GAR WARS! The Battle to Save this GIANT Fish!
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In this episode of Breaking Trail, get ready for the FEATURE LENGTH version of Gar Wars and witness the epic battle save this GIANT fish!
A RIVER MONSTER sized thank you goes out to the Gar Guys - Hayden Roberts, Florian Kappen, Maximiliaan “Max” Claus and Josh Perkin for their leadership in the field, expertise in ichthyology and driving fight to help preserve the future of these living relics.
Special thanks to Texas A & M University for allowing the Brave Wilderness team to document their continued research on this subject matter.
Special thanks to Steve Goodman for allowing us to explore and film his beautiful stretch of private river.
Additional thanks to Solomon David, Matthew Miller and Bubba Bedre for their guidance and expertise on the history of gar and the future of conservation for this species.
Archival photo and video credits: Solomon David, Bubba Bedre, Florian Kappen and Max Claus.
“GAR WARS - A conservation fish force!” title and phrasing credit: Matthew Miller/Cool Green Science
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Thank you to Meredith Joyce-Houghton for creating the incredible artwork in this episode!
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Ty Ramirez
18 soat oldin
Over years of fishing in south east Texas riverways I have hooked (not on purpose) many alligator gar (as well as other types but none are as big of fighters as the alligator gar). These things are absolute monsters, the very few times I have actually gotten one into the boat its always been a huge fight, then a quick picture and release. The best story I have of them is while fishing I hooked onto a trout and just got it close to the boat. And just as I'm getting the net the trout gets devoured by an alligator gar. Literally cut in pieces leaving mainly just the head on my hook. Most of the times the teeth of these things shred your line before you even get it close. I have bow fished before but never for gar. As a hunter you should always take conservation first. Red fish (red snapper) and carp on the other hand... Limit out baby!!!
Ty Ramirez
17 soat oldin
The trout was small-ish btw so that is probably why it got torn up so bad. Gar cant really chew but the force behind it, me pulling on the line as to not lose my pole, how sharp the teeth are, and the size of the trout all combined to equal no more trout.
ken glass
Kun oldin
Its most important that the next generation of youngsters are taught to protect wildlife and become conservationists . I think once the old guard is gone the animals will be better off. These shows are integral to this happening. It crushed me when Steve Irwin died, he was a real mate.
C de Ruijter & S Darmanin
2 kun oldin
Holland I am Dutch
Loyd William Watson
2 kun oldin
I accidently mastake those gar fish to be river dolfin ha but poor fish
Samm3y
3 kun oldin
we have gars at my dad's ranch
OhReally
4 kun oldin
SIGN THE petition we CAN MAKE A CHANGE!
Hmmm
4 kun oldin
When we about to buy a fish food on pet shop on philippines theres two aligator gar on aquarium the aligator gar is not really full grown tho and they selling it on 102 dollors each and it was my first time see a monterous fish
Joe Chilson
5 kun oldin
Alligator gars have been attacking people. There should be a respect and understanding while maintaining human saftey at all cost. They are beautiful fish but if it's my kids me or the fish I'm sorry but I'm having fish for dinner
Nidhan Sandhu
5 kun oldin
Endangered species put it down man what are you doing with your life stop killing me with these stop killing teenagers what are you doing animals like killing small well I won't stop it they only up to 100 you better be easy proud and shut up and put him down in the water does not going to help him what are you doing with your life I saw you helping video killing smaller creatures like that
Imani Tucker
6 kun oldin
Give the gar guys a animal planet show 🗣
Ruby
6 kun oldin
I used to watch you when I was 7
Hari Yoganathan
7 kun oldin
A prehistoric, ancient behemoth unlike anything I have seen before! What an amazing animal! Thank you for promoting it’s protection Coyote! As always, another great video!
Chris Wilkin
7 kun oldin
Hoooooooo
wmerton21
8 kun oldin
More docile than most dogs
Da furry boi
8 kun oldin
It looks like a love child of a guppy and a gator.
Hifza Batool
8 kun oldin
Poor aligater gar{••}.
King Ammonite
8 kun oldin
When you see a massive, powerful, monstrous creatures 2 inches from snapping someone’s face off... and yet they act more docile than a pet dog.
Destro7000
8 kun oldin
Imagine doing that to a human
Fusion Developer
8 kun oldin
Okay. So if you are fishing, and you catch a fish you don't like, but it is native and established, don't kill it. Thanks, I'll remember that. (I've never done that, but I've considered it before, now I won't consider it and I'll encourage others to not consider it.)
