36. Practicing from the roof to replicate hunting height and why.

[@charlesvaughan534]

Did anyone catch the deer at about 0.50 in the video in the back ground?

[@kevinsheridan7412]

They were coming out to check on their headless buddy getting whacked

[@jhuntley575]

In always amazed by what some people pick up where others don't. Nice spot

[@johneberhart4062]

@@jhuntley575I saw the doe and there were a couple others that went by that were not in the camera. I've lived in a lake community for several years with no hunting.

[@clarkansas6590]

Good job

[@bowhunter9288]

John. Can't tell ya how much admiration I have for ya. I've bowhunted for a long time, and bowhunted hard,, with little to no success whats so ever. Thanks to u tube, I've been able to educate myself. I hope to one day send you an email of a mature buck.

[@mikeherpel6308]

Did you notice the deer walking the edge when you were pulling arrows at the begining

[@johneberhart4062]

Was wondering who would notice that doe. I live in a lake community and there are deer around all the time and no, there is no hunting allowed.

[@undertheradar9295]

Would you mind sharing the the total arrow weight? I’m shooting a lighter arrow but have noticed a trend to use heavier arrows. Thanks for the video, second time watching.

[@freendeed8410]

Thanks for sharing your experience John. It's a special thing to share what you know with others. Much appreciated.

[@tinoslaponi8514]

Why not just shoot recurve if you're into "challenging" hunts? Still love your stuff John! You're the man!

[@A.D.R.J.Coleman]

I agree completely with you, I will not shoot a crossbow and they should have there own season, it's like shooting a darn gun anymore

[@A.D.R.J.Coleman]

Nice grouping John, I've learned not to worry about it too much, it can get expensive 😂

[@Gibsonlife573]

It makes me so happy to see a man of integrity a man of wisdom and a man is wisdom an amount of age in just a man to be out there your age John your shoulders your Tremors Is and you're still getting it done you are truly a inspiration

[@MrTrapper1111]

Johns advice with help hunters to come for many years long after he is gone. And for that we are all blessed to have him for his knowledge

[@ipetgoats]

Deer in the background at 0:53 It’s like you’re a deer magnet

[@radamrussell]

Totally agree on the crossbow. It should be considered a slightly shorter range muzzleloader.

[@johneberhart4062]

Heck, many crossbows are capable of 100 yards off a rest.

[@A.D.R.J.Coleman]

Growing up I had the 3D Golden Eagle and unfortunately, lost it in a house fire

[@j.r.w6623]

I agree about crossbows John sad what happend to archery, handicaps and seniors no problem.... but there's alot of guys who couldn't hardly kill a deer with compound and now alot more deer are dying hey good for them but I'm with you on this one.

[@johneberhart4062]

Lot of gun hunters converted to crossbows as well and they get to hunt with short range guns (crossbows) throughout the archery season and have their tags filled by gun season.

[@outcastwreckreation6259]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge John. Your advice has changed the way I hunt and has increased the quality of deer I kill, as well as frequency that I kill mature deer. Cannot thank you enough sir. May you be blessed with many more years of being the baddest to ever do it 🙏

[@rodger603]

Modern day Robin hood! That's some skill right there!

[@Gibsonlife573]

Look at that group John playing it down

[@danwilliams4189]

One of those bows sounded like a typewriter on the release . Ting !

[@jhuntley575]

It's the release

[@johneberhart4062]

The screw that holds my quiver wasn't tight.

[@joehorton01]

6:23 little did you know those heads would cost you a recovery in the future on that 8 pt. I just watched that video last week

[@drewlandry8582]

Great tip on only shooting silhouette

[@johneberhart4062]

Thanks Drew

[@robertdeis132]

We have a saying in the Marines, "train as you fight" or in this case "practice as you hunt". I switched over this season to a hook style release. Less wear and tare on the D-loop and you can connect to the loop without taking you're off the target.

[@jeffsalsieder640]

Well, I have a saying: practice on wild hogs!

[@johneberhart4062]

Absolutely

[@jhuntley575]

Great info and I love you still use that pse sight

[@johneberhart4062]

If it's not broke, why fix it.

