Steven Rinella & Janis Putelis Join Mark Kenyon to Hunt Squirrels | S1E03 | Back 40

[@rustyshackleford7285]

The look on Steve and Janis’ faces when he said he’s spraying a cover scent on the camera...priceless haha

[@schmidenhousen]

Rusty Shackleford gold. i watched that part 5 times.

[@TrumanOutdoors]

And like the can am isn’t going to leave a scent? Come on now...

[@Ebbyman413]

@@TrumanOutdoors Nope - Can Am's are magical machines that run on angel tears and have griffon skin wrapped tires - they don't even leave tread marks in the mud. =-)

[@dcollay17]

Yeah I loved Janis just laughing his ass off about it.

[@tavaresoutdoors9454]

Normally rubber boots .. same boots he dripped “angel tears “ on while filling the can am

[@chrischoiniere1406]

Mark is me when I'm trying to have fun but also keep the party under control that my room mate is throwing.

[@collinblack9605]

Laughed my ass off when Steve with a straight face tells him about the deer/squirrel study and squirrel pressure triggers their "hyper thalamus" and causes their racks to explode in size. LOL

[@bonjourpierre434]

The wait between these episodes is killing me man.

[@bford98541]

My new favorite series! Hopefully Yall do Das Boat season 2 with northern states.

[@clintonjthurman]

For sure! I loved that series so much I’m on the hunt for an old boat to take my kids out in just like I did when I was their age. The best.

[@travisfrey5694]

Haha no, keep it south. Everything they do is up north or out west. It’s cool being represented for once. Lol. I doubt they’ll ever film anything in Arkansas where I’m at, but at least it’s still in the south.

[@bford98541]

@@travisfrey5694 but the river fishing is so killer up there, steelhead salmon sturgeon the list goes on

[@travisfrey5694]

bford98541 yeah my wife and I are planning a trip to Chicago for salmon next year.

[@TastyChevelle]

@@travisfrey5694 No I want to see some classic Minnesota walleye fishing and a fry up. I don't recall them ever coming to MN.

[@1980Baldeagle]

Just pretend your deer huntin, you'll see enough squirrels to fill a bucket!

[@georgesakellaropoulos8162]

This right here. Also Janis with the rimfire bolt gun. Less noise.

[@barryklinger5229]

Mark: I dunno guys, I'm really weary of human presence before deer season. Jake Brake: BRRRRRRRRRR!!!

[@charlesralph7105]

Me and my grandad have started hunting small game because of Steve rinella thank you Steve!!!😁😁😁

[@howiemoth3847]

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[@outdoorsportsman]

I love ya Mark, but I laughed so hard at Janis's reaction to your trail camera cover scent thing.

[@t.j.schneider8294]

Poor Mark. He's just trying to maintain a nice deer property and all Steve n Janis wanna do is.... squirrel hunt

[@tomschumacher5434]

Anton Schneider pretty obvious how much he didn’t want to lol

[@dougmoore7116]

Deer hunting is more rewarding but squirrel hunting is more fun anyway

[@JSpradley123]

Looks like he’s going to have a panic attack trying to get them to stay on that side of the swamp. Poor guy haha

[@bobbythemedic]

Yup. its how I feel when my friends ask to go fishing.... hahaha

[@An8tvetxn]

I'm with mark on this one. I've hunt in a place that has alot of pressure. I go through all the same routines and more to give myself the best opportunity for success. I know exactly how he feels. It's like when my kid says he has too pee when we are in the middle of the property...noooooo!!

[@razdower]

This is my favorite episode of back 40...squirrel hunting is so much fun

[@Beaverslayer84]

Love this you all are trying so hard . Up there in MI. Lmao. Butt it's so cool because everyone has forgotten there roots it seems these days. We all grow up on squirrel hunting I can remember my first still 30 years later.. .plus there nothing better that squirrel gravy baby. . Thanks ya all. Cant what for next episode.

[@oldlefty1267]

Squirrel hunting with a .22 before deer season is a great tune up for hunting deer.

[@jonvia]

My family and I call pine squirrels "golden squirrels" bc they're rare to see and they're one of a kind. They love the bird feeder and they do crazy acrobatics back into the trees when they get spooked. Very entertaining. Its better than watching TV!

[@rackman1n2]

Das Boats and Back 40 episodes are like much-needed fuel...can't get it soon enough! Thank you all at Meat Eater!!

[@CountryWolf_TX]

Hang in the Mark and keep up the good work! Always learn and be open to new ideas BUT don't lose who you are. Stay passionate.

[@travisbowers5143]

you can feel Marks anxiety thru the screen!

[@friedrice69]

I’d be the same way. Hunting with Steve and Janis with a camera on you.