Because Video Games
9 kun oldin
Know if gar grew legs that would be scarry
KawaiiFawnn
9 kun oldin
They are seriously so cute. No animal’s life should be just a “sport”, that is a living being 😭
Hana Rmoo
9 kun oldin
lololololol THATS NOT CUTEEE
YukariWillKillYou
9 kun oldin
I love catching gar, I’m pretty sure I missed an absolutely massive one the other day
Jennica Adams
9 kun oldin
i love animals i never want them to get also the ones i love!
Brucifer Mephistopheles
10 kun oldin
Jeremy Wades favorite fish!
B Elmi
10 kun oldin
😂😂😂😂😂
sonk bedus
10 kun oldin
Hope you bow fishish guys stop 😢😢😢😢😢😯😯😯😯
Jill Henderson
10 kun oldin
Peterson needs a TV show on animal planet
Uncle Jimmy
11 kun oldin
Idk if you have but I would love to see a video about the sturgeon
Valcross
11 kun oldin
So cool !!!! 😎
Beth Graham
11 kun oldin
Fcfff. For for.
Rudy Lal
12 kun oldin
Love the vids
Rick Jones
12 kun oldin
Coyote should put on a lion proof suit and head to the Serengeti. It'd be cool to film a lion attack on a person up close and personal knowing the person is safe inside the suit. He could strap a bite force guage to the suit, maybe to the arms to get an idea of how much force the attacking lions are exerting. Could maybe try the same suit with Grizzlies and komodo dragons too
Pythonmmm Channel
12 kun oldin
river to 20 mil subs
Char.x. Kouvr_
12 kun oldin
I thought it would be and crocodile when they filled that thing out
Pus Grey & Pus Meng
12 kun oldin
I hope i can have aligator gar as pet because i always see it on fish shop for 15$
Free Styel
13 kun oldin
I can't believe a channel doesn't clickable that isn't Mr beast so your doing a god job Cyote 😀😹🐶🦊🦁🐵🐱🐻🐮🙈🕷🐜
Dobbies Revenge
13 kun oldin
Gar are more of a pest fish like carp
Random Watermelons
13 kun oldin
the long nose gar is kinda cute with its large eyes!
Inga Guy
13 kun oldin
it is so big and cool
Arie Ganesha
13 kun oldin
I'm your big. Fan
Arie Ganesha
13 kun oldin
Hiiiiii!!!!!
animal Games
14 kun oldin
He should do one with penguins
Savannah Riley
14 kun oldin
Love the video I'm very glad that you'll are taking care of the bars and the last one sock me big time
Darryl Felton
14 kun oldin
This only happens by the Grace of GOD
Darryl Felton
14 kun oldin
1 Corinthians 10:31 New International Version 31 So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.(A)
Darryl Felton
14 kun oldin
John 3:16-18 King James Version 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
Darryl Felton
14 kun oldin
Romans 8:35-39 King James Version 35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? 36 As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. 37 Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. 38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, 39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Chloe Fuentes
14 kun oldin
I want him to do when the like bees and ants bite him
Rashneet 77
14 kun oldin
hey! i like ur videos as they help me in geography classes
Fighting Flanker
14 kun oldin
21:55 That's a freight Train!! That's what I call is majestic!!
Nicole Jacksongv
15 kun oldin
I LOVE OUR VIDS
Chernobyl Charles
15 kun oldin
I got bit by a gar, i do not reccomend it
Mini Zhao
15 kun oldin
One Chased My Mom almost out of the water on a Family Trip. Very ScGARyy
XdRubixx 503
15 kun oldin
who else thinks that the background music sounds like the spider man ps4 song😅
Darryl Felton
15 kun oldin
Philippians 2:5-11 King James Version 5 Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: 6 Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: 7 But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: 8 And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. 9 Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: 10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; 11 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Aly Azzam
15 kun oldin
Can't wait for nervous venom die before u scream for help zone with the cupid jellyfish
Gadin Chintakind
15 kun oldin
me who is 8 years old but still not disturbing for me
Oscar Sigersted
15 kun oldin
Coooooool
LazR
15 kun oldin
Mr Fish
The GF Family Channel
15 kun oldin
ohh don't get hurt coyote :(
tsiff
15 kun oldin
That gar is built different 😈😈
Lala Duh ༄
15 kun oldin
Those who hunt fishes that aren’t doing any harm to the environment disgust me
Doha Abdul
16 kun oldin
Hey, you want to hear a secret. ok then. and am a kid and a girl and am 9. In the video the one who holds a dinosaur. He lost a finger go to 8:10 and look very closely and you will see it. pls, give me a Like. Bye
The GF Family Channel
15 kun oldin
i 8
donna zamora
16 kun oldin
I am nine and I love your videos you have amazing videos.
