Stories of Survival - Gordon Eastman

Ike and Guy Eastman recount the incredible story of Gordon Eastman as an outdoor documentarian and hunter, and the bear hunt that almost cost him his life.
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[@joecarroll7087]

The Gordon Eastman film is titled North of the sun. Absolutely a must see. Most of the footage was filmed after he survived being stranded as the Eskimos were more welcoming to him because he was one of the few to “come back from the ice” the whale hunt is amazing. He documented a culture that lasted thousands of years and is now gone.

[@russkidder6686]

I remember renting all of those VHS tapes in the 80’s and watching those adventures

[@robertcaccavalla6469]

That's a great survival story. These are genuinely rugged individual people.

[@Kana_boi]

Pops is a real man who LOVES the outdoors, listening and learning from the locals on how they hunt to survive is a humbling thing to see. My dad’s not that hardcore but he’s just like him, always down to learn anything about hunting and love and respects the land.

[@christopherblevins1968]

Videos like this (and the ones about the extraordinary military veterans) are the best part of this channel! Super interesting and educational.

[@EastmansHuntingJournals]

Watch more of Gordon's Eastman's early adventures as he pioneered wildlife and hunting filmmaking: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pWatYmeEj9aCp6s

[@CRR8980]

I’ve been watching Eastman’s since I was a kid in the 90’s and knew that Gordan was a total stud but that story is amazing! Super thankful he got to stick around to make such an awesome hunting community!👍🏻🇺🇸🦌🐻🫎

[@stankaliski]

When I heard the name Eastman, the first thing that came to mind is the Eastman Kodak Company, started by (in part) by George Eastman. Seeing the footage of him hauling the movie camera around, I think to myself, any relationship there??? Once again, an awesome story.

[@wingmen_eastmans]

That's a different Eastman family

[@jimherron5540]

He was a Legend, right there with Fred Bear. Thanks for sharing guys.

[@bushmansa518]

Thank you Black Rifle, this was fantastic and so incredibly interesting ❤

[@jasonspeakman15061]

Love hearing about the old ways. It took true grit to survive back then.

[@jaygrist165]

Thankyou Black Rifle Company, outstanding episode, J

[@LaneWalterProductions]

Incredible story and extremely well done!

[@-RONNIE]

Thanks for sharing the video with us

[@junkyardkustoms]

Amazing story! Thanks for the awesome work, BRCC

[@larryjohnson7591]

That was back when men were men. They just figured out what they had, and made it work. Thanks for a great story.

[@pissiole5654]

Yep. just simple men with light aircraft, radios and high powered rilfes. They way nature intended

[@clintezell3298]

im 57 he filled my childhood dreams with his films !!!!! what an outstanding human !!!! love these stories !!!!!

[@rustygardhouse7895]

When I was an aircraft maintenance engineer Whitehorse was south to me. The stories I have...

[@9fan806]

What A Story..Thanks For Sharing👍🤠

[@xvsj5833]

Great story!!! Thank you for sharing “BR” 🖤

[@patmchugh8725]

Wow what an amazing story and I would of never heard of it if not for you thank you for sharing I’m going to look up more of this family’s stories 👍🏻

[@TheBowhunterinNB]

A legend .

[@tudyk21]

There's another one where they had to make a propeller for the plane, by hand. Mike Eastman has the story on his channel.

[@feldweible]

My Grandfather said that Gordon Eastman had "the Hair of the Bear" on him for being able to survive that ordeal.

[@Thezachofalltrades1]

Amazing video! Insane story!

[@petermayer7488]

If you can find it, King of the Ice is Warren Johnsons stories of being up there. Great read!

[@Hugo-Hernandez]

What a awesome video.

[@AKsusan907]

Excellent documentary! Thank you! You can probably go to Point Hope, tell village you are grandson, and receive warm welcome! Generational memory is a thing in the Bush. My parka was made in Point Hope, 37ish years ago. Love the North!

[@MUXHUNTS]

Wow that was awesome!

[@puzzled9012]

great story!

[@lucyconger1485]

Wow! Great story 😊

[@warlord2pfa]

That was cool.

