Hunting Mountain Lions with Recurve Bow

[@stefanvanvuuren3931]

That was great!! Benji should really get a primitive bow channel going! Very charismatic and informative. I love the Deer Camp that was just fantastic!

[@claymcguire2420]

WOW! That was cool! I heard they taste better after they have eaten a California hiker gives it a fruit and nutty flavor.

[@clayhayeshunter]

😆

[@blackdog7275]

🤣 Truth!

[@OutdoorsAllie]

Good video. Benji is a bad ass dude! Happy to see him make an appearance.

[@clayhayeshunter]

Thanks Allie, you’ll be seeing more of Benji

[@Avinzo12]

Pls tell Benji KZbin channel bro

[@marktate4466]

Winter snow camo and a red head scarf? First silliness I have seen on the channel. Hunt on yall!!

[@iantincangleed4702]

Great film, really shows the fieldcraft needed to enjoy the outdoors, thanks.

[@shanereep1065]

Awesome a usual! Getting into the mind of a mountain lion.

[@clayhayeshunter]

Thanks Shane

[@robshipley7543]

I’ve never hunted mountain lion before looks like a blast another awesome video

[@clayhayeshunter]

Thanks Rob

[@bowhuntingsoul2149]

That’s was one of the most informative videos I’ve seen in a long time.

[@iceman256]

Awesome tracking. Looks like a good workout trekking in the snow. Thanks for the share 👊 💥 Merry Christmas to the Hayes family 🎅🤶🎄☃️

[@clayhayeshunter]

It’ll keep ya in shape!

[@royfrasersparks7846]

Predators learning from one another.

[@charlesleblanc6638]

Great respect for a fellas that still hunt's for anything, but cats is a league of its own ! What type of arrow shaft was that ? Wild rose makes a real good heavy arrow as well.

[@clayhayeshunter]

Benji was cutting ocean spray shafts.

[@charlesleblanc6638]

Thanks Clay and congratulations on a well deserved win of Alone. Never herd of that type of wood, we obviously don't have it here in Canada NB. Looks like great stuff.

[@uncleremus5046]

Once snow falls on my neck I’m done! 😂 Merry Xmas fellas you guys are hardcore!

[@clayhayeshunter]

It’ll perk ya right up😉

[@AndyLong]

That sure does look like quite the workout! Merry Christmas to the Hayes family.

[@Kattoe]

Is there any danger in hunting a predator like this one? (Obviously there's danger, but i mean with all your knowledge and a bow how dangerous is it)

[@zebulunturner2974]

love it! looking forward to next week's

[@realeyesrealizereallies6828]

I hunted mountain lions when I was young, never with dogs, never treed them, and only with a bow, but, age has made me come to my senses...Some animals are sacred, like mountain lions, wolves, eagles, hawks, etc., the meat you get doesn't justify the effort and expense, it's far better to just let them perform their job, in my opinion..I don't want to kill something because it's cool, or because I never killed one before..Some animals are sensible prey, and some animals are not..

[@JasonEllisBuilds]

haha My first thought was.. wow Clay really grew his beard out... and let himself go.. =p

[@clayhayeshunter]

😆

[@crazycoyote1738]

Same here.. I taught man, clay looks older.. is he alright?

[@johnd0e25]

That was really interesting. Merry Christmas to you and your family!

[@clayhayeshunter]

Thanks John

[@skippylippy547]

This is intense.

[@JohnyIIOh]

Hunting the hunters

[@pauldavid7110]

The Bear Grylls of bow hunting...lol

[@thehuntschool196]

Taking a lion that way would for sure be a pinnacle of hunting accomplishments! Super cool

[@clayhayeshunter]

Agreed!

[@songofthetrees579]

Clay, thanks for another great video. You should know you are responsible for inspiring me to put down the compound and start shooting traditional. I just cut my first tree last (hhb) week for staves and starting my first self bow. Thanks for the inspiration!

[@clayhayeshunter]

Have fun 😉

[@lobopropredatorcontrol]

That’s a good spot to camp, nice to have a nice outhouse and creek so close😉

[@clayhayeshunter]

Yup😁

[@wildthing3112]

The deer already ate the good rose hips on that bush, and they licked the rest :)

[@clayhayeshunter]

😆

[@chickennuggetinagutter.7864]

How does mountain lion taste?

