Timber Hunting for Mule Deer - Last Hunt of 21' Deer Camp | 2021 Hunting Season EP.15

I head up to deer camp for the second and final weekend of the 2021 hunting season. Since I filled my deer tag a few days prior, I decided to help my nephew get his first deer. Every hunt teaches a lesson or two (sometimes 92 lessons), but they are all valuable and help us better ourselves. Join along as we finish out the general mule deer season here in the Evergreen State.
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[@adamwilson8559]

This happened to me my first time deer hunting. I took the shot, watched the deer drop, twitch, and lie still for awhile. It was very open country and as I walked towards the deer, a solid 10 minutes after the shot, the deer bolted to it's feet and started running like it wasn't injured at all. Thankfully I was able to get a couple more shots off and brought the deer down, but it was NOT pretty and it took me awhile to recover from that experience. It turned out that I clipped the top of the vertebra and, I think, the shockwave of the bullet interrupted the spine temporarily. But when the nerves recovered, the deer was basically back to normal. Thank you for covering this so well rather than just going "oh well" and shooting the next animal. I'd hunt with you anytime!

[@blueyes0152]

It happens! Elliot showed great patience and did everything to the best of his abilities. Don't let it spoil his love of hunting, he'll get 'em next time!

[@EricBerto]

What a difficult lesson to learn on your first shot. I feel for the little guy, but appreciate the teaching and lessons you guys are trying to teach him. Hope he's successful in the future!

[@chaleelor1994]

You know its a good day when Samong uploads! Lol

[@tonyhurr2556]

That’s right 👍🏼

[@ykflakay3635]

Yup

[@hugme77]

Excellent video. This should be mandatory viewing for every new hunter. I've experienced this personally and know the dissapointment Elliot felt. It's horrible. He is blessed to have you as a mentor. Thank you for sharing this.

[@pnwhunter5931]

You're nephew is very fortunate to have you as a mentor, you did a great job. Thanks for sharing it with us. God bless.

[@chengsterboi07]

Always a good feeling to get kids into hunting. He did well listening to instructions and was patient. It is part of hunting, sometimes we loose them. Hopefully he enjoyed his time.

[@DirtyBirdHunter]

Nice!!!! Congrats I yelled when I saw this deer go down. 🎉🎉

[@longthao2810]

Always like first before watching your video . Never disappoint me . Good job 👍

[@johanolivier4424]

Awesome hunt once again. Only a real hunter gets excited if a fellow hunter bags a deer. Respect and thanks for keeping it real👍😁

[@SingleDadHomesteading]

Things happen great video and that younge man did great

[@JKCJWildernessAdventures]

For sure thought that buck dropped dead. Although there was no recovery, there was a lot of learning experience from that hunt. Always have to make mistakes to learn from them. Good luck on the next one.

[@Yakama1991]

Love your content you share, this particular moment will me help me with my son here within the next couple of years as i begin his hunting One of the differences from my hunts and those i see of social media is i immediately make a push towards the area of the animal once i know i made a impact shot for instances like these for a second follow up shot or tracking purposes… Hope your nephew picks himself up and continues to learn and broaden his knowledge of hunting

[@imthedisturbedone]

It's happened to a lot of seasoned hunters Samong. I was with my uncle who shot a monster blacktail buck straight on in the neck looking at us at about 30 degrees straight down at 75 yards. The buck went down and we celebrated and went and got his deer. We drug it down the hill 3 hundred yards to the road and linked up with the hunting party. As soon as I grabbed the back legs so my uncle could gut it the buck came awake and began to kick my a$$ by kicking me with his back legs. The 4 of us held the deer down and a pistol shot to the ear finished him. After skinning him we realized my uncle had missed all vitals and the bullet traveled thru the neck and halfway down the backstrap and not a drop of blood or fatal injury. I hope your nephew doesn't give up hunting and continues to practice shooting and hopefully it never happens to him again. Thank you for all the videos Samong. Shout out from North Idaho!!

