Hey folks, there's a short section of this video, around the 18:50 - 19:45 mark, where the audio drops off. I'm not sure what happened there. Anyway, for those interested, I was explaining how those little isolated ephemeral (seasonal) wetlands were vitally important to all sorts of native amphibians, and how hogs can damage those ecosystems. Feral hogs are pretty rough on the the native plants and animals and that, in large part, is why they're being trapped.
@gafonrobert57222 жыл бұрын
I love this video
@ProudFudd2 жыл бұрын
Just wanted to let you know that a huge Texas hog can overturn those traps if they aren't hard staked down. I had a 400+ pounder break the weld on one, and then flip it and charge me. It took 9 rounds of .44 special/mag and 25 rounds of 9mm to kill and a full size john Deere's 5150 to lift.
@BeckumOutdoors2 жыл бұрын
Glad you show people what really happens on most hunts. Good education for people who don't hunt or know what akerns are. That was a brute of a buck you found. Keep it going Clay.
@clayhayeshunter2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Thad
@TheBowhunterinNB2 жыл бұрын
Happy birthday Clay. What better gift could a man have than a little siesta . Seeing an archer with your level of dedication still miss a shot , has helped me forgive myself for missed shots. A clean miss is a relief for every ethnical hunter . Great video thanks for sharing
@clayhayeshunter2 жыл бұрын
It happens!
@OutdoorsAllie2 жыл бұрын
Fun video per usual. More Florida content!
@clayhayeshunter2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Allie, more to come!
@dylanwrann31352 жыл бұрын
Have either of y’all hunted Guana in St Johns County? Also North Florida.
@alinnimeni37892 жыл бұрын
My respect for you ! I have hunted boars with fire weapons, crossbows or spear but never with a bow made by me.......i dont think i would be able to make it so efficient as you did, i had to buy my weapons. So hats off to you for making them and using them too....
@clayhayeshunter2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Alin
@kylefrye62652 жыл бұрын
You have amazing style sir, and well a great ethic too! Thanks for sharing traditional bow hunting with us all! I can’t wait for spring turkey season! Happy birthday!
@clayhayeshunter2 жыл бұрын
Bear and turkey is right around the corner!
@4estral2 жыл бұрын
The time you take to get different camera views and editing make these hunting videos great to watch. The audio dropped out at 19:00 right when you were explaining something that looked informative. Maybe you can go back and add captions for that minute?
@clayhayeshunter2 жыл бұрын
Strange
@maverick_vet2 жыл бұрын
same
@FizzyMcSnap2 жыл бұрын
Late happy birthday from Norway! You are a true inspiration. Wish you all the best.
@clayhayeshunter2 жыл бұрын
Thanks much
@kevinemard53702 жыл бұрын
Audio cuts out at 18:50 for just about a full minute
@dallinbagley44862 жыл бұрын
TY for the comment, I was hoping it wasn’t just me.
@jessejohnson_tx2 жыл бұрын
Happy birthday Clay! Great video as always.
@clayhayeshunter2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Jesse
@stevecarlson37792 жыл бұрын
Love your channel
@eladiosantana38802 жыл бұрын
Happy birthday my friend and many more and thank you for videos I really enjoy
@petervanderbeek95182 жыл бұрын
Keep posting this films Clay i love it
@curtisleavoy49842 жыл бұрын
Happy belated Birthday Clay! I Love you like.a brother I've never had and respect you like a Father O do... I noticed an ironic thing about each.othet that I've never put thought or care about but now that I do I see the similarities in interests and passions and why we do. Hello Brother that I've never had....
@knifesharpeningnorway2 жыл бұрын
Happy birthday mate from norway. Everyone misses now and then.
@insatiable_mind2 жыл бұрын
Another great video! I appreciate the way you explain things. Thanks Clay!
@kentonward972 жыл бұрын
For some reason the sound cut out towards the end , excellent video
@justpassinthrough72 жыл бұрын
Awesome video! I am so pumped I will be headed to FL for my first ever Hog Hunt in a week!!
