This man needs to stop beating himself up. Getting caught off guard by an attacking grizzly bear. You're in his world there mate and you came out alive, nothing to be ashamed of.
The beauty of nature is only surpassed by it's brutal violence and danger. Humans can recognize both but the animals that live there only know the latter.
oh dude he's awesome. He actually admitted that during the second episode that joe and bryan came to meat eater, joe accidentally fell on his scope on his rifle. Joe told him I fell on my scope. Steve said it was okay. Until, Joe shoots a deer and his shot was off and the deer escaped but was wounded. Joe felt like crap because the animal was in misery. Steve took the blame and said he fucked up not listening to Joe earlier about it.
And someone's who hunts every year for the meat of the animal, I truly respect Steve. The man teaches precision, ethical hunting and the way to use the animal respectfully and with the most use, we need more men like him in the world.
As an Alaskan I completely understand how Steve feels. I hunt quite a bit and I am always wary of brown bear. I have zero desire to ever have an encounter. Many folks with guns have wound up dead or hurt very badly by brown bear and they never fired a shot. Even if you were able to get a shot off that hit him in the hear and lungs, he would have roughly 40 seconds to live. That would be the longest 40 seconds of your life!
Yeah, that exact line is where I paused the video to just stop and think... Because he's right. An apex predator is just gonna keep apexing... other than his own kind during mating season, that bear probably never had a moment where he was ever seriously afraid. Chew on that for a moment. Imagine living fearlessly, to the point where it's so ingrained since birth that it is no longer a cognitive thought process, just an ingrained instinct. Then extrapolate that into your own life. Imagine living invincible and fearless, not out of pride or some weird sense of badassery, but rather out of raw power and capability... I understand that part of the human experience is actually about weakness, defeat, and learning from failure. All necessary lessons for growth. But imagine a mindset that just simply does not comprehend fear... How useful would we then become, and how unlimited would our capacity be to overcome?
@@BeingFireRetardant without fear you cannot understand consequence, which then leads to apathetic behaviour. Without fear, you cannot understand the value of your life and the life of those around you. Fear is a great motivator.
@John Covington adorable what you did there. So Joe Biden has the makings of a good president then I guess. Under Obama/Biden the US invaded Libya and handed the country over to AI Qaeda. Afterwards even though there is still violence there the mass media just ignores it like nothing happened. That war spilled over into Mali as well. Surplus weapons from this landed in the hands of terrorist in Syria and the refugee crisis was created which flooded Europe with Wahhabi terrorist and refugees and are now beheading ppI in France. Then Obama/Biden supported the terrorist faction in Syria which they called “moderate rebels” I guess that is kind of like saying “mostly peaceful protests”. Although early on Trump did two cruise missile attacks (the only time the media ever gave him praise) ultimately he cut all ClA funding to terrorists and withdrew US troops to border regions in an attempt to keep lran out of Syria. With the US out of the way Syria regained all its Western territories from AI Qaeda. He issued a travel ban from hot spots to prevent a refugee crisis in the US. Obama and Biden also supported the Coup in Ukraine even backing neo NOTzi groups to fight against the East. This lead to the secession of Crimea and years of violence. We all know why now with Biden being so financially tied to the Oligarchs the US put in place. He has also done business with the China. The corruption is endless
Appreciate that he's not trying to tell a fishing story and he's upfront about the fact that he was terrified instead of playing it off or joking it off like most people would.
I have never been exposed to bears other than the zoo. But this man kept it real bro, the way he articulated the state of chaos your in while in a situation like that. “I’d do this I’ll do that” yeah right...
Yea exactly, nobody knows how they would handle any stressful situation until it happens and even then can you repeat that consistently? No because the situation can change depending on different variables. He shouldn't feel any type of way based off this experience imo
@@MarkyMark145 people have imperfect memory. Even well intentioned the 4 lb catfish you caught becomes a 14 lb catfish. Just how people are. I appreciate that he was self aware on this and avoided saying how big the bear was.
The fact that one of our times greatest hunters has the awareness and self-deprecating mindset to tell s truthfully what he felt is astonishing. In a world of tiktoc liars and false prophets he is a breath of fresh air. He literally told millions of listeners that the biggest baddest hunter quivered to his knees when charged by a grizzly. Amazing.
Just because this man has a tv show doesn't mean he's one of our times greatest hunters, there are guys you have never heard of that would claim that title. Lots of hunters, guides and outfitters would be at the top of that list but would never admit it. That being said i love rinella and appreciate what he does teaching this generation from a platform most young people use and provide great info about conservation and ethical hunting practices.
...@@Broxty ...His honesty and humbleness are just 2 of the things that make him such a beloved hunter. I have learned so much from Steve and his friends , not in just hunting, but in living a good life.
@@rtk90083 he's the greatest cause he's know. Was Michael Jordan the greatest basketball player ? In your mind no? Since there are probably many other better players out there not pros.
I was trail running by myself in Montana this summer when I came around a switchback and surprised a giant grizzly; it jolted and ran away before I even realized what happened. I didn't think much of it at first, which was probably best because I was able to stay calm. But reality set in shortly after the fact and I'm still haunted by it to this day. It was a very humbling experience and let me know in a very real way just how vulnerable we are as humans.
Completely understand being haunted. I’m from northern BC and was running when I almost collided into a black bear after turning a corner. It took me a little while to realize what was in front of me. We both paused for a second and then the bear bolted. Wasn’t scared in the moment but certainly was afterwards. About 3 months later, my friend Mary Beth Miller, a Canadian biathlete, was mauled to death running in Quebec (you can google to read about it). I still think about how terrifying her last moments would have been. So sad. You’re one lucky guy as Grizzlies are just on a completely different level.
You’re so lucky! Usually when approached by a human unexpectedly, they attack instead of run, which is why you’re supposed to make it known you’re present and get out of the way. But for the average person, I mean, it’s not something you think is going to happen. Terrifying. Glad you’re safe
Everyone is vulnerable if you are unprepared. If you go into a glacier without wearing clothes, you are vulnerable. If you get into space without a spacesuit, you are vulnerable. If you go trailrunning in Montana alone without a gun, you are vulnerable. In short, be prepared, then you are less vulnerable....
I failed to help an elderly women when she tripped and hit her head on the concrete. I froze, but at the same time I knew that I should go and help pick her up. It took me what it feels like forever to decide to walk faster to help her, but after I made that decision, a young man RANNED past by me without hesitation and helped her. All I did was then walked away and told myself that it's going to be okay, she's getting help. I never felt so ashamed of myself and still think about that to this very day.
give yourself a break my man! isnt the MOST important thing that you realize your mistake AND you feel bad about it?? that shows ur not a bad guy, u just prob froze up like a LOT of people would....just do better next time haha betcha run past everyone to help!! take care!!
It's a balance of rational to guard you're own existence and experience which is logical. You could have ran to her and tripped along the way or gotten hurt yourself. Sometimes you have to analyze the risks before entering an emergency situation... Especially if you not physically built or accustomed for it. I witnessed a similar experience and I didn't help though I was 13/14 yrs old. I regretted that and learned from it which kept me alert to be ready to help my fellowman/woman.
You can tell he is completely legitimate. He locks his arms together. Showing he is extremely uncomfortable. I don't blame him one bit. Very very lucky man.
I owned and operated a firearms and archery shop in Port Angeles, WA from 1978-1988. While it wasn't especially profitable in that small town locale, it kept me in beans and it provided many an entertaining conversation with colorful and interesting characters among my clientele. I watched this to get additional perspective after seeing the interview with Remi Warren on the same topic. Both guys mentioned how the bear came in while the group were preoccupied with having lunch. It reminded me of a story told by a doctor who'd retired to the Olympic Peninsula after having spent his career in panhandle Alaska--at Ketchikan if I remember correctly. The doctor told me about a bear attack incident he had attended as an emergency room staffer. It illustrates the sheer power of the bears. While I have lost some details of the story over more than three decades, two significant ones have stuck with me. First, the victim was one of a pair of loggers sitting on a downed log while eating their lunch sandwiches. Timber fellers through at least the first half of the 20th century did not typically wear hearing protection on the job. Thus, their hearing was doubtlessly little better than that of a World War 2 machine gunner (my late father was one of those). While eating their lunch, the pair never heard the grizzly approaching from behind. The first they knew of its presence was when the bear bit down on one logger's left shoulder. I can't recall why the bear let go, other than perhaps being startled when yelled at by the logger's partner. The second detail that I do remember is the doctor saying that he could look down into the wound and see the logger's heart beating as a result of that single bite.
You know animal nuts are reintroducing bears all over the country, you just got to love animal nuts. Pretty soon all your favorite wildlife parks will probably have bears. Now before you say anything oh I'm so happy I love bears, what you got to understand is animal nuts go to these parks and Feed the Bears and condition the Bears so that the Bears aren't Wild they're just basically like disasters waiting to happen. There was an old lady that would feed bears that would come by her house and eventually they killed her despite everyone telling her to stop feeding the damn Bears so I guess the moral of the story is don't you just love animal nuts
@mike d that's nothing, I learned how to punch as hard as mike while I was smokin a fatty and drinking a lowenbraugh beer. We are talking about punch out ? Aren't we? Sorry Mike my bad!,,,
He’s always this honest. He has a mega hunting tv show and shows himself missing shots and making mistakes all the time on TV while other guys would edit that out. Respect as well
Great honest interview. I've always said that Steve is a great example for the hunting world. Humble, honest, considerate to the cultures he is in and never acts "champion" over what he dispatches. There are so many bad examples out there of guys and girls spouting off about how cool their are for shooting something. It give our way of life such a bad name. Steve Rinella is not one of them, that's why I'm such a fan.
That’s what I love about the dude. He can come off overconfident sometimes on his own podcast (Meateater), but he’ll also totally own up to tough stuff like this or leave in dumb mistakes he made while hunting in his tv show whereas most other hunting shows would edit them out. Cool guy for sure
Well even if you got a knife and you're 300 lbs man, that's still nothing compared to a grizzly's strength. So, brave or not, it's best to not fight these animals. I think this guy should feel better about himself.
1:18 I hear that man. I was in a car accident as a passenger. Truck rolled over 3 times. I was kicked out of the passenger window after the first roll and landed in grass. Woke up seconds later popped up to my knees. Patted my self down and I was lucky. Nothing but a bump on my head. Guessing I was inches away from getting lodged in the window frame and could of been torn to shreds. I look at life so differently since then. I was just 20. Going on 35 now. BTW I completely blacked out. No bright light or voices in my head telling me to get up haha. Just went from seeing the truck roll around to waking up in the grass. So wild how your body does that. *Edit So TLDR wear your seatbelt. Also the driver was fine. He was still sitting perfectly in front of the steering wheel. He just had a concussion. Hope you are doing all right Dave.
