I'm reading The Comfort Crisis and was lead here by Michael Easter. I have great respect for the way you hunt, for your dedication, method, reverence and ethic. Thank you for sharing this.
I'm a vegetarian (and trying to eat as less as possible from animals) but once a year, my dad, my uncle and I (and some other family memers, we are mostly 4-5 people) are travelling to Canada (we're from Germany) and going hunting. That's the only time I eat meat. I just love hunters and hunting with the right ethics and mindset. When I'm hunting, I'm feeling free and I'm just living in the moment. We hunt with hunting rifles and when u pull the trigger... the adrenalin rush stops, u feel like in Slow Mo. Incredible feeling. U are just one with nature. In the next evening, when we return home, completely exhausted, we sit together at a campfire in the garden from our family members (my uncle and aunt and their children are living in Canada) and hear the campfire making noises, hear the horses munching in the background their hay in the stables (they can go out to the fields whenever they want) an my family members laughing all together, it's indescribable. It's the moment when I can really rest, sit down and feel alive. Wonderful
I've been against hunting most of my life. It's videos like this and conversations on certain podcasts that have changed my viewpoint. And for the first time (as I near 50) I'm starting to gain the skills to go on my own hunt. I think far too many people are simply disconnected from reality and where they come from.
A Deen the world can’t go vegan either. 90% of crops are year-round crops. They’re the ones that can survive northern winters, and are usually fed to animals because too much corn and grain is unhealthy to humans. 5% of crops are the veggies and fruits we eat. They have to be grown in warm climates and imported, because it’s too expensive and too hard to grow those crops in the north during the snow months, even if we used giant greenhouses. Those giant greenhouses are way to expensive for most farmers to have, especially in the late fall/winter/early spring months. The last remaining 5% that we eat are actually pastureland used to raise livestock. Yes, in farming terms, livestock are crops. To sustain a vegan world, we have to raze down forests in warm, rich climates to create cropland. Crops are grown on flat land because tractors aren’t off-road toys. You can’t grow crops on land that’s very steep, very rocky, too wet or too dry. It has to be just right for irrigation systems to work, for tractors to plow, and for crops to survive. This means to sustain a vegan world, you have to kiss the rainforests and plains goodbye. No more lions. No more sloths. No more elephants. No more bison. No more antelope. No more deer. No more trees. No more wheat grass. It’s bye-bye wilderness if the world went vegan. What people don’t realize is that the only reason why state/federal land, state parks, wildlife refuges, wildlife protection agencies, wildlife rescue missions, wildlife biology, wildlife support, basically the only reason why wildlife exist, is because of hunters. We bring in billions of dollars every year to support the conservation, management, and protection of wildlife and land. To do that, values must be placed on wildlife to draw people in and keep people from killing them. In Africa, there are no laws banning locals from killing animals. The locals can kill whatever they want, when they want, because they have mouths to feed and farms/villages to protect. Before, locals would kill anything that stepped paw, hoof, or talon on their land, but now that trophy hunting bring in $500,000-$700,000 per animal, the locals are now actively protecting wildlife from poachers, since trophy hunters give them millions of dollars and thousands of pounds of meat every year. Sure, locals still kill problem animals, but they don’t go out and destroy entire prides of lions 20 miles away from their homes like they used to. In the States, where I hunt, Theodore Roosevelt, an avid hunter to say the least, introduced regulations and encouraged hunting to bring back the bison, the pronghorn, and the whitetail deer just to name a few. Now, millions of deer and pronghorn and thousands of bison roam the American wilderness, all thanks to Teddy and his hunters. I’m an avid pronghorn hunter. They are literally everywhere on the high western plains. To save things, they must be valuable. We put price tags on wildlife for hunters, so hunters will hunt one deer out of 30, and bring $500 in for the protection and management of those 29 deer and the land they live on. If we can do this here and in Africa, we can do it anywhere, making hunting extremely sustainable. Sure, we need our fruits, veggies, and grains too, but the world cannot go herbivore nor can it go carnivore. We are omnivores for a reason, and we are predators. Plus, don’t pretend for a second that vegans don’t cause harm. There’s a reason why buzzards and coyotes follow the combines every time they harvest crops.
Just read The Comfort Crisis which lead me to your video! I'm not a hunter but reading that book and watching your content has been a learning experience. I have great respect for you and what you do.
I've also been led here by Michael Easter's book 'The Comfort Crisis'. I have mad respect for your way of hunting and livind and for your dedication and ethic. Thankyou for sharing it with us! I wish that more hunters would spread this message in their communities!
As both a Hunter Education Instructor and film maker (winner of Gold and Silver Telly Awards) I think this is one of the most poetic dissertations on why we hunt I have ever seen, great job Doonie and the Sicmanta crew.
Love hunting and outdoors but i haven’t really hunted anything except small game like rabbits and pigeons to eat and Anyone who See's this message you are so valuable and special to Jesus, he died for your sins so that they can be forgiven ,come to him as you are doesn't matter how broken you think you are , he loves you so unconditionally no matter where you've been and he knows you personally doesn't matter what you done he'll forgive and wait for you to come to him so he can give you rest no joke he loves you so much! I was spiritually dead wanted to die didn’t care about life ,I went through so much in life physically and mentally that my feeling became num in a way and I started seeking God and He found me he revealed stuff to me and why I had to go through certain stuff in my life, only to bear more fruit in my life ,I’m not telling people about Jesus because some pastor told me to or something else I’m telling people because He gives a peace that surpasses understanding 😔👍
I am a meat hunter. never felt comfortable about so-called trophy "hunters." I only use primitive or traditional weapons, not modern centerfire guns. Sitting back 150, 200, 300 yards is not hunting. My mother died in August 2014, my wife passed away in November 2014. It's just my 12-year-old son and me adjusting to the new "normal." Money is tight. Young mouths must be fed. Nothing goes to waste though.I think some people are genetically predisposed to being a vegan. And some of us are true hunters. Most fall somewhere in between.
All I can say is u have experienced a lot of s##t(what with ur Mom&wife dying..May they R.I.P) So all ur trying to do is feed ur family,while using a time honoured method Now I have'nt eaten any "Red Meat" only "Fish and Fowl" in over 25 yrs(even though I was raised by Irish☘️ immigrants in London,UK,who both came from Dairy Farming backgrounds) But I'v been living in the US for nearly 21 yrs now,and if I was a few yrs younger(fitter)I def could see myself educating and attempting to acuire the necessary skills to live this "Way of life".. And I'm a firm believer Humans are a incredibly pragmatic and adaptable species and when "Push comes to shove"their principles will soon be shelved when their stomach's start rumbling and complaining..So stay well and good luck👍
The fact that we have to defend "why" we hunt, tells me what the world has become... I will never not hunt! The people who think I'm wrong in that decision can stay in the grocery store and believe what they want.
And now imagine what you said came out of the mouth of a poacher who just killed a big elephant bull and is now grinding its teeth into powder for a fucked up chinese dude who cant get his little Willy to stand up any more... There is good hunting for food, population control or to hunt down sick animals etc and there is also the worst kind like is described.
I have to say that as a vegetarian, the only hunting I understand and maybe even accept is hunting for food. There's something about looking an animal in the eyes before eating it that gives you perspective, an understanding of impermanence and respect for its life. What I really don't understand is a meat-eater that eats 10 hamburgers a weak, buys all his meat from dreadful, inhumane companies and then complain about people who hunt their own food. The level of hypocrisy in some people is astounding.
Gnarly Not really, but I usually base most of my perspective off of real life so that could be the disconnect here. Anyone who eats meat should understand that hunting is more humane and more healthy in every way. Oh well, common sense isn't common knowledge and I understand that.
HooDRidEWhiteY ah well, yeah that's better😂. Ik those people irl too haha. And yes agree. Hunting is how it's supposed to be. Too bad where I'm at it's only Iguanas, and they always go in dirty waters and such.