[@Flyfisher541]

Good. Cook it just like you would pork. Bear and cougar meat is my son and I’s favorite.

[@clayhayeshunter]

It’s great

[@chickennuggetinagutter.7864]

@@clayhayeshunter I never would’ve thought.

[@bobbygendke9866]

Great video.

[@brpnw4r94]

Good stuff, gents. I was like..."Pull the bleat out" during the track job. Could have drawn one in, who knows. Good luck!!

[@philiprogers8620]

That was super interesting, thanks for sharing! Haven’t seen anyone still hunting cats before. Don’t live in mountain lion country. Clearly they are after the deer, but if a person was to walk around out there alone, oblivious to the lions, would the lions be scared and avoid them or would they hunt them just like the deer?

[@clayhayeshunter]

Lions only hunt people in California 😜

[@caseysmith544]

@@clayhayeshunter Actually they have hunted people but only if they have cubs. Or at least the story I was told in 2000's about a hunter who was going for elk in the Black Hills, near Highest points past the Rockies and he had to fire at a Lion for safety due to anima being a female with cubs then retroactively get an emergency license for the animal to be legal. South Dakota does not have a lot of Lion licenses since there is not a bunch of them and most people get the ones for Black Hills since that is where they are mostly with rare ventures into the rest of South Dakota for younger males and females leaving the prides/families to form own groups.

[@rudamchu]

@@caseysmith544 I believe Clay was just kidding (check the emoji).

[@caseysmith544]

@@rudamchu I know but I told the truth, of a story when my dad worked for South Dakota Game Fish & Parks in the game side before a change in his job having to work partially with federal caused him to quit. Also the plan of adding a full time position to his job probably would have made him Quit. Luckly Govenor Janklow was so bad the State Legislators made it so he could not run again after his two non consecutive terms, before this there was no limits.

[@riseofduckente9868]

whats the point in hunting cats?

[@clayhayeshunter]

Lion meat is fantastic

[@joeneumann865]

Clay my man you never disappoint. Lost my right eye three years ago. Sold everything. Watching guys like you put a fire under my ass. Picked up a recurve a haven't looked back. Merry Christmas Hayes family.

[@clayhayeshunter]

Good for you Joe!

[@waynepatton689]

Great stuff as usual. Merry Christmas!

[@clayhayeshunter]

Thanks Wayne

[@troyjohnston6051]

Hey Clay, My seven year old daughter and I have enjoyed watching your videos. We got into them well before you earned notoriety with 'alone', but I can't help but to question your ethics behind this one hunt, even if your location of choice is well populated with mountain lions. You know as well as I that healthy mountain lion populations used to be endemic to many areas of the United States, but unfortunately, the vast majority of lion populations have dwindled due to overhunting and habitat destruction. Your video seems to be making the attempt to capture the kind of audience that would enjoy watching a rare takedown, it does not seem far from trophy hunting, at least I am having a challenging time making the distinction. Quite a divergence from your usual stuff. I also don't know how driving all over the country to find a lion really jives with your usual 'primitive hunting' techniques.

[@clayhayeshunter]

Hey Troy, thanks for the thoughtful comment. Lions are plentiful in the western mountains even though they’re rarely seen due to their secretive nature. And lion meat is great. It’s a lighter meat, kind of like pork. If we ever do catch up with one, both the meat and hide will be used. Hunting lions in this way, by trying to walk one down on foot with no dogs, is one of the most difficult challenges in the woods.

[@gladegoodrich2297]

Several friends hunt lions here in Utah. Cats are all skinny because we no longer have any deer to eat. Out west of Cedar City every camera has lions on them but no deer. When it comes to deer or cougars the wildlife biologists have chosen cougars.

[@tiredredneck8159]

Clay my good sir, im curious as to why ya got ear plugs round yer neck whilst trackin?

[@clayhayeshunter]

That’s Benji, not me. I think he just forgot them. He was running the chainsaw.

[@c64116]

freaky ass whispering ends at 6:48

[@rn588]

What kind of tree was he cutting to make arrows?

