Just a Dream - A Backcountry Spring Black Bear Hunt Film

A duo that was solidified in the mountains. Spring bear hunting was just an am coffee chat for coworkers Brady Miller and Omar Lopez. Omar would ask Brady, the seasoned spring bear hunter, questions about tips and tactics consistently; it wasn’t until Brady noticed the passion that Omar had to get after it that he decided to invite Omar to join him on a hunt.
Moments like these are how raw friendships are built, both enjoying a similar passion they so profoundly love while both at completely different stages of their hunting journeys.
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[@initialascentpacks]

Great job Brady and Omar! Loved the film. Omar, way to overcome the misses and bounce back to kill a beautiful bear! That takes a ton of mental strength and you did it! Folks will learn a lot from this one.👍🏻

[@GOHUNT]

Thank you!! We are already counting down the days to release the 2024 bear film. Those Initial Ascent 8K bags sure made easy work out of the heavy loads on the 2024 hunt that hasn't been released yet.

[@brandongrinstead7392]

Omar pushing himself through the uncomfortable and learning how to beast. Brady being a beast and sharing his experience and expertise. This is what hunting is all about. 5-10 year hunters dream right there.

[@noahcampbell8337]

“Everything BUT the mold” 😂😂😂. Way to persevere through the mold and the missed shots and you still got’er done. NEED to see more of Omar!

[@GOHUNT]

Haha. Agreed. Omar is a gem! He will be in an elk film that should be released this summer, and then Brady and Omar recorded another bear film this spring.

[@colinwalker6102]

Wow. That was a crazy hard hunt. Well done lads, hope the bear is very nourishing for you

[@Levicard088]

Never thought of using my phone skope as a tv stand. Thanks for the poor weather hack!

[@GOHUNT]

Haha! It works very, very well. Makes those times stuck in camp a little more enjoyable.

[@Durham0629]

All of the ticks crawling on you guys through out the video is crazy! Awesome hunt! Congrats

[@KC-7mm]

Omar you might think you didn’t deserved that bear but you sure as hell earned it. You guys are savages.

[@zeldarobinson3382]

great job Brady and Omar some narrelly country , nice Bears the hard work paid off congratulations to you both , thank you for sharing the journey , dreams do come true , God Bless ,

[@karlweiby2307]

You both crushed it! Awesome bears! Gotta love those hunts where you push the limits to get it done!

[@GOHUNT]

Thanks! Those are the hunts you definitely remember most.

[@nathantaylor3912]

I can hardly wait to try this. Never got a bear, but have seen a lot of them. Looks like some rough country but hard hunts create amazing memories. Great video thanks for sharing your journey.

[@dirtfishingdad_2_34]

Nice job Omar! Way to shake off those misses. Good one you all for showing the real deal.

[@royhoglund1322]

Congrats on your first bear Omar! And what a great hunter to learn from!

[@tommcguire7873]

Thanks for all the info and a great video!!!!

[@GOHUNT]

You are so welcome! Thanks for watching and hope you had a great weekend.

[@timgurtner5248]

Those were some BIG hunts guys. Congrats to both of you and thanks for sharing your adventure!!

[@tsnellyville]

Congrats to the both of you! That was a very cool adventure to watch!

[@marcusluna4238]

Wow what a hunt. Congratulations

[@jamesrussell2523]

A phenomenal journey that we got to follow along with sitting in front of the computer! Congratulations to both of you on great bears and an even greater adventure. Thanks for taking us along with you guys, and best part is I didn't have to worry about the damn ticks!!!

[@nickwebb4957]

Very cool!

[@Ryhunts]

Great film you guys! Congrats on the bears! 🎉🎉

[@wayoutwestadventures4488]

Love the country! Man what a great adventure!!

[@GOHUNT]

Thank you! Appreciate the support. Hope you have a great weekend!

[@bryer1812]

Amazing video like always 🙌🏼

[@user-qk4qr2zg9h]

Watching y’all recover the second bear was rough as a cob. I was thinking before you finished processing the bear that no way I would go back the way you came down , and I would cross that log. Lol. And y’all crossed the log. Man…..you guys are true mountain men.

[@joshcc1974]

Good hell, you two are nuts.

[@GOHUNT]

Thanks for watching, yeah... Brady and Omar are definitely a little crazy haha

[@Whopperjunior69]

Great hunt and video. Awesome adventure

[@kurtlawson6995]

hell yes boys what ban epic epic hunt thanks for taken us along and oh yeah 2 great bears

[@michaelcarr7544]

Been waiting for this one and it did not disappoint. Awesome hunt. Way to grind it out guys.

