Janis Putelis Hunts for a Montana Black Bear

In this episode, Janis Putelis continues his quest to harvest a black bear in Montana with his friend and fellow MeatEater colleague, Cory Calkins. The duo ventures to a more heavily timbered mountain landscape with the goal of finding spring bears feeding and wandering on closed logging roads. An early and dry spring, hot temperatures, and very unforeseen wildfire smoke makes for a grueling week in the bear woods. Presented by @SilencerCentral.
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[@benkizerboughner9678]

"Join us on this episode of Meat Eater as the boys kick poop around" lol

[@branchandfoundry560]

Steven Wright used to tell the joke, "You know there's a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore like an idiot." Same applies to hunting.

[@theokaisla7309]

I love Janis thank god he isn't just a camera guy anymore

[@roberthyatt342]

he never was a cameraman

[@jaredknapp8886]

I doubt he has the faculties to operate a poiny and shoot camera. And he's got the stage presence of an elder car salesman.

[@whoopwhoop1584]

Janis is a heck of a guy through and through if I could pick anyone in there realm to go hunt with its yanni ol cal calohan is a close second

[@jake5150]

You don’t love him so much if you think he was ever just a camera guy 😅

[@allansheets9031]

​@@jake5150 Let He who has never made a mistake cast the first stone.

[@dannyjackson6286]

"Some people just have bigger diameters" 😂 my stomach hurts

[@balaclava734]

I just love how you show hunting as what it is, a lot of work, a lot of uncertainty, and a lot of meaningful fun… continuing what every human before us has done for sustenance!… thank you Janis, Cory and the whole Meateater Crew! ❤

[@tcollier4017]

the hustle and flow movie reference at the end! good ol Memphis classic

[@Lucas_1287]

I don’t know what I want to happen more. Steve to bag a Griz, or Janis to get a black bear

[@cashreliadorgaragedoors1178]

When "two thirds of a mile" just won't do 😂

[@speed-shop33]

Hahaha! I also heard 7/8ths and was like....

[@ajm.5160]

LOVE THE GUIDE FOR THE HUSTLE & FLOW QUOTE!!!!!!!!! LOL

[@rivergnome4708]

So refreshing to watch hunting shows on public land ranch...great video

[@huntsnewy]

As much as it sucks they didn’t get a bear- it’s good to show that hunting doesn’t always work and many trips are just a great weekend out in the bush!

[@WildSideOfLifeYT]

Love the yanis on the hunt episodes. Hope to see some more latvian content!!

[@zappiness]

These types of episodes show what it’s all about.

[@TrailheadTales]

Your videos are awesome and have inspired us to share our hunts and fishing with KZbin. Thank you

[@oneballwizard406]

Spring bear in MT is my favorite time of the year! Good luck

[@rabbithomesteading3797]

They didnt say how to tell black bear from grizzly/brown bear poop. Black bears have grass and berries. Grizzly/browns have bells and pepper spray cans in it. lol Dont take that serious, just a joke. :D

[@ClimptonDiddlehopper]

Pile size usually. Though a small brown is dropping loads like a bug black. Also look for hair caught in the dingleberries that get pulled out...

[@stevecrader3479]

😂😂😂

[@ivanjordaan174]

Yeah, that bench gun carries like a section of railway line... Great content thank you.

[@LoganW143]

6:50 what a many conversation 🤣

[@BenC-77]

Amazing...Transparent...It would have been easy for The Meat Eater to not use this footage, but showing hunting as hunting is enjoyable to true sportsmen!

[@ClimptonDiddlehopper]

They show people all the time getting skunked including the great and powerful Steve.

[@BattleBornArcher]

Great video like always! Love me some bear hunting. Does anyone know what holster Janis is using for his sidearm? Everything I’ve tried is impeded by my pack hip belts and seems like his stays clear of the hip belt.

[@nikolasmaclean4450]

Go Jani! We’re rooting for ya! One of these years you’ll get your bear!

