I spent a summer helping on a black bear study in college. We trapped them with ankle snares just as he describes. A big boar would have a 20 foot wide circle around the snare where everything within reach was shredded like a bulldozer came through. Sometimes they’d chew the tree the the trap was cabled to in half. We’re talking big trees chewed in half in a matter of hours. I can’t imagine what the trap site would look like catching grizzlies in an ankle snare. Man would I love to be a fly on the wall for a few weeks of trap checking
@@ZGADOW I almost got into a wrestling match with a momma black bear on the way to my treestand one morning in Florida she rushed a me 3 different times from 3 different directions so fast I thought forsure I was gonna be the first Florida black bear fatality 😂
y'all are funny - thanks for asking about the bear spray or pistol - wasn't expecting that. seems like both would be best - spray first, pistol for if that doesn't work out, and have a 2nd can for later
I agree about carrying bear spray only where grizzlies exist with one exception, the area in WNC in and around Great Smoky Mountains National Park and adjoining areas along the Blue Ridge Parkway. There are fairly high numbers of bear/human encounters, and an abnormally high number of aggressive bear encounters.
I can say without a doubt that I always carry in Pisgah and never will not. Just from that Hog in Transylvania in 2015 and that GIANT bear in Haywood a year or two ago. Both were around 700lbs lol
I wouldn’t take any grief over my backcountry protection from someone who’s been nearly attacked at least three times in close quarters by the Grizz and allowed himself to be ran over by a moose.. Bear spray is not just for bears, aggressive humans can be just as dangerous 😮
I'd also think it would awesome if grizzlies roamed the Bzn area! Used to be some up in cottonwood drainage back in the 80s. I assume they still use cottonwood and Hyalite drainages??!
Something about that poster of crab in the back keeps tricking me into thinking it’s real. Like an upright case filled with crab that size lol. Very 3D looking to me.
Appreciate the detailed breakdown! I have a quick question: I have a SafePal wallet with USDT, and I have the seed phrase. (alarm fetch churn bridge exercise tape speak race clerk couch crater letter). Could you explain how to move them to Binance?
I feel like he was a little off on the bear weight numbers. A kid in Louisiana just killed a 20 year old black bear at 490 pounds. Grizzlies are quite a bit bigger
I was wondering the same thing. I lived the better part of the last 20 years in northeast Louisiana where that bear was killed and there’s a bunch of big bears around there. It’s hard to imagine that Louisiana black bears are as big as grizzlies in the Yellowstone region.
I’ve never hunted bear of any species. It’s really heavy on the stupid side of life for the single strand hotwire protecting me from life and death! But I’ve been trying to keep up with the Jaguars moving up into the sw US. Do you have any knowledge of this and if so what is your opinion on the effects of cohabitating with sheep herders and cattle ranchers?
Does anyone have any thoughts on using an air HORN as bear deterrent? I only ask because I have almost no experience with fire arms. And I’ve heard of people accidentally getting sprayed from their own bear spray.
Also, I live in the PNW and we would wear bells when we’d go out huckleberry picking so that we wouldn’t startle a bear. Or maybe we’re just a dinner bell lolll
For bears, it's a firearm. We have many case studies now that show firearms are around 97+% effective against bear attacks, bear spray is seemingly less than 30% effective. It appears the old Brigham Young study saying bear spray is better was erroneous and biased.
Did the case studies make any distinction between/among those attacks on whether they are in bear area to hunt (and therefore more prepared with the gun) or just camping (may have a gun but not at the ready) and whether they are carrying both and either used the bear spray first, then gun or gun first then bear spray. I'd guess these will impact the dataset. If the old studies primarily looked at population encounters from campers or hikers then having a bear spray on hand will skew the data to it being more effective than both nothing and a gun (where hikers or campers rarely have their gun, if any, more accessible than the bear spray). If you look at hunters (not necessarily for bears but are in the same area), then the data will also skew towards gun being more effective because hunters would be more ready with a gun than with a bear spray. Also, an attack happening where some just realized the bear is standing next to them would also warrant the preference for bear spray over a rifle.