[@donkzilla2293]

All I do is hunt squirrels. Abundant and good eating. Just gotta keep rotating properties to let em fill back in. This year has been slim pickings all around sadly. Wonder whats going on.

[@Peregrine369]

I think its pretty awesome that you guys threw in a little birding this episode. I love about as much as I do hunting and fishing.

[@keithadcock5690]

I'm just like Mark! I would lose my marbles. That's why I squirrel hunt after whitetail season is completely over and it also gives me a great opportunity to scout my property and see how deer have used it throughout the fall and winter.

[@briancollins8237]

4:28 Gotta add Northern Flicker to the list. Pretty classic call going in that segment in the background. Awesome that you are running the bird list!

[@DrHogfather]

I had no idea this series existed. I have never hunted and I'm totally out of the loop. Thanks for the continued inspiration, Steven!

[@Snakes358]

Check out meateater then if you havnt already, its steves show on hunting and cooking his catch. Got me so hyped about hunting, im definitely going to start doing it myself

[@howiemoth3847]

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[@foresthoe8072]

Getchya ass out there bo

[@jasonminhinnick5188]

Watching Janis slowly realizing what mark was doing and starting to laugh had me cracking up so hard.

[@branjames8637]

Good video guys! Glad you got a couple of squirrels to de-stress!

[@savageshaner]

Wow... comment 6. I love the series. Wish Steve would do more coverage on indigenous groups.

[@TeachaMantoFish]

My favorite part of any hunt is time with friends and family and the memories created.

[@mbahbendil]

Very cool, greetings from Indonesia my brother

[@lukevalitchka74]

Sorry guys; this title didn’t entice me much but knowing Steve’s affinity for squirrels, I waited to view it. After watching ~5 minutes I realized I woulda been fine waitin’ longer or not watching it at all.Thx, & look fwd to what you post next.

[@kurtisblake1086]

I’m definitely enjoying every episode of this series. It directly relates to what I have going on in my own place.

[@austentx9102]

Janis is my dude... laughing like me out there at that cover scent

[@treysmith2477]

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[@levisweet979]

Thats cool that you incorporated what you learned from that lady in ak. About grouse hunting into your squirrel hunt

[@jefftrimble1137]

War Eagle!!! Surprised when Auburn was mentioned. That is where I received my meat science degree.

[@PublicLandBackStraps]

You guys are awsome. And the reason why I started hunting. So inspired by you guys. #MEATEATER.

[@cfleighton]

Awesome! Glad the boys had success. Would like to see more of how Mark is working the property, what he is planting, planning...

[@brynredmon7869]

I don’t care what anyone thinks or says, I use to love easing through the woods with a little 410 piping bushy tails. I learned to do it at a very young age, and learned to excel at it, just easing through the woods, napping when you felt like it. And now taking my kids and just watching them and teaching them, taking them to a small area and telling them not to cross certain areas and just letting them go a little while keeping a distance and watching them learn is something magical. And I’m dying to try Steve’s buffalo hot legs recipe.

[@TexasJungle]

Man I can’t to see how this land turned out! Love your show! You are one of the reasons I started Texas Jungle!!! I am a meat eater!!!

[@w.knight1776]

The concept of this show is solid. Steve and Steve's friends are great. Mark, well "when you have nothing good to say".

[@w.knight1776]

..."You talk shit on the internet". Mark has no grit and isn't interesting, especially compared Steve.

[@Peregrine369]

In wisconsin there is no limit and no strict season on pine/red squirrels. I always go after them. Good meat and a pretty fur.

[@cassidipalmer5614]

This is awesome. I've been a mid-michigan deer hunter my entire life.

[@pylanderkins5251]

Thanks Fellers. Keep up the good work.

[@mikehobbs7421]

This was how my opening day squirrel hunt went. Sense then iv limited out 2 weekends in a row. Eating good in the neighbourhood now

[@njcranes]

Thanks for the show!! I miss squirrel huntin'!

[@sthieman5860]

Fun episode! Steve must have only grown up around fall squirrel hunting. He brought a .22 to a leaf fight.

[@jordansprad]

Love this, but more pumped for Das Boat Season 2!!!!

[@foresthoe8072]

I added that marinade Steave made for the dove, but used it for squirrel and grilled it and man it was good

[@adamw4469]

Can't wait to see what deer names Mark has in store for us. Full dossiers on Field Goal, Bruiser, Rocket and Thicc Boi including a 400 slide Powerpoint presentation. :D

[@chaddompierre5779]

I get so excited when I see a new episode pop up!!!

