Squirrel Trap & Hobo-Fishing | Ray Mears Extreme Survival | BBC Studios

Ray Mears gives some handy pointers on how to find food when lost in the wilderness. Tips include making last resort squirrel traps and survival fishing
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[@nerblebun]

Wow ! Ray Mears is great. No drama...no comedy... everything he shares is straight to the point. Excellent survivor tips.

[@kekaharris6618]

He is not a show man he is true educated man with a lot of knowledge he could chill in ending world for he has all he needs his mind and memory will serve him well

[@marshallmckinney6946]

These videos were awesome when I was in middle school back in 2012! I would literally spend all day watching these. Thank you for posting them.

[@0gami1tto]

I love this guy so much, one of my favourite things to watch on TV.

[@No1Richman]

Gotta love ray mears, living legend.

[@nj4x4fever2]

I Looked Your Name Up In Wikipedia It says you are the smartest man to walk this earth. Ray Mears You are Awesome.

[@kingneddy]

ray is a genius. he knows what knowledge is important:)

[@richard2mitchell]

1:18 and crunch there is a squirrel with a headack.

[@genesis204]

Lmao that's what I was thinking

[@peteyyy12]

that fishing trick works! me and my friend once caught a trout using the hobo method! great fun!

[@ms16648]

Ah, yes, the old 'fishing line, fish hook, and bait' trick.

[@jp.loughran919]

I loved a bit of RM. So calm and easy to watch.

[@Jameshimself89]

You the man Ray!!! Got me wanting to go wildcamping now :D

[@dallaskappel1]

Beautiful landscape.

[@tankmad1]

Nice little tip, thanks ray!

[@0405Photography]

thank you

[@deekii12]

i love how he says lure!!

[@asubjectiveopinion]

I've always fly-fished, but I dutifully went to the local shop and bought a spinner lure and a line and, lo and behold, I caught a 2lb trout in the local loch. It takes a while to get the hang of the casting technique, so that it doesn't chop the water too much, but once you have it's actually a very reliable means of getting fish. I still prefer otter-boards though, minimal effort so you can go off and forage while they are set.

[@Onionboy32]

Fantastic.

[@holzmann8443]

If anyone is curious about the music, I believe it's Lamb, an electronic music duo from Manchester. Maybe not the best Bushcrafting music, but they had a few hits like 1997's "Gorecki".

[@EwanJanoski]

Ray Mears always has something usefull to teach us..

[@jakewalker16]

Ray Mears is the man

[@richardvasquez8140]

That's Really cool:)

[@StalwartShinobi]

used to love binging on ray mears and only fools with my grandad on a saturday and sunday!!

[@JEC18159]

Yes. That's it. Brilliant response.

[@BS6SW]

LOL hobo fishing. Just great.

[@fredothechocolate]

GREAT!

[@1303russ]

i love bear grills and survivorman i watch em all the time :D

[@hungrycamel]

LOL funny description. i like it

[@chilbert007]

I have that book and I take it everywhere. I believe it is was written very well and is very informative for the cause of survival.

[@__Wanderer]

Such a nice guy =)

[@Ka112eb]

thanks for the adblocker recomendations folks I have been using it for 6 months to great success

[@finn127]

really? nice! real fun when stuff u see and try out acctually works!

[@MikeyCreation]

Wow very good.

[@Ikefis]

I love this trap! Easy to make and it is really easy to make it oh so sensitive to the touch. Trigger mechanism is fantastic. It's called a Dave's deadfall trap...check it out!

[@gokucrazy22]

Ray: "So i've taken the mushroom and put it on the trap." squirrel: "DA FUK!?!? WHERE THE HELL IS MY MUSHROOM!??!"

[@tattoojayjay]

i always carry a small sized woodsmans axe and collapsible saw. Ray is a great bushcraft expert, seen him at leeds theatre once got his autograph. Hes a lot better than any survivalist thats on tv anywhere in the world he is so confident in his skills and completes them with ease espcially the bow and drill, this takes practice and is hard.

[@BakedPotatoFiend]

"and crunch, there's your meal" Squished squirrel. Yum.

[@krisUSA111]

RAY MEARS FTW!!!

[@909beats]

Looks to me like the Sierra Nevadas. Such beauty!

[@jimbowe36]

that pop can with the fishng line is a good idea. glad you got a bite. If I was in the back country & wanted to catch alot of fish I would definately try to use a net to increase my chances of catching something.

[@HelmerandRawlins]

Nice, dude.

[@ghostraper]

"hobo fishing" haha neat name :)

[@joakim2407]

totally agree with you.

