A Crazy Day Guiding Bears

[@davidandingem.644]

Steve, we love it when you tell us hunting stories. Thank you!

[@chadcole7221]

Best story teller on KZbin, he’s just honest

[@donolinger6904]

Honesty is hard to come by now. That's why we really appreciate what he does.

[@neotoxo54]

Experience IS the Best teacher....provided you survive the first one. Great story & teaching moment. 👍🏻👍🏻

[@douggief1367]

I personally LOVE the foggy views. Mystical and beautiful.

[@reggierico]

Great story, Steve. I just returned, last month, from an elk/deer/bear/wolf hunt near Montana's Scapegoat Wilderness. It is located just south of the Bob Marshall Wilderness. Anyway, we were riding back to camp one evening, and looking down on the snow covered creek bank I saw what appeared to be Massive Grizzly Bear tracks! I mentioned them to Tom our guide as we were unsaddling the horses and he confirmed that that Grizz was a 'monster'. This bear's individual paw prints were so large that you could just about put both of your size 12 boot prints inside each track! That, and the fact that the creek noise made it somewhat unnerving because you couldn't hear anything, really got my attention. Cheers!

[@Datsyzerberg]

See a new vid, I click. Dont have to watch to like Steve. Favorite channel.

[@analeigholdeworlde4178]

I hear ya.

[@1peanut]

the dude literally never hunts. he is a poser with his broken bb gun on his shoulder. Felons aint allowed to have guns.

[@analeigholdeworlde4178]

Water Islife What is wrong with you? Why are you even here?

[@1peanut]

​@@analeigholdeworlde4178 been watching this guy for 2 weeks an yet to see him hunt. all he does is whine about other people. Always on his his cell phone with more drama than the entire bayside cheer squad. I am positive this guy is a sociopath. Just the way he talks. his tone says it all.

[@analeigholdeworlde4178]

Water Islife He is very passionate about his cause. If you look back on the channel there are a LOT of hunting vids, very interesting and involved hunting videos, in fact. There are a lot of people being wronged right now so he is splitting his time and it isn’t what most people who watch the hunting stories are used to. Give him a chance though. Unless you just do not like his demeanor, in which case perhaps you should just move on... 🙂

[@suerichardson570]

What a great teacher you are! Someone willing to learn from their mistakes and pass the knowledge on is a class act! Yay Steve!

[@robnewbold1]

Best channel on You Tube. Cool, straight and true.

[@JamesClark-ze6ft]

Steve, I really appreciate you and your countenance. You are truly Blessed by Our Heavenly Father's Grace. You are a very good example of a Man, keep it up. Love your videos and stories. I have always dreamed of climbing the big mountains, sharing your knowledge. And your mistakes.

[@lisas292]

Enjoyed both versions. 😉. I am not a hunter but my husband is interested so I’m trying to improve my knowledge. Very interesting and informative stories. Also, love the scenery, my father was Canadian and I loved visiting my grandparents and the old farm. Thank you.

[@michaelfarmer9901]

Did your grandfather ever tell you any hunting stories? Or Sasquatch? I have friends in Canada they know people that have seen a Sasquatch but they themselves haven't seen any! I'm torn on whether or not I would want to see one but I'm leaning towards not!

[@clanrobertson7200]

Most people just risk getting fired from their mistakes, mechanics bust their knuckles, construction people risk injury most of the time, and you risk walking into a wounded grizzly in the bush where a mountain stream cancels the noise of its movement. That’s a hell of a way to learn from your mistakes! You must be very good because you didn’t get the Darwin Award that year. Love your work and your values and your respect for the people who have had encounters. I knew that the P&G film was not fake from simply what my eyes were telling me in 1967 when I saw it with my Dad broadcast on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. One of his guest was Roger Patterson. Of course I believed that they were only on the west coast and not in the southern US, and I was safe in Florida. 11 years later I had an audible encounter while I was an instructor at Mississippi State University. There was no doubt. My wife and 4 more adults and 2 kids were there at my going away supper in May. I can’t even talk with my wife about it without being demeaned or outright be treated like a fool. She has no memory of it even though she scolded me for telling the 4 & 10 year old kids that it was the Artesia Bigfoot (jokingly). Immediately after that, another replied from a mile to the west. These sounded like chimpanzees getting worked up to fight then turning into a hyena laugh that trailed off. The first one was about 100’ away in a 200 year old Oak tree. I put the experience away in my brain and really never thought about it again until I retired and had time to look into the topic on the internet and KZbin You do a great service. The old professor

[@hickory572]

My kind of man! The type of man i like to be around. No bull ,just as it is from the hip. I would walk any where in the woods with you Steve!!!