[@travisfrey5694]

Loved it. I don’t know why but I always like squirrel hunting episodes the most. Maybe it’s because I’m so bad at it. The only times I ever get squirrels are when I’m deer hunting

[@adrianscioscia4070]

This is a great show, one of few. There are several good aspects to it, it has real world awareness Intelligence. It appeals to my senses.

[@flowers_4_alger-hans]

I was just wondering when we'd get another one of these!

[@TNOutdoorsFanatic]

Janis’ response to Mark spraying the trail camera after checking it.... priceless!

[@woodsy168]

Quality fellas. Always excited for new meateater content. Keep up the good work!

[@gordonc615]

I'm glad he's taking such good care of my future property.. lol I'd be just as OCD as he is especially if I knew I literally had to entice deer to come to the area.good job

[@eazyridin7283]

When I first went hunting around 16 I was amazed that me and my buddy could walk in the woods turkey hunting or deer hunting and see squirrels all the time but the time we went out there to hunt squirrels the forest was so quiet at a young age I knew that’s just crazy how do they know I’m coming for them

[@denzerjeremy]

LOL My old man told me the same thing about pine squirrels!! We believed it.

[@richarddrake8955]

Up here in BC Canada it's the Grey Squirrel that is destroying the range of the pine squirrel. Pine Squirrels are actually protected by law against hunting (but not trapping) but the Grey Squirrel that was introduced and considered invasive is hunt-able 365 days a year and no license required. They sure are tasty.

[@tomschumacher5434]

One of my favorite hunting stories was hunting squirrels in MO. Scared me just shy of pissing myself 😂. Love making squirrel stew 👌🏼

[@michaelbidniss988]

I was taught that same thing about pine squirrels biting off nuts! I always thought it was insane that my dad told me that.

[@Vexybrah]

This series is awesome dam rinella don't be stress ya boy out like that

[@loganclark8880]

glad to see you using ebird. knowing all the birds makes sitting in stands and blinds a lot more entertaining

[@garythesaint44]

Always great to be a fly on the wall with you guys👍 squirrels here in Australia are not popular eating at all😂 but hey great vid and keep erm coming guys 10/10🇦🇺

[@joshd2013]

We don't have squirrels here lol

[@MFRANKRR92]

Yeah I do like watching these foreign hunting shows as well though. We have the different game to hunt but it's great to see the similarities and differences.

[@bradmorse5444]

Nice to see you guys improving the deer / animal habitat on the Michigan property. I'm hunting the property on the west side of the road from you guys. Good luck, maybe we will run into each other.

[@stephenhaney661]

I've always enjoyed squirrel hunting, low budget low stress hunting

[@Coonzer15]

Steve, my great grandpa always told my grandpa the same thing about Red Squirrels biting the nuts off Greys! I thought it was a family thing, but since we're all from MN I guess it must just be a regional squirrel hunting thing! Great shows guys!

[@jackmiller6470]

I actually witnessed it in upstate NY, in the 90's, while deer hunting. I didn't believe it until I saw how aggressive they were to the larger gray squirrels. Crazy

[@carpetfarmer]

Great video & piece of property, just be patient.

[@cooperholland3976]

I went squirrel hunting last weekend with the guys for 3 hrs and got nothing (usually I get 3-5 in that time). I got pissed and left on my motorcycle and one darted out and I ran it over.

[@redy2playNow]

The Back 40 has got to be pretty close to me.. They say it is outside of Lansing, and the nearest public land is Rose Lake - I'm betting that is where they were at. Just waiting to run into Mark at the local Meijer!

[@mistercolin1234]

Can't wait for the deer hunting episode!

[@keeganburke8403]

Northern Flicker calling at 4:35. Add it to the list

[@morrisdomke8920]

We live In Lower Michigan and The Back 40 is Mid Michigan... The Deer on The 40 Deal with People every Day,,, Walk through and get things done

[@blakebane7912]

I never knew that fairy diddles and pine squirrels were the same thing until i watched this episode😂😂

[@petebutler9028]

Mark looks like he can’t wait for the squirrel hunt to end

[@steveburke3]

Great series, keep it up

[@andywilson7650]

Small game hunting is still my favorite

[@6.8outdoors76]

I love it! Thinking back over the years the best times was just like that squirrel hunt. A group of friends goofing off and if you accidentally kill something it’s a bonus!

[@RaffyJoaquin]

This was fun to watch!

[@SolutreanSpear]

All squirrels do the castration of their enemies thing it's not just one species. Love the show can't wait for the next one and das boat season 2

[@sabresnut9]

I’ve been waiting for this to get posted 😍

[@justinwhite5859]

Take them dang fluorescent hats off guys screw game and fish you guys are on your on property ! Concealment is key we hunting squirrel !

