Art of Stalking Tom Brown III

The art of stalking with Tom Brown the founder of primitive arts collective and the Head Instructor at the Tracker school. One of the top survival instructors in the country and regularly teaches here at Sigma III Survival School. Come see what we are all about. We only recruit the best!
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[@mjaxdes]

This method of hunting is incredible. I first learned it from studying the Benoits. Yes, it takes a lot of patience and training but once you learn to quit rushing you will find your self not only enjoying your hunt more but sneaking up all manner of game. I was hunting whitetail in WVA some years ago and with this method came upon an entire heard of them at 1 pm (when deer don't move much)when they were sleeping (and playing). It was so incredible I just watched the secretive group.

[@fredflintstone6163]

Been stalking since 1950 s it really more of an out of body slow meditation and htm less movent I have had deer come to me and feed at close range when squirrels don't run and birds don't fly away you are in real stalking mode it not that the animals don't see me it's that I fit in and cause no alarm my mental activity is almost asleep thanks Colbert 🤠

[@punyo4u]

Tom Brown is a good teacher and the man has a very high degree of both skill and knowledge. Having said that, peopletend to elevate him to a allmost godlike status. In truth, these skills are possible for anyone to achieve, given the right degree of commitment.

[@Solo-X]

I don't know if anyone else on the planet has dedicated themselves to the amount of "Dirt time" that he has...Skills get better with practice.

[@fredflintstone6163]

Thirty years dirt time off grid thirty five years eat plants and animals built cabin drinks from stream yet I'm still learning simple survival better

[@sigma3survivalschool]

Thank you very much for the compliment! Camera work is my fault. It is shot in HD but don't have much luck getting it to transfer over in a high quality format. Could be cause I am a survival expert and a tech dummy. This is just the beginning. We will be the largest school in the midwest in 3 years or less. We only recruit the best of the best! And this was all done on zero capital and a lot of elbow grease. Thanks for the support!

[@TPPG_]

Thank you so much Tom thank you for being you sir and teaching us ur tracking wisdom passed down to you by grandfather and bless grandfather soul for all this amazing knowledge and wisdom from such a grand spirit🖖☮🔮🙏♾🏞☀️🌅😎🔮

[@shanepageau8462]

Tom brown you have been an inspiration too me for over 30 years and I lived in the woods for 12 years your teachings gave me the patience and clarity to survive .intelligences you share like sunbeams unselfish purposefull i will go too my grave ever thankfully for you and your mentor stalking Wolf . Ty .

[@denisski9401]

i love learning from guys who know more then me ...thank you for the time and energy you took making this video

[@bibousisi5437]

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[@Jonno2summit]

Excellent instruction. I also stay aware of the wind at any moment, swaying my movement, if needed, with the natural ebb and flow of the grass and trees around me. Insects will do this to mask their presence - swaying back and forth with the wind so they don't become someone's happy meal.

[@liquiddw2]

Can't believe all this great info is free. Anyone that's committed can learn a lot and head into the woods and practice to perfection.

[@davidsuchy3581]

Thanks for sharing this! 60 seconds per step & practicing balancing. Antenna work sounds fun too

[@sigma3survivalschool]

Tom is actually wearing some mukluks with crepe soles in the video and they are awesome for stalking. Russel Moccasin makes a boot called the Turkey hunter w crepe soles that I want to get. Thanks for the info!

[@naturewithandy7204]

Great video! A few training tips and fun ways that I’ve used to get better at stalking, is waking barefoot through the woods, this forces you to walk slowly and feel the ground beneath you, slack lining is great too for balance and being aware of your body. Night walking is great for developing your peripheral vision balance and environmental awareness. For even more challenge try slack lineing at night.

[@adamnblackman]

I have been implementing this technique with great success. My ex girlfriend still doesn't know that I'm following her. Yesterday I left her breakfast. She was hungry and confused.

[@kuyanatnatdkrx7]

curious to what kind of girl friend you have,you stalked using hunting techniques to capture animals? so does your girl friend lives in the woods or the jungle? lol im just kidding i know its a joke

[@fredflintstone6163]

Went to toms classes in eighties i now for decades live the primitive lifestyle eith an old truck to go visit the declining world still learning 😊

[@ambertracks]

NICE TO HEAR INTELLIGENCE MIXED WITH BUSHCRAFT AND ALIKE SKILLS, TY , KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK, GODSPEED.

