Cold hands and cold feet are a good way to make a short hunt!!! Finding what works is always a plus. Pretty nice to see that young bear work up towards Jerod, those critters definitely have no fear of anything until they cut the scent of anything that isn’t right!!!
Yes, cold hands and feet definitely make a short hunt, Matt! Thing is about finding things that work, you try so many different things until you find what does work. Then you hope what you find stays on the market and isn't changed or discontinued. Matt, we generally see bears up there every time we go to camp. It was 1983, when I saw my very first bear, and it was 3 of them. It was two cubs and a momma bear. I thought it was deer coming up the hillside, then all of a sudden, I saw two cubs, and then momma come up. She must have spotted me, she made some sort of noise, and the cubs stopped coming towards me. They turned to my right and went down the point. She stayed right there until they were out of site and then she slowly started walking towards them. I didn't know what to think, it was only my second year of deer hunting and first-time seeing bears!!! That one Jerod filmed sure caught scent of something it didn't like!! LOL Thanks for watching and commenting. Juddie
Thanks, Mark. We usually see a bear or maybe even a couple just about every time we go to camp. Some years we might not see them, but we know they are there. The cameras we have up there year-round let us know they are there. LOL Thanks for watching and commenting. Juddie
In my 40+ years of hunting up there, I generally see a bear. Sometimes maybe even 2 in one trip, but there have been years that we didn't see any, but our cameras that are up there let us know they are around. They are beautiful to watch, from a distance!! LOL Thanks for watching and commenting. Juddie
It's 70 degrees and I am stuck out here in Southern California. I would trade places with you in a heartbeat! Been over 10 years since I have had the pleasure to be hunting the mountains of West Virginia. Keep at it for us that can't be there. Also , I never found any footwear to keep your feet warm when sitting all day in those real cold conditions.
Dennis, I wish it was 70 here right now. The temperature right now at almost 10PM EST is 18 degrees!!!! Today it only got to about 29 degrees!! I am getting too old for these cold temperatures, especially during rifle season. It has been decades since we have had temperatures like that during rifle season! Thanks for watching and commenting. Juddie
Great video! Juddie great views! I always look forward to the mountain videos! Jerod is having a great season lots of activity on his end!! That bear video was awesome!! Enjoy look forward to next video!!!
Thanks, Todd. It is beautiful country up there in the mountains. The views are always so great. Yes, I was so glad that Jerod got him on video so we could share. A lot of people go their whole life's without seeing a black bear, well in the wild. Thanks for watching and commenting, appreciate it. Juddie
Great video thanks for sharing your adventures with us! If you have ever spent time in the woods you know that you are going to have days where you either see stuff or you don’t,my son was a couple hundred yards from me this year and seen quite a few deer and I saw 2does . Again Thank you for sharing looking forward to seeing the next video.
Thanks, Jr. Yes, you are so right, that is why it is called hunting and not killing. This year that is how it was going, even during bow season. I would see deer and Jerod wouldn't or vice-versa. Just have to be in the right area at the right time. Thanks for watching and commenting. Juddie
Thanks! I was glad Jerod got it on video! He wasn't too far away, and it was a good size. It never fails, at least one of us will see a bear during the week. Now sometimes, we may go and not see one at all, but we see them more than we don't. Thanks for watching and commenting. Juddie
Quick bear story. I was up South Fork Cherry one evening as the sun was setting, and I was catching fish left and right. All of a sudden, I got the heebie-jeebies, and the hair on the back of my neck was standing up, and I heard sticks breaking. I knew exactly what it was before I even turned around. That damn bear was coming straight down the side of the mountain heading for my truck where he was either after my jar of peanut butter or something I don't know. But what I do know is I got the hell out of there as quick as I could. True story!