[@tcollier4017]

@35:05 those bald eagles where pretty cool. my favorite bird

[@alessandro519]

Man. I appreciate a lot all the effort that you put in your videos! Thanks

[@tyee4u]

It’s a tough part of hunting but it is part of the game. Too bad that it happened on the young fellas first buck. After watching a lot of your videos I have no doubt that Elliot will get another crack soon and I’m sure he learned a valuable lesson here. Great content. Keep them coming. Watching from Vancouver Island 👍

[@billyreeves8315]

He had a good rest for the shot sitting or standing. Dont beat yourself up. You did everything right up to that point. Simply celebrated a lil to early with all the excitement of the deer dropping in its tracks and everything else that happened and assuming you had a dead buck. Just a tuff break with him jumping back up and not realizing it because he was behind the trees. Just bad luck in my eyes. It happens sometimes. Id say he died shortly after though and was bleeding internally but who knows for certain. What we learned was to keep on him till he's not moving anymore before celebrating but i think you did everything right. To bad that it had to end up like that with his first time out. Its heartbreaking to not get to take home the first buck you have shot. I know because i lived the same deal with my first buck. Better luck in the future! His time will come im certain of it!

[@TrailCameraAdventures]

Fantastic video, I loved watching him getting set up on that first deer and the celebration! It’s how we learn.

[@stevemcdonald5320]

Elliot is a lucky youngster to be out experiencing the great outdoors and to have you all teaching him this was a learning time for him once again thanks for the video 🙏

[@Justin-zs1ql]

I almost commented right when it happened in the video because I thought for sure that was a dead deer. That's hunting. Tough lesson for the little man but a good one to learn. Still a great family moment.

[@Tom-sf3rx]

That plate of food at the end……dang it’s making me hungry. Shame to lose Elliots first deer but y’all did everything right.

[@mikeortiz8260]

I thought he dropped him! That will make for a good story and your nephew will never forget

[@GGzPress]

your a legend samong such a wholesome amazing channel

[@adrianalvarado7407]

Bro that was insane. My initial reaction was perfect shot kid. Poor elliat that's hunting man. You'll gettn next time. 🌄

[@Heeman5]

That’s the way we learn. It will never happen again.

[@wilfredsalacup7810]

Sorry to hear that you guys did not recover your the deer, that was a big deer. Well that’s part of hunting, maybe the next one you will get it back

[@inspirednorthwest]

Sorry about your nephew's first hunt. Great lessons learned and that's how we grow. Thankful you share your experience and learning with everyone else. Appreciate the vulnerability and sincerity. Your a great teacher, hope you guys have another opportunity to go out again!

[@mervjb809]

I absolutely love all your hunting content!! Hey, I'm almost 70, and I thought that was a dead deer, the way it fell. I hope your nephew doesn't beat himself up too much over that. I'm amazed at how far you've come, since I first watched your videos, when you were just filming your relatives or friends on elk hunts. Nice work!!! God bless!

[@OG_Outdoorz]

What a bummer. Great experience for him though. Tough lesson.

[@MisterBrewer]

Awesome video! It was so great to see everyone's excitement when that big buck dropped in his tracks. I'm sorry it didn't have a happy ending.

[@Todd_Again]

Great job !! Your inspiration is awesome !!!!

[@quarrymanmike2419]

I commend you for your self control, it's to bad there isn't more respectful hunters of your high Caliber out . Codoes to your fine folks with there teachings. From Mike, Olympic peninsula.

[@jaredbalmer3592]

Always aim for the shoulder area, but for a kid it's hard to not get frazzled. We've all been there

[@buzshiey]

I had a very similar experience this season as a first time hunter. So many emotions, excitement to disappointment. Luckily in my situation i believe that i missed and that the deer just walked away while i was celebrating. Glad to know im not the only one who makes mistakes.