The Lord has blessed the earth and man... some of us... know ...it. Some day... not all that far away, they will all realize this. Worry not Donnie! Her greatest lesson is harmony. Does us good to see your part well done!
Outstanding Donnie, in every way! Your words ring true. I had a wolf pack visit my camp in Idaho several years ago, and I'll never forget it. I was hunting elk solo, and the perspective of how insignificant you are at that moment in time kind of resets your soul.? Hunting allows me to reprioritize what is really important in my life; family, friends, nature, love. Thanks again for the beautiful view of your wild north.
I’ve never had any experience with hunting other than on the internet but my love eating good quality meat and my family grows a lot of our own fruit and vegetables and the feeling of eating something you’ve grown yourself is amazing I can only imagine what it’s like with something you’ve hunted
Your podcast with Joe is what gave me the inspiration to start hunting. The factory farming industry is disgusting, my partner and I just stopped buying meat from the supermarkets altogether. I'm also at uni studying wildlife biology so hearing your stories was real special. Currently writing assignments waiting for my first bow to come in the mail. Just wanted to say good job. If more people knew that hunting is crucial to ecosystem stability I'm sure that hunters would get less flack.
I watched a Canadian lynx stock three turkeys in Northern Maine last fall for about 5 minutes last fall. One of the best outdoor experiences of my life. Never would have saw it if I wasn’t out hunting. Last fall I got a nice 8 point and tons of my favorite game ruffed grouse. But that lynx encounter was the highlight of my fall. It’s not all about harvesting game it’s about the whole experience. Great video. I wish this showed up in everyone’s recommended
An articulate, intelligent, individual,who represents it as it is.If all documentary's presented themselves like this.Well,we would be educated rather than entranced by the surroundings. David Attenborough 50 years ago.Super job.
I am a vegan and I judge people that buy meat every day from mass production and never give it a second thought. I would never judge these people, this is something completely else.
Marieles Mystic Music don’t be so quick to judge. Most people still don’t know what they’re actually buying, and not everyone can hunt or go vegan/vegetarian. I’m a hunter, but I still buy a lot of my food from the store. Plus, agriculture does its fair share of damage. There’s a reason why birds of prey circle the skies above the combines every year...
Thinking all mass production is bad is a misconception about the food industry. Just because you watched the Farm to Fridge documentary doesn't mean the majority of mass production farms operate that way.
Martin Curtis no offense but people don’t really have the time to go hunt for their food everyday and these guys are lucky enough they can make a living off it and it’s their passion
If I could only convince my wife that this is what I want to do as well as raise our two sons to learn to appreciate. We are already an outdoor family, cooking over a fire 3 to 4 times a week all four seasons in Canada, especially right now with my young sons being homeschooled during the pandemic. Although this incredible video won’t help to switch my wife’s perspective quite yet, I’ll let ya know in the coming years out in the mountains if she had a change of heart;)
I'm no simp, but my wife is very much in opposition to hunting. My really close friend has been super into it in Western Canada for about 15 years. He's been trying to get me out there for sometime. Certainly camping at my kids' motocross races in a tent in some pretty adverse weather conditions over the last year has helped give us a decent base 😀 , after all only a small percentage of hunters will have success on average for something like 🐑. A lot of time I have been told is dealing with the elements.
Respect. Not a lot of people understand hunting/fishing correctly as you detail in this video. My father passed it on to me when I was young, and I did the same for my children. Thank you for posting
Best film ever made about what we do as hunters. Watched this so many times myself and have showed so many people. If anyone ever asked me why I hunt I just say watch this film and you will understand.
When you're n the hand of God 24/7.. It gives you a love, trust, and fear for Him. and gratitude. Normal people are dependent on corporations and the government
I'm so thankful that you were able to put this feeling into words and that your crew gave everyone a visual of what the hunt means for some of us. Stay blessed and safe travels!
Those were a couple of absolute beasts of horses. Packing you, your gear, plus meat, hide, and horns all at once through rough country. Cool video too but I loved the shots of the working horses.
I hunted when I was younger and stopped because I felt like hunters just killed animals for fun. My father never took home any of the meat that we had killed, even if that was his original intention. I watched this video last year and it changed something inside of me. I've started hunting again and I'm going into my second season. Thanks for the video.
Good stuff Justin, the killing part of hunting is such a small part and I get why u quit, I've been thru some of the same things with certain friends, it became a numbers game to them, who could shoot the biggest buck, the most amount of deer in a year..... it wasn't fun anymore..... I have had some of the best times in the woods hunting and not killed or shot at a damn thing....
2:51-3:03_"Where your meat has come from and you really have no idea even your vegetables. You really have no idea what you're eating while you putting in your body and most people don't even think about it while we think about it..."💯👌
Hunting isn't the issue, hunting is perfectly ethical to the standards of natural order. It's going back to 'The way We Should Be'. What's not ethical is our methods of industrial scale consumption of meat, and all these ppl hating on hunting are probably consuming animals that were squeezed into tiny pens for their whole lives with fungal infections and diseases before they get squeezed into a smaller pen and get a bolt in the head or knife to the neck. People are so ignorant these days to what are the REAL ISSUES that they're constantly criticizing the things that we should be taking example from. That's not me saying everyone should hunt for their meals obviously. That's me saying, hunting is becoming a part of and appreciating the source of our meat and therefor should be something respected (when done right).
Hunting is the only thing that brings me peace and joy. When I am in the wilderness, I feel like I am truly living my life. When I get back to the city, all I can think about is going back.
As an ex-vegan, I never in my life thought I’d become a hunter. Unfortunately, veganism did not bode my body well. I am still adamantly against the mass production of meat (or anything for that matter) and this video beautiful conveys what it means to get back to my roots. We belong to the land
Down with the hat in front of you. All his videos are king. Every person should live like you. That is, our ancestors lived this way today, unfortunately, people forget this. Just keep going, the videos are just awesome !!!! God bless you on your hunts !!!
Great pictures and very well said. I'm a hunter aswell and I can honestly say that I feel great admiration and compassion for every animal I kill. When I pull the trigger, I extinguish the flame of life at the other end, but to nourish my own, and that, I think, makes it something really beautiful. All life comes from death. "Who could love a creature more than the one that kills it, takes its flesh into its body, depends on it for survival, and sees the world through its eyes?"
This video just says something that I really can’t explain just what hunting means to people is mind blowing. I have never hunted before but after watching this I cannot wait to learn how to hunt and teach my kids how cause after seeing this video everyone needs too. It’s just amazing I have watched this video over 10 times and it’s better every time it truly is
Went on my first Elk hunt in Utah last weekend. It was an incredible experience I will never forget. I now understand what Donnie means in this video. Hunter for life.
@@soulsoftoday this is the law of nature... and we are the first in this chain , in the holy Bible, it is said that every animal on the earth is for human food ! if you don't like these videos then why do you watch them, just pass it ! My advice to you , don't be a whiny girl.
@@soulsoftoday Did you even go to school?! Animals such as dogs and cats were bred and domesticated specifically for the home . If you don't know such basic things, I have nothing to talk to you about . Lose yourself in the darkness of your ignorance and pathetic fantasies heathen !!!
Everytime I watch this I just feel the same as the narrative. Donnie every video and trailer you produce just portrays the hunter in the utmost positive spiritual connected way. I am not a man know for my spoken vocabulary but your truly the embassador needed for us hunters that can bring the point across.
One of my strongest memories of working on the North Slope Project was watching a pack of wolves cutting 3 caribou out of the herd that was calving and spending the summer on the North Slope. The other strong memory was the mosquitoes that sounded as loud and as big as your Super Cub. Thank you for the video. People who do not challenge themselves to be pushed hard in these experiences have missed out on life.