It was really a nice-looking bear, Randy. The coat on him or her, was really full. I guess a winter coat, and it looked like the bear was nice a fat. Thanks for watching and commenting. Juddie
Another great video guys glad to see Jerod have some action for what happened to him the other day, Juddie y’all put out amazing videos true hunting not something made up I really enjoy all of them thanks a lot I have a hard time taking a video with my phone I can’t Amgen taking tripod’s into the woods. Best of luck, That bear video was awesome 👍🇺🇸🇺🇸
Thanks, Glenn. Yep, was glad he was seeing some action after the issue on Tuesday. Just wish I would have seen some of that action myself. LOL Glenn, I appreciate the comment, got to have something to hold those cameras. It does make it rough carrying the extra gear with us so we can video, especially when you have the mile walk that is pretty much all up hill. At least the video gear of today is a lot better than what you would have to lug around back in the 70's!! I wish I would have had this gear back in the 80's when I started hunting. Those videos from deer camp would have been awesome to have shared. Thanks for watching and commenting. Juddie
Thanks, Jason. Yep, Jerod was getting all the action this year when it came to seeing game. I set in those woods and only a few times I saw a bird. Thanks for watching and commenting. Juddie.
You're welcome, Chad. I never got to see the bear, but he ran out towards where I hunt. I heard him running. He was coming in behind me and the only thing I can figure out was he ran down the holler behind me. The next video will be out on the 26th, and then I have another scheduled for the 30th. Thanks for watching and commenting. Juddie
Thanks, Bill. Bill, we have gotten accustomed to seeing them up there. Almost every year we hunt up there we will see a bear or two. Of course, our cameras that we have out get pictures of them, sometimes they are up and personal with the camera. Jerod and I both have had cameras destroyed by bears. That is why I built the steel boxes to put our cameras in. Thanks for watching and commenting. Juddie
It was, Keith, and I have seen bigger bears than that in all my years. I don't know if it was pushing the spike that came from the same area or what, but it knew that there was something else in the woods there. You would think as big as they are you would hear them when walking, nope, only when they run. Thanks for watching and commenting. Juddie
Good footage of that bear. U guys think it’d be better to sit until dark? U can always run to town after u get out. Usually dark around 5-5:30. Just a thought
Thanks. We have done both, get there before light, stay till last shooting light, really it is 50-50 on that. Jerod and I have both taken our deer hours after daylight and hours before sunset. I have jumped more deer going in before daylight than I have ever seen getting there that early. The biggest issue now is that mother nature is dropping everything in the path leading up the mountain. Back about 7 or 8 years ago, we went up and cleared a good walking path up that old, abandoned logging road. Since then, there are probably a dozen trees that have fallen across the trail, you either have to climb over or crawl under, not to mention the laurel has grown back into the path as well. There is really only one way up and down that mountain, and again, mother nature is trying to close the door. It makes it dangerous coming out at dark or even going up in the dark, even with a headlamp. This is mountainous area and no easy way to get up to the top where we like to hunt. Jerod and I may end up needing to find a new area up there in the National Forest to hunt here in the near future. Thanks for watching and commenting. Juddie
Awesome footage of the bear my favorite animals. Juddie i kn what you mean about these mountains getting harder with age. For your guys feet getting cold i used article sheild boot covers. And put a hot hands body warmer inside. Definitely helps
Thanks, Brian!! We usually see bears every year we are there. I have been climbing up and down that mountain for over 40 years, and it keeps getting harder and harder. Especially with mother nature trying to reclaim it by laurel growing across the old logging road, and trees falling across it. Back in March of 2018, Jerod had gotten a Borel 21-inch folding saw, and we went to the mountain, and between him, me, Big Al and his son AJ we started clearing the trail. We spent a good part of the day up there. Now of course we couldn't cut out the real big trees out, but we trimmed back the laurel and got a lot of the limbs and smaller trees cleared out. Now 6 years later mother nature has grown back and dropped more stuff. It wouldn't be bad if there was another way to get up there without going straight up!! We will have to look into those, Brian. We usually carry an extra pair of wool socks with us to change out. By the time you get up that mountain, your feet have sweated, and the inside of your boots are damp. It does help to change, but who likes taking their boots off to change socks when your in the woods. LOL Thanks for watching and commenting. Juddie