[@christophersharp7198]

Definitely appreciate the SNL reference lol!!

[@casey_lee7579]

A chassis Tikka!? Hell Yeah Janis!!!

[@badatstuff3690]

Music was wild this episode

[@jacoblindquist]

Montana is so beautiful

[@tyedenshaw6721]

Nice scope Janis 🔥

[@iainduncan9885]

Janis! What holster are you running for your X Ten?

[@g64460]

One of my favourite things about meat eater is that they don't always get the thing they go for and they show it. But am also pissed when they dont get one like am up in the mountains too.

[@robertburke2804]

Like seeing Janis on the prowl!

[@jimothy-johnson]

Cool to see a mainstream hunting personality using an MDT Hnt26 chassis. Shooting from tripods via ARCA rails is the next big thing for hunters. Nightforce scope too and what looks like a Tikka CTR barreled action, good taste for a mid-price build.

[@TheLikkinBranchRanch]

Yessir. I use my McCrees chassis and a tripod as well.

[@jaredknapp8886]

Neeeeerrrrrddddd

[@jimothy-johnson]

@@jaredknapp8886 You ain't wrong. I'm at least "spectrum" adjacent and custom long-range rifle builds are my thing.

[@pakcanhunter]

You can tell ppl who post these kinda comments don’t have any business with hunting…

[@jimothy-johnson]

@@pakcanhunter I don't know man it felt like I did when I was shooting a coues deer at 400 yards across a canyon from my tripod this fall. It just makes life a lot easier being able to shoot from a tripod.

[@MainVillainous]

Shitkickers: The Episode

[@artoftruthpodcast8678]

Janis exposing his daughters tendency to not flush their huge poops should go well with them once this started streaming😂

[@clamum9648]

The fricking LATVIAN EAGLE ftw

[@dannyjackson6286]

"Drier than a popcorn fart" 😂

[@lowcus211]

"It's hard out here for a pimp" I don't know that one - 🤣😂

[@alexfrazier88]

Got real smokey and started singing hustle and flow

[@lewismooney3941]

Sweet cod load out! Lol

[@Looscannon94]

I wish they would briefly talk about the rifle and caliber combinations they are using in each video. I know Janis is using what appears to be a Sig Cross, but I'm curious about the cartridge he went with.

[@retrogunroom]

So nice to see what gets used when brand deals arent involved.

[@fullsquish]

Man…you know the trick…you need to take Mr. Clay Newcomb! You’d get a bear annually! 😂

[@danielralston466]

Beach seining by Pavloff on the Aleutians I saw bear prints twice the size.

[@user-iz7zy7rx9t]

Goodr shades, loves 30-06, Janis is the peoples champ...

[@L0NEW0LF210]

Why don't yall run slings on the rifles or the spotting scope as a posed to carrying them?

[@kirkdial224]

@janis - what is your setup for your sidearm? That looks like the perfect setup for hiking through nature with a pack. Do you like it? Ive seen you carry a side arm a few different ways - which one is your favorite?

[@kevbev1524]

Did the smoke slow the bugs down a little bit ? Or they didn't care?

[@ClimptonDiddlehopper]

Didn't look like it since they said fighting mosquitoes and swatting at their faces everytime they slowed to talk.

[@drewandcharlie7583]

Janis is a badass. Its kinda odd that none of the crew are ex military. Ya’ll are a dangerous group of bros

[@brianjohnson8918]

We need to get Janis to SE Alaska, where there's a bear behind every bush.

[@ClimptonDiddlehopper]

But is their a turd behind every stone?

[@kdkulhanek]

Meateater is sure getting away from the "meat eating" aspect

[@mattwilliams1466]

Exactly how my 5 day bear hunt went.

[@crossbowhunter9118]

@meat eaters What rifles are you guys using what caliber and scope zoom range? I want to bear hunt

[@reganbusch8343]

What rifle is being used looks really cool

[@robvannoy2512]

From this day forward Bear Hunting shall be referred to as "kicking shit" et al "Hey Bill, the season's open! Let's go Kick Some Shit!"

