@BobHansler]

I think that you are getting the Yuca mixed up with the Yucca. They may look similar, but they are anything but. To my knowledge, the yucca that I show are not comercially grown or harvested. Collecting seeds now for the vide, but something seems to have gotten to many of the plants first and I will have to put some effort into finding enough of them. Critters enjoy them and they were tasty this year. Glad you are finding some cool things in the vids, we'll keep making them. Cheers.

[@keeperofthegood]

LOL I should have double checked the number of c's. Ok no, not the Yucca/Cassava/Tapioca root crop that is grown ornamentally too but as a potted indoor tropical plant. What we have here is identical to what you have there and sold as Yuca, only they grow less than two feet for the leaves, the seed heads are at the 3 foot or so height. The leaves, the flowers and the seed pods are also identical with the same black round seed inside. Is there a way to send you a photo that would help. I know there are some 400 species, what isn't mentioned online is if they are all equally edible or not.

[@AlexT-cn4bn]

nice job thanks for the great info

[@BobHansler]

Glad you liked it. Will be able to upload more often once the temperatures come down. Thanks for watching. Cheers.

[@AlexT-cn4bn]

Cheers

[@traesdb11]

Do you have much Puslane down there? Another great survival food. Good job on your videos, I enjoy watching your channel grow.

[@BobHansler]

We do have purslane here and there, my wife points it out to me most of the time not my favorite. There are a great many plants out here and it becomes a jungle of diversity that can confuse and overwhelm the senses. I'll have to add the puslane to a followup video here in a few months. So much to see, a great deal was overlooked as you have probably guessed. Thanks for watching. Cheers,

[@fernandotontodonati7326]

Bob, l think it would have helped to have the names of the wild edible shown on the screen.

[@jaywoods5745]

sweet video is there's some kind of way to make a drink out of the prickly pear like a tea or something

[@BobHansler]

You could juice the fruit I suppose adding a bit of water to make a sweet drink. I would not use that method ina survival method but it would be a tasty treat.

[@Joseph11298]

Torcheys tacos in Houston makes a prickly pear drink and it was pretty good

[@chadpunte1731]

Just missing the portion of the video or additional video of you showing what you decided to collect and making it into a meal. Also, great video.

[@BobHansler]

Each food is a video unto itself. I'll be firing up the coking vids this fall when it cools down. Cheers.

[@rayhutchings7]

great vid!

[@2knivesguzman400]

awesome great video!