@clayhayeshunter2 жыл бұрын
nice! have fun
@justpassinthrough72 жыл бұрын
@Clay Hayes Going with my brother from another mother should be a blast
@tonymaurice41572 жыл бұрын
Dead Deer... Wow!! Monster for Florida! 🦌
@TheArizonaRanger.2 жыл бұрын
Ever consider doing a basics of still hunting series for use folk who didn't grow up with hunting and don't know where to start?
@clayhayeshunter2 жыл бұрын
I’ll get around to that someday. There’s a load of nuanced info though.
@muddtoe22404 ай бұрын
Ridiculously awesome footage of the Mississippi hog stomper. WTF? I've never seen anything like this. Awesome!
@C-24-Brandan2 жыл бұрын
Super cool video! My bday was on the 24! Keep the awesome content coming! That deer would make a cool European Mount, he's really nice looking!
@clayhayeshunter2 жыл бұрын
A euro mount would be nice!
@leoanmatthew91092 жыл бұрын
Best wishes on your birthday mate. Keep doing what you're doing. Love the video
@clayhayeshunter2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Leoan
@devinmckee54632 жыл бұрын
Happy birthday, Mr. Hayes!
@ryanevans32012 жыл бұрын
Happy birthday 🥳🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🥳🥳🎉🎉
@wildthing31122 жыл бұрын
For biodiversity monitoring in Canada, a pole that's painted with alternating colours is stuck in the ground 5m in front of a trail camera to help with photo analysis, like to improve size determination of animals that walk in front of the camera.
@clayhayeshunter2 жыл бұрын
Good insight!
@philipsutton23162 жыл бұрын
Sorry to see you miss that boar Clay - but nice to know that you are still human. I don't feel too bad now!
@clayhayeshunter2 жыл бұрын
it happens!
@keithmosley50022 жыл бұрын
Happy birthday Clay
@lobopropredatorcontrol2 жыл бұрын
Well happy getting old day stud! That bow is a beauty
@clayhayeshunter2 жыл бұрын
thank ya
@randomcdude44302 жыл бұрын
This looks like my grad school stomping ground in the Ocala National Forest. Spent many days stalking those sand logging roads for a much smaller and scalier prey. Saw plenty of deer in the longleaf pine islands and folks hog hunting out in the scrub. Watch out for the scraggly bears if you are in the Ocala, they are ornery jerks. Great video and nice bow btw. Love to see that I am not the only one that shoots pink fletching (a lesson learned from trying to locate various colors of marker flagging in the woods, orange was the worst). *Edit: Big thanks for going after these ecological nuisances! Keep wrecking hogs so that everything else has a chance to stay in balance. We should all shoot more hogs!
@clayhayeshunter2 жыл бұрын
There’s nothing in the woods that’s pink!
@randomcdude44302 жыл бұрын
@@clayhayeshunter Exactly! I like to compliment with bright blue for a very unnatural color combo. Ugly and garish, but visible 😉 Always want to retrieve those arrows. No expensive littering.
@labtrainer092 жыл бұрын
I don't know how many Clay Hayes hunts I've "joined" you on over the years, but I never, ever tire of these experiences. Thank you, as always. What happened to the audio from 18:50 to 19:45? At least on my computer, I experienced a Simon & Garfunkel "Sounds of Silence" period. I would love to have heard what you were saying and describing. Maybe add some voice-over or some captions? If I'm any indication, most of your followers will rewatch this video at some point.
@clayhayeshunter2 жыл бұрын
No idea on the audio
@crazycoyote17382 жыл бұрын
Your stalking work is second to none clay, the only ones remaining hunters with this style, are the pigmy’s bushman’s in Africa. Happy birthday bro!!
@clayhayeshunter2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@nearlynativenursery8638 Жыл бұрын
Clay that a freak-in sweet shooting water hickory, aka Carya aquatica bow. I am Now making a black locust one based on your hickory video. I am understanding the black locust is a more gentle bow to shoot? Jim Rodgers, GA
@peterparsons7141 Жыл бұрын
Fantastic that the black bears managed to survive the not so good old days.
@clayhayeshunter Жыл бұрын
There are lots of them around Florida!
@gafonrobert57222 жыл бұрын
I love this video
@J005300652 жыл бұрын
Happy Birthday, bro.
