Historic Harvest, Huge Oklahoma Black Bear with Homemade Bow and Arrow

After four years of hunting bears in Oklahoma with primitive archery tackle, it finally happens on this hunt. This is the first primitive archery harvest of a black bear in oklahoma in over 100 years, the last person to do so was likely a native american.
If you are interested in buying a bow like the one i made in the video, you can visit my online store at ravenclawarchery.com
This hunt takes place opening day in southeast Oklahoma. The setup used was as follows
Ravenclaw Archery osage orange selfbow, 55 lbs at 26" draw
linen bowstring, douglas fir wood arrows, fletched with turkey feathers. Obsidian stone broadhead, hafted with hide glue and deer sinew.
Ravenclaw wood finger tab.
Creekwalker Quiver

[@Backyard.Archery]

This represents the best of archery and hunting… ethical, effort, determination, respect, tradition, conservationist… truly the best!

[@CampfireKodiak]

Congratulations! I'm impressed! Excellent video too!

[@bowdeer5074]

From one primitive hunter to another, CONGRATS!!! Nice job on the bow too. Dont ever lose your humble spirit. It'll take you a long way. Nice video

[@greathornedforge1133]

Gorgeous bow and a great harvest! Very nice work sir.

[@Scout66]

Great video! Evey aspect was high quality. Congratulations on a great bow, great bear, and getting it all video to share.

[@scottnewby3925]

From NE Oklahoma, congratulations on your hunt. I wish I would have learned to make bows as a younger man, now im in my 60s with bad sholders and back. I guess I will just dream, GOD bless young man.

[@timber4896]

Everyone should experience OJAM ! Nice hunt buddy!

[@KGPNBK]

Very well done. Congratulations what an amazing accomplishment. 👍🏻

[@wk9953]

Amazing bear, bud. Congratulations!

[@okielegendoutdoors]

What great footage! Way to go Okie!

[@Rlpdarkhunter1776.]

Dude that was.amazing. What an awesome shot and a beautiful bow. Would love to get to experience that

[@Altman_Outdoors]

Great shot

[@thehuntschool196]

That is awesome man!!!! Nothing better than that… with a real bow, just the way it’s been done for thousands of years

[@globyois]

Fellow Oklahoman here. Great video, professional looking, loved it. You’re an amazing woodsman and hunter. God bless!

[@StephenMeasles-kr9rm]

You boys were huntin my backyard. Awesome video and equipment. I’ll be looking for my bear with my Bear this coming season.

[@timbow50]

You’re gonna relive this hunt a million times in your dreams.

[@barrystricklin2230]

Great video lm also a traditional hunter and bear hunter congrats on a great bear an old sow is a smart animal great accomplishment l have killed a deer with flint but not a bear keep it up brother

[@nkillen]

Awesome!!!!!

[@wk9953]

Agfc's Black Bear program is one of the world's top predator management and reintegration programs. It is used as a model the world round.

[@brianfletcher319]

Congrats

[@matthewbranstine2483]

Great video, Caleb! Thanks for sharing.

[@timbow50]

I’ve made many self bows and I gotta say yours is awesome! Congratulations on a great bow, a great shot AND a fantastic bear.

[@bowhuntingsoul2149]

Congrats Caleb. That’s awesome

[@Ouachita.Mule.School]

Why does this only have 2.5k views…..???

[@Traditionalbowhunter]

Primitive stuff just isn’t popular I guess

[@machunter1574]

Buddy this is amazing i actually did the same thing this year for the first time with my self bow and coral point with a nice buck congratulations man nobody else can really understand the feeling it brings! Welcome to the club

[@billward6478]

Absolutely awesome!! Congratulations

[@johnandammonoutdoors]

Congratulations!! Fantastic video to share with all of us. Great bow. Great tip. Great shot. Great bear. Great video.

[@NelsonCobb]

Congratulations again Man!

[@Backyard.Archery]

Unbelievable… what a great adventure… congratulations!

[@larryreese6146]

THAT is an accomplishment. Congratulations.

[@JavinMullet]

Super cool dude! I watched every minute. Congratulations!!

[@peterjuulsgaard]

Congrats! Thats awesome👏🔥

[@mikewolfe6496]

Very impressive. Congratulations!

[@charlesowens4864]

Loved this video man

[@donwaldroopoutdoors3665]

Epic build and video , congrats buddy

[@RedmanOutdoors366]

Nice looking Bear and Bow 🏹

[@tobyalsip9403]

Love that music I'm an okie 2

[@jessejohnson_tx]

Awesome awesome awesome video!!!

[@curtguru]

So, so cool bud!

[@gregbarmer9108]

That’s awesome, thanks for sharing!