[@bobbygolden2791]

Great Video!

[@skeemask4933]

Amen on the crossbows! Now that everybody can have one, we got a bunch of people who just tromp around the woods and have no clue about “Bow Season”… It’s like having a gun… It’s put these idiots in OUR season. They don’t understand the time it takes to hone in the skill. I’m all for a person to have a crossbow, if ur a child, a woman, or a handicap.. other than that… Put in the work and stop being lazy or wanting something easy.

[@johneberhart4062]

Amen brother

[@termite122]

your rough on arrows..lol i noticed that black squirrel on the fence...ive only seen 2 black squirrels in my whole life

[@richarddean3154]

My mom is 87-years old and still shoots a Bear Apprentice 2 compound bow set just below 40 pounds. She shot a bullseye at 32 yards two weeks ago when I was in Minnesota visiting her. She uses a 3x5 card as a bullseye. Much respect for your position on crossbows - they should be for persons with disabilities, not able-bodied men and women. Way to stack those arrows in that target, Sir.

[@brooks8656]

This. I guess its whatever youre into but I see men in their 20s and 30s perfectly capable of shooting a compound but use a crossbow because its easier. Same people who complain about compounds crippling deer but yet theyll take a shot over 80 yards.

[@YouTuber1g]

@@brooks8656 I started my hunting career in my mid 20's with a crossbow because it was the cheapest way to get into hunting - but after 1 season I switched to a vertical compound and I'll never look back. I absolutely love it. I am a gear nut so all of the accessories are right up my alley

[@garywest2250]

I'm in between on this. Crossbows can be more ethical for able-bodied, but poor shooting people. I cannot count how many of my friends who have wounded and never found deer. It's not a dick measuring contest.

[@sauerkrautjr]

@@garywest2250 yeah, I think it's unethical to handicap yourself for the "challenge" when it comes to guaranteeing your shot goes where you want it to go. Especially if you're less than genuinely and REASONABLY 100% confident in your vertical bow abilities. If one is dumb and cocky, they probably shouldn't be hunting

[@garybucher6824]

Buddy your still doing dang good! I've never been able to shoot that consistent.

[@jryan0891]

I like the deer walking behind the target. LoL

[@adohiproductions6506]

John is a man's man...he has had shoulder surgeries and has tremors and still has not resorted to a crossbow yet. He will wait until he is truly physically incapable of drawing a vertical compound bow before he resorts to a bow rifle (crossbow). He is right...most hunters take the easiest, laziest path to kill deer. This guy even calls out the TV hunters on their bull crap. No hate to those people, but John just literally takes no shortcuts to hunting and has a track record that most of us hope to get to a percentage of.

[@johneberhart4062]

Thanks for that and I will have to be near death before I shoot a crossbow. Ernie at Tethrd has an eye issue and has to shoot a crossbow this year and he took a 145 inch 9 point at 53 yards facing him with no issue. He said his crossbow shoots as accurately as a gun and that there was no way on earth he would have taken that shot with his compound..

[@Poundingfur]

Great job bro. You are a trip. My favorite is the human scent wick.. lmfao. so true though!!! you ever want to hunt Maryland, Hit me up.

[@JMOutdoors]

Did anyone notice the deer walking behind the target?

[@mikeguy9668]

Tell us how much you love crossbow guys again hahaha

[@tippy8358]

I’m wanting to hunt just like you when I’m able to do so I’ve shot a couple big bucks but it really wasn’t much effort to do so I want more of a challenge

[@johneberhart4062]

I was a scorer since 1984 and resigned from being a scorer last year and when scoring a buck I always (kept it to myself though) judged the hunters skill by the circumstances of the hunt (managed property, amount of competition, over a food plot, over bait, lightly hunted area, APR area, etc.) and kill. I always congratulated them though and asked for their story as every story is interesting.

[@anitahickey1040]

Did u use to use the rocket sidewinder or the rocket steelheads? Just asking bCs in ah other interview u said steelheads with ah 1-1/2 cut? So that would have been the steelhead XL's ... Just curious?