[@nathanb5775]

Ocean spray

[@nappertandy9089]

Wow"! " I thought, " Clay has really fkn aged, I must bn watching some old vids"

[@clayhayeshunter]

😂that’s my buddy Benji!

[@MiscMitz]

👀 🍿

[@moneyandtimefreedom3352]

This is so fake, another canned hunt. What was its name, did you call “here kitty kitty, them give it a bowl of warm milk? Just kidding freaking awesome video supper cool definitely the first time I’ve seen anything like this on KZbin which is hard to do with the billions of videos, thanks for posting.

[@clayhayeshunter]

😜

[@bentpolski]

Great Video Clay and Benji! Would have been pretty Cool to see Benji take that Cat!

[@clayhayeshunter]

We’ll say after them

[@TheHYENA87]

Now that's a hunting show! Everything I wanna watch, none of the BS I don't wanna see.

[@clayhayeshunter]

Thanks

[@tryoutwoods1869]

think of the animals

[@russianmedia5019]

I thought it was you filming. I wonder how you became so old

[@clayhayeshunter]

😁

[@russianmedia5019]

@@clayhayeshunter sir I'm new to bow.As through out our history we didn't use bow. Iv made for myself a bow with a cherry tree.The poundage is around 44.But I'm not sure about the arrow. My broad head is lightweight. Is it gonna kill a deer? I've track a good hunting area,where the deer come to eat wild fruits.Im planning to have a try with my selfbow.

[@yahkalgadite1442]

Track em cats in the snow is a good lead.. Great job how cool!!

[@mediashorts__1]

🌲great hunt 🌲

[@ryandelaney242]

who have you been hanging out with lately? your accent is different aha.

[@caseysmith544]

When he goes to Florida Clay is transported back to teen years and starts talking like he did at that age when he hunted down there. Then gets back home to talk like he does with a bit of both to his voice. That is if you are actually meaning about the Clay Narration at the begging and not a joke about the end. I See my mom do this when she gets back to where she lives in Dunkirk NY talking more like people of Buffalo NY and west of that, also using slang of the town for places that I have little pr no clue what she means.

[@Sheepdog1314]

why kill a mountain lion? There aren't that many left. At least a deer you can eat.

[@clayhayeshunter]

There are actually a lot of lions in the western mountains. And they taste great.

[@muchachonextdoor5608]

Actually there are more lions in the western states than ever before. The state wildlife biologist recommend that a portion be removed each year.

[@pinesandtraplines]

Mountain lion population has to be controlled unless you want to have them over-hunt the deer population. In Canada, some provinces allow mountain lion hunting due to the need to remove a certain amount each year. We have much more wilderness here in Canada, which is why we've allowed the hunting of them in some places. Unfortunately, dogs are illegal to hunt in my province (where mountain lion hunting is also legal) so you end up having a very hard time tracking the lions into the deep bush.

[@TwistedSisterHaratiofales]

Really nice video. Have you ever considered using a FALL Bow to hunt with?

[@darenleeper1644]

I think its harder to see tracks in the fall. Winter has snow so he can see it's tracks.

[@TwistedSisterHaratiofales]

@@darenleeper1644 LOL, no I was talking about a Forward Assisted Leaver Limb Bow. I wasn't referencing the time of the year. Look at a company site like Blue Dragon Archery. There are pictures of the bows I am writing about ;-)

[@darenleeper1644]

@@TwistedSisterHaratiofales gotcha

[@TwistedSisterHaratiofales]

@@darenleeper1644 By the way, Love your channel.

[@magicdaveable]

So my question about hunting Mountain Lions (An Endangered Species) is WHY? Trophy Hunting is DISGUSTING. Clay, you have lost a great deal of my respect. Shame on you. Trophy Hunting? Really?

[@clayhayeshunter]

First, mountain lions are not endangered. If they were there would be no hunting season for them. Second, what makes something a “trophy hunt”? If you mean to hunt something simply for a head or hides, then I’d somewhat agree with you. But don’t assume that’s what this is. I’ve eaten lions many times and it’s actually very good. You should try it sometime.

