Bedding Area Buck! (OLD Public Land 8 Pointer!)

Jake, Nick, and Greg have an awesome hunt and crazy track job for a public land brute!
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[@Buckdog37]

I got to say I'm 51yo and I haven't seen a group of young men as dedicated to recovering an animal as this. Proud of yall. This is the pinnacle of what a good hunting video is. Great job.

[@Buckdog37]

@TheHuntingPublic._ what? A gift?

[@rickjm59]

Greg is an amazing camera man, the best!

[@71balee]

I can't say it enough! THP is by far the best hunting show out there. You guys do a great job taking us along with you for the hunt. Keep up the great work!

[@tombystander]

Seeing the blur from that bullet go towards that deer was one of the coolest parts of the video. Wow

[@2cthetruth]

Ya Nevermind the suffering deer..

[@brianoles2573]

@@2cthetruthyah time to go somewhere else

[@mikemellon80]

@@2cthetruth go away. It hurt Jake way more than you.

[@BooRayWisco]

@@2cthetruthstill the quickest death he was offered by Mother Nature. It happens and they are ethical to the core. Bullet with the buck rearing up was awesome footage

[@knotengajin7359]

@@BooRayWiscoTrue that. Lots of predators begin eating while the prey is still alive and kicking. Coyotes kill mature death through blood loss and shock from multiple bite wounds during extended chases. “Old age” deaths are due to starvation from worn down, ineffective teeth.

[@claytonswartz6223]

Jake is so good at being methodical and smart. Both his last 2 bucks I probably would've blown out of the bed and never seen again before watching the videos. Love picking up tips from both your successes and failures.

[@joshmetz36]

After further review the call on the field stands! Big buck down! Congrats Jake!

[@John-pp6mf]

I have some rough days but when THP drops a new show it ain’t so bad no more. It absolutely puts me in a better head space. 👍

[@Big_DaddyDave]

Y’all need to record more videos in that format. The vapor trail was next level.

[@marktatara9545]

Awesome season you are having Jake! Congratulations. Thank you for sharing, love watching you guys. Keep it up.!

[@mikeb6555]

Jake, nicely done. A textbook recovery. Thanks guys!

[@jerryscray1789]

Now that shows patience pays off. Perfect guys

[@alexwelch7307]

I love the videos but it seems like you had time to wait to see if he’d feed out to a more clearing shot but either way congrats!

[@jaytownsell5449]

THP is the best. Great teamwork and great footage.

[@frankesken4549]

You guy truly outdid yourself on this one! Great video! Definitely in my top 5 from you guys hopefully you guys come back up to pa sometime!

[@tannerlamb6501]

Jake went from camera man in the early days to carrying the team! I love it, congratulations

[@cindyforth3362]

Another great video, thanks guys for the entertainment and knowledge!

[@turkeyhunter7617]

Man what a hunt!

[@timkelly4000]

Great video guys! Thanks for posting it.

[@joshuaeck2712]

Great buck! It's amazing how tuff they are!

[@JE-tz4sh]

Congratulations Jake bruiser of a buck. Not the way you want it to go. But that’s hunting it happens. You boys did the right thing.

[@dgax65]

That thing was a beast. Nice work. Beautiful video as well.

[@KyleC0430]

That’s prob a good thing that intern warb left!! He has not been bringing much to the table but using up all money !!

[@buckhundred]

Hope you guys will have some more out of state adventures this year

[@robertkouns3078]

Where did that first shot end up hitting? Was it forward of the leg? Those coyotes were fired up, and ready to move it if you guys weren't there...

[@sethmatherne7012]

Great video, hunt, and follow-up. You do the best you can for the shot and then take the next best shot. Curious question. Knowing what you know now and an evaluation of the shot he presented at that distance, would you take the same shot again?

[@PAKraig]

Hey guys, great video and deer! Colorblind guy needing some help here, what filter on the camera at the 14:45 mark?? Man the blood stood out like crazy to me there.

[@akirkland1298]

You guys are the best hunters I have ever seen great video 🦌🦌🦌

[@willsivers4140]

What headlamp is Jake using? That thing is bright AF.

[@camoninja]

How far was the original shot and what's jake shooting for a muzzle loader ?

[@mhking136]

Nice Follow Up🦌THP💪🏼🇺🇸💯

[@davidtrammell4453]

Great lesson guys !

[@dakotalucky13]

Great job Ted!

[@kennethhowington5657]

The boys on fire!!

[@drewg2765]

Is this the stuff they are browsing so heavy in that lowland? Sagittaria latifolia

[@HiHi-du9fr]

Great deer

[@kmcdonald3766]

Nice buck what kind of gun

[@eugenewall6620]

Good restraint on the tracking.

