Hunting is the ONLY ethical way to get meat, if people think just because they go to the supermarket to get their meat that they are exempt, they're not, your just paying someone to do it for you! I've heard black bear is delicious, keep em comin brother👍🏼

it's a real bummer that we were not able to connect on a bear. We all put a lot of effort into this, but i guess that is what hunting is all about. No guarantee's when out hunting, fishing, or trapping. I went out yesterday after work to have a look and the bait had not been hit. Thanks for coming up and sitting all those hours (20 plus hours) in the stand. We gave it a good go, and unfortunately, the out come was not what we had hoped for. But i had a good time all the same. It was fun to hang out with you and Jeremy around the fire.

some people never grow out of what i think is a walt disney world and still see life as a half hour of cuddly wobbly playful animals who all eat make believe food and never harm or eat other animals, they don't see the hunger and suffering they go through in a sometime short and brutal lifespan. hunting over bait or not if it is done with clear respect of the animal with as little suffering as possible ,the gods of the hunt would approve enjoy and respect your videos

Hey, just wanted to say as a fellow Ontarian, and avid outdoorsman, I love watching your videos and can really relate to the landscapes and terrain you film in. Always looking forward to more, and better luck next hunt! Cheers!

Thanks to you, Jeremy and especially Adam for this.

Call me as sinner because I sure do love my big game!! Mad props to Adam for hooking you up on the hunt I thought for sure you would get one oh well that's why they call it hunting and not getting!! Man Chris you sure are do for a big old Gooden!!

Hey man that monologue for all the haters of your videos or the offended viewers just don’t bother. You get the viewers you get and it should be no sweat off your back for the 5 percent of people who that was to. You make great content and there is no need to address the non majority so often in your videos.

Nice words. And that boiled honey trick was pretty neat

anyone who told him to die is a fool

Awesome video, thumbs up, thanks for the trip and showing us your part of the world, best regards from New Zealand hunters.

If anyone says that bear baiting is unfair , ask them to explain why the success rate is norally 20 - 30% . I got a small bear in ont last year and the meat was delicious. the hunt was great, and I highly recomed it.

Just want you to know, us guys in Texas back everything you do and enjoy all your videos!! Keep them coming and good luck on your hunt!

Nice vid and commentary buddy. Well done.

Very well said about hunting sir

I hunted spring bears in Ontario from '83 to '90 NE of Killarney and near Mactier (got three, 2 with bow). Short story is that if a bait was hit daily or almost daily, and the bear disappeared when a hunter was on the stand, the most likely culprit was the wind. We didn't want the wind blowing into the bush, from which the bear would come. One guide who paid attention to the wind had consistent success, and quickly. Another who ignored the wind would blame the hunters for being noisy. Wind usually changed direction frequently where I was, which made the proposition a bit more of a challenge. The best we could hope for is the wind would be consistent while we were in the tree. Stands 20 feet up helped a little, but if wind was on our side 12 feet high was enough. It is indeed vital to be dead quiet. Twice I saw, or heard, a bedded down bear stand up within 15 yards of the bait. They had been lying there quietly for at least two hours after I got in the tree stand. If I had even cleared my throat, they woulda spooked. You are correct that hunting bears in that area without a bait is pretty futile. I spent 21 days over two years hunting them on the ground with no bait, like I would hunt deer. Never saw one. I also agree failure comes with the territory. With a bow I didn't always get a clear shot and let them walk away. I like your video - even if we get skunked it's worth going!

well said Beardsman, nothing wrong with hunting. I agree with u

Tag soup, eh? I got skunked on my moose this past season, haven't seen any bears yet. Saw a hare yesterday. Of course, I was gunless, just out harvesting spruce tips​ for jelly. There's always next time. Keep it coming. Love learning from you.

My family doesn't buy meat from the grocery store other than the occasional pack of chicken we rely on hunting and fishing. We go through about 8or9 whitetail deer a year(being from Alabama our deer are smaller) and I've killed 1good buck and 3 does so I have a little more work to do til February 10th.