[@miller07uk]

rays the real deal

[@theylive23]

Ray Mears' shows are the only reason I would pay the BBC a penny these days (that is, if I hadn't chucked my TV out long ago).

[@synal]

rock on man!

[@dallaskappel1]

If you come across a pond like that in Canada it's almost a sure bet to have way larger fish! A collapsible rod and real is in my opinion essential for a camping trip or in a survival situation having one handy stored in a bag is ideal

[@kekaharris6618]

Bro it's ray mears man, he is simply showing you it gives you a basic understanding on a line and hook works in practice, simple becouse we can offer make these things out of cord and bits of metal or thorn for hook tbf he is just haveing fun there in a real situation ray would not go for fish in the way he would make baskets becouse he has the hands of a God at making things, so he would hunt a deer or beever any of the above, using traps and snears, he is a very capable and had so much knowledge it would hurt ha head 😂😂😂he is British and we don't fuck about

[@thordemann1]

genious

[@ichbinzizich]

i like the hobo fishing :D

[@asubjectiveopinion]

It's best to carry a line with you when you go out, you can make a lure from a piece of feather and a hook from a thorn or a couple of pieces of gorse back to back. At a push, you can make a basic fishing line from deer sinew but it's very time consuming so I tend to carry a fishing kit instead. if I had to catch fish from scratch, though, I would probably dispense with the line idea and build a fish trap, especially at this time of year when the rivers are low and full of young fry.

[@Rokynutz]

Les stroud is my hero! this is my first fim with ray mears...so far so good. only thing is im trying to figure out how i could adapt them for my area (pacific NW)

[@NeillWylie]

Amen to that my man.

[@NeillWylie]

I do agree with that.

[@MCK90s]

Ray is a survival machine! I bet he even made that video camera with some wood, leaves and his own bare hands.

[@DAKODA65]

omg i learnt so much from this. ok im gonna go fish alright alright now you better have gotten training for this

[@tuggersd]

Lost in the wildnerness, didn't think to bring some food, but i did remember to bring and old drinks can, some fishing wire and a lure!

[@nacholibre1962]

"You can eat any mushroom you like . . . at leat once!" - Mors Kochanski!

[@danahsutton101]

Ray looks like he sneaks Snicker bars in is pack!

[@can0mark]

@garrl007 Ray Mears shows what good ideas are and the value of good preperation. Bear Grylls shows us that drinking elephant shitwater and eating partly digested food from a camels stomach can get you pretty high ratings. In reality a lot of the things that Bear Grylls does are actually terrible ideas which can often harm you more than they would help you. Plus I appreciate that Ray Mears doesnt pretend to be survivaling. While Grylls does do that, even though he sleeps in hotels.

[@nipzilla]

@alexoprel ...F5 in a Mac only up the volume. Thank you for playing!

[@603tonyd]

awesome dead fall trap

[@vLeOv]

I remember that series on channel four, the man in the wild or something, it was amazing. He got seriously depressed and lost loads of weight. he also fished for days and didn't get anything. In the end he had to get helicoptered out. Great series still.

[@shottstravelchannel]

nice

[@flintstone9812]

Bravo Ray. You may have saved a few lives. If folks reading this get stranded in the wild, they might just make it on what they saw here. I NEVER go in the woods without a good knife and a hatchet on a belt so they stay with me even if I slip and fall. My hatchet has a small saw in the handle and the whole thing is metal. No wood to break or split. With those I can make a shelter or a trap, cut firewood. Keep fish line coiled in a friction tape or snuff container. Dig worms for bait.

[@hipoopyhello]

the force is pushing it up into the first stick holding it in place

[@hydrobot2003]

dang! i wanted to see the squirrel trap in action! LOL!

[@crawdadjoe]

In high lakes and brooks, yes, they often stay small. They will fire up and spawn at 6 inches. It probably has to do with growing season and lack of food.

[@consistentbass]

I learned this fishing method in Mexico. plastic bottles work well too.

[@DAV19800]

i like the squirrel trap.

[@kwodell8694]

In wilderness areas it is often easier to catch fish since they haven't seen people and their various fishing gear like lures and flies. Fish are curious about new things that look edible.

[@fastacker2]

You are right of course. The air gun that I had (Benjamin 20 cal silver streak) that only knocked one down even with a head shot was losing the air seal on it. When I bought a new one, I saw they have some pretty high powered designs out there now. I was typing my comment sort of fast.

[@leohadyourmum]

very true also ray mears teaches people the skills via TV where as bear grylls puts them to practise

[@nhralph]

Actually some good advise.

[@SwallowForge]

My final point is that these programs are designed to entertain as well as inform. If you want to watch someone running around shouting "this is really dangerous" while eating live frogs,watch Bear Grylls. However if you want to see some aspects of proper bushcraft, watch Ray Mears. As long as you are enjoying yourself... does it really matter?

