River Foraging -Finding Food at the Water-

[@jbad1710]

Bob your content is best of the best. I have watched your Vids for years and you have saved my butt alot when I was down on my luck with no food, homeless etc. I'm about to be homeless in fl due to bad economy in my area so I'm using my last bit of cash to take a bus back to humble tx to survive until I get working and on my feet. Texas has high paying work everywhere, but in the mean time I'll be in survival mode. You will be saving my butt again brother thank you for your knowledge. If I ever see you I owe u a handshake and some drinks brother. I use to live in humble tx working in baytown at Exxon mobile Chem plant, but due to family issues I had to go to FL and I was trapped there luckily I'm coming back to get my life back. Plus my 9 yr old daughter lives with my ex in humble tx so I'm excited to go from nothing to success. Keep up the Vids Bob you know I'll be watching them and you'll be saving my life.

[@Outdoorcookwarereviews]

I appreciate your honesty when it came to the crawfish digging..out in the wild its not as easy as a lot of these surrvival vids make out ..so the fact that you showed that is important.

[@wolfumphlett1124]

You know Sir Bob, i really do appreciate you. You share your knowledge in a way that I can connect with. You are thorough in your videos. Not only do show need to know on how to but you take time to point out the things to look out for to avoid what can go wrong. Awesome video! Thank you!

[@sunshine7453]

How much fun do you have. What a beautiful country. Thank you for sharing your wisdom.

[@Caintuckee64]

*Shallow streams and rivers are great places to snorkel! Mix the noodling technique and you will be amazed! I have found large mud cats,channel cats and Flathead catfish under rocks in mid day you might never imagine would live in such shallow water!*

[@munchichi8]

Those mini-clams are good eating. I still remember foraging for those when I was a kid.

[@charlesloveday9208]

Awesome...so good to see U out! Appreciate all the efforts to get back at it...seriously praying for Ya'll to be safe & Ur recovery.

[@guyhigginbotham4866]

How's your eyes doing I hope their doing better. I really like your videos. You really get in great detail on what you're doing. You do a great job GOD BLESS

[@linklesstennessee2078]

Glad to hear that Harvey has gone by good video

[@benthere8051]

Thanks Bob, enjoyed the video. I hope you didn't suffer too much damage from the weather. Hope you and yours are doing well.

[@carrowxhex6891]

I use to just hang out in the river all day when I was younger. One picture of a gigantic alligator on the bank in the local newspaper as an adult and I never went back. We would set fish traps in the mud with sticks by making a M pattern and using crushed clams.

[@rustedoakhomestead]

Glad to see you back in action Bob!!

[@JordanBeagle]

Wow, clams really are good!

[@Bjohaz]

Great video! Love these. So informative. Hope you are doing better Bob

[@jeffrushton6643]

Love all your videos brother, I find them almost therapeutic, thanks for all the content!

[@jamessouthard4783]

Hi Mark checking in from the Pacific Northwest as well from an area that is very rich in survival resources . Having some simple knowledge could save your life. Thanks

[@caseyroberts918]

Being a Texan, I thoroughly enjoy your videos! Take care and keep up the good work!

[@baron8107]

Casey Roberts Yeah these videos are making your state more appealling.

[@Jim-si7wz]

Hy Bob nice scraper in your hands at the end, thank for the info, watched a couple of Bre videos and yes I have watched you and others do the twining to make rope, she however was the first to teach me the start, you guys always went to quick at that point, you and the Mrs done real good on bringing her up. I now am waiting on all seven of my grandkids to get old enough to use sharp knifes for woodcraft.

[@Yettered13]

Nice to see the follow up video. It's good to see you making videos again

[@TuckerSP2011]

Very informative Bob and Shauna! God bless you both and Huckleberry too!

[@Ferni33htx]

Good to see you back Bob ! Keep them coming

[@tomm2812]

Good video. Really darn good info on the stream bifurcation and island foods. Turtle is good eating. Best

[@denaredford6701]

Looks like one fun way to get some food .