I've watched this video at least 4 times. I keep coming back and watching it because it brings the point home on the actual experience of hunting. The trophy shows on television are nothing like reality, and unfortunately those shows are all people think of when they think about hunting. This video brings the authentic hunting experience to the general public and shows them what hunting is really about. The places, the experience, the wildlife, and ultimately the goal of providing a healthy natural source of protein for your family. I wish more people saw this side instead of the shows where the guy rides his 4 wheeler out to a feeder in a cornfield and sits for 5 minutes until a buck that's been practically hand fed shows up and they shoot him. I strongly feel that you need to work for your meat, that you need to earn it. Put in the time and effort in scouting locations, hiking all day and not seeing a thing, then finally seeing an animal and having the opportunity to harvest. It's a beautiful thing.
No problem here. Grew up on a small farm where we raised most of our own food, including meat. So, I appreciate where food comes from & the work it takes to produce it. People who don't farm or hunt will never understand this. Keep doing what you do, more power to you.
This dropped 9 years ago, and I'm just seeing it now after seeing the latest 2024 gear video. You see a lot of Remi, Cam, Stev, and that crew, & the Gritty boys who I think are starting to stand out a bit and tell good stories. This is what I like to watch. It's also cool to see the appreciation of the Northwest Territories. This particular area, in this part of the NT, is very special. The GBL and GSL areas are rad, too(the big lakes).
@@panmarek931 we are territorial like animals and we are on top of food chain. Thats what you need to know and also not be rude like this. I wonder if you are like this in person or you are internet hero like all of them are
@@MrDeanonline Regardless of what they said, they enjoy killing animals. They want people to admire them because they pursue their self-fulfilment. I don't see how they are any better than any supermarket customer.
Just watched this for like the 8th time in 4 years and it still gives me goosebumps. Donnie Vincent brother we have so much in common its crazy , were just on opposite sides of the world
As a fellow hunter I can relate and applaud your efforts. You were not however "stalked" or hunted by a pack of wolves. Wolves are naturally curious and were simply checking you out. I have been near wolves and never felt threatened. I noticed that Micheal Easter in his book "The Comfort Crises" also uses hyperbole to get his points across.
"Autumn surprised me in the midst of these uncertainties; I entered with delight on the months of storms. Sometimes I wanted to be a warrior wandering among those winds, clouds, phantoms; sometimes I went so far as to envy the shepherd’s lot, whom I saw warming his hands at a humble brushwood fire which he had lit at the corner of a wood. I listened to his melancholy songs, which reminded me that in every country the natural human singing voice is sad, even when it expresses happiness. Our heart is an unfinished instrument, a lyre lacking some of its strings, on which we are forced to render the accents of joy in a tone dedicated to sighs." "Rene" by Chateaubriand
Ive been a hunter in Australia for many years now and this is one of the best videos i've seen! Wish i could have told all the haters that critcised my hunting all the things you pointed out. Definitely a fan now, keep up the awesome work. Thanks again
Great work! When I get up at 4am every morning to workout to prepare for hunting season sometimes I need some motivation to get going. This does it every time. Thank you.
I have tried to live everyday of my life as a journey to self discovery and the appreciation of others and their perspective(s). This path of mine sometimes fraught with peril, sheer terror and at times overwhelming acts of love and humanity has brought me great joy. I have spent a fair amount of time in the jungles of Central America, deserts, mountains and cities. Your film is powerful and impactful. I am not a hunter. However, I certainly respect those who hunt for the same reasons as you. Many of my closest friends are hunters and some of the most amazing people I have ever known. Selfless, strong and determined. The attributes that make us human. Thank you.
I heard you on Joe Rogan....your experience and insight is fascinating. The time with the wolves that you spoke of on Joe Rogan podcast was incredible.
Everything about this......fantastic!!! Thank you! Kudos for the production quality, shooting, planning, editing......but so well done with the delivery. From a guy that shares your perspective 100 percent and happens to own a production company at the same time.......500 thumbs up!! Well done my friend.
🍀 Hello from Ireland 🍀 Food for the table is something I respect from any hunter , and this video has shown the truth that many choose not to see nor hear .. Most people these days fight for a cause they , "I believe" don't hear all the fact through and through. Yes of course I do understand their is a lot of cruelty in the world and many people who call them selves hunters , hunt to kill for sport .. Food to go wasted .. Your video / videos need to shown more to let people know who are where we came from .. Thank you for this video 🍀 Safe journey
I like to eat but I like to eat well. I love to hunt but I love to hunt well. I love to cook but I love to see a hungry person enjoy the food I hunted, provided, prepared, and most of all God blessed. To feed the hungry is a gift. Give while you can.
Amazing video! I saw this at an outdoor film festival and after that all I've wanted to do is get all my hunts on film, and some friends and I have really made it a goal. Thank you for your inspiration!
Hola donnie,disfruto mucho viendo tus documentales, uno no tiene acceso a esos lugares maravillosos !!! Ser cazador es noble,tomar solo, con conocimiento y sabiduria, lo que la cadena de la fauna brinda, solo por sustento y solo por eso!! Al contrario de lo que la mayoria de las personas opinen dentro de su zona de confort ,los grandes depredadores son las factorias multinacionales ,que solo dejan devastacion en todo el planeta!!! Gracias por compartirlo,saludos!!!!
Absolutely nice film and great comments about hunting. This is also my way to live and take food to family. Go and have excellent shots! J from Finland
Well done. People say hunters a sick or messed up because they actually take the life. I say kindly that because I have taken the life of something and utilized it to it's entire potential I therefore appreciate it a not just a slab of meat, however a gift and nourishment. Every hunter is conscious of taking a life however we should be no more regretful than any other predator when doing so. Never tracking your game or even raising it yourself then killing it has so many people disconnected and around the wrong way. It Is true, those who have the convenience of being able to have a hitman kill their meat for them have it backwards and have no welfare or logical leg to stand on. Knowing that I honoured the animal by giving it a swift death and using it in it's entirety is what matters not farm animals jammed in stalls in poor conditions. Great video, however you hunt spear, bow, knife or gun support your fellow hunters, encourage ethical quality meat harvesting and most of all stand up to the bullies who contradict themselves. Thanks
Franklin Michael yes that is true in some cases ...there will always be a minority that spoils it for the majority no matter what it is in life ...cheers for pointing that out
You know I've never really thought of it that way before, but your right agriculture is actually more cruel than hunting is. The livestock are bred to be fat and stupid so they can be slaughtered, that is all they live for. But wildlife..they are in their natural habitat you have to outsmart them to get them
So I don't really have a no or yes on hunting .cause I have been a hunter and I have not anymore..but by simply saying u eat what u kill and say a couple of hail Mary's over the forever dead animal makes it ok .really doesn't work ..yes we all came from hunting gathering but now we have cows and chickens .
One of the best videos I've ever seen if not the best. I am with you brother. God made all of these animals for us to use, Great job. God be with you on every step of your journey.
its videos like this, being a college student at Virginia Military Institute eating ramen, that reinforce what I want in my life. I want to return to nature, to the old ways and to traditionalism. Down with urbanization, over population, animal abuse and the mass produced world. Return to nature, love, discovery, and the real order of life. Homestead, pioneer, hunt, farm... return to nature.
@@Valeria-hy1ey it's true. There is a action and reward circuit in the brain that specializes in tracking objects/prey with the eyes, and cooperating with other hunters. Humans and their ancestors have been killing for half a million years. Killing feels good for most men, that's why you see more men than women playing FPS games and hunting.
