High Country Bruins - Mountain Hunting with PNWild

I meet up with my friends over at @PNWild for a true mountain hunt. With limited time, we try to make the best of our time to capitalize on a bear.
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[@kylehertzog]

Samong your in a different class then these boys, don't let them drag you down 🥴 Seriously taking a 620yard shot with that wind on a big bear with a closed shoulder? I love that you dry fired that rifle to see the trigger reaction. Keep making good content! Separate yourself from clowns who don't teach noobs good practices. It's about more then making content, it's about teaching new and old hunter good habits. Love your stuff

[@josiamac]

Samong I’m from WA and a new hunter and I have learned a lot from you. Your are very humble to show this video and allow people to critique you. It was amazing watching that video where you praised God when you got that Bull Elk in Eastern WA. God is amazing take care my Christian brotha

[@dylanschannel6275]

I just got to say that the quality of the contents you been producing has been amazing, samong!

[@bidenhasdementia8657]

That's some beautiful country samong, I hate it didn't work out for you this time. A few valuable lessons from this trip. #1 if you can dry fire on one don't, shoot it, many times you only get 1 chance #2. Always always always, shoot an animal as many times as possible, especially bear, but deer also. You never know how good an animal is hit, shoot it until it drops. So being the good buddy and getting off the rifle is a "no no". #3. Never leave your rifle, ever ever ever. My dad left his rifle once tracking a buck when he was your age, tracked him and he was still alive and didn't have his rifle, a little different situation, but same concept, if your hunting keep your gun on you at all times, when you think you won't need it, you will.

[@thaddaeusjohn]

So excited to watch this! Loved hearing about it in the podcast.

[@willong1000]

Geez guys! What a sketchy chute crossing at 22:00 in the video! I think I would have been looking for an alternative route even when I was young. I've been in some gnarly country and situations in my younger years. I was even thinking once that I might have to abandon a traditional muzzleloader when a finger ridge cloaked in wet moss that would easily peel away from the underlying rock knifed-out on me and I needed both hands free for grasping tentative handholds--I drilled that rifle's stock for a sling stud after making it home intact and before I went hunting with it again. EDIT: Just finished watching the video to the conclusion. Seeing that dust kick up behind the bear at Samong's shot, I too read it as a pass-through lethal hit, especially with the bear going down so quickly. With benefit of hindsight and .25X speed reply, the bear tumbling looks almost more like it lost its footing while spinning around to bite at the spot where the bullet struck. It's always a haunting disappointment to not recover an animal, but a realistic understanding says that even if the bear did die, and that is far from certain based upon the meager blood trail, nothing goes to waste in nature. Just like salmon that run upstream and get eaten by bears before the fish get a chance to spawn, every carcass that is not hauled out of the wilderness to feed a human family ends up enriching its environment and many of the creatures there.

[@Stuntman3576]

Favorite time of the year. Watching Sy hunting videos 🤙

[@HnFOutfitters]

It’s incredible that those animals can traverse that terrain no problem but we can’t. Good job and awesome hard work!

[@jmmorris6364]

Whenever you go to the PNW mountains, you go straight up! Everything here is steep, and I applaud you gentlemen for the efforts of capturing and sharing your adventures with us. Thank you!

[@TroyOttosen-jg7tt]

Straight up? Try Alaska! Wannabe!😳

[@TroyOttosen-jg7tt]

@@jesshadlock2139 you obviously haven’t seen much of our Alaska, simple!😳

[@TroyOttosen-jg7tt]

@@jesshadlock2139 keep dreaming Alaska, while I actually see it, live it daily the past 43 years! Simple!🤪

[@bringit2099]

Samong as Diego from ice age : lets climb that step mountain. Its no problem. Me as Sid " I chose life "

[@Newman902]

Samong, I’m so impressed with your knowledge has a hunter. I’m a old hunter and wish I had the same knowledge as you. If I may respectfully share with you what my father told me many years ago when I started hunting. He stated, make it a goal in my life for big game, 200 yards or less. He said I would enjoy the hunt more by actually stalking the target within that range and my percentage of harvesting the animal will go up. I did that when we lived in Alaska back in the 70 & 80’s and so on. I believe he was correct, but it took discipline and I’ve watched many big animals stay outside my 200 goal run off. Your a much better hunter than I and you easily could do that for a video. Now I road hunt. Lol. But my son shared your videos with me a while back and I’m so impressed. Thank you kindly, sir.

