I'm one of the viewers you addressed in the beginning - not at all into hunting (and a long time vegetarian), and wasn't looking forward to this content. I decided to watch anyway, and I'm glad that I did. I've mostly known people who hunt for sport and I honestly think there's something wrong with people who get a kick out of killing anything. This is clearly not what Barron is doing. And having watched your journey for a while now, I feel confident that if he were to kill an elk, you would find a way to use everything possible and do so with honor. I will never be a hunter, and I'll never eat an animal again. But I respect what you are doing. Thank you for sharing.
I agree...against Trophy hunting period, but killing animals to eat, i have no issue with, even though its not for me...Ive eaten Gator, Quail, Deer and Seafood and even Armadillo Yes tasted like chicken...but Hunting isnt for me..Good luck on your adventures from Florida 🌴🍊🐊😊
Thank you @zelavie for your comment, and I respect your choices. I want to share my perspective as a hunter that comes from a family that owns farm land, and I hope my comments brings you some joy and peace. I am going to speak in generalities as I know there are always exceptions. Most hunters and especially land owners respect animals. Most hunters are animal advocates who either support organizations that create habitat or create animal habitat on our own lands, with the purpose of creating and sustaining animal life; to create more animal life than what is harvested, a net gain. I do not hunt when populations are down. As Barron mentioned, most hunters express excitement when the animal is harvested due to the success of the hunt, effort, and ability to provide food, but not due to the death of the animal. Most hunters feel a sincere loss at the kill, and have a deep appreciation for the harvested animal. Most hunters take extreme care to only take shots at the animal that will kill the animal instantaneously and therefore will not feel any pain. Also, animal adrenaline will eliminate pain for several minutes to allow most animals to pass in painless peace. I am glad this channels allows us all to share our perspectives and learn from each other. I will never be a vegetarian , but I have learned to appreciate many of Elsa's healthy concoctions.
This was the most INCREDIBLY FASCINATING video!! Super well done guys, great information, so well produced, and so so interesting!!! Huge props my friends!
I agree with ashya comment. I'm Cherokee Indian. We need videos like this to keep the our children interested in the land and animals unity. To respect the land and our ancestors. I enjoy your content very much.
Hey guys! Been watching for years and just wanted to say hello. I've been alone for 2 days throughout the holidays and feeling pretty down...and am so happy to have a video to lift my spirits. Thanks for giving such amazing creative content... inspiring me to live off-grid. Due to literally your videos...I've been researching land around Colorado, Utah, and Montana. Seriously, you have no idea how much the impact of your simple living had inspired me. Sending so much love and support, small town gal in NH ✌️❤️😁
Being alone at this time of year is difficult I too am in the same boat. Just finished a 4 mile walk, it is mentally and also secondarily physically uplifting. Just a thought for you. I know it doesn’t help with the loneliness but we need to start working on ourselves first and then we can reach out to others. At least that is what’s happening to me. Merry Christmas
Thanks everyone for your support! I know we're all cyber friends but still it helps incredibly and means a lot!! There are good people left in the world LOL!!
Ancestors??? When we lived in Vermont,we survived on venison through out the winter, every winter,raised my children on it. If it wasn't for the venison we processed there would be no meat to eat,many people still survive off the land,if it wasn't for that buck we would of gone hungry.
I really love how you guys have expanded to different kinds of content. You just have this specific pov that always makes the videos interesting to watch. Thank you!
I'm an 80 yr old traditional bow hunter, learn from your mistakes, first use the bull call to locate only unless it's the rut and then that makes them mad. Once you locate them sneek closer while using cow calls. If you then use the bull call, the cows already have a bull, but cow calls are a calming call to all of the elk, not putting them on alert. Also when using the bull call try to sound like a very immature spike elk and the herd bull might decide to run you off his territory, also when doing the calling, mews stay back about 40 yds or so hoping the the bull will be heading to the caller giving the shooter a better shot while the bull is honing in on the caller. They are very very good at pin pointing sounds in their terrane, You did well for the first time, but if you learn from all your mistakes eventually the wind will be in your face, he will go by you, hold your breath, relax and hit the arrow home in the pocket, dropping in about 40 yds. It makes it all worth it, I love your videos great job, Jim las vegas nv, I shot bear in Calif, in 1969 and was the only one to do so, good hunting my friend
All I can think of is our native ancestors while watching this. From the teepee to the use of a bow to hunt. Thank you for always sharing your lifestyle and teaching others at the same time.
One last comment... you choosing to hunt with a bow is so very admireable and is the only way to go as far as I am concerned. Hunting with high power guns with scopes is simply not really hunting. It doesn't put you and the animal on an even playing field as the animal doesn't really stand a chance once sighted and within range. Hunting with a bow is how the Natives hunted. It puts you in touch with the reality of the entire experience. You tend to go deeper into it. That's a fact.
From a city girl, who could only imagine the experiences that you have had. It brings me joy to watch your adventures and trials and tribulations you have been through. Both of you have a life well lived. Thank you for bringing us along with you. Peace.
Ain't that the way it so often goes: you go looking for elk and don't find them, but back home you get pack rats under your outhouse. Great video. I did learn a lot. We're familiar with herds of elk wandering through people's yards on the Oregon coast. Thank goodness you found a more challenging place to ply your craft.