Didn’t not wearing the belt save you? I’m from the UK, we all wear seatbelts no question so I’m not an advocate of not.. just seems that actually saved you
@@simonshotter8960 I couldn't say for a fact not wearing the seatbelt saved me. My assumption being the driver was in his seat like a normal day. I would think that would of been my fate as well. Even though the roof on the passenger side of the cab was crushed a bit. Could that of hurt me as well? Maybe. Was tough to tell. Not wearing one though definitely gave me the real near death experience.
That business about the possum not playing...is some unreal stuff. And the dude who had the pistol and bear spray but does not use it...is worse....but very instructional. Thanks Rinella for your bluntness. This helps some of us make the necessary adjustment. Get well dude.
yup, you guys make some really good points. If you watch the full story, you’ll hear what I think is the craziest part. Steve touches on it here, but one of them landed on the Bear’s back as it charged away. Imagine that sight. Are you okay Steve, where’s Billy? At that exact moment you catch a glimpse and he’s hanging onto this retreating bear?! Damn!
Pretty sure there's another episode where he mentions that he got up to piss and then sat down on the opposite side of the fire from his pack (which had the pistol on it) and then his only thought as the bear came through was "oh fuck, im gonna die because i didnt sit down near my gear".
I’m almost a little teary eyed feeling so proud of Steve. You’re a stud Steve, don’t be ashamed. I’ve heard several renditions of that story and each time it gives me chills. Humility is a rare trait, reserved only for the best of men.
My family is from Northern Alberta and in 1946 my great father killed a big black bear up close and personal with a hatchet. There were bears and massive wolves everywhere and even as a kid we weren’t allowed to go back into the bush on the farm because of the bears. Currently I have a friend who lives in the same area as where my family is from and she has 9bears on her property that she monitors with drones. It’s crazy.
I was caught up in the terror attack in Barcelona, over 3 years ago now. When the van came I wasn’t a hero I ran like everyone else, and I experienced the same shut down this guys talking about. There was no “fuck terrorists” or “lets save the world” everyone just ran and screamed and then shelled up in the shops. No one stepped out and tried to help the people who’d been hit, everyone just stay put and hid. Even after the terrorists had gone, everyone stay hid. You never know how people will react - the police who came were obviously trained to deal with the situation. Without training it’s impossible to know how you’d react.
You are right on about the training. Until you are put into a stressful situation, repeatedly, you will not be able to react outside of a emotional reaction. It's just the way we are built.
Well you guys did the right thing. Those crazy aholes were probably armed with knives and machetes if not guns. Leave it to the police to take them down. It’s a bit different in the states just for the simple fact that many people carry firearms on their person but just the liability of opening fire would cause most people to pause.
Rinella seriously sounds and looks disturbed about his experience. Weird to hear him like this, can’t help but feel their is still residual trauma for him
Ive been listening to Steven Rinella for years. He comes across as very confident in the wild life world that he hunts in, and is very experienced from it. This whole incident stripped him of all the confidence built by all those years hunting around wild animals. You can tell how hes explaining this story with his arm held tight to himself as though he feel vulnerable. This experience im sure fucked him up. Maybe for the better. You can get careless and blind sided by being to comfortable sometimes.
Yea, you can see how much it (subconsciously) bothers him to talk about/ re-live that encounter. This experience undoubtedly has left him with a post traumatic mental scar. The take away is huge props to him on being so open and candid about it. He could have easily played the "I wasn't scared /macho hunter" deal and no one would have questioned him on it. Steve's stock went way up in my books. Very solid and integrity full dude.
Until you all posting have had an Alaskan brown bear charge you at close range, you have no clue of their speed and power, plus most of you don’t realize a full grown Kodiak, afognak area brown by fall after eating salmon all summer will weigh approx 1000-1500 lbs and stand about 8-10 1/2 ft tall upright and can do about 35 mph for a short distance! Think about those facts. By the way I actually live on Kodiak island.
Damn it Steve quit being so hard on yourself, honestly no one outside of someone with intense combat training could mentally prepare for this kind of thing. And also you're always one of the most interesting people to listen to on this podcast, I think you deserve to give yourself a bit more credit.
Anyone who has watched Meateater knows that Steve Rinella is such an honest dude and is never afraid to share mistakes or hunting stories that didn't necessarily go as planned. When most people would try to act like it didn't phase them, Steve tells how it really went down. I admire him for that. Absolutely nothing to be ashamed about man
There is a story of a guy in BC unloading four 12g slugs into a grizzly bear. The bear still managed to kill the guy and died 50 yards away. These are serious animals and people truly do not understand what it is like to walk up on one of these unless you have been there.
In my early career as an EMT, now a paramedic, I was on a bad crash scene. The first patient I came across had an Amputated finger. It was the first I ever saw. I remember completely zeroing in on the finger. I remember my more experienced partner telling me something along the line of “don’t get distracted” and I snapped out of it. There were multiple other patients including a fatality in that wreck.
I’m a nurse and him talking about learning to keep your head by exposure to that trauma resonates soooo much. When I’m training new nurses I always tell them “we are going to every code or every response event to keep getting you exposed. Just be there. Take it in and watch.” It takes years of repeated exposure to keep mentally sharp In those scenarios and it isn’t my life at risk. Can’t even imagine
Rinella has so much experience and talent. Plus he works hard. However, as a fellow hunter it's his honesty I appreciate the most. Good bad or indifferent he's always willing to take credit for his mistakes. He's a reasonable and almost poetic voice that I think(and hope) will help build a community of real hunters. Great episode of JRE
Rogan: hey didn’t you have a near death experience that has messed you up and given you trauma? Rinella: yea it’s messed me up and it’s tough to talk about Rogan: let’s hear more about that
Had a panther lock on to me at a zoo. It crept from 50 yards away until it was up to the glass. Anytime I moved it froze. Even though I had nothing to fear it was a strange experience. Found myself looking over my shoulder the rest of the day.
When I lived in Anchorage, four of us decided to go hiking just several miles outside of the Anchorage city limits. We were in open county leading into some low foothills of the Alaska range. We were approximately 1/2 of a mile from the cars in the gravel parking lot when we encountered some fresh scat in the center of the narrow trail. One of the people identified it as moose scat, which I immediately questioned, as it seemed improbable that such large members of the deer family would have such small diameter pellets of fecal matter. After a short argument regarding the validity of the scat identification (me losing!!), we proceeded to continue hiking. About 100m further on down the trail, there was a set of extremely fresh grizzly bear paw prints in the muddy trail. So fresh, that the bear had undoubtedly been standing in the trail listening to us argue over moose shit. I was the only one there with any experience in reading tracks (minimal), and I knew that the bear was in all likelihood still very close by. I was the only one who was concerned, and since *NONE OF US WAS ARMED,* I told the rest of them that I was heading back to the cars (neither car was mine). The other 3 continued angrily on, and I figured that I had a long hike back into Anchorage. About 25 minutes into my trek back into town, the others pulled up, having decided to abandon the hike after encountering several additional sets of bear tracks further up the trail. I had the biggest feet, and my size 11 hiking boots fit comfortably into the paw print of that grizzly bear. The claw prints stuck out another 3", or so. Big bear. If I were to do a similar hike today, I would want to be armed with a Mossberg 590M
He’s right about the trauma response thing. I was in a home invasion where my friend the owner was shot and killed and so I learned all sorts of medical stuff about gunshot wounds 🤷♀️ you don’t wanna relive something preventable
@@TORGY753 thank you it rly sucked. He had his hands up and was scared and willing to give them whatever he had. Four men with arms, They hit him in the head/nape of his neck with the handle and fired several times into the back and fled with literally only a bong. Senseless and I didn’t know what to do because I could hear his lungs filling, I thought pressure might make it worse and since I didn’t see where the perps fled to they wouldn’t let medics enter until they cleared the apartment Complex. I didn’t know until after that he was gone before they got to him. Then at trial the prosecuting attorney told me and other witnesses it had been extended and held trial with none of us present and claimed the arm went off on accident which is a crazy claim considering the several firings
I'm sorry you had to go through that..... I don't know what state you live in and to be honest it really doesn't matter, arm yourself learn to use firearm properly and always have it with you, a little 38 revolver on your ankle is perfect, after a few weeks of wearing it you'll hardly even know it's there, but when you need it it will be there, I don't know if you can get a CCW in your state, but I'll tell you this right now I'd much rather be judged by a jury of 12 than carried by six of my best friends, wearing all black on their way to bury me... Don't let the state disarm you... Bad laws are meant to be broken... learn defensive shooting, it will definitely empower you as well knowing you stand a Fighting Chance..... I hope you take this advice and you never have to fire a shot in anger in your life... But at least you know next time you won't just be of helpless victim... Good luck out there 👍 and once again I'm sorry for your friend
@@chadjones3214 and fantastic advice that is. However, even had me or me and a friend had one it wouldn’t have went well, they were four men with guns and although they were scared and clearly inexperienced that is even worse in a way. Since he was willing to give them whatever they wanted I think we all hoped they’d just rob us and leave…but they didn’t. Now he’s gone and for what? For a long time I’d declined to own a gun because of my own personal struggles and poor temper. Now it’s just a financial matter, I fully trust myself to carry I just can’t afford a weapon/holster/ammo/cleaning materials, etc. but if it weren’t for that I’d already be on the same page!
I feel you, Steve. I once had to play cat and mouse with a grizzly bear in Wyoming for like 20 minutes. I was the mouse, of course. It's an experience that will stick with me for the rest of my life.
@@geraldwaldrop5131 Long story short, I had been on a day hike with my girlfriend in Yellowstone. We were maybe 5 minutes from getting back to the car in rolling sage country when a grizzly bear appeared from behind a low rise a short distance ahead. She didn't see us, so I grabbed my girlfriend and pulled us down behind the sage, which was only a couple feet tall. Then I saw the bear's two cubs, and my heart sank because that meant even bigger trouble. That's where the cat and mouse started; the bear figured out we were there, but she couldn't locate us, so I spent the next 20 minutes trying to stay out of her view while staying lower than the (way too short) sage. She was trying to find us the whole time, and at one point, she started down the trail toward us, and she got within 10 or 15 yards before turning around. At another point, I accidentally blasted myself with bear spray, but I was so scared / focused that I didn't understand what had happened. During the whole incident, time seemed to slow to an absolute crawl, and all of my senses were unbelievably heightened; the sky has never seemed more vivid, and I could smell the sage like it had been shoved up my nostrils. Anyway, we eventually managed to crawl on our bellies far enough away that we got over a low rise, and at that point we were basically out of danger. When I got back to the car, I projectile vomited, then left the park early. I haven't been back sense, although after 15 years, I'm about ready to return. Last thought: grizzlies are magnificent animals from a safe distance, and Yellowstone is a very special place. Check them out if you get the chance.
