Boar Hunting with Fire Hardened Hickory SELF BOW!

This week we're back in north Florida boar hunting with the new fire hardened hickory self bow! After a full day or rain, the ground is soft and, with a little wind, the conditions for still hunting hogs is perfect. Not long after leaving the truck I find fresh hog sign and find myself stalking a big boar in the palmetto and pine scrub. I also find a huge whitetail buck that I presume someone had shot and couldn't find. This is the first bow hunting trip with the newest primitive bow. There'll be more to come so stay tuned!
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[@clayhayeshunter]

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.

[@gafonrobert5722]

I love this video

[@ProudFudd]

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.

[@BeckumOutdoors]

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.

[@clayhayeshunter]

Thanks Thad

[@TheBowhunterinNB]

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

[@clayhayeshunter]

It happens!

[@OutdoorsAllie]

Fun video per usual. More Florida content!

[@clayhayeshunter]

Thanks Allie, more to come!

[@dylanwrann3135]

Have either of y’all hunted Guana in St Johns County? Also North Florida.

[@alinnimeni3789]

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....

[@clayhayeshunter]

Thanks Alin

[@muddtoe2240]

Ridiculously awesome footage of the Mississippi hog stomper. WTF? I've never seen anything like this. Awesome!

[@4estral]

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?

[@clayhayeshunter]

Strange

[@maverick_vet]

same

[@kylefrye6265]

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!

[@clayhayeshunter]

Bear and turkey is right around the corner!

[@peterparsons7141]

Fantastic that the black bears managed to survive the not so good old days.

[@clayhayeshunter]

There are lots of them around Florida!

[@FizzyMcSnap]

Late happy birthday from Norway! You are a true inspiration. Wish you all the best.

[@clayhayeshunter]

Thanks much

[@kevinemard5370]

Audio cuts out at 18:50 for just about a full minute

[@dallinbagley4486]

TY for the comment, I was hoping it wasn’t just me.

[@TheArizonaRanger.]

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?

[@clayhayeshunter]

I’ll get around to that someday. There’s a load of nuanced info though.

[@keithmosley5002]

Happy birthday Clay

[@wildthing3112]

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.

[@clayhayeshunter]

Good insight!

[@kentonward97]

For some reason the sound cut out towards the end , excellent video

[@jessejohnson_tx]

Happy birthday Clay! Great video as always.

[@clayhayeshunter]

Thanks Jesse

[@tonymaurice4157]

Dead Deer... Wow!! Monster for Florida! 🦌

[@J00530065]

Happy Birthday, bro.

[@mikecham72]

I'm a transplanted Yankee in Florida. And yes, I still say Acorn!

[@curtisleavoy4984]

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....

[@mountainmuleman0311]

Clay I appreciate the fact that you hunt In blue jeans

[@knifesharpeningnorway]

Happy birthday mate from norway. Everyone misses now and then.

[@spero-15]

happy birthday uncle clay

[@clayhayeshunter]

☺️

[@petervanderbeek9518]

Keep posting this films Clay i love it

[@gafonrobert5722]

I love this video

[@leoanmatthew9109]

Best wishes on your birthday mate. Keep doing what you're doing. Love the video

[@clayhayeshunter]

Thanks Leoan

[@jerrybroxson6226]

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.

[@nearlynativenursery8638]

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

[@C-24-Brandan]

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!

[@clayhayeshunter]

A euro mount would be nice!

[@philipsutton2316]

Sorry to see you miss that boar Clay - but nice to know that you are still human. I don't feel too bad now!

[@clayhayeshunter]

it happens!

[@ryanevans3201]

Happy birthday 🥳🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🥳🥳🎉🎉

[@devinmckee5463]

Happy birthday, Mr. Hayes!

[@eladiosantana3880]

Happy birthday my friend and many more and thank you for videos I really enjoy

[@justpassinthrough7]

Awesome video! I am so pumped I will be headed to FL for my first ever Hog Hunt in a week!!

[@clayhayeshunter]

nice! have fun

[@justpassinthrough7]

@Clay Hayes Going with my brother from another mother should be a blast

[@insatiable_mind]

Another great video! I appreciate the way you explain things. Thanks Clay!

[@crazycoyote1738]

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!!

[@clayhayeshunter]

Thanks!

[@brianbaldwin3700]

That’s the way to spend a birthday!

[@cecilroche3363]

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.

[@clayhayeshunter]

Thanks Cecil

[@lobopropredatorcontrol]

Well happy getting old day stud! That bow is a beauty

[@clayhayeshunter]

thank ya

[@randomcdude4430]

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!

[@clayhayeshunter]

There’s nothing in the woods that’s pink!

[@randomcdude4430]

@@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.

[@kevindice1092]

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.

[@stevecarlson3779]

Love your channel

[@azzz9765]

HAPPY B-DAY

[@beesmongeese2978]

Excellent camerawork, Clay.

[@clayhayeshunter]

Thanks much

[@ronland1821]

Another cool video. I received my hoodie earlier this week. Thank you sir.

[@clayhayeshunter]

Nice, thanks much!

[@sandhillssportsmen8810]

Clay, you were a beast in grad school! Not many folks will jump on a feral hog like that 😆

[@clayhayeshunter]

Haha, been doing that since I was a kid!

