MeatEater's On The Hunt With Janis Putelis

On this hunt, Janis and his new lion hound, Mingus, join Jake Grzyb in search of a Montana mountain lions and bobcats. The Snow is deep, so the team has to explore new areas, which leads them to setting the hounds loose on a massive bobcat track. kwhunting

In this episode, Janis hunts wild hogs in South Texas with Troy Fowler, the Ranch Fairy. Early success allows Janis and Troy to perform a necropsy on the hog, examining the performance of their broadheads and arrows.

In this episode Janis is hunting nilgai in south Texas, with Troy Fowler, a.k.a. the Ranch Fairy. The nilgai is a big, tough antelope that is known for “soaking up the lead.” Janis and Troy thought it would be the perfect animal for testing the efficacy of a heavy arrow set-up.

Join Janis as he makes his first trip to his fatherland. Although deeply rooted in his own personal culture, including his first language, Janis has never been to Latvia until now. There’s a lot to absorb after dreaming of this moment for 44 years, and Janis dives head first into Latvian culture, community, and of course, the hunting.

On this episode, Janis explores the traditions of the driven hunt in Latvia. He joins forty members of a hunting club for their first driven hunt of the year. It’s complicated and fun. The action is hot; and lunch is hot and delicious.

Janis and Jordan Budd take a Super Cub flight into Alaska’s backcountry in search of caribou with a bow. Alaska never disappoints. The country is big, wild and beautiful; grizzly bears and wolves make an appearance; and the caribou are plentiful, until they aren’t. Opportunities are scarce but Jordan capitalizes on a mid-meal caribou sighting to put some meat on the ground.