Survival Expert Reacts to Red Dead Redemption 2

Donny Dust, renowned outdoorsman and star of hit survival shows like "Dust to Dust," is taking a critical eye to the wildly popular Western game Red Dead Redemption 2. As gameplay unfolds showing protagonist Arthur Morgan navigating the harsh, untamed landscapes and treacherous territories of the dying Old West, Dust analyzes just how plausible and historically accurate the survival elements really are.
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The survival expert breaks down RDR2's systems for hunting, gathering resources, camping, and braving the elements. He assesses which skills and techniques depicted would actually apply in reality, from skinning animals and starting campfires to fording rivers and treating injuries. Dust also examines the realism of the firearms, horseback riding, and outlaw lifestyle portrayed. He shares his own tales from living off the grid and how they compare to Arthur Morgan's rugged adventures across the frontier. It's a fresh, informative take on one of gaming's most painstakingly authentic open-world experiences.
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[@mannholloway]

He's the trapper!

[@zoubeirfaouzi149]

S H O R E

[@JusticeForTheWin]

he kinda looks like rick grimes lmao

[@djentity303]

True

[@jume1019]

Its all about knowing the land

[@Mmimi2]

Did he also once track an ill-tempered Moose across the ice just to eat a square meal?

[@suke9502]

“Potential adversaries could be looking at you” -shows Micah😂

[@denisioan6528]

I meann

[@RipChordProductions]

*what's this? A gameology video that isn't recycled footage? About time.*

[@paradise5973]

pfp fits this comment perfectly

[@El_Negro2003]

Hey where’s the big tiddy kevin 😢

[@O_Nao-Conformista]

Donny Dust is an awesome expert to have on the show, I hope we see more of him Also you could have shown him the hunting outfits of the game, see what he thinks of them and which he would wear

[@actioninmyphannypack]

Facts! That would be so cool

[@user-no4su7je2n]

fck Anarchy

[@JaguarBST]

Experts should be provided some context about the game, such as: -Arthur is a total amateur hunter and fisherman -Even if then animation is not shown, the parts of the body like meat, fat, horns, antlers etc are harvested -Most carcasses can be given to trappers, butchers and out camp cook for further use - Not all carcasses can be picked up or carried by horse

[@wetnoodleman]

and once again they need better game play that's not just an intern playing the game, like the tomahawk clip is not something that should of been included and most of the kills is just spur of the moment kills not anything that properly displays how hunter works in rdr2.

[@enthusiasticallydry]

arthur isn’t a _total_ amateur hunter. he’s more than an amateur. fishing however….

[@JaguarBST]

@@enthusiasticallydry listen to the conversation between Charles and Arthur in chapter one and between Hosea and Arthur in the chapter 2 mission when they go to hunting.

[@enthusiasticallydry]

@@JaguarBST yes, but that’s compared to hosea and charles. also, hosea says “if i remember correctly you blew it to pieces with a shotgun.” but if hosea has known arthur since he was 15, that could be anytime from last week to 21 years ago.

[@enthusiasticallydry]

@@JaguarBST this is mainly coming from the fact that he CAN still hunt in game, and when he hunts with hamish he never talks about his ‘amateur’ hunting skills, unlike when he fishes

[@Plague_Doc22]

This guy did a fantastic job on the video. Great summary of things and able to dumb it down for people like myself who has no idea about how to properly do any of this stuff.

[@calebisaacs3629]

It was good to see an actual critique not just amazement at the features , donny was generous with his assessment I reckon

[@TheMonkeyEmperor]

The gameplay was a bad showing though to. No tracking, using lever actions, pistols and tomahawk... I'm cringing from a gameplay point of view that they're not even trying to give the best sides.

[@Just_Some_Clown]

@@TheMonkeyEmperorit’s weird that the lever actions in game are considered “bad” for hunting, considering a shit load of hunting at this point in time would’ve been done with lever actions. It’s a deadly enough weapon to take just about anything you’d be hunting down.

[@TheMonkeyEmperor]

@Just_Some_Clown I wouldn't actually know, but im betting a 9mm round wouldn't any more damage then a 308😅 orrr idk what the rifles use but point is probably still valid. Lever are using pistol size vs a rifle caliber... yuh know turkeys-deers would be fine

[@bilbobaggins1468]

@TheMonkeyEmporer lever guns use a wide range of rounds, some common ones are .44 and 45-70 which both shoot a much larger slug then a 9mm. Some lever guns fire rifle ammo too such as 308 like you mentioned. It’s just a loading system, not a caliber

[@battsagaan0]

cheese burger

[@moneybefunny]

mmm chezburger

[@masongaudette1826]

cheese burger

[@lahen507]

How did Our Big Cheesy boi get here from Far Cry 5 Montana?

