Bushtucker Man Series 1, Episodes 1-4

[@asokdarcy2981]

What an Australian legend I A black fella and when me and dad watched this it bridged a gap

[@icedidi]

The joy of this show was les's knowledge, humility and total respect for the bush, the indigenous people and pioneering settlers. A true asset of the Australian people. Respect sir from the old country. And thanks for the upload.

[@michaelthomas3738]

Brilliant series... I was still a serving soldier in 1988, and based in Brisbane when the first episode hit our screens... I'm also Aboriginal from Cairns in north Queensland... Much respect Major Hiddens... Hopefully I'll get to meet ya one of these days mate... Take care and be safe Sir.

[@michaelthomas3738]

@@nahyeahwhatsahandle... Good morning my Brother... We just love it in the top end... I'm from Yarry... I promised myself I'm gonna travel around Australia at some point. I would never go OS without seeing our own country first... Might get to have a few beers with ya one of these days... Take care.

[@richardmullins1883]

I'd like to meet him too. But I'd really like to meet Syd Kyle-Little before he's gone. He's 101yrs old. Click the link if you don't know about him. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mXa1ZXdqidmqmtUm45s

[@hman2912]

Me too... The bit about Murry from Cairns, Atherton actually.

[@colinr1960]

Les now lives up at Kuranda. Hope still has that hat! 👍😀

[@silentwitness536]

The guy in this tv show "Les" was also in the military : Major Leslie James Hiddins AM

[@sliperysid]

Loved watching this as a kid in dreary old England, now I live in Australia.

[@djb4069]

I am still in England, but still love watching this, after many years

[@malayrojak]

On ya mate!

[@phl33p]

I also loved watching it as a kid, but I moved to England. Maybe I am doing something wrong.

[@dangamble2073]

Cheers boys!! Love Australia...🍻

[@grizzlycountry1030]

It's a shame we didn't have this in the United States until the internet and KZbin came around. I would have been glued to the show as a kid.

[@MarkH10]

33 years on it is my privilege to find another Aussie with a more professional approach. Intellectual, not sensational, not reeking of setup. Binging is a joy.

[@Renzsu]

When the Discovery Channel arrived in the Netherlands, this was one of their shows that was on almost every day, together with Rex Hunt's fishing adventures.. I have NO idea why they did, but as a kid it filled me with wonder about Australia.

[@Renzsu]

@Michael Halloway Your wildlife terrifies me if I'm absolutely honest :)

[@browneyestar]

That's awesome to hear.

[@garrisonnix9407]

Luck in I only had survivor man and bear grylls

[@buffaloalbertz1690]

Same here in Scotland Used to watch it on Discovery with my dad after I came home from school and he got home from work

[@josmo1363]

My brother and I grew up on this series and watched it every night it was on, he was an avid adventurer and would go off to do things and see countries I only dreamt of, the best I managed was farting about as an Army Reservist. It wasn't the same but I still had a good time Years later I worked with a guy who served in the Australian Army and he told me how Les would turn up in his rover and trailer to pick up his equipment, supplies and then bugger off into the bush He said that the higher-ups couldn't stand him because he'd turn up just as you see him in the series, in other words "Very un-military like in presentation" but there was nothing they could do because it was all done by the books and all sanctioned by the military as he was doing research for the military for living off the land, the series was just an added bonus for military recruitment He was a great guy And so is Les

[@Roscoe.P.Coldchain]

Me to this guy and Rex hunt the fisherman, brilliant

[@Telssa1]

I watched all his programs back in the day. It was hugely entertaining and informative. The real Australia will never have a better standard bearer than Les.

[@theirishmanire1558]

I grew up watching this. loved it and still do. cheers from ireland

[@fergspan5727]

Loved watching this growing up in Ireland . I now live in Australia and used to live in the bush and took on some of his advice and practised his skills . Slainte

[@robpinter5431]

I grew up with this as a kid and was fascinated about Land Rovers , who would have known when I was 21 I joined the Army as a mechanic and after 25 years of service I ended up buying my own, I still hum the theme song in my head when I drive my Landy. Les's work ended up being used to make "snack pack" maps where one side was a toppo map and the back showed the bush tucker. Have a look for the Kimberly series by Les and it is amazing to watch as I spent a few deployments up there and have seen many places that were on the episode.

[@stribo]

Any idea where you can buy snack pack maps? Been looking for years.

[@jonoedwards4195]

You Bloody Beauty Mate!