25:30 Said he remember folks mi g off plane coming to Sportsmans warehouse and purchase an handgun for their hunt. Sorry liar but you cant purchase an handgun not being an resident of Alaska. So much misinformation.
This guy and the wolf lady are two of the best guest I have heard.
I very much enjoyed Ramsey Russell. Amazing conservationist and conversationist. His podcast Duck Season Somewhere has really great guest as well
@@SnapBack123Russell lives about 20 minutes from me. He is a great guy!
She was awesome!!!!
@@SnapBack123 Ramsey lives about 20 minutes from me. He is such a great guy to talk to at all of the hunting shows around here.
Those 2 and the tribal rights episode are awesome
Probably one of my favorite meateater podcast episodes!
A great episode . The guest really knew his stuff on bears.😃
Yeah really enjoied listening to Dusty! That kind of knowledge is really cool to hear!
Great episode, thanks Meateater team!
Dusty you fuckin STUD! Hope you're doing well man! Core memories unlocked helping you guys move bears and set traps.
Thanks Dog!! Those were good times.
I spent a summer helping on a black bear study in college. We trapped them with ankle snares just as he describes. A big boar would have a 20 foot wide circle around the snare where everything within reach was shredded like a bulldozer came through. Sometimes they’d chew the tree the the trap was cabled to in half. We’re talking big trees chewed in half in a matter of hours. I can’t imagine what the trap site would look like catching grizzlies in an ankle snare. Man would I love to be a fly on the wall for a few weeks of trap checking
I should mention every bear we caught was released unharmed. Over 100 bears in a small area in a few months
@@ZGADOW I almost got into a wrestling match with a momma black bear on the way to my treestand one morning in Florida she rushed a me 3 different times from 3 different directions so fast I thought forsure I was gonna be the first Florida black bear fatality 😂
Steve described this northern mi native perfectly today. I wouldn’t of been mad either way that question was answered
y'all are funny - thanks for asking about the bear spray or pistol - wasn't expecting that. seems like both would be best - spray first, pistol for if that doesn't work out, and have a 2nd can for later
Love this podcast. Hello from northern NY
Ayo! Fellow Adirondack Park local here as well.
Hello back from another north country resident 😊
I agree about carrying bear spray only where grizzlies exist with one exception, the area in WNC in and around Great Smoky Mountains National Park and adjoining areas along the Blue Ridge Parkway. There are fairly high numbers of bear/human encounters, and an abnormally high number of aggressive bear encounters.
If ya look at it from the bears perspective. They are just chasing off trespassers 😂😂😂
I can say without a doubt that I always carry in Pisgah and never will not. Just from that Hog in Transylvania in 2015 and that GIANT bear in Haywood a year or two ago. Both were around 700lbs lol
Good to know those r the two exceptions and everywhere else is safe
I wouldn’t take any grief over my backcountry protection from someone who’s been nearly attacked at least three times in close quarters by the Grizz and allowed himself to be ran over by a moose.. Bear spray is not just for bears, aggressive humans can be just as dangerous 😮
Steve will have all his kids putting in for that grizz tag 😂
I'd also think it would awesome if grizzlies roamed the Bzn area! Used to be some up in cottonwood drainage back in the 80s. I assume they still use cottonwood and Hyalite drainages??!
All the silly backpackers who go out unarmed need to hear these stories
The outro song sounds like Charles Wesley Godwin!
Steve, I’ve seen your swing. You might get mauled 😂
Something about that poster of crab in the back keeps tricking me into thinking it’s real. Like an upright case filled with crab that size lol. Very 3D looking to me.
People get so attached to a WILD animal and they completely forget to understand that Mother Nature is not this warm and cozy place.