[@drewbendzak]

What a great encounter and experience for everyone involved. Love the positivity and realistic view on hunting, also thank you for the anatomy visuals! This is something that is sometimes overlooked and I have encountered my fair share of hunters that don't care or give up on the track. You are a great hunter and a great mentor for many, keep it up.

[@robertmrivera]

My brother uses bear fat to make a salve made with beeswax, wintergreen, pine pitch, juniper berries, and some other medicinal herbs gathered locally. Great for sore muscles.

[@markdenney3903]

Good luck next year. It is so good to see you out as a family enjoying Gods earth. Great video good hinting. God bless.

[@coachbob6894]

Young Man was exceptional well done so happy for you guys. Omg I wrote that too soon. Damn next time guys.

[@iamtheshaker]

Sorry Elliot didnt recover his deer, but at least you both learned a valuable lesson and hopefully the buck makes a full recovery! Elliot is one lucky kid to be able to join you for his first hunt

[@gallaxzycollidez]

cant wait for the next video to drop i hope it’s soon good try Eliot, good luck on the next one lil bro

[@dylanschannel6275]

Man so happy for the little guy on actually hitting the buck!!

[@hangm2011]

Awesome hunt, sadly your nephew couldn’t retrieve that buck but that’s all part of hunting. Nice video, keep it up 🦌

[@thriftforfreedom]

The joy! Commented too soon. I thought for sure he was dead as I guess you all did too.

[@Randy_Savage_ohyeah]

Very good video....nice job! Will check out more on your channel. Also good job with he young first time Hunter. I know you felt you failed him but I thought overall u were doing a good job. Hunters especially young hunters often have to learn some hard lessons and that's all part of learning. Learn from mistakes.

[@lovingtheoutdoors6423]

The ups and down of hunting. I'm sorry Elliott didn't get that buck but he knows what buck fever is now lol

[@iangoodbla7054]

Dude you are killing it on your videos! I enjoy getting to watch them and thank you for sharing. I'm 39 years old and have been hunting since I was 9 in southwest Washington and northwest Oregon and I've seen the same situation a few times over the years. One of these days I'm going to start filming my hunts like you even if it's just to keep for myself just incase I'm in the same situation as you were I can look back and know for sure what happened. Keep up the bad ass videos they are inspiring, informative, and enjoyable!

[@georgecruz6226]

CONGRATULATIONS TO UR NEPHEW!TOO U AS WELL!SAMONG U ARE A GREAT HUNTER AND TEACHER! GOOD JOB! HUNT WELL DONE! LOVE THE CONTENT! THANK U!

[@YoungCrazyR]

It’s sweet he actual got a chance to shoot one and experience it. Both you guys did a great job.

[@bs431980]

The worst feeling. Tough break for Elliot

[@ericthao96]

Bummer. He'll get the next one!

[@gabelaturner1679]

Another amazing hunt Samong. I thought for sure that buck was dead. Highest of highs, then lowest of lows. That's hunting, been there a few times that's for sure. My brother has said, "well that's about all we can do", after blood trailing. It hurts deep down inside when you can't find the animal you shot. Great job mentoring...

[@ronaldfilkins6448]

Yep, my first elk hunt, i realized it often takes fallow up rounds to down a tough animal.

[@jaredbalmer3592]

Some times a spotter from were you shot helps, send the others down. Use two way radios to talk so you can get a good barring

[@beelao1896]

Wow so sad didn't get the nice buck

[@gearlist]

Lot of insights in this one, great work Samong!

[@moxncal]

Damn Elliott getting big, seeing him makes me feel old sam.

[@tcollier4017]

been there done that. that's why they call it hunting. you live to hunt another day

[@chazz735]

You did good buddy

[@TheOnly1chaos]

bucks down or not. its always good to see your contents..

[@virtuaguyverify]

Great video! Really enjoy them. Thanks for sharing, so we all can learn

[@welcome2stp]

Very unfortunate it wasn’t a dead deer. But I’m sure after this hunt, your nephew is hooked on hunting.

