ARGENTINA BOWHUNTING ADVENTURE, PART 2: WATER BUFFALO Bow Hunt with a TRIFECTA Broadhead
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- Опубликовано: 4 сен 2024
- This was my first bowhunting adventure at Poitahue Ranch in La Pampa, Argentina. In this video, I'm pursuing Water Buffalo. In Part 1, I harvested a Red Stag.
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Amazing he was able to stay on his feet for that long with a heart shot. Had plenty of time to chase a hunter down and gore him into pulp if he decided to. Absolute giant.
Right? I couldn't believe it. It went down in about 40 seconds...but the others got it back up on its feet again.
@@LuskArcheryAdventures Yes. The herd rallying around him was amazing. Better to be shot by a hunter than eaten alive by predators. Have had animals shot with an arrow run a short distance, or just jump around a few seconds then stop and look around like.. what just happened? Then a few seconds later, they fall over lights out. I don't think they even felt any pain from the sharp arrow hit.
man the resiliency on those things is amazing. He didn't even flinch when that 2nd arrow hit him! Great job John!
Right? I think it was "dead on its feet" by that point.
So impressive of the resilience of these buffalo. Great hunt…
Right? Wow.
So, that's Bison, Cape & now Water Buffalo. You're racking up the Bovines John. Great upload as always.
Haha. That's observant of you. I meant to say that in the video but forgot :)
That's insane. How tough they are. Wow. I can only imagine how intense that was. Trying to communicate with that fella on wich one you can take. They obviously know that blind means danger. It just shows the importance of water. That was a very cool hunt.
Thanks Jason.
Congratulations John on another successful hunt. I enjoyed watching you hunt.
Thanks brother
Wow! What a beast. The way they rallied around him was amazing to watch. Congrats, John!
It was. Kind of sad, but amazing as well.
Wow! That is incredible how long it lasted with an arrow through the heart! Thanks for sharing!
Yeah. Normally, an animal would run into the woods. And we’re supposed to wait at least 30 minutes, if not a couple hours, before pursuing it. So we don’t see them lasting like this. And with a heart shot, they do not die as quickly as a double lung shot.
Some tough animals. Man that one had some big horns he was a beauty
Right? I wanted to take that one, but my guide kept saying: Mucho denaro. I couldn’t understand most of what he said, but I could understand that.
Congrats! Great shot! Amazing that he doesn't even seem to notice the 2nd shot.
I'm glad he didn't see you throw that pointy stick at him as he had plenty of time to make things go... ....well, badly.
:) Thanks Frank
Incredible how tough they are to take that long to succumb to an arrow through the heart! They just don't give up.
Right? Pretty amazing.
What an awesome time. Congratulations. Cant imagine the the excitement of this hunt.👍👍🔥
Thanks Tim.
Wow , 2 awesome shots and that thing had some will to survive. One tough beast!
Right?!
Congratulations John. God truly blessed you on this hunt. God is good all the time.
Amen to that. Thank you!
Awesome! Great bull. Man that big grey bull was a monster!!!
Thank you. Yeah I really wanted to shoot that one. All I could understand from the guide was mucho denaro. I knew I didn’t have the budget for that one.
Know how that goes! lol Congrats again man. Happy for you!@@LuskArcheryAdventures
Hey John. Comment number 1 lol. Great stuff here.
Thanks Ben!
Wow that was an incredible hunt great shot your arrow set up really did a fantastic job congratulations.
Thank you
I know these trips are expensive but i could watch you hunt all day!
Thank you!
Outstanding video. Everything was right about this one! Keep it up!
Thank you!
I always feel like I’m along with your hunts! Some of the best !
Thanks Jason.
Awesome bowhunting brother!!!
Thanks Sean :)
Nice hunting 🎉🎉
Thank you
I gotta get me and the guys up here one day! Im for real jealous lol
Great place
Amazingly tough animals! Great hunt and great shot!
Thank you!
Thank you!
Great harvest 👍🏹 wonderful adventure 😁🤩
God Bless Y’all 🙏😇❤️
Thank you!
Congrats!!
Thank you
I’m a hunter myself but even to this day I struggle to watch an animal go through a death like that
Yeah, me too.
@@LuskArcheryAdventures it’s a good thing to have mate. Compassion for gods creation
As a hunter I want a quick clean kill , this seems a little much that was a very long time , also you see how those animals protect the wounded one ! Incredible
That's a huge animal they don't just die when you hit em with a bow or a rifle. Nice bull
@@jeradlene1732 1200 pound moose our group shot this yr went 60 yards and was dead in 10 seconds , I think this animal was a little bigger ,
I hunt whitetail religiously every year, crossbow and firearm seasons. But something about this hunt hit me differently.. seeing the herd react that way with such sincere concern is uncomfortable to watch and sad 😔
Yeah, I felt the same. It’s tough to see it all unfold like that.
I mean, he fell down and got back up… What a tank of animal.
Right? With a little help from his friends. I wish it would have stayed down.
@@LuskArcheryAdventures Yeah, I can’t even imagine how that felt after making a heart shot on an animal. I had that happen once with a turkey. He flopped a few times and stopped. I started to high five my cousin and he got up then started running down the mountain…
I've had a lot of clients harvest buffalo and elk with 400-500 grain arrows with pass throughs. It makes you question the 600-800 grain setups for sure.
