“To experience fantastic things, you have to put yourself in fantastic places.”
Donnie Vincent is a hunter, filmmaker, and former wildlife biologist. His work takes him to remote parts of the world, from the Arctic tundra to the jungles of Bangladesh, in places where things don’t go as planned and comfort isn’t part of it.
This channel holds the full body of that work.
Long-form films built over time.
Short films and cinematic returns to places that don’t let go.
Unfiltered, behind-the-scenes moments where things break down or don’t go right.
Conversations, gear, and the pieces that support what happens in the field.
You’ll also find Fantastic Places, a look back at more than a decade of hunts.
None of it is built around outcomes. It’s about the process. The time it takes to get close. The decisions that carry weight. And everything that comes with it after.
Through SICMANTA, these stories are told as they are.
Donnie Vincent
Sat down with Michael Easter for his Two Percent podcast.
We talked about time in wild places… what it teaches you about stress, staying calm, and being capable when things get uncertain.
Also got into the harder side of hunting, and why choosing things that are difficult still matters.
Good conversation.
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Tonight, March 5th at 6PM CST, our new film The Way Back premieres right here on my channel.
It’s a story about life and the moments that shape it. The ones that don’t seem like much at the time, but years later you realize they meant everything.
If this film does anything, I hope it reminds you to pay attention to the time we have and the people we get to spend it with.
Grateful to finally share this one. I hope you join me. #TheWayBackFilm
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Excited for this film premiere on March 5th! Please hit the "Notify me" button to join me! #TheWayBackFilm
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Ep.1 of my new series FANTASTIC PLACES is now live on my channel. | 72 yards from the Dall sheep I’d dreamed of my whole life. Tok, Alaska. My first filmed hunt… and the first of many places that shaped me.
#FantasticPlaces #TOK #DallSheep #Hunting
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Some things don’t stay buried forever.
Trailer drops tonight — 6PM CST.
#FantasticPlaces
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Not For Sale.
There are few things more uniquely American than our public lands.
Millions of acres of wild, untamed country… open to every one of us. Forests, deserts, rivers, peaks, and prairies that don’t belong to the rich, or the powerful, or a foreign interest. They belong to the people. They belong to you. They belong to me. They belong to our children.
But right now, there are individuals in government… elected officials we trusted… working behind closed doors to sell them off. To auction your birthright and profit from something that was never theirs to sell in the first place.
Let’s call this what it is: theft.
I’ve been lucky to have flown in many bush planes over endless roadless country in Alaska. I’ve crawled through brown bear dens, and glassed moose from the tallest ridge-lines. Every one of those moments was made possible because we, as Americans, decided generations ago that some places are worth protecting… for all of us.
I’ve been incredibly fortunate to build a life in those wild places. A life of meaning, of challenge, of beauty. To think that future generations might be robbed of that… it’s not just wrong. It’s insane.
Selling public lands doesn’t just threaten hunting and fishing. It threatens the very idea that wild places should exist for something other than profit. That not every inch of land must be tamed, fenced, or paved.
So to every lawmaker, lobbyist, or businessman pushing this… understand something:
We see you.
And we will fight to protect what’s ours. Not just for today, but for the generations that will come after us. Because once it’s gone, it’s gone forever.
Public lands are not for sale, Mike Lee.
Not now. Not ever.
Please call your senators today and voice your concerns: 202-224-3121
— Donnie Vincent
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Premiering tonight at 6:00PM CST
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I spent the last decade in fantastic places.Some memories stayed buried.Others made it to film.
A new series begins.Trailer arrives next Friday (6/27).#FantasticPlaces
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It’s not about killing. It’s about knowing where your food comes from and earning every bit of it the hard way. It’s about pushing into wild, unforgiving places and coming back with something real. You don’t have to hunt to understand this. But you should think about it. Curious... why do you hunt... or why do you not hunt?
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How the old boys used to do it. All new hunt video is live… go watch!
https://youtu.be/L04VPefG_bc?feature=...
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