Never ceases to amaze me that Human Beings feel entitled in one of the most beautiful places on this planet to drop their garbage on the ground 😡Thank You Stan for being gracious enough to pickup after the selfish Humans that don't care🙏🐾🐻❤️

I can hear the wakeup and smell the crispness that only morning brings... Thanks Stan

Watching this is like being there. Total peace and solitude in the wild. Thanks Stan

You’ve taught me how to navigate in bear territory. After spending most of my life being in complete and utter terror of grizzlies especially, but all bears (my friend was attacked by a predatory black bear several years ago as she was hiking through a clear cut.) Harrowing story. Thankfully, her great Dane engaged the black bear (after running away.) He returned in full-steam, after her screaming and gave her time to get away. Dog was fine. I thank you for your help, with my ignorance and fear.

What a great showcase Stan for life in grizzly country. I agree with you, these animals only attack when they are uncertain of your intentions, and think you mean to harm their cubs. otherwise they are peaceful animals that have no ill will to humans. My pal once saw a griizzly in Montana that literally posed for photos and would often make friendly bleating sounds for food.

Your videos are such a treat for those of us who can't be there, thank you!

I love the early morning because the birds are just waking up. Their song is everywhere and it's heavenly

Goodmorning Stan. It's fun to start my day with one of your videos.❤

So good to see a new post Stan. I so enjoy hiking with you vicariously.

What a beautiful way to start the day, seeing God's creation and the beauty in it all. Have a blessed day.

Nice to see you posting new videos again!

Timothy Treadwell obviously took his bear obsession too far, sadly, ignoring the dangers which ultimately took his life and his girlfriend’s life…Stan is more cautious and aware of the dangers and knowledgeably hikes these beautiful areas! As with life, anything can happen but in the meantime, I enjoy these treks with the calm Stan!

@geniemedford9200

Жыл бұрын

Amen

@marjorjorietillman856

Жыл бұрын

Treadwell did have enough sense to tell his girlfriend to leave, but she wanted to stay and fight the bear to save his life. And she knew the dangers even before the final incident. Such unnecessary deaths! Yes, Stan is much wiser!❤

@1jackvalley580

Жыл бұрын

Yes, The difference is Stan shows Respect for the wildlife 🙏🐾🐻

@ronclifford1659

6 ай бұрын

If Stan is so cautious then why is he hiking in the dark, in grizzly country? Yeah that's real cautious!

@Master...deBater

6 ай бұрын

@@ronclifford1659 While elk hunting we always hike into the field before light...and hike out after dark. Dusk and dawn are the best times to be in the field if you want to see animals.

Stan, thank you so much for your videos. I enjoy watching and listening😊

Good morning, another beautiful video. 👍🦅🇺🇸

What an awesome video. Really enjoyed it wished I was there . Nice healthy grizzly digging away like they do! Glad to see the snow gradually melting up there. Nice job great video.

Love your videos Stan! I was at the South Entrance to Yellowstone this morning (this entrance has not opened yet) and spotted a black bear digging in the meadows along the Snake River just outside the park entrance. Yesterday spotted a juvenile grizzly near Moran in GTNP. Your hiking protocols have done much to influence my preparation and actions on the trail. Thanks so much for your excellent videos!

@StanMills

Жыл бұрын

That is how it usually goes. You see more wildlife from the highway than hiking in the backcountry.

@didibolter9362

Жыл бұрын

@@StanMills 😆😅😄😃😂😁😀😉😊

So happy to see you in my YT notifications. I’ve always enjoyed your videos. Thank you.

I enjoy these hikes so much . Thank you for sharing this magnificent area with us !

❤Stan Mills, thank you! I go in periodically to check for your hikes. The beautiful early morning sky with the wildlife...so very wonderful. In Texas, we are experiencing heat and humidity. I sure wish I could be there in the greater Yellowstone area!

Thankyou stan very much I like seeing wildlife

Love Stan’s videos. I’m a fan.

I never travel into Bear Country without a firearm. I carry bear spray too, but if the wind is blowing into your face the spray is useless against the bear and can blind you! Everyone forgets that.