[@koorbloh]

Ok, I heard the story on the podcast. "it's tiny" but I wouldn't have passed------seeing it now, I would have. good call, bobby.

[@tcollier4017]

I could watch these vides all day. They're always so well done. 👌

[@andrewsteidley6297]

I appreciate your honesty and posting this. We ALL have these things happen…keep your head up and keep up the good work!

[@Daddy-ms2dz]

Been awhile brother. Great to see an upload 🙏hope you are well. Thanks for sharing 🙏🙏🙏

[@tonglee3137]

You still a BEAST Samong, great video

[@user-qc4ox1xf5b]

Samong! Just wanted to say what a great video! When we are out there all the training and fundamentals we practice for our hunts go right out the door when you see that animal behind your scope! Lessons learned every year no matter how much experience you have! Good hunt and I respect your choice about the tag! Good luck this hunting season brother 💯

[@OSGCourtWatch]

absolutely LUV your videos...know how much work goes into editing to make these flow so smoothly none of us notice!

[@ericthao96]

great video! now thats hunting! keep em coming! success can sound easy but its never easy!

[@dylanschannel6275]

620 and yay high. Better luck next time. Shooting up hill is pretty tough

[@EmericaStar91]

Good job brother. You guys did a excellent job!

[@TheClaytong]

All I can say is that your vids & explanations of what you are doing are outstanding. Thanks for this great content.

[@davidwhitney2524]

Such an incredible video. So much beauty out there and such a twist for an ending! I thought it was really cool how the video played out, it was super unique from what you normally would see online with videos like this. I know it obviously was not ideal losing out on the kill, but the whole thing made for a great video. Everything happens for a reason and we are always students of our circumstances. Great video and God bless.

[@baylife9964]

Great video again!!!!!

[@mustybasement8063]

Loved the video looked like a lot of fun

[@Pumpkincat63636]

Liked before watching!

[@shaunlehman9158]

3 year old beers more than likely brothers still hanging out together first summer without momma

[@snakeriverscotto]

Kept waiting for them to put that together, glad you said it.

[@ChasingGiants23]

Good to see you made it down the Stairmaster 5000😂 That was LEGIT STEEP!

[@raincoastguides]

Thanks for notching that tag. Its a really big deal.

[@UncleBrianAndNoah]

Awesome Video Love the camera work great content thanks for sharing

[@clees_outdoors4623]

I just recently stumbled upon your vids. Nicely done. I feel the pain.

[@RMM--uv7uk]

Pretty cool you hooked up with the PNWild boys. I have been thinking about reaching out to both of you guys to see if you wanted to hunt together.

[@paparomesoutdoors711]

some craZy ass steep mountains bro, nice work on this video and we dont get em all thats how it goes sometimes. Great work I really enjoyed this.

[@MT-vm1zh]

I'm not done watching the video but it's hilarious so far with that super steep stalk on that cub!!!

[@edl7454]

As usual outstanding content.

[@markcrawford2896]

I admire the effort put forth… great hunt brother

[@adamgroth1980]

man that is tough 2 years in a row. You did the ethical thing and this should be an inspiration to young/inexperienced hunters. Side note, kudos for that stalk with Bob. That was legit.

[@truekue9341]

This is a really man hunt for sure, great job guys!!!!

[@goadventuree]

An honest hunter 👌

[@chunouxiong1494]

Great video as always. Talk about rough terrain, sheesh I wouldn't go up neither lol 😅

[@DrewEdwardBacklas]

Only time I wouldn’t bring my rifle is if my tag is already filled. That said I enjoy all your videos, and appreciate you posting your successes and failures for us all to learn from.

[@IP.NWAdventuresOutdoors]

Good job buddy. Even though you didnt bring him home...he'll be okay.

