On the Hunt with Janis Putelis

On the Hunt with Janis Putelis | Hunting in Latvia

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Жыл бұрын

Join Janis as he makes his first trip to his fatherland. Although deeply rooted in his own personal culture, including his first language, Janis has never been to Latvia until now. Roaring stags, home-built treestands, hunting goddesses, and more superstitions than you can shake a stick at, make for an eye-opening trip.
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@grantwbrewer Жыл бұрын

I saw Jani at the BZM airport when he was leaving for this hunt. Despite all the times I imagined hanging out with him or Steve, and how we'd quickly become best friends, I immediately turned into a mildly creepy babbling idiot; telling him how much they changed my life. I described it to my wife as the way a teen girl might act when meeting Justin Bieber for the first time. Anyway, I'm so happy to see this video, as it reminds me of that great hunt in MT, and how much I love this lifestyle. The MeatEater crew was so critical in my growth as a hunter. Keep up the great work! Maybe we'll meet again, and I will be cool next time.....

@jackiekinner3826 Жыл бұрын

No you won’t and that’s ok 👍

@jeffmabry1149 Жыл бұрын

It's ok to be you.

@hunterg2854 Жыл бұрын

I've ran into Clay Newcomb a few times (we live 20 mins from each other) and I act the same way. Hate myself for it too.

@johncurtis3358 11 ай бұрын

Does Janis' children speak Latvian, I wonder?

@coreylambert5313 10 ай бұрын

@@johncurtis3358they do.

@nicholasthompson5325 Жыл бұрын

More Janis please. Perhaps the most personable of the whole MeatEater bunch. P.S. Love a classic rifle with wood furniture and a Mauser bolt action

@jackiekinner3826 Жыл бұрын

I like Cal

@charlesbronson7618 11 ай бұрын

I hunt with a k93 in 7mm And a k98 in .308

@davidbaumanis6981 Жыл бұрын

My father god bless was Latvian and he talked all the time of hunting and fishing as a boy and made me a hunter to I'm old now and may never get to see my father's home land God bless you son for sharing your experience with us i have loved every minute of your adventure x

@Plasticjesus504 Жыл бұрын

The Eagle has come home.

@TheSturle Жыл бұрын

You missed the opportunity to say: the eagle has landed

@jackiekinner3826 Жыл бұрын

@@TheSturlethat’s what I thought

@michaelthurman7808 Жыл бұрын

Dude I read your comment and made one the same

@TheUnnamedAssailant Жыл бұрын

The Eagle has landed

@DocHolliday3841 10 ай бұрын

The Latvian Lover has arrived

@aaronkellar6583 Жыл бұрын

i spent 6 months in Latvia with the Canadian Battlegroup in Adazi. I loved every second of being there, its a beautiful small country, Riga seemed to always have something new to offer. I visited the holocaust museum and the older gentleman there mentioned how thankful and safe he felt now that NATO had a presence there, he no longer sleeps with a packed bag and gun ready to go. would go back 100%

@drerri 8 ай бұрын

Thank you for the kind words, whenever I'm visiting my uncle in Adazi, its filled with Canadians :)

@anil_taneja Жыл бұрын

So awesome to see European hunting getting its fair share of exposure. There's some awesome game in this part of the world and the hunting culture might be different to the U.S. but the traditions and ways of hunting are steeped in history!

@CrimsonEsso Жыл бұрын

I started following Meat Eater because i heard a Latvian guy was in it. I am so happy to finally see Janis in his ancestral land. Laipni lūgts mājās! :D

@williamlaird2136 Жыл бұрын

Without a doubt, one of the Best MeatEater videos ever! Always enjoy Janis and this was an incredible story with him in Latvia.

@person_suit3064 Жыл бұрын

That's what I like about this show. They show the screw ups, the missed opportunities, the bad shots that unfortunately happen sometimes.

