Into Alaska

[@calgal5752]

I’m an old lady from L.A., never hunted a day in my life. I really enjoy your videos…the beautiful scenery and wildlife. Thank you! 😎

[@jasonmatzingerofficial]

Awesome! Thank you! That's one of the greatest compliments I could ever receive!

[@jamesmooney5348]

Dang, that action did look smooth and fast.

[@darinerickson4593]

I’ve been watching your videos for over a year now and love the story you are telling. Keep up the good work. #conservation #publicland

[@bearhuntingmagazine]

Great hunt, Jason. Awesome wolf, but I was hurting for you on that big grizzly. Right on.

[@brycewatt2893]

The narration, background music, videography and passion brings it all together on this episode. Beautiful wolf. We thank you and the caribou thank you. Life's short, your mom is smiling down at you right now knowing she succeeded in raising a good son. God Bless your family.

[@glenhayhoe]

I bet Jason grew an epic beard in the time it took me to watch this video. Great video as always.

[@jasonmatzingerofficial]

Hahaha! This is hilarious!!

[@michaelkeith9141]

Dream place to hunt!!! Awesome wolf and you will get that bear one day. Thanks for sharing this. Sitting in California helping family and it’s getting me through the day.

[@petevandyke2435]

Jason, great video! To bad you didn't connect on that big grizzly bear, but that's hunting! Congrats on probably your third best trophy the wolf! I hope to meet you at the WSF show in Reno!

[@weekender38]

Very well done.

[@jasonmatzingerofficial]

Thank you kindly!

[@jamesmooney5348]

On the misses, sounds like the bullets were wracking something?

[@jasonmatzingerofficial]

Maybe. Just not what was shooting at unfortunately... Thank you for watching!

[@BackcountryAddictions]

Excellent hunt! Thanks for sharing the experience you and Ben had. Hope to see you at the Utah hunt expo.

[@briansmith3502]

Bear 1...Hunter 0...even the best hunters miss, scope was obviously off. You did have the opportuninity to take a great bear and all of you gave it all you had I'm sure to make it happen. Thank you for sharing the video of your hunt in Alaska.

[@jasonmatzingerofficial]

Next time!

[@BoltActionProductions]

So true. Hunting is an adventure in so many ways. Sorry to hear of your Moms passing.

[@johntoothman4888]

These big boys hunt you back.

[@urwrstntmre]

Are you a dentist by any chance?

[@timdouglass6491]

Thanks for making a good video. Having the chain saw is a good idea. What river is this?

[@elpanzaverde5516]

Good job on harvesting that wolf brother! It’s call game management for those who are butt hurt about it. If you don’t understand what that means look it up and educate yourself.

[@timambrey5689]

Why would your butt hurt? I don’t understand how that fits into the equation.

[@leyre8981]

Wow, what kind of wolf ar this. And only for curiosity what are you going to do with the wolf. Amazing shot.

[@patrickmckenzie1828]

Jason I feel your pain bro you can’t turn back time i know how you’re feeling I missed the biggest bull moose I’ve ever seen at 50 yards it was eight years ago and it still haunts me maybe it wasn’t meant to be just like you said shit happens 😞

[@cooperdu111408]

Amazing as always

[@theJoefamilychannel]

needs some better cams

[@unprc4884]

Why did you kill the wolf? There are so few wolves left in Alaska.

[@zachg6456]

UNP RC ya there’s probably like six left, right? 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@slydogg616]

Very few? According to who?

[@azguitarist67]

Wolf populations are excellent and healthy in Alaska right now, which is why most units allow 5 per person per year.

[@theconservativelonghair5250]

You anti hunters aren't much on facts I see. Try stating facts instead of the bs you want people to think

[@williecosgrove]

No shooting sticks ?

[@teddytwoguns2846]

Make me tear 😭 up

[@daviddavidson6988]

Amen

[@ziruk-king4466]

my opinion you missed that shot because of the anticipation of the 338 recoil--- i would have used a 7mm or 30-06---two hundred yards -for sure it was the recoil--learn and live--all good

[@jasonmatzingerofficial]

Thats a great theory! What actually happened was related to not getting comfortably set before taking the shot. Although I was solid and right on him I wasn't in a great shooting position. After reviewing the footage I could see the butt of the stalk was not properly located on my shoulder. It was more in my armpit which caused the rifle the recoil up way more than it should have. Your totally correct when you say live and learn!

[@ziruk-king4466]

sounds good---just---FYI---I sold the 300-win ulltra-light-set-up----got a traditional wood stock normal weight--308---precision accuracy--and no kick compared to the 300.