[@mxbass1036]

Respect on posting this. The only thing I can't get passed is not having your rifle. Love your videos

[@SingleDadHomesteading]

Hey man it sucks but thanks for sharing most would not

[@monray300]

The gritty guy wa saying on a podcast how much he enjoys your videos, that's pretty cool.

[@evanmurtha2974]

Hey man, it sucks but happens. You did right by that bear. Love your content. Keep it up.

[@virtuaguyverify]

I learned my lesson the hard way also. I shot a buck last year. When I tracked it down, it was laying on the ground dead, blood everywhere. I put everything down and went to go pick it up and tag it. When I grabbed its antlers, it jumped up and ran off. He stopped about 75 yards out and I had another perfect shot, but my rifle wasn't on me. Searched for 3 days, never recovered him.

[@moose_moof]

Samong, your videos are top notch and are as good as they get.. I also think your hunting is of high integrity. I don't know when you notched your tag, but I think you might not want to notch the tag immediately if in the off chance, as someone else mentioned, you might want to go after the bear you hit on a different day. Lets say you thought about it and it bothered you all week and you didn't notch the tag. You could go out again to try to find it. Imagine if you saw a wounded chocolate bear in the same area would be a good chance it was that bear and you could just focus on getting that one. But maybe not having a notched tag would be a real temptation if you saw a different bear under great circumstances. Or maybe you planned to go with your friends then they could get it also. Thank you for sharing.

[@monray300]

I thought you guys did good, it looked like a good shot. It wasn't a super far shot like the first one that was way off. I appreciate that you guys didn't kill the little one. It was a really entertaining video with all the action.

[@codyramsden3460]

Great vid as always! Man I’m a loyal follower and have been hunting the same areas as you for 25 years. I’ve also learned hard lessons over the years. First lesson: save the 6.5 calibers for deer only! Bear and elk 7 rem mag and larger. If you have a case where you don’t drop the animal, you want as much blood as possible! I’ve used them before, but stop using bergers and nosler ballistic tip! I’ve switched to only hornady eld-x! Better bullet choice next time

[@rob4263]

I had a horrible experience with eldx. So did a friend using eldx. Only round I use now is barnes ttsx. Happy eldx is working well for you. My friend thinks eldx may have performed better if loaded for slower speeds.

[@bneaclab1]

A nosler ballistic tip holds together much better than an eld-x. Stick to a bonded bullet, old school partitioned bullets, or hybrid solid copper lead front bullets. Ditch the eld-x unless it is a low velocity hit.

[@bunk95]

Do you hunt hunters while youre out there? I cant get a single [citizen] to go to a gun store around here.

[@laujjohnny7401]

It's called hunting bro. I missed a buck of a lifetime too. Don't be too harsh on yourself. Keep going bro! Better luck next time!

[@stevemcdonald5320]

Much respect for that stock Samong be careful out there 🙏

[@thaddaeusjohn]

You boys weren't even slightly exaggerating how steep Bob-Yang was. And just to find the tiny little boy! Geez

[@pitoperez6352]

Sharing a weapon is a first........you guys are funny.... all that time and energy

[@samuelherman6230]

First off awesome video! I couldn’t help but notice the rapid breathing i highly reccomend l- theanine during the hunt reduces cortisol and prevents adrenal fatigue will help keep the heart rate low and improve stability

[@oliviabalch3144]

Hey your the man Samoung great vid, great analysis. Haters gonna hate

[@wyatt9841]

I am happy to say I got my first ever big game animal and it was a black bear

[@brianberthiaume1377]

Hunting W PNW and missin bears. Hits keep coming. 😂

[@intothetimberoutdoors8746]

Best lesson learned is always pack your own weapon system. If the lead isn’t flying nothing is dying. Great video don’t let people get to you about shooting at distance. I tan about 7,000 hides a year and I see more arrow wounds from bow Hunters under 40 yards.

[@jimgilligan396]

Both shots were high. The scope lost zero. Time to upgrade the scope.