@garthriebe7377 8 ай бұрын

By far the best video of Janis yet! How current, personable and enjoyable to see Janis in his fatherland! Red Stag… what a dream! Just a Montana hunter here, that enjoys all of the Meateater content. Invoice your daughter on that knife Janis!

@pogeegitz Жыл бұрын

Glad Janis got to have this experience. My family is from Germany, and have the same knife superstition. Even to the point of borrowing a knife from someone. My grandpa used to say, if you're not carrying a knife, make sure you've got change in your pocket.

@jeffmabry1149 Жыл бұрын

Facts my dad learned me this .

@kevbev1524 Жыл бұрын

I also have a great connection like Janics's story and homeland my mother's family fled Latvia out of fearing the Russians over the Germans, Being relocated to the Dakota's and working there way back to Vermont, Love and appreciate this video so much, It's like a dream I have had since a little boy hunting squirrels and deer in Vermont. Thank you Janis and The Meat eaters across the world so much 😊

@chriswhitley85 Жыл бұрын

100% the episode I have been waiting on! I love the spiritual side to hunting in small European countries like Latvia. Their connection to the hunt makes me envious.

@charlockprime Жыл бұрын

The knife superstition is very much alive and well in the states, as well. My grandfather, who was a knife collector and merchant after retirement, once gave me a knife with a penny in the box and explained the same tradition. It's very cool to know that it is such a widespread tradition across the world.

@Piratesaregay12322 10 ай бұрын

when my grandfather gave me my first knife when I was 10 he did the same thing. He handed me a penny and then told me to give him back the penny and take the knife. He was from poland. Recently did the same thing with a close friends son. He turned 10 and instead of a game I gave him a knife.

@0hn0haha 9 ай бұрын

I've never had a friendship fail with someone I've given a knife too, only people I haven't given one to. If i made them pay then I'd have doomed it.

@strartur 7 ай бұрын

In the 1997 movie "the Edge" with Anthony Hopkins and one of the Baldwin brothers, there's a scene when the main character gets a knife as a present and the local Alaskan guide urges him to give a coin instead.

@michaelboyle9512 Жыл бұрын

This is the coolest meat eater hunting trip yet!

@eric8851 Жыл бұрын

As a first generation American, my father, janis fled latvia during WWII with his parents and moved to the US this was very cool to see. Thank you Janis!

@JonahGhost Жыл бұрын

20:40 This is why I love the MeatEater crew. They don't rush shots from bad angles. So pro. I watch many hunting videos on KZfaq and the MeatEater crew always deliver clean and precise shots to the animal. Clean kill guaranteed with these guys. Some times these characteristics even lead to failed hunts and it's stillpoetic. I LOVE IT.

@ronparker8391 Жыл бұрын

standing straight up moving around and talking the whole time. he had multiple good opportunities, but they gotta make it dramatic for the camera.

@scottchenoweth4937 Ай бұрын

What beautiful wilderness and stunning stags. Glorious.

@nicholaseedy3244 Жыл бұрын

Time and again the best channel on KZfaq.

@ADVENTURESOFBZ Жыл бұрын

That red stag grunt tube is uhhh...😳😳😳😂😂😂. Something else!!! Fantastic video as always !!! Meateater nails it every single time!!! Jani im so happy youre able to go home brother!!!

@stephenconner4222 Жыл бұрын

First thing I thought when he first blew that call.. I’m so immature😂

@ADVENTURESOFBZ Жыл бұрын

@@stephenconner4222 😂😂😂😂. You and me both brotha

@hunt_trap_fish Жыл бұрын

So many thoughts. This was truly amazing. Seems like you got to spend time with and enjoy the company of some truly amazing people. My nonni and nonna came to America after surviving WWII in Italy. They tried to get out before, but couldn't. After growing up with their stories, the Russian -- Ukrainian war is very unsettling. Hard to believe it's been going on this long already. Can't wait to see the rest of this series!

@KC-7mm Жыл бұрын

This was awesome to see Janis be invited back to his fatherland for a hunt. If I was in his shoes this hunt would be and emotional and spiritual one. What a cool thing to see very happy for Jani to have that opportunity. I can’t wait for the next episode.

