Thoughts on the BUCK - ALONE Season 8 Episode 6

Hey folks, I'm a day late getting this vid uploaded. But for good reasons! Stay tuned for some vids where I meet up with Nate Webber from ALONE Season 8 and Jordan Jonas from season 6 to talk about wilderness adventures. In this video I give a few quick thoughts on my buck from episode 6 and read a few passages from the new book I'm working on. Traditional bowhunting is a huge part of my life and I've taken a lot of big game animals with my selfbow. But nothing can quite compare to the feeling of seeing that young buck laying there in that grass!
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[@eddy4112]

Having never watched Alone until now, I find myself rooting for the guy who amazes me with every episode, Clay Hays. Your construction of the smokehouse was perfect (saying that not knowing if that grizzly which walked through the camp left it alone). Your videos are a true source of information to those of us just beginning to make bows (and I am 78). Let's hope that the book is authored by the winner of Season 8 of Alone !!!

[@oldon5881]

But cooking inside his tarp protected shelter was a mistake. I think this is what triggered the grizzly visit but there is no proof.

[@justnguyen228]

The fact that you’re writing a book about this makes me believe u won the show 🤔. Wishful thinking perhaps😌

[@pprotectas8423]

Sure he did! 💪And smart too businesswise to keep the dollars coming...

[@daraj.1090]

I said this to my family when he posted the first video after it aired! I am surprised the network allowed these before the show ending. It really gives it away.

[@billbauer9795]

If he really won, then he should have waited to announce that he will write a book until after the show was over. You are right, announcing it now is the equivalent of announcing that he won the show.

[@marvinisaak4723]

He did win

[@davidwsmith316]

When I started watching Clay Hayes' recaps of the show, I thought that there was a possibility that he would be the winner However, I thought also thought that that was not necessarily so, because he's a woodsman and boyer who had made videos for KZbin before, and this was a natural follow up. He also has written books about bow making. So writing a book about his experience on the show didn't signal for me necessarily that he had won the show.

[@robertebenreck1652]

Still-hunting requires moving through the woods quietly and with stealth. Doing that in grizzly bear territory require guts, grit, and a bit of insanity. You da man Clay.

[@tygetb7785]

Thank you. I did not know what still hunting was. I call it active stalking.

[@kevinb314]

Dont worry, if you stumble into a mountain lion, just charge it and chase it up a tree LMAO. Gotta love Clay

[@Kaikoura26]

Nate, Jordan, and Clay meeting up? Ok, we might need round the clock coverage here folks. With the collective knowledge between you three, you could make a nucellar fusion reactor with fkin drift wood. Safe travels man!

[@charliefoster5862]

Love to see a fellow traditional bowhunter having success.

[@melindaburdette341]

I 💘 IT also.

[@SeasonsChange24]

Same

[@ANXIETOR]

You and Jonas having a Winner’s get-together. Cool.

[@floridaman2806]

And zachary fowler

[@TheArizonaRanger.]

Not to play Sherlock Holmes here, but who would write a book about their experiences on the show unless they won? 🧐😂

[@jacobwilliams5271]

True, he just spilled the beans

[@PastorChris44]

I was seriously about to write this 😂

[@Corkfish1]

Doesn't come as a surprise. This guy's skill levels and mindset were light years ahead of the others.

[@oscarre5446]

Yeah I think he won and was probably taking a nap after eating all of that deer when they came to tell him he won.lol

[@lancecorporalveteran0621]

@@oscarre5446 I'd do the same if the past episodes haven't proved enough times either maintain a supply of fish, starve to win or take big game and guarantee a win

[@baTonkaTruck]

Missed opportunity at 4:10 when talking about deer ruminating: "Anyway, I digest."

[@pashyn]

That’s dope that you’re going to meet up with Jordan. You’re the 2 guys I watch. Have a blast out in the back country :)

[@joshwilkinson947]

The fact you're my favourite KZbin channel and you then appear on my favourite show is so awesome. But if you win it, I'm gunna flip my shit 😂 Your channels helped me loads with my own shooting so I hope you get/got that cheque 👍

[@mmiller73]

Congratulations on the beautiful buck! I look forward to reading your book. Watching you on Alone and KZbin has made me want to get back into bow hunting.

