Batman | Hunt for 550-pound Oklahoma Black Bear | BEAR HORIZON Episode 3
2018 ж. 17 Қаз.
96 894 Рет қаралды
Join Clay Newcomb on a five-year quest to harvest a giant Oklahoma black bear. Using a Redneck Hunting Blind was key component of this black bear hunt. Hunting over bait offers the ability to be highly selective, and is a big win for bear conservation. The Oklahoma black bear weighed 550-pounds. The video expounds on how adult male bears are indicator animals pointing towards a vibrant and thriving bear population, and how they're the best animals to take out of a population.
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I've hunted my entire life and never wanted to bear hunt until I heard your podcast bear grease . I am looking forward to hunting bears in north carolina this fall with my longbow and have subscribed to Bear hunting magazine . Thank you Clay for the spark .
Did you end up getting your bear?
Man, you guys are killing it! Thank you so much for representing hunting so well and promoting conservation in such a positive light.
Joe Garrity thank you Joe. Appreciate your support.
No actually this exactly what gives hunters a bad name. Only one reason you should hunt, to put food on the table. PREDATORS MANGE THEIR OWN POPULATION JUST FINE WITHOUT HUMAN INTERFERENCE. This is strictly blood lust. A true trophy is taking a photo and letting the animal live on. Y’all are pathetic inbred imbeciles.
@@1zumiez8 This put hundreds of pounds of meat on the table...
@@jacobbeers1136 MOST people don’t eat black bears. I’d assume the ones who make a whole full length feature on killing stuff would be the last with the awareness and dignity to actually eat it.
Great accomplishment and great video. You are an excellent representative of our sport!
Thank you, Bernie! Good hunting!
A lot of hard work, and dedication paid off. Nice bear! Congrats! Thanks for sharing.
Thank you, Mike. It worked!
I think the only reason that there's bias against hunters is just the sheer lack of information and understanding from critics. Most hunters I've seen/watched their channels are more in touch with and more respectful of nature than most. How can you not? If you're going toe-to-toe with a big bear and you're on his level, how can you not form a respect for the creature? It's a level of intimacy with food sources that I think a lot of people don't have or understand anymore. I don't hunt, but I'm convinced now that I want to start purchasing meat from hunters, specifically meat that is from invasive species/animal was killed for conservation reasons. It's better quality too.
77xDivaOkurrr7ATSymbol thanks for the great comment.
But predators manage their own population and people don’t eat bear. Strictly ‘trophy hunt’. True hunters hunt for one reason, to put food on the table. You’re not on ‘his level’ safely tucked up in a tree stand or with a gun. Be a man, stalk and kill with a bow and arrow. Not sit and bait. No animal baits, it’s an unnatural tactic. And sport? Sport is two teams or individuals in an even match where nothing dies. Learn something before being a clown. Bears aren’t naturally outta their way aggressive. If you want a real trophy, do all this work for a photo. If you’re worthy of living on this earth, you will survive and can do it if you’re a man. If you’re a coward idiot, you will be dispatched accordingly.
@@1zumiez8 actually people do eat bear. Its one of the best wild meats
@@Bigwals yea but very seldom. More people shoot them than eat them.
Holy smokes well done! That's an absolute beast!
Thanks for watching, Dan.
Nice bear! What a way to get off work sit back and watch Bear Horizon!
Thanks for watching Dylan! Appreciate it.
Nice work! Beautiful animal!
California Outdoors Thanks for watching man!
Just listened to the audio on your podcast to this hunt. Thank you for sharing your passion making. It makes my day at work more relaxing listening to the podcast. Hello again from S.Crackalacka 😁
Bear hunting has become my new passion, can't wait to go again until then I'm glad I found this channel.
Way to go Clay, I'm so glad that you were able to score on & finish your quest - as I did back in September - with your free gift of bear attractant that I used in the backwoods of the Adirondacks in northern N.Y.
Jerry Wells right on, Jerry! Did you send us a picture?
Great video! Thanks so much for sharing.
Thanks, Drew.
All your hard work really paid off, thanks for sharing your experience much appreciated 👍
Awesome bear!!!! Thanks for sharing.
Joe Vultaggio thank you
Amazing the effort you put into this craft. Wish I could experience this personally. The righteous way you harvest the earths bounty is commendable and enlightening. Thank you for your efforts.