[@walkerpercy8702]

​@clayhayeshunter there's something wrong with you

[@cdogallen7143]

Many people obviously are naive and uneducated about wildlife and their conservation. Predator populations must be kept in check or they take over everything and the entire ecosystem suffers. Too many predators equates to minimal to no prey which in turn turns to the predators starving or becoming diseased. Please educate yourselves because when you don't you just look stupid. Keep up the good work Clay, love your vids!

[@aaronwilcox6417]

I see them once in awhile in the Clearwater and St Joe where I live. Usually they are not awful big but this summer a massive one jumped out in front of my bike on a trail. Damn thing looked like a lioness size and not skinny like most I see. Lucky to see a big one like that.

[@clayhayeshunter]

Seemed to be more around this year

[@darenleeper1644]

We have them in nj. They are not listed as being here but we pick them up on trail cams and i have seen them in person stalking deer.

[@stevemiller3512]

that looks like so much fun! I’ve always wanted to kill a lion, definitely on the bucket list Merry Christmas!

[@puregameplay7916]

Why tho? I hunt a ton, and I never felt the need to go shoot a mountain lion? Trophy hunting is a disgrace.

[@clayhayeshunter]

Don’t assume this is just for a rug. Mountain lion meat is great.

[@puregameplay7916]

@@clayhayeshunter Big cat meat tastes like ammonia, and just because you CAN eat something, doesn't mean you should. These are a magnificent animal and their numbers aren't nearly as high as they should be. Plenty of herbivores that are actually meant to be hunted and eaten, leave the big cats alone. Thats like going to Africa and shooting a giraffe with the excuse "a local tribe is going to eat the meat." Let them hunt it then, you're just killing for the sake of killing at that point, and thats just sad.

[@Sheepdog1314]

totally agree. There aren't that many left. The "the meat is good" is just an excuse. Trophy hunting sucks.

[@Sheepdog1314]

@@clayhayeshunter BS. Another excuse for a trophy.

[@clayhayeshunter]

Have either of you ever eaten mountain lion? I’m guessing not. It doesn’t toast like ammonia. Like I said, it’s good and will be eaten. And if you think there aren’t enough lions in Idaho, then you should talk to a wildlife biologist that works there. You assume to much.

[@MrAllan9]

Why are you killing the animals? Live and let live. 👎

[@clayhayeshunter]

To eat them. Yes, mountain lion is great. You should try it.

[@tracycannaday1406]

Could you pls suggest a quiver for my long bow. Thank you ,Clay for your dedication to the outdoors. Thanks, Cataldo, Idaho

[@clayhayeshunter]

I use one from www.creekwalkertrading.com

[@jme104]

Shame .

[@clayhayeshunter]

Why? Mountain lion meat is great.

[@wjl2068]

That would if been crazy if you got that lion on alone

[@williamcollins2232]

I would have been disappointed if this ended in a KILL. This is TRUE hunting. I'm working on making my own bow, points and string. Maybe I'll never make a KILL with it but I'll be stalking and not be in Tree. My brothers have killed game that way and I'll carry their Spirits with me.

[@tryoutwoods1869]

Why hunt

[@clayhayeshunter]

Because we are hunters. You as well though you seem to be denying it.

[@tryoutwoods1869]

@@clayhayeshunter why hunt tho really think about it like all those just trying to live there life your ending it like why it’s just dumb

[@tryoutwoods1869]

@@clayhayeshunter if you kill it and eat it that’s fine but just killing it for the sake like why? It’s just a scumbag thing to do

[@tryoutwoods1869]

@Noob7gg why kill the animals

[@timsterrett2417]

I been a hunter im 63 I didn’t no why you would kill a animal like that unless it’s harming people or livestock I know u don’t need the fur and I’m sure your not going to eat it so it had to o kill a few deer to live most wildlife can manage itself if man would let it.

[@clayhayeshunter]

Lion meat is great. It would most certainly get eaten.

