Polar Bear Bowhunt in Northwest Territories

Bob McGuire filmed and produced this one hour video for TRAVEL ARCTIC, the tourism agency for the Northwest Territories of Canada. Featuring bowhunter Bob Foulkrod and Eskimo guide Joe Netser, this video documents all the details of a two week adventure hunting from dog sleds, and sleeping in igloos.

[@livingalaskanative3301]

The eskimo saved his life. For sure. That first shot did not pass his shoulder blade. The polar bear was waiting for him to get close.

[@michaelpcooksey5096]

Very glad to see the rifle backup shot worked when it needed to. Archery shot was ok, but rifle needed. Lesson was apparent. Good going Joe.

[@trentongiem5929]

A lot of people don't realize that the reason we actually have a decent population of polar bears is due to hunting like this. Polar bear boars, just like boars of other bear species, will kill younger bears every chance that they get. It's estimated that as many has 50% of cubs are killed by older bears before reaching maturity. That figure stretches across the board, whether polar bear, grizzly, brown, or black. By harvesting the occasional older male bear, that allows the cubs that he would have killed to survive. It's been proven that in areas where polar bear hunting is legal that the population is much healthier than in areas where it is not allowed because more cubs are allowed to reach maturity. Polar bear hunting is beneficial not only for the bears, but the native people as well. The natives are allotted a certain number of tags every year, which they can choose to either fill themselves or sell to hunters. If they decide to sell the tag, not only are they still getting meat, but they are also making some money, which isn't easily made that far north. It benefits all in the end. I know lots of people don't approve of polar bear hunting, but it's really important to look past ones own feelings on the subject and see the big picture and what an important role hunting plays in the management and preservation of not just the bears, but the entire ecosystem.

[@alphonsozorro7952]

"It's been proven that in areas where polar bear hunting is legal that the population is much healthier than in areas where it is not allowed because more cubs are allowed to reach maturity." "Proven" by hunter-sponsored propaganda. Natives too get materialistic to sell their "quotas" and cash money. Before the white invasion they hunted for survival, not for money or "fun".

[@rolledsocks5167]

Less bears doesn't equal better bear population it equals less bears. Polar bears are an apex predator there is nothing natural or environmentally friendly about killing them, their numbers depend on their prey not humans intervening and making everything worst. And I pity those poor native people they are poisoning themselves by eating those bears and they don't even know it. Shame on you Canada for not banning this long ago.

[@cassandra6429]

I hope you and your hunter friends, along with natives and their freaking quotas will get COVID -- 19 ( and I mean the serious case of infection). Chinese population got rich almost overnight and now it is considered cool and stylish to have a tiger or an arctic bear hide thrown on the floor. Therefore natives ask for more quotas and Canada can not introduce the low, forbidding an export of arctic bear remains abroad. Chinese are interfering in all wild life everywhere and this virus, in my opinion, the nature's way of fighting back. They are dying first, we will, later, because we all saw what was going on and didn't stop it. BTW. They also love eating dogs and young kittens. I have a video, when they cook a dog in the boiling oil while it is alive. Do you want me to send you a video? As for your bubbling about hunting being beneficial for the bear population, I have 3 things to say to you 1. How about human population control? I think it will also might be beneficial for the humanity. Let us start with sport hunters. 2. Who, the f..k are you to decide what is beneficial for the wild nature and what is not, are you a professional zoologist, environmentalist, biologist? 3. The Arctic Bear is on the Endangered Species List and it pains me to say it, but if not for Russians and their special programs along with lifetime jail sentence for killing a Bear for sport or money, we would not even had a half of a population, that we do right now. Good luck with Chinese pandemic

[@AeonianGainz]

Trenton Giem dude thank you for being one of the few smart guys in KZbin comment section for this kind of thing lol👌🏼

[@AeonianGainz]

Cassandra unlike you

[@donavandean1078]

You all are lucky to have survived without any injuries! Congratulations

[@lordjim3109]

I don`t understand why he didn`t shoot another arrow right after the first one.

[@GreenEyes707]

because it would have been a worst shot than the first and just make him suffer more, your ideal placement of an arrow or bullet is to hit the vital organs

[@lordjim3109]

@@GreenEyes707 He is a poor archer, this is why.