Carl, we have used the wicking socks, but don't have any alpaca socks. Now I know a lady at work who made us both some alpaca gloves, toboggan and a neck gator, also made out of alpaca wool. I guess I need to get her to make us some alpaca socks!! That stuff is a lot warmer than anything you can buy. Thanks for watching and commenting, Carl. Juddie
Guys u are right about the Cold, it's been a quiet a few years that gun season has been so windy and cold , I have bought all kinds of Boots to keep my feet warm hardly any luck, but back in late 80s me and my uncle send to get a pair of the Military Micky Mouse Boots and for us they kept our feet warm, but there heavy but they work and we still got ares and brought my out this year helped alot and he wears is Elk hunting in Colorado with know complaints, might want to try if your going to still hunt. Yeah Guys see a few Bear up there too, So Good luck Guys 👍✌️
Yes, it has, Lonnie!! Those sound like some awesome boots. Might have to do some investigating on them. Usually, we pack an extra pair of wool socks to change out after the mile hike up the mountain. Of course, by then the inside of the boots have gotten damp due to the feet sweating. What I have done in the past was the extra pair of socks and if the feet got cold, get up and do a little still hunting just to get the blood circulation going. Thanks for watching and commenting. Juddie
Welcome, Rick, and thanks for subbing. Right off let me apologize for our videos for this year. Seemed this year our luck went south on us compared to previous years. Appreciate you watching and commenting, and for subbing. Juddie
@@gfg8262 yes it is. I have been hunting up there since 1982, and I think it was 1983, I saw my first bear. It was a sow with two cubs with her. Didn’t know what to expect. There are times we don’t see any some years and then other years we see at least one or maybe even more. Thanks for watching and commenting. Juddie
Great videos Juddy. Look forward to them every year. Will we get to see a picture of the big 6 that Jerrod missed? Is that the one he said he had on camera?
Thanks, George, appreciate that, and appreciate you watching. I am hoping Jerod may have saved that picture, but I am not sure if he did or not. We think it is the same buck, but not sure, it is a good possibility that it is. I will have to check with him later in the week. Again, thanks for watching and commenting. Juddie
Jerod try a heavy insulated boot. I used to struggle with cold in the feet until I spent the money on a 1000g thinsulate Irish setter boots and wool socks.
We have tried it all but just doesn't seem like we can find the right stuff. We both have had 1000-gram thinsulate rubber boots and leather boots. Of course, we haven't used Irish Setter boots, that might be something Jerod and I both need to look into. The one thing that I have found that helps, but it is a pain to do when out there hunting, is to take an extra pair of socks and change them when we get up on the mountain. That mile walk, all up hill, causes you to really sweat. That is why a lot of times you will see us with hardly anything heavy on our upper body. We pack that in to put on after we start to cool down from the walk. Now this year, you had to wear it going up because of how cold it was this year. We haven't seen temperatures like that in years, maybe even decades. Thanks for watching and commenting. Juddie
Man what a cool encounter with the bear. What kind of cameras you guys using? Need to get one of those power bank chargers about size of a cell phone. I use one and when it’s cold I plug my camera in it so I don’t lose battery when it’s cold. I will say you guys can’t say your not trying 👍
Dan, we generally will se a bear every year we are up there. Now there has been times we haven't. Dan, I think Jerod was using his new cellphone to video the bear. Of course, you know we have the Canon Vixia cameras mounted on our tripods, and we use GoPro's (that may change now), and of course our cellphones. I have found a camera that looks like a GoPro, but the reviews I have watched and the specs the company has out, the camera will film up to 120 or 150 minutes at temperatures a low as -4 degrees F!!! Some of these reviews showed guys putting in their freezer recording, with their freezer set to 0 degrees. I will be doing a review on it soon. I ordered it this weekend and it should be here this week. I have several of those power banks, Dan, but I forgot to pack the cable for the GoPro into my backpack. I have done that before with the GoPro I have mounted on the leg of my tripod. We gave it our best, Dan. Thanks for watching and commenting. Juddie
Great video. That was a big bear . They can be aggervaten at times. I enjoyed watchn thanks for sharing and i appreciate the shout out of the name of my channel thank you buddy
@@scrubbusteroutdoors-yz3ct thanks, Steve. Yes it was, but I have seen bigger up there!!! No problem, brother. Thanks for watching and commenting. Juddie
I have a set of cabelas rubber boots that have 2000 grams of insulation in them. My feet stay warm in the coldest weather oven in 18 inches of snow and as low as 4 degrees.