@seantracy5624 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for this video Janis , unique and refreshing.

@cranberrycountryhunter7105 11 ай бұрын

Those red stags are amazing looking and sounding!

@tigersbaseball1989 Жыл бұрын

What an amazing episode! Latvia and its people are beautiful! Looking forward to part 2

@vitaly6312 Жыл бұрын

That’s awesome! I understand fleeing from your homeland. Sadly, it doesn’t appear that I’ll ever be returning. Not for a long time anyway. Glad you had this opportunity.

@frechwieoskar8052 Жыл бұрын

Latvia is such a beautiful place. I really love all the Baltics.

@lovacporodjenju4363 Жыл бұрын

I am from Bosnia and Herzegovina and we are hunting also like this, we have a beautiful forests with a lot of different game species. We don't have too much red deer, but we do have a wild boars, wolves, brown bears, roebucks, hares, foxes, and in some parts of the land even jackals (they are something like a coyotes, just European..) and there is of course a lot of different bird species like a pheasants and duck species also on the rivers... So I can say enough, we are ussualy hunting with the dogs because it is a lot more interesting and exciting. I live in the mountains and in my terrain is very tough and difficult to hunt especially if you are hunting without dogs.. so everybody who are thinking about hunting in Europe should come and see how thats look like... Wonderful video..

@silketimber Жыл бұрын

I live in the netherlands and we basically only hunt farmland. Is it possible to make a trip to bosnia? I know of plenty dutch hunters going to poland and germany, but thats heavily monetized in a lot of places and mostly damage control

@isaacjamesbaker Жыл бұрын

What a cool episode. Looks like such a meaningful and memorable experience for Janis. And a great watch.

@15trucklt83 Жыл бұрын

Janis, I was in Latvia for a month. We spent a month training with LatBat armed forces in 2011. I made some Latvian friends and loved the sights of Riga. We were in a small town near the base called Dugvapils. It was crazy to see everything that was left behind from decades of turmoil and war. I first handedly can appreciate the stunning beauty and mystic of the Latvian culture and story. Very very cool country.

@Inchis Жыл бұрын

That smal town is second bigest city in Latvia😉

@OVBassets Жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed how clay target shooting was important to being a hunter in Latvia. Looking forward to the 2nd episode!

@lprisk2013 Жыл бұрын

I’m from PA and I’ve never given a knife or received a knife without giving or receiving a coin in exchange. I learned this tradition from the movie The Edge, which I hope everyone at Meateater has seen.

@veritas8694 11 ай бұрын

What an awesome video and story! So cool. Thank you so much.

@JorryGT Жыл бұрын

What a nice and cosy hunting video, I enjoyed it very much! Latvia is a beautiful country :) Hello from Bulgaria!

@flintandball6093 Жыл бұрын

That's the first meateater content that's been worthwhile watching in years. Janis needs his own show.

@janishunts Жыл бұрын

This is my show!😂

@flintandball6093 Жыл бұрын

@janishunts well more of it! If you can manage a flintlock hunt, it would be great to see.

@carlgressel574 Жыл бұрын

This is the best thing Meateater has put out in a while now.

@SimonUdd Жыл бұрын

I think it’s really cool to see how similar the hunting in Latvia is to the hunting in Sweden because we do almost the exact thing here as they do over there

@missourimongoose8858 Жыл бұрын

I bet the regulations are crazier in Sweden but I'd be down to watch it lol

@SimonUdd Жыл бұрын

@@missourimongoose8858 depending on what you are hunting boars and roe deer are pretty loose, fallow deer and red deer little more regulated, moose and seals are strictly regulated and animals like wolfs and bears are extremely regulated. Then there are alot of smaller animals and birds that are pretty loosely regulated but some animals has certain restrictions of what you need to hunt like with birds you usually need a bird dog present to track down and fetch the birds

@Kikimbrix Жыл бұрын

I have seen a lot of driven hunt episodes from Sweden, it is almost the same, You have more strict safety rules (what is good ), like open chamber rule and radio, but in general very similar. Stalking or ambush hunt looks same to me.