[@arisdelis1]

the 2nd archery shot wouldve been a bit tougher...BUT not as STUPID as what the archer did = trying to approach a wounded anImal from behind with no clear shot and no view of the charging beast..duhhhhh

[@ttdenadaabba2149]

@@arisdelis1 ECXACTLY!

[@ivancolonna7520]

Either way, no matter of what others may think, this must have been one hell of an experience for everyone involved.

[@MegaMonic9]

Clearly a good reason you have the word 'colon' in your name. You talk out yer ass.

[@Tinman23126]

That was a terrible idea and mistake to shoot from a bad angle Bob, Fred took 3 tries to take a Polar Bear with a bow but one arrow put him down! Bob you made pin cushion out of that Bear!

[@fasx56]

Arrows are many times slow to kill a large tough animal like a Polar Bear, a rifle back up is a must for all bow hunters after a bear of any species. Before guns were introduced to the Eskimos I am sure some native hunters lost their lives trying to bring down a bear with a bow or spear.

[@binko969]

He made a bad first shot though. If he’d have clipped just one lung it would’ve collapsed & they would have been in business or just nicked it’s liver, both fatal shots but take a while for the animal.to die. That arrow didn’t find any vitals though. It would’ve eventually bled out but that could take a long long time. He was way high in the shoulder

[@AlexanderMason1]

@@binko969a lung shot does not make you collapse instantly. The animal usually runs of and you have to track it. A liver shot would take forever and is just unethical. Tell me you don’t hunt without telling me you don’t hunt.

[@thewanderingwoodsman1421]

Awesome!

[@mikeoc217]

Awesome adventure! 🐻👍🏻🇨🇦🇺🇸

[@JT0007]

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[@jaxxonbalboa3243]

Dude is lucky his buddy is a great shot!

[@leonardryan8723]

Fun see the big hunter run with bow and arrow 🏹 lol . 😊 Tks for joe got him on first shot . Pc off cake for joe . 😊

[@fellspoint9364]

For sure, that guy with the bow and arrow has NO claim to the bear. He nearly got himself killed and owes his life to Joe. These great hunters are damned lucky fools. They should stay home.

[@Mexregional]

That is real hunting my friends, no doubt a team work effort, congratulations, bien echo!

[@michaelporterfield9081]

An hour video and no close up of the harvest? Dang!

[@canadiansheds]

Glad I skipped 90% lol

[@alazanjoe]

Good video..

[@elforasterodelasierra5535]

What an awesome home

[@cosmiccharlie8294]

Good shot!!! (rifle) The bowshot looked too high?

[@telatimberho]

I still got Bobs whitail. Book. Mock scrapes!

[@sajadmontazer6746]

The gunman was far better than the bowman. The dogs were so cute.

[@G.I.N.N]

If this was to feed a village ....great.....if it was bragging rights....its horrible

[@tontobrazil]

When was this filmed? Judging from the archery tackle, it looks like sometime in the last millennium.

[@jlastre]

tontobrazil his website says 1981 was the first time a polar bear was taken by non Inuit in this area. So guess then.

[@mikekorn6968]

look at the initial arrow shot and video says 1987 on it

[@lionheart1321]

Polar bear hunting is essential for Inuit culture?

[@iggypopisgod9]

Hunter should have stayed his ground after first arrrow; had plenty of time to fire off another shot; however, he retreated, and upon return, the bear repositioned itself.

[@wolf-mx3jm]

It is a bear tho better safe than eaten alive

[@reddiver7293]

Easy to say.

[@jonmueller4163]

I’ve been a hunter my whole life but I don’t think this is a hunt I’d be proud of.

[@iggypopisgod9]

Hunter should hsve stsyed in his initial position: he clearly could have got off another shot. Instead, he put himself in a precarious spot by attempting to go backside against a wounded animal which created a blindspot situation. Lucky his friend was alert and ready

[@arisdelis1]

Agree 110% wounded bear, did not move much, Foulkrod had plenty of time to put 1 or 2 more arrows in, even the guide told him to move to his LEFT in direct view of the bear..THEN Bob Foulkrod does something BEYOND Stupid..he moves to his RIGHT, behind a snow bank, cannot see the angry wounded bear charging....amateur move gets you killed...