[@joshnagenmurugiah4531]

Abundant information. Thanks mate.

[@CelticAndyTheBard]

I have the same kayak Bob. Love your videos BTW. SHTF situation I'm hooking up with you. I lived in, (and parents still do), the area for years growing up. A lot of the stuff I know already but you've taught me quite a bit more. Thanks.

[@rogersmith8480]

"WHEN" the "SHTF" comes, I definitely WANT to hook up with him too!!!!)))))

[@williamwerner8118]

I'm really happy to see that your back at it!!! God bless

[@jaenmartens5697]

I love your channel, I guess you can see better- thank you for sharing your knowledge with us!

[@mikemarcott4888]

Laugh out loud you brought back memories when we would catch a fish and cut them up tie to the bottom of a coffee can poked with holes that attach a rope and throw it out in Coos Bay River catch crawdad all day long love your show.!👍

[@redstickcajunvlogs8278]

Always learning something new with your videos : )

[@robindiamondhands6416]

Teach us more about willow trees please

[@BobHansler]

Can do

[@captainrobots1]

They are good whips to hurt people and may sting depending how hard you are hit

[@petervu1536]

Man, I love to be in nature

[@jimmartin3833]

I saw a man using a rake with a chicken wire bucket draging a drain canal and dumping all the clam's in a bucket. Those clam's were no bigger then a 50 cent piece. He said he used them for catfish bait. 😟😕

[@MrNinjaHugger]

Over where I live the mini clams grow just a little smaller than a 50 cent coin

[@the.magnus]

Welcome back bro :)

[@renep32rfj]

Sorry brother you made me hungry I'm enroute to the grocery store seafood dept....lol...good stuff though, I got the weekend off & will take the kiddos out to the lakes & canals & see what we can find. Keep up the good work.

[@almirria6753]

And as long as the toxic materials levels are ok, in the waters you are hunting in

[@dhooter]

I have never found any freshwater clams or mussels. I fish old mussel bed on the Tennessee river and pull up old shells but never seen a live one

[@melissageorge430]

hi bob

[@amayahampton8810]

I had anxiety this whole time that you guys were just in the water the whole time.

[@leestephenson4952]

We have really large snails along shore of Pearl River here in Louisiana. The Shell is amberish in color. Do you know about these & if they’re edible? Thanks

[@bezzie9]

I know i have clams, and crawfish, snails, and gubs near my place. In Alberta But im woryed about some of them being piosonus. Like by the sea you have to wory about red tide. Or in rivers there is natural murcury. Is there anything pionters for witch speicis to avoid, or times of year to be carfull?

[@meowler90]

Hey is it safe to forage for food out of the San Antonio river? I was considering harvesting catfish from the Medina river. I live in San Antonio and Leon creek from highway 90 down was known to have traces of PCB. Medina river converges with Leon creek and eventually spills into the San Antonio river.

[@brittloveschloe]

is bob doing better?

[@selene7253]

Every video it's just u in the same position on just different terrains.

[@thepfragment]

Are there gators/crocs there?

[@BobHansler]

Not too many.

[@lib3686]

I respect anyone who wears wet jeans. Matter of fact, wearing jeans while I’m the water

[@royyulianto2912]

Be carefull snaping turtle.... Snap Your leg😁😁, glasses man

[@explaincauseidontgetit3294]

Just the thought of standing 10 feet from the bank of a murky creek, makes me uneasy, let alone putting my entire arm in a dark wet hole...and literally, standing in water...next to a submerged tree with lots of debris collecting around it...I would die!! Maybe if I was starving and didn't have death to fear, maybe I could do it? But probably not.

[@karenhargis3682]

Do you worry about alligators?

[@BobHansler]

Try not to think about it.

[@Team-mt3om]

If I were stranded on an island or something in which I had to survive you would not care about protection I would rather be in trouble with the law rather than die because I did not have enough food. I saw a video once of a homeless man that needed food so he tried to catch a fish and eat it but he did not have a fishing license so he got in trouble.