I’m always looking for a good pair of boots! Thanks for the tip, Mark! That might be the next purchase before deer camp 2025! Thanks for watching and commenting. Juddie
Great video! You always seem to be balancing between luck and misfortune-no deer but a bear sighting, haha. Keeping feet warm seems to be a real challenge. Are heated socks just a gimmick or genuinely useful gear?
Yes, it’s true! It seems like we always have a mix of good and bad luck, and those cold feet are always a struggle. We usually see bears when up there in the National Forest. Some years we may not see them but our trail cameras that we leave out year round show us they are there. We have actually had two cameras destroyed by bears, that is why I make steel boxes to put our cameras in. As for heated socks, I really don't know, to me those are more a gimmick that being useful. I sure would not want to wear them walking the mile up hill to where we hunt. I would have to wear regular socks, take them off once I was on top, and then put them on. Then I would worry about the moisture that was already in the boot from my feet sweating during the walk up the mountain. Also, would the battery last 10 hours??? Then, you have to have a way to recharge them through the night. I don't ever see myself buying heated socks. Appreciate you watching and commenting. Juddie
@@vicparker8660 Vic he hasn’t been with the channel since deer camp 2022. Some personal issues came up between him and us. Nothing that needs brought to Social Media. He is fine, sold his bow and tree stands, was told he had two torn rotator cuffs. He is living with his mom and working as far as I know. He won’t be back on the channel. Thanks for watching. Juddie
@@robertyoung3180 we have talked about it, Robert. We just have never done it. I always have a bear stamp, except for this year. With the buck limit change we decided we wasn’t spending any more money on stamps, other than an extra buck tag for up there. Thanks for watching and commenting. Juddie
I wasn't happy about the buck limit change. I would rather have just seen 1 rifle buck but still a limit of 3 total. They are gonna have to recoup that money somehow that they lost over the second buck tag...a license increase will be next I'm afraid
@@robertyoung3180afraid you're right. I see license increase too. I didn't buy extra buck stamp this year for first time in a long time. Most states are about managing deer herds. WV is all about the money. The biologist weren't even for reducing the buck limit. They're the ones that should set the seasons. Not a small minority group that has time to go to all the meetings and push for lower buck limit.
@@Buckshot864 thanks. After the issues we had at the beginning, then issues with Jerod’s scope and issues with my camera gear (GoPro’s) I just was so down I didn’t feel like videoing. This was just a horrible year. Hopefully next year will be better. I do apologize for the poor videoing this year. Thanks for watching and commenting. Juddie
Also. Get back to the old school. It’s cool y’all got sponsors and all but stick to what works. Get ya some good ol wool pants and ditch that scentlok crap that don’t work. Just my 2 cents. Can’t wait till next Nov boys
@@Buckshot864 we really don’t have sponsors. We were asked about sponsorship and I said no. We are sent things to review, but not sponsored. As for good ole wool pants, I hear ya!!! Finding and being able to afford them is hard, but one thing, we have been so used to warmer temps for so many years, this year was a shock! Like I have said it has been decades since it was this cold. I think it was before we ever started J & J! Thanks for watching and commenting, we sure hope next year is a better year! Juddie
@@gmass7238 you got that right! This just hasn’t been our year at all. I guess because of having a great 2023 deer camp with two nice bucks being taken, we were due for a down year. Thanks for watching and commenting. Juddie
Cold hands and cold feet are a good way to make a short hunt!!! Finding what works is always a plus. Pretty nice to see that young bear work up towards Jerod, those critters definitely have no fear of anything until they cut the scent of anything that isn’t right!!!
Yes, cold hands and feet definitely make a short hunt, Matt! Thing is about finding things that work, you try so many different things until you find what does work. Then you hope what you find stays on the market and isn't changed or discontinued. Matt, we generally see bears up there every time we go to camp. It was 1983, when I saw my very first bear, and it was 3 of them. It was two cubs and a momma bear. I thought it was deer coming up the hillside, then all of a sudden, I saw two cubs, and then momma come up. She must have spotted me, she made some sort of noise, and the cubs stopped coming towards me. They turned to my right and went down the point. She stayed right there until they were out of site and then she slowly started walking towards them. I didn't know what to think, it was only my second year of deer hunting and first-time seeing bears!!! That one Jerod filmed sure caught scent of something it didn't like!! LOL Thanks for watching and commenting. Juddie
Great video fellas that bear was pretty cool. I enjoyed every second of it.
