Kodiak Raspberry Island Brown Bear Hunt 2023 - Remote Alaska

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  • @GillesQuennevilleGQ
    @GillesQuennevilleGQ 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Beautyful film. So different , real and intense.😊

  • @mollsmusings
    @mollsmusings ปีที่แล้ว +6

    WOW!! That was wild! Hunting in fog is dang spooky...Heather, you cracked me up with that "I HATE you guys!" 😂

    • @adventuresofozco3466
      @adventuresofozco3466  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Wild indeed! Heather was a great part of the team and added to the experience for sure.

  • @SeedFiddler-kp4eg
    @SeedFiddler-kp4eg ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Really well filmed. And nice shot. I particularly enjoyed the 'less drama' approach to the whole hunt... and Heather's friendly chatter. I also appreciated the text that was shown on the screen so that it can be read, rather than whispering in the middle of the hunt. I can't hear a word they say when people whisper. Well done! And thank you all. God bless, Miles

    • @adventuresofozco3466
      @adventuresofozco3466  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you for your feedback! We are happy to share this and take you along in our tromping around these parts. Heather was awesome, she pushed through her uncertainty and followed along, kept her head on a swivel, and kept filming! Matt found a great keeper and we make a pretty good team. The three of us are "equally yoked". Check out the rest of our Alaska story by subscribing and following along. We sold everything in the Lower 48 and started this Alaska life in 2019.

  • @HeatherOzerkov-c8s
    @HeatherOzerkov-c8s ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I was very much freaked out, but was super grateful the guys were confident with their decision to go for it. That was absolutely a once in a lifetime experience; I love that we got to do that together!

  • @neilhinish2879
    @neilhinish2879 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Way to go Tim, Matt and Heather, what an adventure. Congrats on a nice bear.

  • @AlaskaBrandy
    @AlaskaBrandy ปีที่แล้ว +4

    So intense!!!! And I am glad Squeak and I never ran into that bear. I can be a little less worried walking around.
    Great hunt and respectful of the animal. Always awesome to be on the island with you guys!

    • @adventuresofozco3466
      @adventuresofozco3466  ปีที่แล้ว

      Glad you enjoyed it. Yes, we are glad we got the bear that has been poking around here. Pups and people have less to worry about now.

  • @pavelozerkov977
    @pavelozerkov977 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Well done boys!

  • @jefffeywilbur1059
    @jefffeywilbur1059 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    That’s probablythe best video of a Brown hear harvest I’ve seen. Well done and captured perfectly!

    • @adventuresofozco3466
      @adventuresofozco3466  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Oh my! Thank you for the kind words. Heather did a great job documenting it in a place outside of her comfort zone.

  • @matthewozerkov7749
    @matthewozerkov7749 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What an awesome video! Great job filming Shuugs!

  • @BJGrau
    @BJGrau ปีที่แล้ว +5

    You guys seem larger than life so often. Even though you’re too humble to admit it. Naturally, you took the bear with love and compassion for life.
    I always felt safe with you guys even in completely new situations, and Nala and Stormy are the best bear protection system out there! Hope to see you soon!!

  • @ItsAWildLife1
    @ItsAWildLife1 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love it!!

  • @jasonmountain4643
    @jasonmountain4643 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So amazing!

  • @downstream5887
    @downstream5887 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Awesome video, thanks for sharing

    • @adventuresofozco3466
      @adventuresofozco3466  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you for joining us in the harvest! 🙏

  • @rsa9082
    @rsa9082 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I 100 °/o agree with your reaction of scared. So crazy how big they are. Congratulations guys nice bear. The fog is crazy thick and visibility with such an incredible hunter with you on the menu if they choose.
    I hunt but have no interest in hunting something that can eat me 😂. I just watch you Nicky done. ❤

    • @adventuresofozco3466
      @adventuresofozco3466  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you, glad you enjoyed it. They are formidable critters indeed. Very fortunate for the opportunity.

  • @Nextdoorneighbor625
    @Nextdoorneighbor625 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Very good hunt and filming and equipment used thanks

  • @michaelpickett1460
    @michaelpickett1460 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nice hunt. Good gun and bear safety procedures as well.👍✌

  • @camdentait7892
    @camdentait7892 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Congrats on the bear, guys!

    • @adventuresofozco3466
      @adventuresofozco3466  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you Camden! We are glad we got to share the experience with you.

  • @RichWalker-h7o
    @RichWalker-h7o ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Awesome video , love how you shared what firearms you used, nobody else does that , I don’t understand why😊

    • @adventuresofozco3466
      @adventuresofozco3466  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you! We figured people would as so we put it in there to answer the future questions. Glad it paid off and people are enjoying it!