Great bear!! Awesome job explaining how conservation works with bears and managing the population.
That don’t get much bigger than that !!!..Your hard work was rewarded !!!..Congratulations Clay !
Ken Sprinkles thanks Ken!
At the end, had to love the dog sacked-out next to you on the desk! Another solid vid.
EmpireFoodie haha! Ol Jed!
Are you sure that's not an Alberta bear that got lost. What a beautiful bear! I wished you luck in getting a good bear, not a monster lol. All your hard work paid off. Thanks for taking us along for the ride Clay.
Right on, Chad! They're bigger down here than up there! lol
That's a big boy. I saw one that was 660 lbs, taken in Ontario. Anything over 400 is huge.
Great hunt. Appreciate preditor management done the right way. Congrats and good job!
David Clegg thanks David.
Congratulations Clay
Thank you
Nice beautiful bear!!! Congrats!!
Coyote hammer thanks for watching.
Unbelievable..! Great job on a beautiful mature boar.
Bear Hunting Magazine Apparently! Lol
i learned a lot and loving the message! cheers
Right on and thanks for watching.
Right on... GREAT HUNT... BEAUTIFUL TROPHY BEAST.
Nice Bear, Congratulations Clay
Jim Bade thank you
Thats a giant! Great video, hard work does pay off.
The Outdoorsman thank you
This is a big black bear I ever see in my life brother nice shot
Congratulations Clay ! Beautiful Bear brother. You need to come see us soon.
Thank you! Appreciate you watching.
Where are you guys out of?
Bear Hunting Magazine We are from the Dallas area but our properties are located in Buffalo Mountain area just outside Talihina. Also have property in Potato Hills area.. I think you have spoke with Brandon Adams with MLB. He filmed with us this year and took a nice Bear.
Better late than never !!! Found out about you through meateater show/podcasts and am very interested in bear hunting , and started the show from the beginning just finished listening to this episode had to see what he looked like awesome stuff right there!!!
Great video! I always appreciate your content. You have a gift! On a side note, what is the vest you are wearing in the last scene of the video?
Thank you, Charlie....that's a First Lite Uncompaghre Puffy VEST. www.firstlite.com/uncompaghre-vest.html
Another fantastic video my friend! I too have an old bruin haunting me. I know it's the scent but I'm having a difficult time finding a solution. I pack my bait a mile or so in so perhaps a ground blind rather than a tree stand is the answer... It's been a great challenge for sure!
sagebuckproductions scent is really tough with the old smart ones...
I hunt in SE Oklahoma near Wilburton. I have seen quite a few black bears on the cam. Awesome video.
Thanks, Ryan. Good luck this year and thanks for watching.
How far is Wilburton from Black Fork Mountain wilderness area. I hunt the Arkansas end of that Mountain. I find enormous amounts of bear sign at a great pond on top of that Mountain but once the baiting season starts all bear sign on my pond disappear. It's a four hour hike to get there and being government land there us no baiting, but on Rich Mountain just south there are bait barrels everywhere on private property. Also no vehicles that includes bicycles. If I ever take one there I'll have to process the whole thing there , scrape and salt the hide render the lard ,jerk all the meat with smoke teepees then bag it up and tore it out. It will probably mean 30 hrs of hard work but when fall comes around I'll be up for it . If life ain't hard its boring. Lol .None of my ways are intended to be inflammatory towards you or anyone else. They are just who I am . I've switched over from bows to spears . That has added some excitement to everything. It does get my old heart to pumping. I'll be 70 this fall. Told the misses that when I go I want to still be wearing my boots. Lol
Yesssss another video😁
Thanks, Chris!
Awesome video!
550 is no joke! We got a 599 pounder 2 years ago and it was insanely huge
That's a big bear and an honest hunter...lol....most would have just rounded up to 600. Great bear.
Awesome!!! Congratulations!!!
Thank you.
South Carolina only had 2 weeks of bear hunting.1 week still hunting no bait and a second week with dogs. Of course no sows with cubs may be taken nor can a bear under 100lbs. Options are limited and typically the first legal bear is the one ya harvest. Congratulations on a massive Black Bear.