Thanks, Mark. We usually see a bear or maybe even a couple just about every time we go to camp. Some years we might not see them, but we know they are there. The cameras we have up there year-round let us know they are there. LOL Thanks for watching and commenting. Juddie
In all my time in the woods, I’ve never seen a bear while I was hunting. I’m enjoying the videos. Thanks for sharing.
In my 40+ years of hunting up there, I generally see a bear. Sometimes maybe even 2 in one trip, but there have been years that we didn't see any, but our cameras that are up there let us know they are around. They are beautiful to watch, from a distance!! LOL Thanks for watching and commenting. Juddie
It's 70 degrees and I am stuck out here in Southern California. I would trade places with you in a heartbeat! Been over 10 years since I have had the pleasure to be hunting the mountains of West Virginia. Keep at it for us that can't be there. Also , I never found any footwear to keep your feet warm when sitting all day in those real cold conditions.
Dennis, I wish it was 70 here right now. The temperature right now at almost 10PM EST is 18 degrees!!!! Today it only got to about 29 degrees!! I am getting too old for these cold temperatures, especially during rifle season. It has been decades since we have had temperatures like that during rifle season! Thanks for watching and commenting. Juddie
Great video! Juddie great views! I always look forward to the mountain videos! Jerod is having a great season lots of activity on his end!! That bear video was awesome!! Enjoy look forward to next video!!!
Thanks, Todd. It is beautiful country up there in the mountains. The views are always so great. Yes, I was so glad that Jerod got him on video so we could share. A lot of people go their whole life's without seeing a black bear, well in the wild. Thanks for watching and commenting, appreciate it. Juddie
Great video thanks for sharing your adventures with us! If you have ever spent time in the woods you know that you are going to have days where you either see stuff or you don’t,my son was a couple hundred yards from me this year and seen quite a few deer and I saw 2does . Again Thank you for sharing looking forward to seeing the next video.
Thanks, Jr. Yes, you are so right, that is why it is called hunting and not killing. This year that is how it was going, even during bow season. I would see deer and Jerod wouldn't or vice-versa. Just have to be in the right area at the right time. Thanks for watching and commenting. Juddie
Good video guys, that was cool seeing the bear come in I'm sure you guys were froze it looked cold glad you had some action
Thanks, Dan, we were cold, it was really a cold day, but I was glad to see Jerod see something. Thanks for watching and commenting. Juddie
Jerod got some great video of that bear. That was actually pretty cool
Thanks! I was glad Jerod got it on video! He wasn't too far away, and it was a good size. It never fails, at least one of us will see a bear during the week. Now sometimes, we may go and not see one at all, but we see them more than we don't. Thanks for watching and commenting. Juddie
Quick bear story. I was up South Fork Cherry one evening as the sun was setting, and I was catching fish left and right. All of a sudden, I got the heebie-jeebies, and the hair on the back of my neck was standing up, and I heard sticks breaking. I knew exactly what it was before I even turned around. That damn bear was coming straight down the side of the mountain heading for my truck where he was either after my jar of peanut butter or something I don't know. But what I do know is I got the hell out of there as quick as I could. True story!
Good looking bear to bad it wasn’t a big ol buck, best of luck and be safe my friends
It was really a nice-looking bear, Randy. The coat on him or her, was really full. I guess a winter coat, and it looked like the bear was nice a fat. Thanks for watching and commenting. Juddie
Another great video guys glad to see Jerod have some action for what happened to him the other day, Juddie y’all put out amazing videos true hunting not something made up I really enjoy all of them thanks a lot I have a hard time taking a video with my phone I can’t Amgen taking tripod’s into the woods. Best of luck, That bear video was awesome 👍🇺🇸🇺🇸
Thanks, Glenn. Yep, was glad he was seeing some action after the issue on Tuesday. Just wish I would have seen some of that action myself. LOL Glenn, I appreciate the comment, got to have something to hold those cameras. It does make it rough carrying the extra gear with us so we can video, especially when you have the mile walk that is pretty much all up hill. At least the video gear of today is a lot better than what you would have to lug around back in the 70's!! I wish I would have had this gear back in the 80's when I started hunting. Those videos from deer camp would have been awesome to have shared. Thanks for watching and commenting. Juddie
Great video guys good action I know it gets tough on them cold days sometimes yal stay safe out there 👍 best of luck
Thanks, Jason. Yep, Jerod was getting all the action this year when it came to seeing game. I set in those woods and only a few times I saw a bird. Thanks for watching and commenting. Juddie.