  • @oscarramirez8432
    @oscarramirez8432 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Well put together film! Music added to suspense and did not overpower conversation. Subtitles added to context. Also, 30.06 and 270 with the right bullets can be a deadly combo for bear--who knew! 😊

    • @adventuresofozco3466
      @adventuresofozco3466  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you for the feedback. We are glad to share the experience with others. The islands surrounding Kodiak Alaska are a very special place with amazing wildlife. We are glad you enjoyed joining us on the hunt via TH-cam! Happy Sunday to you!

  • @ADVENTURESOFBZ
    @ADVENTURESOFBZ ปีที่แล้ว +2

    So...i live and hunt here in Florida, and a little honesty sometimes i get kinda nervous about wild hogs, rattlesnakes, panthers or black bears. Not scared just edgy kinda. I could NOT imagine hunting or walking thru an area that has freakin brown bears!!!! Hahaha its soooo badass!!! Very very cool video yall!!

    • @adventuresofozco3466
      @adventuresofozco3466  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I’ve seen some crazy hog videos. Sounds like you have your hands full down there. We have a friend that comes up from Port Charrlette to help us guide salmon fishing in the summer and we had a bunch of guests stay with us from Florida. So spoiler alert… we are actually showing content from May of 2021 on our “Alaskan Adventure” playlist. But in reality we are up and running and hosting guests in Seward Alaska for all things Alaska. Check out what we have created so far at www.ozlodge.com

    • @ADVENTURESOFBZ
      @ADVENTURESOFBZ 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@adventuresofozco3466 heyyyy awesome, I live in Sarasota so not far from port Charlotte at all!!!

  • @DelMorris
    @DelMorris ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I was stationed at Kodiak in the Navy in 1964, after the earthquake/tidal wave in that year, and journeyed to and passed Raspberry Island that summer... I believe this was shortly after elk was transplanted to the island... Those we saw had scraggly horns and were not in very good health... We seen no sign of bear on the island, nor was there any human lodgings there to my knowledge at that time.... D. Morris US Navy Retired

    • @adventuresofozco3466
      @adventuresofozco3466  ปีที่แล้ว

      Wow, what a history. A lot has changed since then. The elk population is strong, with nearly 200 hundred animals. They are very healthy-looking critters.

    • @HeatherOzerkov-c8s
      @HeatherOzerkov-c8s ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you for your service, Del! What a neat place to be stationed!:)

  • @randallbroadus3213
    @randallbroadus3213 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That is a very young bear

    • @adventuresofozco3466
      @adventuresofozco3466  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It was, our guess about 4 years old. There was a sow with 2 cubs that charged two hunters about 4-5 years ago and was shot. The two cubs made it on their own, eventually one of the cubs ate the other one and this one survived and has been causing trouble around the several residences and lodges in the area.

  • @thelonewanderervault1115
    @thelonewanderervault1115 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Was born on the island in 1959

  • @scott6252
    @scott6252 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I didn't realize there was such big spruce trees on Kodak the vegetation is very similar to here on the Oregon coast, do you guys eat the Bear meat at all ?

    • @adventuresofozco3466
      @adventuresofozco3466  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yes, there are spots here and there with good-sized spruce trees. Afognak Island (the next island over) actually has some logging operations on it. We do, or we try to anyway. Sometimes the bear doesn't taste so good due to its diet. If it is a berry bear we eat it, if not we harvest it and turn it into dog food.

  • @louisevad6091
    @louisevad6091 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    It just seems surreal watching the bear looking like it’s peacefully resting. I felt sadness.

    • @adventuresofozco3466
      @adventuresofozco3466  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Taking a life should always be accompanied by sadness. We felt it too, luckily there is some relief in knowing that the biologist with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game spends countless hours in the field and office determining how to achieve the best overall outcome for all the species in that environment. We play a small part in the management of animal populations and we get to put food in our freezers. The key is to approach all of it with respect and reverence. Thank you for your input, we appreciate it.

  • @EllieCavaloro-nc7uk
    @EllieCavaloro-nc7uk 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I've seen a 🐻 before ! I just Hello Bear can I walk away slowly backwards. No what ,that's what I did. Went in tree chair. Scariest Part of my life story. I got a rush unbelievable 2. Be safe dudes

  • @jamesholt6032
    @jamesholt6032 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Funny ..that hunter kept looking at his sandwich..turning it over and inspecting from every angle....constantly.....

  • @merla13
    @merla13 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This is to young bear to be shoot ?!?😟

  • @jamesvickery3482
    @jamesvickery3482 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

    And the purpose of taking a Bear is what again?

