I am so glad you guys posted this. It is so informative for me. I really appreciate it because I have never skinned a bear. I have done deer and elk. But this is great. This gives me more confidence and would love to hunt bear one day. I love it. Thanks guys! Keep up the awesome job!
As an aspiring hunter, I enjoy watching videos which feel like expert level challenges. I learn so much and watch in amazement. I thought the comment section would be filled with activists. Happy to see hunters appreciating content like this! Go Steve!
I have a question ( genuine). I get why people hunt for food but is it just fun to hunt like bears ? If so what’s the feeling like ? What makes you do it? Or is it to sell the fur ?
Thank you for this, I’ve been hoping Meateater would put our a bear skinning video! Very thorough & I’ll definitely be referring back to this video after I get my first bear!
Great Video!! Coming from Northwestern Montana , I've got my share of bears and made my share of mistakes. Will never forget the eye roll head shake when I dropped a rug off pre salted lol. Keep up the great work!
This is a great informative learning video. You guys went step by step explaining everything BEFORE you begin to make the cute. I appreciate the time that you took to teach us this information. We can review this BEFORE we go bear hunting and feel good about the cuts that we make. Thank You
Talk about a timely video! Going bear hunting in a month and I’ve been meaning to look up this exact topic. Let’s hope it’s a harbinger of things to come!
I struggled through skinning bears my first few times, Still remember trying to get those bones out of the feet, getting the nose and trying to skin out the ears.. I was taking the hide to a tannery so I didn't have the luxury of leaving fat on or "letting the taxidermist" deal with it.. It had to be 100% prepped
This is incredibly valuable to see! I've taken a keen interest in self-reliance recently, as many folks have, given the state of the world today, and learning these skills is such a gift. Thank you!
My experience hunting the North Slope where I had bad weather and an unknown number of days to wait on an aircraft was that "scraping the hide and salting" was the way to go. I also "turned the paws" ....as it was again going to be too many days until I could get to a taxidermist. It would be good if you would go a bit further with this video and show how to do that right.
Very interesting point on care after skinning, and to let that hide cool overnight before rolling it up. Would not have thought the hide would have any heat in it after all the time taken to skin it out.
Same here and when we got to the taxidermy people and it started to rot we would have looked like idiots, well not that bad but not great either. Good hunting and stay safe. Peace people
Oi stiven rinellamandei um mensagen onde voce esta pescando mais achei um vidio onde voce estava cassando peru descupa eque bom vilho cassar denovo 🐐🦬🦌♥️🐠🙏🙏🙏
I was hoping Steven was going into a Bill Murray impression when he said, "So you're cutting the Achilles tendon. You know that bear is never gonna drive the ball straight again...he'll slice everything off to the right. He'll get so frustrated, he'll quit the game."
This was an incredibly helpful demonstration. I have never harvested a black bear before, and part of the reason why is lacking the knowledge on how to skin it and prepare the hide. Maybe this will be the year for my first best!
looking to do my first bear hunt in Massachusetts next year. So my big question is could we get a video feild dressing and also butchering? Also would love to see a series of videos focusing on the 3 steps of dress, skin and butchering.
bear fur look so thick, more like an armor only to see here that small knife cuts through it like through paper. either that knife is a miniature katana or their fur is not that tough as it may seem.
This was a great reference for anyone looking to go on a bear hunt for their first time. Thank you for that. I am curious as to which modle MKC knife he was using?
I see he had two knives, the first one on the table @2:29 is most likely the Blackfoot. The second knife @9:50 looks like the SPEEDGOAT BLADE MINI, it has the paracord wrap. Pretty impressive knives.
Great video, Thanks for doing this. Also, great seeing an MKC knife being put to good use. Mine cuts the same as that one. It's almost like there's a zipper when you run it under the hide like that.
The thing I found most amazing about this video is how sharp that little knife was. He cut that whole thing up with ease using the same blade and not having to sharpen it one time!