[@evanf7334]

Damn Janis is just asking to get shot with that p320 on his side lol

[@awilliamz907]

About 7/10 of a mile 😂 that as the crow flies or the deer runs??

[@D_Boone]

What holster is that on Janis? It's like a half drop leg holster. Looks like it would be comfortable to carry with a pack.

[@rship2805]

Look up Safariland Low-ride UBL (universal belt loop). Or Mid-ride UBL. May need to attach your holster with a Safariland Quick connect system, depending on your holster.

[@rship2805]

Also, I'd go with low-drop. I have the mid drop and it puts the pistol a hair too close to waist strap.

[@kenshiassasin]

It's a standard g10 holster without active retention, but rship is right and it's sitting on a midride/lowride safariland UBL. I'd personally get a lowride safariland UBL w/ one of the active retention safariland ALS holsters.

[@heavytango7261]

Similar to my hunt last year lol

[@ClimptonDiddlehopper]

Does a bear shit in the woods? Apparently no, they shit on old logging roads next to the woods.

[@CatHunterMag]

Get Mingus out there!

[@hendriksnyman8159]

What gun is he using ~ chassis, etc

[@internetcatfish]

Its nice to see a more widely-known hunting show using a suppressor on a hunt. All too many people seem to assume that there is no practical purpose for them outside of military use, which is incredibly far from the truth. I'd hunt with a suppressor myself if they weren't prohibitively expensive.

[@itsbcook]

oof glad its not just me who has had 20+ days with no luck! great at finding poop and elk though.

[@robertcumming2035]

Keep trying Janis! Come on up to Canada and enjoy a baited hunt!

[@Terpedup925]

Come hunt these cali bears. We got like 65k to 80k bears in our state

[@aussieredneck818]

Love it Janis But for the rest of the world what is 7/10th or was 7/8th of a mile in English. (KPH) Mile: 1.6kms 1/4mile 400mtrs.

[@jamtolwi]

So they plant grass on the logging roads? Or did I get it wrong?

[@D_Boone]

Yes. To prevent erosion.

[@rabbithomesteading3797]

From what I got from it is yes, to help stabilize the bare soil (bear soil lol :D) from eroding away from rainfall and probably wind also. The root systems help hold it together. I didnt know they did that on logging roads but do know that is a thing in general.

[@jacobbush1419]

Crazy how different bear crap looks out there than in Virginia

[@jacobbush1419]

And our seem quite a bit larger as well

[@SteezerZimmer]

what tripod is Janis using?

[@ph00z00]

can you use drones with thermal imaging cameras to spot game? or even regular drones?

[@bad2debone825]

Big time no no in most if not all states. Great idea but takes the sport out of it.

[@bhoutdoors507]

Definitely not “fair chase”

[@hermdeer]

I may have missed an episode or two but, why do you suddenly have moderators on your rifles ? They have been regarded as a necessity in the UK for probably 20 years. I hunt in Europe too, and I understand some countries they are illegal.

[@liveisascopeadventures]

Janis come to Manitoba Canada will get you a couple bears

[@ChasinStuds]

Janis c'mon brother hustle and flowwww

[@Dhatshim]

What kind of rifle is Janis using?

[@benn1851]

anyone know what kind of gun calkins is carrying?

[@stefanpietsch5398]

Is that rifle an sig?

[@Itsnateagain817]

Do you know Clay Newcomb? He hunts black bears. Maybe he could help.

[@christianniem844]

NIce hunt what kinda rifle you got there ?

[@af4475]

Looks like 2 tikkas

[@hendu7111]

I wonder when this was shot. I wish he would say what year and month it is.

[@kyleholmes2472]

They have done so well with the videos thru the years, but I agree that would be a nice addition!

[@MorganMckinney-if9jd]

I believe it was last May. We had weird early smoke from Canada last year.