@@Valeria-hy1ey Have you never been around a bunch of kindergartners? Once it gets them they do everything just to get the feeling that they are hunting something, lol... It's in us in one way or another, can't deny that
@@michaelam9738 yes I have been around children and no I never witnessed anything like that. when you look at the human evolution you will find that the first humans (Australopithecus) actually were vegetarians/ lived on a plant-based diet. The meat consumption started later in the evolution. And the big amount of meat we eat nowadays started 100-200 years ago because of the industrialisazion...I would say maybe the children you observed just showed behavior of collectors and not hunters ;)
@@Valeria-hy1ey Yeah, truly pure gatherers the kids were, trying to spear a squirrel... Anyways, yes, gathering allways was a giant part of our life, and that is very deeply ingrained within us too, but so is hunting, even if it started later. The way and amount we eat meat nowadays is ofcourse ridiculous and not good for us or natural at all, but our ancestors did hunt actively and very well and eat meat and did develop the urges to hunt, so kill, that we still feel nowadays.
Just saw this great video, people like us will always get judged by society. Some people just don’t understand and others are not able to do what we do. Society wants you to fit in a puzzle even if you don’t fit. These few days in autumn every year is what keeps me going all year, just to break the chains and be who I am. Great video thank you!
This pandemic has made me realize how unreliable our government is and how incompetent we've become. Most of us only know how to work for a paycheck. Not how to survive if worst comes. Now I've taken an interest in hunting and growing my own food. I want to be able to stand on my own two feet while being able to take care of my family if worst comes.
Hear from Comfort Crisis. Really have learned so much about hunting and the meaning of life. I hope to one day explore the most silent places of the world and hunt for my own food! Great video
I have watched this video literally a hundred times. Love the way you explain hunting, in a similar way this is how I envision spearfishing. Thanks for the inspiration Donnie.
Adventureman Dan Spearfishing is totally unnecessary suffering for the feeling creatures like fish are. Fish also feel pain quite similar way as other vertebrates do. No one's hobby should not be other's suffering. Or if you think to put food in the table, fish or other meat is not optimal diet for humans. And there is lots of better and less pain and suffering causing ways to get fish in the table than penetrating their bodies with spears(which is in many case torturing and pure cruelty to animals).
I tip my hat for you,,, I"m a hunter myself I also teach my Daughter to Hunt and I can"t wait to pass it on to my grand Daughter.God Bless you and stay safe.
But remember that there is only maybe 1% of hunters who have all the stuff these guys have. You don't need planes, horses and expensive bows to be great hunter. And I don't mean that if you have money to buy those things you shouldn't. I am saying that you can be hunter with only a gun/bow&arrow. That is what the most people have. Couple guns or bows and arrows. Maybe dogs. And they can be great hunters. It is not the money you spend on equipments and traveling. It is the experience you get from going to wilderness and managing to catch your deer or rabbit. That is what hunting is. Experiences with your friends or family and doing what you love to do.
@@ymparipohjolaa887 Gotya. I am a german hunter since last month by school. Am doing a lot of outdoor stuff with my ex army boys. However seeing this adventure and knowing what we spent and planned for our "not-so-easy" trips just stuns me. This is def our goal but boy the road to that equipment and possibilities means lifetime commitment.
This is so beautiful. Hunting is in my blood and has taught me who I am and who I want to be. To be pushed in a great hunt is truly the greatest parallel to life it’s self. A true reflection of the real struggle that defines life
I really don’t see how hunting would be ’controversial’. Sure, there are some extremists but most people, the vast majority, at least here in Sweden, don’t see hunting as controversial. In fact, Inwould say most people here view game as preferable to farm-raised meat. Mybe it’s controversial among US coastal types, but for most people in northern countries it’s definately not.
Preach! Amazing video. The people that criticize hunters are the same people that eat eggs, meat, and dairy from animals “grown” in factories in inhumane conditions, pumped full of antibiotics and hormones and also eat fast food made of chemicals and god-knows-what.
It’s your right boss to put food on your family plate. Last yr was my first time hunting and what a feeling a rush of adrenaline , you get a moment when your breath slows down when you spot a Buck crossing your sight picture and I remind myself I’m a meat eater and squeeze. Damn what a experience I respect the process,lifestyle brings different perspective and appreciation for the food I eat and where it comes from. Nothing but respect.
Awesome narrative. Ever since as a boy reading,’To build a fire’ by Jack London, I have been intrigued by the Northern Territory. I have never been there, but through people like you I get a glimpse, a feeling of awe, of what I have missed. To be a responsible hunter, I have no problem with that. It’s the trophy hunters I abhor. Take good care hunter man, Thank you.
I'm reading The Comfort Crisis and was lead here by Michael Easter. I have great respect for the way you hunt, for your dedication, method, reverence and ethic. Thank you for sharing this.
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Same!
I'm a vegetarian (and trying to eat as less as possible from animals) but once a year, my dad, my uncle and I (and some other family memers, we are mostly 4-5 people) are travelling to Canada (we're from Germany) and going hunting. That's the only time I eat meat. I just love hunters and hunting with the right ethics and mindset. When I'm hunting, I'm feeling free and I'm just living in the moment. We hunt with hunting rifles and when u pull the trigger... the adrenalin rush stops, u feel like in Slow Mo. Incredible feeling. U are just one with nature.
In the next evening, when we return home, completely exhausted, we sit together at a campfire in the garden from our family members (my uncle and aunt and their children are living in Canada) and hear the campfire making noises, hear the horses munching in the background their hay in the stables (they can go out to the fields whenever they want) an my family members laughing all together, it's indescribable. It's the moment when I can really rest, sit down and feel alive. Wonderful
I've been against hunting most of my life. It's videos like this and conversations on certain podcasts that have changed my viewpoint. And for the first time (as I near 50) I'm starting to gain the skills to go on my own hunt. I think far too many people are simply disconnected from reality and where they come from.
Well said
A Deen the world can’t go vegan either. 90% of crops are year-round crops. They’re the ones that can survive northern winters, and are usually fed to animals because too much corn and grain is unhealthy to humans. 5% of crops are the veggies and fruits we eat. They have to be grown in warm climates and imported, because it’s too expensive and too hard to grow those crops in the north during the snow months, even if we used giant greenhouses. Those giant greenhouses are way to expensive for most farmers to have, especially in the late fall/winter/early spring months. The last remaining 5% that we eat are actually pastureland used to raise livestock. Yes, in farming terms, livestock are crops.
To sustain a vegan world, we have to raze down forests in warm, rich climates to create cropland. Crops are grown on flat land because tractors aren’t off-road toys. You can’t grow crops on land that’s very steep, very rocky, too wet or too dry. It has to be just right for irrigation systems to work, for tractors to plow, and for crops to survive. This means to sustain a vegan world, you have to kiss the rainforests and plains goodbye. No more lions. No more sloths. No more elephants. No more bison. No more antelope. No more deer. No more trees. No more wheat grass. It’s bye-bye wilderness if the world went vegan.
What people don’t realize is that the only reason why state/federal land, state parks, wildlife refuges, wildlife protection agencies, wildlife rescue missions, wildlife biology, wildlife support, basically the only reason why wildlife exist, is because of hunters. We bring in billions of dollars every year to support the conservation, management, and protection of wildlife and land. To do that, values must be placed on wildlife to draw people in and keep people from killing them. In Africa, there are no laws banning locals from killing animals. The locals can kill whatever they want, when they want, because they have mouths to feed and farms/villages to protect. Before, locals would kill anything that stepped paw, hoof, or talon on their land, but now that trophy hunting bring in $500,000-$700,000 per animal, the locals are now actively protecting wildlife from poachers, since trophy hunters give them millions of dollars and thousands of pounds of meat every year. Sure, locals still kill problem animals, but they don’t go out and destroy entire prides of lions 20 miles away from their homes like they used to.
In the States, where I hunt, Theodore Roosevelt, an avid hunter to say the least, introduced regulations and encouraged hunting to bring back the bison, the pronghorn, and the whitetail deer just to name a few. Now, millions of deer and pronghorn and thousands of bison roam the American wilderness, all thanks to Teddy and his hunters. I’m an avid pronghorn hunter. They are literally everywhere on the high western plains.