Steve I really appreciate just got out of bed look. As I watch this I'm drinking my fist cup of coffee, it really makes this much more relatable. I just got my rug back from last falls black bear. We skinned hanging. Thanks for doing this! Next one I'm going to try to complete myself. mask- no claw rug backed with felt. My rug is 7'6" head mount with claws 2, layers of felt- (1600.00) Cheers!
Think is really informative. We don’t have bears here in my part of Texas but still good to know. I honestly didn’t expect to see this on TH-cam, I figured it’d be too gorey to show.
Hopefully this never becomes a lost art. With how the world's going, or how the media likes to push "how the world's going" were heading to a age where we will not know how to prepare a hide, skin and quarter a animal for meat.
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Can’t believe that bear cooperated so well.
Likely because it also wanted to know how to skin a bear.
Bearly resisted.
Bear necessity.
He’d heard there was more than one way, he just wanted to see what the best was.
He was excited to work with steve
This video shows the importance of having and maintaining a very sharp knife
I am so glad you guys posted this. It is so informative for me. I really appreciate it because I have never skinned a bear. I have done deer and elk. But this is great. This gives me more confidence and would love to hunt bear one day. I love it. Thanks guys! Keep up the awesome job!
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I appreciate how you dismembered the joints by getting at the articulation site and cutting the ligaments instead of hacking through with a bone saw
As an aspiring hunter, I enjoy watching videos which feel like expert level challenges. I learn so much and watch in amazement. I thought the comment section would be filled with activists. Happy to see hunters appreciating content like this! Go Steve!
I have a question ( genuine).
I get why people hunt for food but is it just fun to hunt like bears ? If so what’s the feeling like ? What makes you do it?
Or is it to sell the fur ?
@keredo854 it's for meat same reason we hunt any other animal.
@@keredo854a lot of meat + wonderful fur. It's generally illegal to sell animal furs.
Thank you for this, I’ve been hoping Meateater would put our a bear skinning video! Very thorough & I’ll definitely be referring back to this video after I get my first bear!
Great Video!! Coming from Northwestern Montana , I've got my share of bears and made my share of mistakes. Will never forget the eye roll head shake when I dropped a rug off pre salted lol. Keep up the great work!
Curtis
I'm guessing that's a Level Zero boo-boo.
What part of California or Washington did you come from to invade here??
@whiteyfisk9769 I'm a 39 yr old native Montanan from the Flathead Valley bud
@@curtispeterson6377 its an outright shame what they've done to Calispell.....and yes that C was intentional.
This is a great informative learning video. You guys went step by step explaining everything BEFORE you begin to make the cute. I appreciate the time that you took to teach us this information. We can review this BEFORE we go bear hunting and feel good about the cuts that we make. Thank You
Hello Ron Wilson !
Talk about a timely video! Going bear hunting in a month and I’ve been meaning to look up this exact topic. Let’s hope it’s a harbinger of things to come!
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Good afternoon from Syracuse NY brother and everyone else thank you for sharing this information and adventures
The more I get into the more interest I have in the part of the process...and cooking. Need a 2nd series...Meatprocessor
i'm a 60yr old dude that lives 1/2 outside of NYC..This stuff is absolutely fascinating.. in fact all of meateater stuff is , thanks
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Absolutely amazing video. Thanks guys.
I just take my taxidermist hunting with me lol
I always like seeing folks (with a lot of experience) skin animals. I have done ~100 bears but am still an amateur and learning things.
Learned a lot on this one. Thank you for this video, and just keep all the great hunts and content coming.
Thanks so much for sharing. This is a big help as my goal this year is to get a bear and have a rug made .
Good luck stay safe
Can’t believe TH-cam allowed them to skin a guy in a bear suit
It's a bear in a guy suit 🙄
Can you skin grizz pilgrim ?
It's good to see Steve again.
I struggled through skinning bears my first few times, Still remember trying to get those bones out of the feet, getting the nose and trying to skin out the ears.. I was taking the hide to a tannery so I didn't have the luxury of leaving fat on or "letting the taxidermist" deal with it..