[@marilynb8136]

Beautiful scenery!!! Even fog can be beautiful!!! Love your videos and stories.. fascinating to me!!! Blessings to you

[@mikeblackford994]

Did I hear snow chains slapping against the side of the truck, Steve? Ha haa. It was ALWAYS in the thick stuff where I had all my troubles. Thanks.

[@theronash7269]

An acquaintance of mine in Alberta is a hunting guide, (he wrote a book 'The Bears Are Calling' by Dan Hungle) In the book is a story about he and a buddy spring hunting black bear on the shore of the Peace River. Way up the bank there's a boar way up in a huge cottonwood eating buds. His buddy shot it with I believe a .308, it fell over a hundred feet down the bank and bounced when it hit the ground. Surely if the shot didn't kill it the fall did they thought. When they got over to it, it was laying behind a deadfall, his buddy jumped up on the dead tree and as he did the bear jumped up and swatted the rifle out of his hands. Then Dan shot it dead. I recommend Dan's book, it is an awesome entertaining read.

[@zh3401]

Your "not too exciting" bear story was very interesting and informative. Please continue sharing these type stories. Great lessons learned, thanks for sharing.

[@rustymcnitt5508]

Found another one, thank you so much. Kind of a boring evening so thought I would spend it wit you. Always enjoy everything. Appreciate you so much Steve. Best always Rusty in OK

[@tdfriddle]

Love all that you do for us brother. Keep up the good fight.

[@TheBowhunterinNB]

Great story Steve, that is an exciting hunt story. I like learning from your mistakes , great advice

[@avimae4225]

I had a friend who went bear hunting w/bow in northern MN. He nailed a medium sized black. However, it pissed the bear off and he ended up spending the night in the tree. The bear bled out at the base of the tree over night. I asked him why he didn't have a gun with him. He replied that he "didn't think" (operative words here) he needed one. The following year he went out again. Same drill except he brought a 10mm with him. He shot a bear and it started climbing the tree. He ended up emptying his 10 into the bear and never went hunting again. Great video as always!

[@clanrobertson7200]

avi mae There was a new Georgia State Record black bear taken a couple of years back that weight in at 650 +/- pounds. Just FYI. The old professor

[@AlanMichaelJackson]

Why wouldn't he continue to put arrows into it while he was up the tree instead of setting up there all night?

[@AlanMichaelJackson]

@Mike Marley Yes, really. It's not hard and he's a dumbass if he dropped his bow.

[@cassiesue2]

Steve, you have the most awesome job in the world! Thanks so much for sharing your life and adventures with us!

[@ATOUTDOORS]

BY FAR THE FIRST AND ONLY CHANNEL I CAN HIT THE 👍 BEFORE I EVER WATCH THE VIDEO. ONE OF THE ONLY FEW INFLUENCERS THAT ACTUALLY CAN REACH A LOT OF PEOPLE, AND STILL KEEPS IT REAL AND KEEPS HIS SELF OUT THERE✌👊💪

[@larrycarman91399]

Another bear story. Another lesson learned. A good one for sure Steve. I won’t miss a one. Thanks.

[@jamesstukowski2362]

Great story Steve, that coulda ended very differently! You are so right when you say that we learn the most from the mistakes we make..very well said brother!

[@urwrstntmre]

Please keep these coming! Sasquatch is cool, but these are a bit more relatable

[@jopalo31675]

I want to thank you for your videos. I love these amazing views of this incredible planet. You have wonderful stories. My hunting at this time in my life is more guiding my sons and nephews on their hunts. I still crab, clam and fish when I can. So I live vicarious through your stories. I avoid the North American ape like the plague.

[@imaginedmountains2311]

I love your videos man, And I respect what are you are trying to as far as the Sasquatch stuff, but the hunting stories are the best :)

[@jager9825]

I really enjoy your story telling style. Some people can tell stories and some can't, just the way it is. I dont believe in Bigfoot but I listen to all your videos just to hear you tell the stories about them.