To save things, they must be valuable. We put price tags on wildlife for hunters, so hunters will hunt one deer out of 30, and bring $500 in for the protection and management of those 29 deer and the land they live on. If we can do this here and in Africa, we can do it anywhere, making hunting extremely sustainable. Sure, we need our fruits, veggies, and grains too, but the world cannot go herbivore nor can it go carnivore. We are omnivores for a reason, and we are predators.
Plus, don’t pretend for a second that vegans don’t cause harm. There’s a reason why buzzards and coyotes follow the combines every time they harvest crops.
Mankind's greatest crime against nature is not progress, it's disassociation.
Where are we coming from???
An open mind is something to be proud of. Hope your hunts go well
This video is going to be timeless. Captures what many who hunt, feel.
Just read The Comfort Crisis which lead me to your video! I'm not a hunter but reading that book and watching your content has been a learning experience. I have great respect for you and what you do.
I just read page 93 with the note about this video and came here immediately!!
@naeemmarjaui8045 Page 93 brought me here, too.
I've also been led here by Michael Easter's book 'The Comfort Crisis'. I have mad respect for your way of hunting and livind and for your dedication and ethic. Thankyou for sharing it with us! I wish that more hunters would spread this message in their communities!
As both a Hunter Education Instructor and film maker (winner of Gold and Silver Telly Awards) I think this is one of the most poetic dissertations on why we hunt I have ever seen, great job Doonie and the Sicmanta crew.
Jeff Banke Wow Jeff! Thanks so much for your comment. Glad you enjoyed it.
Donnie Vincent .... Well done Regards, fellow hunter @darryldriftwest
Are you hunter too?
Reading Michael Easter’s “The Comfort Crisis.” That’s what brought me here🙂
I can't tell you how many times I've watched this video. Thankyou Donnie, you've helped motivate my life towards greatness!
Love hunting and outdoors but i haven’t really hunted anything except small game like rabbits and pigeons to eat and Anyone who See's this message you are so valuable and special to Jesus, he died for your sins so that they can be forgiven ,come to him as you are doesn't matter how broken you think you are , he loves you so unconditionally no matter where you've been and he knows you personally doesn't matter what you done he'll forgive and wait for you to come to him so he can give you rest no joke he loves you so much!
I was spiritually dead wanted to die didn’t care about life ,I went through so much in life physically and mentally that my feeling became num in a way and I started seeking God and He found me he revealed stuff to me and why I had to go through certain stuff in my life, only to bear more fruit in my life ,I’m not telling people about Jesus because some pastor told me to or something else I’m telling people because He gives a peace that surpasses understanding 😔👍
I am a meat hunter. never felt comfortable about so-called trophy "hunters." I only use primitive or traditional weapons, not modern centerfire guns. Sitting back 150, 200, 300 yards is not hunting. My mother died in August 2014, my wife passed away in November 2014. It's just my 12-year-old son and me adjusting to the new "normal." Money is tight. Young mouths must be fed. Nothing goes to waste though.I think some people are genetically predisposed to being a vegan. And some of us are true hunters. Most fall somewhere in between.
stfu, hunting with rifles is still hunting rather you like it or not.
And more often than not, it's the most humane way to kill an animal instantly.
All I can say is u have experienced a lot of s##t(what with ur Mom&wife dying..May they R.I.P)
So all ur trying to do is feed ur family,while using a time honoured method
Now I have'nt eaten any "Red Meat" only "Fish and Fowl" in over 25 yrs(even though I was raised by Irish☘️ immigrants in London,UK,who both came from Dairy Farming backgrounds)
But I'v been living in the US for nearly 21 yrs now,and if I was a few yrs younger(fitter)I def could see myself educating and attempting to acuire the necessary skills to live this "Way of life"..
And I'm a firm believer Humans are a incredibly pragmatic and adaptable species and when "Push comes to shove"their principles will soon be shelved when their stomach's start rumbling and complaining..So stay well and good luck👍
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@@Talis1717 hunting fudds are the worst kind of fudds
This was SO beautiful it made me cry. What you are doing is what so many men want to do, but they are stuck. Thank you for this.
The fact that we have to defend "why" we hunt, tells me what the world has become...
I will never not hunt!
The people who think I'm wrong in that decision can stay in the grocery store and believe what they want.
trying to relearn how to hunt on my own is a bitch of a t
And now imagine what you said came out of the mouth of a poacher who just killed a big elephant bull and is now grinding its teeth into powder for a fucked up chinese dude who cant get his little Willy to stand up any more...
There is good hunting for food, population control or to hunt down sick animals etc and there is also the worst kind like is described.
DAMN RIGHT !!
YOU TELL EM BROTHER !!
THESE SOFTIES BETTER TOUGHEN THE FRICK UP !
GET THEM DAMN HANDS DIRTY BEFROE THE JUDGE US !
TELL YOU WHAT !
3 years later and I still enjoy watching this epic video. If you ever want to hunt in NZ contact me.
I have to say that as a vegetarian, the only hunting I understand and maybe even accept is hunting for food. There's something about looking an animal in the eyes before eating it that gives you perspective, an understanding of impermanence and respect for its life.
What I really don't understand is a meat-eater that eats 10 hamburgers a weak, buys all his meat from dreadful, inhumane companies and then complain about people who hunt their own food. The level of hypocrisy in some people is astounding.
el poet Are you truly surrounded by people who eat 10 hamburgers per week yet complain about hunting? Strange.
HooDRidEWhiteY haven't you seen all the people in the internet who complain about hunting yet eat meat? 😂
Gnarly Not really, but I usually base most of my perspective off of real life so that could be the disconnect here. Anyone who eats meat should understand that hunting is more humane and more healthy in every way. Oh well, common sense isn't common knowledge and I understand that.
HooDRidEWhiteY ah well, yeah that's better😂. Ik those people irl too haha. And yes agree. Hunting is how it's supposed to be. Too bad where I'm at it's only Iguanas, and they always go in dirty waters and such.
We don’t care fuck off
The Lord has blessed the earth and man... some of us... know ...it. Some day... not all that far away, they will all realize this. Worry not Donnie! Her greatest lesson is harmony. Does us good to see your part well done!
Outstanding Donnie, in every way! Your words ring true. I had a wolf pack visit my camp in Idaho several years ago, and I'll never forget it. I was hunting elk solo, and the perspective of how insignificant you are at that moment in time kind of resets your soul.? Hunting allows me to reprioritize what is really important in my life; family, friends, nature, love. Thanks again for the beautiful view of your wild north.
I’ve never had any experience with hunting other than on the internet but my love eating good quality meat and my family grows a lot of our own fruit and vegetables and the feeling of eating something you’ve grown yourself is amazing I can only imagine what it’s like with something you’ve hunted
Your podcast with Joe is what gave me the inspiration to start hunting. The factory farming industry is disgusting, my partner and I just stopped buying meat from the supermarkets altogether. I'm also at uni studying wildlife biology so hearing your stories was real special. Currently writing assignments waiting for my first bow to come in the mail. Just wanted to say good job. If more people knew that hunting is crucial to ecosystem stability I'm sure that hunters would get less flack.
I watched a Canadian lynx stock three turkeys in Northern Maine last fall for about 5 minutes last fall. One of the best outdoor experiences of my life. Never would have saw it if I wasn’t out hunting. Last fall I got a nice 8 point and tons of my favorite game ruffed grouse. But that lynx encounter was the highlight of my fall. It’s not all about harvesting game it’s about the whole experience. Great video. I wish this showed up in everyone’s recommended
I've watched this video a dozen times over the last year and it still captivates me, amazing work Donnie and crew
An articulate, intelligent, individual,who represents it as it is.If all documentary's presented themselves like this.Well,we would be educated rather than entranced by the surroundings. David Attenborough 50 years ago.Super job.