[@chevyda8070]

Your a bloody legend mate 👍👍👍👍

[@archibaldbagge1235]

@@stribo Les has a website these days with all the Bush Tucker categorised.

[@EdwardPootchemunka-jm6uw]

Saw Les up at Cape York Peninsula Queensland AUSTRALIA back 1980s good old Aussie bloke he is

[@suspendeddisbelief401]

Top man & great series, a favourite in the UK back in the day. Eat your heart out Bear Grylls - this man was a legend!!!

[@stevehobbs9015]

I doubt that bear grylls could remotely compare with the major.

[@22Medders]

Agreed, and pfft Bear Grylls , Ray Mears is the UK man, he's the Bush Tucker man worldwide

[@anderskihlberg]

I saw these programs on Swedish cabletv many years ago, it's great to be able to see them again.

[@monkeyboyvii]

Absolutely loved this when originally aired in the UK. Thank you for sharing.

[@simonmartin3433]

Can't remember this and i'm 54. When was it aired?

[@altitudeillume6729]

few genuine woodsmen left, and rarer yet, any able to produce a good tv show. if you know bush, you see, not 'feel or sense it,' you know he's real. big tell is pace, echoed in a calm awareness underpinning studiousness.

[@altitudeillume6729]

"to thine own self be true...," and environment's that you learn *in time.* knowledge, and they can seem to care for you, alpine & desert limits to swamps, estuary's to oceans, if you care to honestly learn, know. predicament of era.

[@brianmoran1196]

He reminds me of Fred Dibnah, The same awareness in a different environment

[@truespyfan]

No matter how many times I've seen these, I can just zone out and watch em again and take in the sights and wish I was there... like the cascades at the end there.

[@Mr500RWHP]

Blast from the past...when I was a kid I remember our family would watch this whenever it was on ABC I think....back when you had about 4 channels to choose from on the TV

[@davewilliams6172]

The Legend that is Major Leslie James Hiddins! I never missed one of his episodes here in the UK and would always set the video to record it if I knew I was going to be out. Glad to see the Bush Tucker Man making a digital comeback!

[@howardvarley8795]

Absolutely love watching Les, never realised Australia was so productive. Given the way we have treated the aborigines I'm in awe of their willingness to share their knowledge and heritage, God bless them every one.

[@welshcarlos]

Les is a legend.

[@dartanion0075]

Should have 50 million views.

[@BEACH.LUVER101]

Oh mate my dad used to love this show, always spoke about it the Bush Tucker man lol

[@jonpayne4931]

Practical, informative and VERY respectful of the indigenous. I miss this show.

[@lenordchristopher6447]

Brilliant,loved this when I was a kid.thanks for sharing

[@rickgeorge3739]

First up always have, and still love this TV series. Spent 17 years in the Army, and actually got qualified as an Army Survival Instructor The course was based on Les Higgins work (Btw got out in 2003.. you do the maths :P) But lol.. loved the leaches bit. What he didnt check, they used to crawl under your socks into your boots. Take your boots off at the end of the day, and socks just bloody, due to Leaches. Salt.. salt .. more salt :P After a few days, you just didnt care. They dont hurt... just weird :)

[@bigbowlowrong4694]

This dude is peak Australian. The thinking man’s Steve Irwin😆

[@HyperHorse]

I was never a fan of Steve Irwin.

[@drich5259]

Oh that fuel price, those were the days

[@jonoedwards4195]

@@CafeCodeBunny A registered non-concealed Stick is still illegal in a Nation Park.

[@michaelthomas3738]

Dave Whitla... Yeah mate would've been pretty cool back then... But then Les was authorised to carry due to the nature of the job and the remoteness... Top series though.

[@malayrojak]

I'm sure we mustve been whinging about it the same then though! :) Edit: I remember complaining about 69 cents a litre for 95!

[@frobinson7574]

@@CafeCodeBunny He was a major in the army doing army work. He would have been legally registered.

[@nigelmorgan3449]

Great man full of so much knowledge and loved the pistol shoved down the back pocket very cleaver man

[@rastusbojangles]

Parents had a Ken Duncan book given by my aunt and uncle who live there. Always been fascinated and these shows, along with Malcom Douglas, I could watch for days.

[@vilmosklebik5603]

Thanks for uploading, one of my favourite tv series from my childhood.

[@pjeffrey221984]

This was mine and my late fathers favourite show. Cheers for posting this, lot of good memories :)

[@timothymcdonald6913]

I am really amazed as to the camera work to create this show.

