Two Weeks in the Canadian Wild | Bear Hunting and Trophy Fishing

Send in Questions to ask Matt for the next Mailbag!: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2462366/fa... Meat Church Podcast Episode 5 - Christian Brewer A two-week Canada trip sounds simple until you’re four hours north of Edmonton with no cell service, a truck dashboard in kilometers, and a bear stand that feels close enough to hear every breath. Matt walks through the full Alberta black bear hunt from camp logistics to the ethics of targeting mature boars, including how baiting setups help you identify a bear clearly and avoid shooting a sow with cubs. Christian Brewer joins with questions, jokes, and the kind of real family banter that makes the stories land, especially once the bourbon gets poured. Then we get into the part most people debate but few actually do: turning wild game into food you’re proud to serve. We talk bear meat misconceptions and beyond and the specific methods of cooking that make it shine, including Jen Rivet’s smoked and braised bear ham that eats like pulled pork. Then, Matt breaks down our new recipe video, bear guisada, with extra tips on the seasoning, browning, simmer time, and why it tastes closer to beef than anyone expects. The second half shifts to British Columbia and the West Coast Fishing Club at Langara Island in Haida Gwaii, that Christian was lucky enough to go on. We relive salmon trolling with barbless hooks, deep-water halibut battles, ugly-but-amazing ling cod, and the lodge experience that somehow delivers five-star meals in the middle of nowhere. You’ll also hear about Matt's experience cooking brisket on Traegers on a remote island, a fish-and-chips batter mistake we will never forget, and the perfect last-day fishing doubleheader that ends the trip. If you enjoy hunting stories, fishing tactics, wild game cooking, BBQ technique, and practical recipes you can actually use, subscribe, share this with a buddy, and leave a rating and review. Bear Guisada: https://www.meatchurch.com/blogs/reci... Meat Church BBQ Supplies: www.meatchurch.com West Coast Fishing Club: https://www.westcoastfishingclub.com/ 0:00 Welcome And Trip Overview 2:28 Bourbon Pour and Family Banter 4:50 Alberta Bear Hunt Logistics 9:16 How Bear Baiting Really Works 16:45 Bear Cooking Safety And Favorite Recipes 27:17 Fishing Lodge Travel And First Impressions 40:15 Salmon, Halibut, And, Ling Cod Action 47:34 Fish Recipes And A Batter Disaster 1:02:00 Doubleheader Finish 1:15:17 Outro Subscribe: ​http://bit.ly/3q5hn2t​ |​ Website: ​https://meatchurch.com Watch the newest videos: ​   • New Videos | Meat Church BBQ   Follow Meat Church BBQ Instagram: ​  / meatchurch   Facebook: ​  / meatchurch   Twitter: ​  / meatchurch   Watch ​more videos! Recipes:​    • Recipes | Meat Church BBQ   Beef Recipes:​    • Beef Recipes | Meat Church BBQ   Most Popular:​    • Most Popular | Meat Church BBQ   About Meat Church BBQ: Welcome to the official Meat Church BBQ YouTube channel! Meat Church is a global lifestyle BBQ brand and has one of the largest social media reaches in the world of outdoor cooking. The unique brand offers some of the most popular craft BBQ seasonings, apparel, recipe development & live fire cooking instruction around the world. Matt Pittman is the pitmaster and the founder of Meat Church BBQ. He is an expert and respected authority on outdoor cooking. Students travel from around the world to attend BBQ schools in his private outdoor kitchen. Make sure to subscribe and enable ALL notifications! #MeatChurch​ #Podcast #MeatChurchPodcast