[@finishstrongdoc]

You stalk toward where the prey will be, not to where it's at. You must learn the habits of the prey to know where it will be. Watching your prey animal for as long as it takes to learn its habits is another survival skill. You can learn a lot about your prey by reading its tracks and learning where it goes to feed, drink and sleep.

[@MuskratJim]

Good video. I'm a fan of Tom Brown Jr and his field guides. Thumbs up!

[@manualofman]

Good presentation! It's true, there's a wide world around you in the woods, it's not about looking for the next stick to avoid stepping on!

[@sessary]

Deer are SO sensitive to the slightest movement. Once in upstate NY I saw a buck about 50 yds away... I froze. He lifted his head, stared right at me and snorted nervously. I didn't dare even twitch a muscle. He snorted and watched, snorted and watched... Then without thinking, I swallowed. That slight movement of a gulp sliding down my throat... and FLASH! He was gone. I was amazed it took so little to spook him.

[@sigma3survivalschool]

@MrDanielTynan This is his son. Tom Brown 3 or T3 as we call him.

[@Blader2500]

Deer have extremely excellent motion detection and particularly, hearing. It is very, very difficult to close in on them. I'd recommend circling them until you have a valid, lethal shot and take it. If you only want to stalk them, well, learn by practice.

[@dooob69]

Thanks for the informative video. I have a hunting trip coming up and will use this info. I knew some basics but this vid really did help. Also a survivalist as well so double the info. Thanks man.

[@waltergigandet6715]

Nice job T3 You are a good teacher! The best❤

[@sigma3survivalschool]

@5tonyvvvv There are tons of things you can make a bow string out of. You don't need sinew for that. I'd probably make a bow if I was going to be out longer than 3 weeks. But i wouldn't start making it a priority until I had set enough traps all over to ensure I have more than enough food. So I imagine that around the late part of the second week, I'd cut a stave and start drying it and then slowly begin the process.

[@kimberlyrogers9953]

Well thank you, Tom Brown III

[@IIDASHII]

On that, you are absolutely correct. If it works, it works.

[@morrisonlamb2121]

Hey Tom, where does the time-line for the stride-step come from? Also, I teach movement reeducation and remediation of movement dysfunction. Some of the points you brought up on walking are spot on. Thanks for the video.

[@Solo-X]

As a student of Tom Brown Jr, I was wondering where the 66 second step comes from myslef.

[@rigsby556]

some good points. I will tell you first hand in dead leaves and some brush where you know theres going to be noise just make 3 or 5 quick steps and cover some ground before stopping again (mimicking a squirrel) . sometimes even shuffle your feet under the leaves like an armadillo, prey doesn't fear noise it fears the steady rhythm that human feet tend to make. even if its quiet they can still tell by the cadence its prey.

[@sigma3survivalschool]

Sir he is talking about stalking the last 50 yards when you already have the animal in sight. This is for closing the distance with primitive weapons and sometimes you do need to move this slow when you have to get 15 yards or less.

[@Brakusman]

In Africa the Puff Adder don't move and also don't make allot of noise when you approach, so you have to look at the ground constantly. :P Thats why the Bush is one of the most difficult places to stalk. Not just because of the snakes, but because of the level of alertness of animals. I'm no professional, just some thoughts on my limited experience.

[@ke6gwf]

A free trick for smoother video. Put the camera on a tripod! The trick is, if you want to do handheld shots, collapse the tripod down but leave the camera attached. Find the best spot to hold the tripod for balance and stability. It is basically a "poor man's StediCam". Google that last phrase if you want something a little slicker! I am looking forward to more great videos.

[@tomhickman1006]

You got the high vs low profile right. Most animals find the forward leaning low profile that is used for stalking as aggresive.

[@driver55]

Great breakdown thank you.

[@sigma3survivalschool]

@5tonyvvvv dogbane would work. So would stinging nettle, yucca.

[@IrishPotato86]

a 70 lbs compound bow has a 70 lbs draw until the cams roll over and lock out.

[@Bubba2Guns]

Hardest animal I've ever stalked was a coyote. I stalked him for 3 hours in open grassland near Santa Cruz, Ca. (wasn't hunting just stalking) he led me in an impossible display of concentric circles never letting me get an angle on me. Granted he could see me and smell me better than I could but brother coyote taught me a lot that day. BTW what's the difference between the "fox walk" and the "weasel walk"?