[@jasonmatzingerofficial]

I hope you got what you were asking for it... Hahaha

[@daveh8686]

To shoot a bear you "dreamed about your whole life" I'm truly honestly curious. I love guns, I love camera's, I love animals. Is it the hide you search for to keep? I'm seriously asking to learn. Thanks for any insight. cheers

[@jasonmatzingerofficial]

dave h hunting animals plays a key role in wildlife and habitat management all across the world. People don’t think of bears and cats as manageable species but they need us to look after them just like the deer and the elk. Bear meat is also delicious, I don’t think many people are aware that hunters eat the bears the same as a fish, lobster, deer, sheep, cow, etc. To hunt bears is being an active steward of the land. To hunt grizzly, an animal I know can hunt me just as effectively, seems to level the playing field. I appreciate you asking these questions!

[@mora118]

A lot of hunters are usually after the head and pelt. However there is more to it. The memories you make on a hunt can be incredibly special. There is something about hunting that big game or dangerous game that just.. Is really amazing. Its hard to describe but honestly check out Whitebone Creations on here. He does a great job of showcasing what it means to get to go on these hunts.

[@mora118]

@@jasonmatzingerofficial I took on a different route with my reply but I really appreciate yours. I wish more people realized that even these massive apex predators have to be managed as well. Its neat to hear that bear tastes good. I have never heard of someone eating a bear. So thats good to know for any future adventures I drag my husband on. xD

[@daveh8686]

@@jasonmatzingerofficial thnx! I appreciate the input.

[@lloydnielsen8035]

Nice wolf. That’s how they look the best

[@aaronthurber1364]

What went wrong with the 2 missed shots on the bear to start with?

[@jasonmatzingerofficial]

Aaron Thurber I didn’t have my rifle positioned correctly on my shoulder. I felt comfortable when I shot but looking back at the GoPro footage I could see that the butt of the rifle was more in my armpit. First time I ever got scoped too... Haha. Live and learn I guess.

[@aaronthurber1364]

@@jasonmatzingerofficial Yes, I noticed that it looked like the rifle came far back in recoil and got you with the scope. So with the gun not in your shoulder, you must have had enough parallax to cause you to shoot over the bear. That's a tough one to miss! Love your videos, love the musical scores, love the comraderie with friends, love that you get out and actually hunt, love that you show the misses and not getting every game animal every time. Keep up the good work! When you do get a critter, I would like it if you would give a very brief rundown of the gun/bullet/terminal results so we could learn from that also.

[@thesheepman220]

Jason Matzinger you got excited and missed as we all do ,from time to time it’s called being human best regards Steve

[@richardjackson3939]

I'm in the same club as you, travelled all the way to Montana last year, found a couple of rutting Whitetail buck's, didn't have my rifle shoulder correctly, scoped myself and missed, Aaron is correct, parallax and shot over, thankfully I did get a bull Elk though@@jasonmatzingerofficial

[@VicsYard]

Awesome!!!!

[@rogeliodegino8590]

Kapot

[@DaughterOfTheEve]

Beautiful video. And actually, tomorrow IS promised. John 3:16.

[@jasonmatzingerofficial]

Thank you!

[@edwardsabo8368]

First. Great video.

[@bricehenry1223]

Congrats on the white wolf.

[@4th.Gen.V6-F-Body-4life]

You asshole again?

[@bricehenry1223]

@@4th.Gen.V6-F-Body-4life you the whining pussy boy pouting again.

[@mzeeraza3516]

Awesome wolf👍🏾

[@cynthiaaden3270]

Awesome

[@blackmesaoutdoors4863]

Nice video! Hope you get your Bear one day!

[@danielsuter5455]

i pray that the bear got him , why he shut on him?? this ber done noothing, just to show how got he is in shooting?? i hope he sleep at night in hes tent ,and this bear comes with family , and send that guy where he belong

[@Randy_Savage_ohyeah]

Congrats on the Wolf! Bummer deal on the Griz. Still trying to understand what happened... you checked your rifle, had a good rest, reasonable shot distance, and a big target. Awesome adventure for sure.

[@Randy_Savage_ohyeah]

Nevermind I see you answered the question in a response below.

[@jasonmatzingerofficial]

James Coulter not my finest hour... 😂🤦🏻‍♂️

[@bigcassssino]

I thought I heard that first shot thwack at 9:13?

[@jasonmatzingerofficial]

I wish it would have. Things would have ended differently!

[@cinsidebackwardsnbacksideo5195]

Awesome, sorry about the bear, but it happens. Love that you shoot a wolf, especially a white wolf. I've always loved for adventure. Thanks for sharing yours Jason

[@silentbirdhunter]

Not clear in the video r, but you need a registered guide to hunt Grizzly bear, Dall Sheep, Goats in Alaska.. Is Ben Haugen a registered guide?

[@jasonmatzingerofficial]

We were hunting with Craig Hill from Alaska Challenge Guide Service.

[@05141941]

You shoot well, but you can't shoot on camera!

[@nemanjagradinac5419]

Seemed like you and Ben totally fucked up that moment. Better luck next time.

[@jasonmatzingerofficial]

We totally did!! Well more me than him! Haha

[@kennycoye3907]

Run that camera guy off! Lol

[@jasonmatzingerofficial]

Kenny Coye haha! It was frustrating but we all make mistakes man...