It had to be 100% prepped
This is incredibly valuable to see! I've taken a keen interest in self-reliance recently, as many folks have, given the state of the world today, and learning these skills is such a gift. Thank you!
I love how many times they say cowlick in this video and the whole time I'm just looking at Steve's hair like "alright" 😂
My experience hunting the North Slope where I had bad weather and an unknown number of days to wait on an aircraft was that "scraping the hide and salting" was the way to go. I also "turned the paws" ....as it was again going to be too many days until I could get to a taxidermist. It would be good if you would go a bit further with this video and show how to do that right.
John
Looks to be rocking that MKC knife, lucky guy!
Fantastic ad placement by TH-cam in the form of Behr paint 🤣
Very interesting point on care after skinning, and to let that hide cool overnight before rolling it up. Would not have thought the hide would have any heat in it after all the time taken to skin it out.
Same here and when we got to the taxidermy people and it started to rot we would have looked like idiots, well not that bad but not great either.
Good hunting and stay safe.
Peace people
I learned a lot from this tutorial video. I have never skinned a Bear, but now I have a good base line to follow. Thanks guys for the knowledge.
Bear rugs with bright colored frills attached should be banned, change my mind.
Good information. Thank you from Norway.
I had a “beyond meat” advertisement before this video! 😂
Oi stiven rinellamandei um mensagen onde voce esta pescando mais achei um vidio onde voce estava cassando peru descupa eque bom vilho cassar denovo 🐐🦬🦌♥️🐠🙏🙏🙏
I could bearly contain my excitement
I was hoping Steven was going into a Bill Murray impression when he said, "So you're cutting the Achilles tendon. You know that bear is never gonna drive the ball straight again...he'll slice everything off to the right. He'll get so frustrated, he'll quit the game."
More of these videos please !!! Would like to see the rest of the process too
Loving all these processing vIdeos!
Now do a video on fleshing and tanning your own! 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
Those must be MKC knives, they look sharp as hell.
I can’t believe he skinned the whole thing with that single 3.5” blade!
I'd just like to know what knife he was using lmfao. definitely seemed to hold an edge super well.
Looks like he only used one type of knife? Being a newbie I'd love a quick video on all things knives when it comes to field dressing & skinning.
The crunch was so disturbing 9:54
I watched this video this morning before skinning my bear
This is great. Makes the bear hunt this fall less stressful. WHAT KNIFE IS HE USING??????? The Paracord wrapped one.
Perfect timing. I was just watching your old video of skinning a Bear yesterday
This was an incredibly helpful demonstration. I have never harvested a black bear before, and part of the reason why is lacking the knowledge on how to skin it and prepare the hide. Maybe this will be the year for my first best!
Hey 👋
Tendon, meat to bone.
Ligament, bone to bone.
Jerry
MKC Speedgoat for the win!
looking to do my first bear hunt in Massachusetts next year. So my big question is could we get a video feild dressing and also butchering? Also would love to see a series of videos focusing on the 3 steps of dress, skin and butchering.
Amazing to watch.
Hopefully y’all see this but I think a mini series like this but all animals would be awesome!!!! Super helpfully!
bear fur look so thick, more like an armor only to see here that small knife cuts through it like through paper. either that knife is a miniature katana or their fur is not that tough as it may seem.
Unless the hide is made out of butter, that knife, damn! One can probably slice a hand open and maybe not even notice.
Great info, two questions I have: was that a Montana knife company blade and did he ever have to sharpen it? Made skinning that bear look easy
again u guys are the best out there!
Great video
Great video. I'd love to see what happens next
This was a great reference for anyone looking to go on a bear hunt for their first time. Thank you for that. I am curious as to which modle MKC knife he was using?
I see he had two knives, the first one on the table @2:29 is most likely the Blackfoot. The second knife @9:50 looks like the SPEEDGOAT BLADE MINI, it has the paracord wrap. Pretty impressive knives.
Nice video. Very informative.
Patton 😌
It’s like case skinning a giant badger
Gorgeous chocolate bear
Kinley
Yes?