I am a vegan and I judge people that buy meat every day from mass production and never give it a second thought. I would never judge these people, this is something completely else.
Marieles Mystic Music so you only eat food that comes from small farms and gardens?
Marieles Mystic Music don’t be so quick to judge. Most people still don’t know what they’re actually buying, and not everyone can hunt or go vegan/vegetarian. I’m a hunter, but I still buy a lot of my food from the store. Plus, agriculture does its fair share of damage. There’s a reason why birds of prey circle the skies above the combines every year...
Thinking all mass production is bad is a misconception about the food industry. Just because you watched the Farm to Fridge documentary doesn't mean the majority of mass production farms operate that way.
Martin Curtis no offense but people don’t really have the time to go hunt for their food everyday and these guys are lucky enough they can make a living off it and it’s their passion
You shouldn’t judge people that buy meat because what this guy does costs thousands and thousands of dollars and time that 99% of people don’t have.
Simply amazing...what a gift this film is...I will sit with it, ruminate upon it, and savor the marriage of your words and imagery...thank you.
If I could only convince my wife that this is what I want to do as well as raise our two sons to learn to appreciate. We are already an outdoor family, cooking over a fire 3 to 4 times a week all four seasons in Canada, especially right now with my young sons being homeschooled during the pandemic. Although this incredible video won’t help to switch my wife’s perspective quite yet, I’ll let ya know in the coming years out in the mountains if she had a change of heart;)
Surely you don't need permission lol
I'm no simp, but my wife is very much in opposition to hunting. My really close friend has been super into it in Western Canada for about 15 years. He's been trying to get me out there for sometime. Certainly camping at my kids' motocross races in a tent in some pretty adverse weather conditions over the last year has helped give us a decent base 😀 , after all only a small percentage of hunters will have success on average for something like 🐑. A lot of time I have been told is dealing with the elements.
So what’s the status update? Are you a hunter now? Get those kids out there hunting
Respect. Not a lot of people understand hunting/fishing correctly as you detail in this video. My father passed it on to me when I was young, and I did the same for my children. Thank you for posting
Now this would be a trip to remember, awesome, you're living the life man -'J
Thorus Zwolf It definitely was a trip to remember. Thanks for watching!
Best film ever made about what we do as hunters. Watched this so many times myself and have showed so many people. If anyone ever asked me why I hunt I just say watch this film and you will understand.
When you're n the hand of God 24/7.. It gives you a love, trust, and fear for Him. and gratitude. Normal people are dependent on corporations and the government
Those are not normal people, normal people take care of themselves and their families and still love God!
@@stankygeorge normal people have jobs is what I'm saying, which is fine
I'm so thankful that you were able to put this feeling into words and that your crew gave everyone a visual of what the hunt means for some of us. Stay blessed and safe travels!
I still love this video. The editing, Donnie talking. It’s great, I watch it all the time.
Those were a couple of absolute beasts of horses. Packing you, your gear, plus meat, hide, and horns all at once through rough country. Cool video too but I loved the shots of the working horses.
I hunted when I was younger and stopped because I felt like hunters just killed animals for fun. My father never took home any of the meat that we had killed, even if that was his original intention. I watched this video last year and it changed something inside of me. I've started hunting again and I'm going into my second season. Thanks for the video.
Good luck on your third season Justin!!!
They tried to take your identity. Your a man Justin Burk. Hold your head up high and do what makes you happy even if others don't agree.
Good stuff Justin, the killing part of hunting is such a small part and I get why u quit, I've been thru some of the same things with certain friends, it became a numbers game to them, who could shoot the biggest buck, the most amount of deer in a year..... it wasn't fun anymore..... I have had some of the best times in the woods hunting and not killed or shot at a damn thing....
so elaborate,
why did you start hunting and what did this video change inside of you ?
Show them how! Keep the tradition alive!
I'm in Super love with these guys...How education they left from this video...Thank you Donnie Vincent. Stay health and safety
I'm in 2021...But I'm still love this video so much...You guys so incredible and unbelievable
2:51-3:03_"Where your meat has come from and you really have no idea even your vegetables. You really have no idea what you're eating while you putting in your body and most people don't even think about it while we think about it..."💯👌
Hunting isn't the issue, hunting is perfectly ethical to the standards of natural order.
It's going back to 'The way We Should Be'.
What's not ethical is our methods of industrial scale consumption of meat, and all these ppl hating on hunting are probably consuming animals that were squeezed into tiny pens for their whole lives with fungal infections and diseases before they get squeezed into a smaller pen and get a bolt in the head or knife to the neck.
People are so ignorant these days to what are the REAL ISSUES that they're constantly criticizing the things that we should be taking example from.
That's not me saying everyone should hunt for their meals obviously. That's me saying, hunting is becoming a part of and appreciating the source of our meat and therefor should be something respected (when done right).
Hunting is the only thing that brings me peace and joy. When I am in the wilderness, I feel like I am truly living my life. When I get back to the city, all I can think about is going back.
As an ex-vegan, I never in my life thought I’d become a hunter. Unfortunately, veganism did not bode my body well. I am still adamantly against the mass production of meat (or anything for that matter) and this video beautiful conveys what it means to get back to my roots. We belong to the land
Down with the hat in front of you. All his videos are king. Every person should live like you. That is, our ancestors lived this way today, unfortunately, people forget this. Just keep going, the videos are just awesome !!!!
God bless you on your hunts !!!
Great pictures and very well said. I'm a hunter aswell and I can honestly say that I feel great admiration and compassion for every animal I kill. When I pull the trigger, I extinguish the flame of life at the other end, but to nourish my own, and that, I think, makes it something really beautiful. All life comes from death. "Who could love a creature more than the one that kills it, takes its flesh into its body, depends on it for survival, and sees the world through its eyes?"
You're and I respect hunters with conscious like you guys. Nothing can be more human than hunting for food. Love from Fiji 🇫🇯
can't help but watch this video multiple times. outstanding
Makes me wanna cry that I may never be able to ever experience something like that. Great respect and love to you guys.
glad you were on the Rogan podcast, may not have found this channel if it weren't for that!
This video just says something that I really can’t explain just what hunting means to people is mind blowing. I have never hunted before but after watching this I cannot wait to learn how to hunt and teach my kids how cause after seeing this video everyone needs too. It’s just amazing I have watched this video over 10 times and it’s better every time it truly is
Awesome video! Best way to rid ignorance is with the power of knowledge. You folks are doing your part.
Toby Johnson Glad you enjoyed it Toby!
Went on my first Elk hunt in Utah last weekend. It was an incredible experience I will never forget. I now understand what Donnie means in this video. Hunter for life.
“Every living man on earth is a hunter, only they haven’t discovered their true self yet”.
Fantastic statement
@@soulsoftoday Tell us how you really feel.
@@soulsoftoday Most other animals do it.
@@soulsoftoday this is the law of nature... and we are the first in this chain , in the holy Bible, it is said that every animal on the earth is for human food ! if you don't like these videos then why do you watch them, just pass it ! My advice to you , don't be a whiny girl.
@@soulsoftoday Did you even go to school?! Animals such as dogs and cats were bred and domesticated specifically for the home . If you don't know such basic things, I have nothing to talk to you about . Lose yourself in the darkness of your ignorance and pathetic fantasies heathen !!!
Everytime I watch this I just feel the same as the narrative. Donnie every video and trailer you produce just portrays the hunter in the utmost positive spiritual connected way. I am not a man know for my spoken vocabulary but your truly the embassador needed for us hunters that can bring the point across.
Huge for eyes, huge of escape, huge of humility, a journey for the meditation.
I would like knowing the music that goes with it.