[@earlmassey8408]

It’s just a Bear dam Good Eating that’s like Africa all Them people good hunger with all Thim animals over there now that bull good job boys

[@imjinriver641]

The bear suffered unnecessarily. It should be one clean kill. Not impressed. Respectfully.

[@Charlimarteli]

Good ol Coleman easy lite.....cooked a lot of :%ack with that thing....works great

[@royeastman5166]

wow exellent shot sirBothe of you.

[@riddel-geraddel6839]

Grow up 'n try to open your Eyes Ray...maybe it helps to see this ACTOR one time more

[@royeastman5166]

Put the drink down and move away from the keyboard ,your head will hurt in the morning I think the hooch is messing with your meds.

[@johnharrison5203]

Shit hunt to leave it arrowed like that plenty shots to kill it but fucked around while it was bleeding

[@luceatlux7087]

nice little acoustic guitar ditty

[@WildlifeCloseups]

That audio track was performed by local Inuit musicians and was supplied to us by our sponsor, TravelArctic (government of NW Territories.)

[@JohnLeeman-f9c]

Professional hunters my arse, that was cruel and unnecessary.

[@aidansaviakjuk8311]

😂

[@aidansaviakjuk8311]

Just imagine a polar bear running towards you, what would you do?

[@michaelpcooksey5096]

In polar bear areas I'm surprised at the lack of firearms at the ready ALL the TIME.

[@RJ-ox8on]

Just seems like kind of s shitty way to go about telling everybody you hunted down a polar bear with bow & arrow.

[@Agent-kb3zb]

As a bow hunter, the hunter should have simply waited however many hours the bear bleeding to death took. That's common with bow hunting deer.

[@Clos-wx1mv]

Note to self . No hunting bears with bows and arrows..

[@livingalaska607]

Joe got it

[@davidrobbins4078]

Bow shot a bit high & maybe back some. If left alone the bear might of died if the arrow clipped one or both of the lungs. Thank God for the man with the rifle or else one dead archer.

[@jimf1964]

That arrow clearly got stuck in the shoulder with almost no penetration. The bear would have lived another 20 years, so he was dam lucky there was a guy with a rifle. As for the hunts, animal rights groups like to mislead people in order to influence them. Bear populations actually increase with hunting, because any normal hunter would never kill a mother and cubs, and it's the big males that kill the most bears by killing off cubs. With less big males, the little ones get a chance to grow up. They pulled this trick out in western Canada with grizzly bears, and now no one can trophy hunt, but it's exactly the trophies that are mostly older, not many years left in them, but they still kill cubs that are the ones who would help the population if removed. I always say, if you're cause is so just, then you don't need to lie.

[@arielquelme]

well, good insight..

[@binko969]

Didn’t look like a good shot to me. High in the shoulder, if he’d have even barely clipped just one it would have collapsed & lung they’d have known. Idk still takes a lot of balls to stalk a polar bear then put you life in another man’s hands. If joe would’ve missed that bear would’ve turned Bob into a turd real fast

[@vratislavmarek7381]

Super

[@beataeschlimann205]

A perfect demonstration of stupidity coming from people who believe they are hunters and who at the slightest attack, start running without even attempting an arrow. This man would have died if his companion had not used his rifle. And then not a word a gesture to value the animal ... These bears, even then, were noble animals. In fact, the bestiality came from those city men over-equipped to kill for free without courage and without honor. A perfect image of the decline of men, and the demonstration of the loss of awareness in the value and respect for life due to a totally distorted view coming from pure consumers, living in city life and totaly disconnected to Nature. A very dirty story.

[@stephaniemcpherson2558]

I agree. There’s no such thing as “honor” in this world anymore 😔 It may still exist occasionally but it’s more rare than any precious metal/stone!