[@joshuaaw77]

@MrDanielTynan Its his son. Tom Brown Jr founded the Tracker School this is T3

[@phrankus2009]

WHY would I want to stalk Tom Brown III ??? (ho-ho, he-he, haw-haw). Great vid ... Thankyou !

[@daboodeef179]

very informative

[@masterof1]

66 seconds sounds like too much time I would say that you should be able to do the same movement more efficiently causing less time on one foot.

[@brodank]

i have noticed that crepe soles are super quiet, like the Clark Desert Trek boot, i can walk without making almost any sound

[@tobeginn]

excellent

[@dillotexan]

New Sub:: Good stuff to practice. Thanks.

[@sigma3survivalschool]

@5tonyvvvv Atalatl's aren't very accurate and take a lot of skill. They aren't really made for small game but can be effective for larger game such as deer or elk. Larger target equals increase success!

[@anonymousthesneaky220]

I dunno - I practice with atlatl a lot more than bow and I can hit a can size target from 15 yards about half the time. I’ll bet for things like rabbits it would certainly be doable. My favorite small game weapon is boomerangs though.

[@fredflintstone6163]

Usually barefoot 40 s to 90 s i feel the land and water

[@richardlohmann8124]

when it rains you can run. because the leaves on the floor or wet so when you walk or run there will be nose but not to much

[@The_Warrior526]

Yeah it increases the effectiveness of these tactics like crazy. I love trying to sneak over wet leaves vs. dry. lol

[@kwdoug]

T3...thats my boi

[@bigfootedhunteruk2225]

You know one day ! Well to be honist I was hiding from the police over the woods where I used to live ! ( my past life ! ) well they had a helicopter up ! But I was over the woods and moving through the trees and bush ! Along over grown path .I'd been running hard !! And sweating !! I came round the corner and saw a muntjac deer I slowly moved towards it and covered my eyes with my hand looking through a slit in my fingers I moved slowly towards it and lowered my profile and got within 2 foot of the deer it only ran when I went to touch it ! I really believe animals can or do notice predators eyes !!??? I've tried obscuring my eyes when stalking other animal eg birds and rabbits etc And seem to be able to get very close has anyone else found this ????

[@HomeGrownPyro1]

Yes I think you are on to something...I have noticed this many times while deer hunting. If a deer spots you but isn't sure what you are it will stare at you, moving its head up and down and anything else it can do to try to identify you. Sometimes this intense staredown standoff can last several minutes. If you are close enough to the animal and make eye contact, you're immediately busted and they are gone...If there is a little bit of distance between you and the animal, you can get away with very slow movements but if they are looking you in the eye and you blink, they're gone

[@sigma3survivalschool]

@5tonyvvvv Bows are for primitive living situations, not survival situations. I personally am not an advocate of building bows unless you are going to be out an extremely long time. Deer can be taken with traps. Such as spring snares with alarms. I have a video on it on my channel. You trap them and then make a spear to finish them. Much more effective than actively hunting all the time and burning calories. Watch the video deer spring snare.

[@jacobbrown8326]

Done this my whole life... Seemed like normal movement to me. Don't announce your position

[@goodpeoplefound7940]

Ever been camping and just suddenly discover 50+ people walking around in the woods making no sound?

[@bmorse6987]

Way to go! Native American stuff!

[@IIDASHII]

You mistake me. I never said primitive bows can't be powerful. However, any objective analysis of bow performance assumes everything but the bow itself is the same (arrows and draw weight). In that case, a compound will win out in arrow energy per pound of draw weight EVERY time. You can disagree all you want, it doesn't make you correct. That said, primitive bows have other advantages, and I prefer them over compounds for their versatility, lightness, and instinctive use.

[@sigma3survivalschool]

@5tonyvvvv bees wax is best.

[@MasochistMouse]

🤣 ....I'm actually pretty slow-- like Sloth movement most of the time even, and so I guess im on the right track. 👣 lol

[@Glutahhn]

I thought you were going to shift your first attention into the second ...and practice not doing then I realised it's survival tech video

[@hannahloveanna6944]

Wish I'd have started learning younger in life. @--->----

[@mikestoneadfjgs]

yeah but a minute per step seems like overkill. ive personally never stalked a deer but i have stalked small game and 15 seconds per step seems to work. is it different for deer?