[@matthewreynolds5101]

Nice hunt guys! Just curious, what brand muzzle loader is the one that Jake is using?

[@bigan7553]

Great hunt as usual.are y'all coming back to Mississippi for a deer hunt this year?if so y'all should try Bienville national forest.a lot of bucks.

[@curtb.9450]

I had a doe last deer season that i had the same issue on when i went to shot she moved and i ended up having to go in the next morning and take care of her and i felt really bad that she had to suffer over night for somthing i did but in the end were all human and we learn from our mistakes

[@RandDCustoms2]

Another great video and BBD!

[@davidcross5688]

That was BAD AZZ to see that bullet go threw the grass like that!!!!!!!!! (How long of a shot was it with the muzzle?)

[@kipsalas6458]

What muzzeloader is that?

[@trevorp5969]

Smokeless arrowhead $5,500 sub moa guaranteed 500 yards

[@timber123doddle]

If you didn’t have all of this technology to review how long would you have waited to track this buck?

[@Jase-E]

In some instances, Rule #2 becomes Rule #1.... exceptions are made in emergency situations.... Right, Nick?!

[@southernslipping4225]

That deer meat was not near done it’s not like a steak lol

[@iowareddneck]

Dang coyotes will destroy a deer in a short amount of time glad you got him before they did

[@USMC-vp4rr]

What muzzleloader is Jake shooting?

[@trevorp5969]

Arrowhead smokeless $5500

[@gouchmcdougal7831]

Very well done. Luke 9:62

[@MarkSmith-qk2rl]

I had the exact same thing ! Trailed him 418 yards went back in at daylight he got up and I couldn’t get a shot so we just waited for him to bed back down ! We heard a guy hooping and hollering about 80 yards we went up there and a bow hunter shot him and he spined him. He was so excited that he shot him. He truly believes he killed him ! Everyone was really upset at him and I just said if he wants him that bad he’ll have such a great story to tell his grandkids ! We have always went by first blood claims the deer. There’s NO DOUBT he was going to die soon but ! Guys don’t be an ass. Go by first blood and that solves everything. A good guess I’d say between 160” and 170” 12 point. We tracked him that far and never came close to losing blood. Nice deer Jake congratulations ! Y’all did everything right !!

[@jorrick66]

First marines 🤙🏼

[@vincentsquicciarini9939]

Nice job guys. Very ethical hunt.

[@subdiba8513]

Man what muzzleloader are you shooting to make a shot that far can’t be a 50 cal

[@sandeepkoshy1474]

arrowhead... look up the price if you've never heard

[@leahcasey9547]

I could tell that he was hit front of leg, brisket area but what I will say the way y’all handled that after the shot was top notch. This should be taught to every hunter. Without y’all’s patience, you would of never recovered that deer and not sure he would of died from the shot but probably the coyotes would of finally caught him and ended it that way so thank you for showing such sportsmanship in recovering this amazing buck. Congratulations.

[@2cthetruth]

What should be taught to everyone is do NOT take unethical shots. If you don’t have a clear path to the vitals, don’t risk making the animal suffer by guessing like this doofus did.

[@m.carter20]

Rather be a doofus than an asshole!

[@bumpkinrocks]

Certainly a what NOT to do video! Taking a long shot on an obscured animal isn't the way it's done for many good reasons. At least they followed up on him and dispatched him eventually. Hopefully he'll learn but I doubt it!

[@melissapezzuti1388]

200 yards with vegetation obstructing...Not to mention he's in Iowa, where that's NOT a big buck, and these dudes hunt everyday. I'm embarrassed for them.

[@scottwood1143]

The only video we all saw was from a separate camera - not from the shooter’s scope. So maybe you’re speaking out of turn my friend.

[@captaincripple7218]

I completely understand we need to abide by laws in regards to shooting hours especially with the scrutiny these guys can be under with the YT channel! But honest question wouldn’t it be better as sportsman to end the deers agony and shoot after shooting light? It’s all with interpretation of the law I’m just curious what the law would say if they did shoot and put it down when they first found it during the track…?

[@jerryscray1789]

Highly illegal would you want to lose your gun and hunting privileges

[@captaincripple7218]

@@jerryscray1789 if you have a clean ethical anchoring shot on a deer your tracking after dark I highly doubt any DNR officer is going to take away your hunting privileges and firearm if you did decide to end the animal’s suffering.

[@paulw4924]

@@jerryscray1789I’ll risk it to put the deer out of its misery. My job is to make sure it doesn’t suffer.

