Houndsmen XP: A Brutal Hunt

Congratulations. Bear hunting is one of my favorite hunts but have never done it behind dogs. Can’t wait to hear the story

@Tom man it is wild. These guys and dogs work hard! Thanks

Congratulations! Sounds like an amazing experience. Looks like beautiful country. 👍🏼👍🏼

It is always a pleasure when we get the opportunity to share our lifestyle with other hunters.

@Chris felt like home in more ways than one brother! Appreciate ya

Congrats! That’s sounds like an exciting and exhausting hunt!

@Rachel Nelson that’s awesome! I just wrapped the processing for mine. Congrats!

No way! That's awesome man, coni! That laurel is nuts, when I Cherokee National Forest a couple of years ago I ran into that. Definitely not what I was expecting and makes one understand why a fella would hunt with dogs. That stuff if thick, can't find a trail, nothing. Congrats again man!

An experience to remember. Congratulations!🐻👍👊

I have yet to hunt something that can hunt me. What an experience that must have been.

@Cory when it came down from that tree it was intense!

@Adam yeah I had hunted in Laurel but never like this. With a dead bear miles from the truck 😂

@Brad congrats man! The Appalachians are a hunting wonder and can be brutal. Glad to hear it was a successful and overall rewarding trip!

@Joshua yessir. Been hunting those mountains on the Kentucky side my whole life but this hunt brought new meaning to a hard pack out 😂

Congrats fellas, those hunts separate the men from the boys for sure. I’ll bet ya learned a ton about clothing and gear selection. 💪👊

@Mike yeah @Chris is a gear guru for sure. Honestly my gear selections held up pretty good but a few weak points: boots, boot gaiters and lack of a thick wool layer. I had 2 layers of merino on but I’m on the hunt for a thick wool outer layer now. My under Armour boots would have been fine overall but were not tall enough for a creek crossing. Most of these guys are running high end boots and I just have not needed that kind of boot to hunt my normal hunts. Honestly its similar to western style in terms of gear performance , which you know well. There are some nuances but that’s what I realized overall

@Brad yessir, exactly what I meant. Whatever tweaks you found will make the next one that much more comfortable. If there is such a thing in that country🤣

@Mike well @Derek had better boots and he was still miserable at one point but it was mostly due to the physical aspects + busting thru frozen Laurel soaked us to the bone.

@Mike sorry didn’t mean that to combat your point but rather to say it was ROUGH 😂

@Brad totally understand man, we’re both saying the same thing, haha. I’ve pulled something out of every situation I’ve been in, but especially the ass kickers🤣

That’s some man shit right there. Congrats fellas!

@Mike oh, and the packs. My god, the packs. Derek and I both learned a thing or two about that. Details coming soon.

Congratulations man looks badass

very cool!

Congrats brother 👊

@Donovan wait until you hear the story

@Brad oh yea

Sweet!

Congratulations on an awesome bear hunt & memory.

@Brad I’ll be tuning in next Monday

@Donovan whatever that gif is kill it with fire!

@Adam looks like Crap Taxidermy but animated

@Adam 😆

Damn 😳 Sounds like a hell of an adventure!!

@Eric would make a good okayest story 😂. Lots of bad decisions made

Congratulations Brad!

Hour long UNCENSORED by GoWild podcast recorded today about this hunt!

@Brad when will it air!!

Lord do I long to run hounds again

Epic! Congrats!

@Heath Monday!

@Brad congratulations. I got my first bear this year as well. 6 yards shot on the ground. Needless to say the adrenaline was pumping

@Garrett congrats!

Running after bear dogs is the hardest hunt you’ll ever go on.

@Roy oh it was! And yes that looks painful

@Brad with adrenaline flowing through my body and the barking of the dogs.

Hunted bear in NM with dogs. By far the hardest hunt I have ever done!

@Brad thank you

Here’s the full story: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5syrOA4fovUlRbYyNEKl7V?si=BtPs83NFTTyJLwr4jT1vDw

Congratulations Brad! What a great hunt.

Nice bear!!