EXCELLENT video! It truly addresses the reality (and responsibility) of "the hunt". My husband hunted for years, and found bow hunting his choice. The season lasts longer and requires more of you (the hunter). Grouse is delicious, and got a lump in my throat when Barron thanked the grouse! 💖
This video was well worth the wait! Elsa and Barron, you have done such a fantastic job coving this subject. I greatly appreciate the level of respect you both have for nature and the ways you have been finding balance within it. Even as a vegetarian, I found this video to be educational, thought provoking, and enjoyable. Thank you guys for another awesome video!
Well done, It is tough to show hunting positively. You did just that . I love your videos now matter the content. As I watch your videos , I find myself silently rooting you both on in your journeys and struggles. You are talented story tellers, thank you for the stories.
My grandfather used to hunt this way. He grew up having to hunt out of necessity, and even as he was able to afford the luxury of a grocery store, he never lost the deeply spiritual connection to the process and the land. I’m not a meat eater, but it’s beautiful to see the deep respect and reverence for food continue.
Not a fan of hunting. But if the animal has been killed fast. And all this meat / skin are used.It the same as people eating cow or Pig. I think people who Hunt for food that I can respect. Hunting for Sport, and leaving the carcass 🤢🤬 That would be a NO
Haha...hey Barron, little did you know it was actually a bunch of other elk hunters blowing out all those calls you were hearing...ya see, the elk all have travelled to an “elk gathering” one state over...lol🤣😂...I’M KIDDING OF COURSE!
I’m not a hunter myself but I do love to fish I live in Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦 and just so used to seeing all the hunters wearing orange safety gear. But I’m sure all the hunting rules are different from state to state. Too bad you didn’t get an elk but I’m sure it was a great learning experience Always next time Awesome video
Thank you for sharing such an awesome experience with us. Please be mindful of the extreme weather coming your way this week. Love and Prayers from Alabama.
Appreciate how y'all take time to bring awareness to how contextual the existence of life is, and that hyper-focusing on 1 instance with a reactionary response is what can create "mountains out of mole hills"; I appreciate the way your videos demonstrate empathy by just showing your life and not lecturing. The moment of all the elks calling to each other and Tyler near the end of the video was magical, goosebump inducing to be able to watch that. Extremely grateful and feeling lucky to be able to experience your story telling 🙏🏻 Cheers
I grew up in a rural household, and since then have moved into the city. I cannot begin to explain the confusion that arises so often with my friends when I explain the processing of hunting and how it can be ethical and resourceful it can be. The imposter syndrome feels real sometimes. In the future, I’m going to show them this video. Thank you for sharing.
Awesome! Now that's what I'm talking about! I am a *CARNIVORE!* And ELK is a great ruminant animal for you to eat as Carnivores! I really hope you both consider turning Carnivore. You don't need all that other "stuff" to eat. As a Carnivore, I too have great respect for animals. I love animals! I would love to have cows to hug and play music for them! Then have other cows to eat.
Oh wow, great fish! Eat everything plus the bones! If you chop up the fish together with the bones (after it's cooked), you can eat the bones together with the meat of the fish. Or you can just eat the bones alone! Great nutrition for you from those bones together with the fish.
Great video, beautiful views, documentary was insightful as well as informative. Barron, you have the most incredible voice and delivery. Here's to future hunts and making great memories. ~ PEACE~
One of your best posts to-date!! Time together, a beautiful adventure, a thoughtful story, and incredible editing! I'm so glad you did such a beautiful job of documenting and sharing this with us!
Love the video, it's both entertaining and informative! Here's an idea Barron: perhaps you could upload to footage of field-dressing the grouse etc to another video platform such as Vimeo? That way people watching could learn, and you wouldn't have to worry about TH-cam's rules.
I really love this video. I have friends who don’t believe in hunting, but they’ll buy meat from the grocery store. Their feelings are there’s no reason to hunt when the grocery store is full of meat. That reasoning is flawed when you consider corporate farming and how those beautiful animals are raised and harvested. Conversely, hunting ensures you are eating HUMANELY harvested meat that lived in nature as nature intended. THANK YOU for this video!!!!
Geez, I don't know why, but I almost started crying watching this - toward the end when Barron was explaining the experience and such. I think part of me is heartbroken that he didn't get one, but also happy that he learned a LOT and now understands why hunters are so happy for their kills, but also just in general at the reverence ya'll have for life in general. Whether animals, people, or nature all around. And I like the sound of Barron's voice too when he narrates and it'd be cool if he got in to narrating for like wildlife shows or such. Elsa as well, because she has a calming voice and I think would do great. Barron's tone though is just something soothing, hard to explain. While he doesn't sound the same as Anthony Bourdain , there is a similarity to my ears and it's calming (I'd fall asleep listening to No Reservations, Part's Unknown and such)
CO out of state tags are no joke. For two years I purchased Cow tags at $500 each, but with the cost of using an outfitter, travel, etc. and the tag… it’s about $10 per pound of organic meat that can last for 2 years.
Awesome I'm a city boy but I bet when stiff hit the fan and I find myself in the woods I'm have some of the skills o would need thanks for sharing 👍🏿 o yeah new subscriber
Thank you for sharing this experience! Wonderful video! I really like how you pointed out youtube's gross policy regarding animal/processing/food. Strange times when more and more people want to get back in touch with nature and participate in the circle of life which feeds us, while at the same time giant companies like google are further removed from reality than ever.