[@OsitoTejano]

Not sure which was a better shot... the shot on the buck, or the shot of the double rainbow. That was AMAZING. Most beautiful moment of the season so far, and hopefully there is a pot of gold at the end of it for you and your family.

[@AndyLong]

Agreed Barry. I think Clay said himself, it looked like he could reach out and touch that rainbow.

[@melindaburdette341]

That rainbow shot was brilliant.great job.You are the man.🏩🏩🏩 bless.

[@sanjuancb]

Harvesting that buck was one of my favorite moments in the whole series! Also, that Woodsmanship shirt is awesome.

[@MountainMenOutdoors]

I hope the book is titled, “How I won Alone”

[@theonlypinky]

Well, the moment you mentioned Stoicism Philosophy I googled it. Sounds extremely interesting. I'm 63 and have watched Alone since Season 1, and I love learning something new all the time! I'm rooting for you! I actually thought Nate would have a chance at the win next to you, but he couldn't get food. One or two season's ago, one of the female contestants showed how to safely carry and ember from your firepit to another area......I want to see it again.....I was blown away. I love how all of you show us simple secrets! Anyway.....Best of Luck..... you know by now if you won or not....I think you do!

[@jamesellsworth9673]

Thanks for expanding on the buck kill scene. We will be watching the rest of the season to see how smoking and hanging onto the meat goes. With Nate Tapping with hunger and health issues, you are best-positioned to hang in for the win. Theresa seems to have her situation in hand, although we are not seeing her harvesting fish or game. The two other remaining fellas seem to be having difficulty with sourcing food. Losing the cranberries had to be a blow. Biko seems to get a fish once in a while but he also seems to be living on stored fat metabolism.

[@ClayBlasdel44]

The show could be much better if the participants were allowed to take whatever they wanted to fill an 80 lb pack plus a rubber raft/kayak or canoe and a SAT phone,. . If they wanted a 44 magnum, fine. Fishing gear, fine. A Bic lighter, fine. They could stuff it with freeze dried food if they wanted. To give them a fair chance at killing game, give each person a .308/12 gauge over and under that could kill any game plus protect themselves against dangerous animals. Getting eaten by a predator is a needless and unnecessary risk. Remember, the French Voyageurs took whatever they needed. Nobody told them "you cant take that". It would make the show more about the ability to survive and less about who can better withstand slow starvation. The producer could put a 180 day limit on the show, and then judge who fared the best. I know that would cut into their profits but it would make a much better show IMO.

[@rook9714]

this season is the first time I've already been following one of the contestants before the season started - makes it nice and simple to know who to root for!

[@jeremiahwasabullfrog8854]

Same.

[@PatchedRoundBall]

Same.... same

[@steadyentertainment8075]

Dude..I was so choked. Beautiful. Powerful moment. One of the greatest alone moments yet.

[@lukelofgren4108]

I saw it all coming in episode 5. Great job again Clay! From what you read Your book sounds great! The activist type of people drive me crazy about killing animals and drilling for oil. People dont realize or care to realize where products come from or what they wouldn't have if animals didn't get killed to better their lives to give them those fast food burgers or from the oil perspective you could say the bottle holding their fancy water or the laundry detergent or shampoo they use for that matter, all of which have petroleum products in them and couldn't be possible unless people like yourself and myself weren't willing to go out and take that job on a drilling rig to get that precious oil or kill animals to feed and clothe their families. And those people don't realize we don't kill for sport or to be barbaric and the drilling rigs I've worked on leave the land just as good or better than we found it. Sorry about the rant.

[@michaelh.weiser6502]

Life is a gift, that's for sure... Here in Germany , my life is so totally different from your experience (working in a hospital ) but going out there with my Labrador Big Mac, Stick and String in hand , let me feel (only a little bit!)connected with you. Waiting for your new book👍👍👍get "traditional bowhunting"years before and hoping for more like that!👌🙋

[@thehuggler5443]

Congrats on the buck, Clay. I know the hunting regulations were strict this season. Can anyone tell me what the limit on deer or mountain lion was at chilko lake?