[@dougdillon1271]

Wow! Helluva' story!!!

[@vetobox]

Great content and delicious coffee.. amazing work, keep it up ! ☕️💕

[@havbrew]

What a great story!

[@bracoop2]

That’s definitely the biggest polar bear I have ever seen. What a beautiful monster.

[@Landoftheignorant]

Dudes a gangster.

[@davehunt8088]

That’s what makes heroes.No safe room for him.

[@Coolguy1776v2]

Is there somewhere to watch all his old videos?

[@johnnyhelton3746]

Awesome

[@tobyhorn9641]

Are any of these available on DVD is what I want to know

[@dolfanshannon]

That was a crazy story! He was harder than woodpecker lips!

[@MartsEntertainment]

There’s a huge demand for Survival and Efficiency Training for the desert.

[@TrennisMayert-un2qk]

This kinda reminds me of the movie The hatchet

[@thatkoakid]

gahhhlieeee. what a wild story

[@DudeZack]

My kind of guy

[@TimothySielbeck]

Damn!

[@User-rka_zykx76]

11:03 😂😂 that looks so messed up if you didn’t know it’s a skin

[@FullWinchester]

That was back when men were real men, few people could do what they did without the comfort and safety of technology these days.

[@dhooter]

They can try and they did well. But none will ever top the true pioneer Richard Proenneke. Dude needed a chair he made one. Needed a spoon he whittled one. Needed food he caught it or hunted it.

[@rtod4]

What happened to the other plane?

[@willturner1816]

I came to the comments with the same question!

[@tomlongbow]

❤️

[@josephreber525]

👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@COBBADAMS]

2nd like the Amendment!!!

[@525medic]

Matt Rinella is gonna have a stroke if he sees this 🤣

[@Realbeardedgamerdad]

❤️👍🏻🇺🇸🥃

[@travisquinney1739]

Did he save the bear hide??

[@ikeeastman7533]

Unfortunately no

[@TheMono25]

so sad watching them shoot such a lovely animal like a polar bear 😢

[@georgejudd9215]

This is so wrong such a beautiful animal all he is trying to do is survive

[@YoraKhunt849]

Unless you're a vegan you probably shouldn't comment about it being wrong.

[@crawdadlando4053]

Gussuk. Stick to what you know.

[@MrCherrybottom]

So this is trophy hunting?

[@dustanpietz7921]

Yes

[@GrantPatN]

Trophy Hunting is as American as it gets…Zero issues with it in my book if you understand it thoroughly

[@paxdrago1]

Yes and no. Substance hunting mixed with trophy hunting. They(locals and guy in story) lived off that meat. To this day Alaskans don't have limits for most wild herbivores and relatively high limits for bears and other prey animals. Calorie requirements for living up there in the winter is extremely high. Whale meat is very high in calories. Esp the blubber. If it was only trophy hunting non one would go to such effort to keep the meat.

[@525medic]

No, it’s meat hunting that comes with a side of “Holy crap that’s big!”. Also, after that whole story, that’s what you’re coming away with?!?!?

[@mountainadventures7346]

No such thing as Trophy hunting in North America as it is a requirement to recover the meat of the animal.

[@fyodor_ivanovich]

Go woke go broke

[@sananton2821]

hey remember when you guys trashed Rittenhouse for defending himself with a gun??

[@RyanMercer]

Gross.

[@YoraKhunt849]

What's gross about it???

[@RyanMercer]

@@YoraKhunt849 killing something just because you can.

[@YoraKhunt849]

@@RyanMercer it wasn't killing it just because you can. They eat the meat, they use the skins, they use nearly all the animal. Unless you're a vegan, you really have no right to comment in the negative.

[@Numenorians]

Shooting the bear in that way is unfair game.Arrow, normal trackin, ok. But this, well, the events after evened the odds again....Glad,they made it..

[@KrankyClownFPS]

Yes, let’s hunt an endangered species…. Ffs

[@ikeeastman7533]

Ha ha that's funny....

[@petermayer7488]

If you can find it, King of the Ice is Warren Johnsons stories of being up there. Great read!