Backcountry Bucks with Clay Newcomb | Deer Country
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ก.ย. 2024
- Mark heads into the public lands of Arkansas with Clay Newcomb to learn the backwoods approach to deer hunting of working saddles and still-hunting. He’ll get one day to study under Clay and then he’ll set out on his own to kill a backcountry buck himself.
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I came for the hunting but stayed for the Newcomb! Absolutely the best guy meat eater has
He’s solid. Took a shine to him first time he was on.
Spot on!
That’s entirely based on what specific criteria. How much they do for conservation and hunting education? That’s Steve-o and Cal. Best to listen to while trying to sleep? That’s Clay. Also best stache. Best hunter? That’s Remi Warren (though he isn’t technically part of the crew). Examples go on and on, ad infinitum.
This is what it’s all about, James is the kind of guy who should all aspire to be. His happiness for mark is the spirit the woods needs more of! Well done guys!
been hunting this way all my life . its the only way i know .. never could understand the modern drive to spend thousands and thousands of dollars chasing antler sizes, sitting in funished towers over baited plots ... always felt like they were missing the whole point of the experence .
Hunting antler sizes is what saved deer
There is nothing like talking/listening to someone like James that has hunted their entire life. I don't care how much you know or think you do....you can always learn from experience like that.
Love the style of wearing mixed cover camo as your everyday garb.
Good vibes. The best bit. " i was gonna wait for ya, but I didnt" lol
Love this episode. This is the way we do it in western montana. Somehow find a solitary whitetail buck in the middle of a massive national forest
Always love to hear the wisdom and knowledge James and Clay share on these videos. Look forward to the next one.
There is this interesting dynamic that happens with older hunters and anglers. They feel more emotion and value out of seeing the younger generation carry on their tradition. Even to the point where it trumps their own personal hunting and angling endeavors. I see this in my father every time me or my brother gets a buck of any size. The same when he helps one of his 8 grand children catch a fish. He's more happy in those moments than when I saw him get a 140 inch black-tail, or his 9lb large-mouth. The same thing can be seen and reflected in James's whole reaction in Mark's success, even to the point of helping him skin the buck and quarter it up, all with a huge smile on his face. James had just met Mark as well, it shows that synergistic woodsman kinship fueled the comradery. There is something within the mind, heart, or soul that provokes the older generation to feed off and ultimately relish the success of the next vanguards.
Weather you believe in creation or evolution, that's a beautiful trait we have woven into our DNA and it's quite admirable.
I grew up hunting this same kind of ground in SE Oklahoma. Really pumped to see someone like Mark come down to this region and make it work. Great episode. I loved the insights of channeling his dad and just slowing down to enjoy the process.
Also Clay is literally what I imagine as an actual hunter. I love the rest of the crew but Clay is a page from the past.
I love everything about MeatEater but Clay is the best.
Same, when it comes to being an outdoorsman... I want to be more like Clay.
Clay and Randy
@dargie12317 so weird sometimes when you post a comment a year ago and a year later someone comments on it.
Been waiting to watch this! Did not disappoint! Beautiful
You can literally see the excitement in James's face when he saw the deer his eyes were smiling
Clay is the man
LOVE, LOVE, love, this episode!
Thanks for sharing your videos and keep them coming please.
I hope to go on my first deer hunt I’m not expecting anything like this big boy but I’m so excited
Great video...I really enjoyed this one....especially the call home to your family.!! That's always the BEST part for me. Keep it up
Pride, on top of pride! James is my kind of fella, he is so damn tickled at the Rookie's success. Clay is as solid as they come. At least he kept the campfire burning after he ate, lol
That’s real hunting in my book!!
Still hunting is my preferred way of hunting whitetails because I do not have the patience to sit in one spot all day. There is definitely a skill to it. It is best after or during a rainfall so the ground is less noisy, but it can work out in any conditions.
It looks like the kind of country I hunt for Sambar deer here in OZ, just different trees and scrub. I have a friend in Northern AR, I should get over there and hunt. You all look like good people.
Really enjoying these series keep it up
Wow James is a beast!
This was an excellent episode!
I hunt the mountains of Oklahoma in a similar fashion. Minus the Mule. It’s a fun way to hunt.
Wonderful epic video..love this series
That is a fine looking mule.
James is the Man
What are these guys shooting?
🔥🔥🔥🔥
Looks like north central Arkansas or north west ark
Cb750 in the garage?