[@GOHUNT]

Wze are glad to finally get it out there! Appreciate you watching and sorry about the long wait getting this film out.

[@hearstdaman2269]

Heck of an adventure! Thanks for taking us along!

[@girdlebugboys]

Heard this podcast about a year ago. Awesome to see the video finally. Awesome work dudes. 🤙🏼

[@GOHUNT]

Glad we finally got this one out there. Appreciate you watching, and hope it was worth the wait. Thank you as well for the support on the podcast and on our KZbin page.

[@alexmarston9835]

Epic adventure! Truly shows how hard hunting can be

[@GOHUNT]

Thanks for checking out the film. It was a fun adventure for Brady and Omar.

[@steventurner83]

Good job Omar and Brady, nice bears.

[@GOHUNT]

Thank you! Was a fun one to put together and try their hands at self filming the hunt.

[@jeffreyfoster2804]

Congrats Omar!

[@philliplundell8682]

Nice job Brady and Omar! Killer film like usual! 🔥🔥

[@GOHUNT]

Thanks for watching! They both are a little crazy for a good adventure.

[@PerfectoM]

Great video and thanks for sharing. Keep up the good work guys.

[@GOHUNT]

Thanks for watching. One adventure they will both always remember!

[@jasonsmith924]

Pretty awesome hunt and film keep putting out great content

[@GOHUNT]

Thanks for watching! Hope you have a great weekend.

[@dustintaylor9157]

Awesome effort men!

[@GOHUNT]

Thank you for watching! Glad you enjoyed the film.

[@danyob5357]

Great job guy!!! Awesome hunt. Way to not die!!!

[@GOHUNT]

Haha. Exactly right :) Thanks for watching.

[@adammorgan8726]

Great job guys!!!

[@davidjewell3932]

Great video and description of what you went through, n what it takes , thanx much 🤘🤩

[@GOHUNT]

Thank you! We still wish we captured more of the hunt, but for Brady and Omar self filming it, we think it turned out great as well.

[@rokmanwaterproof]

Awesome work guys!!

[@GOHUNT]

Appreciate you all! Thanks for watching.

[@chin203]

Been waiting for this!

[@GOHUNT]

We hope it was worth the wait!

[@yo2stix]

This trip would be type 2 fun for most people and for plenty I bet it would be type 3 fun.

[@robertwilson5095]

Awesome film!

[@GOHUNT]

Thanks for watching!

[@chadlajoice3852]

Great video guys. Such a beautiful place to spend time in. I’d love to bear hunt in places like that.

[@robertgutierrez1898]

Great hunt. We'll deserved sir

[@GOHUNT]

Thank you for watching. It was a fun one to put together.

[@Matt_fitb]

Awesome film guys!!!!! I cant get enough of your hunt films😎

[@GOHUNT]

Thank you! I'm sure we say it a lot, but we greatly appreciate everyone's support. Love to hear that you enjoy the films.

[@carterhansenmedia4224]

awesome film

[@GOHUNT]

Thank you!! Can't wait for the next round of films dropping shortly.

[@CamDee13]

Yep! I have always said being short is best for hunting, easier to conceal urself, easier to stalk, being super tall is not advantageous in hunting imo and Brady not being able to cross the river on that deadfall proves that

[@Lexidezi225]

Nice work. That log crossing was sketchy for us tall guys I don’t blame you for backing outta that.

[@jero1918]

Thanx

[@GOHUNT]

Appreciate you!

[@scottladds7574]

Nice work

[@GOHUNT]

Thanks for watching!

[@thelowery7777]

ATTA BOYS, GREAT BEARS!

[@GOHUNT]

Thank you!! Such a great adventrue!

[@mtn2coast_outdoors]

Great videos guys! Congrats on the 2 bears! Where was the pack raft BRADY!!??

[@clarkansas6590]

Good job

[@GOHUNT]

Thanks for watching!

[@dsdssdsd283]

That log crossing looks sketchy as hell. Awesome hunting trip!

[@GOHUNT]

It was so sketchy in person! Way more gnarly than it looks, I stopped filming it since I thought Omar was going to fall off lol. And once I got on the log, I thought there was no way I was going to do that safely with a pack on with weight and those pack straps having the ability to get caught. By the way, this is Brady responding back to you. Thank you for watching!