SC is a pretty good place to bear hunt.
thanks again awesome
You might could also try hunting them when Dove season begins. I was out on Dove Season and had one around the size of Batman charge me. He turned away less than 30 feet from me...he was downwind of me but still came behind me. Day was overcast and had high winds. I think the bear have learned when shotguns are constantly going off, to go find potential food.
All Things Magnum sounds like a great bear encounter you had with a bear!
Really been digging these videos. My family and I are moving to Oklahoma in May, and I have every intention of connecting with one of these brutes. I have no idea where to start, will be limited to public ground, so no bait, but I am determined. Thanks for stoking the fire for me brother! Great job on that one!
Chris Kladky good luck man! They’re out there.
I was nervous when I heard that chainsaw in the dark😨😀. Glad to see a mature bear being taken. I've seen some fellows take bears that look no bigger than dogs.
Once again a great video. Biggest I can find round my area is 350 ish. Although state record 600 lb bear was taken 2 years ago not 20 miles away. I was wondering what your thoughts on blinds are. Do you think that a regular platform stand at 20’ would be as effective at scent control? I’ve been close to many bears on the ground but nothing the size of that bear on the video. Problem I have with those large box style stands is that they are not very portable. I hunt everywhere so mobility is key. Thanks again for the great video. Keep up the great work.
Redbone Bandit getting up high can really help with scent control, and in the right situation that might be all you need. However, the full scent containment of this blind is hard to beat. If I had been 20 feet up I don’t think I could have beat this bears nose.
Just hunt the wind Do your homework in the area you hunt find out what way the wind primarily blows and only hunt days the wind works in your favour tree stands work fantastic
Congrats my brother...🙏
Thank you
Awesome video.
Fantastic...what a champion..thats what its all about
Thanks Matt
That’s awesome congrats, 👍
Thanks, Nathan!
Batman forever
Love the videos bro keep making awesome content you got in to bear hunting buying my first tag next spring
Bradlaf excellent! Good luck to you!
Keep us posted on how it goes.
Excellent!,
I have done a bunch of bear hunting since the first time I watched this video. I have killed two giants in Canada that weighed 350 and 375 pounds respectively. I can't even imagine what a 550 pounder would look like. For all the non hunters out there, bear meat has become a family favorite for us. I have served it to family, friends and neighbors, and the approval has been one hundred percent.
Great shot...always wondered what bear tastes like!
placid renegade beef/pork combo...fatty but good.
If properly cared for in the field, it's the best of all wild game in my humble opinion.
If the Black Bear does Not eat Fish, then they are usually very good eating. If the Black Bear eat berrys they will usually taste like Beef or Bufallo .
Nice marksmanship! NiceBear, still chasing my first Black Bear Kill herein Nova Scotia,
Man you put some time, money and effort into that one. Don't envy you the sauna, but it sure was worth it for a bear like that. Nice job Clay. Well thought out and well put together!
Thanks, bro.....it doesn't always work out just like you scripted it, but it did this time....I'll take it. Thanks again for watching.
I never thought in a million years there would be awesome color phase bears in New Mexico let alone 500-plus pound bears in Oklahoma of all places. I've got a few nice 300 + pound bears in the Catskill Mountains in New York. We have a lot of bears around here we get a lot of transplant bears from New Jersey the landfill State LOL. PA with their three-day season they're shooting 800 + pound bear. But those boys in PA take that really seriously as you do. My bucket list includes at least one black bear over 500 I've never seen but I've don't other people to shoot 500-plus pound Bears locally I've come close to 400 but I've never broken 400. But the bucket list includes 1 / 500 and one chocolate one blonde and one cinnamon. I just now found your Channel today by dumb luck it came up on my feed watching other hunting channels just wish I could have found your channel sooner but these are some awesome hunts especially the one with your daughter that was awesome need more young women in the woods like her rugged hardcore serious country girl and Hunter that's awesome
Beautifully done! What kind of broadhead are you using?
Iron Will
That's a giant! Trying to wrap my head around the record black bear in PA - 875 pounds... My golly, I can't imagine another 325 pounds cuz 550 is huge!
Awesome vid, but is the dog on his desk stuffed or just hanging out on his desk? Lol
An Okie says congrats great bear
Ed James thanks ED.