[@alphapapa5383]

Seeing all of this happen for you, with the show and nice little bump in subscribers, just makes me so happy for you. People with your skills and good nature deserve to be valued. Hoping to see them pick you up with your family in the end!

[@robsouth2]

"The flow of life can only happen through death" ...... wow!

[@gat9497]

The episode, hunt and everything after was incredible. Nice little buck and to see you process and care for it after was something you just never see on TV. What kind of head did you use? Was it the tuffhead? Sweet bow Sir. Congrats on the success

[@yugen]

I think he said he used the meat heads, definitely tuff heads. I know he used to use 175 grain arrowheads but I think the meat heads are heavier.

[@dilligaf0220]

Clay, Nate AND Jordan around a campfire? Hell where do I sign up for a ticket to that! Looking forward to listening you & Jordan talk about your weight gain strategies before drop-off, and you're weightloss on the show!

[@crclayton]

Very cool trivia about why deer chew cud for a survival reason. Feel free to digress more!

[@lb10445]

Question for you, Clay. There was a scene of you taking in the view of a double rainbow and it made me wonder, did you always have your bow nearby, just in case of a bear issue or in case a lucky shot at some other game animal came your way, or did you tend to leave your bow behind in favor of pepper spray? Your comments about hunting were spot on. Hunting as a means of providing food is, practically, infinitely more humane than the government-managed meat industry, involving such things as disgusting feed lots, cramped stalls or cages, diets of chemically treated and processed food pellets, nerve racking slaughter houses, the list goes on and on. If through hunting you save yourself a trip to the grocery to buy meats in styrofoam platters, your hunting has yielded life-affirming, positive good. Finally, ep. 6 was just awesome. It was all you, honestly. Colter was certainly notable for his continued ingenuity with fishing, but this episode seemed like more of a setup for him for future scenes.

[@jessedwards2912]

As fellow hunters, we were SO excited to see your great shot and blessing of that buck! I has tears in my eyes watching, knowing the familiar honor and thankfulness after harvesting an animal! My husband was lucky enough to take one with his longbow a few years ago. Good luck man, rooting for you and may God continue to bless your family and adventures!💙😁

[@clayhayeshunter]

Thanks Jess

[@MotoVloggedOUT]

You got yourself a $500,000 deer

[@mohunter68]

I haven't watched the Alone series, but if there is any man on this planet that knows how to feed himself it's Clay Hayes. He not only practices for it, but he's lived it his entire life. Self sustaining his family, building his own bows, while teaching others how to do the same, and raising a family the Right Way he's definitely one of my favorites.

[@2Dutchy]

Gratitude is essential to happiness Thanks for the knowledge and insight

[@ksdoubledrop]

Awesome content Clay! I know you have captivated the entire Smith family and we are itching for the next episode. I actually like your KZbin content just as much. Keep up the great work. You inspire me to get into traditional one day.

[@geneoleary6809]

Hey I'm kinda in a rush to spend my 500,000. Lol Hey bud did you build a replica of the cabin you made on alone BTW congratulations for winning it

[@clayhayeshunter]

Yep, it’s on the channel.

[@geneoleary6809]

@@clayhayeshunter what tittle Is it under ? I looked but only saw a vertical cabin not the same replica as to the one on alone The tittle name would help

[@williamgorman6064]

I've watched History Alone sense Season 1 when it first came out. I've always been a little irked with the hunting/fishing situations. I've never felt that this show gives a realistic look at what it would really look like to survive with the skills of a hunter gatherer, do to having to be confined to country/state hunting and fishing regulations. Like on this season I believe someone said that your not allowed to fish with live bait and you cant kill the grizzlies. Just these two limiting factors up the difficulty level to crazy high in my opinion. I also bet that you were not allowed to use primitive traps to capture large game animals and who knows how many other hunting and fishing relations you guys had to work with. With in the realm of this being a competition and everyone having to survive with in the same guidelines, I believe this is fare and l love this show!!! But I do not feel that this competition really give us a true look at what survival / thriving really looks like with out being handy capped by society. I bet you would have went in to this competition with a whole different strategy if you didn't have regulations to deal with. I cant wait to see how you deal with keeping your food safe!!!

