The Wooded Beardsman


#SURVIVAL | OUTDOORS | HUNTING | FISHING | TRAPPING | HOMESTEADING | BUSHCRAFT | CAMPING | SPEARFISHING | TRAVEL | CAMPFIRE COOKING

This channel is about the outdoors and adventure. Not just about survival, fishing, hunting, trapping, or even bushcraft, but about the whole process of procuring resources necessary for sustenance - wilderness living. I do not practice ‘catch and release’ or even ‘sport fishing.’

I do not “harvest.” Rather, I catch and keep, and consume what I catch. I would much prefer utilizing nature on my own accord because this gives me a much deeper respect for the animals.

I also enjoy exploring, hiking, fishing, camping, camp fire cooking, exploring, and other crazy things like spearing fish, gigging, building ponds, really anything outside that is fun, I'm up for it, even travelling to new exciting locations to try exotic versions of the things I do around my home turf.






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I'll be going down MEMORY LANE to bring in the NEW YEAR. Daily short videos and super cuts. I hope you'll tune in, but if it's not your style - I'll see you on the other side.

Bigger things planned.

1 week ago | [YT] | 34

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Striped out the music (too dramatic), narration (too much talking), shortened it (too long), (too silly)...so, let's see how you like it. (fringe comments).

I honestly don't care how I edit, it's for you. So let me know. If I can't get 15 minutes average view duration at least, I'll just go back to the long form edit, music, scoring, silly stuff. But as is, there's a structural problem with the views, or the platform that I'm looking at playing around with.

3 months ago | [YT] | 6

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Hatchet edit.

4 months ago | [YT] | 99

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Who TF even likes pork rinds? And why do they stick to the back of my throat for so long? Man, Carnivore diet suxs! I'm aiming for 30 days, but I've already dropped 4 lbs and am pissing out the wrong hole LOL. Anyone sticking to this diet through the adaptation phase is a champ...or they didn't have to do it like me. My gallbladder better shape up soon! I'm kind of stuck eating just hamburger...that's all I can really tolerate eating in enough quantity. A little less bloated, but not enough to make this worthwhile!!

7 months ago | [YT] | 126

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Day 7 eating Carnivore Diet! If you tried Carnivore, what's your experience?

The first few days was ok, then got into the squirts. I might be getting over that. I've dropped 2 lbs which isn't too bad. Not feeling as hungry now. And I'm about 20-30% less bloated which is the real reason for trying. I'm not diagnosed SIBO for sure, but Carnivore can be diagnostic. If I stay bloated, might mean lower gallbladder slow/digestive enzyme function...it's 2 years wait to see a gastro expert here. I waited 8 mos last time, the doc was not very positive, so gave up on her, and tried my own stuff for the last 2 years with moderate success. I put my symptoms through AI and it's on to liver function, or SIBO. Be nice to get some tests done...but again, gotta wait. Probably my gallbladder is a bit slow in release to digest fat, and dysbosis, but can all be cause or effect. Complicated stuff! But I'm trying. I also feel less nauseous without carbs, less distended, and so also less GERD type symptoms. Hats off to anyone else with health related issues, it's not fun! But I've got lots of plans for the channel, so no worries there!

7 months ago | [YT] | 142

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Down from needing 4 spots, to 2 spots needed for filling (I think there is room for more though)! Who's up for the adventure, you keyboard warriors! Used code "BEARD" for $300 off! www.desertislandsurvival.com/adventures/panama-bus…

9 months ago | [YT] | 72

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I hope you guys are learning stuff, as I did. I vowed to show you everything as it unfolded, so you guys could be with me. Many asked for the old content to return - this is the old content. I filmed mistakes, I filmed things I tried that didn't work, and throughout, we learned together more deeply. I hope this series resonates with everyone. I had fun, I played with ideas, and I pushed through difficulties. I know many are perhaps spoiled to be around experts all the time. But I'm not pretending to be an expert at dessert survival. I do promise that I have put my fullest, and best effort into acquiring the skills needed to live long term on an island, and make progress each episode to fully understand the environment. I hope people appreciate the arch - from knowing nothing, to knowing enough to be dangerous - to knowing enough to make a go of long term survival.

9 months ago | [YT] | 151

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Holden posted his VLOG of our day before our survival challenge.

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