I'm an animal lover and don't eat meat and don't think I could ever try hunting, but I can respect what real hunters do who are responsible and have respect for the animals they hunt. There is a weird part of me that is fascinated by all this - I've watched a few videos from Outddors Allie here on TH-cam, you should check out her content. This was super interesting to watch, always loving your videos Elsa and Barron! 🙂
Im a huge fan of your channel and watched everything you have produced. You had spoken before about creating this subject sensitively and from the comments, I can see that you have succeeded. And I totally understand the need to hunt - I just cant watch this video
Love what you all are doing. Hunting and living off grid is great. However, I wish people would acknowledge more that the few of you all living this way on the fringes of society benefit from mass production Made possible by us drones living in urban and suburban areas eating mass produced food to manufacture those items you don’t have the time or resources to make. No backpacks, bows, iPhones, tires, shoes, internet connections, petroleum without us living this non ideal life. It is not a societal prescription for us all to go off grid and move towards self sustenance. It is great to watch though.
Beautiful 💕 Love how the entire hunt was narrated with respect foe the experience. Listening to the calls coming through the Forest replying to you and that scenery, incredible.
Hunting your own meat is so much better for the environment and the animal. Farmed animals live miserable life's mostly in cages and are then transported to kill houses where there's evidence that suggests the animal is aware it's going to it's death, whereas game have spent there whole life outdoors in their natural habitat eating there true diet and are killed quickly. I've had road kill squirrel and pigeon this year and had someone comment that I was crewl for eating it... Not as crewl as eating that cagged chicken you brought from a supermarket though. 🙃
Keep trying man. It a labor of love. There are just a few great elk hunters and few people get lucky. You have what it takes. I ve been elk hunting for 26 . I Love it
I have been watching you guys for a while and all my family are hunters. And seeing how you had so much respect learning the elk it only shows how much you have respect for animals. People who just want to kill anything don't care and don't take the time to learn this . This makes me just love you guys even more. ❤
Awesome video guys!! This is some badass content right here! I wonder if Elsa has made herself a custom leather holster for that revolver of hers she forgot to grab Lolol??... Happy Holidays guys, y’all stay safe!! Barron, you’ll get yours soon enough….my grandfather always said Hunting will test a man’s metal, and damn was he right about that! Cheers!
One thought I had watching your videos is to have your caller in the back. That bull if you can get him coming is going to be looking for an elk. It means you call the bull into the shooter. Much shorter shots.
informative vid. ive taken a couple bulls. just made meatloaf this evening! looks like where i live... sw colorado. and youtube not allowing processing of game meat? thumbs down
Great Content.... were in KC and have grown up around hunting our whole lives. Just an observation.... how did the guys know those were actual other Elks making those calls, I mean it could just be other hunters thinking Barron and Tyler are real Elks. Guess it gets real when the Animal is in your sights. ;) keep up the great changing content.
I'm a vegetarian, my partner is a bow hunter. I think if a person chooses to eat meat they should be able to harvest it, for that same reason is why I choose not to eat meat. Most people are so far removed from what they eat.
I hope you and Barron are okay and away from the wildfires...My X wife lives in Colorado and sent me pics of the fires. It was really close to her work. Be safe out there!!!
Life and death exchange between to of gods creatures is heart felt and necessary in the circle of life. Sometimes the hunter give his life as being in nature can be dangerous.
Great Video! OTC isn't easy, have archery elk hunted 7times , have yet to kill an elk. But can't wait to go again! Learn something every time out,and you will get it done. Good luck in the future!
This was amazing. Your narration and insight allowed me to experience your adventure. Loved the many explanations of the progress and the feelings of the process. Thank you both for sharing it with us.
We have the luxury of choosing a meat-free diet today because our distant ancestors climbed out of the trees and started hunting other animals for meat instead of just eating leaves. Something important to reflect on.
What did I learn? Buy the ladies some bows so they can shoot the Elk next to the base while the guys are climbing around in the mountains. Isn't that the way it always goes? (I am not making fun of the guys, I was rooting for you guys the whole time.) Great content, I was engaged the whole time, thank you for the video.
What an informative and educational video! Your sensitivity towards other’s emotions, with the thought of killing an animal was appreciated. A few years ago, I watched a video how cows and chickens where processed, I couldn’t eat that meat for two years, I was heartbroken! I started not to feel well, went back to eating meat, but I came back with an appreciation for life. When I go through a drive through I have a deeper reverence and thankfulness, that we all to often take for granted. I’m not a hunter, but I love to fish. Barron your last comment resonated with me, and I’m so glad now I can see through that lens. When I would go on Facebook and see a family member gleaming with joy, holding up the head of a buck they just killed, I felt what u described. Now I can “like” there post and say, congratulations, cause I had never thought of it in that way, I didn’t know all that was involved. Thanks for changing my perspective and taking us on you journey.