One of my strongest memories of working on the North Slope Project was watching a pack of wolves cutting 3 caribou out of the herd that was calving and spending the summer on the North Slope. The other strong memory was the mosquitoes that sounded as loud and as big as your Super Cub. Thank you for the video. People who do not challenge themselves to be pushed hard in these experiences have missed out on life.
I've watched this video at least 4 times. I keep coming back and watching it because it brings the point home on the actual experience of hunting. The trophy shows on television are nothing like reality, and unfortunately those shows are all people think of when they think about hunting.
This video brings the authentic hunting experience to the general public and shows them what hunting is really about. The places, the experience, the wildlife, and ultimately the goal of providing a healthy natural source of protein for your family.
I wish more people saw this side instead of the shows where the guy rides his 4 wheeler out to a feeder in a cornfield and sits for 5 minutes until a buck that's been practically hand fed shows up and they shoot him.
I strongly feel that you need to work for your meat, that you need to earn it. Put in the time and effort in scouting locations, hiking all day and not seeing a thing, then finally seeing an animal and having the opportunity to harvest. It's a beautiful thing.
No problem here. Grew up on a small farm where we raised most of our own food, including meat. So, I appreciate where food comes from & the work it takes to produce it. People who don't farm or hunt will never understand this. Keep doing what you do, more power to you.
The Creator gave us human beings dominion over the animals...no explanations needed...brother.
Peace and love to all humanity.
This dropped 9 years ago, and I'm just seeing it now after seeing the latest 2024 gear video. You see a lot of Remi, Cam, Stev, and that crew, & the Gritty boys who I think are starting to stand out a bit and tell good stories. This is what I like to watch.
It's also cool to see the appreciation of the Northwest Territories. This particular area, in this part of the NT, is very special. The GBL and GSL areas are rad, too(the big lakes).
This video needs about 5,000,000 more views.
Daventure We agree! :)
Why? To make hunting more popular? What for? Humans hurt ecosystem enough already, fuuck off.
@@panmarek931 we are territorial like animals and we are on top of food chain. Thats what you need to know and also not be rude like this. I wonder if you are like this in person or you are internet hero like all of them are
@@panmarek931 You haven't understood anything they said in the video
@@MrDeanonline Regardless of what they said, they enjoy killing animals. They want people to admire them because they pursue their self-fulfilment. I don't see how they are any better than any supermarket customer.
Just watched this for like the 8th time in 4 years and it still gives me goosebumps. Donnie Vincent brother we have so much in common its crazy , were just on opposite sides of the world
I'm not a hunter, but I certainly admire those that harvest their own meat like this.
As a fellow hunter I can relate and applaud your efforts. You were not however "stalked" or hunted by a pack of wolves. Wolves are naturally curious and were simply checking you out. I have been near wolves and never felt threatened. I noticed that Micheal Easter in his book "The Comfort Crises" also uses hyperbole to get his points across.
6:10 Oh an Opinel knife, this guy knows how to find a good reliable cheap blade
"Autumn surprised me in the midst of these uncertainties; I entered with delight on the months of storms. Sometimes I wanted to be a warrior wandering among those winds, clouds, phantoms; sometimes I went so far as to envy the shepherd’s lot, whom I saw warming his hands at a humble brushwood fire which he had lit at the corner of a wood. I listened to his melancholy songs, which reminded me that in every country the natural human singing voice is sad, even when it expresses happiness. Our heart is an unfinished instrument, a lyre lacking some of its strings, on which we are forced to render the accents of joy in a tone dedicated to sighs."
"Rene" by Chateaubriand
Amazing imagery, extremely well spoken; chills down my spin. I love your work, keep at it guys! Love from Australia.
Ive been a hunter in Australia for many years now and this is one of the best videos i've seen! Wish i could have told all the haters that critcised my hunting all the things you pointed out. Definitely a fan now, keep up the awesome work. Thanks again
Great work! When I get up at 4am every morning to workout to prepare for hunting season sometimes I need some motivation to get going. This does it every time. Thank you.
Michael Karr ... Brother ... I know that feeling too. I’m preparing myself, and my buddy, for hunting season this Spring.
Good Hunting brother !
I have tried to live everyday of my life as a journey to self discovery and the appreciation of others and their perspective(s). This path of mine sometimes fraught with peril, sheer terror and at times overwhelming acts of love and humanity has brought me great joy. I have spent a fair amount of time in the jungles of Central America, deserts, mountains and cities. Your film is powerful and impactful. I am not a hunter. However, I certainly respect those who hunt for the same reasons as you. Many of my closest friends are hunters and some of the most amazing people I have ever known. Selfless, strong and determined. The attributes that make us human. Thank you.
I heard you on Joe Rogan....your experience and insight is fascinating. The time with the wolves that you spoke of on Joe Rogan podcast was incredible.
Everything about this......fantastic!!! Thank you! Kudos for the production quality, shooting, planning, editing......but so well done with the delivery. From a guy that shares your perspective 100 percent and happens to own a production company at the same time.......500 thumbs up!! Well done my friend.
🍀 Hello from Ireland 🍀 Food for the table is something I respect from any hunter , and this video has shown the truth that many choose not to see nor hear .. Most people these days fight for a cause they , "I believe" don't hear all the fact through and through. Yes of course I do understand their is a lot of cruelty in the world and many people who call them selves hunters , hunt to kill for sport .. Food to go wasted .. Your video / videos need to shown more to let people know who are where we came from ..
Thank you for this video 🍀
Safe journey
Connemara Baby Thanks for watching!
I like to eat but I like to eat well. I love to hunt but I love to hunt well. I love to cook but I love to see a hungry person enjoy the food I hunted, provided, prepared, and most of all God blessed. To feed the hungry is a gift. Give while you can.
Amazing video! I saw this at an outdoor film festival and after that all I've wanted to do is get all my hunts on film, and some friends and I have really made it a goal. Thank you for your inspiration!
Hola donnie,disfruto mucho viendo tus documentales, uno no tiene acceso a esos lugares maravillosos !!! Ser cazador es noble,tomar solo, con conocimiento y sabiduria, lo que la cadena de la fauna brinda, solo por sustento y solo por eso!! Al contrario de lo que la mayoria de las personas opinen dentro de su zona de confort ,los grandes depredadores son las factorias multinacionales ,que solo dejan devastacion en todo el planeta!!! Gracias por compartirlo,saludos!!!!
Absolutely nice film and great comments about hunting. This is also my way to live and take food to family. Go and have excellent shots! J from Finland
-iime liking this...solar my story good
I hunt because it stirs my soul and keep in the front of my mind how precious life is and how much I appreciate my small time on this planet.
Well done. People say hunters a sick or messed up because they actually take the life. I say kindly that because I have taken the life of something and utilized it to it's entire potential I therefore appreciate it a not just a slab of meat, however a gift and nourishment. Every hunter is conscious of taking a life however we should be no more regretful than any other predator when doing so. Never tracking your game or even raising it yourself then killing it has so many people disconnected and around the wrong way. It Is true, those who have the convenience of being able to have a hitman kill their meat for them have it backwards and have no welfare or logical leg to stand on. Knowing that I honoured the animal by giving it a swift death and using it in it's entirety is what matters not farm animals jammed in stalls in poor conditions. Great video, however you hunt spear, bow, knife or gun support your fellow hunters, encourage ethical quality meat harvesting and most of all stand up to the bullies who contradict themselves. Thanks
SimmoAusful The problem is some hunters don't hunt like this they just go around shooting anything that moves or can hunters for example
Franklin Michael yes that is true in some cases ...there will always be a minority that spoils it for the majority no matter what it is in life ...cheers for pointing that out
You know I've never really thought of it that way before, but your right agriculture is actually more cruel than hunting is. The livestock are bred to be fat and stupid so they can be slaughtered, that is all they live for. But wildlife..they are in their natural habitat you have to outsmart them to get them
Simply because those wanna judge others while eating their Macdonald burger, fuckin stupid
So I don't really have a no or yes on hunting .cause I have been a hunter and I have not anymore..but by simply saying u eat what u kill and say a couple of hail Mary's over the forever dead animal makes it ok .really doesn't work ..yes we all came from hunting gathering but now we have cows and chickens .