[@rudamchu]

If you're really a hunter and you're 63, then you would know the whole thing about the predator/prey (herd) balance/dynamic. Just in case you didn't ... there needs to be a proper balance between predators and the predated herds number wise. This is the reason that wildlife game commissions need to issue certain amounts of tags for predators so they don't outgrow their territorial numbers according to land area and herd sizes. Also, it isn't wise for a so called hunter to call out other hunters with an assumption that they won't eat what they killed ... doesn't sound very hunter-like. Also, most wildlife populations (prey and predator) cannot manage themselves without man's intervention, as man has already made that impossible with our intrusions into their normal habitats with all of our cities' and towns' developments. Now we have to actively act as the stewards of what we've destroyed, so unless you suggest that we revert all the humanly populated real estate to wild land, that's just how it is.

[@GeorgeWHaydukeIII6396]

@@rudamchu I disagree. I'm sure you've spent plenty of time hunting and observing wildlife in nature, but until you've really participated in, and worked on long term scientific studies with controls and comparative group, habitat and range consideration, your assumptions that predators will eventually wipe out their prey are baseless assumptions. The best hunting I have enjoyed is in wilderness areas and areas where predator/prey relationships are still intact and haven't been effected by man's attempts to improve hunting success or prey populations. I know it seems counterintuitive, but it's true. Thanks for your opinions, and how did you know my daughter's name is Felicia?

[@wswillett]

waste of time

[@angelamedoro2166]

Mate the doing part looks cool but really hunting mountain lions would it be better to preserve ,come down to Oz and well go hunting for Tasmanian tigers

[@johnwilson6707]

why the hell kill some thing that is not for the table

[@clayhayeshunter]

Don’t assume it won’t be eaten. Lion meat is great.

[@johnwilson6707]

@@clayhayeshunter did not know that it will be eaten i know that most things can be eaten i have never heard of or seen this i know that they are eaten asia

[@TheHYENA87]

@@johnwilson6707 why the hell put yourself out there with comments when you don't know your stuff about game meat?

[@johnwilson6707]

@@TheHYENA87 only asked is that a problem we know that you can eat anything even other humans i just asked i would imaging even most americans would have the same thoughts i do not hunt but i am allowed to talk sir and i was talking to some one else but as long as you feel superior thats ok

[@TheHYENA87]

@@johnwilson6707 your opening comment was "why the hell" so yes be prepared to be called out on it, I understand your not a hunter so you don't know what your talking about, a more sensible question would have been something like, hey can you eat mountain lion?....some people.....

[@surfer4478]

Are ou going to eat it?. Just love to kill?. Never looking at your vids again!.

[@bennypapino3670]

I'd bet my life the cat gets eaten after but you'll probably cry yourself to sleep before we can know for sure 😂

[@AndyLong]

Toodles

[@Crabbthecaveman]

Eat what, they didn’t get one.obviously didn’t watch the video.

[@docv73]

If there wasn't a big enough population to need hunters to regulate them, they wouldn't be legal to hunt, and trap.

[@stevew2347]

Guaranteed if they kill a cat. It's getting eaten. Educate yourself before you make another idiotic statement.

[@jaymorris3468]

Hunting, Big Cats, Bears, Elephants, Giraffes etc etc, is just horrendous to me, there's no reason, (and anyone who does this don't think there is any difference, cos they're isn't), we need to start to look at ourselves, as a bowman and firearms enthusiast, to kill a creature has to be a God given genuine reason, this isn't it. I'm just being honest, the amount of creatures killed for sport, cos that's what this really is, is beyond comprehension, I saw a female cat killed the other day with no thought of where it stood in terms of cubs, etc, it's sociopathic, but there is point in explaining to someone with these tendancies as that one of the definitions and traits, this is a great channel for many things but this is pretty insane to me. (psychopath born, sociopath made), and I'm no soy boy leftie, hunt for needed culling or food, not sport. Just my opinion and I'm entitled to it. Very bad Karma!

[@davidwilcuck5045]

Looks like you're looking at yourself a lil too much buddy. A 2 minute scroll through the comments could've kept you from getting so triggered. It's just a cat dude. Know how many times I've seen a cat kill for sport? Think about the grasshoppers

[@littleaub2145]

If you would , stop , talking and look a round, you will make a better video , on hunting for what ever animal your trying to get, wow, in all my years of hunting with my father and on my own, i never did hear so much chat .