[@michaelneuse5657]

when i grow up i want to be you

[@emsbrypostlethwaite1835]

Bro they are yabbies not crawfish They are crustaceans like wtf America

[@BobHansler]

Calm down Aussie... i’ve got this.

[@jarpscott2830]

God bless you 🌝

[@BobHansler]

Hurricane Harvey has come and gone for us. The rains that we had expected are now hitting Houston as the storm turned from its original path. All is well here. Video to come.

[@the.magnus]

Bob Hansler so happy to see u back, looking forward to seeing more awesome videos :)

[@machudaimarunrak6292]

Bob Hansler Awesome video from awesome people!

[@saltofpetra-4502]

Thank god. Good to see you!

[@johndifrancisco3642]

Bob Hansler, Good Man! Didn't miss a beat. I'm glad to hear all is well. My cousin in Victoria did OK too. Just a lot of fence down and missing 6 head of cattle. His brother is in Houston stuck in a hotel waiting for round 2.

[@kingblackstardagod384]

Glad to see him back in his world regardless of his medical situation

[@nursemarymdbella3199]

The fact your in the water still with the shades & long sleeves 😎🤗...Savage 🤘🤘

[@kirbycorbitt1705]

hey bob...im a displanted texan that luvs your style of teaching i give my condolences on your eyesight. my mother recently went blind as well, and being a watercolor artist this was decimating. your knowledge will extend beyond your eyesight. so please, do not stop your instruction. so much knowledge. so little time.

[@internetexplorer217]

Y wuts wrong with his eyes

[@garrett2181]

He is legally blind.

[@deniseramirez6117]

Cataracts. I'm more concerned about his kidney failure. This video is yrs old. Does anyone know if hes okay?

[@Rightfullsausage]

this dude ends up deeper in the river each time he moves spots xD

[@AndresGarcia-cu6ou]

Ok.....

[@wksu2184]

@@AndresGarcia-cu6ou ok....

[@JODRecaps]

i just dont understand why all of you guys are struggling so much to catch crawfish, all i do is flip some rocks for an hour and boom 25 crawfish

[@jeromewilliams8775]

You're quite possibly the best on KZbin. ( No disrespect to any of the many brilliant people out there bringing great info everyday). Best on KZbin though. 👍

[@MegaTrooper555]

You are a very informative man. Ill admit i was a bit aprehensive to listening to your videos but im very glad i have.You give very good and sound info. Cheers from Wisconsin.

[@GWHcraig1088]

My first time doing a "survival outing" by myself I had fresh shot squirrel and the clams your digging up. good good dinner. gave me plenty of energy to walk the brook for more the next day! glad to see you posting videos!

[@nonamemage6599]

How are you doing during the hurricane ?

[@rickystoner959]

Ironwill Steelton he's in San Antonio it missed us

[@PlaylistProleteriat]

Are there any risks to clam catching? Diseases, area of gators or agressive fish, or dangerous clams?

[@charlesloveday9208]

KillerPandaKing2650...serious risk of parasites from under cooking. Most clams found n freshwater have parasites, but r completely good if cooked thoroughly. Just because the shell opens doesn't guarantee it's cooked thoroughly...laying flat & shell opens-make sure the juices inside boil for a couple of minutes. Gators r generally n the south east states...including Texas, but snapping turtles r a real risk n almost any body of water. If U do get out n marshy areas...water moccasins & copperheads r often by the waters edge during sunny times of the day. Hope this helps...common sense- keep Ur eyes open.

[@jamessouthard4783]

Google it 1st before you go!

[@deniseramirez6117]

Arlo Guthrie once sang of a giant clam attacking fishermen.

[@joshualafontaine2116]

Wish you could come to northern Arizona and teach a class on foraging. I'm still learning the plants and trees here in the juniper mountains and they are quite different then South Texas. Great vid as always, praying for your full recovery. You have a heart the size of Texas and a will of stone, truly a character to emulate. God bless you and yours.