I made friends with one once , then decided to give my ole lady a new rug , she could keep forever ….which Sucks for me ….me and the bear got along better
He got a very small glimpse of what all of us that served dealt with many times, and still deal with. And he is obviously genuinely shook up by that event still, and always will be. Steve, that doesn't make you weak my friend. Dealing with and talking about it makes you a man, with humility and honesty. Our brains aren't wired to deal with near death experiences. Being shook up by it is normal, in a very abnormal circumstance. Thank you for being honest and sharing this story
Meat Eater is one of the best shows. It is much more than a hunting show. I do not hunt and cannot stop watching it, because of Steve. He shows how human he is in almost every episode. The episodes with Joe and Brian in them are just solid gold.
This is a long comment but if you like real war stories, you'll probably enjoy it. Either way, it's deeply personal and honestly tough to put out there, but "illustrative" as Steven put it. Steven is talking like a military combative that has just experienced his first fire fight that almost (rather, should have) ended "poorly." The first time you really look at what seems to be inescapable death in the face, it is.... well, inescapable. I've felt this way a few times in my life. The first was in ad Diwaniyah, Iraq in one of the first firefights I got into where we were really outnumbered. My 50 cal crew served machine gun ran out of ammo in what seemed like 2 seconds (but it wasn't) and jammed when I was trying to reload while being shot at. Apparently, I just stared at it for like 6 seconds while chaos was erupting around me. I eventually snapped out of it, cleared the jam and got back into the fight (because a more senior Marine snapped me out of it by saying, "Fucking move, Marine!!!" The pause, however, plagued me for months as I began to question my own mental resiliency. It might be hard for some of you to understand, but it was one of the most shameful moments in my entire life. It was only after I fought through other situations without hesitation that I began to not only trust myself again, but position myself as a leader under fire. A second time I felt that helpless feeling was in Okinawa Japan when I almost drowned swimming to Recon Island from the main shore as a typhoon rolled. Hubris and strong waves smashing into the coral island wall almost cost me everything and if it weren't for my buddy Moe, I'd have been a goner. The last time was in Nasiriyah, Iraq (during the Battle of An Nasiriyah) when the only way I survived unscathed (physically) can be described as divine intervention. We I was on the crew served machine gun (50 cal) on top of a 7-ton with the gunner's port covered. Our truck got separated from the convoy (mechanical issue) and we got caught between the the machine gun fire of an Abrams that thought the convoy was past, and at 20mm machine gun the insurgents were firing from a balcony. Watching the orange and red tracers going back any forth in front of our truck was like seeing two bee hives battling. I knew there was no way we were driving through that without me getting shredded. I ripped the 50 off the T&E (traversing and elevation control), free handed it towards the balcony, pinned the butterfly down, closed my eyes and waited for what I knew was coming. A few seconds later, I looked down and my flak jacket was opened (Velcro was ripped from the vest), I was out of ammo and I was unharmed. If you could visualize the scene, you'd understand that was damned near impossible. 14+ years removed from these situations, I can still taste the air (or water, in the Okinawan situation) of all three of those events. Interestingly, the only time I froze was the first time. I think Steven would find that if he faced a similar situation again, he'd have more control than he did before. I hope for his sake, as a warrior, that he gets the chance to redefine himself, to himself. If I'm right, he's haunted more my his response than he is by the bear. Combat sucks, but I'm glad I saw enough of it to have had the change to leave war with redemption.
Huge props to Steve for being brutally honest and forthcoming about a truly terrifying encounter. Most people would rewrite history and flat out lie about how they felt, thought and reacted during the attack and how they dealt with it afterward. Steve was just honest and self deprecating. Everyone should hear this and take it with them throughout their life as an example of how to reflect in an honest way about stressful situations that occur throughout your life. If everyone could follow his example, we have a country full of emotionally stable and healthy citizens.
If Rinella had never had such a humbling experience, and explained it, he would have still still seen himself as a top predator, and I would have still seen him as an invincible hunter. Such a valuable and humbling thing to hear. We are really just at the mercy of experience.
Reminds me of a time i was in a safari and we heard a lion roar in the wild, it literally shook the ground beneath us, we could feel the vibration in the car in our bodies, everybody was quiet, even the other animals stood still to try and smell where the lion was coming from, its a beast.
I completely agree I went through a very stressful situation with a tornado and I did NOT do what I was always thinking I would do completely the opposite.
I appreciate his honesty. He froze up in this crazy situation and was no too proud to admit it. No one has any clue how they will react in a situation like this until it happens.
I can personally attest to that freeze effect. A friend of mine got killed in front of me and a large group of people. The guy was from the same neighborhood. I wasn’t directly in front of him,I was actually on the side of the guy when he pulled out his gun but I completely froze and another friend had to remove me bc I literally could not do anything at all. Makes you realize how you never really know what your going to do until that moment arrives.
True. Been robbed at gunpoint several times-I grew up in Camden NJ area lol-and each time i was looking down at the barrel of a gun my body did weird involuntary stuff. Its like it glitched as I recognized I may not exist in a second lol
Such a great interview “ I’ve had experience with Shit happen ! that when I looked back on it .. I kicked my self and couldn’t believe I froze or reacted like I never thought I would “ it takes a certain mind set too always be ready.. but when you’re comfortable that’s when bad shit happens .. now I know how too juggle both .. but it took bad experiences to get there . without being obvious and over protective..thanks for the honesty guys
This is one of my favorite interviews. Not because Steve Rinella is a cool dude....he is. Not because Joe Rogan is awesome....he is. But because here's Steve Rinella, the ONE GUY you might expect to be fully and completely capable in such a situation, fully, openly, and completely admitting he locked. There's something so great and humble and human about his self reflection on that moment and address it without guile or any BS. Which only adds to his coolness IMO.
Unfortunately, the few times I've been in a high stress situation, I've frozen every time. It really is disappointing, makes you feel like such a letdown to yourself and makes you wonder if you'd ever fail a loved one that way. Not to mention the terrible feeling I got of my blood feeling ice cold every time it happened. Shit sucks, man.
I’d suggest trying to be more aware of your surroundings man, at least if you’re ever in another stressful situation you know what your options are and have a much better chance at reacting. One thing that was shoved down our throat in the military was to be aware. You walk in to a restaurant, where are my exits? How close am I to the nearest door? Who’s in here? How quick can I get to my car? 10/10 times nothing will ever happen but hey that one in a million just happens to go down. At least now you a shot.
@POOR PIRANO it's called visualization , professional sports people do it all the time. It can be used for all sorts of stuff . It's like role playing . I found it useful for job interviews , not as dramatic as a bear attack :)
@POOR PIRANO thanks, man. I've been told that I have the reflexes of a jungle cat, but that doesn't mean much if I freeze when the time to act comes. Been watching ASP and John Correa to help me be more alert of my surroundings, but I'll definitely add visualization to my list of to-do's to improve.
My friend in New Mexico was attacked by a black Bear while shed hunting and lived. I tried to tell him that he kicked a bears ass and lived, but he was so rattled by the experience that he could not tell the story without breaking down. I’ve had false charges and narrow escapes, but I don’t dwell on it. I feel it’s a teachable moment, and we can make better choices in the future. Sometimes people get “stuck in the moment “ and have a hard time getting out. Every one leaves with their own experience. I just hope it is a positive thing, with a healthy respect, but not a deterrent. Love your videos bud. I’m an Montana Native, and I love how you show that people like minded are doing the right things within the law. Ethical, sustainable, and perfectly natural.🐾❤️
I've listened to/watched almost all of Steve's content that he has out there. This is the first time I've ever heard him stutter and have such a mental block while trying to tell a story. Clear that this experience had a more harsh effect on him than I had thought.
Damn... Steve seems pretty shooken up about this... Hope he's ok... Dude alot of people get frozen solid when something shocking happens... Especially if it is soooo sudden. Don't feel bad man, and thanks for sharing your story honestly
6:50 Rinella is right. I was an Army Medic (68W) and saw a dude jump off the freeway. The other guys who made it on scene before I did were all tunnel visioned out. One was couldn't see anything other than the crumpled bag of meat in front of him and was freaking out. The other two (older men) saw the injuries but were so focused on keep him awake they couldn't see that he was trying to sit up (big no no.) I saw it all but, because of my training, I was able to process it, keep a calm demeanor, and begin treating him whilst maintaining complete situational awareness.
I witnessed a car accident last month where the man passed away right in front of me. I was completely shocked at how my body reacted. I basically shut down. I was ashamed. Always thought I’d be the person to take control of that type of situation but I did not. It was a weird feeling. Cannot quit thinking about it.
So humble and showing such humility. It's so important as well, because it educates a person to the absolute reality as to how you might and probably will react. So many people could and DO, talk absolute shit about being in these situations, and it lulls the average person into a false sense of security of prospectively finding themselves in that very situation and thinking they'll handle it like a boss, when in reality, they will more than likely just curl up and 'play possum', as this guy courageously admitted to doing himself.
But think, he had his guard down because he’s done this a thousand times being around danger but he wasn’t ready when it was time to defend himself. Then he froze as the situation took place instead of actively assessing what to do and what was going on. He’s freaked out because he should be dead right now and it’s only by chance the bear didn’t attack him and he did nothing to prevent it.
Completely different scenarios. You can keep living your life and forget about the chick the next day. Come face to face with death and it can seriously fuck you up for the rest of your life.
Steve Rinella is such a great person to watch and learn from; even the most staunch anti-hunter weirdos out there have grown to respect his perspective on hunting, because it turns out he loves nature more than the activists do - which also ruffles their feathers in an admittedly hilarious fashion. To see him be noticeably shaken by this experience is eye-opening in a profound way. Makes him relatable and human.