My father was the son of a farmer. When I was young, we (my family of 7) went out in the country and picked bushels of vegetables, such as of beans, peas, corn, peanuts, cucumbers, squash, potatoes, etc. It was an all day event each time because we came home shelled and shucked, cleaned and prepared for canning, while my mom and dad canned vegetables (root vegetables were stored differently). We had a family garden for things grown in smaller quantities such as tomatoes, watermelon, cantalope, carrots, and zucchinni, as well as trees like apples, pears, plums, crab apples, figs, and pecans. We used permaculture but nobody called it that, and my mother went to the grocery store every couple of weeks. I leaned how to handle a chicken from about 7 or 8 years of age, but I saw chickens killed and processed when very young. Learned to shoot and hunt around 11 - 12 years as my father hunted, too. Personally I prefer a diet of mostly vegetables, but still seem to physically crave lean meat occasionally. I was taught respect for land, plants/trees, animals, and other human beings, as well as resources in general. My mother and father lived through the Great Depression and World War II and understood these matters. I wish I was a vegetarian but currently eat a diet dependent on food that is readily accessible, healthy or not, due to health circumstances. I have the utmost respect for vegetarians and vegans. To me these things are spiritual and must be treated with respect. But I think vegans (and vegetarians) make everything smell and look soooo delicious. My best wishes to you Elsa and Barron.
You have a new Paetron member. I watch. I hunt. Still, I expected to skip this one because I thought it would be another “hunting video.” I am grateful that it actually documents the beauty of the hunt even without the harvest. Your honesty finally made me an honest gal, to step forward and pay for my viewing. I hope you gain viewers from this, and all your videos.
A 20 year old guy was asked where does chicken come from? He said the store of course he was asked where did the store get ot he responded I dont know Sad world. Kids need to know where food comes from. Beautiful video amd you will het one next.time Blessings to you both during this holiday season amd a Happy New Year
Thank you for sharing this video, and I hope you post more content on your hunting adventures. I once went on a hike with a bow hunter, and was so amazed at his knowledge and skill in the forest. It’s a whole different way to experience wilderness. Thank you for another beautiful, educational video
I think that if people had to hunt/kill their own meat, it would be a better solution for everyone… it’s a hard thing to do, and completely changes the way I look at my food
Iv just found your channel after watching your appellation trail video , how I wish I was young enough to completely change my lifestyle to this , it only gets harder the older you get , but I definitely want to integrate these into sections of my life
How do I get info on the bow Barron has chosen? I’m looking for archery equipment but I have no knowledge. I trust Barron and Elsa’s opinion, on most anything.
Awesome! I Really Enjoyed Watching..The View is Heaven..Born & Raised in Florida, I've Never Seen or Been On A Mountain ..So Yes That's Heaven To Me...God's Handy Work...Stay Safe..😁🙏❤🌤🌙
I'm always surprised when meat eaters are against hunting. I would rather be an animal running free most of my life and taken by a hunter then be an animal raised for food in captivity, often times in deplorable conditions.
In NM there was easily 2 to 3 times the hunters this year. With the price of meat more wanted to hunt. Made it extremely hard this year. Hunting gets you back in touch were we all come from. And enjoying mother nature at her finest is some of my greatest memories. Successful or not is a wonderful experience. BTW buy some gmrs radios. Leave one at camp and take one.
So many positives out weigh the one disappointment of not getting an elk. I'd take a few days out in nature verses chained to a desk hands down. IMHO, there's a huge difference in subsistence hunting and trophy hunting. I really enjoyed the video and I hope you continue to do you and not worry too much about pleasing the masses. Barron, no need to explain anything to us. I've learned so much today and I, for one, will always be grateful the experience.
I'm one of the viewers you addressed in the beginning - not at all into hunting (and a long time vegetarian), and wasn't looking forward to this content. I decided to watch anyway, and I'm glad that I did. I've mostly known people who hunt for sport and I honestly think there's something wrong with people who get a kick out of killing anything. This is clearly not what Barron is doing. And having watched your journey for a while now, I feel confident that if he were to kill an elk, you would find a way to use everything possible and do so with honor.
I will never be a hunter, and I'll never eat an animal again. But I respect what you are doing. Thank you for sharing.
And I have great respect for you in return. Thank you for watching and thank you so much for this genuine comment🤍
I agree...against Trophy hunting period, but killing animals to eat, i have no issue with, even though its not for me...Ive eaten Gator, Quail, Deer and Seafood and even Armadillo Yes tasted like chicken...but Hunting isnt for me..Good luck on your adventures from Florida 🌴🍊🐊😊
What Zelavie said Edit: I put this off all day because I'm a 99.9% vegan (chocolate🙄) but yes, I did learn something & I'm glad I watched the video🙂
Also vegetarian and totally agree. I really respect people who hunt like this to feed themselves and their families
Thank you @zelavie for your comment, and I respect your choices. I want to share my perspective as a hunter that comes from a family that owns farm land, and I hope my comments brings you some joy and peace. I am going to speak in generalities as I know there are always exceptions. Most hunters and especially land owners respect animals. Most hunters are animal advocates who either support organizations that create habitat or create animal habitat on our own lands, with the purpose of creating and sustaining animal life; to create more animal life than what is harvested, a net gain. I do not hunt when populations are down. As Barron mentioned, most hunters express excitement when the animal is harvested due to the success of the hunt, effort, and ability to provide food, but not due to the death of the animal. Most hunters feel a sincere loss at the kill, and have a deep appreciation for the harvested animal. Most hunters take extreme care to only take shots at the animal that will kill the animal instantaneously and therefore will not feel any pain. Also, animal adrenaline will eliminate pain for several minutes to allow most animals to pass in painless peace. I am glad this channels allows us all to share our perspectives and learn from each other. I will never be a vegetarian , but I have learned to appreciate many of Elsa's healthy concoctions.