[@ericpennington5036]

I live in PA and we call pine squirrels red squirrels and iv always heard that too that red or pine squirrels will attack grey and fox squirrels nut sacks and chew em off and that red squirrels can woop grays and fox's in a fight lol!! Idk any of this for certain but that's some stuff about squirrels iv heard growing up lol.!!

[@David35445]

The only grey squirrels we have are urban, only reds in the hunting woods, but hey, I blistered 3 yesterday, just enough meat for a small batch of biscuits and gravy. They taste just fine. BTW, all taken with an air gun so as not to spook out my deer woods.

[@michaelhedgepeth5106]

"It's a woodchuck.". Groundhog's look exactly like them. Weird ! 💯❤️🇺🇸!!

[@robbieoutdoorsman1]

Nice work gents.

[@nightgoblinspearman]

Pine squirrels give alarm calls sooner than other squirrels and never give up squeaking until you leave, little goblins lol. Still eat them tho and sometimes their ruckus attracts other squirrels

[@joanneganon7157]

You fellas shoulda. Poped those pine squirrels. Clean them out so the geeys can come in and keep there family ..... LOL! Jo Jo in VT 💕 😊

[@DAntonioOutdoors]

awesome video !

[@bigumm7391]

Really need to do the test where each person assigns a number of importance to an issue. Listening to the WTH podcast I would say this squirrel hunt rates a 10 on Mark’s scale and A 1 on Steve’s

[@MrMilk5hake]

Great show!

[@Doct0rEVille]

The one thing MeatEater is missing is them showing what gun and caliber they are using for the hunt. Please add this to the show!

[@CornerstoneHomeImprovement]

Rinella has said on podcast that when he meets a guy who asks him what caliber he shoots, he figures he's talking to more of a gun guy more than a hunter. He's seems pretty intentional about considering the context of the hunt that I'd wager they've made the purposeful decision to not highlight the firearm every show.

[@Doct0rEVille]

Andy Thompson Thats disappointing because as a novice hunter i would like to see the setup he has. In my eyes the segment would only be about 30 seconds. Just show what rifle he is using, what optic and in what caliber. I feel like it would open his show up to a wider audience and also have the option of sponsorships

[@CornerstoneHomeImprovement]

But thats just it- They're hunters first, and seem to see the gun itself as only a tool within the context of the hunt. They may as well discuss their boot and sock strategy every episode if theyre going to highlight the gun. Janis did a short vid where he names off a few calibers, but it might not be what youre looking for. kzbin.info/www/bejne/kKq1n5qsn6p7hck

[@CornerstoneHomeImprovement]

Fwiw, rinella has said he prefers his 300wm when it's appropriate for the game. Theyve partnered with weatherby so maybe hes taken a shine to those guns, or maybe thats just good business. He'd probably tell us both as novices to buy a cheaper gun and spend more money on tags if it would get us off KZbin and into the woods.

[@SolutreanSpear]

@@Doct0rEVille i think steve is using a CZ 527 in 22 lr mark seems to be using a 20 guage or a .410 shotgun, janis has a similar setup to steve

[@tineejohnston9737]

Ops... the bosses are here and his going to do what he likes best hunt... 😇❤️

[@quintandevos7908]

Idk if I've been shooting pines or greys. But after a quick search of what a fox squirrel is in definitely sure it's not that

[@zachf8000]

Ever consider doing this in Southwest Montana? I may have the perfect place that is absolutely packed with water and Whitetail Deer!

[@tleek]

Idk if Michigan pine squirrels are different than northern California pine squirrels, we have Douglas squirrels here, but our pine squirrels taste pretty good.

[@noahrachau]

I feel like deer know when they're being hunted and not hunted. I've never seen a problem with a little small game before deer season. Hunt on I say!

[@SurvivalInFlames]

Why does every small game video have to be so light hearted and comedic? It’s nice to see people who actually take small game hunting seriously. The stupid jokes, the goofy music, it all takes away from the hunt.

[@terryleblanc6868]

What an entertaining squirrel hunt video! Hunter Orange , lots of talking and laughing. not like a boring video where you're decked out in camouflage and sitting still , being quiet..!

[@ashtonlisk5855]

Here in colorado all have native here is abert an pine squirrel. They taste good, i’d love to hunt foxs and grays in the wild. Fox squirrells were put in the city’s here back in the 1800s so we can’t hunt. Still have shot not shot one.

[@robbrown6526]

How about Das Ice shanty? keep it going year round guys!

[@williamhamill813]

We always use a 4-10 and an atv hunting squirrels. You ride fast down trails, tree them and shoot fast.

[@FFFOutdoor]

Great episode, luckily our Mopane squirrels are too small to make a meal off. 😄 Impala is much better tasting anyway... 😆😆