[@lilsan10]

Your idea is good, but I cannot hear you because of the wind.

[@MrTynanDraper]

I read Tom Brown's autobiography over 10 years ago. . is this the original Tom brown or his son? He looks too young to be the original Tom Brown and founder of the tracking school.

[@camotobe]

Where is the video from the action.

[@mark38c]

I once heard an animal walking through the woods like this at night when I was in my deer stand, what kind of animal was it?

[@the1grape]

Cat.

[@sigma3survivalschool]

@5tonyvvvv I know plenty of guys that can make them primitively. Not that hard just takes a ton more work, like everything that is primitive. There is a channel that is connected with mine called WildPrimitiveSkills, message Josh. he is one of my instructors and he can give you info on how to do that

[@masterofuselessness]

Im sorry but 66 seconds a step? Wouldnt the animal get away by then? thats an extremley long time.

[@RobertSalmond]

1 step for 66 seconds?! This is 0.027 km/h = 27 m/h. Meanwhile the rabbit flight with 70 km/h - 2500 TIMES faster. How many animals that shmuck have catched?! Except turtles... The master in stalking is leopard. Look his stalking!

[@Jake-jf7xk]

This is to sneak up on the animal, not chase it down

[@RobertSalmond]

Jak e Nevertheless I think this is not true... or I didn't undrstand something... My English is very bad. And look at the leopard sneaking, please - he is the King in that! When leopard sneaking prey he either doesn't move at all or make fast steps. Just think... ONE step in 66 seconds?!

[@Jake-jf7xk]

RobertSalmond leopards are able to move very low to the ground, and virtually silently. last i checked, i didn't have 4 legs, and crawling makes alot of noise. most animals cannot clearly see shapes, especially if you are camoflauged. however, they are exceptional at detecting movements, and moving quickly will aid them in that. the slower you move, the harder for them to see you.

[@yourmotherandthesandpeople2298]

RobertSalmond obviously you've never hunted before.

[@billyburd789]

Dude got shot at 9:15

[@rcarrollmassage]

Is this really the son of Tom Brown, Junior? He definitely sounds like his dad.

[@sigma3survivalschool]

Yes

[@Atkrdu]

Not true. The compound bow isn't as quiet (by itself). It's also not as ambidexterous (useful for different angles, or if you hurt one hand or the other), light, or as good for not getting snagged or jammed. It's also not easy to replace parts on a compound bow, most things you couldn't make for yourself in the woods. What's going to break on a primitive? The string? You could carry an extra one just the same or make the ENTIRE bow from scratch, as well as the materials to make that bow.

[@christopherellis2663]

People who have to pound their feet into the floor really need to be re-educated, because they are painful

[@bodtech01]

How can I ask Tom Brown Jr a question?

[@IIDASHII]

I'm with you on simplicity, but a 70lb compound bow WILL out perform a 70lb primitive bow of ANY make. I love primitive bows, and they get the job done, for sure. However, they cannot compare to modern, compound bows of the same draw weight. To say otherwise is to deny scientifically proven fact.

[@cchgn]

IMO, watch an animal, like a cat, stalking, See how they lower themselves and slowly they move. See my "Be Prepared: In the woods" video. I speak of this in the woods.

[@RenzieCat]

This guy trying reinvent 🚶🏻‍♂️'ing.... there absolutely NO damage done to human anatomy from walking heel to toe..

[@ronaldgoodrich5460]

Just curious how's your dad?

[@TheMilitary666]

That was sick now i can beat all my friends in airsoft.

[@sigma3survivalschool]

raccoon

[@IrishPotato86]

true. the whole thought of finding an easier way to do things has ruined the human race. it has led to over hunting and disregard for the life and spirit of the animal and land. i would love to learn to shoot on a hunnish bow. there is practically no sport in a compound bow. i may just buy a long bow or something and learn.

[@Dust2653]

Stalking an animal to touch it?

[@Halzman]

@lildrestl3 - google Midwestern United States

[@driver3899]

"heel to toe footfall is very bad on your body" : Walking, your doing it wrong! This makes me want to unsub from this channel