Awesome!!! 👍😎🇨🇦⭐🐻

Thanks for the video Stan!! Great shots of the grizzly.

Good Morning Stan!

You're a brave man walking out there in the dark and in grizzly country.

Wonderful video. Thanks for sharing your hike with us.

I like it when hikers bring spares in case you need it you got one esp. bear spray.

Excellent video!

Thank you stan .so nice .

Awesome video!!

Been kinda quiet. Hope all is well. Miss your quiet walks. Heading up there for first week of June for some YNP time. Sending the thanks for the beauty

@StanMills

Жыл бұрын

June will be a great time. There is still a lot of snow in the park right now so hiking is still limited.

Man’s wisdom or Stan’s wisdom? I like Stan’s.

Amazing how you do all of this, would be an honor to take a walk like this with you

@davidsuch8942

Жыл бұрын

He's married.

@paulpowers1932

Жыл бұрын

Sorry, my son & myself enjoy how he walks in Yellowstone, hard to get a guide to do hikes like this

@eriklarson9137

Жыл бұрын

@@davidsuch8942 Lol.

@davidsuch8942

Жыл бұрын

@@eriklarson9137 imagine telling a man you've never met that it'd be an honor to take a walk with him.

@chipsrafferty8362

Жыл бұрын

I never heard of Such a thing.

Thanks for letting me tag along on your travels😅

Vraiment cool !

Here in Florida I use Sawyers Permethrin spray on my gear and clothing to kill any Ticks that want to hitch a ride or have a meal. One treatment is good for 6 weeks or 6 washings. All those fishy looking small streams I would be packing my Tenkara rod and some fly's to tease the fish with.

Caught a bear by our garage on trail cam last night. Funny how you get a feeling one's around lol!

❄️ snow! 😮

Walking at dark in grizzly country Stan. Great idea 😂

Thank you Stan for another great video. How were the snow levels in Yellowstone area this year? Was it above average?

Hi Stan, Love your videos. They're relaxing. Aside from size, how can you identify a male grizzly from a female from being some distance away?

@StanMills

Жыл бұрын

I will see this bear with a female within the next week or so. I have been seeing this male grizzly for the last 8 years, every year in this area. He is a huge grizzly and a great bear to see. Hopefully he will continue to survive for a lot more years.

So you don't have to be concerned with a bear on a carcass, like a winter killed elk? You're walking in the dark.

@StanMills

Жыл бұрын

Yes that is always something to watch out for. But there is all kinds of evidence and indications around when there is a carcass close by. Lots of wolves an coyotes.

Hello my dear friend, how are you today? 🤔 I don't know how you can see anything it's so dark out? 👀 When I started watching your video, I thought that the light was your headlight and here you say it's the moon! 😆😅😄😃😃😂😀😊😉

I wonder why Stan suggests walking quietly so as not to scare any bears. Everywhere you go in "grizzly bear country", signs advise hikers to make sure they make enough noise to give bears the chance to notice them and retreat safely (attacks usually being the result of a bear being surprised)...

@StanMills

Жыл бұрын

Then do that if that is what makes you feel good. I am about God's wonderful creation and treating animals with respect in their home. It's not all about ME.

@markusschmied2237

Жыл бұрын

@@StanMills OK. God's creation all right (inspires me with awe as well!), just seem to be two different aims - watching wildlife (in your case) and hiking safely (in the case I cited). No harm meant; got your aspect now and can clearly understand it.

@Shaz-gq7pv

7 ай бұрын

You really can't scare a bear they've no fear of people you just hope they're not hungry or they'll decide to attack and kill you

Curious about the new permitting for videos? I noticed this was a new one. Enjoying all your videos.

@StanMills

Жыл бұрын

Like in everything, people go way overboard on anything they think may affect them. The intent of the permitting is not to infringe on your 1st amendment rights or to stop normal individuals from doing what normal people do hiking in the park. It is for film making like weddings, movies...where they have equipment that can interfere with people visiting the park. Common sense.

@billjayne7474

Жыл бұрын

Intent is difficult to interpret and regulations take on a life of their own after a while. Moreover, regulations often (always?) have unintended consequences. In a career with the VA I wrote regulations at times and I can attest to the fact that unintended consequences occur and program managers can interpret the regulations in ways that weren’t intended.