[@laymankilgo7936]

This hunter obviously didn't know as much as he thought he did about hunting polar bear.dark clothes against white snow easy target for bear , lot of moving around very noisy, didn't give bear time enough to expire,should have shot bear again when he had the chance,he would have been dead under real hunting conditions the way the hunters hunted in the past.this was disrespectful.

[@carolkontur1442]

Super scary!

[@vincentzazueta2353]

Please love the film very much !! Next time no moaning 🎶 hurts real my ears!! Thank you still ringing!

[@catchavibeanabodybeatz7980]

Fake ..how they get the seal out of the water

[@WildlifeCloseups]

Grapple hook on a rope (Inuit standing at flow edge). Bowhunter had seal license....

[@lucienvandegaart3611]

Lucky he had a real friend with a 375 and knew he had to use it. Bloody mess yet better white bear than white hunter. Real sportsman use bows thats challenging. Had there been no gun the bowman would of been crunch lunch. You cant beat that fast on a charging bull polar. Fast and instant killer. Than you eskimo friend Hope you guys and the crew with the doggs ate some good bear before he ate you

[@arisdelis1]

Bear is no match for a .375 Magnum!!! ..Inuit use .22 rifles to hunt Polar bears ..issue here is the archer Sucks!!!.terrible shot!!!. the native Inuit guide tells him shoot another arrow immediately...stupid archer..ignores the guide, tries to shoot arrow from hidden area, cannot see bear charging, the .guide finishes the hunt for him....

[@gayananjulaillankoon5477]

It's really sorry to see hunting a endangered animal for pleasure.

[@StinkStatistic2]

Why?

[@arisdelis1]

Polar bears are NOT endangered..

[@jacksonmarshallkramer5087]

I'm sure it was a great experience for the bear. To hide out and wait for one to come by and shoot him with an arrow that he never saw coming. Sooo cool. Such fkng ass holes.

[@naamanpratt]

💫

[@jamiecash6985]

Horrible bastards

[@badmasis]

hope they don't kills mother with cubs

[@DmanD69]

Oops dropped my arrow lol

[@lasotahir3142]

Hey man polar bears are endangered? dont you pay attention?

[@dompan9169]

O R thats not many at all

[@alphonsozorro7952]

30 years ago this happened.

[@alphonsozorro7952]

Dead in 30 seconds after the rifle shot.

[@WafflesNPotholes]

Polar bears are endangered in some areas and overpopulated in others

[@alaska1ism]

BS! In the 60s there were about 10k total. Now 40 years later, there are nearly 40k.... Time to reinstate LIMITED & REGULATED Polar Bear hunting!

[@adrianortiz3185]

Yeah that was a shit unethical hunt

[@alphonsozorro7952]

Dead in 30 seconds after the rifle shot.

[@leadershipvids]

really lame and disgusting... if you go hunting make it fast and painless for the creature... this is pure self gratification by the archer... dude: stick to squirrels

[@sw-fd4ty]

Once the arrow doesn't kill the bear ASAP, to me it seems as they should have put the down with the gun to prevent anymore suffering by the bear.

[@andrewtozerfineart9623]

Totally agree.

[@midnightstarr5413]

​@@sw-fd4tyThis was someone who totally went about it the wrong way in proving he is a big brave hunter killing with just a bow and arrow. Ancestors I'm sure are frowning down at the way this was handled. I'm also positive that no glory was bestowed on hunter by anymeans. Shameful and a disgrace to the Ancestors was what this person brought upon them. Way to go nimrod

[@joels3659]

You call that hunting? Lmfao 🤣🤣

[@วุธฤทัยศิลาไศล]

👍🏻

[@paim689]

despicable

[@prestont5769]

That bear was already wounded. Probably with a rifle.

[@janjones4536]

disgusting

[@barryfenwick609]

wen will we stop this?

[@robertomoraca8460]

No good save the animals no kill!!!!!

[@aidansaviakjuk8311]

😂

[@stephaniemcpherson2558]

There is NO HONOR is making your prey suffer. A true hunter always strives for a 1-shot kill shot or at least a quick kill. This is disgusting to me (for many reasons).

[@ocean6713]

It’s so satisfying to watch the beat dying slowly and in huge pain

[@jeremyr942]

Stay in the city and eat your soy!