[@magdalenebecerra8475]

Yes Bob, that's the hat I remember. And I saw this video and I remember that your Daughter didn't like the crawfish or something about the meal that she wouldn't eat. I loved watching these lessons on survival in the world and at it's best!! Thanks Bob!!

[@tvg_webbzy290]

Hi bob I am inspired by your work please carry on making great content 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼

[@TheLastxtear]

I really wonder, are you not scared of snakes being in the water?

[@Strange-Viking]

David Nguyen hi! Are you scared when you walk over the road? Getting hit by a car is more lightly then getting bit by a snake. Dont be afraid. Have fun in the wild!

[@KaleidoscopeJunkie]

David - He has some excellent videos on catching snakes. I started using fresh chicken eggs after watching his success.

[@another90daystochangethis34]

+ULTRA NOOB Not sure if I can take advice from someone with a username like "ULTRA NOOB", but I guess.

[@johndifrancisco3642]

ULTRA NOOB, Yeah, are you sure about that? Because it seems to me that standing more than waist deep in a "creek" in the middle of the woods would be kind of like dancing in the middle of a six lane highway.

[@heruhcanedean]

Snakes can be used for gathering other food. Drop a poisonous snake in a rabbit hole then put your shirt over the hole, then get ready for dinner because it'll be running like hell, make sure the hole is active first tho.

[@Afrikitty]

Great video, Bob. Thank you for taking the time to make it for us, especially during this difficult time in your life. (^_^) May God bless you and your family richly. Take care now. Kind regards. Liz.

[@tomjones239]

I've seen way too many giant alligator snapping turtles to ever try noodling here in Louisiana. I'm a native Texan though, but spent most of my life here. An 87 pound snapper nearly got my arm while catching crawfish in a creek once. Scared me to death. His jaws bounced off my forearm. I ran about 40 yards screaming, then went back and got him and loaded him up in the truck. We used to get 8 bucks a pound for them live as breeder turtles, but I think they're listed as partally endangered now or something. I saw some people in the comments that were afraid snakes are gonna get ya in the water. Lol! All the cottonmouths I've seen never gave me any trouble if you know how to act around them, but I've been bitten three times by copperheads. Copperheads here in Louisiana panic when they see you and start striking. One bit my dog once and killed him within minutes. I found him dead and a copperhead was ten feet away. A copperhead got me last summer while metal detecting. I was wearing some croc shoes and one fang got me through a hole. I didn't go to the doctor but was sick for five days and had to keep my leg elevated because of the swelling. It happened over a mile back in the woods and I figured if I wasn't dead by the time we made it back to my friend's house I'd be ok. Besides, doctors are usually far more dangerous than snakes in my opinion.

[@AZTLANSOLDIER13]

Here is a man with insight. Good comment. Spent most of my life in Louisiana too. Copperheads and and Cottonmouths are rarely deadly. They're venom is on the low end of toxicity when it comes to North American vipers.

[@usakumya6845]

Can you make a video showing the difference between endangered mussels and non endangered ones ? 😁

[@NotHPotter]

Good to see you back making videos.

[@m.myrick7086]

i AM VERY GLAD YOU ARE BACK!!!

[@HEARTFULL_13]

Wasn't expecting a video so soon, I'm pretty excited. However that said, please don't push yourself much, we all enjoy your videos but, we would like to see you better first. Take care and much respect.

[@mikemarcott4888]

Way cool man as a kid growing up in Oregon on a small farm I used to visit the creek a lot I'm not quite sure what kind of clams did they have up in the northwest. catch crawdad and trout but never did I try to look for those clams very interesting

[@jetblackstar]

Good to see you back man. Good content as always, keep em coming I'll watch em all (and be sure to let the darn adds play for what it helps) p.s. your wild food videos always make me hungry, especially fish and crustaceans!

[@BobHansler]

More cooking soon. October should be cool enough.