[@jodydurant8315]

Love your channel but I’ll just suggest that I have zero confidence in anyone else’s rifle. Think cheek weld. All faces are diff ans that is just amplified at extreme yardage. I’ve made a dozen similar mistakes but the goal is to learn from them. I could add pages of stories and similies but live and learn. You are living a good life Samong!

[@TroyOttosen-jg7tt]

Try Alaska! Bring extra shorts!😳🤣🤪

[@pitoperez6352]

At that angle you need a range finder that compensates for those kind of shots.... like a G7 by gunwerks..... it pays for itself

[@snakeriverscotto]

It sucks to lose any game animal but I respect that you notched your tag and addressed the situation. I suggest everyone follows the advice of Ryan Lampers on bear shot placement: Aim for the middle. That “shoulder shot” choice is above the vitals on a bear, which you have realized here. I’m not trying to throw shade here, but there seems to be pressure to create content and just get shots on camera.

[@imags11B]

On bears, I always shoot just forward of center and center for the exact same reason as what happened here. It's a bummer, but that's hunting.

[@Longtrailside]

This reminds me of back when you shot that deer at over 400 yards on the shoulder with a berger bullet, and it just ran off due to bad bullet selection. You changed your bullet selection after that. Now you are learning that even if you think an aniimal is dead to stay on it till it is a confirmed kill. Even if their is pressure to swap. From now on shoot, rack another round, stay on animal till you are confident it will stay down.

[@duckwacker8720]

Sounds more like wrong caliber.

[@Longtrailside]

@@duckwacker8720 It was his Browning 30-06. Caliber wasnt the issue, it was a winchester silver tip ballistic berger bullet that shattered on impact on the shoulder.

[@martinrojas3642]

Here in Cali I have bow hunted up to three bears together big boars and that's not the first time I've stalked other boars together they seem to eat the chokecherries as we call them here in Cali

[@dookiehead187]

Nice

[@haleyhallo6977]

Bad ass video!! Love your content!!!

[@LostBoysProduction]

It sounds like you learned a lot here about staying on the animal, and shooting it if possible, until it is confirmed dead. I think the desire to get 2 bears in at the same place, as well as give your friend a chance at the 2nd probably colored y'all's judgment a bit. Unfortunate that you didn't recover the bear, but mistakes and bad shots happen, and I'm glad you released the video to show others and hopefully teach them as well.

[@SamongOutdoors]

There are a lot of lessons learned here that hit me blindside. A lot of poor decisions were made and I'm not here to defend them at all. I just hope that this helps other people to not make the same mistakes we made.

[@kapkhual-le9lf]

Oof spoilers

[@Bullets4Bucks]

Do you go to shot show?

[@cliffdunning9296]

He shot over the bear at 600+ yards due to the steep angle which resulted in far less drop on the bullet than the sighted distance. Maybe 100 to 150 yards less? Figure the angles up or down and compensate.

[@mervjb809]

On a scale of 1 to 10, that ascent/descent, pucker factor, had to be at least a15!!!

[@mountainpoo1066]

Great video. Your content is top notch. Good shot/bad shot . I like that you don't edit bad shots,show hunting as it is. Good job .

[@SoCoolOutdoors]

Looks like you shot high. It’s a part of hunting. Probably better to use your own rifle an stay focused your target. It takes more skill to kill your game at 100 yards or less than to keep wounding animals at hundreds of yards. Double lung shots should be your focus. Im an old hunter who enjoys your work. Learn from your mistakes son

[@MavHntr]

well said....

[@tonywait4632]

I am really like your footage and i like to start to do the same thing and wonder that is that the national forest ?and where the place that you hunting they allow to hunt

[@texasrangerwalker8945]

Would love to see a gear out for this hunt

[@michaelsiengo1]

Now that was a death stock, and as you know the way down is way worse

[@jbbad4004]

Don’t feel so down Samong mistakes will happen. Learn from it and grow is the best way to turn this situation around. I have no doubt that if you had your rifle, your shot would have the exact outcome you wanted. Always carry your rifle Samong.

[@SamongOutdoors]

I appreciate it, but I certainly have a lot of things to go and rework. Always carry your rifle is right!

[@elkhuntingpatriot6418]

We are going through Samong withdrawals! Come back Samong!