[@Princess_Sissy_Rachel]

@@lahen507he got the diabetes

[@YUNGCASH552]

LOL

[@SS-sg4eg]

This guy looks like Rick Grimes

[@RamazanKaisar]

You mean Ricky Dicky Doo-Dah Grimes?

[@zumbazumba1]

Nah he is otis from devils rejects !

[@Sontronite]

That was my first thought

[@5T3V3N-ns9gg]

Nah. Otis Driftwood from The devil's rejects.

[@JasonJebezSam]

holy shit he grew a beard since the heli took him 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@joshlindig5853]

I haven’t watched the full video yet, but most of the time they just showed him taking the hide and leaving the carcass there. I wish they would show him hunting and taking the carcass back to camp and bringing it to the camp chef because they always say it’s a waste of meat and all that but like on the main story, it’s definitely not you use that stuff. I’m not going to proofread this comment because I’m using talk to text so I rambled out a lot there

[@bilbobaggins1468]

You have to pick up the carcass and load it onto your horse, then you can bring it to camp for the cook

[@leonsredemption]

Love Donny and his review of this game. Tho for me, I think the skinning animations in the game were more so to get the point across rather than trying to go for a super realistic approach. Cause if they did, the time it would take him to skin an animal would be way longer and more tedious. In my opinion, they did a good job with the skinning animations. Theres a lot of things that are accurate about them and a lot that aren't, but at the end of the day, it's a game 🤷👌

[@-your-ordinary-skunk-7925]

4:32 "Each time you spray a layer, let it dry. Once it's dry, do it again." Sbill Fwift

[@Sh00terMcDabbin]

“They have gameplay during day and during night, and that’s accurate”

[@Kite403]

Good video! I do wish the experts would be given some basic info about the games they are shown..or at least some info on the way the footage is being played.

[@keecko8169]

a lot of the cooler stuff in rdr2 hunting is from the crafting mechanics, making bait, our main character Arthur has 2 main friends that teach him to hunt, fish, and craft, Hosea, a man in his 50s who essentially raised Arthur with their friend Dutch and was born in the mountains hunting bears, and Charles, and half African, half Indian man who manages to make Arthur look weak in comparison to the stuff he does, Hosea is much better at taking down more gameish animals that you either take to sell or just for the fun of hunting, rabbits, bears, that kinda thing. Charles excels with animals that you'd hunt for quality food like deer or bison. They also show Arthur the different ways to hunt, Hosea shows off hunting with traditional weapons, rifles, repeaters, Charles shows him how to use a bow and how to apply more usually niche weapons like knives and such. Hosea introduces Arthur to legendary animals, massive unique 1 of a kind members of a species scattered around, 1000 pound grizzlies, 9 foot tall moose, god dang 15 feet long alligators. All sorts of cool stuff.

[@zumbazumba1]

Otis from Devils Rejects is that you?

[@5T3V3N-ns9gg]

I gotta ruuuun, to keep from hidin'

[@DarkZeroHero]

I'm glad that he talks about skinning the jackrabbit -- I always wondered if that's really the way to skin it. The side quest where Arthur teaches a widow up in Willard's Rest to hunt a jackrabbit and skin it by pulling it apart makes me wonder. Of course, in the end RDR2 is a game. If it goes too deep into realism, Arthur will take awhile to skin an animal. I miss hunting Legendary Grizzly with Hosea. :(

[@dakotarock6422]

That's actually one of the bests traits in all time periods: always be cautious & aware of the strangers around you while preparing for the worst. As a survivalist knows more then anyone always trust your gut/ instincts & surroundings!

[@scifr3s]

I love Red dead so many great memories with friends online I wish Rockstar would make DLC even if we had to pay for it it'll be worth it.

[@matthaios67]

When I saw Donny the video started even before I've touched the screen :D

[@RealBelisariusCawl]

That racoon over his left shoulder seems to still be moving

[@Issack319]

I have been learning how to do taxidermy and have hunted all of my life and this is legit.

[@stephanvahrmeijer4999]

Wow thats awesome that they chose you to reflect Arthur morgan in rdr2, was kinda wondering the whos and ifs, wow awesome to see they based of you

[@Jakeyisdead]

They used the worst hunting footage for this guy really a fkn tomahawk USE YOUR BOW

[@Killicon93]

Thankfully it doesn't matter on the legendary animals. But the dude playing pretty much used the wrong type of gun on everything.