I was always taught to fear black bears more than brown bears as they can be far more bold and unpredictable than brown bears despite the obvious size and power advantages of the average brown bear (similar to the coyote/ wolf dynamic). I'll admit was far too comfortable with bears having dozens of close encounters with both black and brown bears over the years with no issues until two years ago where I faced off with a young black bear for a good 20 minutes on a cutblock by myself which included a bluff charge where the bear turned away within 5-6ft of me. As I got the chance to back off towards other people on the next block over the bear followed me maintaining a 15-20ft gap until a dog came and saved my butt. Its really hard to describe what something like that does to you and I think Steven does a really good job of getting at it, there's a level of helplessness in the moment that is very humbling and a terror level that I wouldn't wish on anyone. My shoulder hurt so bad the next day because I had been swinging a 14ft 6in diameter spar with one arm in such a manner that I would never otherwise be able to without that amount of adrenaline pumping. Also glad my mom didn't hear the profanity that I was shouting or else I'd have had a bar of soap in my mouth for sure!
Steve's poscast Meateater podcast episode 86 & 87: The Meat Tree ...tells the story in full detail with everyone who was there and you will be on the edge of your seat
Yep. I’ve been in the exact situation he described with the car accident, and like most people, I’ve pretty much (thought) that I’ve had any possible scenario worked out in my head, and how I would handle it, and when I came up on that car crash, and went down the hill to the truck to find the people, it stopped me dead in my tracks and all I saw was two guys dead on the ground (didn’t know they were dead at the time) In my mind I knew cpr was the first thing to start after the hours of emergency training I have had, but in real life, it stopped me. It is disappointing, because you like to think that you can prepare, and then you come upon it and realize there really isn’t any way to prepare for something like that without experiencing it. The human mind is insane
I've learned thru trauma that you're never really prepared for anything. You only know how you react when the situation occurs. When people ask me stuff like "how would you deal with this hypothetical" I always say, I don't know, and I won't know until something like that actually happens, nobody knows. I feel you bro, I hope you're doing ok, I know your comment is a year old, but I really hope you're doing ok?
@@lobodesade6780 its like the militaries saying "No plan survives contact with the enemy" until you've been through the ringer you never really know how your plans are gonna pan out.
@@lobodesade6780 those responses also get triggered to protect yourself or mentally prep yourself for the thing you’re about to see/experience. But you’re right, everyone is indeed different so the response will vary person to person. But fascinating stuff
Was fishing a beaver dam one time in Grizzly country. As I moved around the dam, I saw very fresh grizzly tracks in the mud. There was a bit of water in one dip and it was still muddied up from the bear walking through it. I felt instant panic as I realized the bear was close. I shit my pants, b-lined for the road my car was parked on and never returned to fish in grizzly country ever again. If there are grizzlies in a place, I do not enter the woods. Im terrified of grizzlies. My experience was nothing compared to what some people go through, but it was enough to realize I may have escaped death by 5 minutes. 😖 Im not afraid to say Im a wuss when it comes to grizzlies. Lol
Smart move, i live in southeast asia and my friend would tell me while hunting roosters in the jungle he knew a tiger was nearby because they give out a strong distinctive musk and he legged it as fast as he can and get to his motorcycle that he left his flip flops on the jungle floor
I wish bears could talk so I could hear the bear's perspective on all this. "I saw these 4 mature already passed on their genes white males in the wide open and I could not believe my luck but little did I know one would jump on my back and ride me like Seabisquit through the brush. Imagine having your lunch ride you, man it was pure craziness. " .... lol 🤣
I'll share a similar story. My father and I were spearfishing in the Bahamas just a bit off the beach. I had just got a hogfish when we turned for shore and got circled by about three different sharks possibly four. My father and I got separated and I was on the beach with a shark at my feet and the rest of them at my father. These were very aggressive reek sharks making very quick turns in and out all around us. I had to smack the water on the sharks head for it to leave so I could get back to my dad. When I finally got back out to him he was having congestive heart failure and was coughing up blood. The sharks never left us as I swam him back into shore. I'll never forget grabbing him, I asked if he was ok and the response was "I'm dying". I thought that was it and fought hard to get him in. We made it to shore and everything lined up perfect to get him medical help. Four years later he's still here. God is good.
i know you said that you are embarrassed by how you handled the situation... I have to say I respect that even with feeling the way you do your still here talking about it publicly. Dont feel ashamed of yourself man. Easiest said than done I know! I'm sure you've heard that a sickening number of times. The way you worded everything, really seriously struck something in me. How people would/are very disappointed by how we react and handle life and death stress. i'll remember that forever. Thank you man
When I dealt with a home invasion.. it did the same thing to me where I kinda froze up and wasn't able to handle the situation right away.. but was later able to go into fight mode/survival mode and get the assailants out of my home. Very scary situation though.
I literally almost went through this the other day, I froze up for about 60 seconds and told myself you gotta get out of bed and get the gun. Thankfully the gun was right next to me but yeah man it's hard to snap out of it and react quickly
If a grizzly bear eats Joe rogan. The bear will have a Joe Rogan experience.
Lol...I'm pretty sure Joe has already tripped balls with several Grizzlies
@@DesignRhythm Bert krischers one of them 😂
The grizzly will have an intense urge to try DMT
Amazing
Blue tinged fat
This man needs to stop beating himself up. Getting caught off guard by an attacking grizzly bear. You're in his world there mate and you came out alive, nothing to be ashamed of.
yeah true but he also needs to think as well, at least no one was killed including the bear
Agreed
The beauty of nature is only surpassed by it's brutal violence and danger. Humans can recognize both but the animals that live there only know the latter.
Lmao
@willie peppers I bet you would would shit your pants willie
“I’m embarrassed to admit but I think it’s instructive to point out” that takes a real man to say and admit 💯
He's a boss that is for sure.
It’s jarring to see Steven like this. Every time I’ve heard him talk he’s so confident...this experience shook him. Glad he’s okay, he’s a treasure.
...same thought here. He's always confident and self assured but you can tell he's still grappling with how he reacted in that situation.
A brush with an Apex predator will do that to anyone..
@Someone bro if that’s true that is mad. I wouldn’t even know what to make of it.
If you think confident people don't act like this then your lost, confidence and humility go hand and hand, there is not one without the other
@@YaNansCrustyToe ofc there were flying saucers that could be moved by the will of his fingers 🤣🤣
This dude has what so many people don’t - a HEALTHY humility and strength to show that he’s human.
Who
Knows he’s a small part in the infinite equation of nature
Reactionaries would call him a snowflake
He’s a reflective honest guy too. We’re lucky guys like this do this stuff then write books and do podcasts.
oh dude he's awesome. He actually admitted that during the second episode that joe and bryan came to meat eater, joe accidentally fell on his scope on his rifle.
Joe told him I fell on my scope. Steve said it was okay.
Until, Joe shoots a deer and his shot was off and the deer escaped but was wounded.
Joe felt like crap because the animal was in misery.
Steve took the blame and said he fucked up not listening to Joe earlier about it.
Rinella will probably live longer after the bear attack, because of the healthy effects of his complete colon cleanse during the experience.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Lmfaooo
😂😂
And no co-pay. Free healthcare!
So how would that work for those of us without colons?
Rinella is the best repeat guest all-time. I don't even hunt but his knowledge and stories and level of honesty are so great to listen to
Absolutely agree
you should get his cook book
And someone's who hunts every year for the meat of the animal, I truly respect Steve. The man teaches precision, ethical hunting and the way to use the animal respectfully and with the most use, we need more men like him in the world.
As an Alaskan I completely understand how Steve feels. I hunt quite a bit and I am always wary of brown bear. I have zero desire to ever have an encounter. Many folks with guns have wound up dead or hurt very badly by brown bear and they never fired a shot. Even if you were able to get a shot off that hit him in the hear and lungs, he would have roughly 40 seconds to live. That would be the longest 40 seconds of your life!
Always remember rule 2: double tap
@@jasonalvarez1364zombieland. Nice one
Look up Bella Twin. Killed world record grizzly in Canada with a .22 in the 50s. 😂
How do you even count the second while in that situation?
I know they can be noisy, but I also know they can get close enough to a moose or elk to kill and eat it so I probably won't hear them coming.
"There a certain kind of mindset that comes from never being challenged"
S.Rinella
You can’t tell a story bruh ... Jesus
Yeah, that exact line is where I paused the video to just stop and think...
Because he's right. An apex predator is just gonna keep apexing... other than his own kind during mating season, that bear probably never had a moment where he was ever seriously afraid. Chew on that for a moment.
Imagine living fearlessly, to the point where it's so ingrained since birth that it is no longer a cognitive thought process, just an ingrained instinct.
Then extrapolate that into your own life. Imagine living invincible and fearless, not out of pride or some weird sense of badassery, but rather out of raw power and capability...
I understand that part of the human experience is actually about weakness, defeat, and learning from failure. All necessary lessons for growth. But imagine a mindset that just simply does not comprehend fear...
How useful would we then become, and how unlimited would our capacity be to overcome?
@@BeingFireRetardant without fear you cannot understand consequence, which then leads to apathetic behaviour. Without fear, you cannot understand the value of your life and the life of those around you. Fear is a great motivator.
@@omeresse1191 dune sucked
@John Covington adorable what you did there. So Joe Biden has the makings of a good president then I guess. Under Obama/Biden the US invaded Libya and handed the country over to AI Qaeda. Afterwards even though there is still violence there the mass media just ignores it like nothing happened. That war spilled over into Mali as well. Surplus weapons from this landed in the hands of terrorist in Syria and the refugee crisis was created which flooded Europe with Wahhabi terrorist and refugees and are now beheading ppI in France.
Then Obama/Biden supported the terrorist faction in Syria which they called “moderate rebels” I guess that is kind of like saying “mostly peaceful protests”. Although early on Trump did two cruise missile attacks (the only time the media ever gave him praise) ultimately he cut all ClA funding to terrorists and withdrew US troops to border regions in an attempt to keep lran out of Syria. With the US out of the way Syria regained all its Western territories from AI Qaeda. He issued a travel ban from hot spots to prevent a refugee crisis in the US.
Obama and Biden also supported the Coup in Ukraine even backing neo NOTzi groups to fight against the East. This lead to the secession of Crimea and years of violence. We all know why now with Biden being so financially tied to the Oligarchs the US put in place. He has also done business with the China. The corruption is endless
Appreciate that he's not trying to tell a fishing story and he's upfront about the fact that he was terrified instead of playing it off or joking it off like most people would.
Mad respect
I have never been exposed to bears other than the zoo. But this man kept it real bro, the way he articulated the state of chaos your in while in a situation like that. “I’d do this I’ll do that” yeah right...
Yea exactly, nobody knows how they would handle any stressful situation until it happens and even then can you repeat that consistently? No because the situation can change depending on different variables. He shouldn't feel any type of way based off this experience imo
so your saying fishing stories arent that real?