[@Gibsonlife573]

You do know that you can get a clarifier for Is your peep sight and it will clear up your pins

[@yabba5696]

Just be careful my friend, a dear friend of mine fell transferring from the roof to the ladder and hit his head. Ultimately resulting in him passing away, if possible, I just put a ladder stand up in my yard. I hate ladder stands but they are super convenient for target practice

[@HandyL]

I was just thinking about doing this but i am sure my neighbors will think that I am crazy haha. Great video, thanks for sharing!

[@flushot6513]

Golden eagle that's going back in time you don't need all this poundage I shoot 56 I agree with crossbow thing

[@johneberhart4062]

I was a rep for Golden Eagle and they made really good bows and I shot the Evolution. In fact Golden eagle made the first 7 inch brace height bow (they were all 9 inches previously), they were the first company to dip bows in camo, and the first company to come out with cast risers with cutouts in them to lighten them.

[@briancourtney3451]

John, What brand are those red and black arrow shafts? You stated that you were a pro archery tech. Do you still make all your own arrows? What shaft number are you shooting with that 45 lb and your draw length? I am 77 and have to build UP to a 40 or 45 lb pull. Thanks.

[@johneberhart4062]

Those are Carbon Express Maxima Red 150's and I was shooting 250's when I was shooting a 58 pound bow. I was an archery tech a long time ago and used to fletch my own arrows for years but gave my Bitzenburger right, left and straight fletch jigs to my son Joe and now he fletches my arrows and he is an archery tech as well but is current. He is supposed to at some point make several KZbin videos on different tech things in the industry and do them at Schupbach's Archery in Jackson Michigan which is one of the larger archery dealers in the country. I'm still waiting.

[@ricks7432]

I drove up to Clare on Oct 17. Counted over 30 dead deer along I-75 alone. Mostly in Oakland Co. Your numbers in the past on deer vehicle collisions in Mi were no joke. I think 1/3 were bucks. Hate to see when the rut starts if its' that bad already.

[@johneberhart4062]

There are on average over 75,000 REPORTED vehicle/deer collisions a year. We have LOTS of deer, just too many hunters and a 2 buck state and very few bucks on public reach 2 1/2 and VERY few reach 3 1/2.

[@JS-ji5bl]

Keep doing what you love archery..I know it's not easy as we get older I'm getting there myself and have a few health conditions that limit what I can do but I keep on doing what I love and that's archery and Bowhunting.. One things for sure if we all live long enough everyone will experience the difficulties of getting older.. Thanks for sharing your video sir.

[@johneberhart4062]

Thanks JS

[@bassamaticfpv4354]

Mr. Eberhart driving nails!

[@johneberhart4062]

It was a good day.

[@terrymccleery3707]

I was wondering what kind of arrow rest you use? If you said the type and I missed it I apologize. If you do use a drop away do you use limb driven or cable driven? Also any issues with your rests? I sure understand having your back up bow set up shooting exactly the same.

[@eberhartoutdoors4219]

He is using the qad made for the mathews

[@anitahickey1040]

John, this may come off as ah stupid question but I'm kind of ah beginner," with the mongoose sight being square like that how do u line your peep up with the housing?" I like how solid those sights are and I have come across ah few in decent shape. Do u have to get ah certain type of peep for those? I'm just confused bcs I was under the believe that u wanted to match your peep with the size of your sight housing to line then up..

[@kevinkirk3156]

i thought I was the only crazy neighbor

[@johneberhart4062]

I have to wait for walkers to pass by all the time.

[@robertknapp6746]

Very informative. Do you take the long shots in the hunting mode?

[@johneberhart4062]

Has to be a giant and in an area where I doubt I would get another oportunity.

[@heavyd2249]

Have you tried a verifier peep sight? I'd say good luck this season but I know you don't need it :)

[@johneberhart4062]

I did try a verifier a few years ago and didn't care for it.

[@andrewanderson7467]

When wearing waders while deer hunting do you take them off once you cross the water and your done with them or do you wear them the whole time?

[@johneberhart4062]

I take them off when I cross and put on my hunting boots and swap them out with my exit.

[@coltonrisley5262]

If you don’t mind John, quick question about your saddle. First time using it today, walking in the aluminum bridge loops kept clanging together. Any modifications you make for that? I’m thinking electrical tape but I’m sure it would prevent the bridge from being able to slide as efficiently. Thanks.