@cecilroche33632 жыл бұрын
Happy birthday day. That's also my oldest son's birthday, he thinks you're Awesome. Keep doing what youre doing bud we love watching your videos.
@clayhayeshunter2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Cecil
@AllThingsWild.2 жыл бұрын
Awesome Video Clay!!
@shiretook2 жыл бұрын
I enjoyed the neat MSU video footage! Go Dawgs! You need to come through Starkville on your way back. Let me know, and I'll put on some MS hogs.
@clayhayeshunter2 жыл бұрын
I’ll get back up there some day.
@rcampbellbassac2 жыл бұрын
18:50-19:45 your audio cuts out while you are talking... Looked insightful. Happy birthday though! Love the footage from your grad research. Maybe boar riding ought to be a sport... I would have been tempted to take the antlers, tie them the top of the backpack, and crawl such that the antlers go by in frame and maybe the top of the pack, but without showing myself in front of that trail cam... lol
@clayhayeshunter2 жыл бұрын
It'll be in the next summer X Games!
@brianbaldwin37002 жыл бұрын
That’s the way to spend a birthday!
@ronland18212 жыл бұрын
Another cool video. I received my hoodie earlier this week. Thank you sir.
@clayhayeshunter2 жыл бұрын
Nice, thanks much!
@mikecham722 жыл бұрын
I'm a transplanted Yankee in Florida. And yes, I still say Acorn!
@beesmongeese29782 жыл бұрын
Excellent camerawork, Clay.
@clayhayeshunter2 жыл бұрын
Thanks much
@NathanSmith-ns4sh2 жыл бұрын
Awesome 🍻
@jerrybroxson62262 жыл бұрын
My friend Jody shot that buck the last Saturday of second phase , we were dog hunting and the dogs got off that buck and jumped a different one and ran it in the bay ,that’s why we ended up loosing the buck.
@spero-15 Жыл бұрын
happy birthday uncle clay
@clayhayeshunter Жыл бұрын
☺️
@kevindice10922 жыл бұрын
Lord, that squalling! Reminds me of not so pleasant days castrating boar shoats on the farm. We weren’t smart enough to wear hearing protection, and I’m sure we did some damage to our ears.
@sandhillssportsmen88102 жыл бұрын
Clay, you were a beast in grad school! Not many folks will jump on a feral hog like that 😆
@clayhayeshunter2 жыл бұрын
Haha, been doing that since I was a kid!
@terrymattson35872 жыл бұрын
Thanks for clarifying to us northerners what a acronyn is lol! Happy Birthday Clay
@clayhayeshunter2 жыл бұрын
Akern!!
@caseysmith5442 жыл бұрын
The Buck is a fairly good one for South Dakota too if they are hunting whitetails and not Mules.
@mountainmuleman03115 ай бұрын
Clay I appreciate the fact that you hunt In blue jeans
@IATowne2 жыл бұрын
Hey clay, I did my maters work on hogfish lol. Not quite the same, I think I’d rather deal with sharks than those hogs, you have skills! Were you able to get that work published. Sounds like a good read.
@knolltop3142 жыл бұрын
Masters years. Good ole days, weren't they?!
@clayhayeshunter2 жыл бұрын
Yep!
@manuelwebe2 жыл бұрын
Wow! Graduate in wildlife management! And in feral hog ecology! That is a big & great surprise sir! Awesome! What degree? What University? I, myself, have an MSc in wild animal health (university of London & RVC, UK) and a PhD in animal Ecology (Durham University UK). Deer ecology in Mexico. And I am a bow hunter too! Great to know that Clay. Even more respect for your humbleness & appreciation for you & your channel now Sir. Thanks for sharing!
@clayhayeshunter2 жыл бұрын
Wildlife ecology, Mississippi State University. Undergrad at University of Florida
@chickennuggetinagutter.78642 жыл бұрын
Happy birthday Clay.
@user-mb4se6km5p2 жыл бұрын
Yeah buddy happy 🥳🎂
@GrumpyVet712 жыл бұрын
Happy belated, way belated bday Clay. Interested in where you were hunting. I live in Berrydale and work on Hurlburt. I have both Blackwater and Eglin to explore/hunt. And thanks for all your videos and tutorials.
