- Ready?
That's a good dragon right there.
Bring him up?
Oh, lost my oar, lost my oar, lost my oar.
Nice, look at the size of that turtle.
(jungle sounds)
What's going on, Coyote Pack, well,
today's gonna be a little bit different.
Recently, I was featured on Roman Atwood's channel
where I took him out on a dragon adventure.
We came out to Blendon Woods Metro Park in
Columbus, Ohio, I took him out on a kayak
and we caught a good-sized common snapping turtle.
- Oh my god.
Oh my god, dude!
- Don't worry, he's not gonna come towards you.
He's really clawing.
There he is, hi, buddy.
Now, at the end of the episode, we were talking
while we were out there when the cameras weren't
rolling and this whole concept of vlogging and,
you know, I go out with the camera crew
with Mark and Mario, sometimes Chance, and he
just goes out and films himself,
and he does this every single day,
so Roman's challenge was can I go out
and vlog myself catching snapping turtles?
I'm going to attempt to vlog an expedition
all by myself.
No Mark, no Mario, no Chance, there's nobody,
it's just you guys and me today,
and it is an absolutely beautiful day out there
like if you can see out the window here,
there is the water and I actually...
I think I see a turtle right there.
(suspenseful music)
I don't know if you guys can see this.
There's a huge snapping turtle right there.
That's a snapping turtle.
Okay, guys, this is it, can Coyote Peterson vlog?
Today is the challenge, Roman put me up to it,
and we're gonna see if I can execute.
Okay, now see here, I just gotta figure out
how to turn it off.
Here, let's check out what I have in the back
of the Jeep here, alright, here is my entire
kit, I'll be wearing my water shoes as usual,
have my binoculars here and, of course, my
little action kit, this bag.
I do have a tripod, how's that?
Oh, cool, there you go, you can kind of see me there.
I can get my pack set here.
Alright, let's do this.
Take off these boots,
get on my Keens here.
This is gonna be pretty challenging,
and I mean as you can imagine, whenever you're
hosting a vlog or a show
you're constantly talking, but today,
it's like I'm not talking to Mark or Mario,
I'm just talking to the Coyote Pack, which
is awesome.
The temperature is absolutely perfect, it is
about 85 degrees out right now.
Come here, let's check this out.
Here, I'll walk you guys out here so you can see
what it is that we're looking at.
All that expanse is where we will be looking
for turtles, perfect, okay.
I have the kayak, at this juncture it is time
for me to gear up with GoPros and the waterproof
JVC so we can get out there and search for a dragon.
Okay, guys, I have the GoPro set up on my shoulder
can you see that, right there, that should
hopefully get us some cool shots and then I
also have the GoPro set up right here on top
of the kayak.
It is time to get out on the water, I'm going
to cut this camera, I don't want to soak it
and have it get destroyed, you guys ready?
Are you ready for the solo dragon mission?
I hear you saying yes, alright, guys, let's
go catch ourselves a mud dragon.
GoPros are rolling.
Things we're gonna try not to do today: lose cameras.
I am tethered to the boat in case you wondered.
When are we going to catch the first turtles,
how many turtles are we going to catch,
if we catch more than one, are we going to
show them all who knows anything is possible
when it is me and no crew.
(suspenseful music)
I might see a dragon.
Got something just towards the surface over here.
It's moving slow, it could be a turtle.
I'm right on top.
Here we go.
Gonna make the jump for it, here we go, ready?
(suspenseful music)
That's a good dragon right there.
Wow.
That is his tail right there.
Want me to bring him up?
Oh, lost my oar, lost my oar, lost my oar.
Yes, look at the size of that turtle.
Let's just turn around out of here.
Alright, hi buddy, get up on this rock here.
This rock is pretty convenient.
Okay, he's going for that, let's let him.
Look at the size of that.
Ooh, that is one heck of a chomp right there,
ladies and gentlemen, and, go ahead, you gonna
just flop off on your own, he may just crawl
off on his own.
There you go, that's a good boy,
check this out, watch this, he's gonna flop
right off the edge of the boat.
Ooh, there he goes.
Well, that was Cornelius, an excellent
jump and dive catch,
we got him up close, but we need to find one of
the other big turtles.
I was hoping that was gonna be Oscar, we are
in his territory, but sure enough he was just
Cornelius again.
Pretty good, though, to see him for a second time
this year.
Alright, guys, let's keep searching.
Here we go, we have a turtle right here.
Who's this?
It's Hubert, it's Hubert.
Let's just take a look and see.
There he is, let's see, no, that's not Hubert.
That's not Hubert, who are you?
Oh, this might be a new turtle.
I don't recognize this turtle.
Look at that, this is not Hubert.
I thought it was Hubert, it kind of looks like him,
but it is not.
This looks like it could be related to Cornelius,
but it may be a new turtle.
Guys, this may be a turtle for us to get
up close in front of the cameras,
okay, I'm gonna keep him there in the boat,
let's get him back and under control,
this is one we definitely one to take note of
oh boy, he's coming right at me.
This turtle is very feisty, he could be
a rogue, geez, that is a lot of power.
This is going to be a very precarious situation
getting back to a controlled setting.
Around I thought I saw another turtle.
Ooh, look at that power, I'm getting tangled up
in the rope here.
Not what you want to happen.
Okay, I'm gonna turn around.
Coming right toward me.
Alright, come here, buddy, do not want to take
a bite from this turtle.
He's very, very angry.
There we go, wow, look at that,
he is one powerful dragon right there.
Beautiful turtle, he is about 30 pounds
and I'm almost positive that this turtle has
never been reported before.
Yes, alright, I think we've got ourselves
an episode here, folks.
Oh man.
Alright, I gotta move quick though because
this turtle is very, very feisty.
That got a little tense there for a second
when that turtle was coming straight at me
and biting onto my oar.
Man, alright, we're gonna get the big camera
back out and we are gonna have to get some
cool shots of this never before recorded
snapping turtle here at Blendon Woods.
Made it safe back to shore.
(triumphant music)
There we go.
(triumphant music)
Alright, guys, I'm gonna crouch down
real slow here next to the turtle,
try to get up close and personal,
now, like I was saying, this is
a new turtle that has never been
caught here at Blendon Woods before
and I name all the turtles that are out here.
There are some very distinct marks on this turtle,
which will help me easily identify him
in the future,
but as far as giving it a name,
I'm gonna leave that up to you guys,
so, Coyote Pack, write in the comments
section below and tell me what you think
we should name this snapping turtle
that lives here at Blendon Woods, Metro Park.
Wow, well, that was, oh, get that a little closer,
don't bite that!
That was a pretty exciting day.
We saw Cornelius and we caught a turtle that
has never been caught before.
And, it was a challenge to be out here vlogging,
I have no idea if this is even going to cut
into an episode, but a big thanks to my
friend, Roman Atwood for inspiring me to
come out on this beautiful day to vlog
for myself and see just is it possible
for Coyote Peterson to film himself
catching dragons.
How do you guys think I did?
Let me know, maybe we'll do some more of these.
I'm Coyote Peterson, be brave.
Stay wild, we'll see you on the next adventure.
Alright, big guy, you ready to go back out
into the lake?
I think he's ready, let's go, guys.
Alright, ready, we're gonna put him back
into the water, here we go, later, big guy.
There he goes.
Catching mud dragons certainly isn't easy.
And filming myself at the same time
was quite the challenge.
I definitely say it's more fun with your friends,
so make sure to go back and watch this episode
where the crew helps me find turtles with a drone.
And, don't forget, subscribe so you can join
me and the crew on this season of Dragon Tails.