[@mikewolfe6496]

We finally have confirmation the young buck in the preview was yours. I think we all knew it. Lol. Congratulations Clay!

[@lobopropredatorcontrol]

Enjoy Gods country with Hobojordo 👊

[@nomadzatara]

I think this guy won the show.

[@joebass517]

When you let that arrow fly, I could hear the impact on flesh I knew you nailed it, RIGHT on target bud, 👍🌲🏹🏹

[@clayhayeshunter]

Thanks Joe

[@realeyesrealizereallies6828]

I'm not an anti hunter, I grew up trapping, hunting fishing, etc., I doubt many people alive have trapped as many red fox as me, or killed the variety of wild life..I still eat fish I catch while in the back country and will still eat a duck, porcupine, grouse or beaver while spending extended time in the back country..That being said I do have issues with the culture of hunting that I grew up in, when the kill and the animal fuels a misplaced ego, and the whole "trophy" hunting thing..We do a fair job at regulating hunting in America/western civilization..I've been to many countries where that just isn't the case..And it wasn't the case here not long ago..Everything on Earth happens in cycles, everything..We have killed 60% of the planets wildlife on Earth in just the last 5 decades, and 99% going back a few thousand years..Every civilization to ever exist, has been a losing race, to discover remedies, for the predicaments that they produce, bar none..I see our civilization coming apart at the seams for a variety of reasons, and entering the next cycle, resulting in the killing of what remains..There are no answers to such predicaments, but it gives me pause to kill wild animals directly, when our whole system kills them indirectly for our food supply, energy system, agricultural system, mining and manufacturing, and our unsustainable population..

[@ExploringIntuition]

Great video, great story. Just found your channel (finally) and this was the first video i've seen. I enjoy the philosophical approach you have. Looking forward to delving into your content. I also kind of think that you've won this season. Glad i found the channel, regardless.

[@MotoVloggedOUT]

Did you win?

[@davidlee4576]

I saw the hide, did you tan it or turn it into a blanket or something for future warmth?

[@varenevan]

Favorite competitor on the show , nice stuff my man

[@allthingsarcheryandshootin9380]

Yea I knew you had taken that deer I saw it on your face after the shot same look I get when I harvest a deer. Also congrats on winning the whole thing, Knew you could do it... Oh sorry!!! I should not of said that yet... Everyone watching please disregard my last comment... LOL LOL

[@caseysmith544]

Deer heart is good for those who have never ate it and I thought my family after getting a deer was the only one to do this with the deer heart. Yes I did this as a teen, and still would as an adult if I did not hit the heart in hunting with gun or eventually with a bow.

[@mikeolson5986]

Love Deer heart !

[@HoosierDaddy304]

That rainbow though..!? I don't believe in coincidence ;)

[@ANGELSLVME]

I loved the Rainbow shot, but I still think BIKO won!, Clay is doing too much with these episode recaps, the other people are being quiet. I don’t think the Show would want him talking so much, if he Won?

[@barrytravis5955]

Nice job Clay. I bet you wished that would have been a 300 lbs mature buck so you could have more food, but that young buck will be tender. Also if you had bumped a mature buck, he may have left the country.

[@searchingfor6thgear44]

Venison is about as "green" as you can get. The flatulence of ruminants (cattle) in feedlots is a major contributor of greenhouse gasses. By eating venison, you are reducing our dependence on feedlot cattle while, at the same time, you are taking another ruminant out of the flatulence equation. Venison is sustainable, renewable, non-GMO, organic, field to table, and gluten free! In Pennsylvania, taking a deer is one less deer to hit with your car (talk about your tragic, horrific ways to die from the deer's perspective) effectively lowering auto insurance rates. What's not to love? Congratulations! Glad I found the channel. God's richest blessings to you and your family.

[@JohnsonsOutdoorAdventures]

Lookin' forward to the collaboration videos to come. Super excited to read your book! It'll be one for the mantle for sure.