[@Nathan-jw2ul]

Wow brady! I'm sure it's only natural for someone in that situation to think at some point it would have been better if the bear just fell in the river! Lol

[@GOHUNT]

Ha. You are probably right. If it had fallen into the river, it probably would have been way easier to recover that bear than what we had to put ourselves through to get across. This is Brady responding to you by the way. Thanks for watching!!

[@harleyeg05]

I loved this video. Thank you for sharing. QQ: What was the Wind direction monitoring device that you used, and what is the GPS item on your chest that you use. I am planning my first deep back country hunt this fall 2024 and I am looking for quality, safety devices that the more mature, professional hunters use. Thank you again for everything! Keep the videos coming. They are educational and fun, and also show you the ups and downs of why we call it hunting and not killing, LOL. Sometimes you win and sometimes we miss.

[@GOHUNT]

Really glad you enjoyed the film!! The wind direction device Brady is using is a Kestrel 5700 Elite. It also doubles as a ballistics calculator. You can see it here: shop.gohunt.com/products/kestrel-5700-elite-meter-with-applied-ballistics-and-link There are some other options for far cheaper by Kestrel if you just want to use a wind device. A simple version is the Kestrel 2700: shop.gohunt.com/collections/kestrel/products/kestrel-2700-ballistics-weather-meter And the satellite messenger Brady wears on his chest is an Inreach Mini 2. It's an amazing backcountry piece of mind device on hunts when you don't have cell service and it syncs with your phone to make sending messages a breeze (and you could message from the device as well). You can see that product here: shop.gohunt.com/products/garmin-inreach-mini-2 We are so glad you're enjoying all the content and this film! Thanks for watching and feel free to reach out to us anytime about gear for your hunt.

[@lukeadams9128]

Love seeing your guys stuff. Beautiful country you guys were in. Audio might be a bit wonky, all one sided speaker, not sure if it was an uploading bug/error. Just and FYI, nonetheless love the video!

[@GOHUNT]

Thanks for watching! It probably isn't our best film in terms of quality as the guys just decided to self film it, and thus were not using something with some better audio. But we do have a little better self film setup now, and their 2024 bear hunt film that we haven't released yet should be better audio as they recorded on the new system.

[@tacticalmarshing9548]

I see them zulus Brady I’m watching you

[@GOHUNT]

Haha. They are gamechangers!! Simply awesome. By the way, this is Brady responding back to you.

[@highcountryoutdoor]

Awesome hunt boys!! Well done! I noticed on Omar's bear that the thermals were rising and you could see the pine branches fluttering upward. It's very common for the thermals to be rising up those canyons and cause shots to be high miss. Brady you judged that wind perfect on your bear! Fantastic marksmanship pal! Great film. I would have liked to see footage of you guys crossing and recovering both bears tho!

[@_5MinutesOf]

That was like half the movie. Crossing and recovering the bears. 31:48

[@user-cl7jw7td5q]

Wow! Impressive! You guys did great. Brady reminds me of Ryan Lampers.

[@user-cl7jw7td5q]

Actually this hunt was kinda epic. 👍

[@rodneyratzlaff8071]

Great video!! So much adventure packed into a few days. Brady, do you ever wish you had the double pull instead of the single pull out hunting? At least I think you have the single pull in the video. I’m debating which would be best

[@GOHUNT]

Thanks for watching. Appreciate it! And by the way, this is Brady responding back to you. In all honesty, in all the hunts I've been on with that MDT Ckye-Pod single pull, I can't ever recall a situation where I wished I had the double pull. Maybe on my moose hunt so I wouldn't have had to shoot off a backpack. But truly I think for everything hunt wise, the single pull works really for me. Now, if my rifle was a little lighter, then maybe I would toss on the added weight of the double pull. I also have the full acra rail on the bottom, and I'm comfortable shooting off a tripod if needed. You won't go wrong with either option when it comes to a bipod for hunting.

[@LFC911]

Great hunt guys, pun intended. What gear are you bringing next time? Would UL waders have helped? Can't wait to get the Z6's. I bet the packout sucked lol.

[@charlesnosco93]

Who needs a pack raft!! Full send guys and great video. Brady how did you like the terminus? With most packs having external frames now how does it compare being an internal frame pack?

[@barrettgreen8595]

Brady and Omar, what are you using to charge your phones? Well done on the hunt.