@16:35 missed a key moment to say Bear Necessities 😢
making me sound very green 🤣
Appreciate the detailed breakdown! I have a quick question: I have a SafePal wallet with USDT, and I have the seed phrase. (alarm fetch churn bridge exercise tape speak race clerk couch crater letter). Could you explain how to move them to Binance?
I feel like he was a little off on the bear weight numbers. A kid in Louisiana just killed a 20 year old black bear at 490 pounds. Grizzlies are quite a bit bigger
I was wondering the same thing. I lived the better part of the last 20 years in northeast Louisiana where that bear was killed and there’s a bunch of big bears around there. It’s hard to imagine that Louisiana black bears are as big as grizzlies in the Yellowstone region.
Todd Orr was charged and mauled (2x) in Montana and the bear ran through the pepper spray cloud.
It only totals your car if you can afford a new one!!
CAN WE TALK ABOUT THAT OUTRO SONG??? Cottontail Country is my new Favorite Ya’ll!! 🤩
Thanks man, I wrote that.
I was only bummed to see the grizzly that maulled me, it was the first I ever saw and have seen lots since then.
Great episode and song at the end, who is the artist?
That was me.
I’ve never hunted bear of any species. It’s really heavy on the stupid side of life for the single strand hotwire protecting me from life and death!
But I’ve been trying to keep up with the Jaguars moving up into the sw US. Do you have any knowledge of this and if so what is your opinion on the effects of cohabitating with sheep herders and cattle ranchers?
Who sings the song at the end?
I did.
Like the outro song, but did dude literally steal the instrumental for The Bird Hunters?
Is it just me or is that giant crab picture to the left of Randall distracting 😂
i spent the first few minutes trying to figure out what i was looking at
@ it’s like directly in center frame whenever their guest is talking 😂
Does anyone have any thoughts on using an air HORN as bear deterrent? I only ask because I have almost no experience with fire arms. And I’ve heard of people accidentally getting sprayed from their own bear spray.
Also, I live in the PNW and we would wear bells when we’d go out huckleberry picking so that we wouldn’t startle a bear. Or maybe we’re just a dinner bell lolll
I worked a grain spill on railroad track ,one side was Glacier Park, the use of propane cannon (for the very loud noise,) not a deterrent
@@jessegonzales9205 you’re saying it wasn’t an effective deterrent?
Second. Va sending love
I think you mean sweet gum balls rather than sycamore.
first. love yall from canada
For bears, it's a firearm.
We have many case studies now that show firearms are around 97+% effective against bear attacks, bear spray is seemingly less than 30% effective.
It appears the old Brigham Young study saying bear spray is better was erroneous and biased.
I will be carrying both if I’m in bear country.
Did the case studies make any distinction between/among those attacks on whether they are in bear area to hunt (and therefore more prepared with the gun) or just camping (may have a gun but not at the ready) and whether they are carrying both and either used the bear spray first, then gun or gun first then bear spray. I'd guess these will impact the dataset. If the old studies primarily looked at population encounters from campers or hikers then having a bear spray on hand will skew the data to it being more effective than both nothing and a gun (where hikers or campers rarely have their gun, if any, more accessible than the bear spray). If you look at hunters (not necessarily for bears but are in the same area), then the data will also skew towards gun being more effective because hunters would be more ready with a gun than with a bear spray. Also, an attack happening where some just realized the bear is standing next to them would also warrant the preference for bear spray over a rifle.
Steve let’s go fishing you have never been to Oregon and have never got a steelhead
I feel Randall is a closet anti hunter. Need to see him shoot some big game to change my mind.
I had never heard of 399 until it died guess I live under a rock lol
25:30 Said he remember folks mi g off plane coming to Sportsmans warehouse and purchase an handgun for their hunt.
Sorry liar but you cant purchase an handgun not being an resident of Alaska. So much misinformation.
Not gun lovers, LIFE lovers. Smith and Wesson sprays better. But that is just me.