@svenschroder6197 5 ай бұрын

I'm happy for Janis to finally visit the country where his roots are.👍

@skeetermalcolm1655 Жыл бұрын

The stags are such beautiful animals, I'm so happy for you yanis to go visit your country

@northerntable Жыл бұрын

I can't wait for more adventures in this region and beyond!

@lukepro2351 Жыл бұрын

What a cool trip Janis! Hope we get to see Kapras chasing rocky mountain elk in MT one of these seasons!

@tuckessee Жыл бұрын

Love seeing this! Heard the stories on the podcast... what a cool experience for Janis to experience his heritage

@TENDRIL77 Жыл бұрын

My grandmother was Slovak, and she was adopted to the USA. I have always associated myself with her heritage. I will forever long to visit there and witness their culture, let alone hunt or fish there. I would be in HEAVEN! I'm so happy to see you visit your parents homeland and experience this! That is AWESOME!!!

@Learning_2_shoot 6 ай бұрын

This is up there with my favorite Meateater episodes. So good. You should do a Meateater series with Yiannis abroad. Get him hunting all around the world.

@gettosurfer Жыл бұрын

Good to see you enjoying your pilgrimage to the Fatherland.

@EyeSea Жыл бұрын

One of my favorite videos thus far! Keep up the great work you guys ❤‍🔥

@mrsockeye Жыл бұрын

Very cool. This was one of the coolest European hunts I have ever watched.

@strawberrypotatoe Жыл бұрын

Awesome video! I myself enjoyed seeing Riga, but it was definitely the Latvian woods that captured my love! Hope to be back there again someday.

@randeepsingh6382 11 ай бұрын

amazing episode. amazing how Janis still knows his mothertongue after so long

@Zervive Жыл бұрын

This was very cool experience to watch! Great video! Im glad Janis got to visit Latvia

@brainp471 6 ай бұрын

Great episode, I love it when the crew goes international. The original guana jungle episodes were incredible

@Plywood_concept Жыл бұрын

Wow it amazing to see some european hunting 👍

@SandeepMc Жыл бұрын

Great story and hunt. Thanks

@huntinginaust.6463 Жыл бұрын

Now that was a COOL series Janis it was great to see your experience there as it unfolded, and enjoyed seeing the interesting ways of their culture and procedures within the hunting club. I liked your speech too, I’m sure they will have you back and take you up on the offer of a deer hunt. Well done 👏

@chrisb.banick6720 Жыл бұрын

As Canadian who only knows the scream of an elk i have i have only dreamed of hearing thr roar of a red deer . Such a majestic animal with so many similarities to our wapiti

@offroadtek00 Жыл бұрын

This is an amazing episode. Such a pretty place.

@WoodyDeBreeze Жыл бұрын

Great episode. Thank you.

@figlermaert Жыл бұрын

Awesome episode. Cool to see how European hunting works first hand.

@stevesontheriver4988 10 ай бұрын

Best meat eater episode I’ve seen in a while Janis is awesome 😊

@gwhunt1023 Жыл бұрын

How fun! Great episode (s)…

@mryang3644 Жыл бұрын

U will never catch me using that type of Stag call. 😆 🤣 😂

@llllllll1014 Жыл бұрын

Janis has always been the heart of the meateater brand.

@underdogoutdoors Жыл бұрын

What a beautiful country & nice people!

@colinpearson4995 Жыл бұрын

Let’s Go!!! The pod hinted at this

@jeffw6224 Жыл бұрын

Great content & video. A tip of the hat to Janis & the Meateater crew. I’m looking forward to watching the next episode.