@@MarkyMark145 people have imperfect memory. Even well intentioned the 4 lb catfish you caught becomes a 14 lb catfish. Just how people are. I appreciate that he was self aware on this and avoided saying how big the bear was.
The fact that one of our times greatest hunters has the awareness and self-deprecating mindset to tell s truthfully what he felt is astonishing. In a world of tiktoc liars and false prophets he is a breath of fresh air. He literally told millions of listeners that the biggest baddest hunter quivered to his knees when charged by a grizzly. Amazing.
Just because this man has a tv show doesn't mean he's one of our times greatest hunters, there are guys you have never heard of that would claim that title. Lots of hunters, guides and outfitters would be at the top of that list but would never admit it. That being said i love rinella and appreciate what he does teaching this generation from a platform most young people use and provide great info about conservation and ethical hunting practices.
@@rtk90083 More so with eyes and ears for greatest hunter. He makes us hunters look good, rather the latter.
...@@Broxty ...His honesty and humbleness are just 2 of the things that make him such a beloved hunter. I have learned so much from Steve and his friends , not in just hunting, but in living a good life.
@@rtk90083 agreed steve is probably the most famous but i doubt hes the greatest, steve himself wouldnt say that.
@@rtk90083 he's the greatest cause he's know. Was Michael Jordan the greatest basketball player ? In your mind no? Since there are probably many other better players out there not pros.
I was trail running by myself in Montana this summer when I came around a switchback and surprised a giant grizzly; it jolted and ran away before I even realized what happened. I didn't think much of it at first, which was probably best because I was able to stay calm. But reality set in shortly after the fact and I'm still haunted by it to this day. It was a very humbling experience and let me know in a very real way just how vulnerable we are as humans.
Stay Calm... & Motor On
Start trail running with a desert eagle holstered in a shoulder harness
Completely understand being haunted. I’m from northern BC and was running when I almost collided into a black bear after turning a corner. It took me a little while to realize what was in front of me. We both paused for a second and then the bear bolted. Wasn’t scared in the moment but certainly was afterwards. About 3 months later, my friend Mary Beth Miller, a Canadian biathlete, was mauled to death running in Quebec (you can google to read about it). I still think about how terrifying her last moments would have been. So sad. You’re one lucky guy as Grizzlies are just on a completely different level.
You’re so lucky! Usually when approached by a human unexpectedly, they attack instead of run, which is why you’re supposed to make it known you’re present and get out of the way. But for the average person, I mean, it’s not something you think is going to happen. Terrifying. Glad you’re safe
Everyone is vulnerable if you are unprepared.
If you go into a glacier without wearing clothes, you are vulnerable.
If you get into space without a spacesuit, you are vulnerable.
If you go trailrunning in Montana alone without a gun, you are vulnerable.
In short, be prepared, then you are less vulnerable....
If Rinella gets eaten by a bear, he would give the bear trichonosis. The ultimate switcharoo.
The homecoming for trichinosis.
😂😂
That’s fuckin true I hadn’t thought of that.
The bear probably has it already lol.
Justice served.
I failed to help an elderly women when she tripped and hit her head on the concrete. I froze, but at the same time I knew that I should go and help pick her up. It took me what it feels like forever to decide to walk faster to help her, but after I made that decision, a young man RANNED past by me without hesitation and helped her. All I did was then walked away and told myself that it's going to be okay, she's getting help.
I never felt so ashamed of myself and still think about that to this very day.
That’s messsed up dood
It's understandable, man..I feel you..Sudden harsh experience surprises us and bring out something in us we weren't aware of..
give yourself a break my man! isnt the MOST important thing that you realize your mistake AND you feel bad about it?? that shows ur not a bad guy, u just prob froze up like a LOT of people would....just do better next time haha betcha run past everyone to help!! take care!!
Life will go on. Forgive yourself and try to learn something from that experience..
It's a balance of rational to guard you're own existence and experience which is logical. You could have ran to her and tripped along the way or gotten hurt yourself. Sometimes you have to analyze the risks before entering an emergency situation... Especially if you not physically built or accustomed for it.
I witnessed a similar experience and I didn't help though I was 13/14 yrs old. I regretted that and learned from it which kept me alert to be ready to help my fellowman/woman.
You can tell he is completely legitimate. He locks his arms together. Showing he is extremely uncomfortable. I don't blame him one bit. Very very lucky man.
Yea I really feel for him. Never seen that body language from him. He's tough but thoughtful too so he will be okay mentally.
I owned and operated a firearms and archery shop in Port Angeles, WA from 1978-1988. While it wasn't especially profitable in that small town locale, it kept me in beans and it provided many an entertaining conversation with colorful and interesting characters among my clientele.
I watched this to get additional perspective after seeing the interview with Remi Warren on the same topic. Both guys mentioned how the bear came in while the group were preoccupied with having lunch. It reminded me of a story told by a doctor who'd retired to the Olympic Peninsula after having spent his career in panhandle Alaska--at Ketchikan if I remember correctly.
The doctor told me about a bear attack incident he had attended as an emergency room staffer. It illustrates the sheer power of the bears. While I have lost some details of the story over more than three decades, two significant ones have stuck with me. First, the victim was one of a pair of loggers sitting on a downed log while eating their lunch sandwiches. Timber fellers through at least the first half of the 20th century did not typically wear hearing protection on the job. Thus, their hearing was doubtlessly little better than that of a World War 2 machine gunner (my late father was one of those). While eating their lunch, the pair never heard the grizzly approaching from behind. The first they knew of its presence was when the bear bit down on one logger's left shoulder. I can't recall why the bear let go, other than perhaps being startled when yelled at by the logger's partner. The second detail that I do remember is the doctor saying that he could look down into the wound and see the logger's heart beating as a result of that single bite.
😳😳😳
You know animal nuts are reintroducing bears all over the country, you just got to love animal nuts. Pretty soon all your favorite wildlife parks will probably have bears. Now before you say anything oh I'm so happy I love bears, what you got to understand is animal nuts go to these parks and Feed the Bears and condition the Bears so that the Bears aren't Wild they're just basically like disasters waiting to happen. There was an old lady that would feed bears that would come by her house and eventually they killed her despite everyone telling her to stop feeding the damn Bears so I guess the moral of the story is don't you just love animal nuts
Those are the freakiest wounds. Screw bears.
Kinda like Mike Tyson's quote " everybody's got a plan till they get punched in the mouth" or something to that effect
Everybody's got a quote til they get punched in the mouth
@mike d you're bad....
@mike d lmfao
"everybody's got a plan, till I punch'em in the face"
@mike d that's nothing, I learned how to punch as hard as mike while I was smokin a fatty and drinking a lowenbraugh beer. We are talking about punch out ? Aren't we? Sorry Mike my bad!,,,
I liked his honesty, respect to him for that
Any man that can't say he's never been really truly scared in his life is either a liar or he's never lived.
He’s always this honest. He has a mega hunting tv show and shows himself missing shots and making mistakes all the time on TV while other guys would edit that out. Respect as well
He seems way to hard on himself
Great honest interview. I've always said that Steve is a great example for the hunting world. Humble, honest, considerate to the cultures he is in and never acts "champion" over what he dispatches. There are so many bad examples out there of guys and girls spouting off about how cool their are for shooting something. It give our way of life such a bad name. Steve Rinella is not one of them, that's why I'm such a fan.
So much respect for Steve, this is a man you can learn something from.
is it a jre if they do not talk about bears every couple weeks LOL
@ty976r457nn Please stop with the spams. It's annoying and off putting. Self-promotion on some comment is pretty low.
Joe should just have a bear on JRE
edit* bear on DMT
Bears, elks, bow hunting, DMT, Marijuana 😅🤣
@@jmain7863 End Game JRE: Alex Jones dressed as the ManBearPig with an elk head doing DMT live. GG
“It was disappointing man” haha. He’s so disappointed of himself but honest with us haha. Cool guy lol
That’s what I love about the dude. He can come off overconfident sometimes on his own podcast (Meateater), but he’ll also totally own up to tough stuff like this or leave in dumb mistakes he made while hunting in his tv show whereas most other hunting shows would edit them out. Cool guy for sure
Well even if you got a knife and you're 300 lbs man, that's still nothing compared to a grizzly's strength. So, brave or not, it's best to not fight these animals. I think this guy should feel better about himself.
Saying how sometimes it’s disappointing to see you always handle stress that well, that is so palpable. That’s just so relatable.
It's humble and a way to improve your mindset
Steve is the best. Such an honest, no BS individual. He tells you how he feels and doesn't apologize for it. Love that guy.
1:18 I hear that man. I was in a car accident as a passenger. Truck rolled over 3 times. I was kicked out of the passenger window after the first roll and landed in grass. Woke up seconds later popped up to my knees. Patted my self down and I was lucky. Nothing but a bump on my head. Guessing I was inches away from getting lodged in the window frame and could of been torn to shreds.
I look at life so differently since then. I was just 20. Going on 35 now. BTW I completely blacked out. No bright light or voices in my head telling me to get up haha. Just went from seeing the truck roll around to waking up in the grass. So wild how your body does that.
*Edit So TLDR wear your seatbelt. Also the driver was fine. He was still sitting perfectly in front of the steering wheel. He just had a concussion. Hope you are doing all right Dave.
In my wreck I had to get life flighted and my passenger didn't have a scratch on em, nothing, perfectly unscathed
Hope your good bud and having a good day.
Glad to hear you're here brother 💪
Didn’t not wearing the belt save you? I’m from the UK, we all wear seatbelts no question so I’m not an advocate of not.. just seems that actually saved you
@@simonshotter8960
I couldn't say for a fact not wearing the seatbelt saved me. My assumption being the driver was in his seat like a normal day. I would think that would of been my fate as well. Even though the roof on the passenger side of the cab was crushed a bit. Could that of hurt me as well? Maybe. Was tough to tell. Not wearing one though definitely gave me the real near death experience.
That business about the possum not playing...is some unreal stuff. And the dude who had the pistol and bear spray but does not use it...is worse....but very instructional. Thanks Rinella for your bluntness. This helps some of us make the necessary adjustment. Get well dude.
@yap yap hubris...
yup, you guys make some really good points.
If you watch the full story, you’ll hear what I think is the craziest part. Steve touches on it here, but one of them landed on the Bear’s back as it charged away. Imagine that sight. Are you okay Steve, where’s Billy? At that exact moment you catch a glimpse and he’s hanging onto this retreating bear?! Damn!
@@allanjim3 Buulseye! That's one helluva story. Compared to what the Grizz could have done...talk about getting off with a slap on the wrist.
