Hunting Concepts for The Prepper

[@moose_moof]

Cliff, I think if society broke down here in the lower 48 and things went to hell there would not be enough land based wildlife to last hardly any time. If people want to prepare for such things I think it is better to store up beans, rice. etc for the short to medium term and make sure they can grow stuff in the long term assuming you have some land to yourself

[@MiddleOutdoorsman]

Carrying capacity’s a bitch. 😆

[@clintnardoni]

100%. Big game would be eliminated in the first year.

[@CliffGray]

I 95% agree. The vast major of game would be decimated in 6 months. There would be lingering populations that were incredibly hard to hunt. Personally, I believe that ones ability to hunt that lingering population, might be one opportunity to outlast other folks. The reality is in a crazy scenario that is all that matters, outlasting others.

[@CliffGray]

Bwhaha exactly

[@Chasindinner]

Strongly disagree. The amount of land that you would need to grow enough food to survive is crazy. In the tropics with perfect growing conditions it is almost impossible. In a place like Arizona? No chance. You need all of the above, hunting, fishing and farming. I think game animals will do better than you think. Scouting yesterday I watched 3 hunters drive right by an elk heard. They were active hunters, with rifles. 90% of people are just not capable

[@texasfamilysince04]

Cliff, you may be the only person on the internet that ain’t lying to us. I found your content because I’m prepping for my first OTC elk hunt next November. I grew up in Mississippi hunting in the 80s and 90s, and I can tell you that what people call hunting today, is not what me and my family did “back then”. I think the game animals will do fine in an end time scenario, because most people won’t walk 100 yards to hunt over a feeder, much less a mile to hunt a scrape line. Anyway, if you are in Colorado next November, swing by my camp at about 4:00 AM. I’ll pour you a cup. Thanks for the content and education.

[@CliffGray]

would love to! thanks for the comment

[@kristiobrien1418]

Great content as always Cliff, your video about understanding thermals is one of my favorite and definitely took my hunting to the next level.

[@muffchomp635]

Thanks for your content✨️ I got my first elk this year! True spike elk in Washington. Very hard to get one. Thanks cliff. Maybe ill try for Roosevelt elk next uear

[@CliffGray]

awesome! congrats

[@muffchomp635]

@CliffGray been watching those videos. Great content and experience.

[@arthurquintana1345]

I am watching this channel for Cliff's 2024 Outdoorsman's Christmas Gifts video. Great content Cliff!

[@CliffGray]

it's in the pipeline!

[@pennyontrack]

Real info. Real talk. Thank you

[@hrmIwonder]

I carry one trekking pole with me, i adjust it to the right height that i can walk with it or kneel and sit on my feet and set my binoculars on top of the pole while letting the weight of my arms hold everything steady.

[@CliffGray]

that's a great way to do it

[@mattwhite9046]

The vast majority of survival stuff is people creating a story in which they are the hero. It's an ego play in a fantasy world. While we all need hobbies, most people are better served addressing the risks that are much more likely to happen, like saving & investing for their retirement, health issues as we age, basic fighting skills, etc., than spending that time and money on a fantasy scenario mostly based in a bygone era. To be sure, those that are most likely to survive any scenario, not just the fantasy ones, are those who can build and develop relationships with those around them. Wherever there's people, there's trade. And skills can always be traded for goods. It's also amusing to see some people talk about hunting like they're just going to drive up the road for an hour, kill something and then bring it back. But in places where government has actually failed, roads outside the city are controlled by street gangs. So good luck getting to your remote hunting spot. And once you're there, good luck staying there, let alone getting back into the city. If you have anything of value, it will be taken. To that point, I'll refer folks to "Ferfal" Aguirre's book on his first-hand experience living through the Argentinian economic collapse.

[@CliffGray]

Lots of truth in here. Thanks Matt.

[@_1COR15.1-4]

Great vid ❤

[@peterwebb8732]

If the world falls apart, the highest density of edible animals will still be on farms and ranches.. Farmers like me will be unable to get livestock to market, and we won't get paid, so we will probably be very willing to barter animals for skills - if you have them - and extra manpower. A farm or ranch also offers established buildings , water supplies and a certain degree of pre-existing self-sufficiency. What we may lack, is enough eyes and hands to provide reasonable security. Instead of plannning to build your log cabin from scratch, while your family are exposed to the weather, try establishing a relationship with a farmer/rancher and make sure that you have something to offer "just in case".

[@MiddleOutdoorsman]

Hunting became A LOT more popular during, after, and because of, 2020 and the lockdown period. A ton of people were up in the mountains who otherwise wouldn't have been there, because it was the only place to go. What people forget is, at least where I live, we had county wide lockdowns. Meaning, if you didn't live in that county, you had to reason to be there. As it happens, much of public lands are in counties that are NOT in major population areas. Meaning, Law Enforcement in those local jurisdictions were telling people to get the hell out. Meaning, public land wasn't always available. It highlighted just how fragmented society can really be. Regardless if local law enforcement was keeping people out, it was eye opening to see just how things went down; and I took mental note of it all. I expressed my thoughts on it in this video here: ( kzbin.info/www/bejne/goXXq4yXpsaie9kfeature=shared ) In a SHTF, or "without rule of law" scenario, Learning to hunt, or bugging out in the mountains, won't help you. If we had a repeat of 2020, or worse; my ass will be farming in my backyard most of the time.

[@CliffGray]

I’ll check it out 👍

[@swimmerdud]

What you mean, “If you don’t know who I am…”? You’re Famous Cliff! I’ll never forget you ❤

[@CliffGray]

bwhhahaha

[@andrewbrown6522]

Ive been saying tourist clothes are the best camo for years. Ive even pretended to just be riding my bike In my experiences as your desperation grows, the animals thin out. Like you emit hunger pheromones..

[@CliffGray]

Bwhaha I agree! There might be something to that

[@chriskloster13]

Please shop zooming in and out it makes us sea sick

[@OverOnTheWildSide]

Two ads in ten minutes? Good grief.

[@MTNLIFERANCH]

Cliff gives priceless knowledge for free, I am happy to sit through a quick add. He has to put food on his table just like the rest of us

[@OverOnTheWildSide]

@ I thought his channel had been bought by Daily Wire.

[@Joered21]

It would be easier to stop watching than being a Karen in the comment section.

[@OverOnTheWildSide]

@ I did stop, but commenting isn’t very difficult either.

[@CliffGray]

Bwhaha