@cotwhunter8789 Жыл бұрын

Awesome video I love this!!!! 🇱🇻 🦅

@Fredomenal Жыл бұрын

I am glad we will see some driven hints on Meateater. This is the most traditional way of hunting here in Europe and so many people use to joins together to hunt game this way

@samuelorozco255 Жыл бұрын

Been waiting for this one

@earlshaner4441 Жыл бұрын

Good afternoon from Syracuse NY USA brother and thank you for sharing your adventures

@Ruhnow86 Жыл бұрын

Been looking forward to this video since listening to the podcast episode!

@ItsmeAndrew123 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely love this.

@rjdv Жыл бұрын

Welcome to Europe MeatEater. Please pay attention to our hunting traditions and hospitality.

@_hotrod_ 9 ай бұрын

Great video Janis and crew!

@staceyfoster3126 Жыл бұрын

Been excited to see this after hearing the podcast talking about it

@FellsApprentice Жыл бұрын

Artemis/Diana may not have had an animal in mind for you this time around, but her hands and blessings have certainly been on MeatEater from the very start.

@ltdannichols Жыл бұрын

Love this and love Latvia. It's a fantastic country

@ltdannichols Жыл бұрын

Side note: the lunch conversation was a wonderful addition. Alus!

@jedtaylor3551 9 ай бұрын

After years of work with Jack Nicklaus When I shut down my business I gave him a gentleman s Bowie I had made for him He gave me the most valuable penny I have ever seen Good tradition

@walt6620 Жыл бұрын

It would be so cool to see meateater explore old school european hunting - much of which has died out...

@harleyeg05 9 ай бұрын

I liked that rifle stand that you used. What is the name of it? I tried to freeze the frame and get a peek at it a few times, but I couldn't make it out. I love Janis going home to his roots. This was a great episode and very heart warming! The fact that it took years to come together only makes it better and sweeter!

@AlaskaOutdoorsTV Жыл бұрын

What an awesome adventure!

@TaylorMadeOutdoors Жыл бұрын

My granddad made me buy my first skinning knife from him. Charged me a whole 1 penny, and I still have it today. Best investment I ever made. I’m from central Texas

@fredericsouthworth2707 Жыл бұрын

it’s amazing this show is free to watch

@gregulatowski5874 8 ай бұрын

I’m from Poland and grew up around hunting. Now I’m in The States and from hunter perspective I would love see us hunters adopt same policy about age and quality of the animals we harvest here in America.

@shopcatt643 10 ай бұрын

Super fun episode! Love this!

@shopcatt643 10 ай бұрын

Give Janis a raise, he is awesome!

@bradbo3 Жыл бұрын

I knew where the country was but knew nothing about it. Google earthed it....wow it really is forested...cant wait to see part 2.

@wisdomoutdoors9872 Жыл бұрын

What an awesome taste of the hunting lifestyle across the globe. There is so much more to the hunt than the hunt itself. That being said, this video really made me appreciate how free and unregulated hunting is here in the states. I’m thankful that we don’t have to hunt in private hunting clubs. I definitely would not be such a hunting “nut” if it were like that here. The North American conservation model is truly the best!

@ribeped Жыл бұрын

Hunted there a few years ago and loved it! Absolutely the best place for Red Stag and I have hunted red stag in Argentina and Hungary.

@tomschumacher5434 Жыл бұрын

Very cool, thank you for sharing.

@ansers23 Жыл бұрын

Excellent! Greetings from Latvia 🇱🇻

@kkdowning999 Жыл бұрын

Amazing, thank you from Sweden. Come to Sweden next time!

@125corona Жыл бұрын

What a good episode

@anactivemarketcrash742 Жыл бұрын

This is gonna rock!!!

@brianwarner965 Жыл бұрын

Started watching because of Steve. Stayed for The Eagle! Yanni!!

@annetttt Жыл бұрын

Damn this is one of the coolest ME videos I've seen

@MortenSchultzHunting Жыл бұрын

Very beautiful place. I really love your content. Down to earth, and slow pace. By the way, racoon dogs are a huge problem here in Denmark were I live.