This was the most INCREDIBLY FASCINATING video!! Super well done guys, great information, so well produced, and so so interesting!!! Huge props my friends!
Can't express my feelings any better than this!
I agree with ashya comment. I'm Cherokee Indian. We need videos like this to keep the our children interested in the land and animals unity. To respect the land and our ancestors. I enjoy your content very much.
I really appreciate this.🤍thank you for watching.
Y'all will never be cookie cutter content. Thanks for continually expanding your horizons and keeping this channel one of the best out there.
Thank you for watching. We'll keep it coming!
Love watching you guys
Hey guys! Been watching for years and just wanted to say hello. I've been alone for 2 days throughout the holidays and feeling pretty down...and am so happy to have a video to lift my spirits. Thanks for giving such amazing creative content... inspiring me to live off-grid. Due to literally your videos...I've been researching land around Colorado, Utah, and Montana. Seriously, you have no idea how much the impact of your simple living had inspired me. Sending so much love and support, small town gal in NH ✌️❤️😁
Merry Christmas
🌀merry Christmas and happy new year 💙
Happy happy holidays Stephanie! Thank you so much for your love and support!
Being alone at this time of year is difficult I too am in the same boat. Just finished a 4 mile walk, it is mentally and also secondarily physically uplifting. Just a thought for you. I know it doesn’t help with the loneliness but we need to start working on ourselves first and then we can reach out to others. At least that is what’s happening to me. Merry Christmas
Thanks everyone for your support! I know we're all cyber friends but still it helps incredibly and means a lot!! There are good people left in the world LOL!!
Ancestors??? When we lived in Vermont,we survived on venison through out the winter, every winter,raised my children on it. If it wasn't for the venison we processed there would be no meat to eat,many people still survive off the land,if it wasn't for that buck we would of gone hungry.
I really love how you guys have expanded to different kinds of content. You just have this specific pov that always makes the videos interesting to watch. Thank you!
I'm an 80 yr old traditional bow hunter, learn from your mistakes, first use the bull call to locate only unless it's the rut and then that makes them mad. Once you locate them sneek closer while using cow calls. If you then use the bull call, the cows already have a bull, but cow calls are a calming call to all of the elk, not putting them on alert. Also when using the bull call try to sound like a very immature spike elk and the herd bull might decide to run you off his territory, also when doing the calling, mews stay back about 40 yds or so hoping the the bull will be heading to the caller giving the shooter a better shot while the bull is honing in on the caller. They are very very good at pin pointing sounds in their terrane, You did well for the first time, but if you learn from all your mistakes eventually the wind will be in your face, he will go by you, hold your breath, relax and hit the arrow home in the pocket, dropping in about 40 yds. It makes it all worth it, I love your videos great job, Jim las vegas nv, I shot bear in Calif, in 1969 and was the only one to do so, good hunting my friend
All I can think of is our native ancestors while watching this. From the teepee to the use of a bow to hunt. Thank you for always sharing your lifestyle and teaching others at the same time.
One last comment... you choosing to hunt with a bow is so very admireable and is the only way to go as far as I am concerned. Hunting with high power guns with scopes is simply not really hunting. It doesn't put you and the animal on an even playing field as the animal doesn't really stand a chance once sighted and within range. Hunting with a bow is how the Natives hunted. It puts you in touch with the reality of the entire experience. You tend to go deeper into it. That's a fact.
Animals are our friends, we do not kill or eat our friends.
plants are our friends too!
From a city girl, who could only imagine the experiences that you have had. It brings me joy to watch your adventures and trials and tribulations you have been through. Both of you have a life well lived. Thank you for bringing us along with you. Peace.
Ain't that the way it so often goes: you go looking for elk and don't find them, but back home you get pack rats under your outhouse. Great video. I did learn a lot. We're familiar with herds of elk wandering through people's yards on the Oregon coast. Thank goodness you found a more challenging place to ply your craft.
EXCELLENT video! It truly addresses the reality (and responsibility) of "the hunt". My husband hunted for years, and found bow hunting his choice. The season lasts longer and requires more of you (the hunter). Grouse is delicious, and got a lump in my throat when Barron thanked the grouse! 💖
This video was well worth the wait! Elsa and Barron, you have done such a fantastic job coving this subject. I greatly appreciate the level of respect you both have for nature and the ways you have been finding balance within it. Even as a vegetarian, I found this video to be educational, thought provoking, and enjoyable. Thank you guys for another awesome video!
Well done, It is tough to show hunting positively. You did just that . I love your videos now matter the content. As I watch your videos , I find myself silently rooting you both on in your journeys and struggles. You are talented story tellers, thank you for the stories.
Thank you so much, Brian, this means a lot.💕
My grandfather used to hunt this way. He grew up having to hunt out of necessity, and even as he was able to afford the luxury of a grocery store, he never lost the deeply spiritual connection to the process and the land. I’m not a meat eater, but it’s beautiful to see the deep respect and reverence for food continue.
Hello. Have a safe blessed day! 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Not a fan of hunting. But if the animal has been killed fast. And all this meat / skin are used.It the same as people eating cow or Pig. I think people who Hunt for food that I can respect.
Hunting for Sport, and leaving the carcass 🤢🤬 That would be a NO
Knew someone that had got an elk and gave me a big steak-----delicious!!!!!!