Pretty sure there's another episode where he mentions that he got up to piss and then sat down on the opposite side of the fire from his pack (which had the pistol on it) and then his only thought as the bear came through was "oh fuck, im gonna die because i didnt sit down near my gear".
You missed the point entirely
I’m almost a little teary eyed feeling so proud of Steve. You’re a stud Steve, don’t be ashamed. I’ve heard several renditions of that story and each time it gives me chills. Humility is a rare trait, reserved only for the best of men.
One of the reasons I enjoy watching Steve is his honesty and humility.
"POSSUM'D ME OUT" New saying just coined... total shutdown from an overload. "Ya'll gonna possum me out"
So they aren't feinting goats. They are possum rams.
It's a good one
Doan possum me out, brah.
Possum or opossum...
@@NODAK9 opossum in North America
“There’s a mindset that comes from not being challenged”
Props to this man for opening up! This man just keeps proving himself as a role model
My family is from Northern Alberta and in 1946 my great father killed a big black bear up close and personal with a hatchet. There were bears and massive wolves everywhere and even as a kid we weren’t allowed to go back into the bush on the farm because of the bears. Currently I have a friend who lives in the same area as where my family is from and she has 9bears on her property that she monitors with drones. It’s crazy.
I was caught up in the terror attack in Barcelona, over 3 years ago now. When the van came I wasn’t a hero I ran like everyone else, and I experienced the same shut down this guys talking about. There was no “fuck terrorists” or “lets save the world” everyone just ran and screamed and then shelled up in the shops. No one stepped out and tried to help the people who’d been hit, everyone just stay put and hid. Even after the terrorists had gone, everyone stay hid. You never know how people will react - the police who came were obviously trained to deal with the situation. Without training it’s impossible to know how you’d react.
Now the US could defund those guys with this push over Joe Biden. We’re now run by fairies voting for goblins.
How did yall even have the option to help without the ability to own firearms?
You are right on about the training. Until you are put into a stressful situation, repeatedly, you will not be able to react outside of a emotional reaction. It's just the way we are built.
@Manny Santiago love that.. "karate chop"......
Well you guys did the right thing. Those crazy aholes were probably armed with knives and machetes if not guns. Leave it to the police to take them down. It’s a bit different in the states just for the simple fact that many people carry firearms on their person but just the liability of opening fire would cause most people to pause.
I can't unsee Joe's chair being raised as high as possible.
I laughed so hard 🤣
He might be even standing 🤣🤣
Is he a short guy?
@@tre_x6720 5’7
he drew an oval, it has to be a circle
So cool seeing Steve make it as far as he has. He grew up across the street from my Aunt and Uncle. Always been a great guy.
This is why I love your show because his candid honesty is so enlightening and refreshing. I have to say I'm officially addicted to your show!
Rinella seriously sounds and looks disturbed about his experience.
Weird to hear him like this, can’t help but feel their is still residual trauma for him
Ive been listening to Steven Rinella for years. He comes across as very confident in the wild life world that he hunts in, and is very experienced from it. This whole incident stripped him of all the confidence built by all those years hunting around wild animals. You can tell how hes explaining this story with his arm held tight to himself as though he feel vulnerable. This experience im sure fucked him up. Maybe for the better. You can get careless and blind sided by being to comfortable sometimes.
Shit I'd get near death experience as well if I came across a fucking brown bear
PTSD for sure.
@Stuart Kirton Yup. i believe its just last year. Remi Warren was with him and told his side of the story some where on youtube.
@Stuart Kirton it was a few years ago. Ep. 86/87 The Meat Tree. It worth going back and listening to it.
Yo crazy how his body closes up like he is protecting himself when he admits that he felt weakness when that bear came in.
You noticed too, huh?
Yea, you can see how much it (subconsciously) bothers him to talk about/ re-live that encounter.
This experience undoubtedly has left him with a post traumatic mental scar.
The take away is huge props to him on being so open and candid about it. He could have easily played the "I wasn't scared /macho hunter" deal and no one would have questioned him on it. Steve's stock went way up in my books. Very solid and integrity full dude.
You gotta love psychology.
@POOR PIRANO yes when the bear entered
Until you all posting have had an Alaskan brown bear charge you at close range, you have no clue of their speed and power, plus most of you don’t realize a full grown Kodiak, afognak area brown by fall after eating salmon all summer will weigh approx 1000-1500 lbs and stand about 8-10 1/2 ft tall upright and can do about 35 mph for a short distance! Think about those facts. By the way I actually live on Kodiak island.
Damn it Steve quit being so hard on yourself, honestly no one outside of someone with intense combat training could mentally prepare for this kind of thing. And also you're always one of the most interesting people to listen to on this podcast, I think you deserve to give yourself a bit more credit.
Anyone who has watched Meateater knows that Steve Rinella is such an honest dude and is never afraid to share mistakes or hunting stories that didn't necessarily go as planned. When most people would try to act like it didn't phase them, Steve tells how it really went down. I admire him for that. Absolutely nothing to be ashamed about man
I'm glad he's man enough to share that emotional experience with us. Wakes you up a bit.
"Joggled" - Steve Rinella. I believe he combined the words "jarring" and "(mind) boggling".
Jargling.......to jargle
Joggle: verb
move or cause to move with repeated small bobs or jerks.
"the car bounced and joggled on the rough road"
@@juliusebola9712 that is too bad, I like the other definition better (a mix of jarring and boggling)
@@bc8030 lol yeah it's more fun
i believe he said jaggled
There is a story of a guy in BC unloading four 12g slugs into a grizzly bear. The bear still managed to kill the guy and died 50 yards away. These are serious animals and people truly do not understand what it is like to walk up on one of these unless you have been there.
Def don't believe this lol
@@jordan199913 1 slug would of done the job for sure.
@@scarx9151 might've not killed him but no way he is still running them down lmfao
I live in BC, planning on scouting/hunting the Kootenays this summer and fall, literally trying to decide on a grizzly gun today
@@DeathrashWhiplash how'd it go?
Both hilarious and thought provoking. Good stuff. Been watching videos on grizzles all night.
They exploded like a land mine had erupted. Man, that part gave me chills because you know it’s true.
I love that this guy is honest enough to come real with how he reacted in an emergency, he learned a lot & we need to take his message to heart.
In my early career as an EMT, now a paramedic, I was on a bad crash scene. The first patient I came across had an Amputated finger. It was the first I ever saw. I remember completely zeroing in on the finger. I remember my more experienced partner telling me something along the line of “don’t get distracted” and I snapped out of it. There were multiple other patients including a fatality in that wreck.
I’m a nurse and him talking about learning to keep your head by exposure to that trauma resonates soooo much. When I’m training new nurses I always tell them “we are going to every code or every response event to keep getting you exposed. Just be there. Take it in and watch.” It takes years of repeated exposure to keep mentally sharp
In those scenarios and it isn’t my life at risk. Can’t even imagine
Rinella has so much experience and talent. Plus he works hard. However, as a fellow hunter it's his honesty I appreciate the most. Good bad or indifferent he's always willing to take credit for his mistakes. He's a reasonable and almost poetic voice that I think(and hope) will help build a community of real hunters. Great episode of JRE
Rogan: hey didn’t you have a near death experience that has messed you up and given you trauma?
Rinella: yea it’s messed me up and it’s tough to talk about
Rogan: let’s hear more about that
Joe’s a shrink this ain’t new
U probly came back a few times to this video to check on how many likes u had and are disappointed in the number its ok your mediocre
@@bluescripts100 says more about you than the original commenter
@Porl Inch i have it hurts
😂😂😂😂
Had a panther lock on to me at a zoo. It crept from 50 yards away until it was up to the glass. Anytime I moved it froze. Even though I had nothing to fear it was a strange experience. Found myself looking over my shoulder the rest of the day.
When I lived in Anchorage, four of us decided to go hiking just several miles outside of the Anchorage city limits. We were in open county leading into some low foothills of the Alaska range. We were approximately 1/2 of a mile from the cars in the gravel parking lot when we encountered some fresh scat in the center of the narrow trail. One of the people identified it as moose scat, which I immediately questioned, as it seemed improbable that such large members of the deer family would have such small diameter pellets of fecal matter.
After a short argument regarding the validity of the scat identification (me losing!!), we proceeded to continue hiking. About 100m further on down the trail, there was a set of extremely fresh grizzly bear paw prints in the muddy trail. So fresh, that the bear had undoubtedly been standing in the trail listening to us argue over moose shit. I was the only one there with any experience in reading tracks (minimal), and I knew that the bear was in all likelihood still very close by.
I was the only one who was concerned, and since *NONE OF US WAS ARMED,* I told the rest of them that I was heading back to the cars (neither car was mine). The other 3 continued angrily on, and I figured that I had a long hike back into Anchorage. About 25 minutes into my trek back into town, the others pulled up, having decided to abandon the hike after encountering several additional sets of bear tracks further up the trail.
I had the biggest feet, and my size 11 hiking boots fit comfortably into the paw print of that grizzly bear. The claw prints stuck out another 3", or so. Big bear.
If I were to do a similar hike today, I would want to be armed with a Mossberg 590M
He’s right about the trauma response thing. I was in a home invasion where my friend the owner was shot and killed and so I learned all sorts of medical stuff about gunshot wounds 🤷♀️ you don’t wanna relive something preventable
Sorry to hear about your loss…i couldnt imagine being in that type of situation
@@TORGY753 thank you it rly sucked. He had his hands up and was scared and willing to give them whatever he had. Four men with arms, They hit him in the head/nape of his neck with the handle and fired several times into the back and fled with literally only a bong. Senseless and I didn’t know what to do because I could hear his lungs filling, I thought pressure might make it worse and since I didn’t see where the perps fled to they wouldn’t let medics enter until they cleared the apartment Complex. I didn’t know until after that he was gone before they got to him. Then at trial the prosecuting attorney told me and other witnesses it had been extended and held trial with none of us present and claimed the arm went off on accident which is a crazy claim considering the several firings
I'm sorry you had to go through that..... I don't know what state you live in and to be honest it really doesn't matter, arm yourself learn to use firearm properly and always have it with you, a little 38 revolver on your ankle is perfect, after a few weeks of wearing it you'll hardly even know it's there, but when you need it it will be there, I don't know if you can get a CCW in your state, but I'll tell you this right now I'd much rather be judged by a jury of 12 than carried by six of my best friends, wearing all black on their way to bury me... Don't let the state disarm you... Bad laws are meant to be broken... learn defensive shooting, it will definitely empower you as well knowing you stand a Fighting Chance..... I hope you take this advice and you never have to fire a shot in anger in your life... But at least you know next time you won't just be of helpless victim... Good luck out there 👍 and once again I'm sorry for your friend
Good point .
sorry for you’re loss❤
@@chadjones3214 and fantastic advice that is. However, even had me or me and a friend had one it wouldn’t have went well, they were four men with guns and although they were scared and clearly inexperienced that is even worse in a way. Since he was willing to give them whatever they wanted I think we all hoped they’d just rob us and leave…but they didn’t. Now he’s gone and for what? For a long time I’d declined to own a gun because of my own personal struggles and poor temper. Now it’s just a financial matter, I fully trust myself to carry I just can’t afford a weapon/holster/ammo/cleaning materials, etc. but if it weren’t for that I’d already be on the same page!