[@illsaveyes]

I’ve been looking for this for years👌

[@TM-jd2sv]

Fabulous show that I watched religiously each week and recorded each episode so I could watch it again. Thanks to KZbin I can watch them all once more. Les inspired me so much that even to this day when I get to travel up north I’m always on the lookout for bush tucker. But it wasn’t just Les that made this show so successful, it was the photography and the background music that contributed to the uniqueness of the show and made it so entertaining.

[@geoffpriestley7001]

Just watching this in the uk 9C and rain in the middle of summer it i sit close enough to the screen i might get a sun tan

[@lanslater]

lovely stuff Seriously many thanks for sharing this gem

[@technomickdocumentalist2495]

Oh my goodness, I loved this series when discovery played it over here in England, I hadn’t seen this for so many years I totally forgot about it, I just found it accidentally through searching some Ray nears survival documentaries, buzzing !

[@zacandzane2819]

This show reminds me of my childhood ❤

[@skipper4126]

Bear Grylls thinks he's tough. Les Hiddens roams around Crocodile Country with nothing but his balls and brains, giving real information and not only that, doing it all him self.

[@DamianMealor]

Ahhhh, the good old days when the litres clicked over faster than the dollars (@ 1.03) ......

[@frobinson7574]

Fantastic videos and knowledge. Les is a true legend

[@DrCrabfingers]

Two of my favourite memories of back packing around Oz in an old Holden were driving to the Gulf of Carpentaria and finding people living there in shacks on the shore line, loved seeing those mud skippers and mangroves. The other was the Daintree Rainforest...what a special place. What an incredible country Australia is. Oh and the Blue Mountains. Damn....Australia is a back-packers dream. I like this guy's hat...he looks like a wizard!

[@L555HEP]

I loved this stuff as a kid. What a legend.

[@alanbstard4]

good ol canvas water bag. I remember them hanging from car grilles decades ago

[@davidcarr2896]

Very entertaining Les, hope you're keeping well

[@bystander1489]

One of the best tv shows ever

[@Jsmithyy]

Nice drone photography les😅

[@susie9893]

He's made me rethink our early explorers. Kinda our modern day off grid backpackers/hikers. They just had the advantage of unknown territory to be explored (and therefore able to get investors to sponsor them 😁)

[@masoudahmad4348]

Growing up back when i was a kid, when my dad bought a new satelit dish antena We cought the Australian Chanel and this show i love to watch when i was a kid back then

[@mrleechapman7615]

would love to see Aboriginal education on traditional ways with out white mans tools like axes and crowbars etc, using only stone tools etc, that would make for a great show.

[@MrAnperm]

One of the first items that are traded during early contact are axes and knives

[@tonyde6423]

Two cans per man per day perhaps 🙄favourite from this show cheers

[@MrMoggyman]

I love these episodes with Les Hiddins. The information that you can learn from him is staggering. It could most certainly save your life.

[@dionysusboyo6214]

I remember dad introducing me to bush tucker man when I was about 5 or 6

[@marcusdrew6452]

Native Australians have a use for basically anything in the outback really friendly people we met elders teaching the young who are sniffing petrol hooch most places don't have booze and kava in big amounts they teach them the ways to survive in the outback and the value of the elders teaching

[@ConcretersWollongongExperts]

You deserve way more subscribers!

[@garrisonnix9407]

Those tie downs on that truck are what trucks need holy fuck that shit was dope I’ve never seen a better way to tie shit down on a truck

[@firstclassatlanticflyer]

What I like about old Les is that he lives off the land, but in a way that is somewhat "practical" compared to some of these modern day hosts who think being extremely "primitive" is the way to go. He utilizes modern technology "out there" while at the same time keeping their use at a minimum.

[@rafiqkatana]

I'd love to watch this. But the resolution is like watching a small TV from 20 meters away while wearing sunglasses with a heavy rain falling. *It's just all blurry and you can't see much.*

[@johnlighton7025]

Amazing.love this

[@timbates4wdadventures]

Such an amazing series.

[@paulcavka1375]

Legend

[@alanawilson8838]

Reminds me of Weirs Way, a show in Scotland presented by Tam Weir.. look it up🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👌

[@Jsmithyy]

75 cents a litre in the bush. Woulda been 40 in town

[@sarahw641]

Great series. Thanks for uploading x

[@lenabaines6063]

Loved this amazing man where is he now ?

[@Meanie010]

Les is still working on cataloging his research, and provides area-specific bush tucker data sheets on his website, bushtuckerman.com.au, I strongly recommend checking out his site!