@@randykinley1766 Where are you from ?😀
@@lauramcelhiney Washington
@@randykinley1766 Howdy 👋 from Indiana. What social media you got. ? 🧐 interested in talking ?🤨😘
Great video, Thanks for doing this. Also, great seeing an MKC knife being put to good use. Mine cuts the same as that one. It's almost like there's a zipper when you run it under the hide like that.
MKC Stoned Goat is by far my favorite . Hopefully G10 Handles will come out soon for the GOAT models .
@@seanwhite304 I've got a Stonewall Skinner and love it.
@squatch2461 what knife model was in the video? Do u know?
@@chef.papa.6tango523 I think they were using a Blackfoot and a Speedgoat.
That was a lot of information. Thanks for sharing my your skills and time. This has been a thing, for sure.
Holy shit that's sharp...
I will most probably never need this knowledge, but I am glad I watched this. A well done explanation.
No bears were harmed in the making of this video, but 1 bear was harmed right before.
What brand of knives did he use? They were as sharp as a razor blade!
Dumb question… why doesn’t anyone make blankets or coats with bear fur. I haven’t got to process one yet.
One of the best bear skinning videos... thanks
Oh god imagine a zombie bear lol that skinned bear skull is gnarly
I respect the informative knowledge, Bear just wouldn't be. My first goto they stink and carry a parasite which will ruin your life
Can you make it seem more difficult next time. When I process out animals my knife is never cuts that smooth and effortless.
Thank you so very much for these videos. I could watch a hundred of these videos and still pick up new good advice.
Thank you Steve for this AWESOME informational video!
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John Marston, Arthur, and Jack would likely skin this fast and make it into coat
The thing I found most amazing about this video is how sharp that little knife was. He cut that whole thing up with ease using the same blade and not having to sharpen it one time!
Well, there is alot of cuts in the film. He may have switched or sharpened during the film cuts.
So, does anyone ever make a nice winter coat out of bear skins?
Steve always looks like he's just took off a hat he's been wearing for 15 hours
That MKC Blade is making easy work on that bear
Yup
Thanks for putting this out
It feels kinda scary at the start, like it gives off a feeling like it's still a threat.
Heebie jeebies
My dad always said that a skinning a bear will be the closest you'll get to skinning a man
im a new hunter....is it common to ship a hide to the taxidermist? and how would you shit it?
Love me some meateater
Thanks Steve
Stay safe out there
Peace love Health n Happiness
Keep Hunting NEVER STOP
RAIDERNATION4LIFE
Of course you can take your time, the bear's dead . Take all the time you want ... 😅
It is a good knife
Montana knife company? What skinning knife if he using?
Now is the way he cut from arms to chest a specific cut to rug or would it work for coat?
Steve I really appreciate just got out of bed look. As I watch this I'm drinking my fist cup of coffee, it really makes this much more relatable. I just got my rug back from last falls black bear. We skinned hanging. Thanks for doing this! Next one I'm going to try to complete myself. mask- no claw rug backed with felt. My rug is 7'6" head mount with claws 2, layers of felt- (1600.00) Cheers!
Are you sure you can skin grizz, pilgrim?
As a vegetarian I am disgusted by this.
I cant buy bear hides where I live. They would make the most excellent coats!
Isn't it funny how the vegetarians will tell you immediately that they are vegetarians?
Love this!!! Also, I don't want a bear rug or wall mount: I want a bear JACKET lol how many of these steps are the same?
Gloves
Think is really informative. We don’t have bears here in my part of Texas but still good to know.
I honestly didn’t expect to see this on TH-cam, I figured it’d be too gorey to show.
Was waiting for steven renella to show up.. hope more hunting videos are coming featuring steven renella..
Cool and interesting but rough to watch sometimes. Mainly the popping joints lol I was like O DAMN!
Love these how to videos
The Alaskan F&G has a great tutorial you can print off and stash in your backpack that mirrors this outstanding Meateater video .😊
Hopefully this never becomes a lost art. With how the world's going, or how the media likes to push "how the world's going" were heading to a age where we will not know how to prepare a hide, skin and quarter a animal for meat.