[@keithjohnson5148]

Looking to get back into traditional bow hunting.I’m leaning towards the kodiak magnum bow.only because my gifted kodiak limb cracked as a friend was attempting to unstring it.shame on him,is there any othe recurves you would recommend? Also I’m in Fl and will be hunting whitetail and wild pigs.

[@williambilse]

Great work amigo. I don't think your comparison to a lottery scratcher is fair. You earned that buck by paying your dues for years previous.

[@hustle1413]

i am super curious if you think you could have won your season or any other season without killing a big game?

[@tramp413]

That $500.000.00 deer would be a full body mount in my Livingroom!

[@leemay7780]

There is no doubt in my mind who the winner is. All contestants who get big game have won, and it’s kind of sad to watch the other contestants do their thing, especially pit house lady.

[@captrodgers4273]

yeah watching and seeing everyone struggle so hard to find anything to eat i had the feeling that deer you got was a HUGE win and most likely the Win of the series especially if everyone continued to struggle finding food

[@annalv605]

Just watched you down that buck!! So proud of you!!!

[@charlierayt]

Clay can you recommend where to begin if someone is interested in Stoicism?

[@shawnbrodrick8673]

Meditations by Marcus Aurelius and Jocko Wilink Good on KZbin 👍

[@ryans450]

I think it would have been funny if after pointing out the raccoon by his house the camera cut and he came back with some blood on his clothes

[@rickpascual4340]

It’s obvious he wins the season 👍🏼

[@feliciab1132]

Oh to be a fly on scat getting to listen you guys interact and trade stories.

[@jyothishnarayanan3115]

How to make a perfect bow? Which tree is better for homemade bow?

[@nomi3075]

Found you on KZbin and started watching Alone S8. You are amazing! Will continue to watch. Thank you for the re-cap and tutorial KZbin videos. ❤

[@clayhayeshunter]

Thanks 😊

[@saginawdan]

The double rainbow was amazing. Truly a good sign! 🌲👍🌲

[@feliciab1132]

That rainbow shot was beautifully framed!

[@darkknightwithanidea1845]

I stumbled across your channel NOT knowing your experiences from ALONE or the show…I was in a bow shop in Eastern Europe looking for a good, well made, practical take down recurve bow, later that day YOU appeared on my research for true bow technique & I was so hooked by every ‘practical’ solution & theory you were presenting. I took a look at ALONE … which is a different take on life & practice in the wild, but it’s your personal channel, your low key attitude & humble presence that I find incredibly inspirational. Thank YOU Mr Hayes for making time in your life to continue these great episodes & yes I looks forwards to getting your book when it comes out. Just make sure it’s an online version as well as paperback. Your approach to life & the wilderness is so rounded & full of truth & fine, fine wisdom. Take care.

[@clayhayeshunter]

Thanks much

[@carvin2003]

The first 6 people who tapped disliked this video.

[@roaringrose]

I stumbled across Alone season 8 and just finished watching. Never seen the show until now. I’m blown away. Being someone who loves nature but has never had to survive in it, the show was absolutely eye opening. I truly admire your and all the contestants’ skill and fortitude as survivalists. I had a feeling from the beginning you probably would be the one to win. You just had such a natural way with nature- like you were one with it. It came intuitively to you and you had such excitement for it. And when you got the buck, I thought, omg he’s definitely going to win now. I was absolutely amazed and inspired by your journey, not just your skill as a survivalist and hunter, but also by your wisdom and heart. It touched me so much when you described wanting to inspire your oldest son not to be so easily defeated. The analogy you used of chipping away at the tiny pixels within the big picture was so beautifully put. Such a great way to make the point that if you just keep working at something and don’t give up, you’ll succeed. As a big picture thinker myself, those words were truly touching. I know my comment is a year late but, congratulations! And thank you for being such an inspiration!!!

[@clayhayeshunter]

Thanks for the thoughtful comment. I’m glad you enjoyed the show. 😊

[@waynestevenson9613]

Wow Clay! Even the birds are comfortable around you! One keeps flitting back and forth behind you towards the end of the video 👍🏽

[@clayhayeshunter]

There’s a robin nest in a nearby tree. She keeps dive bombing me!