Haha...hey Barron, little did you know it was actually a bunch of other elk hunters blowing out all those calls you were hearing...ya see, the elk all have travelled to an “elk gathering” one state over...lol🤣😂...I’M KIDDING OF COURSE!
Be very careful not wearing hunter orange can get you mistaken for an elk. We have been shot at in camp when not wearing orange..
Your friend has beautiful skinning skills. 🤓
I’m not a hunter myself but I do love to fish
I live in Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦 and just so used to seeing all the hunters wearing orange safety gear. But I’m sure all the hunting rules are different from state to state.
Too bad you didn’t get an elk but I’m sure it was a great learning experience
Always next time
Awesome video
Colorado and Wyoming(and I'm sure others) do not require blaze orange during bow season but do require it for rifle season.
Thank you for sharing such an awesome experience with us. Please be mindful of the extreme weather coming your way this week. Love and Prayers from Alabama.
I love Barron’s narrations… so descriptive and well spoken.
Appreciate how y'all take time to bring awareness to how contextual the existence of life is, and that hyper-focusing on 1 instance with a reactionary response is what can create "mountains out of mole hills"; I appreciate the way your videos demonstrate empathy by just showing your life and not lecturing.
The moment of all the elks calling to each other and Tyler near the end of the video was magical, goosebump inducing to be able to watch that. Extremely grateful and feeling lucky to be able to experience your story telling 🙏🏻 Cheers
Wasn’t sure i was gonna watch but you did a great job with this and learned a lot . That said, I’ll always root for the Elk 💖
I grew up in a rural household, and since then have moved into the city. I cannot begin to explain the confusion that arises so often with my friends when I explain the processing of hunting and how it can be ethical and resourceful it can be. The imposter syndrome feels real sometimes. In the future, I’m going to show them this video. Thank you for sharing.
Wait a frigging moment...wtf youtube?! You can't show someone cleaning and preparing an animal??? Why the heck not?!
Also, well done! Thank you for documenting this experience!
I wonder if there are elk out there blowing there little human horns.
"Yo, dude! It's me Nick!"
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Awesome! Now that's what I'm talking about! I am a *CARNIVORE!* And ELK is a great ruminant animal for you to eat as Carnivores! I really hope you both consider turning Carnivore. You don't need all that other "stuff" to eat.
As a Carnivore, I too have great respect for animals. I love animals! I would love to have cows to hug and play music for them! Then have other cows to eat.
Oh wow, great fish! Eat everything plus the bones! If you chop up the fish together with the bones (after it's cooked), you can eat the bones together with the meat of the fish. Or you can just eat the bones alone! Great nutrition for you from those bones together with the fish.
Great video, beautiful views, documentary was insightful as well as informative. Barron, you have the most incredible voice and delivery. Here's to future hunts and making great memories.
~ PEACE~
One of your best posts to-date!! Time together, a beautiful adventure, a thoughtful story, and incredible editing! I'm so glad you did such a beautiful job of documenting and sharing this with us!
Love the video, it's both entertaining and informative! Here's an idea Barron: perhaps you could upload to footage of field-dressing the grouse etc to another video platform such as Vimeo? That way people watching could learn, and you wouldn't have to worry about TH-cam's rules.
I really love this video. I have friends who don’t believe in hunting, but they’ll buy meat from the grocery store. Their feelings are there’s no reason to hunt when the grocery store is full of meat. That reasoning is flawed when you consider corporate farming and how those beautiful animals are raised and harvested. Conversely, hunting ensures you are eating HUMANELY harvested meat that lived in nature as nature intended. THANK YOU for this video!!!!
This was absolutely beautiful, guys! Do Elsa or Barron share the processing anywhere since TH-cam doesn't allow it to be shown? (I mean, the grouse)
Geez, I don't know why, but I almost started crying watching this - toward the end when Barron was explaining the experience and such. I think part of me is heartbroken that he didn't get one, but also happy that he learned a LOT and now understands why hunters are so happy for their kills, but also just in general at the reverence ya'll have for life in general. Whether animals, people, or nature all around. And I like the sound of Barron's voice too when he narrates and it'd be cool if he got in to narrating for like wildlife shows or such. Elsa as well, because she has a calming voice and I think would do great. Barron's tone though is just something soothing, hard to explain. While he doesn't sound the same as Anthony Bourdain , there is a similarity to my ears and it's calming (I'd fall asleep listening to No Reservations, Part's Unknown and such)
CO out of state tags are no joke. For two years I purchased Cow tags at $500 each, but with the cost of using an outfitter, travel, etc. and the tag… it’s about $10 per pound of organic meat that can last for 2 years.
Awesome I'm a city boy but I bet when stiff hit the fan and I find myself in the woods I'm have some of the skills o would need thanks for sharing 👍🏿 o yeah new subscriber
Thank you for sharing this experience! Wonderful video!
I really like how you pointed out youtube's gross policy regarding animal/processing/food. Strange times when more and more people want to get back in touch with nature and participate in the circle of life which feeds us, while at the same time giant companies like google are further removed from reality than ever.