I feel you, Steve. I once had to play cat and mouse with a grizzly bear in Wyoming for like 20 minutes. I was the mouse, of course. It's an experience that will stick with me for the rest of my life.
Tell us about it
@@geraldwaldrop5131 Long story short, I had been on a day hike with my girlfriend in Yellowstone. We were maybe 5 minutes from getting back to the car in rolling sage country when a grizzly bear appeared from behind a low rise a short distance ahead. She didn't see us, so I grabbed my girlfriend and pulled us down behind the sage, which was only a couple feet tall. Then I saw the bear's two cubs, and my heart sank because that meant even bigger trouble. That's where the cat and mouse started; the bear figured out we were there, but she couldn't locate us, so I spent the next 20 minutes trying to stay out of her view while staying lower than the (way too short) sage. She was trying to find us the whole time, and at one point, she started down the trail toward us, and she got within 10 or 15 yards before turning around. At another point, I accidentally blasted myself with bear spray, but I was so scared / focused that I didn't understand what had happened. During the whole incident, time seemed to slow to an absolute crawl, and all of my senses were unbelievably heightened; the sky has never seemed more vivid, and I could smell the sage like it had been shoved up my nostrils. Anyway, we eventually managed to crawl on our bellies far enough away that we got over a low rise, and at that point we were basically out of danger. When I got back to the car, I projectile vomited, then left the park early. I haven't been back sense, although after 15 years, I'm about ready to return. Last thought: grizzlies are magnificent animals from a safe distance, and Yellowstone is a very special place. Check them out if you get the chance.
@@agroves72 Woah. Tell us more, man
@@agroves72 bruh.. that is wild!
I made friends with one once , then decided to give my ole lady a new rug , she could keep forever ….which Sucks for me ….me and the bear got along better
Joe “it looked at me in a way that another bear has never looked at me” Rogan.
He got a very small glimpse of what all of us that served dealt with many times, and still deal with.
And he is obviously genuinely shook up by that event still, and always will be.
Steve, that doesn't make you weak my friend.
Dealing with and talking about it makes you a man, with humility and honesty.
Our brains aren't wired to deal with near death experiences. Being shook up by it is normal, in a very abnormal circumstance.
Thank you for being honest and sharing this story
Meat Eater is one of the best shows. It is much more than a hunting show. I do not hunt and cannot stop watching it, because of Steve. He shows how human he is in almost every episode. The episodes with Joe and Brian in them are just solid gold.
This is a long comment but if you like real war stories, you'll probably enjoy it. Either way, it's deeply personal and honestly tough to put out there, but "illustrative" as Steven put it.
Steven is talking like a military combative that has just experienced his first fire fight that almost (rather, should have) ended "poorly." The first time you really look at what seems to be inescapable death in the face, it is.... well, inescapable. I've felt this way a few times in my life.
The first was in ad Diwaniyah, Iraq in one of the first firefights I got into where we were really outnumbered. My 50 cal crew served machine gun ran out of ammo in what seemed like 2 seconds (but it wasn't) and jammed when I was trying to reload while being shot at. Apparently, I just stared at it for like 6 seconds while chaos was erupting around me. I eventually snapped out of it, cleared the jam and got back into the fight (because a more senior Marine snapped me out of it by saying, "Fucking move, Marine!!!" The pause, however, plagued me for months as I began to question my own mental resiliency. It might be hard for some of you to understand, but it was one of the most shameful moments in my entire life. It was only after I fought through other situations without hesitation that I began to not only trust myself again, but position myself as a leader under fire.
A second time I felt that helpless feeling was in Okinawa Japan when I almost drowned swimming to Recon Island from the main shore as a typhoon rolled. Hubris and strong waves smashing into the coral island wall almost cost me everything and if it weren't for my buddy Moe, I'd have been a goner.
The last time was in Nasiriyah, Iraq (during the Battle of An Nasiriyah) when the only way I survived unscathed (physically) can be described as divine intervention. We I was on the crew served machine gun (50 cal) on top of a 7-ton with the gunner's port covered. Our truck got separated from the convoy (mechanical issue) and we got caught between the the machine gun fire of an Abrams that thought the convoy was past, and at 20mm machine gun the insurgents were firing from a balcony. Watching the orange and red tracers going back any forth in front of our truck was like seeing two bee hives battling. I knew there was no way we were driving through that without me getting shredded. I ripped the 50 off the T&E (traversing and elevation control), free handed it towards the balcony, pinned the butterfly down, closed my eyes and waited for what I knew was coming. A few seconds later, I looked down and my flak jacket was opened (Velcro was ripped from the vest), I was out of ammo and I was unharmed. If you could visualize the scene, you'd understand that was damned near impossible.
14+ years removed from these situations, I can still taste the air (or water, in the Okinawan situation) of all three of those events. Interestingly, the only time I froze was the first time. I think Steven would find that if he faced a similar situation again, he'd have more control than he did before. I hope for his sake, as a warrior, that he gets the chance to redefine himself, to himself. If I'm right, he's haunted more my his response than he is by the bear. Combat sucks, but I'm glad I saw enough of it to have had the change to leave war with redemption.
Thanks for sharing! And thanks for your service! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 appreciate your insightful comments about your experience!
@@jameskramer9138 thanks
God grace is so good. I am glad you’re alive
he drew an oval, it has to be a circle
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Did you see this clip of Joe fighting with Alex Jones?!! th-cam.com/video/L5qynOa-mKo/w-d-xo.html 😂
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@B Taradactilee it'll help if you just sing along
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Huge props to Steve for being brutally honest and forthcoming about a truly terrifying encounter. Most people would rewrite history and flat out lie about how they felt, thought and reacted during the attack and how they dealt with it afterward. Steve was just honest and self deprecating.
Everyone should hear this and take it with them throughout their life as an example of how to reflect in an honest way about stressful situations that occur throughout your life. If everyone could follow his example, we have a country full of emotionally stable and healthy citizens.
If Rinella had never had such a humbling experience, and explained it, he would have still still seen himself as a top predator, and I would have still seen him as an invincible hunter. Such a valuable and humbling thing to hear. We are really just at the mercy of experience.
Nothing to be ashamed of being scared by a freaking Grizzly Bear.
Kodiak brown bear
That’s what he says in the podcasts
@@tangra681d2 oh thanks
I wouldn't be. 1 2 left uppercut overhand right bam its fucking over
@@tiopira5 yeah ok
Reminds me of a time i was in a safari and we heard a lion roar in the wild, it literally shook the ground beneath us, we could feel the vibration in the car in our bodies, everybody was quiet, even the other animals stood still to try and smell where the lion was coming from, its a beast.
@TurnedLeftAtTheRockyMountains Bandon oregon
@TurnedLeftAtTheRockyMountains crackhead Oregon regardless of where in the state. Worst place on earth to live glad I'm gone 😂
@TurnedLeftAtTheRockyMountains I feel that bro about to escape the same on the other coast
I completely agree I went through a very stressful situation with a tornado and I did NOT do what I was always thinking I would do completely the opposite.
I appreciate his honesty. He froze up in this crazy situation and was no too proud to admit it. No one has any clue how they will react in a situation like this until it happens.
I've been to Afognak island during salmon seining, it's a beautiful place but definitely not somewhere you want to be reckless.
SE Alaska has some beasts!
Bears are the scariest wild animal to me.
Josh Lewis that’s because you haven’t seen my Mother in law
Can’t you just fire a shot off in the air and they would run away?
@@lukegrady5357 Why don't you just shoot them in the leg ;)
I can personally attest to that freeze effect. A friend of mine got killed in front of me and a large group of people. The guy was from the same neighborhood. I wasn’t directly in front of him,I was actually on the side of the guy when he pulled out his gun but I completely froze and another friend had to remove me bc I literally could not do anything at all. Makes you realize how you never really know what your going to do until that moment arrives.
True. Been robbed at gunpoint several times-I grew up in Camden NJ area lol-and each time i was looking down at the barrel of a gun my body did weird involuntary stuff. Its like it glitched as I recognized I may not exist in a second lol
Such a great interview “ I’ve had experience with Shit happen ! that when I looked back on it .. I kicked my self and couldn’t believe I froze or reacted like I never thought I would “ it takes a certain mind set too always be ready.. but when you’re comfortable that’s when bad shit happens .. now I know how too juggle both .. but it took bad experiences to get there . without being obvious and over protective..thanks for the honesty guys
This is one of my favorite interviews. Not because Steve Rinella is a cool dude....he is. Not because Joe Rogan is awesome....he is. But because here's Steve Rinella, the ONE GUY you might expect to be fully and completely capable in such a situation, fully, openly, and completely admitting he locked. There's something so great and humble and human about his self reflection on that moment and address it without guile or any BS. Which only adds to his coolness IMO.
“is joggled a word?”
“It is now”
Lmfao love when these two chat together😂
Unfortunately, the few times I've been in a high stress situation, I've frozen every time. It really is disappointing, makes you feel like such a letdown to yourself and makes you wonder if you'd ever fail a loved one that way. Not to mention the terrible feeling I got of my blood feeling ice cold every time it happened. Shit sucks, man.
I’d suggest trying to be more aware of your surroundings man, at least if you’re ever in another stressful situation you know what your options are and have a much better chance at reacting. One thing that was shoved down our throat in the military was to be aware. You walk in to a restaurant, where are my exits? How close am I to the nearest door? Who’s in here? How quick can I get to my car? 10/10 times nothing will ever happen but hey that one in a million just happens to go down. At least now you a shot.
@POOR PIRANO good advice. this is one theory behind nightmares.