[@nigelbase1196]

Don't watch the video then stupid!

[@midnightstarr5413]

​@@ocean6713 You must of been held back a few years in kindergarten right? It shows

[@Joe_biden_loves_minors_]

This bastard is a psychopath like the hell? I ​@@midnightstarr5413

[@MartinSage]

You say that you help the young cubs survival rate by killing adults who eat them. I hope you are willing to give your body as food to the adult bear in place of a cub.

[@hongchang9370]

As a bear hunter 20 yrs+, there are some game I would not hunt, Elephants,Polar Bear. Top of list, I hope to havarest my 11th black bear in Maine this August. I do not character assassinate any one hunting, no poaching. Thanks Bearhunter5

[@blacknwhitesalright]

You’re whining. No character assassination has taken place. Sport hunting of bears is backwards and ought to be stopped, by force if necessary.

[@Scrap5000]

Epic

[@leonarda6529able]

Hunting an animal like that is sad. Your Karma will come !

[@nielsvandensigtenhorst158]

Killers!

[@Oi1Suzy]

Yup... And?

[@arisdelis1]

Norway and Canada allow it....its perfectly legal...

[@aidansaviakjuk8311]

😂

[@nlholla]

Was rooting for the bear

[@godishere5936]

Why can't animals have the space to live on Earth?

[@cassandra6429]

@Virginia Spartan You are an idiot. If there is God, he, most definitely, did not mean people like you.

[@MMansfield1984]

Awful first shot. I'd be ashamed to post a video of that.

[@brentclampitt8061]

piss poor shot by a piss poor hunter

[@Business-dz2xu]

You personally go to their territory and Make Excuses for your Survival. Why not bring your own food instead of Killing them? These Guys went to a Cocky School.

[@reins981]

You are hunting extinct animals? Shame on you

[@ANNCOLLINS-ss3ji]

WHY WOULD ANY SANE PERSON KILL THIS MAGNIFICENT ANIMAL? FOR FUN???????????

[@arisdelis1]

He paid $10 thousand for a tag, its perfectly legal,, the meat goes to the natives, Polar Bears are Not endangered AND the Boars (male bears) will kill about 50% of Polar bear cubs ..do your research before commenting...its perfectly legal Karen

[@Kreege]

because its a LOT of fun

[@aidansaviakjuk8311]

😂

[@veurx8878]

Tuff

[@KhaledNima]

Mother

[@sajadmontazer6746]

The music is funny

[@WildlifeCloseups]

The music is authentic and performed by local Inuit in Coral Harbor.

[@gladiatoralmousa5689]

👎🏾👎🏾

[@anitaabdulrahim8910]

Damme you

[@jeffreygleason9809]

What's with the hadjis?

[@Arkimedus]

so many goobers whining in the comments lol

[@midnightstarr5413]

Your at top of the list. Now that's funny!!

[@JT0007]

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[@anitaabdulrahim8910]

Please police taken action..crazy..the killer polar bear

[@ocean6713]

It’s so satisfying to watch the bear dying slowly and in pain

[@akumar7366]

Great hunting very skilled.

[@jameshewitt1100]

that wasn't right. that bear suffered

[@jman9199]

Cry about it you dick, you’ll suffer one day to but i wont give a fuck

[@blanemali]

Wish i had this brave hunters in my hands. I would take my time. Disgusting human rejects!

[@jeremyr942]

Ok buddy! if men like this never existed, you wouldn’t have been here.

[@StinkStatistic2]

That is psychopathic.

[@silbertopaxaodeoliveira9680]

O ser humano é muito desgraçado

[@michellep2505]

Monster

[@fitz3137]

Why are they killing a necessary primary predator? Mother Nature needs that bear a lot more than its 7 billionith human

[@alphonsozorro7952]

Sodomite fitz, "mother nature" doesn't need polar bears kill baby seals.

[@fitz3137]

@@alphonsozorro7952 You creep me out...

[@fitz3137]

@J Packard Such a bummer humans cause this imbalance in Mother Nature isn't it?

[@fitz3137]

@J Packard Hmmm. What verse exactly?

[@jeremyr942]

Humans are the apex predator, like it or not!

