Uploaded May 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
It's spring bear hunting season in the western states and this week, Coye and I gear up to go backpacking and camping in the Idaho wilderness for a few days. The gravel road to the trailhead was snowed in to we ended up cross country hiking for a few miles before intersecting the main trail. There's still a lot of snow in the high country but the south slopes are baring off and greening up which should draw in the bears. We set up camp on an open ridge hoping to have a good glassing point for early morning and late evening. Although the weather was calling only for a slight chance of rain, we soon realized the weather channel had it very wrong. We reinforced the tent stakes and buttoned up camp as ominous clouds built on the western horizon. Shortly after nightfall, thunder and lightning started moving closer. When the storm finally came, it hit with incredible force, driving rain and wind into the tent and threatening to blow it away. Lightning popped all around and thunder crashed so loudly we had to cover our ears. We were within arms reach but had to yell to communicate with each other. It was the absolute worst storm of my life while camping. When we set out, camping in a thunderstorm with lightning and heavy rain wasn't in our plans. But now that it's passed, I think it's something we'll both remember for the rest of our lives. #campinginrainstorm #bearhunting #backpackhunting
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It's spring bear hunting season in the western states and this week, Coye and I gear up to go backpacking and camping in the Idaho wilderness for a few days. The gravel road to the trailhead was snowed in to we ended up cross country hiking for a few miles before intersecting the main trail. There's still a lot of snow in the high country but the south slopes are baring off and greening up which should draw in the bears. We set up camp on an open ridge hoping to have a good glassing point for early morning and late evening. Although the weather was calling only for a slight chance of rain, we soon realized the weather channel had it very wrong. We reinforced the tent stakes and buttoned up camp as ominous clouds built on the western horizon. Shortly after nightfall, thunder and lightning started moving closer. When the storm finally came, it hit with incredible force, driving rain and wind into the tent and threatening to blow it away. Lightning popped all around and thunder crashed so loudly we had to cover our ears. We were within arms reach but had to yell to communicate with each other. It was the absolute worst storm of my life while camping. When we set out, camping in a thunderstorm with lightning and heavy rain wasn't in our plans. But now that it's passed, I think it's something we'll both remember for the rest of our lives. #campinginrainstorm #bearhunting #backpackhunting
Don't forget to subscribe to the channel. We're uploading a new video each week that features one of the following topics: archery, bow hunting, bow building, survival skills, bushcraft, self reliance, primitive skills, primitive bows, hunting, camping, fishing, and a lot more!
Surviving Alone by Clay Hayes - amzn.to/3Qqou3l
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Tents & Tarps - seekoutside.com (enter clayhayes5 at checkout for 5% off!)
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Arrow Shafts - surewoodshafts.com
Clothing - firstlite.com
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