[@PholdingFeasants]

I would imagine it’s illegal because of how easy it would be to misexecute the finishing shot in the dark. Not just taking the shot but confirming it’s the same deer as the one you wounded. Also for DNR sake I would think hearing shots at dark is a good indicator of illegal harvesting.

[@conservativestatesofamerica]

Most game wardens will completely understand and not say a word, but filming it is a different story. I would have ended it when Jake could see him from the log. But they would have had to edit it out

[@joshwisniewski757]

Dudes just making bucks suffer hunt after hunt. 3 arrows for a buck 2 weeks ago and now a sub-par shot through grass and 12 hours of the buck suffering this go around.

[@jasonherron4199]

I think the moral of this video is not to shoot until you have a clear shot.

[@johnanderson6329]

I agree. That’s the problem with public hunts sometimes. There’s not opportunity for shredding shooting lanes like a lease or owned property. Key thing is to be patient and hope for a better shot.

[@rickywagner3551]

It’s good you guys have such a good relationship. Good friends making memories to last your lifetimes. Their are some of us who are coming to the end of our trails. Your hunts bring back good memories at least for me. Keep them coming,I’ll be waiting for more.

[@robyale4298]

That's to far for a muzzleloader

[@Robert-db1ej]

Mmmmm

[@logannash403]

Jake giving out dirt naps this year!

[@YsoSeriouss85]

Man I just love you guys, wish I had a group of friends to hunt with. Teamwork played a huge role in this episode, great job gentlemen

[@fishing4life292]

Average Jake hunting trip

[@jasonsheefy6080]

I really enjoy the “what we learned from this hunt” portion of the videos. Always something to be learned

[@jerrodsimmons8356]

What a hunt, congratulations Jake on a big bruiser! Curious how far was your 1st initial shot?

[@Jordan-ym5gf]

Too far clearly.

[@MidwesternTrapper]

Man just when you think you guys can’t get any cooler footage, then you get the vapor trail off the shot!?!?! Man you guys are THE BEST in the business hands down

[@russellwatters5891]

That buck was a warrior, and ya'll did him right by not giving up. The shot looked good to me as well, at least he presented another. Great ethics, great merch! Love what ya'll are doing 😊

[@marthasmith9882]

Love the guys and Jake from hunting public but that was about the worst shot you could have taken on a deer sorry but I'm a little disappointed

[@smallfishbigpond5047]

Why take such a long shot, especially through grass? Do you realize inexperienced, impressionable, young hunters watch this and try to emulate you? Not everyone has your skills, experience, numbers, or high dollar camera footage to rely on. Signed, Disappointed in The Hunting Public.

[@avc2264ify]

Hey Jake….when you film your family hunt this year…it needs to last longer than 20 minutes. That’s my favorite hunt of the year. I love all the video…you at the restaurant…the camp…hunting. It makes me wish my dad was still around. Love this hunt buddy.

[@2cthetruth]

All of these comments gushing over this video is sad. That was a completely unethical shot that made this old warrior suffer a horrible death. Should have never been taken. To see everyone commend them for the “awesome footage” just shows how degraded our society has become. Who cares about what suffers, just give us the eye porn.

[@Bow-Man]

You're missing golden girls !

[@2cthetruth]

I suppose….rather watch them then watch someone make an animal suffer for his own glory. Stop following the herd.

[@grant877]

The amount of bush honeysuckle is quite painful to see

[@tylerstiltner2397]

I really wanna know what muzzleloder that is.

[@dzuverink]

Would you take the shot again? My initial thought was there was to much grass and weeds to see his vitals and front shoulder, but I realize we see the cameras angle.

[@ericnelson3374]

That echo of that last shot seemed to go on for an incredibley long time. Congratulations Jake. You did everything right to find that buck.

[@IowaCoyotes]

My daughter an i love watching this videos, she says they’re really good at shooting them but not so good at finding them without their camera stuff. 😂

[@IowaCoyotes]

Technology gets people handicapped 😢 we have always just sneaked after them

[@mogulrider]

Just an fyi. We have banned hunting on our land due to finding dead bucks. Too many unethical hunters have hurt this sport. I stopped allowing hunting when I found 2 dead bucks in our land. We allowed two guys and hesrd the shots and not a peep from them about wounding animals. I found them the next day. This is why private land is disappearing for hunting. Keep it up and you won't have places to hunt.

[@Bow-Man]

And ban them pesky cars and coyotes... Disney fan

[@scottdeline]

Way to stick with it. Stuff happens, not that the "pros" in the comments would know that. Half of them couldnt shoot a deer in a barrel, but when someone else makes a questionable shot, they sure become some serious couch cushion commandos!