Thanks for sharing guys. Great footage of that beautiful bear. God bless and I can’t wait for the next video. God bless.
You're welcome, Chad. I never got to see the bear, but he ran out towards where I hunt. I heard him running. He was coming in behind me and the only thing I can figure out was he ran down the holler behind me. The next video will be out on the 26th, and then I have another scheduled for the 30th. Thanks for watching and commenting. Juddie
Great video, not easy to just stand there while a bear is coming straight at you
Thanks, Bill. Bill, we have gotten accustomed to seeing them up there. Almost every year we hunt up there we will see a bear or two. Of course, our cameras that we have out get pictures of them, sometimes they are up and personal with the camera. Jerod and I both have had cameras destroyed by bears. That is why I built the steel boxes to put our cameras in. Thanks for watching and commenting. Juddie
@JnJTrueOutdoorAdventures we get them on camera regularly but I've only seen one while in the woods
That sure was a pretty bear. It sure did know something wasn’t right lol. I’m always amazed how fast they can get moving.
It was, Keith, and I have seen bigger bears than that in all my years. I don't know if it was pushing the spike that came from the same area or what, but it knew that there was something else in the woods there. You would think as big as they are you would hear them when walking, nope, only when they run. Thanks for watching and commenting. Juddie
@ yea I am always amazed how quiet they are in the woods. You would think for as big they would make more noise.
Good footage of that bear. U guys think it’d be better to sit until dark? U can always run to town after u get out. Usually dark around 5-5:30. Just a thought
Thanks. We have done both, get there before light, stay till last shooting light, really it is 50-50 on that. Jerod and I have both taken our deer hours after daylight and hours before sunset. I have jumped more deer going in before daylight than I have ever seen getting there that early. The biggest issue now is that mother nature is dropping everything in the path leading up the mountain. Back about 7 or 8 years ago, we went up and cleared a good walking path up that old, abandoned logging road. Since then, there are probably a dozen trees that have fallen across the trail, you either have to climb over or crawl under, not to mention the laurel has grown back into the path as well. There is really only one way up and down that mountain, and again, mother nature is trying to close the door. It makes it dangerous coming out at dark or even going up in the dark, even with a headlamp. This is mountainous area and no easy way to get up to the top where we like to hunt. Jerod and I may end up needing to find a new area up there in the National Forest to hunt here in the near future. Thanks for watching and commenting. Juddie
Awesome footage of the bear my favorite animals. Juddie i kn what you mean about these mountains getting harder with age. For your guys feet getting cold i used article sheild boot covers. And put a hot hands body warmer inside. Definitely helps
Thanks, Brian!! We usually see bears every year we are there. I have been climbing up and down that mountain for over 40 years, and it keeps getting harder and harder. Especially with mother nature trying to reclaim it by laurel growing across the old logging road, and trees falling across it. Back in March of 2018, Jerod had gotten a Borel 21-inch folding saw, and we went to the mountain, and between him, me, Big Al and his son AJ we started clearing the trail. We spent a good part of the day up there. Now of course we couldn't cut out the real big trees out, but we trimmed back the laurel and got a lot of the limbs and smaller trees cleared out. Now 6 years later mother nature has grown back and dropped more stuff. It wouldn't be bad if there was another way to get up there without going straight up!! We will have to look into those, Brian. We usually carry an extra pair of wool socks with us to change out. By the time you get up that mountain, your feet have sweated, and the inside of your boots are damp. It does help to change, but who likes taking their boots off to change socks when your in the woods. LOL Thanks for watching and commenting. Juddie
Jerod try a pair of moisture wicking sock to get the sweat away from your feet and a pair of alpaca socks.