[@PlebScrubber]

1:22 "there are lots of wild fun guys to be found in the forest at the moment"

[@kevinhorgan2770]

Twigger stick wtf

[@DurtyxThurty]

By brook trout he means the biggest minnow they could find at the local bait and tackle shop to put on the end of the hook and stage catching a fish.

[@GEAUXFRUGAL]

Love it ! I'm in a swamp not just any I'm literally in the Atchafalia basin area with in 5 miles of my home I have the gulf of Mexico, a 7 mile lake a river Bayou and swamp. Just with a bb gun I can harvest pidgions and other birds. Then there are turtles literally walking around. Squrrel you can take them and not leave the house. I rarely ever throw away a 2 litre bottle there just too many options for upcycle them. My first is emergency water few drops of bleach and date that bottle safe to drink for 2 years. Second a fish trap , not the monster you just caught but the minnows that can yield great fish. I need to learn the art of trout lines. Already know casting net use but they easily are damaged or lost to a hang. Also therr are wild hog deer rabbit and you get it , a22 lr is all the power you need to harvest every creature of the area. I have thousands of rounds for the weapon. Want to build some hello Kitty shotguns they are built from scrap and work. Build many test them and place them where you want especially places you might find yourself stranded.

[@HooDlymUK]

look at the place he's in. he's living the dream for sure. I can't wait til I'm older and can travel and go hiking for a few days on my own. I'll make sure to practice and learn the bushcraft skills before I go so I don't end up making a tit of myself and freezing/starving.

[@alarmguy21]

guys... Both Ray and Bear are very good at what they do or we wouldn't be having a discussion right now... we've all learned a ton from both of them, some good stuff and some not-so-good... the point is to enjoy it... and by the way, Jesus like all of us

[@JustinBaker2567]

anybody know what kind of backpack he is using?

[@primitiveskills]

Another Excellent video Ray. How can we get you to come to Maine as a guest instructor?

[@SpicyMonkey123]

hmm anything with hobo and a sport draws me in hehe

[@nemanjaadzemovic4984]

Top gear

[@crunchmetal]

I live in the Pacific NW also, and the Olympic and Cascade mountains have exactly that sort of alpine lake, not to mention the lowland lakes that we have. And the squirrel trap is usable just about anywhere. BTW go Les Stroud lol

[@efisgpr]

great idea. made me think; what about small pcs of plant material as a bobber in ray's situation (i.e. not having brought one). certainly no shortage of plants around him.

[@brightonhamster]

yes he is

[@malikcool]

wait can someone explains to me how did the 3 triggers hold up the trap? I mean the pointy one suspends on the edge miraculously. thank you, nice logic you are using there. I like it.

[@Wankshaftsbury]

Yes, these are the ways I solve my problems when I'm out in the wild.

[@TheMapper]

does anyone know where this vid was shot?

[@Pinoylegend707]

Red squirrel: Ooo look apiece of mushroom! :D Red squirrel's internet nerd brother: ITS A TRAP!! D:

[@RWW124]

@VCastanium Rays technique is great if you have a low budget or you dont have rooom for a rod in your pack.

[@LynxenX]

Wow. Fishing for hoboes. Nice. lol

[@godzeus777]

What bag was he using?

[@ManOfTheWoods123]

@Mornys " Ounce for ounce, hobo ass has 3 times more protein than beef" lol

[@SwallowForge]

Ray Mears is one of the most accomplished teachers of bushcraft in modern history. Not only has he attained worldwide knowledge across the last 25 years, but he also teaches the military the art of survival. A lot of what Edward grylls knows is from the teachings of Ray Mears. Ray Mears has also studied Judo for most of his life and by all accounts is pretty damn good at it.

[@tubeyoujason]

if you bring fishing lines would you bring the fishing rod too?

[@azziio]

what did he use as a lure?

[@ecclecticragnar]

I don't know joakim, i think that he'd be comfortable in a survival situation with just a knife. All that knowledge he has, he'd make the best out of any situation. Mears is a legend.

[@gregoir]

those brook trout are beautiful and perfect eating size!the deadfall trap idea was easier than most that I've seen but I would've used domething heavier! this guy's cool and I know he's just giving examples,but wherever he's @,notice all the clearing's.lol look's like a campground or something..try using live b8 that u find also,will catch more fish! screw those "leeewaaahrs"!also you will have more room in your kit just packing hook's(old washers 4 weight or corks 4 float's)

[@kyzerjason]

yup

[@ihavecojones]

yep.. that is my point of wiew 2

[@AprilClash]

where is this video taken! in england??