[@aguyinthewoods8294]

I just happened to watch this episode last night on netflix. As a fellow hunter I think I truly felt the emotion you felt when you successfully harvested your buck. Here in New England tracking and still hunting are very popular but not with a traditional bow. I have tracked, still hunted and spot and stalked deer before but never with a primitive weapon. You have inspired me to give it a try. I have hunted with and possess a recurve. It may be time to dust it off. Your channel happened to pop up in my feed this morning so I am now subscribed. 👍🏹

[@clayhayeshunter]

Have fun!

[@jerimy1lisinski]

I was wandering because you used pine to smoke the dear was there any aftertaste to it

[@clayhayeshunter]

I just started the fire with pine. Smoked it with alder.

[@davidwsmith316]

Hi Clay! I'm reading your book, "Surviving Alone." I am at this part in chapter 12, young Buck. I had just read the passage in the book on page 68, that you read in this video about the Buck, that ends, "... I feel indebted to this animal." You say in the video that you were writing this book at that time. I noticed the sentence that you read in the video after the sentence I quoted above was not familiar. I didn't remember reading that. So, I checked in the book, and that last sentence you read about, "How many anti-hunters..." was omitted. I imagine that this was an editorial decision. What can you tell us about that? It's understandable that, however true that statement is, that it may have been decided that it was a little too negative, and/or maybe taking away a little from conveying the euphoric sense of this paragraph about how you felt at that moment. What are your thoughts on this?

[@clayhayeshunter]

Just an editorial decisions. Didn’t think it added to the story.

[@martinrhoads6168]

Thou not a vegan myself, am trying to eat a lot less meat. To walk thru the forest and not have wildlife run from us, could be possible some day. What an experience that would be to then be able to live so intimately with them. Until then, let's do away with domestic meat, where the animals do not live free, where there might be some redeeming value, of taking a wild animal for food (not for sport) if needed, who has at least experienced an existence of some freedom. Animals like bison, deer, etc... Time to stop cremations and burying us in cemeteries , where we cannot return the favor to other animals.

[@clayhayeshunter]

Thanks for the thoughtful comment. Your comment about not having animals run from us brings Yellowstone national park to mind. There, you can do such things. As for living intimately with wildlife, I believe we can do that while filling our natural role as predator. Elk run from wolves just as they do from me.

[@resurrectdead8281]

Stick to bow hunting😂🤣😂🤣

[@williamparker1644]

A 25 yard shot with a traditional bow is easy to miss. Your skill level must be very high. Ishi would undoubtedly be impressed..

[@clayhayeshunter]

The William

[@parnellbeth]

I wondered why no one hunted from a brush blind or tried climbing a tree for a shot.

[@kevinb314]

Did at least one contestant not climb a tree with their bow to hunt, or am I getting it mixed up with the previous season?

[@qmj9720]

Well done! Hey can you talk about where you saw sign and had the shot? We know about where you were on the lake, it would be interesting where and how far you had to go. Your quote was great, but I will say that when I was a kid and my dad took us backpacking, I was pretty happy with the hamburger at the choke and puke on the drive home. Not the same, but I get a glimpse. Cheers!

[@clayhayeshunter]

I was a ways north, northwest of my camp.

[@johnnutbey4093]

I was rooting for you the whole way Clay, and I knew as soon as you found tracks that you would kill a dear. I have been watching youre videos for a few years now. I bought youre bow building book, and have built five bows now, and am currently building my sixth from iron wood. I would like to thank you for the inspiration to take on a brand new hobby. I have rifle hunted all my life but I will be trying to score a deer with my best bow next fall.

[@clayhayeshunter]

Good luck John, and have fun!

[@stevenlewis6781]

Was that a $500,000 deer? I think so.

[@jimbernard8964]

Hey Clay, how far were you guys allowed to wander from your spot? A mile? Miles? Thanks.

[@clayhayeshunter]

I’m not exactly sure. I guess I had about 2.5 miles of beach, then back from there another 2 miles or so.