[@GOHUNT]

Thanks for the kind words! Glad you enjoyed the film. Brady uses an Anker 21W 2-Port Foldable Solar Panel and two Anker Nano 30W Power Bank 10,000mAh. That setup works very well for him on hunts.

[@BillDay]

Great film, and love the Goggins reference! "Who's gonna carry the bears?!?" 👏

[@GOHUNT]

"Who's gonna carry the bears" is right! Thanks for watching buddy! Hope you had a great weekend.

[@tricer6985]

Great stuff. Those Mexican Gray Wolf tracks were huge 😜

[@MasterTheHunt23]

Another excellent hunting video as always. Ya’ll easily put out the best hunting films on KZbin

[@davidfleer5307]

If it’s not an adventure with awesome views then it’s not worth doing you just hunt from the truck, you’re adventure looks like one I want to do when I don’t have a schedule to stick to!! All the bear videos I’ve watched I can’t recall of a pack out weight is , so what do you think your packs weighted packing out the meat? 👍✌🏻🇺🇸

[@jmorrow4221]

What scopes were you guys using!? Looking to purchase a new one soon and want some feedback of what you guys like and dislike.

[@GOHUNT]

Brady was using a Vortex Razor Gen 3 6-36x56 FFP MOA riflescope and Omar was using the Vortex Viper PST Gen II 5-25x50 FFP MOA riflescope. Both of those rifles are Brady's and he is a big fan of those scope and has taken them on some crazy hunts and they hold up every single time. So no hesitation right now on at all on using those scopes for any rifle system. The nice part about today, there's so many great riflescope choices out there, and companies are making great scopes. If you have any questions, give our shop a call at [phone] and ask to talk to Cody Nelson our optics guy. He'd be happy to help.

[@backcountrybrawn7891]

Beauty of a cinnamon color phase bear. Curious if there was any meat loss from waiting to recover the bear the next day? No hate here at all, just curios. I’ve always thought bears hold in more heat than other game which could make it risky for spoilage? Also, was curious what stove/pipe setup you were running with peax tipi? Thanks and nice job on well earned notched tags 👍🏻

[@GOHUNT]

Honestly a great question. This is Brady responding back to you. I was a little worried about the same thought while I was on the hunt, but there was actually no meat spoilage on either bear and we were able to recover all the meat and nothing was spoiled. And over the past year I've already eaten up this entire bear. I love bear meat!! The extra part that made it a little easier for me to make that call to leave them overnight was the relatively mild daily temperatures, and the nightly temperatures, and the fact that both bears were near a creek. Omar's bear had a side creek it was near, and my bear was near a river. With the Peax shelter, I was using a medium Seek Outside U-turn stove with a 7.5 foot long stove pipe. Thanks for watching and appreciate the support on the video.

[@backcountrybrawn7891]

@@GOHUNTright on, thanks for the response! Appreciate it 👍🏻👊🏻

[@jeremyhirst4937]

What rifles are you both carrying?

[@SammyMoore-tg5gs]

Man, Brady is way less cringy when he’s the main dude. I don’t know if it’s a power/expertise gap issue or what, but when he’s with Brian Call and Ryan Lampers, he acts and speaks in a weird way.

[@brady_j_miller]

Haha. When I'm hunting with those guys, I'm only really on camera for a bit, so when I'm on camera with them, I guess I'm just there as a way to provide a random joke. But those guys are brothers to me! And since it's their film, I don't try to put myself in front of the camera which like you see in my normal films, is what I'm used to. It's all good. I'm glad you can find me a little funny or cringy at times lol. I do appreciate you watching and giving me a good morning laugh today :)

[@wagstaffarchery4269]

I’ve been looking forward to this one since bears beers battlestar galactica BHG’s🎉 Great film enjoyed it thank you

[@jackbuendgen389]

Great hunt guys! This one is one of my favorites! Hey Omar, congratulations on your first big game animal! That was a beautiful bear! But I have to ask, was your zero off or did you forget to account for the elevation change from home?

[@spenbour16]

What a joke ripping a shot at 570 yards

[@gwhunt1023]

Just awesome! Good for both of you…

[@jonathans7552]

Mario you're mascara is running

[@TheWVgoodguy22]

Just like Brady said on that Alaska moose 🫎 hunt, “It’s Just Work”! Congrats to you both on getting good bears 🐻 deep in that hell hole area you both were in. 😃⛰️⛰️🏕️