3-Days Solo Camping and Exploring New Land

Went out to look around a new area and saw some decent deer sign - decided to try my luck at something im pretty new at. Wish me luck

Instagram: @XanderBudnick

New Sleeping Bag - Thermarest Parsec -18
Sleeping Pad - Thermarest Xtherm

My Camera Gear:

Camping Gear:
Headlamp – Fenix HM50R
Black Winter Sleeping Bag – MEC Talon -30
Orange Winter Sleeping Bag - MEC Talon -10
Red Summer Sleeping Bag - MEC Talon +5
Sleeping Bag Liner - Sea to Summit Fleece liner
Sleeping Pad - Big Agnes Insulated Air Core Ultra
Sleeping Mat - Nemo Switchback
Axe - Grandfors Bruks Scandinavian Forest Axe
Frying Pan - GSI glacier frying pan
Backpack - Gregory Baltoro 75L
Fixed Blade Knife – Gerber Big Rock
Small Folding Knife – Benchmade mini Griptillian

[MrFreeGman]

As someone who has had many unsuccessful hunts myself, I never regret going out into the wilderness, regardless of what I come home with. You become a lot more in touch with nature when you're just stopping and paying full attention to your surroundings. Listening to the squirrels and birds, noticing all the signs of animal activity, paying attention to the wind... A freezer full of venison is always a nice reward though. Your hard work will eventually be rewarded.

[hugov]

19:12 Pure sound of nature right here !

[KDbbasm]

So fun to go along on your hunts. I'm 71 and have hunted all my life, learned from my father who was never skunked. Elk, moose, bears, deer, he always succeeded. As a skipper on his own boat we had salmon from out off the Washington coast, canned and a freezer filled We had grouse, pheasants, all that meat every year in the freezer. Life with Dad was AWESOME. One of MANY skills to hunting is to never camp in your hunting area, youll just push the deer away from you. Always set up nearby and get up in the dark, get to where you want to hunt sit guietly in your vehicle/canoe until break of light, then proceed. Search with your eyes, not your binos. Use scope or binos only to confirm antlers once you've spotted the deer. The Great Oz has spoken

[ZZFE]

Man you are the rare few youtubers who reveal the breakwind part. You are so real man.

[jeffvallentine]

It's awesome to watch you do something you excel at, canoeing, trekking backcountry waterways. Your skills are amazing. Yet watching you venture into new experiences with hunting and seeing and learning new skills is great too. Your approach and attitude are spot on. Your success will come I have no doubt.

[Duhhwight]

As an outdoorsman that also hunts I must say I am really enjoying the new content

[Kaygu_]

I'm not into hunting, but seeing you learning a new skill is great!

[davisstellman]

You and Clay are the reason why I got into grouse hunting. Something I found is that grouse will always stay in the same area like 1mile radius for their entire life. If you've found them once, you've found a spot to keep returning to. That's what helped me land my first ever with a recurve bow last month

[tommorrow]

I went deer hunting with my grandpa when I was about 12. We walked a long ways from the truck and we finally did come across a good sized buck. My grandpa said we didn’t want to have to carry it that far back, so he shot in the air to scare it off. I was just glad to go “hunting”. The experience of the hunt and the hike was amazing. That’s one of the best memories I have with him. Just spending the day hiking around.

[commonsense]

Flatbread
1tbsp oil
Pinch of salt
1 cup Flour

Boil 1 1/2 cups of water with oil until boil then take off of heat and add flour and stir vigorously

Then roast over a campfire. It’s a pretty filing food. I usually have some powder gravy and make dumplings with the dough

[nathanbenjamin]

Always a pleasure to watch these. Thanks for all the work you do editing, filming, taking us along

[MrMisuma]

I sometimes just saves your new video and watch it on a day, where my anxieties are screaming at me. Thank you so much. Your work is greatly appreciated. Sincerely from a danish fan.

[timralston]

@19:12 - 19:22 If anyone is wondering the [CC] Closed Captions said it was [Music]... Very impressive, Xander!

[goob]

Xander's videos always make a good day

[aboodal-khatib]

Hello Xander, I am following you from Jordan in the Middle East. I do not speak English, so I had to use Google. What is this content, man? It is really amazing. I really love watching your videos. Thank you for this content, keep it up 🤍

[matt.denney]

Love the videos. Just a quick tip as a lifelong hunter, probably 75% of all the deer I’ve ever seen have been within the first and last 30 minutes of daylight. I’d suggest definitely staying out until it’s actually dark, you’ll have a much higher chance of seeing something!

[garymoore]

Love going along on your hunt man and your canoeing. Thank you for this channel. I’ve learned so much.

[FionaMccue]

So pleased to see you out hunting again Xander.

[AdventuresWithLoki]

Looks like you had a great trip Xander even though you didn't come across any deer. The wolves howling was super cool! Looking forward to your next one.

[Longbowwoman]

Love all the vids!
Pick your high traffic spot. Get out BEFORE first lite. Sit still and patiently. When you walk after first lite everything hears you and or smells you. Let the deer come to you. I’ve harvested more deer than I can count with a bow.
Keep those videos comin!!