[@andrewtucker1828]

I like bush and my name is tucker😆

[@piggropigs3362]

Wat a great discovery mate lucky man

[@animalvanbeest9151]

Thanks for sharing, great stuff!!😁

[@cdoc2439]

Music by Rory O'Donohue AKA Thin Arthur from Aunty Jack Show.

[@MrDHWong1989]

I thought that name rang a bell! Thanks!

[@markturner4020]

I reckon Les is an 'Attenborough' somewhere in his DNA

[@evanever]

This is awesome, can't believe I've never heard of it.

[@95RAW]

Great show

[@jonoedwards4195]

Don't forget the Tropical Aerogard! Unreal, Coo-eeeE.

[@marcusdrew6452]

Those mudskippers got so big sharp teeth on them but taste lovely like mangrove worms taste like oysters and squid mixed best is the mudcrabs and stingray and mullet

[@xXs0ult4ker]

Awesome absolutely *awesome*

[@davis07ful]

First Diginous fella to get his own show. Good bloke

[@andreabenfell5580]

Amazing.

[@Dirty-Harry-Potter]

he drove the shit out of that vehicle, i feel bad for the lil trailer LOL

[@uthuynh7552]

Les is the great wandering soldier

[@johnwalters4792]

Ten hour drive in those conditions wow

[@TheSiddy74]

Agent641.... You Legend!

[@shanevonharten3100]

Remember those days when the litres on the fuel bowser were higher than the dollars

[@adamsummers7263]

I love how he says he is on his own, yet clearly he has a camera man and there are even helicopter shops of his surrounds. The gold old days lol.

[@kr0n2600]

This was real survival tv program, not Bear Grylls bullshit

[@davidwolstenholme3672]

i totally agree with you

[@kameron.w4089]

This is awesome 👏

[@azanbalbon6754]

better than bear grills

[@victorwaddell6530]

Legend , but sadly , mostly unknown here in America . What model helicopter is being flown here ?

[@CH3353N1NJ45]

Maybe a Bell from either ADF Army Avation or something fron the ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

[@alexvendettaarms4786]

Bell 206B-1 Kiowa in service with Australian Army Aviation from 1973 up to this year

[@victorwaddell6530]

@@alexvendettaarms4786 Thanks , Mate !

[@civlyzed]

Yes, I just discovered this series. Time to binge watch.

[@Rosco-P.Coldchain]

In television you rarely get a series that doesn’t become dated in time..This does not happen it’s still as good if not better the second time round aye…

[@CaptainKuki]

Thanks, this was a very cool video

[@petertancred3507]

Where does he keep his chopper? Love this show and the blokes passion for understanding this country and the people who belong to it. You have to print a tee-shirt with just those two words, 'Tremendous Stuff.'

[@marcusdrew6452]

Grew up watching Les/ bush tucker man he was one of my go for it in my head and joined the military and then another branch of the military we trained in northern Australia with the Australian D.A.S great bunch of fighting men on and remembering his advice he taught me so much on the flight over I read and re read of edible flora and fauna and the native way to get it I soaked the knowledge like a sponge Les Higgins Vietnam hero and saver of countless lives a font of knowledge and a great man very few like him nearest to him is a Sgt in the British military and ray mears bear Grylls and others are eating bugs n raw snakes and flapping their gums when I was in the SAS or deltaforce bear Grylls was a SAS reservist and ooh look I'm eating raw snakes and rotting meat the vitamin c UK and USA and Europe stinging nettles packed full of bit c and protein cook up great and make nice tea TC from Marcus btw my surname it's not Drew happy trails to you all

[@johnstory2996]

Nobody asked you for your boring life story you fucking loser.

[@nathanroberts355]

I meet les higgins the bush tucker man in Kununurra about early 1990.s

[@georgetrammell8541]

Brother who still lo es mother make for the best

[@ConcreteRiver]

all flora has a botanical/taxonomic name and a common name. Melaleuca(Myrtaceae) aka Tea Tree. Often the common name isn’t reflecting its genetic origins. An example is the Norfolk Island pine(A. heterophylla) which is not a true pine(Pinus)

[@ryanpedersen5722]

I bet the place he was swimming would have crocs there these days

[@EeeEee-bm5gx]

I read the title as buttshucker and assumed 😉 it was a more horrific way to process shrimp

[@airborne652]

What a life. Amazing

[@petergoldsmith9890]

I used to like this guy but I guess he likes the camera more.

[@keybuckley]

Excellent

[@BananaJSSI]

Awesome