Awesome art work Stan! Have you hiked all of Yellowstone yet?

@StanMills

Жыл бұрын

Not all of it. I don't hike the heavy forested areas very much because it is too hard to see wildlife. I stay more in the northern area.

Your luck will run out one day. Alaska resident here.

Appreciate the equipment list. Do you always wear gaiters?

@StanMills

Жыл бұрын

Yes. Right now for mud and tics. Later for stickers and grassburrs.

Stan - maybe an obvious question - but why the bear spray in two locations on your pack? Do you keep it in a shoulder holster in case you have a close encounter? (Ever used it?) 11:18 I thought you said ‘texts’ - I was gonna say - my memory of YSNP: texts are not a concern…

@jennross6466

Жыл бұрын

Two canisters of bear spray. One for throwing at the bear, and the other to spray.😉

@StanMills

Жыл бұрын

Never have used one. One in shoulder holster for quick draw. If I use that one, I then have another in my pack.

Stan are you still currently in Yellowstone?

Is that a big Boar?

GOOD MORNING STAN HOW ARE YOU?

Share the location please....

I would be completely scared.... You have a death wish man

Have you ever had to spray a bear

@StanMills

Жыл бұрын

I have not.

Forgot your 357 magnum pistol

@twostop6895

Жыл бұрын

shut up

Wow I wouldn’t consider that wise. Traversing a known grizzly bear habitat, seemingly with no firearm (hopefully I’m wrong on that), in the dark, in the spring when bears are starved and guarding winterkill, with one of your two insurance policies tucked away useless in your pack. An encounter is imminent. Better hope the wind is blowing directly at the bear when you attempt to spray it. But it won’t be. I write this only to keep the uninitiated doing something half this stupid. I wish you luck.

Do you have a death wish?! I don’t understand the need to walk there in darkness!

@StanMills

7 ай бұрын

If you watch videos on my channel you will see I have hiked in the dark almost every hike. It is a different experience. Grizzlies behave the same way at night as they do during day light. God's creation is at beautiful in a different way at night.

@aliasmoneypenny

7 ай бұрын

But how can you see them at night?

@StanMills

7 ай бұрын

@@aliasmoneypenny it is harder. You have to learn to use your other senses. When I am outside of the park, I use a thermal scope if there is no moon or overcast.

looks like he's digging for rodents.

@StanMills

Жыл бұрын

rodents, roots... They are digging machines.

They should be removed from the ESA. They are recovered.

Question, Stan: when will the prophecy of the seven Thunders become activated? Answer: in a little over 1,000 years from now when God's Prison Planet for the Fallen Angels becomes Mars instead of Earth, like it is now! Are you still certain that you know the content of my videos without even watching them, because you also have read the entire authorized King James Bible, Stan?😮❤

His day is coming if he keeps up this amount of arrogance

@RS-gl9ht

Жыл бұрын

Stan is in no way arrogant - he just knows how to behave around wildlife.

@jamesduck926

Жыл бұрын

@@RS-gl9ht lol. Walking in the dark in known bear country with only bear spray is absolutely foolish. It’s not his knowledge that’s kept him alive. He just hasn’t cane across the right bear. But he will

Stan, your a good woodsman but pretty naive to think grizzlies are going to put up with you walking on the trail or cross country and coming up on a bear feeding on a carcass. I’ve spent my entire 70 plus years working in the woods and recreating in the outdoors. There’s a reason the park service works hard keeping folks away from dangerous critters. You should hear yourself talk about the dangers of bears. I hope it never happens but I would not be surprised if you have a situation or dangerous issue with a grizzly. Your spreading bad behavior’s to the inexperienced. Be safe, from speedgoat

Stan, I enjoy your vids. My only, unsolicited, advice is, Don’t risk for views.

@StanMills

6 ай бұрын

After re-reading your comment, I am not taking risk for views. I was doing this long before I got a video camera. Still doing the same thing. Hiking peacefully and respectfully in God’s beautiful creation. Now other people can see what hiking in a peaceful and respectful way is and decide for themselves if they would like it or not.