Spring Bear Hunting and Turkey Hunting with Primitive Bow
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- Опубликовано: 7 фев 2025
- This week Clay Hayes heads up the mountain to snow line to do a little spring bear hunting and turkey hunting with his primitive bow on public land in Idaho.
Glassing for black bears from a high vantage point is a great way to hunt in the spring. Bears will be concentrated on the narrow band of early spring green up. On this hunt, the green up was 1500 feet lower than camp.
Aside from bear hunting with a bow, Idaho has some amazing turkey hunting as well. Always looking for a challenge, Clay is attempting to harvest a gobbler with his self bow. But, the kicker is, he's trying to do it without a pop up blind. Turkeys have some of the sharpest eye sight of any game animal so any movement is seen immediately. This makes getting a shot with a long bow extremely difficult.
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Your neighbors aren't gonna be too happy once all 26k of us subscribers move to Idaho. Nice video.
Ah, there’s lots of space.
You nailed it when you said Turkey hunting in the south is a religion, growing up in Monroe County, AL we had people join clubs just to hunt turkeys. And if you told folks you didn’t hunt birds you were chastised and became the butt of some jokes. Needless to say, I enjoy hunting turkeys quite a bit down here, it definitely challenges your patience.
nooooo..... high end broadhead meets rock, OUCH! "ever eat a pine tree? many parts are edible" (Euell Gibbons). as much as i love watching you build bows, i think these out in the field vids are my faves. reminds me a bit of your book. your positive attitude, and humor in the face of a failure is a lesson in itself. great vid Clay!
Thanks
Lol...like how you keep it real. You could have edited out, but you didn't. Keep up the great work. I rather see you try hard miss and keep going then watch some of these others who just edited everything out except a harvest.
Thanks Eddie.
Spring Gobbler season is big here in PA too. It is my favorite hunting... real tough to harvest a bird in up state PA on the public lands. I know a lot of people who have shot many deer with bow and gun...but few of those same hunters have tagged many turkeys in the spring. When it comes to turkey hunting..it's their game I just play it...It's hard enough to get one with a shotgun...a bow would be a real challenge....
Nice shooting, Clay! Anybody can hit that big Ol' turkey but it takes a keen eye and a steady hand to hit that skinny little tree! LOL. That's what makes the traditional way so enjoyable, brother, and it's good to see that side of it...keep up the great work my friend...
Ha! Will do.
loved the vid thank you, that turkey shot reminded me of my first shot ever at an animal with board bow, it was on a grouse by West Yellowstone MT, done the exact thing thwack in the tree thwack into another tree shot four arrows and missed all four lol, great times
Oh, I love the grouse!
clay i could watch your video's all day i know you wont like what i'm about to say but i like when you mess up different things makes me feel even the best have bad days keep up the great work brother.
Yep, hunting is hunting.
"..can kill a stump but not a turkey...wasn't a stump, it was a rock..." Love it! trad hunters have all been there in some form or another. Thanks for another awesome video.
Thanks
Great show, enjoyed it.
Thanks
That landscape is breath taking.
It is!
Thanks Clay, another great film. Love your thoughts on going the hard route. I am hooked on Whitetail ground hunting. Hope to start chasing Turkeys too. Keep at it, there's nothing better... DB.
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Ten out of ten for perseverance, Clay. :)
Love it keep it up wish I was there
Great video. As a born and raised Westy, I've never had any interest in turkey hunting - but I have to admit, that looked fun.
Turkeys are a blast once you learn a little about them. It’s a lot like calling bull elk, just with a big bird. Very interactive type of hunting.
Love the vids man, hope you keep em coming!
Thanks
This guy is a comedian first the tree then the rock
Awesome , just awesome!
I got lucky last fall with the compound. I was able to spot and stalk a group of hens and bag my first turkey. This year is totally dedicated to the longbow. I really enjoy your videos Clay. Good luck and shoot strait.
Excellent!
I feel your pain, but It hurts so good. I have been traditional turkey hunting for 3 years only building natural blinds and in a wooded area with a very small turkey population. It’s really about he hunt and not the kill... I finally called a Tom in to about 15 yards away last weekend, but unfortunately hesitated and didn’t take the shot because of some bushes and trees between us. It was an amazing experience nonetheless. Awesome video and I love what you do.
Thanks Jason! Good luck
Did you notch your Pine Tree tag off camera? Fish ‘n Game will get ya!
That was a great vid, as usual.
Shh, don’t tell anyone.
I really enjoy your videos. Thank you for them 🙏.
Have you done a quiver revue? Or a show and tell? Preference on bow mounted or pack? I know, situation dictates.
Clay, What type of pack were you wearing?
I've never been to Idaho... I've always said I was pretty sure I'd like it there...after seeing this I know I would...
It’s a pretty amazing state.
You can try using a red bandana close to try to keep them around a little longer.
Hmmm hunter safety 101 bud.