[@mozartpaiva1]

**** Why not build a log raft to go to the other side of that river to scout and better chance to fish. Park your log raft in the middle of the lake/river will improve your chances.

[@clayhayeshunter]

too windy for a raft

[@gingerpunz]

oh my gosh your post show videos are as entertaining as the show itself. thank you. And I'm just a casual fan.

[@clayhayeshunter]

Thanks Matt

[@SingleDadHomesteading]

Great job brother Clay! But none of us had a doubt you would take a deer. Keep doing you brother

[@clayhayeshunter]

Thanks much

[@juliemacdonell6381]

Excuse my lack of knowledge, but can you explain why you grunted at the deer?

[@clayhayeshunter]

Deer will grunt to communicate with each other. I wanted to sound like another deer.

[@fulcrum789]

I loved both of the other books. So Ill enjoy this next one. You have a gift with linguistics. It is like looking at a beautiful rainbow over a lake at the end of a sucessful day. You paint the concept with words. my Dad does that and He has a Doctor's degree. Just one question about the pics on the cover of the books shows you as a Lefty and the other shows you drawing Right handed. And In the book you describe making a Lefty bow for your friend out of a wonderful piece of Osage, stating you will never be able to shoot it properly. Ambi or just a mirror image picture? Keep making a difference.

[@dullbrass]

It was so exiting to watch you getting this buck! Congratulations! Down in 10 seconds?! That's amazingly quick, isn't it? I'm so curious how the smoking went. Did you cut all the meat up into fine stripes or did you have bigger pieces for long term smoking as well?

[@WaterPuppy]

I've only recently come across your channel, Clay - first with your archery and bowmaking videos, then with your bushcraft videos, and now with Alone. Some of the points you make in this video, about the flame of life and how it is transferred from lifeform to lifeform through death, really struck a chord with me, especially what you said about whether non-hunters feel "indebted" to their leather shoes or their fast-food burgers. I'm not a religious person, but ever since first hearing that in this video, I have been saying a quick word of silent thanks before every meal to the animals and plants that have given up their flames so that mine may burn a little longer. Thank you for this, and for all the content you have posted thus far, and I'm looking forward to more.

[@247Homesllc]

Where do I watch your seasons

[@kevinb314]

I think when the buck went down, you gave a "Ohh thank the lord!" look, and they used that as a cliff hanger, because it also looks like a disappointed look without context. I can only imagine the pressure, gratefulness, and thankfulness, when you knew that buck was down. Fellow hunters know how amazing it is to get a deer, even more so with a bow, Wayyy more so with a traditional bow, when you Need it for food. Can't even imagine

[@jamiemohr5082]

Clay, were you able to recover the broadhead from the broken arrow? Was it a broadhead or something else? 25 yard shot was great!

[@UncleDanBand64]

Well put Clay! The perfect arrow has never meant the difference between life or death but, it has made a difference in how well my family ate. I can only imagine the flood of emotions you felt when you let that arrow lose👍

[@jscottstockton]

Loving this season.... Rooting for you... Looking forward to making a bow with you someday soon. Am 70 and enjoying my trad journey. Were you able to journal /daily notes while Alone or just talk into the camera to record your thoughts?

[@TimpTim]

Very thoughtful and insightful. Good analogy for the non-hunters. As I watched you hang up that meat I thought...."I wonder how long he'll get to keep it."

[@Etred02]

Can't wait the get your book! The "passing the flame" reminds me a lot of the bhuddism's continuity concept.

[@VODZ]

Oh shit this guy won for sure.

[@lunkydog]

With no disrespect, spending your last money on a scratch off ticket is not a good analogy. It requires no hard earned skills, no dedication to learn those skills and only the the gambler's mindset.

[@Downeastwaves]

Great writing! Thanks for sharing. Excellent! Have fun with the guys!

[@manuelwebe]

It was awesome to see you harvesting that buck Clay! Congratulations. You are looking more & more to me like the most likely winner of Alone season 8 dude! Well done!

[@robertdungan6848]

You should write some articles for Primitive Archer magazine. I am sure they would love to have you as a contributor.