I love Southeast Oklahoma! Gods country.
I'm so bummed you disabled the comments on the hunt with the kid. To many negitaves, to bad they run the show when you do that. However thanks for bring on the young ones.
Good job! Nice quick, humane, kill. A guy shot a 600lber where I hunt, would love to get a big boy like thatL
Jimena Gulla thanks for watching. 600 is a big one!
Right on brother, Jesus is King.
I know this is an older video, but where in OK were you? We just bought 35 acres that borders the Wister Wildlife Management Area. I'm hoping to attract some black bears. Are there many in LeFlore county?
Man you tell a damn good story. Keep that shit up
Which birdsong is that at the very end of the opening sequence?
That's some type of Alaskan song bird. Not exactly sure.
@@bearhuntingmagazine Thanks for responding. Great video, btw!
@@shanehaney2121 Thanks for watching.
That's a bear to be proud of, no doubt. Congrats.
RatdogDRB thank you!
Congrats! Were you shooting Ironwill Broaheads? If so what is your opinion of them?
Steve, I really like them. I haven't tested them at long ranges with the compound to see how they fly. They're sharp. Supposedly they have a "lifetime" warranty, which I'm not clear on how that works, but it sounds good.
Bear Hunting Magazine I ordered some a couple days ago. I plan on shooting them when I’m in Ontario.
I live in Pittsburg county. Haven't see any bears where I hunt on Corps of Engineer land. I have heard reports of bears about 10 miles away. But we can hunt bears in Pittsburg county.
Mike Bowerman what state Mike?
@@bearhuntingmagazine I'm sorry. I live in Oklahoma.
@@mikebowerman5078 Right on. You may have said that before. Good luck.
Nice hunt on hot metal blind.camo suit not request on blind...🤣
That thing is a stud. Ok huh? I had no idea, I live in choctaw would love to hunt one.
Awesome video, what county?
I’ve always wanted to harvest a bear from my home state of Oklahoma. Who better to guide me than Clay Newcomb!!! What do you say Clay? P.S. I live in the NE part of the state, so not far!!
Huge fan of your channel could you guys make a small game hunting vid sometime?
My son took a 159lb female this year in Virginia. We thought it was much bigger not ever having bear hunted before. Anyways, we were tickled to death abou it! Something we will never forget and to us it was a trophy.
Waw nice video
Thank you!
I agree with this video, most of what you have said..... I am in disagreement to call hunting over bait as "fair chase"... legally yes, but ethically, manipulating wild animals by placing food piles, is not fair chase. Food is the easiest way to train any animal, wild or domestic to change their behaviors. That being said, Congratulations!
I just got a Bernie Sanders ad on this video... talk about missing your target demographic
BBD!!! Yep , sure is.
Do Brown Bears even go after that big of a black bear??
Congratulations on the bear kill. That’s quite the bear! Isn’t it awesome when a plan comes together!!!
Thanks, Raymond....it worked out just right. RARE for sure.
Please tell me that's not a stuffed dog on his desk hehe
Ol Jed sit pretty still sometimes, but he ain't stuffed!
@@bearhuntingmagazine Oh thank God! Lmao he really looked stuffed man 😂
550lbs? That is a ginormous black bear.
Me : watches almost all episodes in a day, all of a sudden my PSE appeared and my drums are full of popcorn and old fryer grease bear seasons starts April first here and man everytime I watch your vids it feels like you make it as we tag along too 👍also the traditional bow mountain lion hunt was really interesting too see must have ben so crazy being that close it was a beautiful cat for sure!
I' m not a hunter. If you hunt down the big males, do you protect the females and their cubs in a way? Because the big males are a danger to the cubs?Is that right? The male grizzly bears kill and eat cubs and also kill females, I ' ve seen that. If thats also true for black bears your sport makes sense.
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6:25
Please skinning vedio
ASO 44 , skinning and quartering back country hike in hike out style or taking it to your home or cabin then skinning.
Will do this!
Thank you
Too bad we’re subject to emotionally driven fish and game laws in California. Such a shame.
W RD tough situation out there.