@morganholland13542 жыл бұрын
Awesome video!!
@azzz97652 жыл бұрын
HAPPY B-DAY
@williamboyd7762 жыл бұрын
Happy belated birthday Clay
@bradleyphillips77302 жыл бұрын
Belatedly, happy birthday!
@bryonguenther61992 жыл бұрын
Happy birthday!!!
@mab08522 жыл бұрын
Happy birthday Clay. I'm next week, ghog day
@michaelwalling82812 жыл бұрын
Fun video. Not a hunter but I enjoyed this. Working on a hickory self bow and trying to follow a ring. Is that possible? I have only seen you do that on osage. Thanks for signing my book.
@clayhayeshunter2 жыл бұрын
Not easy or necessary for hickory. You’d usually just remove the bark and cambium then use the outer ring as thr back.
@Smack7232 жыл бұрын
Happy birthday and your vids are the best🎉🎉
@scgator74342 жыл бұрын
Your videos make me want to pull out my dad's old Kodiak Magnum and start shooting!! Keep the videos coming Clay. Also, I would love to see you do a video with " Deer Meat For Dinner" since you are both in Florida. God Bless!
@clayhayeshunter2 жыл бұрын
Drop those guys a line and let them know!
@johniswild2 жыл бұрын
Next time you visit this area, please let me know. I live about 10 miles from Titi Creek. Know this area well.
@efrainbarron16262 жыл бұрын
Happy birthday clay
@JohnsonsOutdoorAdventures2 жыл бұрын
Happy late birthday! Mine was the 31st. Great time of year ;) I need to ask you where I can get a bow that I can use this hunting season that is appropriate to bring on the "Alone" series. I've killed a lot with my compound but need to switch to recurve.
@clayhayeshunter2 жыл бұрын
3Rivers has a good selling and knowledgeable staff.
@protouchlawncare27902 жыл бұрын
Clay,do you carry a back weapon when your in that thick stuff,just curious,..great video, nice buck, Jeremy
@clayhayeshunter2 жыл бұрын
No, no usually
@peterparsons7141 Жыл бұрын
Does anyone know if they still have beavers in Florida ? And not the kind I’ve seen at Daytona and Ft. Lauderdale.
@clayhayeshunter Жыл бұрын
They’re mostly in the northern part.
@markbeverly70952 жыл бұрын
Hey Clay how's it going brother? I have an issue that came up while making a hickory self bow out of green wood that i was hoping you could give me some advice on. I had my bow really close to the dimensions I wanted before fire drying/hardening and then I noticed this crack approximately 7 inches or so long running up the side of my bow. Its not on the belly or back and is running with the wood grain. I put a lot of work into it already and am disgusted after seeing the crack pop up for no apparent reason. It could have been there already since the bow has had no time to dry out any. I don't know if the tree was wind shook or what. Do you think it will cause the bow to break or what is your advice on what to do next? Thanks man
@clayhayeshunter2 жыл бұрын
Hard to say without looking at it. I’d just get it dry then will the crack with titebond wood glue then proceed as usual.
@TheArizonaRanger.2 жыл бұрын
How good is hog eating? I suppose same question for javelina (if anyone knows) since that's what I have in AZ.
@dannyjacobs67342 жыл бұрын
16:35 thing is squealing like Ned Beatty!
@rafenatho54062 жыл бұрын
I had no idea it froze anywhere in Florida!!
@pensnut0810 ай бұрын
Is it "Kern on the cob" too?
@marthastewart84672 жыл бұрын
Sasquatch got that buck
@thefredkalis2 жыл бұрын
happy birthday
@fallenhobbit65542 жыл бұрын
Oh man that looks like my backyard here in Gulfport, MS.
@clayhayeshunter2 жыл бұрын
yep, very similar.
@hughswanzy88712 жыл бұрын
What kind of finish did you put on the hickory bow? Happy Birthday!
@clayhayeshunter2 жыл бұрын
Several coats of spar urethane
@davidpyles95722 жыл бұрын
Where's the boys ? Like watching them go with you
@clayhayeshunter2 жыл бұрын
They'll be in some upcoming vids
@kingcobra01282 жыл бұрын
Happy birthday mine's tomorrow on the 28th
@outdoorman8082 жыл бұрын
Happy Bday Clay, don't worry about the miss we all have done that. What poundage did that hickory bow end up at?