[@garybucher6824]

Watch his saddle videos he tells you what to do.

[@johneberhart4062]

I just posted a new video on the ESS yesterday and it shows how to alleviate that problem with your lineman rope.

[@thedangler1371]

Amazing shooting. Good idea with painting the abdomen of a deer on block targets. I will be stealing that method lol!

[@freendeed8410]

Just my opinion here. Like assholes, everybody has one. The trick is to not show your ass with your opine.✅ Ive owned a very good, rediculously accurate crossbow for several years now. Bought it while healing from Rt shoulder rebuild. Never have taken it to the woods. Took a climber and a camera during my season of healing. Born with a bow in hand I suppose. I'll use a crossbow if times get tough and I have to but not before then. Good instincts will tell you to pass on one, if one is willing to listen and pass. No deer is much better than an unrecoverable deer.

[@huntercook2449]

Anybody notice the background at 50 sec😂

[@AaronTurnwald]

Good for you staying away from the crossbows!

[@toms7947]

Agreed. Here in Michigan they are legal for anyone that wants to shoot one. Worst thing the state could of done for bow season here. Now every lazy moron is in the woods during bow season.

[@johneberhart4062]

Thanks and I rattled in a good 8 point on Tuesday morning and I will post pics when I can get my son Joe to pull a pic from the videos I did getting him dressed and getting him out of the swamp by myself.

[@AaronTurnwald]

@@johneberhart4062 awesome congrats! Been tagged out since the 14th here in Michigan myself. Bored out of my mind as usual. Usually tagged out before the gangster style gun shootout in November has its perks and drawbacks lol.

[@blackpredatorbowhunter4379]

For all the anti crossbow people and your negative comments about Crossbows, and all the big brand flagship bow guys.. I've never heard a dead deer complain about how and what it got harvested with.. The game is about putting food on the table however ugly it is to get it done, just get it done...

[@johneberhart4062]

That's what gun season is for, just killing deer.

[@michiganwoodsman2199]

I never shoot from the ground, ever. Wait yes I do. Often…

[@cooterbrown1703]

Anybody notice the doe @ :50

[@geoffjenkins4633]

I live in AA city limits so no shooting from the roof for me... Well, not without the boys in blue showing up haha. If I had access to elevated shooting, I'd be up there daily. Right now, I have to drive out to state land ~35 mins away. Need to make friends with some property owners around here.

[@jhuntley575]

Wow I didn't know that was actually a thing. I thought bows could be shot anywhere. Hopefully you can find a place not to far

[@johneberhart4062]

WOW, that's toguh.

[@geoffjenkins4633]

@@jhuntley575 Yes sir. Air-soft, BB, paintball, and any type of bow are all classified as firearms within AA city limits haha.

[@eberhartoutdoors4219]

I live just outside of Chelsea you could come out to my place and shoot off the garage - Joe

[@geoffjenkins4633]

@@eberhartoutdoors4219 Joe, thanks for the offer. I'll definitely take you up on the offer in the off-season. I'll pm for contact information. Cheers.

[@Twitchisatrick]

That's a bad idea. Where's your safety line? Now were about to have people getting hurt from practicing bow from a roof lol. Look at those trees in your yard you couldn't of used a tree instead?

[@HouseBladeDesign]

I started useing a bomar nose button keeps my form the same at every angle......love the halon x great bow.......love longer ATA bkws

[@jhuntley575]

I got the nose button as well but too late in the season for me to get use to it. Next year though for sure, I see the benefits

[@Deerpoo22]

Man 3 years without a mature buck... You gotta be losing your mind haha

[@johneberhart4062]

I got one Tuesday morning and rattled him in.