Carl, we have used the wicking socks, but don't have any alpaca socks. Now I know a lady at work who made us both some alpaca gloves, toboggan and a neck gator, also made out of alpaca wool. I guess I need to get her to make us some alpaca socks!! That stuff is a lot warmer than anything you can buy. Thanks for watching and commenting, Carl. Juddie
Guys u are right about the Cold, it's been a quiet a few years that gun season has been so windy and cold , I have bought all kinds of Boots to keep my feet warm hardly any luck, but back in late 80s me and my uncle send to get a pair of the Military Micky Mouse Boots and for us they kept our feet warm, but there heavy but they work and we still got ares and brought my out this year helped alot and he wears is Elk hunting in Colorado with know complaints, might want to try if your going to still hunt. Yeah Guys see a few Bear up there too, So Good luck Guys 👍✌️
Yes, it has, Lonnie!! Those sound like some awesome boots. Might have to do some investigating on them. Usually, we pack an extra pair of wool socks to change out after the mile hike up the mountain. Of course, by then the inside of the boots have gotten damp due to the feet sweating. What I have done in the past was the extra pair of socks and if the feet got cold, get up and do a little still hunting just to get the blood circulation going. Thanks for watching and commenting. Juddie
Hello, subed today from mingo county.
Welcome, Rick, and thanks for subbing. Right off let me apologize for our videos for this year. Seemed this year our luck went south on us compared to previous years. Appreciate you watching and commenting, and for subbing. Juddie
Pretty awesome seeing a bear. We've been hunting central Wv since 1990 & have never saw a bear while hunting.
@@gfg8262 yes it is. I have been hunting up there since 1982, and I think it was 1983, I saw my first bear. It was a sow with two cubs with her. Didn’t know what to expect. There are times we don’t see any some years and then other years we see at least one or maybe even more. Thanks for watching and commenting. Juddie
Great videos Juddy. Look forward to them every year. Will we get to see a picture of the big 6 that Jerrod missed? Is that the one he said he had on camera?
Thanks, George, appreciate that, and appreciate you watching. I am hoping Jerod may have saved that picture, but I am not sure if he did or not. We think it is the same buck, but not sure, it is a good possibility that it is. I will have to check with him later in the week. Again, thanks for watching and commenting. Juddie
Jerod try a heavy insulated boot. I used to struggle with cold in the feet until I spent the money on a 1000g thinsulate Irish setter boots and wool socks.
We have tried it all but just doesn't seem like we can find the right stuff. We both have had 1000-gram thinsulate rubber boots and leather boots. Of course, we haven't used Irish Setter boots, that might be something Jerod and I both need to look into. The one thing that I have found that helps, but it is a pain to do when out there hunting, is to take an extra pair of socks and change them when we get up on the mountain. That mile walk, all up hill, causes you to really sweat. That is why a lot of times you will see us with hardly anything heavy on our upper body. We pack that in to put on after we start to cool down from the walk. Now this year, you had to wear it going up because of how cold it was this year. We haven't seen temperatures like that in years, maybe even decades. Thanks for watching and commenting. Juddie
Man what a cool encounter with the bear. What kind of cameras you guys using? Need to get one of those power bank chargers about size of a cell phone. I use one and when it’s cold I plug my camera in it so I don’t lose battery when it’s cold. I will say you guys can’t say your not trying 👍
Dan, we generally will se a bear every year we are up there. Now there has been times we haven't. Dan, I think Jerod was using his new cellphone to video the bear. Of course, you know we have the Canon Vixia cameras mounted on our tripods, and we use GoPro's (that may change now), and of course our cellphones. I have found a camera that looks like a GoPro, but the reviews I have watched and the specs the company has out, the camera will film up to 120 or 150 minutes at temperatures a low as -4 degrees F!!! Some of these reviews showed guys putting in their freezer recording, with their freezer set to 0 degrees. I will be doing a review on it soon. I ordered it this weekend and it should be here this week. I have several of those power banks, Dan, but I forgot to pack the cable for the GoPro into my backpack. I have done that before with the GoPro I have mounted on the leg of my tripod. We gave it our best, Dan. Thanks for watching and commenting. Juddie
Great video. That was a big bear . They can be aggervaten at times. I enjoyed watchn thanks for sharing and i appreciate the shout out of the name of my channel thank you buddy
@@scrubbusteroutdoors-yz3ct thanks, Steve. Yes it was, but I have seen bigger up there!!! No problem, brother. Thanks for watching and commenting. Juddie
I have a set of cabelas rubber boots that have 2000 grams of insulation in them. My feet stay warm in the coldest weather oven in 18 inches of snow and as low as 4 degrees.