@clayhayeshunter2 жыл бұрын
This one is in the high 50s at 29.
@westt90302 жыл бұрын
Happy B day bro
@dillardwinters48822 жыл бұрын
When that hog sqeald , spot jumped up off the floor!
@clayhayeshunter2 жыл бұрын
he's heard that!
@kluper11572 жыл бұрын
Clay do you Draw 29'' 66'' Bow ? i am 29'' 50lb ish in Draw looking for a self Hickory bow that will hold up any Idea?
@chaindrivecharlie2 жыл бұрын
Clay you ever hunt St. Marks? I use to hunt it years ago, camp at yogi bear camp ground in Panacea.
@clayhayeshunter2 жыл бұрын
I haven't but I'd like to someday.
@chaindrivecharlie2 жыл бұрын
@@clayhayeshunter you should hunt and camp in the oclocknee river still hunt area of apalachicola wma. You hunt the east side of the river, lots of giant white oaks! Deer, turkey and hogs, use to be slot of woodcock in there too, been along time since I hunted it though. Lot of places to hunt there buddy!
@josegodoy91602 жыл бұрын
Hola creo que es hermoso cazar con arco todavía no lo e hecho hace poco empecé a construir mis propios arcos , que largo tiene tu arco ???
@christianbowyer78122 жыл бұрын
The bow is 64 inches long, I think. About 163cm.
@josegodoy91602 жыл бұрын
@@christianbowyer7812 muchas gracias x tu respuesta saludos desde argentina
@christianbowyer78122 жыл бұрын
@@josegodoy9160 You’re welcome. Greetings from Germany, where primitive archery is booming, but no bow-hunting is allowed. 🤷🏻♂️
@outdoorsman93842 жыл бұрын
Clay, what are you using for 🏹 arrows, my man?
@clayhayeshunter2 жыл бұрын
These are tail tapered 11/32 Doug fir shafts with 190gr meatheads on the front.
@outdoorsman93842 жыл бұрын
@@clayhayeshunter clay what is your total grain weight average on those and are they extremely durable for example on stump shooting
@clayhayeshunter2 жыл бұрын
@@outdoorsman9384 Total weight is around 640gr. And yes, it's rare to break one unless you're shooting rocks.
@davidhawkins67762 жыл бұрын
Looks like eglin or somehere around yellow river. ?
@clayhayeshunter2 жыл бұрын
🤫
@davidhawkins67762 жыл бұрын
@@clayhayeshunter sorry, I was just thinking out loud lol. I miss that area. Grew up in north escambia county near your parents ranch and moved to alabama a couple years ago.
@dangerousfreedom49652 жыл бұрын
I wish you would say what county your in . Let’s go hunting I’ll film for ya
@kennymclean32222 жыл бұрын
I really enjoy all your videos whether they are instructional or hunts. You seem to really like to stalk hunt hogs. Have you ever tried calling to them? I've got a buddy that swears that it works great.
@clayhayeshunter2 жыл бұрын
I grunt at them sometimes if they’re spooked.
@gud2go502 жыл бұрын
You ever see a skunk ape or a sasquatch in your travels?
@clayhayeshunter2 жыл бұрын
Had coffee with him just the other morning!
@gud2go502 жыл бұрын
@@clayhayeshunter Oh yeah! Me too! Lol.😆
@MrMccubbins2 жыл бұрын
great vid, unfortunately audio cuts out at about 18.50
@Coltbreath2 жыл бұрын
Lost sound for me at 18:24
@magicdaveable2 жыл бұрын
Wow! What happened to the sound?
@dalevodden13592 жыл бұрын
Even though I know you're in Florida and walking through that s*** you got to learn to walk a little quieter you make enough noise to Wake the Dead get rid of those hard sold boots and get moccasins that way you could actually feel what you're walking on still protect your feet and walk a hell of a lot quieter
@goober6982 жыл бұрын
Seems to be better hog hunting in north Florida vs central