@POOR PIRANO that was amazing. Its like you have to make your preset instinctive responses
@POOR PIRANO it's called visualization , professional sports people do it all the time. It can be used for all sorts of stuff . It's like role playing . I found it useful for job interviews , not as dramatic as a bear attack :)
@POOR PIRANO thanks, man. I've been told that I have the reflexes of a jungle cat, but that doesn't mean much if I freeze when the time to act comes. Been watching ASP and John Correa to help me be more alert of my surroundings, but I'll definitely add visualization to my list of to-do's to improve.
2 of the coolest guys out there, we need more.
My friend in New Mexico was attacked by a black Bear while shed hunting and lived. I tried to tell him that he kicked a bears ass and lived, but he was so rattled by the experience that he could not tell the story without breaking down. I’ve had false charges and narrow escapes, but I don’t dwell on it. I feel it’s a teachable moment, and we can make better choices in the future. Sometimes people get “stuck in the moment “ and have a hard time getting out. Every one leaves with their own experience. I just hope it is a positive thing, with a healthy respect, but not a deterrent. Love your videos bud. I’m an Montana Native, and I love how you show that people like minded are doing the right things within the law. Ethical, sustainable, and perfectly natural.🐾❤️
I've listened to/watched almost all of Steve's content that he has out there. This is the first time I've ever heard him stutter and have such a mental block while trying to tell a story. Clear that this experience had a more harsh effect on him than I had thought.
Not the first time this show has set me off on a random grizzly bear video search
Always a pleasure to watch Rinella whether it’s Meat Eater or on JRE. He’s concise and informative yet somehow relatable
Damn... Steve seems pretty shooken up about this... Hope he's ok... Dude alot of people get frozen solid when something shocking happens... Especially if it is soooo sudden. Don't feel bad man, and thanks for sharing your story honestly
"The mindset of not being challenged" Wow he spit some wisdom at the end there.
6:50
Rinella is right.
I was an Army Medic (68W) and saw a dude jump off the freeway.
The other guys who made it on scene before I did were all tunnel visioned out.
One was couldn't see anything other than the crumpled bag of meat in front of him and was freaking out.
The other two (older men) saw the injuries but were so focused on keep him awake they couldn't see that he was trying to sit up (big no no.)
I saw it all but, because of my training, I was able to process it, keep a calm demeanor, and begin treating him whilst maintaining complete situational awareness.
I witnessed a car accident last month where the man passed away right in front of me. I was completely shocked at how my body reacted. I basically shut down. I was ashamed. Always thought I’d be the person to take control of that type of situation but I did not. It was a weird feeling. Cannot quit thinking about it.
Hope you can get past that man
So humble and showing such humility. It's so important as well, because it educates a person to the absolute reality as to how you might and probably will react. So many people could and DO, talk absolute shit about being in these situations, and it lulls the average person into a false sense of security of prospectively finding themselves in that very situation and thinking they'll handle it like a boss, when in reality, they will more than likely just curl up and 'play possum', as this guy courageously admitted to doing himself.
This dude doesn’t give himself enough credit. Sounds hyper aware to me. And think how fast it happened
you are probably right.... he was humbled by the experience which also makes him a pretty intelligent human being.
@@jabman549 I think you’re right.
But think, he had his guard down because he’s done this a thousand times being around danger but he wasn’t ready when it was time to defend himself. Then he froze as the situation took place instead of actively assessing what to do and what was going on. He’s freaked out because he should be dead right now and it’s only by chance the bear didn’t attack him and he did nothing to prevent it.
because if and when it happens again, he needs to act differently or he'll probably die
I can’t even begin to imagine how terrifying that was, let alone someone who survives a shark attack.
In the moment there really isn't and fear or terror. Just reaction or not. The fear and terror comes after.
Steve and joes hunts together are great. Like watching their discussions as well.
Great description of PTSD.
Thus many of our Veterans, outdoor enthusiasts who passed before their time, abuse victims, our brains save us.
Joe has made me so scared of chimps and grizzly bears, my God I hope I never run into either
Would you rather fight 3 chimps or 1 grizzly bear?
One grizzly bear
Indeed grizzly would be mercy😂
its like when a hot chick comes around...mind goes blank...they leave and then I think of what I could have said smh 🤦
😀🤣 so true
Simp.
@@whitegoodman7465 I'm tall and good looking so still get my fair share of situational tail 😁
@@AdalbertoRivas Don't forget humble and modest mate
Completely different scenarios. You can keep living your life and forget about the chick the next day. Come face to face with death and it can seriously fuck you up for the rest of your life.
Steve Rinella is such a great person to watch and learn from; even the most staunch anti-hunter weirdos out there have grown to respect his perspective on hunting, because it turns out he loves nature more than the activists do - which also ruffles their feathers in an admittedly hilarious fashion. To see him be noticeably shaken by this experience is eye-opening in a profound way. Makes him relatable and human.
I was always taught to fear black bears more than brown bears as they can be far more bold and unpredictable than brown bears despite the obvious size and power advantages of the average brown bear (similar to the coyote/ wolf dynamic). I'll admit was far too comfortable with bears having dozens of close encounters with both black and brown bears over the years with no issues until two years ago where I faced off with a young black bear for a good 20 minutes on a cutblock by myself which included a bluff charge where the bear turned away within 5-6ft of me. As I got the chance to back off towards other people on the next block over the bear followed me maintaining a 15-20ft gap until a dog came and saved my butt. Its really hard to describe what something like that does to you and I think Steven does a really good job of getting at it, there's a level of helplessness in the moment that is very humbling and a terror level that I wouldn't wish on anyone. My shoulder hurt so bad the next day because I had been swinging a 14ft 6in diameter spar with one arm in such a manner that I would never otherwise be able to without that amount of adrenaline pumping. Also glad my mom didn't hear the profanity that I was shouting or else I'd have had a bar of soap in my mouth for sure!
Yeah, where I live, I have black bear encounters in my yard every summer. I'm sure some year, it won't go according to my wishes.
I love Steve’s honesty. I was a firefighter in the army, and how you really react is different from how you think you will react...lol
Steve's poscast Meateater podcast episode 86 & 87: The Meat Tree ...tells the story in full detail with everyone who was there and you will be on the edge of your seat
Thanks!
@@jacopopio680 no problem.. give it a listen, it's super intense
No shame I’ve listened to both of them a few times. It’s such an incredible story.
I could listen to this so much. Fascinating. Bears are the coolest
Steve, your feeling the affects of PTSD. Keep talking my friend, it will get better.
Thats the conversation I look forward to the most😂
Yep. I’ve been in the exact situation he described with the car accident, and like most people, I’ve pretty much (thought) that I’ve had any possible scenario worked out in my head, and how I would handle it, and when I came up on that car crash, and went down the hill to the truck to find the people, it stopped me dead in my tracks and all I saw was two guys dead on the ground (didn’t know they were dead at the time) In my mind I knew cpr was the first thing to start after the hours of emergency training I have had, but in real life, it stopped me. It is disappointing, because you like to think that you can prepare, and then you come upon it and realize there really isn’t any way to prepare for something like that without experiencing it. The human mind is insane
I've learned thru trauma that you're never really prepared for anything. You only know how you react when the situation occurs. When people ask me stuff like "how would you deal with this hypothetical" I always say, I don't know, and I won't know until something like that actually happens, nobody knows. I feel you bro, I hope you're doing ok, I know your comment is a year old, but I really hope you're doing ok?
@@lobodesade6780 its like the militaries saying "No plan survives contact with the enemy" until you've been through the ringer you never really know how your plans are gonna pan out.
@@lobodesade6780 those responses also get triggered to protect yourself or mentally prep yourself for the thing you’re about to see/experience. But you’re right, everyone is indeed different so the response will vary person to person. But fascinating stuff
Was fishing a beaver dam one time in Grizzly country. As I moved around the dam, I saw very fresh grizzly tracks in the mud. There was a bit of water in one dip and it was still muddied up from the bear walking through it. I felt instant panic as I realized the bear was close. I shit my pants, b-lined for the road my car was parked on and never returned to fish in grizzly country ever again. If there are grizzlies in a place, I do not enter the woods. Im terrified of grizzlies. My experience was nothing compared to what some people go through, but it was enough to realize I may have escaped death by 5 minutes. 😖
Im not afraid to say Im a wuss when it comes to grizzlies. Lol
Smart move, i live in southeast asia and my friend would tell me while hunting roosters in the jungle he knew a tiger was nearby because they give out a strong distinctive musk and he legged it as fast as he can and get to his motorcycle that he left his flip flops on the jungle floor
I wish bears could talk so I could hear the bear's perspective on all this. "I saw these 4 mature already passed on their genes white males in the wide open and I could not believe my luck but little did I know one would jump on my back and ride me like Seabisquit through the brush. Imagine having your lunch ride you, man it was pure craziness. " .... lol 🤣
Even look at his defensive body language as he is retelling. Damn.
I'll share a similar story.
My father and I were spearfishing in the Bahamas just a bit off the beach. I had just got a hogfish when we turned for shore and got circled by about three different sharks possibly four. My father and I got separated and I was on the beach with a shark at my feet and the rest of them at my father. These were very aggressive reek sharks making very quick turns in and out all around us. I had to smack the water on the sharks head for it to leave so I could get back to my dad. When I finally got back out to him he was having congestive heart failure and was coughing up blood. The sharks never left us as I swam him back into shore. I'll never forget grabbing him, I asked if he was ok and the response was "I'm dying". I thought that was it and fought hard to get him in. We made it to shore and everything lined up perfect to get him medical help. Four years later he's still here. God is good.
Don't give god the credit.
You are good!
@@Android811 Nothing is possible without God's glory
@@omar10213245 Which god? Thor? Odin? Zeus? Yahweh? Zenu?
I'm from the Bahamas and I can confirm that the sharks Here are fucking crazier
If he had died, would you blame God?
i know you said that you are embarrassed by how you handled the situation... I have to say I respect that even with feeling the way you do your still here talking about it publicly. Dont feel ashamed of yourself man. Easiest said than done I know! I'm sure you've heard that a sickening number of times.
The way you worded everything, really seriously struck something in me. How people would/are very disappointed by how we react and handle life and death stress. i'll remember that forever. Thank you man
When I dealt with a home invasion.. it did the same thing to me where I kinda froze up and wasn't able to handle the situation right away.. but was later able to go into fight mode/survival mode and get the assailants out of my home. Very scary situation though.
Good for you, what’s you do? I always wonder what I’d do.. I keep A few guns loaded around the house for this reason.
I literally almost went through this the other day, I froze up for about 60 seconds and told myself you gotta get out of bed and get the gun. Thankfully the gun was right next to me but yeah man it's hard to snap out of it and react quickly