I'm an animal lover and don't eat meat and don't think I could ever try hunting, but I can respect what real hunters do who are responsible and have respect for the animals they hunt. There is a weird part of me that is fascinated by all this - I've watched a few videos from Outddors Allie here on TH-cam, you should check out her content. This was super interesting to watch, always loving your videos Elsa and Barron! 🙂
Im a huge fan of your channel and watched everything you have produced. You had spoken before about creating this subject sensitively and from the comments, I can see that you have succeeded. And I totally understand the need to hunt - I just cant watch this video
Respect,ye did respect, thank-you. I knew this was going to be a learning experience. The exchange of calls was amazing
Love what you all are doing. Hunting and living off grid is great. However, I wish people would acknowledge more that the few of you all living this way on the fringes of society benefit from mass production Made possible by us drones living in urban and suburban areas eating mass produced food to manufacture those items you don’t have the time or resources to make. No backpacks, bows, iPhones, tires, shoes, internet connections, petroleum without us living this non ideal life. It is not a societal prescription for us all to go off grid and move towards self sustenance. It is great to watch though.
Beautiful 💕 Love how the entire hunt was narrated with respect foe the experience. Listening to the calls coming through the Forest replying to you and that scenery, incredible.
Hunting your own meat is so much better for the environment and the animal. Farmed animals live miserable life's mostly in cages and are then transported to kill houses where there's evidence that suggests the animal is aware it's going to it's death, whereas game have spent there whole life outdoors in their natural habitat eating there true diet and are killed quickly. I've had road kill squirrel and pigeon this year and had someone comment that I was crewl for eating it... Not as crewl as eating that cagged chicken you brought from a supermarket though. 🙃
This is clearly a product of the new office. Excellent production!
LOL That's great!
Keep trying man. It a labor of love. There are just a few great elk hunters and few people get lucky. You have what it takes. I ve been elk hunting for 26 . I Love it
I have been watching you guys for a while and all my family are hunters. And seeing how you had so much respect learning the elk it only shows how much you have respect for animals. People who just want to kill anything don't care and don't take the time to learn this . This makes me just love you guys even more. ❤
Awesome video guys!! This is some badass content right here! I wonder if Elsa has made herself a custom leather holster for that revolver of hers she forgot to grab Lolol??... Happy Holidays guys, y’all stay safe!! Barron, you’ll get yours soon enough….my grandfather always said Hunting will test a man’s metal, and damn was he right about that! Cheers!
Thanks for sharing this beautiful Story👍😊.
Think of all you've learned and keep applying it next year!
JO JO IN VT 💕😄☃
Very well done; I quite enjoyed this video. Honestly one of my favourites you’ve ever posted. Thank you for the entertainment!
One thought I had watching your videos is to have your caller in the back. That bull if you can get him coming is going to be looking for an elk. It means you call the bull into the shooter. Much shorter shots.
informative vid. ive taken a couple bulls. just made meatloaf this evening! looks like where i live... sw colorado. and youtube not allowing processing of game meat? thumbs down
“Sniffing pee and poking poop!” Love it!
Great video! Thanks for sharing with us! 💗
I think you all would love visiting Alaska. It seems like a fitting place for you all. Let me know if you ever decide to come!
Awesome video and well documented. Great photography. Teepee and evening grouse meal was cool.
Love your storytelling Barron!!! Awesome video!!!👠🚌👠
Great Content.... were in KC and have grown up around hunting our whole lives. Just an observation.... how did the guys know those were actual other Elks making those calls, I mean it could just be other hunters thinking Barron and Tyler are real Elks. Guess it gets real when the Animal is in your sights. ;) keep up the great changing content.
Hunting, not hunting...who cares...set me up in that teepee with the wood stove. Swoon! 😍
I'm a vegetarian, my partner is a bow hunter. I think if a person chooses to eat meat they should be able to harvest it, for that same reason is why I choose not to eat meat. Most people are so far removed from what they eat.
I hope you and Barron are okay and away from the wildfires...My X wife lives in Colorado and sent me pics of the fires. It was really close to her work. Be safe out there!!!
Thank you for sharing and spreading knowledge on ethical hunting practices.
Life and death exchange between to of gods creatures is heart felt and necessary in the circle of life. Sometimes the hunter give his life as being in nature can be dangerous.
That was so good!
I kept touching the screen to see how much time was left like it was a good movie.
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Who watched Kamp..??
Great Video! OTC isn't easy, have archery elk hunted 7times , have yet to kill an elk. But can't wait to go again! Learn something every time out,and you will get it done. Good luck in the future!
Good video!!!!!!!!!
The videography, the narration, the knowledge...excellent video.....oh and the KFC bucket.
This was amazing.
Your narration and insight allowed me to experience your adventure. Loved the many explanations of the progress and the feelings of the process. Thank you both for sharing it with us.
Thank you for sharing.👍
Awesome video, Barron your time will come and it will be an epic, proud moment.
We have the luxury of choosing a meat-free diet today because our distant ancestors climbed out of the trees and started hunting other animals for meat instead of just eating leaves. Something important to reflect on.
What did I learn? Buy the ladies some bows so they can shoot the Elk next to the base while the guys are climbing around in the mountains. Isn't that the way it always goes? (I am not making fun of the guys, I was rooting for you guys the whole time.) Great content, I was engaged the whole time, thank you for the video.
