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Cameron Hanes - Keep Hammering Collective

KHC 136 - Land of Giants with the Rivets

Cameron Hanes - Keep Hammering Collective

Cameron Hanes

Health & Fitness, Sports

4.91.1K Ratings

🗓️ 6 June 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

The Rivets - John & Jenn Rivet have been living the dream together for over 32 years as avid outdoorsmen, big game outfitters, and chefs. Listen in as Cam, John and Jenn skin Cam’s bear and talk about bear management, bear meat, how you can hunt with the Rivets and more! Follow along: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cameronrhanes Twitter: https://twitter.com/cameronhanes Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/camhanes/ Website: https://www.cameronhanes.com Follow John & Jenn Rivet: John: https://www.instagram.com/johnnyrivet/  Jenn: https://www.instagram.com/jennrivet_/  Book a Hunt with the Rivets: https://therivetco.com/  Thank you to our sponsors: Sig Sauer: https://www.sigsauer.com/ use code CAM10 for 10% off optics Montana Knife Company: https://www.montanaknifecompany.com/ Use code CAM for 10% off  GoHunt: https://gohunt.com/ use code CAM when you sign up for $50 towards the gear shop + 10% off the GoHunt store Grizzly Coolers: https://www.grizzlycoolers.com/ use code KEEPHAMMERING for 20% off Hoyt: http://bit.ly/3Zdamyv use code CAM for 10% off Timestamps: 00:00:00  Intro - Mature Bears 00:04:12  Making a Successful Shot & Montana Knife Company Knives 00:07:13  Time in the Stand & Having Patience 00:11:55  Nothing is Guaranteed: Waiting on Big Boars 00:16:32  Key Equipment for Big Bear 00:18:56  Figuring out the Bears Gender 00:22:12  Managing the Bear Population 00:26:15  Ad Break (SIG Sauer & Montana Knife Company) 00:27:36  Bear Meat 00:29:54  Learning from the Rivets 00:33:54  Bear Behavior & Being Up Close 00:36:20  Montana Knife Packout Knife 00:37:42  Skinning the Loins 00:41:44  First Time Bear Hunters 00:42:45  Measuring Around the Muzzle 00:44:54  Where to Book a Hunt with the Rivets 00:47:23  Measuring a Bear’s Skull for Pope & Young 00:50:55  Skull Size and Cape Length

Transcript

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0:00.0

When it's time to make the shot, there's no second chance. That's why I run SIG-Sour optics.

0:04.1

Whether I'm at the range or 12 miles deep on a solo hunt, I need my gear dialed. No questions asked.

0:10.4

Clarity, durability, precision. That's what SIG delivers. I've beat the hell out of my setup in the backcountry through rain, snow, and dust, and it still hits dead on.

0:20.4

You don't get that kind of trust

0:21.5

without putting it to the test because I haven't done that, but I have taken people out on rifle

0:28.0

hunts that have theoretically beat the hell out of their gear and it was indeed hitting dead on

0:35.3

still. So I guess that is true.

0:40.3

You don't get that kind of trust without putting it to the test. If you're building your setup for this season, go with what works when it matters most.

0:44.1

And right now, SIGS giving 10% off optics at SIGSour.com when you use the code cam.

0:50.9

Again, CAM gets you 10% off the best optics in the game don't miss don't doubt run sig

1:00.8

keep hammering podcast episode yes it's a keep hammering collective it's not shit talkers weekly

1:07.3

no so james quiet yeah so here we are. We're with John and Jen

1:15.0

Rivet up in Alberta, Bear Heaven basically, is what this is. And we've had some luck today.

1:21.7

What a man, what a hunt. Some luck, but before that that a lot of long days sitting 12 hours in the rain in storms

1:32.3

waiting for the big guy to come in and it's not like hunting an average bear.

1:36.3

No it's uh you know people I mean there's so many bear here so many I don't know how many bear we saw a day, but I would say...

1:47.0

You had a day of 16, I think? I would say on average at least 10 bear a day. Even on, you know, rain and wind, they don't really like that that much, but still just great bear days, but waiting for the right big bear is a whole different game.

2:05.6

And we want big old boars, and that can be a waiting game for sure.

2:15.6

But we got her done finally again.

2:20.3

Took some effort.

2:22.3

Yeah.

2:23.3

But you guys have the best, it's the best bear camp, it's the best bear country.

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