[@travisrscott75]

I shoot out of my second story bedroom window

[@johneberhart4062]

That works

[@michiganwoodsman2199]

As a Professional Hunter and guide and a guy who has met you a couple times I will say the debate lately I’ve heard or been asked by hunting friends “ Who is better John E or the hunting beast, Dan. I answer it this way, John is a good hunter but he throws opinions around almost to purposefully piss people off. Like the comment about the crossbows. John if you read this, please worry about yourself buddy. Crossbows have made deer injury go down by probably 80 percent! Guys aim and normally kill what they shoot. They are shooting an arrow and it has limbs on the bow. Ps as a 2 time Iraq war veteran I will say millions have died for you to make those comments that only hurt peoples feelings or upset them. Their is zero reason to say stuff like that. It just turns so many off! As far as comparison Dan Infalt is just as good if not better. He’s polite, kind, never ever starts stupid arguments and has killed some mega bucks. I walked through Jays recently and when John says he has 6000 book bucks half of them are Michigan bucks that it only takes 100 or 110 inches to make book. They aren’t pope and young or Boone and cricket. Some may be but he uses the term book buck way to much.

[@johneberhart4062]

A crossbow shoulders like a gun and is accurate like a gun with zero practice. I have issue with that in a season designed for bows. Michigan was the main target for the crossbow industry to tackle with full inclusion in bow season because they knew that Michigan had the most bowhunters and that if they could get Michigan to topple with full inclusion, most of the other states would follow suit which is exactly what happened and I fought it then with Michigan's NRC and I haven't changed my mind. They would say that there are a lot of avid crossbow shooters but to this day I've never seen a crossbow league in Michigan. They would say there is no difference and that is so wrong. If there were avid crossbow shooters, they were able to hunt with them during gun season, but no, they would hunt with a longer range gun during gun season. It's all about making it easy for many and I'm just not in that camp. I have always thought that nobody should be kept out of the woods due to health reason or an injury and have always been for crossbow hunting with a doctors letter of handicap. Hey, that's just me, they are legal now and that will never change. Ernie just took a 145 inch buck at 53 yard facing him with a high end crossbow and he said there is no way he would have even considered taking that shot with a conventional bow that you have to practice with and with less power. He said it was no different than shooting with a gun.

[@rg8249]

@@johneberhart4062 The same can be said about compounds. My dad started bow hunting in the late 40s. I learned on recurves and I grew up in bow camps with dad and his friends. All of them using recurves, saying a compound wasn't a bow. You know as well as I do that bowhunting became immensely popular due to compounds. They are heads and tails easier to learn and shoot over a recurve. My brother never shot a bow in his life, picked up a compound and was shooting it well in a day. You can't do that with a recurve. Nor any of the other significant advantages a compound has. A friend of my brother practices with his compound at 100 yards and actually shot a deer at 80. My personal opinion is the technology took away the intent of archery season long ago....with both compound and crossbow.

[@terrycalvert7812]

Should stop being a stubborn old shit and get a new sight with some fiber optic in the pins!! Old guys and there old ways always want to use old stuff when there is so much better technology today! Not like you have to get a fixed pin slider but dang man what’s wrong with a 3 or 4 pin straight fixed pin that an old man can see the pins in next to dark!!

[@flushot6513]

This guy has forgot more than all those other guys on those hunting know they couldn't do half of what they do all they need to do is show up and the land owner as already done the ground work for them here's the stand you'll be. Hunting from 😃😅🤣

[@themissionhunter1111]

I agree with the crossbow aspect. We keep getting people wounding deer because they think they can shoot 80+ yards and it’s terrible here we have one pro shop that stopped selling crossbows because he’s fed up

[@usernamehere6061]

Backup bow 🤣 ya lost me

[@johneberhart4062]

In case a string breaks and I don't have access to a sports shop, I have a backup bow.

[@jasonbarnes3188]

Got to have a backup bow. I have a backup bow for my backup bow. You can never have to many.

[@Njjb122]

You call that a group...lmao 🤣 nice shooting

[@johneberhart4062]

Crocodile Dundee II

[@KenKen2023smith]

Say what you want my friend. I have hunted with Mathew’s bows for 25 years. My last bow is the Mathew’s Wake. 3 years ago I decided to buy a center point 370 dagger cross bow. I hunt 95% on the ground with my crafted ghillie suit. The adrenaline rush is unreal! I haven’t picked up my bow since! This year I’m trying the saddle set up thanks to you! Upgraded to the Ravin r500 crossbow with the cruzr 2 panel saddle. The only time I pick my bow up is when me and the fellas go shoot 3d tournaments. If you start hunting with a crossbow you will never put it down!