[@jerrycox2058]

Awesome video, awesome shot and awesome bear with an awesome bow. looked like right here on top of Rich Mountain near Mena Arkansas. I have seen many a bear in these mountains as well as several mountain lions. It was awesome to see you in the process of bow build to knapping your head. I wish that I could see good enough and feel good enough in my fingers to knap or I would be making my heads as well. I love making and shooting my Osage bows. I had a bruiser one year come down to my house and take a whole bag of dog food off the porch, When I finally caught up with him, my Airedale kept him away from me and I left him to eat it all. Never left a bag out again, even for 30 minutes, that was all it took for him to get it. Now I am too old and crippled up to get out there but still try by the house. Very cool my friend

[@AnthonyRinaudo70]

Dude!!! What an awesome video congrats!! Very inspiring!

[@Traditionalbowhunter]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@davidblake7998]

Congratulations on your hard work and drive

[@tim_nebel]

Such an accomplishment. Congratulations my man

[@Traditionalbowhunter]

Thanks a ton!

[@Arkie_Outdoors]

Great video. Given the work it took to accomplish & document it, it should have 10x the views. What’s your filming set up?

[@Traditionalbowhunter]

Thanks! Most of the camera work is a canon t6i, the high zoom clips of the bear are a Sony camcorder (I really need a more stable tree arm for it as you can tell) and the the shot wasn’t GoPro hero 8. Dji mini 2 drone

[@Arkie_Outdoors]

@@Traditionalbowhunter thanks for the info. I just made the switch to traditional in the last year or so. This will be my first season 100% traditional. I’ve got a t7i and a GoPro hero 9(I think..). I’m hoping to capture some adventures this season.

[@Traditionalbowhunter]

@@Arkie_Outdoors good luck! You’ll be hooked if you’re not already

[@ogdad6664]

Legendary bro!!! Congrats ❤

[@Traditionalbowhunter]

Thanks!

[@travissevere1613]

Amazing man 👍

[@Traditionalbowhunter]

Thank you !

[@Jacob_Parker_Outdoors]

So awesome dude

[@yourmomiz50]

Nice kill 👍🏻 Also from Oklahoma and used to hunt ona lease out there in eastern Oklahoma Can’t believe ppl say there r no bear here Guys have had their cabins and deer feeders fucked up by the black bear lol I miss that place but u might be hunting it I won’t say any names on here bout were it’s at but it’s an absolute beautiful place but very dangerous, all kinds of snakes plus the bears, cougars, wolves, coyotes, and all kinds of insects and some of the biggest spiders I’ve ever fucking seen. 👍🏻

[@jetpilot555]

Great shot! Did you get to full draw? I couldn't hear the clicker. Probably close to impossible being it's so close and at that angle.

[@Traditionalbowhunter]

Yes, took all I had to get through it lol. the clicker blade is silenced with tape. I feel the click more than I hear it really

[@tobyalsip9403]

Where do they have that jamboree at

[@user-dr7wk6xd1r]

Is this bear you told me bout at ojam

[@Traditionalbowhunter]

This is the Oklahoma one, there was an Arkansas one as well.

[@chasegreen6685]

What an awesome hunt! Can I ask where in Oklahoma this is? I'm in south central Oklahoma and just recently got into hunting the last few years when I moved here.

[@Traditionalbowhunter]

Southeast. Only a few legal counties to hunt them in down there

[@chasegreen6685]

@@Traditionalbowhunter oh okay! I didn't know if this might be northeast or southeast. Beautiful country over there!

[@bwfreel]

That’s a HUGE sow, at least around where I hunt

[@MollyDogg1234]

Absolutely outstanding. You trad guys are the real deal. As a compound shooter who would love to switch to a traditional bow but lacks the confidence to do so, I very much look up to you guys

[@Scout66]

I'm 57 years old. Played with the trad stuff for a long time while I hunted with a compound. I finally committed to the longbow a couple of years ago. Last season I took a 140 class 9 point in velvet at 12 Yards. By far the most memorable hunt of my 47 years of chasing whitetails. My point is this, life is short. I wish I had made the switch decades ago. If I can do it so can you. Keep your shot distance short. That's what it's all about anyway! GO FOR IT!

[@jonpatterson7211]

What a kind, decent thing to say. Well done, MollyDogg. If you want to make the switch, don't do like I did and think you can teach yourself. Find a local club or even an individual who can school you on the basics as well as the finer points. The equipment may look simple, but there's way more to it than meets the eye. I wasted a lot of time on bad habits I'd developed because I was too stubborn to look for guidance or because I thought I knew what I was doing. Don't be me. Best wishes.