What an informative and educational video! Your sensitivity towards other’s emotions, with the thought of killing an animal was appreciated. A few years ago, I watched a video how cows and chickens where processed, I couldn’t eat that meat for two years, I was heartbroken! I started not to feel well, went back to eating meat, but I came back with an appreciation for life. When I go through a drive through I have a deeper reverence and thankfulness, that we all to often take for granted. I’m not a hunter, but I love to fish. Barron your last comment resonated with me, and I’m so glad now I can see through that lens. When I would go on Facebook and see a family member gleaming with joy, holding up the head of a buck they just killed, I felt what u described. Now I can “like” there post and say, congratulations, cause I had never thought of it in that way, I didn’t know all that was involved. Thanks for changing my perspective and taking us on you journey.
What a beautiful video! You guys made it wonderful.
Ben a sub for years now and your preview was the best leading I have EVER heard...may I borrow it???
My father was the son of a farmer. When I was young, we (my family of 7) went out in the country and picked bushels of vegetables, such as of beans, peas, corn, peanuts, cucumbers, squash, potatoes, etc. It was an all day event each time because we came home shelled and shucked, cleaned and prepared for canning, while my mom and dad canned vegetables (root vegetables were stored differently). We had a family garden for things grown in smaller quantities such as tomatoes, watermelon, cantalope, carrots, and zucchinni, as well as trees like apples, pears, plums, crab apples, figs, and pecans. We used permaculture but nobody called it that, and my mother went to the grocery store every couple of weeks. I leaned how to handle a chicken from about 7 or 8 years of age, but I saw chickens killed and processed when very young. Learned to shoot and hunt around 11 - 12 years as my father hunted, too. Personally I prefer a diet of mostly vegetables, but still seem to physically crave lean meat occasionally. I was taught respect for land, plants/trees, animals, and other human beings, as well as resources in general. My mother and father lived through the Great Depression and World War II and understood these matters. I wish I was a vegetarian but currently eat a diet dependent on food that is readily accessible, healthy or not, due to health circumstances. I have the utmost respect for vegetarians and vegans. To me these things are spiritual and must be treated with respect. But I think vegans (and vegetarians) make everything smell and look soooo delicious. My best wishes to you Elsa and Barron.
You have a new Paetron member.
I watch. I hunt. Still, I expected to skip this one because I thought it would be another “hunting video.” I am grateful that it actually documents the beauty of the hunt even without the harvest.
Your honesty finally made me an honest gal, to step forward and pay for my viewing. I hope you gain viewers from this, and all your videos.
Thank you so much 🤍
A 20 year old guy was asked where does chicken come from? He said the store of course he was asked where did the store get ot he responded I dont know
Sad world. Kids need to know where food comes from. Beautiful video amd you will het one next.time
Blessings to you both during this holiday season amd a Happy New Year
Merry Christmas 🎄 🎄 🎄
And a Happy New Year 🎉🎉🎉🎆🎆🎆🌟🌟🌟✨✨
Great video! Barron could do the voice on Wild Kingdom. He's a very good speaker. I really enjoyed this video. Take care and Happy New Year!
Love the thumbnail!!
Thank you for sharing this video, and I hope you post more content on your hunting adventures. I once went on a hike with a bow hunter, and was so amazed at his knowledge and skill in the forest. It’s a whole different way to experience wilderness. Thank you for another beautiful, educational video
I think that if people had to hunt/kill their own meat, it would be a better solution for everyone… it’s a hard thing to do, and completely changes the way I look at my food
I learned that u 4 r so lucky living the life ur living BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY u live in. Thanku for showing it
Well do that all you're wrong for 4 years or more, now you know what it's like to be in the army! LOL
So just curious of what kind of bows both of you are using?
Fascinating video 👈🏼
I have gained a different perspective
about hunting because of your film😊 Thank You
What a walk in the woods you took us on to do a necessary ritual done for thousands of years. That was truly epic.
Iv just found your channel after watching your appellation trail video , how I wish I was young enough to completely change my lifestyle to this , it only gets harder the older you get , but I definitely want to integrate these into sections of my life
We’ve seen so, so, so many people 50+ on the road! Mostly solo women!
How do I get info on the bow Barron has chosen? I’m looking for archery equipment but I have no knowledge. I trust Barron and Elsa’s opinion, on most anything.
At least the girls had a blast! Love the Tpee and stove! ✨✨✨
Amazing video loved watching. Elsa looked so pretty eating that heart
Awesome! I Really Enjoyed Watching..The View is Heaven..Born & Raised in Florida, I've Never Seen or Been On A Mountain ..So Yes That's Heaven To Me...God's Handy Work...Stay Safe..😁🙏❤🌤🌙
I'm always surprised when meat eaters are against hunting. I would rather be an animal running free most of my life and taken by a hunter then be an animal raised for food in captivity, often times in deplorable conditions.
In NM there was easily 2 to 3 times the hunters this year. With the price of meat more wanted to hunt. Made it extremely hard this year. Hunting gets you back in touch were we all come from. And enjoying mother nature at her finest is some of my greatest memories. Successful or not is a wonderful experience. BTW buy some gmrs radios. Leave one at camp and take one.
Epic episode! I loved your scamp video series but your channel has gotten very interesting since you've landed your land! keep up the good work!
So many positives out weigh the one disappointment of not getting an elk. I'd take a few days out in nature verses chained to a desk hands down. IMHO, there's a huge difference in subsistence hunting and trophy hunting. I really enjoyed the video and I hope you continue to do you and not worry too much about pleasing the masses. Barron, no need to explain anything to us. I've learned so much today and I, for one, will always be grateful the experience.
Great video, interesting and educational. I was hoping you would get some meat for the coming months.