[@ryano8613]

I have to give you full props and credit due. Only man on the planet who drives his truck with the flippin TOW MIRRORS FOLDED IN WHEN NOT TOWING. Ball joints arent bad.

[@TheMattc999]

Man, that view behind you *is* epic, even with the fog. I would kill to live there.

[@saucytart2263]

I’m so happy you edited the first try of this Vid...😂😂😂 it happens to the best of us...

[@GoMommaGo]

My 6th Great Grandfather was a bit of a folk hero in the state of Maryland. He was one of the first settlers in Garrett County (1790’s-1850’s) and He hunted for a living back then. What made him so admired, aside from being known as a man of great integrity, was his successful hunting ability, and his fearless ability to take down whatever he was hunting with just a knife. Killed bears that way. He used rifles, of course, as well. His favorite that he used is now in the care of the Smithsonian in DC. At the time he wrote his autobiography, which he finished just before his death, he had killed a couple thousand deer and over three hundred bear and many other types of meat and fur animals. He provided for his community and also sold meat and hides. His name was Meshach Browning and the book he wrote, still in print today, is called “Fourty Four Years of the Life of a Hunter”. A good read, if in the writing style of a Colonial era pioneer.

[@crackerbobfromgreencovespg6144]

Steve, right when you said you didn't know if this was an exciting story or not I laughed out loud to the point everybody had to see what I was watching! I have been a hunter my entire life and Have Heard lots of hunt stories. You have a way of delivery that would be welcome in any deer camp I've been in. In fact I'm thinking about hiring you to come to our deer camp because all of our guys really suck at telling good stories. Hopefully you would be able to teach them how to turn their lies into believable stories! Love your videos and wish you great success on that b c black tail

[@donnastokes2187]

Its still absolutely beautiful steve. Enjoyed the video thanks have a great day.

[@foreignbeggar3783]

in the beginning.... with the rolling fog... holy shit. that was still crazy beautiful. man, I love living in the US, but I REALLY want to visit Canada.

[@ericteipen]

ALWAYS always always put an insurance round in them to make damn sure they're done!!!! Had this very thing nearly happen to a buddy of mine. Him and his buddy shot a huge black bear that was coming down a cliff at about 125 yards. They too waited a few minutes with no sign of him moving, laid out flat as a pancake. Just before they walked up on him Rex told his buddy to "Put another one in that son of a bitch just to make sure I think I saw him move" and when he did that damn bear jumped straight up in the air landing on his back and thrashed around a few seconds before dying. Those guys were just damned lucky!!! Love your honesty and forwardness, keep up the good work and Merry Christmas

[@jdm_obsession]

My favorite channel keep it up man your killing it

[@lordrudimus]

Mountains in clouds makes any story epic

[@robertnation3077]

One hell of a good story Steve! I like your straight forward advice, double tap dangerous game and never let shot dangerous leave your line of sight. Hell, that story is sure to save some lives!

[@mustluvkatina]

I love your hunting stories! Especially your bear hunts

[@myTqwinn]

Thank-you Steve........ Always a pleasure. Best 2 U...............

[@inleblack1136]

Steve, your idea of not exciting is not normal 😂

[@missinginbc]

I lived in Squamish and Whistler, I miss the mountains there. But that being said I am living in an area that is not far away and just as beautiful...

[@k.j.m.9357]

Keep up the good work...love hunting stories....you do have a talent for sharing them....

[@oldindianscout4802]

Thanks for showing the effort it takes to get the back drop for a great video. The misty looking back ground was intriguing and, foreboding. :]

[@katpeterson3684]

I loved your learning lesson stories. Your so right we never learn unless we make a mistake! Glad everyone was safe and you got the bear!

[@fissh29]

If you read the Lewis and Clark account of their first encounter with a grizzly, Lewis said the 6 hunters all shot one and ran for their lives. A 7th man had to shoot it in the head to save the men!

[@fissh29]

@The-Analyst all 6 men apparently hit the target, so Lewis stated

[@teamwkey9473]

And some people actually try giving you shit, saying you use backdrops in your videos 😀 must have some amazing and expensive gear to pull that off! Haha. One of the best channels I stumbled upon that I'm really glad I did!

[@bartstormont9202]

great story brother. always look forward to your posts. thanks!