I’m always looking for a good pair of boots! Thanks for the tip, Mark! That might be the next purchase before deer camp 2025! Thanks for watching and commenting. Juddie
@ The name of them are. Cabela’s Zoned comfort Trac 2000. They are outstanding boots.
Great video! You always seem to be balancing between luck and misfortune-no deer but a bear sighting, haha. Keeping feet warm seems to be a real challenge. Are heated socks just a gimmick or genuinely useful gear?
Yes, it’s true! It seems like we always have a mix of good and bad luck, and those cold feet are always a struggle. We usually see bears when up there in the National Forest. Some years we may not see them but our trail cameras that we leave out year round show us they are there. We have actually had two cameras destroyed by bears, that is why I make steel boxes to put our cameras in. As for heated socks, I really don't know, to me those are more a gimmick that being useful. I sure would not want to wear them walking the mile up hill to where we hunt. I would have to wear regular socks, take them off once I was on top, and then put them on. Then I would worry about the moisture that was already in the boot from my feet sweating during the walk up the mountain. Also, would the battery last 10 hours??? Then, you have to have a way to recharge them through the night. I don't ever see myself buying heated socks. Appreciate you watching and commenting. Juddie
What happened to big Al?
@@vicparker8660 Vic he hasn’t been with the channel since deer camp 2022. Some personal issues came up between him and us. Nothing that needs brought to Social Media. He is fine, sold his bow and tree stands, was told he had two torn rotator cuffs. He is living with his mom and working as far as I know. He won’t be back on the channel. Thanks for watching. Juddie
@JnJTrueOutdoorAdventures thank you sir
You guys don't shoot bears? They are a huge nuisance in our area
@@robertyoung3180 we have talked about it, Robert. We just have never done it. I always have a bear stamp, except for this year. With the buck limit change we decided we wasn’t spending any more money on stamps, other than an extra buck tag for up there. Thanks for watching and commenting. Juddie
I wasn't happy about the buck limit change. I would rather have just seen 1 rifle buck but still a limit of 3 total. They are gonna have to recoup that money somehow that they lost over the second buck tag...a license increase will be next I'm afraid
@@robertyoung3180afraid you're right. I see license increase too. I didn't buy extra buck stamp this year for first time in a long time. Most states are about managing deer herds. WV is all about the money. The biologist weren't even for reducing the buck limit. They're the ones that should set the seasons. Not a small minority group that has time to go to all the meetings and push for lower buck limit.
Good vid but more camp time please. Mix it up a little
@@Buckshot864 thanks. After the issues we had at the beginning, then issues with Jerod’s scope and issues with my camera gear (GoPro’s) I just was so down I didn’t feel like videoing. This was just a horrible year. Hopefully next year will be better. I do apologize for the poor videoing this year. Thanks for watching and commenting. Juddie
@ all good brother. Been there I know the feeling. Merry Christmas to you and yours!! God bless
@@Buckshot864 Merry Christmas to you and yours!
Also. Get back to the old school. It’s cool y’all got sponsors and all but stick to what works. Get ya some good ol wool pants and ditch that scentlok crap that don’t work. Just my 2 cents. Can’t wait till next Nov boys
@@Buckshot864 we really don’t have sponsors. We were asked about sponsorship and I said no. We are sent things to review, but not sponsored. As for good ole wool pants, I hear ya!!! Finding and being able to afford them is hard, but one thing, we have been so used to warmer temps for so many years, this year was a shock! Like I have said it has been decades since it was this cold. I think it was before we ever started J & J! Thanks for watching and commenting, we sure hope next year is a better year! Juddie
Three videos and no deer, your luck has been terrible this year....
@@gmass7238 you got that right! This just hasn’t been our year at all. I guess because of having a great 2023 deer camp with two nice bucks being taken, we were due for a down year. Thanks for watching and commenting. Juddie