[@jerryfranks1158]

nice hunt!!....but 4:22 to 4:26 is useless content that we didn't need in this video

[@Dr10Jeeps]

You guys are fun to watch.....and you are excellent hunters!

[@randykibler2183]

Cool vapor trail!! Nice job Greg! Do you have a weight scale? I'd be curious to see what these bucks weigh (dressed) that your knocking down! Congrats THP crew!!!!!!!

[@inthegreenetv4936]

I’m curious how far the first shot was?. to be honest I thought it was a little far for a muzzleloader.. congrats on the buck… great video

[@brandonspizzo4816]

Smokeless muzzleloaders now a days are effective out to 500 yards with the powder charges and modern projectile being offered.

[@melissapezzuti1388]

Then it's just a modern firearm. The muzzleloader season is supposed to be a primitive weapon with shorter ranges.@@brandonspizzo4816

[@ericabel8457]

Why would anyone shoot through that much grass?

[@jabooee]

Congratulations Jake! How far was your first shot? What bullet (lead or copper) are you using in that front stuffer? Are you getting a solid rest with that (Primos?) tripod?

[@burkejones8277]

When I saw the deer’s reaction and the way the blood trail looked, I knew it would be a long night for y’all. I am glad you got him, and I am glad you followed up with what happened with the shot. I have tracked a bunch of blood trails, and at times, I have convinced myself the shot was better than it was. But that is part for the process. Thanks for putting it out there.

[@emptypocketsfarmwbj3832]

What is jakes gun ? And the distance.

[@fredwilliams6843]

Why would one shoot through grass.

[@johngerman1197]

I read one time from an expert tracker. That if you have to leave a deer lay overnight and you're worried about coyotes, leave a jacket on a tree, and that will leave your scent and keep the coyotes away.

[@Mike-ec5de]

Well done lads. Maybe limit shot distance a bit? Don't know for sure how far the shot was.

[@thehillbillyhermit7681]

How far of a shot was the first shot ? Me watching it, it looked like a half a mile. lol

[@kyledonaldson1819]

Good Job, nice deer! Not really impressed with the gun videos this year. I preferred the get in close THP a few years ago. All about content these days...

[@bbillythesailor]

Excellent hunt and your recovery was text book. Reminds me to go slow and careful for this hunting season.

[@gregchatham3890]

Awesome buck Jake, congrats! Cool to watch the bullet until impact, it definitely put a hurting on him to stand near straight up like that. Glad you and the guys were able to recover the ole boy before the coyotes discovered him! 💪🏻Great episode!

[@Justin-pq3rq]

Something about the sound and seeing the bullet. I don’t think everything was perfect on the burn of the powder. Should have been louder and the bullet really really dropped. Sometimes that happens with muzzleloaders. I just don’t think that batch of powder had the pop it should have.

[@lawrencehaley1084]

I just watched this videos. I hunted before I moved to Chicago. You did a good job. Bill Winkie has a couple videos where he hit. One like that. Some can survive that shot. If shot early he said he would keep pushing the deer so it doesn't stop bleeding. And he never found it. He was sure it was a good enough shot. You did everything right.

[@chaseburk6935]

The THP website link in bio is not clickable for me. All the other links are. Is this happening to anyone else. Hopefully just a me problem. Great video!

[@peterchalk1192]

That is a dandy 8, glad you got him. Good job staying with it all night. I shot a nice 8 like that once with my bow and it wasnt calling for rain but, not much later we got a torrential downpour so when we found him next morning the coyotes had already devoured him. Only thing left was head and cape. It was awful. Great videos guys. Good luck in the future.

[@SwiftyB33]

I’m curious, I wonder what the rules are for putting down a wounded animal even when it’s outside of legal time. I’ll have to check with my local agent. Would probably be a better alternative than for the animal to basically bleed out overnight. As always, great video and love the dedication!

[@upatree10]

THP is probably my favorite KZbin channel, because I feel like when I was a younger man, you are the type of guys that I would have been hanging with. My favorite part is the friendships that you guys have forged while putting out content that is second to none. I wish you guys all the success in the world!

[@jaredwalker5532]

Congratulations on your harvest! How far was your first shot? Great team work on the recovery! Dedication!

[@Wolverinecub21]

Congratulations on a nice buck. I’m impressed with the patience for the recovery, but disappointed in the decision to shoot through grass at what was a concealed target. You guys are very ethical and thoughtful hunters, so I’m surprised you didn’t at least discuss the shot selection.