[@BornAgainOutdoorsman]

I don’t hunt with a crossbow to start with. However they are great for kids so do you not promote kids being able to hint during the regular bow season ? I also don’t think your comments #1 that it’s an easy way out, some guys may not have the time others do to “practice” as you say (even though I still think it takes a little practice) which brings me to #2 your comment on practice I know plenty of people who pick up their compound a week before season and kill good deer every year so I think that comment is kinda arrogant and irrelevant.

[@johneberhart4062]

That's your opinion. Mine is that kids, yes until they can shoot a 45 pound vertical bow. Old people with health issues, yes. Handicap, yes. People without the time, no. Bow season was implemented for bows.

[@BornAgainOutdoorsman]

@@johneberhart4062 can you explain how a crossbow isn’t a bow ? No different than using a release with a vertical bow both have mechanical triggers 🤷‍♂️ a good shot with a compound can effectively shoot as far as a crossbow. Referring to a crossbow as firearm like isn’t even comparable as they are NOWHERE near the same FPS at all ?

[@jasonbarnes3188]

Crossbows are not archery. If it has a stock a trigger and a scope it has no place in archery season.

[@jasonbarnes3188]

@@BornAgainOutdoorsman comparing a crossbow to a vertical bow is a joke. Are your arms holding any weight at all during the shot. Does a vertical bow have a rifle stock and rifle style scope. Crossbows are much more like a gun than anything designed for archery.

[@highonbusa6520]

Some people are not meant for this KZbin thing! Great hunter but horrible making videos! My opinion take it or leave IDC

[@johneberhart4062]

If a person wants to watch great videos, they can watch TV shows. I'm not a videographer and will never claim to be.

[@johneberhart4062]

It should be about the content, shouldn't it?

[@highonbusa6520]

@@johneberhart4062 you are correct sir.

[@michaelfryeii8466]

You side you don't like crossbows well my friend served in the army in a war got hurt over there so you can have freedom. But sense you don't like crossbows he shouldn't be able to hunt then.

[@JS-ji5bl]

You didn't hear him say as long as I can still hunt with a compound I will ...meaning if he is able to he will but of course if you not able to sure hunt with a x Bow...

[@eberhartoutdoors4219]

He never said he was against other people using them especially those that have no other option.

[@johneberhart4062]

Are you serious!!!!!!!!!!!! I would never ever attempt to keep anyone out of the woods with a medical or physical condition. I've stated many times that crossbows are for handicapped and hunters with health condition. Not for people in good health. It made me sick when I had so many so called avid bow hunter friends and as soon as crossbows became legal, many converted because they could shoot farther and never had to practice. If you would, I would like you to personally thank him from me, for his service to this great country. And yes, it's people like him that give us our freedoms and I certainly appreciate anyone that served in the military protecting them.

[@michaelfryeii8466]

Sorry john maybe I misunderstood what you meant. I just hurt my self so guess carma got me .I could use some advice on low poundage bow. I thanked my friend he loves you Chanel and sorry again.

[@1hunterdale]

I stopped using bows now use crossbow with bows to many wounded deer arrows stuck out them

[@johneberhart4062]

My neighbor stopped by yesterday and he has missed 5 deer this year with a crossbow. That is a lame excuse.

[@jasonbarnes3188]

Just because you can’t shoot a vertical bow don’t mean everyone else cant. I archery kill all my deer and fill my freezer every year. Know plenty hunters who do the same. You get out of bow hunting what you put into it. Just wait until states see how many more deer are killed because of crossbows our archery seasons will start getting shorter. It may take 5-10 years but it will happen watch.

[@michiganwoodsman2199]

I literally paused the video and wrote other comment. I hit play and then he continues to bash crossbows. Shut it man!!! What is this video about? Shaky grandpa you will be using one soon enough !

[@johneberhart4062]

Not until I can't draw a legal weight real bow.

[@backyardbasics5576]

Very unnecessary and not cool to disrespect someone like John ,who tries to do so much for us to be better deer hunters.