[@lordrudimus]

Love driving in the clouds. Alpine driving is the best

[@worldbigfootcentral3933]

I grew up on a property in northern Mn, we had nuisance black bear issues constantly, the county dump was 1.5 miles away, and some of them liked raiding our trash bin too. Consequently, we had several close calls and finally started eliminating the worst ones. Into the stew pot. Lol.

[@bluesman7475]

Bullets are cheap, stitches are expensive. Peter Capstick used to say “its the dead ones that kill you.” Insurance shots are an excellent idea on dangerous game.

[@Andy33399channel]

Right on Steve thx ❤️✌️

[@workingman1432]

Background still looks awesome 👌😁😁

[@Trad-Am]

At least you had a hunter, with a good head on his shoulders, and was watching your back.

[@markwood3499]

Good story,good lesson.Keep em coming Steve.

[@clintfultz1811]

Steve, I know your stance on folks trying to make money on KZbin by selling their souls and that is what draws a lot of people to you. With that said,,, Your HowToHunt outro ending with your arms raised and overlooking the mountains is truly epic. Thoughts on putting that image on a baseball cap or t shirt and offering for sale to the public? Good way to promote your hunting apps. Guessing there are a whole lot of other folks who would be interested.

[@michaelcrowder8597]

I agree my friend. I'd like the outro music as a ringtone.

[@talezfromthedashcam3138]

Oh he's definitely monetized...you see that as so first ad comes on. Hey God bless him. I hope he makes some dough on his content. Better than TV. My channel (not plugging) has like 30 subscribers and I will never be monetized. I do it for fun and it's been a while since I posted (life gets in the way). I love this channel and I hope the best for Steve. Be interested in the podcast coming..

[@janelinley3624]

michael crowder yup... me too

[@burtlangoustine1]

He wants support. Not money.

[@lir5048]

It is epic indeed

[@bombasticbuster9340]

What do you Canadians do with bears once you get one? Here in Arkansas, once known as the bear state, we used almost every part back in the old days. I have eaten bear, its kind of greasy. The oldsters used the hides, oil, etc. All the bears were killed out here by the 1920s. They were secretly reintroduced in the mid 1950s by the AG&F. Nuisance bears from Minnesota werebrought down here and let loose in the Ozark and Quachita National Forest. Today, we have THOUSANDS of them! We now have a large population of mountain lions. We had one come near our home just outside suburban Fayetteville, Ar. He has a game cache near us in the woods. 4 deer, one wood duck stuck in a low branch. A bit unnerving. So, those of you that are anti hunting, we are getting sort of overrun now. Be careful on your next hike!

[@jwr778]

Another great camp fire story please write a book like always good story

[@kimanderson5544]

So true, I have learned so much about animal behavior. When I stop and think about it, it's really common sense but we need someone to help us think differently then our day to day lives. I love to learn new stuff. Your Rockin' it!!!

[@stevew6910]

Great story,,, That was a bad situation that worked out,,,, Ill tell you what I learned, even if it drops on the spot, Fire one more, I would rather have two holes than trying to evac someone... LOL funny I was typing before you mentioned a second shot, Live and learn

[@mikeanderson6531]

Capstick called it “paying the insurance” by putting a couple more bullets into a downed dangerous animal. He said “it’s the dead ones that kill you”. Keep up the great stories.

[@stevedelcarlo1855]

Love your videos man. Just got back this morning from my last bear hunt of the year

[@ddbdbubbles]

It is sure still and quiet up there where you are. Amazing sound on the video, no wind at all.

[@myl5483]

Even 2 more shots! Never Underestimate any wounded animal.

[@robertmoore470]

My ol Man told me wounded animal will always head towards warter if near

[@christopherallendunk]

Some of my best hikes took place in pouring rain & fog. There's just a look & feeling about the forest that is lost when bathed in light.

[@randymahony8157]

Good video Steve. Keep them coming. I'm trying to get the nerve to tell my encounter. It's long and long ago but like yesterday.

[@bottomrung5777]

Thank you for a great recount and lessons. I'd be leery of a .270 instant kill when the shooter says he hit the chest area on a big grizzly.I'd be grilling the guy about his rounds....hand loads.....Barnes/Nosler or ? bullet? If I had faith he was dead accurate it would make sense the bear wasn't dead and needed a couple more .270 rounds. A Nosler/Barnes going through ribs wouldn't 'detonate' much to cause enough shock damage to internals.