[@NathanSmith-ns4sh]

Awesome 🍻

[@marthastewart8467]

Sasquatch got that buck

[@rcampbellbassac]

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

[@clayhayeshunter]

It'll be in the next summer X Games!

[@knolltop314]

Masters years. Good ole days, weren't they?!

[@clayhayeshunter]

Yep!

[@davidpyles9572]

Where's the boys ? Like watching them go with you

[@clayhayeshunter]

They'll be in some upcoming vids

[@caseysmith544]

The Buck is a fairly good one for South Dakota too if they are hunting whitetails and not Mules.

[@dangerousfreedom4965]

I wish you would say what county your in . Let’s go hunting I’ll film for ya

[@kingcobra0128]

Happy birthday mine's tomorrow on the 28th

[@terrymattson3587]

Thanks for clarifying to us northerners what a acronyn is lol! Happy Birthday Clay

[@clayhayeshunter]

Akern!!

[@rafenatho5406]

I had no idea it froze anywhere in Florida!!

[@shiretook]

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.

[@clayhayeshunter]

I’ll get back up there some day.

[@manuelwebe]

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!

[@clayhayeshunter]

Wildlife ecology, Mississippi State University. Undergrad at University of Florida

[@dannyjacobs6734]

16:35 thing is squealing like Ned Beatty!

[@thefredkalis]

happy birthday

[@labtrainer09]

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.

[@clayhayeshunter]

No idea on the audio

[@AllThingsWild.]

Awesome Video Clay!!

[@mab0852]

Happy birthday Clay. I'm next week, ghog day

[@chickennuggetinagutter.7864]

Happy birthday Clay.

[@IATowne]

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.

[@GrumpyVet71]

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.

[@williamboyd776]

Happy belated birthday Clay

[@bradleyphillips7730]

Belatedly, happy birthday!

[@scgator7434]

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!

[@clayhayeshunter]

Drop those guys a line and let them know!

[@johniswild]

Next time you visit this area, please let me know. I live about 10 miles from Titi Creek. Know this area well.

[@Smack723]

Happy birthday and your vids are the best🎉🎉

[@efrainbarron1626]

Happy birthday clay

[@josephbishopbackwoodssurvi3918]

Looks like black water state forest

[@user-mb4se6km5p]

Yeah buddy happy 🥳🎂

[@morganholland1354]

Awesome video!!

[@dillardwinters4882]

When that hog sqeald , spot jumped up off the floor!

[@clayhayeshunter]

he's heard that!

[@michaelwalling8281]

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.

[@clayhayeshunter]

Not easy or necessary for hickory. You’d usually just remove the bark and cambium then use the outer ring as thr back.

[@fallenhobbit6554]

Oh man that looks like my backyard here in Gulfport, MS.

[@clayhayeshunter]

yep, very similar.

[@pensnut08]

Is it "Kern on the cob" too?

[@goober698]

Seems to be better hog hunting in north Florida vs central

[@bryonguenther6199]

Happy birthday!!!

[@gud2go50]

You ever see a skunk ape or a sasquatch in your travels?

[@clayhayeshunter]

Had coffee with him just the other morning!

[@gud2go50]

@@clayhayeshunter Oh yeah! Me too! Lol.😆

[@protouchlawncare2790]

Clay,do you carry a back weapon when your in that thick stuff,just curious,..great video, nice buck, Jeremy

[@clayhayeshunter]

No, no usually

[@magicdaveable]

Wow! What happened to the sound?

[@MrMccubbins]

great vid, unfortunately audio cuts out at about 18.50

[@TheArizonaRanger.]

How good is hog eating? I suppose same question for javelina (if anyone knows) since that's what I have in AZ.

[@chrisbalogh2573]

Are you hunting public land or private land?

[@clayhayeshunter]

This is public

[@dalevodden1359]

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

[@westt9030]

Happy B day bro

[@outdoorman808]

Happy Bday Clay, don't worry about the miss we all have done that. What poundage did that hickory bow end up at?

[@clayhayeshunter]

This one is in the high 50s at 29.

[@kluper1157]

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?

[@kevinemard5370]

Bow is super quiet

[@davidhawkins6776]

Looks like eglin or somehere around yellow river. ?

[@clayhayeshunter]

🤫

[@davidhawkins6776]

@@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.

[@chasevaughn5022]

Any difference in quarters a pig and packing out? If so you mind doing a video next time your successful?

[@clayhayeshunter]

Sure thing

[@MiscMitz]

👍

[@jerrybroxson6226]

My friend Jody shot that buck while we where dog hunting and they got off that buck and on another one.

[@kennymclean3222]

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.

[@clayhayeshunter]

I grunt at them sometimes if they’re spooked.

[@sevensfist_com]

Nice Little Day Out! Care to share in a video what you might carry with you in your day pack when bow hunting? 👊🤠👍

[@clayhayeshunter]

Absolutely. I'll probably do that later this summer.

[@JohnsonsOutdoorAdventures]

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.

[@clayhayeshunter]

3Rivers has a good selling and knowledgeable staff.

[@Coltbreath]

Lost sound for me at 18:24