Love the timing between you saying people said you should die for killing the hare then moments later you say your using hare intestines for bait. Great views on reality as always :)

I bet those buns were gluten free. Bears prefer gluten. 😅

Couldn't agree more! Great video! Love It!

You ever see the vid of the guy spearing a bear? That was pretty impressive. Shame no luck on your end but I guess that's the way it goes sometimes, no magic bait to bring 'em in every time.

I love seeing bear in the wild. We are starting to see them mostly young ones here in Montcalm and Ionia counties in Michigan. It has been years since I ate one though.

Good effort guys, I would think it wouldn't be too many more days before that bear was back. Do you gauge how much bait is available as to not fill up the bear? I'm sure like you were mentioning, range as well as other current foods available play a big part.

this isn't something we can do nowadays, but what do you think about using fire to create fringe habitat for large game like deer and bear ? burning down an area near a river to make an opening

I got some hate mail from my rabbit hide tanning bid also. About hunting, blood must be ahead to give life. Animal dies to provide for another just as Christ died for our eternity. Good discussion you had. God bless

I know the feeling Chris, I was skunked on Turkey this year... only got out 4 times and of course hens were in punching distance but the Toms were too smart. That’s hunting though and I still enjoyed being out in nature. Hunting is not easy, and not cheap, but it’s by far the most sustainable and rewarding way to acquire meat. When I ran out of goose meat this winter I felt bad going to the store and buying chicken... I think our society often has it backwards, we should be shaming those who participate in factory farming, not those who lawfully harvest an animal from nature. It’s a difficult subject though because not everyone has the ability to participate in hunting and fishing.

Noticed you said you from around the bay area. We should meet up for a hunt sometime.

hope you get something soon good luck btw i subscribed i watched the hare hunt video i was like this guy is pretty cool so i subscribed.

Please could someone explain WHAT AN “OUTFITTER” is?

Good tips in this video! I'll use it in the fall here in BC. Were you using anything to mask your scent?

God told man to have dominion over the earth....go ahead enjoy the hunting ..

can you do more hunting/fishing vids? the voiceover commentary is very helpful for new hunter like myself.

i love what you do . i love fishing an hunting . i eat fresh catfish . whan i was camping i hope to here form u guys chad i got a john boat

Cara que bela vida que vocês têm salve os EUA

nice videos

Hey Chris are you using a 20 gauge to hunt bear?

If we were guaranteed a success. It would be called catching instead of hunting/fishing

Very interesting & informative. I don't like indiscriminate killing but when the harvest is legal & for consumption , my concern is greatly diminished. Brian 77

A lot less GMOs in bear and less antibiotics. Plus you are what you eat lol.

You don’t have to explain why you carrying out a legal activity of hunting, People who think meat comes from some styrofoam packet in the supermarket have a choice NOT to watch this. Bear meat is some of the best tasting and it doesn’t get much more organic then that, Thanks for sharing your adventure.

Grow some weed out there dudes

What sort of rifle would you use on bears and what sized ammunition would you require to take one of the big beasties down? You'd pretty much want to dispatch it with a single clean shot or you would have up to 500 - 800 pounds of bone, muscle, claw and tooth bounding after you wanting to tear a limb or two off of you. Anyway, there's no such thing as original sin, it's a concept religious men came up with to make people feel ashamed for simply being human. Besides, if original sin existed the god character must be the most vile repulsive thing to ever exist, the Testaments could back me up on it.

Don't let anti hunters get under your skin too much theyre kind of like democrats they can't think for themselves they have to pick a topic and stick to it and even tho their blind persistence reveals their ignorance they can't help themselves from being 100% predictable

I guess you got skunked. That's the kicker. About the Bear and whole hunting thing. People ascribe human qualities to wild animals. This, as you already know, is referred to as anthropomorphism. Wishing someone death or catastrophe is in itself not only hypocrisy, but immoral as well.