Amit Bro
16 kun oldin
Nice ☺️
kim varana
17 kun oldin
if they all die i would be really sad bucause those are dinosours
Muzan Kibutsuji
17 kun oldin
I- your not wrong....
Dan Traverse
17 kun oldin
When he got near that River monster I legit thought he was gonna have his own special steve Irwin moment.
Kyndal's. Angel
17 kun oldin
How is he not dead
Muzan Kibutsuji
17 kun oldin
He scares hell and heaven it self
Native Wildman
18 kun oldin
I let gar go when I catch them but most of the time they get off the line witch is fine with me it is not fun too get a bit from a long nose gar. Good video Coyote!
Ernesto che guera
18 kun oldin
OMG
Its Sean
18 kun oldin
gar are so fun to catch, and hell to release cus of those teeth, and the rivers and lakes round where i live have plenty gar
BOKIZILLA Boki
18 kun oldin
ITS SO CJUT
Deena Khan
19 kun oldin
do you now people hunt sharks and that makes me feel so sad.
Tsukipie
19 kun oldin
Thanks for this video Coyote and crew! I never would have known. I'm glad there's a petition to help save this species 🐟🐊
Gregory Flynn
19 kun oldin
The fish is cool!
Freddy and mario Freddy's Channel
19 kun oldin
Ok I'm SO glad wild coyote is okay cuz that is basically a DINOSAUR he's carrying 😱😱😱😨😨😨
Karlee M
19 kun oldin
Hi I love your chance
pastel juice
19 kun oldin
I want to make stickers of the amazing creatures. And sell them for awareness of them. I already make stickers and sell them so..... Yep I'm doing it. Ok but I thought the long nose gar was cute.
pastel juice
5 kun oldin
@toota_. art yes it is but it is not open yet
toota_. art
6 kun oldin
@pastel juice is it on etsy rn or no?
pastel juice
6 kun oldin
I dont have it open right now but its on etsy Pastel clouds
iijulia
7 kun oldin
I t
iijulia
7 kun oldin
S e l l
Emily Brackett
20 kun oldin
I have a question? I'm not quite sure what megafana means. I thought it ment slow to grow? Or does it mean can grow to maximum proportion? I really should know this by now.
John Wilson
20 kun oldin
Aww yes, more recycled content👌
Lanzo is ainm dom
20 kun oldin
He said büeys
Dang Animations
21 kun oldin
I have a gar skull in my room actually(don worry, I got permission to keep the fish) and seeing this video gave me such a big sense of nostalgia.
FuBrothers Extreme
21 kun oldin
I love alligator gars.
Bradley Patterson
21 kun oldin
😢
DEADPOOL AND KENDAL
22 kun oldin
Bişey anlamiyapta izleyen bir tek ben miyim +1😆😆😆😆
Gracie Baker
22 kun oldin
that giant one is probably the world's second largest. the world's largest was 8.5, weighed 327 pounds, and was an estimated 94 years old.
Fishing kid
22 kun oldin
People like You don’t deserve to leave this world
BF
23 kun oldin
I wish they were harmful and were 20 feet long
KayAnna Mosher
23 kun oldin
Low key it kinda looks like the gar was enjoying being pet. Plus that fish is just so chill.
MaryJo Z
23 kun oldin
Cool fish
nilesdemiles_
24 kun oldin
Ik ben trots op de Nederlanders
Oliver Stephan
24 kun oldin
Someone should shoot these bow fishers with a bow.. Then they would know how it feels to get penetrated that much.. Sad world!!
Vio dwi Cahyanto
24 kun oldin
Gak ngerti bahasa Inggris
haras floressd
24 kun oldin
The intro looked like an extinct species
Oliver Barker
24 kun oldin
I mean I found a couple in rdr 2
Erný Mr.
25 kun oldin
epic
Collin Pugh
25 kun oldin
any other fish fights for its life when its caught but these magnificent beasts are so relaxed and just looking to live its life by itself. what an absolute legend. these fish are amazing pieces of history. happy to be a neighbor of an absolute legend itself being "Coyote". You sir are a movement in itself.
Tosha Jernigan
25 kun oldin
Save the gars🦎🦈
Ben Henderson68
25 kun oldin
Jesus is king
Ak33f Pl4yz
26 kun oldin
Omg i used to watch you as a kid