[@SamongOutdoors]

Tomorrow! 😉

[@rdgsupafli]

What range finders do u guys use and recommend? I have a leupold 600 yard and an sig sauer 600 and it does not range further than about 250 yards and very hard to pick up game or surrounding things also sucks in fog.

[@RMM--uv7uk]

Vortex 4000 or the New Vortex 4000HD if you wanna get into the technical stuff with Bluetooth capabilities with Kestral. I personally think the basic 4000 is perfect for just hunting and getting a perfect distance

[@df4291]

Tough break Samong, you'll get your bear, I believe!

[@ethan1meyer]

Only thing you did wrong here was not using angle cosine to decrease your real shot range which is why you both shot high

[@bigzoe9959]

6.5 creedmoore waiste of time for hunting good for target

[@williamweiss6128]

Myself, not good with the extra steep descent or ascent for any reason 😳

[@f1point2]

Love your videos, as always, and the transparency and analysis even when things don't go according to plan. I gotta say, that first shot @6:00 or so that Jeff (?) made, that shot was questionable af, and dude was wayyyy too keyed up all around. Not hard to understand, but that shot clearly wasn't worth taking and his emotions got the better of him.

[@davepalmer1739]

I know you have mentioned it before, but I can't find or recall it. What is the rifle securing apparatus you use?

[@SamongOutdoors]

This is the Kifaru Universal Gun Bearer.

[@beyondtwominutes]

I knew thay first shot was going to be too high.

[@treasurestatetarantulas406]

Maybe you hit no man’s land and maybe with that cartridge that bullet passed through and did not expand. I’ve thumped a few animals with large fast cartridges and have experienced pass throughs where the bullet did not expand leading the animal to live longer than it should.

[@chengsterboi07]

I myself would have never went up that hill.

[@dannyf100]

What water filer system do you use ?

[@martinrojas3642]

Clearly a vapor shock to the bear he rolled and Dodge the bullet

[@ckROMP89]

What rifle sling are you using

[@kylekulpak6808]

Maybe looks high like you said and in the reaction from the bear he “slips” ? I know it was super stiff country, maybe he legit just fell and you thought he was dumped ? Head up regardless brother

[@user-tj7bu3yl9u]

Do I see Mr. Jeffery growing the mullet out??

[@user-jg2zo4nj6s]

I'm a big fan samong and certainly am not trying to discredit you but I had a very simular experience on a bear I shot once. I hit high in front shoulder area on it's back with my 7mm stw. It litteralky almost blew the bear in two half. I tracked that thing for close to 3/4 of a mile litterally on my hands and knees through some of the super think stuff loosing blood occasionally. I however was blessed enough to finally find him as he was still pulling and.pushing himself along I had to of course finish him off. I absolutely was soo SHOCKED after seeing the amount of damage my first shot had made on him and coukd not believe anything coukd have survive that and lived for another almost two and a half hours. You coukd have passed a botling ball through it's upper frontal shoulder and back area where it was all blown completely out and away. The spine was still in tact. He most definately would have expired most likely anytime after I had finally found him. I geuss I am telling you this because your hit looked almost identicle to mine on tgat particular bear and in my opinion you validated your tag on a dead bear which unfortunately due to thier ENORMOUS will to live, the terrain, thier body structure and where thier organs are located, a bunch of factor's certainly played a part in being unsuccessful at recovering him. Sadly enough that is a part of hunting that we all eventually experience at some point in our hunting career and it absolutely stinks and is heartbreaking when it does occur. I really respect the fact that you respected the animal enough to go ahead and validate and punoh your tag like that. That says so so much about your integrity and the love and respect that you have for the game that you are hunting to orovide the food for your family. Those are the qaulities that seperate great hunter's from the average joe thrill killing hunter's that ARE out there who woukd have went ahead and kept hunting mote bears instead of panching thier tag.

[@duckwacker8720]

What bullet was he using?

[@baitnbullets]

That's too bad. Sorry you lost your bear.

[@truekue9341]

So scary

[@user-gu6rc4xj1n]

What’s going on with Samong haven’t seen him upload for awhile