One of the best videos I've ever seen if not the best. I am with you brother. God made all of these animals for us to use, Great job. God be with you on every step of your journey.
amen brother im sure all of the real hunters back u 100%
its videos like this, being a college student at Virginia Military Institute eating ramen, that reinforce what I want in my life. I want to return to nature, to the old ways and to traditionalism. Down with urbanization, over population, animal abuse and the mass produced world. Return to nature, love, discovery, and the real order of life. Homestead, pioneer, hunt, farm... return to nature.
Hunting is deep within the soul, to ignore it is to become lost.
never read such nonsense. hunting equals killing. so what your basically saying is that killing is within the soul. wow!
@@Valeria-hy1ey it's true. There is a action and reward circuit in the brain that specializes in tracking objects/prey with the eyes, and cooperating with other hunters. Humans and their ancestors have been killing for half a million years. Killing feels good for most men, that's why you see more men than women playing FPS games and hunting.
@@Valeria-hy1ey Have you never been around a bunch of kindergartners? Once it gets them they do everything just to get the feeling that they are hunting something, lol... It's in us in one way or another, can't deny that
@@michaelam9738 yes I have been around children and no I never witnessed anything like that. when you look at the human evolution you will find that the first humans (Australopithecus) actually were vegetarians/ lived on a plant-based diet. The meat consumption started later in the evolution. And the big amount of meat we eat nowadays started 100-200 years ago because of the industrialisazion...I would say maybe the children you observed just showed behavior of collectors and not hunters ;)
@@Valeria-hy1ey Yeah, truly pure gatherers the kids were, trying to spear a squirrel...
Anyways, yes, gathering allways was a giant part of our life, and that is very deeply ingrained within us too, but so is hunting, even if it started later. The way and amount we eat meat nowadays is ofcourse ridiculous and not good for us or natural at all, but our ancestors did hunt actively and very well and eat meat and did develop the urges to hunt, so kill, that we still feel nowadays.
Just saw this great video, people like us will always get judged by society. Some people just don’t understand and others are not able to do what we do. Society wants you to fit in a puzzle even if you don’t fit. These few days in autumn every year is what keeps me going all year, just to break the chains and be who I am. Great video thank you!
One more thing you're the man standing eye to eye big grizzly smelling his breath you have my respect love to hunt with you sometime
Awesome!! I nearly cry and had goosebumps...Greetings from France :)
What is the background music? Anyone know??
Its so beautiful right?
Did you end up finding it, i can’t find it anywhere
The background music makes this video a work of art killer video...
I’ve wanted this song for so long !
@@dragoonism We write and record our own music for these productions in house via our production company SICMANTA. Glad you enjoy it!
@@Donnie_Vincent wow amazing sir. Is there any chance to buy it for use in content ?
Wow I would have never known about you if someone on a gaming community wouldn't have sent me here. This is beautiful work!
***** Glad you enjoyed it!
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Let me guess...Red dead?
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I come back to this video twice a year, incredible
Where. Can I get the music playing throughout this video? It was a great video by the way.
This pandemic has made me realize how unreliable our government is and how incompetent we've become. Most of us only know how to work for a paycheck. Not how to survive if worst comes. Now I've taken an interest in hunting and growing my own food. I want to be able to stand on my own two feet while being able to take care of my family if worst comes.
Fantastic video - a joy to watch :)
John Davidson Glad you enjoyed it!
Fantastic video!!!
Hear from Comfort Crisis. Really have learned so much about hunting and the meaning of life. I hope to one day explore the most silent places of the world and hunt for my own food! Great video
I have watched this video literally a hundred times. Love the way you explain hunting, in a similar way this is how I envision spearfishing. Thanks for the inspiration Donnie.
And I love the soundtrack you put behind it, awesome!
Adventureman Dan Spearfishing is totally unnecessary suffering for the feeling creatures like fish are. Fish also feel pain quite similar way as other vertebrates do. No one's hobby should not be other's suffering. Or if you think to put food in the table, fish or other meat is not optimal diet for humans. And there is lots of better and less pain and suffering causing ways to get fish in the table than penetrating their bodies with spears(which is in many case torturing and pure cruelty to animals).
I tip my hat for you,,, I"m a hunter myself I also teach my Daughter to Hunt and I can"t wait to pass it on to my grand Daughter.God Bless you and stay safe.
Jesus how much money the whole experience might costs. Equipment, Planes, Boats, Horses... I need to get wealthy asap to have that soon!
But remember that there is only maybe 1% of hunters who have all the stuff these guys have. You don't need planes, horses and expensive bows to be great hunter. And I don't mean that if you have money to buy those things you shouldn't. I am saying that you can be hunter with only a gun/bow&arrow. That is what the most people have. Couple guns or bows and arrows. Maybe dogs. And they can be great hunters. It is not the money you spend on equipments and traveling. It is the experience you get from going to wilderness and managing to catch your deer or rabbit. That is what hunting is. Experiences with your friends or family and doing what you love to do.
@@ymparipohjolaa887 Gotya. I am a german hunter since last month by school. Am doing a lot of outdoor stuff with my ex army boys. However seeing this adventure and knowing what we spent and planned for our "not-so-easy" trips just stuns me. This is def our goal but boy the road to that equipment and possibilities means lifetime commitment.
@@xetra1155 yeah I know. That is everyones dream im ngl
Truly envious. Beautiful country
When I hunt I feel alive and I feel productive, I can feel the hunting spirits of my native ancestors
You are sooo wrong!!!!
@@adrianaghitoaie2996 go to the store and enjoy your processed meat while I eat what I hunt, a lot cheaper too
@@adrianaghitoaie2996 What is he wrong about?
@@donwade_ Nice to know the deer I'm eating wasn't fed on exclusively corn, bone meal, antibiotics and hormones...
@@michaelam9738 exactly
This is so beautiful. Hunting is in my blood and has taught me who I am and who I want to be. To be pushed in a great hunt is truly the greatest parallel to life it’s self. A true reflection of the real struggle that defines life
One who video nt.poti 😍😍😍😍😍foo
I really don’t see how hunting would be ’controversial’. Sure, there are some extremists but most people, the vast majority, at least here in Sweden, don’t see hunting as controversial. In fact, Inwould say most people here view game as preferable to farm-raised meat.
Mybe it’s controversial among US coastal types, but for most people in northern countries it’s definately not.
Preach! Amazing video. The people that criticize hunters are the same people that eat eggs, meat, and dairy from animals “grown” in factories in inhumane conditions, pumped full of antibiotics and hormones and also eat fast food made of chemicals and god-knows-what.
In the world where money has no meaning, who would survive? ;) I would love to try this kind of life where you must hunt in order to survive.
It’s your right boss to put food on your family plate. Last yr was my first time hunting and what a feeling a rush of adrenaline , you get a moment when your breath slows down when you spot a Buck crossing your sight picture and I remind myself I’m a meat eater and squeeze. Damn what a experience I respect the process,lifestyle brings different perspective and appreciation for the food I eat and where it comes from. Nothing but respect.
2:44 Kinda sad to see plastic lying around in such a remote and just amazingly beautiful place :/
Awesome narrative.
Ever since as a boy reading,’To build a fire’ by Jack London, I have been intrigued by the Northern Territory. I have never been there, but through people like you I get a glimpse, a feeling of awe, of what I have missed.
To be a responsible hunter, I have no problem with that. It’s the trophy hunters I abhor.
Take good care hunter man, Thank you.