[@Jakeyisdead]

@@Killicon93 Even though it doesn't matter for legendary animals I always like hunting as accurately as I know how to it makes it more fun for me tbh

[@Killicon93]

@@Jakeyisdead Agreed

[@tomz5704]

For some reason they always do

[@sainters7]

Yeah especially as a fan of the game. You're capable of sending way better footage, don't embarrass me in front of Donny

[@enthusiasticallydry]

6:30 he did not puncture the animal, he just pushed the body, to make sure it was dead/just to push it into an easier position

[@cavman9883]

Exactly. That push on most animals that plays during the very beginning of skinning animations is there to straighten the animal out so the animation can play properly.

[@Dark_Soul_X]

Rick? Is that you?

[@austinhernandez2716]

CARL!

[@Luka2000_]

I love how Rick Grimes is talking about skinning animals here

[@gyro-j]

6:04 those cores tho

[@yourstrulyy504]

Sounds just like Marston to

[@officialdreymedina3468]

the skinning is good enough tbh its an outlaw game after all who the hell would want to wait that long just for a single hide in a game that literally req lots of different ones for its sachel clothes and decor to camp lol

[@kennyfresquez7019]

One of my most memorable experiences was this: I rode up unexpectedly on an entire herd of bison. Immediately switched on dead eye and took out the entire herd of like 20 bison. Needless to say, could not harvest everything, so I went back to sell the things I had, came back, and angry Native Americans were like "You son of a bitch!!!!" and then started shooting me. Immediately thought "yeah, I deserved that."

[@kiryu1366]

This was RDR1?

[@kenny6331]

First time i see this guy is on wired channel on Twitter survivalist support

[@timd2291]

Greetings Donny. I lived and worked as a Park Ranger in South Africa for many years. I know what it`s like to shoot a charging animal Thankfully didn`t happen often. Better to read the warning signals it is telling you Once you have realised it isn`t a mock charge though you have seconds to decide. We spent ages practicing speed shooting with our rifles. I learnt a lot about different plants and what uses and medicine they provide also as well as tracking.

[@AlexKS1992]

Donny Dust is a cool dude, he made the main characters knife from Far Cry Primal using flint and a coyote jaw bone. It’s pretty cool.

[@Nomiex21]

I love this guy I really learned a lot from him😊

[@rustysalmonella7681]

When it comes to Arthur doing things quickly, you gotta factor in the fact that a minute is an hour to him. Still remarkably fast, but not as impossible. And we don’t see everything as well, unless Arthur just wears a diaper all game

[@TheCollector91]

Bro giving me Otis Driftwood Vibes

[@Aletdinov]

"You do have the gameplay during day and during night, and that's pretty accurate" Truer words have never been spoken before.

[@lavender-rosefox8817]

Question for any hunters I the us dies hunting over there have the same benefits that deer hunting and pheasant and pigeon shooting has here in the UK that is that its good conservation and both keeps the numbers at an eco friendly amount and helps prevent in breeding here we shoot wild deer to keep their numbers down as we wiped all the wild wolves out in the middle ages

[@Tom-bf2nm]

Really enjoyed this video. Donny has gained a follower and a pre order for his book “wild wisdom” coming august 15th in the UK.

[@KimboKG14]

7:30 you can see this a lot done by npcs

[@PigRipperLAW]

Love this game

[@austinhernandez2716]

I can hear him in the woods screaming for Carl

[@TelltaleRickGrimes]

Cooooral!

[@markhenry4389]

Background music is so loud.

[@bolto2440]

There’s no way you getting that perfect pelt with a repeater in rdr2. Only fox pelt or coyote I believe.

[@DarkZeroHero]

Yep foxes or coyotes you use repeaters. The rest you'll have to use rifles/appropriate arrows. Or better yet have that trinket which improves your chances in getting perfect pelts. Real handy when I was doing those tedious hunting requests.

[@The_Python]

Real ones have known Donny for years

[@ThirtyPack.]

Props to the wild wisdom guide guy 💯🙏😎

[@Just_Some_Clown]

With the bear and the bison he’s not actually stabbing into its guts. He’s actually bashing it with his shoulder to position it better to start skinning. It’s just a mix of poor angles and maybe a bit of animation jank. But he is just shoving it a bit.

[@isaacneel7829]

Wish he would’ve seen Arthur pick up a deer and toss it on his shoulder 😂😂😂

[@petervannini1232]

can you turn the music up I could almost hear him talking

[@Anfoeus811]

That’s Rick Grimes

[@bmaster5324]

this dude is literally the trapper from the game

[@benwade462]

Bro, why’s the raccoon hanging behind you moving so much 😂

[@EnemyOperator]

Such an awesome guy!!