[@garyammerman2153]

I'm with you! The way that buck dropped it, it sure looked to me game over. After rewatching your vid (excellent by the way) that shot hit the nap of his neck and may not even have hit muscle. I think it was a hide/hair hit and that buck lives on.

[@MrJyang24]

Amazing video! from my hunting experience never celebrate after the shot but you live and you learn! keep the videos coming!!

[@timberg7377]

Great video, yes mistakes were made, but I don't think you shouldn't beat yourself up. Lessoned learned, great job, on really looking into the video even closer.. Nice work bud

[@russbasham1870]

Great video and great ethics.

[@ProBowler308]

I had to go pull some back strap out of the freezer and grill it after this video.

[@SellsZac]

With a bow or a rifle, if they drop like a sack of potatoes I put another one in them. Too often that spinal shock wears off after 1-2 minutes and then you're tracking a wounded animal for 3 days.

[@louisgiardina8918]

The mistake you made and I’m sure it won’t happen again was also celebrating to soon always stay on the deer until you know for sure the animal is dead . Elliot may be young but I’m sure this moment will stay with him a vital learning experience. It’s a shame you guys went through great jubilation to great disappointment we have all been there for sure.

[@davidg2113]

1) I absolutely thought that was a dead deer when I watched it real time. 2) at first I was worried about the comments for you nephew’s sake, but obviously your followers get it. These things happen, unfortunately. 3) good on you for trying to find ways you could have improved as a mentor to put him in the best position possible. 4) no doubt that your nephew is also looking at ways he could improve for his next hunt. 5) only question I had/have is whether he’s afraid of the recoil. A .308 is not bad, but he is 10 years old. I wonder if the gun/round selection contributed to shot placement. Would a .243 or 6.5 creedmore been a better choice?

[@Ticeracing33]

Hey man you did a good job things happen you are still a good mentor its harder to hunt with someone else throws you off a bit

[@burkejones8277]

I really enjoyed the breakdown of the hit. I feel bad for your nephew, but I initially thought it was a high shoulder hit by how he went down. Things like that are going to happen from time to time.

[@tp7393]

Very cool video!

[@jeremy87turbo87]

One tip I could probably maybe give would be be have a small picture of just a deer with a little Bullseye put in the killzone and right before you tell him it's illegal deer shoot it show him a picture of the little deer with the cross hair on it and tell him shoot it right here where this is at so he has a perfect visual right before he puts his cross hair on the actual deer

[@wayneroberts7852]

I thought for sure kill shot!! Dang i would of done the same! Still a great shot though i think. Still better shot and eye than me. He’s going to be a great hunter for sure.

[@ImageThisPhoto]

Awesome job, Elliot! Every outting is a learning lesson! When you shot, my grin was huge and I got chills. That buck is dead by now...

[@85rgreen]

You just identified 2 things you wanna do different the next time you are a mentor, good to go. Never stop learning or reviewing the hunt to learn more from, the more you hunt te more you'll learn. lol When you're 94 yrs old, you will be breaking the hunt video down to all your subscribers, talking about what you took away from that experience. Great video as alway.

[@baylife9964]

Awesome video as always!!

[@DrDanTDC]

I would say that the bullet “shocked” the central nervous system, that’s why it dropped. In my opinion that deer will be fine.

[@Slowpreza_2.5RS]

this kinda reminds me of his doe hunt when the doe dropped and was never able to find the doe

[@xengyang6552]

That’s a nice buck! I thought that was dead deer as well. It’s very unfortunate. Lots of learning for Elliot. I’m on 4th tag and still can’t find any legal bucks. Nice video!