[@jetblackstar]

Awsome! I always forget the debilitating heat you guys get in summer. Starting to feel the cool of oncoming autumn in the UK. Time to think about moving the spring firewood closer to the house. I look forward to Octobers videos :)

[@moysfree6660]

YaaaaaaaaaaY! your making videos again 😄😄😄

[@exodisea]

On the way again! Congratulations, man! In spanish we have a phrase... "The opera not finish until the big woman sings" Conratulations, again. From Spain, a friend.

[@bisonhappenstance]

We corrupted it to, "It's not over until the fat lady sings." Pretty crude reference to opera. Carmina Burana is the only one I love.

[@Pro_Vs_Con]

I thoroughly enjoyed this video.. I really hope it gets a hundred K views.. Because there is honestly a bunch, a ton, that I have learned from this video..

[@jasonrideout4371]

You know most of these guys are great with putting back indangered specie's.. thats awesome but alot of pecker heads will just keep them and not worry about trouble if no one sees them... So i respect BOB HANSLER he is a awesome n smart person he needs more subscribers cmon people hook him up.....👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@loganrench5680]

Ever come across a snapper turtle when raking your fingers through the mud

[@BobHansler]

Never have.

[@dirtrider3526]

I love how u not only teach what u know, but also wildlife preservation. I just came across ur channel n I love it!

[@brazosforager1239]

Excellent vid! However, I am out on the noodling. That takes a special kind of hunger to hope for something to bite your hand in Texas!

[@tonynapoli5549]

Thank you Bob for the tips Huck knows what’s best for him lol 👌🇬🇧

[@edwarddavis6463]

well i though you would cook for us what you find but i love you videos see you soon but please cook for us ok

[@dravyn3590]

As soon as you were talking about the duckweed and protein, I got an add for “protein chips”

[@rigdigwus]

i really really enjoy your videos :)

[@littlemanoo]

Pure protein baby! 20 seconds i love your videos man!

[@jacqueline7118]

Very informative Bob, thanks for sharing! The dog was sure relaxing in the boat, loving it! I gotta tell ya though, I would rather eat my own hand than stick it in a hole looking for something to snack on me! Ha!Ha! Take care and hope all is well with you and family.

[@emersonmiles07]

Hi, Bob. Been watching your videos. Great stuff! I used to do this in my neighborhood creek as a kid. We used to say snakes would go in these holes. Have you ever experienced finding a snake within a crayfish tunnel?

[@robindiamondhands6416]

Glad you're back. Reddit needs a wakeup call and get them over here

[@momof372]

Thank God for men! I am not sticking my hand into anything I can't see, will hunt for mushrooms and vegetation and fish, but hell no with the rest.

[@tedc3895]

We run hot water in the hole. They all come out. Big white ones here in Indiana. I don't know the breed. We don't eat them but us kids used to flush them out. Big bruisers. Big claws.

[@BobHansler]

Going to try this.

[@fredfable5655]

Well, good to know you went thru the hurricane. If you are able to upload a video, it means you are ok.

[@SammeLagom]

I learn alot from your videos! Thanks for making these!!

[@ColeJohnstone]

Rivers are definitely one of my favorite things in the world

[@DAAraiz]

Screw noodling I’m not letting a snapping turtle break my fingers off with a dull beak!

[@truthl0ver777]

LOL

[@whocares8584]

never been 3rd comment cuz I'm usually working took a sick day tho

[@captainrobots1]

I have a Creek and a small ravine near my current house but only seen ducks, deer , birds , turtles, and squirrels. Haven't seen fish.

[@jacinta5180]

In Australia crow fish are called yabies

[@aimtrue9152]

Y do you always wear shades even when its not sunny out?.

[@winonagumshoe388]

Never seen any of your videos before today when I found your stuff on foraging in Texas...I have studied and learned local food sources and medicinal plants in the part of the North I lived in the past 30 years but since I moved here almost a year ago I am trying to learn the options here...plants and critters alike. I really appreciate your stuff; is it not dangerous to be sifting through mud with your bare hands in a murky river? I would think snakes would be a concern?