There are so many factors that affect penetration, as I'm sure you know--draw length, draw weight, arrow weight, broadhead, etc. And the ribs on these buffalo are really thick...as is the animal itself. No question that heavier arrows generate more momentum, especially downrange.
Awesome animal!! congratulations brother!!!
Thank you!
Thank you so much 😀
Nice video. My dad built that blind last year and shot an old bull out of it. 👍
Wow! That’s so cool. Pls thank him for me.
@@LuskArcheryAdventures I recently shared the video with him, and his response was, "Nostalgia kicked in :)" He also sends his congratulations. In 10 days, we will be traveling to Argentina, where it will be my turn to pursue buffalo.
Great hunt. I do wonder why you wouldn't go with a heavier foc with such heavy arrows. I would have imagined a much heavier broadhead. Great hunt though, God bless you.
My FOC was well over 20% with those arrows and super heavy inserts, including an internal 4” rod. Broadheads aren’t the only way to increase weight on the front end.
God is great! Congrats on beautiful animal! And Happy Easter! Its.hRd to believe that he stayed alive for so long after punching through it's heart!! Thats just crazy.
Right? Tough animal! And amen-He is indeed!
Heck yeah man that is awesome
Thanks
How difficult is it to arrange shipping the capes and skulls back? And how much is that? I had one place say it was about 3k but could fit up to 5 animals.
I have been really wanting to go to Argentina Red Stag hunting this year but couldn’t get anyone to go with me. Thanks for the videos!
You can always go solo. I had a buddy planning to come but he backed out. The other guys in camp became friends quickly. Not sure about the shipping yet.
Very nice
Thank you
I am curious what happens to the meat, I know different out fits and countries do different things with it, goes to feed the hunters and people on the ranch, donation to food banks, resale etc. I know that the US is pretty strict on meat coming back to the US.
Yeah, the US is very strict about not allowing it into the country. People can cross the border freely, but not meat :) Some of the meat goes to the upcoming groups of hunters, but most goes to the guides and their families.
What was the arrow weight and broadhead for the stag?
I said it in the video. 750 gr total. Broadhead was 125 gr. But collar and internal footer added at least another 125 grs.
Did you get a chance to try any Argentinean water buffalo meat? I wonder how it compares to the taste of American bison?
I got to taste it. It tastes REALLY GOOD...but is also quite tough! They don't let you bring it across the border into the US. People can freely cross the border, but not water buffalo meat :)
@@LuskArcheryAdventures😢😂😂😂😂
Any chance you’d be willing to share the cost? Nothing listed on their site
Oh yeah, you have to ask them for a price list; they'll send you one. For Red Stag, it's like $5500 for a week of hunting and one red stag. Then other animals are extra. Or you can just pay their daily fee, which I think is around $550, including food, lodging, guiding, etc--then pay for any animal you harvest. The buffalo range from $3200 to $8000, I think.
Great job…..congrats. Don’t listen to the nay sayers, that don’t have a clue.
:) Thank you
About how long was it between the first shot until it fell?
About 15 mins, tops. I wish it would’ve stayed down when it first dropped.
@@LuskArcheryAdventures That is one tough animal. I thought it was done when it went down the first time, but then the others came in and helped it get back up and at one point it looked like they were supporting it for a bit. That first shot was excellently placed. Congratulations, John.
Can you bring back the meat to the US?
Unfortunately, no. Customs is super hard lined on that. People can freely cross the border...but not meat :)
Sorry do not feel this was a humane kill.
What? I know it’s hard to watch. But heart shot and dead in 15 minutes. If it would’ve ran off and died, would you have felt differently? How many animals get shot with an arrow and live for hours and hours?
@@LuskArcheryAdventures 15 minutes to die is not humane. I will admit I only hunt whitetails but I would be upset with myself if it took 15 minutes for an animal to pass. Would a different shot placement or broad head produced a more humane kill? If this is the norm for time for these animals to expire then I thank you for sharing this. You have taught me that for my ethics I could not bow hunt these animals. I would prefer to use a rifle if that is the norm for a bow killed buffalo
@@bobstoddard1796 Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I know it’s hard to watch an animal die, or to consider how long it takes to die. But that’s hunting, with a rifle or bow. How long are we all advised to wait to pursue even a well hit whitetail? 30 minutes. What if it’s a single lung? 8 hrs. What about a gut shot? 12-24 hrs. I’ve had double lung shot whitetail take hours to expire.
@@LuskArcheryAdventures I can tell you every time I have had a bad shot it bothers me to know that the deer will die slowly. It fortunately has not happened in quite a while for me. I shot 12 deer this year with bow and gun all died within sight. My questions about this video are: Is a heart shot the best shot for a buffalo? Did the broad head cause enough wound for rapid blood loss? I just have never had a heart shot deer that I shot with a Sevr take 15 minutes to die? Think for me I will stick to whitetail. John, thanks for sharing an honest video it helped me to think about my choice of species I would prefer to hunt.
@@bobstoddard1796 a heart shot is the most ethical on any animal. Double lung will work quickly too but only if you get a full pass through. A lot of weird stuff can happen inside an animal and it’s almost never the exact same. Listen to the arrow trauma episode on John Dudley’s nock on archery pod with Dr. Peter Attia.