Chris Sibert you have to use common sense bud. Most birds are attracted to the color red especially turkeys and Einstein they are not. It ain't hunting back east with a hunter behind ever tree.
Micah Lewis .......?
Me: why do you only have one pair of pants
Him:they are comfy and double as a parachute
Boy ya sure drilled that firkey.
Good stuff
Haven't been watching You Tube until recently. However I think your videos are real and enjoyable.
Good luck getting a turkey bro...I'm gonna try getting one with my hickory bow next season I'll be rockin my homemade ghillie suit lol
Heck yea!
Wow that arrow went.deep into the tree
Better luck next time! Thank you.
Are turkey feathers used to make arrows? The video that made the arrow was very informative! I've always wondered about the process of making arrows, but thanks to you! Can you show me a video of me cooking turkey next time? Of course with the turkey you hunted!
Yep, I’ll have some turkey cooking coming up!
Great video! Hoping you get a shot at a bear.
😅😅😅Been there. Turkey hunting is a bastard especially for us crazy traditional idiots. But we still do it. The trick I've found is just to have a fall tag with me while I deer hunt. Then they are all around me. To actually pursue them is usually a fail.
Great video 🎯
They ARE a bastard!
That "THWACK" with the tree is an all too familiar sound to me, brother! Sorry, but I had to laugh... I killed my first turkey last year and did it without a blind. Pulled him away from some hens from about 200 yards down to 15, but it was with a compound, so I'll give myself half credit.
Still a tough thing to pull off!
Hey anyone that can get a Turkey to 15 yards with out a blind could use a 308 and still have full credit in my book turkeys are just to damn good at picking you off
Great video! Really enjoy watching you hunt. This is very off topic but would you consider doing a review on the werewolf bow you used in your last video? I’m in the market for an ILF bow and this one looks cool but there seems to be little info out there on it.
I’m planning on doing that this summer.
Sweet! I’ll try to hold off buying until then. Please keep the videos coming!
Loved it... what kind of wood was that last arrow. first time I've seen one split like that . I've blown them a part. shatter or just snap but that was different. also like all your hunting vids, this one is about the hunt, it's worried about the ego busting kill, I get the experience of the hunt ,, ya leave that far off bear. cause if you shoot it you have to pack it out. I love the way you put it all together, looking forward to more
That was a bamboo shaft.
thought perhaps that it was. I couldn't think of anything else that would split like that
Where can I purchase the werewolf eclipse solid single bevel 200 grain broadhead? I can’t find them anywhere. Thx
They sell the screw in heads at eclipsebroadheads.com
Clay Hayes I’ve looked ton the website and all they’re selling is the vented blades. I’m interested in their solid blade 200 gr broadhead. Great videos,
Do they not have the solid heads on there? Shoot them an email.
Are shooting for the head/neck shot???
what happened to the hickory bow build? Would like to see the rest of it.
The rest of those and much more are uploaded to my patreon site. Patreon.com/clayhayes
I am wanting to get into archery for whitetail. Am fascinated with traditional and more specific a recurve. Do i start archery with a recurve or do i go with a compound bow and then go to recurve? Any advice would be appreciated thanks
That’s a personal decision. If killing a deer is highly important to you a compound is the better option. If you’re hunting more for the experience and connection then perhaps a recurve.
Did you get that lol 😆😊
Would love to bow hunt that country one day..
Was that a cane arrow you broke? Never seen a wooden arrow split like that.
Yes, it was a bamboo shaft.
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what broadhead are you shooting there? SOLID? can't tell. thanks.. I also didn't know so many turkeys up in the mountains...
These are old deadheads.
what part of the south did you grow up at
NW Florida
How did you hit a tree must not know you bow or something
Ive hear great things and awful things about the taste of bear meat. What's your take?
I think it depends on what the bear has been eating. All that I’ve had has been good.
That makes sense. One negative comment I read somewhere was that it is greasy, but I suspect that is influenced by how the meat was handled and prepared. Thanks for the response.
It is a lot more oily than venison. It reminds me more of beef.
The turkey just kept hanging out after the shot ??? wtf
The south? Where? been gone a while?
Grew up in north Florida. Went to college in Mississippi.
I'd have dug that dead head out of the tree also, even if it took an hour, they're my all time favorite
I bought them just for turkey! Great head.
I been hunting toms in pa for 20 years with longbow no pain lol
They’re tough!
Lol gonna plague me till I die! looooooooool
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What this broadhead?
It’s an old Pearson deadhead.
god bless idaho
Did you finally kill one? Lol
Hell no. They’re my nemesis…
@@clayhayeshunter I’ve had the worst year of my damn entire born days for turkey. Damn eastern birds in Arkansas. Smarter than me.
Clay, my friend, your content is awesome stuff. Keep it up and I will continue to tell every living sole I come in contact with to subscribe so you can keep it going financially. I hope to get the opportunity to meet face to face at a BHA Rendezvous sometime in the future.
Back at ya! BHA Rendezvous is awesome.
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