[@angryspongegamer5535]

Rockstar, if you are reading this comment section, put this man's model as the trapper in the next RDR game.

[@robertoquintana9298]

The video I did not know I needed

[@BroughtCat]

Bro looks like a RDR2 character 😅

[@sirderpington7704]

this is so interesting I wonder who is the first one to figure this stuff out

[@sainters7]

probably trial and error over time/generations

[@BreadysBread]

Waiting for professional Martial artists to play shadow fight

[@aamry]

He mentions the "fast skinning" well yeah, it's a game and I've probably skinned 300 animals, imagine if it was more accurate to life lol

[@SJ-yf9xy]

We need bear grylls in one of the expert react episode

[@jaredjackson2013]

What would the subject be? How to fool millions with a shitty TV show?

[@SJ-yf9xy]

@@jaredjackson2013 perhaps

[@TORQ111]

During that time almost all bison were killed on horseback

[@RandomManIncorperated]

Another Video With Survivor Santa Christ❤

[@dedhour6033]

the expert looks like he went into the woods one day and came out 6 months later as king of the forest

[@Deadlypharaoh]

You gotta do far cry primal next time, its the perfect simulation of real life survival

[@vosh27]

W vid, the vids of him skinning and stuff was pretty cool

[@granttoye5852]

This guy should be picking apart a game like The Forest. Get someone like Tuco the Ratt to review RDR

[@willy7836]

Yeah that's what i woulda did

[@matheusfkl4105]

We have here an Skinner survivor 😮

[@mannyfreeesh5256]

Josh Barnett is enjoying his MMA retirement.

[@poznajislam3706]

never game will be close to reality, but rdr2 was quite good trying to breach that great unreachable gap

[@tune9137]

A classmate of mine who is fifteen thinks he can kill a bear with his bare hands! 😂

[@Walterwhite_cooks]

Without the beard and hair he looks like rick

[@wetnoodleman]

I love watching gamology but for the love of god please get better footage that accurately represents the systems in games

[@FatherSev]

He literally looks like Rick Grimes

[@rayrd3927]

I don’t see it.

[@thomaspicone7341]

Don’t tell Charles Donny’s hunted bison

[@TheBerendir]

I imagine it's been commented a lot but I think if you stand your ground the bear does bluff charge you.

[@DarkZeroHero]

I did that up in the Grizzlies. The huge bear growling while its fur matted with blood (it was devouring a deer) and Arthur just stands there smoking a cigar.

[@dylaneldred3725]

Not true the idea for Arthur Morgan, as a character was already thought of during RDR1

[@Keefermans]

He looks a bit like Hamish

[@deandre15]

I need him to react to Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey

[@jonathanbricks2766]

I love gameology

[@TelltaleRickGrimes]

I think I found Rick Grimes's Father

[@zoubeirfaouzi149]

Does he also use a Springfield rifle?

[@feller6766]

Next time, 10% music volume, 90% volume on the guest

[@Haris-wc4gh]

Rien a voir avec la video mais j ai trouvé le sosie de ce type 😂 il s apelle froggy il fait des vidéos sur dokkan battle ,il lui ressemble trop 🤣🤣

[@Burning_Saints]

Grizzled John is real?! I took your beaver hat, twas quite the battle, but I got it.

[@TonyMontana-iq1vq]

If he was a real survivor he wouldn’t call out on the show ALONE 😂😂😂 didn’t he get the poos from fish eggs 😂😂

[@spike3312]

Have someone look in to the exotic animals in red dead

[@blasphemous62]

You like a very powerful wizard

[@sythetic_vex]

Looks like Rick Grimes

[@ericrose8363]

Isn’t hunting illegal? The guy keeps talking about how many hides he’s collected. Just curious tho.

[@Toxic_smoke_999]

there’s certain times of the year certain animals are legal to hunt

[@MrPiter48]

Wrong title. Witcher reacts...

[@SylasRoberts]

the only thing i wish he didnt have is TB :( rip arthur

[@Lostleeee]

stuff and things

[@Lostleeee]

ngl you look like rick from the walking dead

[@madiimad]

Este Man es el que vende el vicio 😂

[@Raoulelcuervo]

Gamology, why don't you invite Grndpagaming to your channel?

[@kstrandberg95]

The trapper is based off this dude, not Arthur. 😅

[@KimboKG14]

0:20 sry mate, but you are based upon arthur morgan

[@apac7611]

This dude's house is what left-wing vegans see in nightmares...

[@matthiasitula3901]

donnie boy🤙🏽