[@hendu7111]

I will say, the content is still good even with Jani not getting a bear because that's how hunting goes. I get to live his adventure and disappointment and joys thru this video so that's worth it and I love that they show the non-successful hunts as well.

[@DirtySanchez658]

How do you know that the bear is from Montana ?

[@caseyschulenburg8615]

Come bear hunt with the born and raised boys for black bears in Oregon

[@mikemorris7922]

No one knows how bears feel about smoke? Has no one asked smoky? Let’s get on this.

[@Hogdawg1911]

La potenza cane corso hunts pigs with dogs We need Lamont Morgan on would be a great guest

[@josephking2055]

Its always crazy to me to see guys running around in bear country with an empty chamber...

[@Taleton]

Jianis Εύγε απ την παλιά πατρίδα... ..

[@paulopimentel2523]

🇧🇷👍

[@maximklimenko973]

Janis, come to BC buddy, I’ll get you a blackie under one day.

[@Kind_Candor]

Folks in Asheville rolling their eyes at other folks struggling to get within striking distance.....#CityBears #ForestDelinquents

[@justinphelps3433]

Nice to see the Meateater crew finally carrying 10mm’s after Afognak Island

[@kelseysvenson8544]

Wdym?

[@justinphelps3433]

@@kelseysvenson8544 always seemed like they thought bear spray or a handgun at the bottom of their bags would save them. I think that grizzly incident opened their eyes and I’m glad they are carrying handguns now.

[@andrewmiller1761]

Not to mention when him, cal and Steve got charged and cal had to shoot.

[@D_Boone]

@@justinphelps3433 Janis had a revolver on him on Afognak, it just happened too fast.

[@justinphelps3433]

@@D_Boone I think it was at the bottom of his bag, from the podcast I heard

[@seanbennett7916]

Come on Janis its only a 7 or 8 year draw now for Wi bear. 😂

[@hunt_trap_fish]

Apparently Zone C is much less. I drew w/5 points. And the only reason I drew is because I applied and Zone C was my second choice, and now they make you apply every 2 years. I'm not complaining, I think it's good to make people apply so we're not unnecessarily hanging on to points, just didn't expect to draw anything.

[@Taleton]

160 000 views and only 3100 likes!!!! Folks you are joking!! Hit that button !!!

[@Aburgess1234]

🔥🔥🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@danieljordan2012]

I can come along with me yanis here in coastal British Columbia I'll get you a bear!

[@DiRtYToanz]

This show should be called “Freeze Dried Camp Food in a Bag Eater” based on the lack of shit you kill. Also, I feel like walking on a road for two days with a full camera crew isn’t the best bear hunting tactic but you’re the pros

[@MTrocker0221]

Should've took a dying rabbit call with you see if he would turn around.

[@retrogunroom]

7/10ths of a mile sounds suspiciously close to metric.... 😅

[@thendofspace]

"It's hard out here for a pimp"

[@shephusted2714]

they need walkies #audio //bear pimping ain't easy

[@D_Boone]

Pretty sure it's illegal in Montana to hunt with walkies

[@JB-ig5pk]

I’ve been invited on hunts like that..guy has a secret spot with tons of game….dont see shit:( So much for a “guide’s” secret spot…he didn’t seem like much of a guide at all…”let’s go look for more poop”…not the words you wanna hear from your guide 🙄 And people ask me why I hunt by myself

[@jcpalmer6051]

Harvest? And why exactly?

[@D_Boone]

Eat?

[@williamclinton2289]

Can I say foh

[@jerelem]

First actual comment

[@allendunfee5725]

Why don't you western hunters run a thermacell?

[@Ogreslol]

Because most western hunters dont sit in blinds or tree stands for an entire day. Most of us will glass for a few hours and move to another vantage point. Thermacells need to be constantly on and in a single location. Plus most of our bugs dgaf about a thermacell lol!

[@allendunfee5725]

@Ogreslol glassing for a few hours would be a great time to have a thermacell though wouldn't it?