TO W RD : I don't understand what you're saying. We can hunt black bears in California. Can't have a firearm with you if you're bow hunting, that's all. What's the problem ? No dogs ? It's called fair chase. Learn how to hunt. Just complaining for the sake of complaining or thinking you're cool criticizing California. At least if you want to do it, say something that makes sense and is true. What do you mean that "we're subject to game laws in California" ? In what states or provinces aren't hunters subject to game laws ????? Every single, every province has them in the U.S. Canada and Mexico. Game laws govern all hunting in Africa, Europe and Asia. What's your complaint based on exactly ? Bringing up the fact California has game laws as part of your criticism doesn't bode well with a lot of people including ALL ethical law abiding hunters in and outside of California. What are you advocating ? Poaching ? Killing indiscriminately ? Try that in another state and see how well you're received. Have you been caught poaching or are you in trouble with the DFG for a violation ? California has plenty of game and is very well regulated like ALL other states are. California is a trend setter, what starts in California is soon followed in other states and then the rest of the world. You can look and ask around, you'll see how progressive a state it is. You don't like what you see. If you can, vote !! I'll stick to what's related to hunting; the ban on lead is a good thing, many other states are considering it. California was the first well over twenty years ago to ban lead for shooting waterfowl. From near disappearing numbers, waterfowl made a huge comeback. Companies like Barnes are thriving because they make great very innovative products. Every single state has seasons and every single state requires a qualified (meaning not in violation of any law) hunter or fisherman to buy licenses and tags, those in violation cannot enter the field armed. Any person not following game laws may have his or license suspended (that's the nice part, not mentioning fines and years in jail). You think it's only California ? Try to shoot a grizzly in Montana. You'll be in the poor house and in the big house in very short order for a long time... It is NOT a free for all. Try poaching an elk or a bighorn sheep in Colorado and please tell us how much fun it was to get caught. This video is about a legal, successful bear hunt from a tree stand in Oklahoma. What part of it don't you understand ? Let me give you some stats about California. 1) Taken as a country, excluding the rest of the U.S, it ranks 6th to 8th in GNP in the world, always top TEN ! The GNP of Southern California excluding Imperial county is superior to that of Australia. The GNP of Los Angeles county alone is superior to that of Mexico. None other of the larger states, including Texas and New-York remotely comes close to number 30... If the place intimidates you, look elsewhere. Can't stand people who shoot their mouths off without knowing what they're talking about or because they have a problem they want to rationalize but don't say what the REAL PROBLEM is. No other regulatory body in any other state will accept your views unless you talk to like minded people who have a comprehension problem or who think and live outside the law and you admire them for it, then you may find an audience and feel right at home. If your post was written out of pure ignorance and the desire to "fit in" with people out of state, you did yourself a huge disservice because you exposed yourself coming across very differently to anyone who reads your complaint about the fact that there actually are game laws in place in California. Not a single state in the Union tolerates poachers. Perhaps game laws are too difficult for you to decipher or you are frustrated because you are no longer allowed to hunt in California. Both are bad but the later is far worse. "Game laws in California, Such a shame". You're the real shame. Your two words aren't doing you any good. Laws aren't for the feeble. They are for the good of all. If you don't like them and you can vote, then vote. Don't complain about the existence of game laws, the vast majority of them is the expression of a civilized society preventing the indiscriminate taking of natural resources.
@@paulhomsy2751 He said "emotionally driven game laws" I think he was speaking to how whimsical California makes or changes laws
@@paulhomsy2751 baiting is illegal in california. Mountain lion hunting illegal in california. All emotionally based laws put in place by liberal voters. I work love and hunt CA. Its a shame what's been done to the state. And dogs aremt hunting? In who's standard? Yours? Hunting with hounds is what we bred dogs for thousands of years ago. Take your head out of your ass, you know nothing of CA hunting laws.
Paul Homsy I appreciate your passion but it seems a little misplaced. I like to battle with those misguided snowflakes however I’m not sure this guy qualifies. This guy knows what a lot of us do about liberal hunting laws. I live we’re ridiculous liberal hunting laws are constantly enacted . I don’t think his problem is with hunting. Hunting with dogs is the very reason we have dogs in the first place. It’s why they were domesticated. Not looking for a war, just seems like you may have gone a little overboard. Just my opinion. If you hunt then good luck shoot the big one.
hunting over bait sucks
Awesome video!
Thank you, Jerry. Appreciate it.