[@rrod49]

Feel your pain. I put my son on his first buck this year opening day. He was shooting with a .223. Yes a little small but that's what I had for him at 12yrs. He make contact with a huge 2x2 which is legal in Ca, broadside at 80yds free hand. The buck did the whole back arch at impact and walked away gingerly out of sight into the brush 10yds. There was a second legal buck still standing there and as we celebrated the same way the other legal buck along with 3 does begin to move away and down hill and seconds later the buck my son shot followed and you could see in his body language he was hurt. We backed off 1hr and came back and found no blood and because they all moved in and over we didn't find any good tracks that we could say for sure was his. We looked for 3hrs going in small circles and no luck. I felt bad for him. Me have the experience of deer hunting every years since the 80s and have harvest dozens and dozens of Ca bucks both with rifle and bow, I know that split second we saw him again I would have fired off one more round and maybe put him down. That's not what I wanted to do. This was not only my son's buck but as business goes I wasn't the hunter. I had filled both my tags already during first full week of Archery with a 3x3 opening day and 4x4 that same week. No eye guards count.

[@Eric-gi9kg]

It sucks..but it happens to all of us. They call it Buck Fever for a reason

[@Keepit10081]

Nice... im so happy

[@kenvanguard9144]

I did the same thing this season, mine drop the same way too. No blood, no tracks nothing. Buck I shot only gave me 3in from bottom neck back to his head @ 230 yards. 7mm wsm I just couldn't believe it.

[@jeffreylor4383]

👍it happens.

[@josephbass3606]

Hope to see you out on the ice! Most lakes are getting safe ice north of Spokane

[@shednesshunting2578]

You always make great videos man good job I can't believe I thought that was dead buck wow 😳 let me tell you always watch your buck after shot confirm he is done ✅ but it happens to alot people .

[@ssiiggyy1980]

It's a shame that this wasn't an instant kill scenario but I'm sure the mistakes made won't be made again. Learning is always going on, some methods are prefered over others. Thank you for sharing this video.

[@SamongOutdoors]

It's definitely something valuable that we can all learn from. That's why I wanted to share it. We can all be better from it! Thanks for watching!

[@arnelpadrique5881]

Always watching from GUBAT SORSOGON Philippines...nice hunting place...

[@jero1918]

Very nice!

[@hnoob2179]

This was amazing.

[@cynthiamgentles6781]

Would you use a portable electric bear fence for field processing and your campsite? Best one out there weighs only 2.4 lbs and it’s powerful enough for a griz.

[@koorbloh]

I think you covered some good lessons with new hunters. Sitting and magnification would have helped for sure. One other mantra for new hunters that I use is to aim at the heart not the deer.

[@patchhunter4165]

Congratulations on your nephew!!

[@danno0808]

Man watching the hunt I thought for sure like you guys that Elliot had a awesome kill. That’s to bad it wasn’t a kill, it would of been really nice for his first kill. That was a good buck! Good lesson though.

[@davidransom4476]

Good effort on the young lad's part. I thought he'd hit the spine with that shot, but I guess it was above it. More practice in various hunting positions to develop muscle memory. Is that his normal rifle? His cheek weld doesn't even look close when first shown. Might be time to find a rifle under the Christmas tree that will be set up just for him. Better get a caliber that can be used on elk, bear, and moose, I don't think he'll be giving up. Can't wait to see him out on your sturgeon fishing adventures.

[@jeremy87turbo87]

Number one stop beating yourself up as a mentor You did an absolutely perfect job the shot was missed no big deal it happens as a matter of fact if you wanna know if you did your job properly ask Elliot if he prefers sitting down to shoot or standing up I personally prefer shooting off of sticks instead of sitting down any day of the year I hate sitting and shooting I rather stand and freehand rather than sitting and shooting so number 2 ask him what he would have rather done and if he says stand and shoot stop beating yourself up I too thought that shot was perfect when I 1st saw it I even yelled boom when I saw it

[@stevew5212]

Great video of your hunt. You sure do make quality hunting and fishing videos. Maybe 10 years old is to young for hunting big game. Maybe they need more time hunting small game?

[@jonxiong5439]

That deer will survive. I've shot a doe last year, someone shot it on the neck just like that.