[@ismaelargueta2626]

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[@spektr540hemi]

Ulfhednar would not approve... But what ever.

[@reiasaiwichap5401]

are you going to eat the meat on that wolf?

[@energizerwolf5574]

Are You gonna eat your I phone?

[@keatonjorgensen8793]

Eagle food

[@bricehenry1223]

Are you going to eat that mouse you killed in the trap. Dumbass you kill vermin wolves to protect the wildlife. Grow up and deal with it.

[@urabampot]

@@bricehenry1223 - hear, hear.... well said

[@marcoebben3000]

I hope one day.. Something hit you back...

[@jasonmatzingerofficial]

I got hit with a cold over the holidays. Hope your happy...

[@theconservativelonghair5250]

@@jasonmatzingerofficial LOL

[@theconservativelonghair5250]

I hope one day they find a cure for your stupidity. Judging by how you put animals above humans I don't think there is a cure.

[@jawaddar1368]

Make The Wolves Suffer

[@ccmjflynn]

I hunt, fish, live outside. I take my ethics seriously, because in the end it is all we have to justify our pursuits. I had been enjoying your videos. Good hunts for the most part, good camera work and production, and good sentiment. Then you posted a show about shooting (not hunting) whitetails over bait in Canada. Now you're shooting wolves out of a jet boat in AK. You are not a fair chase hunter. You are just another internet self-promoter. You are everything that is wrong with American hunting.

[@jasonmatzingerofficial]

Haha. If you don't think bowhunting whitetails in December in Northern Saskatchewan is a hunt then we can't be friends. It is a grind to sit all day in sub zero temps even with the best gear. Of course you're entitled to your opinion but there is nothing unsporting about shooting a wolf from a boat in AK. The motor just cannot be running when you do. I have always been a fair chase hunter and am proud of it. Sorry your definition does'nt align with Goverment Regulations or Boone & Crocketts defintion of "Fair Chase".

[@ccmjflynn]

@@jasonmatzingerofficial I know what the AK regs are. I make my living out of a jetboat in AK. I've come up on tons of animals in my boat...wolves, caribou, moose...not in a million years would I consider shutting down and shooting one of those animals fair chase.

[@jasonmatzingerofficial]

@@ccmjflynn good for you, you're entitled to think what you want. Regulations state otherwise

[@sganzoo9900]

Kamer no

[@garyweston1673]

You state that you saw a pup and yet you still killed the adult? You say you ‘put it together’ when you only floated around a bend and saw it? Utterly crass, utterly sad to take a life of an apex predator that has young, utterly psychologically damning that you feel the desire to do this. Protect lives - don’t take them for your own vanity or misplaced attempt to be ‘a man.’ I think you need to ask yourself some serious questions. Hunt for food - not a hard on.

[@jasonmatzingerofficial]

The wolf didn't have young, the pup was 50 miles up river. I would never take an animal with young. I am a conservationist through and through and that would be against everything conservation is about. However, to deny the predators need contolled as well is just being shallow minded and uneducated in my opinion. Why don't you ask the natives to those areas how they feel about predator control? I would maybe start asking yourself some questions as well. Thank you for your opinion and for watching!

[@bricehenry1223]

Gary you sniveling soy boy. Stfu if you cant handle the adult world go watch cartoons.

[@theconservativelonghair5250]

A hard on ? What is with you ignorant anti hunters and being a pervert? I guess it's a requirement.

[@ziruk-king4466]

magnums are over rated

[@dougm2681]

So endangered....only in the USA....got ya. Kinda like proper thought process's,and Christian values are endangered!

[@jasonmatzingerofficial]

Not endangered in the US anymore either. Looks like all the conservation efforts have proved to work once again. Thank goodness for hunter dollars to help fund all these programs!!

[@theochrist9453]

Gutshot on the Wolf, disgusting !

[@jasonmatzingerofficial]

Theo Christ I made the shot I wanted and the wolf went right down. Thanks for watching!

[@bricehenry1223]

Theo need your diaper changed cry baby? Stfu loser.

[@miked2802]

Worlds worst camera man.

[@jasonmatzingerofficial]

MikeD we all have our days. He wasn’t too thrilled with himself either. I would be lying if I said I never screwed up running the camera! Ha

[@jasonmatzingerofficial]

RANDOM VIDEOS DAILY DAILY it happens when people get excited. Too bad we aren’t all stone cold like some people... 🙄

[@billaney2612]

Unsubscribing...I don’t cotton to using a motorized vehicle to shoot from, it’s not fair chase and doesn’t make a good, still rest to shoot from. Look how the boat is still swinging left to right when you shoot! Then, what’s the logic of going into the biggest chunk of backcountry around to kill a wolf? Not for the meat, not for control of problem animals preying on livestock...sorry, I don’t buy your hunting ethic.

[@jasonmatzingerofficial]

Bill Aney sorry you feel that way. Have a great day and good luck out there this season!

[@theconservativelonghair5250]

At least he has an ethic unlike you weirdos.