  • @michaelpickett1460
    @michaelpickett1460 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Your U.S. flag is displayed incorrectly. Stars should be in the upper left corner as you face it.

  • @chuckquint7913
    @chuckquint7913 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    For what.?

    • @adventuresofozco3466
      @adventuresofozco3466  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Alaska Fish and Game helps maintain animal populations out on the Kodiak Archipelago to ensure a healthy balance of native and introduced species. There have also been issues with a nuisance bear getting a bit too comfortable with some of the local residents. We won a lottery tag to harvest a bear to partly play a part in managing the species as well as targeting the nuisance bear.

  • @EllieCavaloro-nc7uk
    @EllieCavaloro-nc7uk 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    10am Bostonian ??? When was these hunts, where ? When has been said, People can Bear hunt.❤. It's not exciting. Invading on these. Bears home. I feel bears know Humans sent?? Bears very smartly ;inured then 70,% ready 4 attack. Very intelligent that's not a hunt you get attacked it's over, pal😅

  • @louisevad6091
    @louisevad6091 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Why? Because it’s thrilling to kill? I get for defense. Or I get food. But trophy sport I never will.

    • @adventuresofozco3466
      @adventuresofozco3466  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Indeed. We have never trophy hunted. We have been coming out here to raspberry for several years and the locals asked if we could put in for a lottery bear tag to help get a bear that has been causing trouble around here. We targeted that bear and harvested it. We also packed out the meat. Brown bear is not the best tasting but we still eat some of it and the rest turn into food for our Huskies. It’s a once in a lifetime for us and we are glad to have had the opportunity and pursue wild game with the upmost respect. Your stance is a noble one and we applaud you for it. Thank you for your comment. ❤️🙏

    • @bearknuckles100
      @bearknuckles100 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      and who actually cares?

    • @adventuresofozco3466
      @adventuresofozco3466  ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bearknuckles100there are all kinds of people and differences in opinion. Some folks care enough to not hint while others care to hunt. The best thing is that we live in a country where we have that freedom to choose. For those of us that do hunt we just need to do it responsibly and when we take an animal we also need to take steps to insure we foster a healthy food source and wildlife management. We can all make a difference in our surroundings.

  • @Martha-r9w3i
    @Martha-r9w3i ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I've never seen anyone less experienced than the guy with the TWO FOOT scope. A 1x6 or 1x4 would work better. Amateurs

    • @adventuresofozco3466
      @adventuresofozco3466  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Luckily the Vortex viper HST is versatile ranging from 6x-24x. There were 3 elk cow tags that the party was heading out to harvest and bumped a local nuisance bear. The scope performed flawlessly at 6x and the single shot put the bear down right were it stood. Shot from a 45° with the bear slightly looking forward it hit the Vitals, up through the neck and spine and lodged itself in the hide on the opposite side of the neck. The sun shade on the scope does make it look a bit long but keeps the water droplets off the lens providing a sharper view more accurate view. Thanks for watching and your comment! 🙏

    • @josephindahl6388
      @josephindahl6388 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      show us the video with all of your Kodiak Brown bear hunts then

    • @ADVENTURESOFBZ
      @ADVENTURESOFBZ ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Did you just watch the same video I did?!!! Amateur is NOT a word I would even think to say. Badass, brave, experienced, life, amazing, fun. Those are all words that I thought of.

    • @adventuresofozco3466
      @adventuresofozco3466  ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Thank you for your support! We feel so honored to have had the opportunity to pursue the Kodiak Brown Bear. We hope the respect and admiration for the species came through in our sharing it. @@ADVENTURESOFBZ

    • @ADVENTURESOFBZ
      @ADVENTURESOFBZ ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@adventuresofozco3466 oh absolutely it did. You're my kinda people!! I just subscribed, I'll be playing catch up lol. Living life to the fullest, and kicking ass!! GOD BLESS YALL💪💪🤘🤘🇺🇸🇺🇸

  • @dashcam3574
    @dashcam3574 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Glorified cub , wont get any big ones this way .

    • @adventuresofozco3466
      @adventuresofozco3466  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Totally agree, we happened to bump into this one and pursued it. Our focus was elk and we happened to have a bear tag.. The big ones are much smarter. Over the years we have spotted a few monsters, usually from zipping unexpectedly around a corner on a boat. But the moment they see you they are hightailing it out of there.

    • @bearknuckles100
      @bearknuckles100 ปีที่แล้ว

      not everyone is looking for only a 10' bear!

  • @michael-t2x9z
    @michael-t2x9z 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    who ever filmed this needs a lot of learning