[@alphonsozorro7952]

The arrow didn't kill the bear. The rifle shot did. The bear had one opportunity to kill the archer, when he was approaching the bear too close; but even after smelling his presence it let him shoot the arrow, without reacting. Had the bear lunged at the archer as it did after being wounded, he would have been killed before the rifle man had time to react. Too bad.

[@quigpig455]

I just realized that polar bears haven't really been doing so well because of climate change so this kinda upsets me

[@WafflesNPotholes]

Quig Pig They’re endangered in some areas and overpopulated in others. This was also from like the 80s

[@arisdelis1]

Polar bears are OVERPOPULATED..ask the natives...they agree

[@oliverfloresmarquez5464]

malditos

[@dalegosnell3930]

not very sporting chasing across the ice till exhaustion bunch if wanna be men

[@عبدالرحمنالجنابي-م9ل]

Peace, mercy and blessings of God There is no power but from God. God suffice us and yes the supporter. There is no god but God. Muhammad is the Messenger of God I am I do not hunt animals in this way because it is a terrorist and brutal method. I do not sow pain and blood in the hearts and souls of innocent animals, so that others do not sow pain and blood in my heart and myself. I do not take pride in taking pictures with them after killing them because this act is barbaric, brutal, terrorist, and inhuman, and in fact it is the victory of the animal with its brutality and instinct over the human hunter !!! This is the height of cowardice, villainy and meanness. I seek to protect these innocent animals from all barbarity and barbaric terrorist killings. I never participate in the channels that publish images of brutal and terrorist killing of poor innocent poor poor animals. Thank..

[@g.e.1432]

Yes, JESUS is God!

[@globalrei]

Bow hunt fuck that gunnnnnnnnn hunt

[@globalrei]

Shoot him again again

[@عبدالرحمنالجنابي-م9ل]

Peace, mercy and blessings of God There is no power but from God. God suffice us and yes the supporter. There is no god but God. Muhammad is the Messenger of God I am I do not hunt animals in this way because it is a terrorist and brutal method. I do not sow pain and blood in the hearts and souls of innocent animals, so that others do not sow pain and blood in my heart and myself. I do not take pride in taking pictures with them after killing them because this act is barbaric, brutal, terrorist, and inhuman, and in fact it is the victory of the animal with its brutality and instinct over the human hunter !!! This is the height of cowardice, villainy and meanness. I seek to protect these innocent animals from all barbarity and barbaric terrorist killings. I never participate in the channels that publish images of brutal and terrorist killing of poor innocent poor poor animals. Thank..

[@عبدالرحمنالجنابي-م9ل]

Peace, mercy and blessings of God There is no power but from God. God suffice us and yes the supporter. There is no god but God. Muhammad is the Messenger of God I am I do not hunt animals in this way because it is a terrorist and brutal method. I do not sow pain and blood in the hearts and souls of innocent animals, so that others do not sow pain and blood in my heart and myself. I do not take pride in taking pictures with them after killing them because this act is barbaric, brutal, terrorist, and inhuman, and in fact it is the victory of the animal with its brutality and instinct over the human hunter !!! This is the height of cowardice, villainy and meanness. I seek to protect these innocent animals from all barbarity and barbaric terrorist killings. I never participate in the channels that publish images of brutal and terrorist killing of poor innocent poor poor animals. Thank..

[@عبدالرحمنالجنابي-م9ل]

Peace, mercy and blessings of God There is no power but from God. God suffice us and yes the supporter. There is no god but God. Muhammad is the Messenger of God I am I do not hunt animals in this way because it is a terrorist and brutal method. I do not sow pain and blood in the hearts and souls of innocent animals, so that others do not sow pain and blood in my heart and myself. I do not take pride in taking pictures with them after killing them because this act is barbaric, brutal, terrorist, and inhuman, and in fact it is the victory of the animal with its brutality and instinct over the human hunter !!! This is the height of cowardice, villainy and meanness. I seek to protect these innocent animals from all barbarity and barbaric terrorist killings. I never participate in the channels that publish images of brutal and terrorist killing of poor innocent poor poor animals. Thank..