[@rlepola]

Love it Steve. Dont stop what u do.

[@skippylippy547]

I enjoyed this video. I learned something. Thank you for sharing your story with us.

[@robertskowronski2923]

Great story! Very good information. Had an interesting experience with a black bear that this reminds me of. I took my eye off the bear just long enough to catch my empty as I reload and save my brass. It was gone. I was alone. It was getting late and the bear went into very tall blackberry canes in a small picket 20X20 yards at the base of a mountain of granite boulders with pockets to lay in among the beech trees . I could see the canes moving as the bear headed for cover. It was interesting when the bear sat up 10 yards from me. It didn't end well for the poor bear. Only a black bear. Grizzly! No thanks! Someone else can hunt them.....not me. Thanks in advance for the offer but I am not interested. I'll gladly listen to the story on youtube!

[@scottjernigan7286]

Great story, nice to guide a good hunter.

[@d.w.935]

Thanks again Steve for another great video and God Bless 🙏

[@haroldhatcher1239]

Thank You for another great hunting story. I learned something from it. Keep dangerous game in sight even when it’s down. Put another shot or two into it for safety sake. Keep up the good work.

[@bradyc1432]

I appreciate your lessons and stories and I agree fully.

[@PavlovsBob]

Another killer story. Yeah, so maybe it would have been a more tense story if you had seen the bear first but DAMN! my hackles were raised big time!

[@christinamoneyhan5688]

I don't know how much more excitement you need but, it surely would have been plenty for me and most hunters!

[@ianmorris9624]

Would JUST love to accompany you on a journey in the great Canadian wilderness to learn and experience.Would be AWESOME man!Peace,Ian.

[@ianmorris9624]

Don't kill for no reason though.Don't like it.Rest is cool though.Live and let live is my motto.I didn't create it so have no right to kill it imho.

[@RatdogDRB]

"Not too exciting"? A zombie mountain grizzly, unaccounted for? What could be more emotionally charged than that? About on par with that, would be a zombie African lion (male) that's unaccounted for... in the bush. That's downright terrifying for situations. Sure is nice when it's a happy ending though.

[@drsmokeybones]

Great bear story! Loved it! Very exciting!

[@jameshogan9063]

Well, that story was plenty spooky for me. Great story keepem coming!

[@kathydumas2745]

Love your hunting stories, love the fog, too! Take care

[@markroybal6887]

Love your stories,here out of new mexico . Not sure about Bigfoot but I wasn't there. Come hunt the gila, mark

[@donabeyta252]

LOVE it.wisj i was there. REMEMBER anything can sneak up to you in the Fog. BAMBI A Bear. A mountain Lion. A moose, a man,or a sasquatch!!

[@ugsisr]

Big Wounded Bear are No Joke.. Nice Story... Thank You

[@maggiedoor6093]

A great story, glad that hunter saw the bear and was a good shot.

[@jamescohn247]

Love your videos Steve if you ever get the chance to return to the swamp please make a video of the stand that was tore down I love that story

[@greenbear3997]

Wow..!!! Love those bear hunt stories....Thank you and please keep’m coming. Excellent advise...thump’m twice for sure...

[@lindathomas1214]

Sounds like that hunter was really paying attention.👍

[@sanjose6018]

I love how Steve downplays the danger he was in.. 🍺😎🍺 .. SHOTGUN OR NOT Steve has told us himself "there's NOTHING faster out there than a BEAR"..

[@AOkie68]

Oh there are some faster things than bears...steve knows that

[@robroymenzies8641]

Looks so much like Alaska, where I live...I guess it should, we're attached! LOL

[@frankwoodward9914]

The hunting storeys are your best videos

[@huntercynthia1]

enjoy your stories so much

[@jessf1663]

Heck yeah that is exciting! To be in the thicket hunting a wounded grizz, that is scary sh!t

[@smittysmith6173]

That is truly badass man. I don’t bears man. I am terrified of those monsters.

[@davidandrew6957]

That burp was hilarious.

[@Lord-Snowflake]

Taking notes, thanks Steve.

[@jalpa9642]

Wow..! Scary...Glad you were ok...could have gotten Mauled by grizzly if not for other hunter..? =)

[@patriciaredick9849]

Not exciting??? Holy shit. Thank you Steve, stay safe.