What happened to rinnella?
There nothing like hunting deer in the Ozarks
Where I come from that’s a 3X3
Clay went just to go camping.
How you know Clay is that guy you want in your camp, every time. "I was gonna wait for you, but I didn't."
That's me 1 minute late to bad to sad. Lol
Can't let others get in the way of your perfect day
Yep
As a native Arkansan, I've been waiting for this episode. That terrain looks really familiar!
Where is this at?
@@majordudley35 I'm from Pennsylvania, but I've been to Arkansas. I can't say the exact location but those are the Ouachita Mountains. Clay has also previously said that the Ouachitas are where James Lawrence grew up and still lives. I believe the exact location is in a national forest somewhere.
Same here!! Im in Mt Ida!
It does look like around Mt. Ida haha. But honestly it’s funny because Arkansas to me is swampy river bottoms with ridges and hills. South Central Arkansas here haha. We really do have it all in Arkansas as far as terrain goes.
Arkansas may be a poorer state, but we certainly have a much higher quality of life here than places like california and new york. In Arkansas, you are allowed to live and breathe without being crammed together like a can of sardines. You are allowed to actually have a life here rather than spending all your time struggling to pay the costs of living that other places have. It is cheaper to buy a house in Arkansas and pay it off over a few years than it costs to rent a small apartment in los angeles. Arkansas is a generally pleasant place to be and live, where many states and most cities are miserable.
I certainly like the look of it, and the folks seem wonderful. Sure it would beat my current abode: London, UK.
That old guy is awesome, so humble and wise. God bless the old timers
James’ reactions to the success is genuinely heartwarming
Lol I got the same reply to my comment from 2 days ago about winning a prize must be bots!!!!
This is my favorite of these so far. That man's reaction to another man's success was genuine as hell and i felt that warmth immediately. Needs some camp cooking. Only remarks.
This is my kind of hunting. Enjoyed watching though is it me or is Mark a bit socially awkward? Clay looked like he couldn’t wait to get away and leave him alone to hunt somewhere else lol
It’s good to see the struggle. Especially as a new hunter. Makes it feel like hunting at a level of success that most of the MeatEater personalities hunt at is achievable.
I just struggled through 5 days of unsuccessful elk hunting here in Idaho and I have to keep reminding myself that success rates are realistically in the 15% range and that this was only my 2nd season elk hunting and 4th season hunting overall. Gotta work through the struggles and keep soaking up all the knowledge and information I can. One day it’ll come together and I’ll be packing a big bull out of the mountains and even then I’ll still have a lifetime of struggle and learning ahead of me.
The whole time I was kinda thinkin this guy sucks at hunting. Then he got the buck I was l like oh shit ok. Then he watched his buck get parted out and didnt help. Yea this dude is a tourist hunter.
This was one of the best deer hunting videos on this channel in a long time. Clay Newcomb is a big reason, keep them coming. Loved the visits and dialog with James.
The family moment at the end was precious.
Clay is definitely one of my favorites. I can appreciate that old school way.
As an Arkansan, that is quite a feat to take a buck like that in the mountain country in as short of time as you had. Great series of vids
If you can FaceTime on your phone then you’re not that deep in the forest. But that’s the south and mid west I guess. Good show and hunt still. Nice 1954 Chevrolet panel truck in the video.
Last season I killed my first deer in the national forest. I hunt public and have killed plenty but never in the wilderness areas within the national forest or the forest itself. I hiked 2 miles in and got up to a ridge with white oaks on it with acorns still on the ground and sat against big oak and next thing you know I had shot a spike with my 30.06 bar. It took me a while and was back breaking getting it out but the satisfaction and lessons I learned far outweighed that.
You are not in the big woods of Arkansas
Really pumped for the rest of this series. Think it’ll be one of my favorites.
I'm 61 years old from Idaho been hunting that country elk antelope
dear my whole wife but I love clay this guy is channeling old school all the time
I watched it on big screen tv. But couldn't comment there. As a trad bow hunter I love this video. Technology is getting so advanced it maybe soon it won't be hunting anymore. You will know exactly what time they will show up and you kill your animal. The spot and stalk sun to your back wind to your face walking like a deer would few steps constantly scanning for deer plaid fleece shirt fleece pants ( makes no noise when brushing against brush. ) Use of baking soda to kill the smell in swirling winds. I don't see this type of hunting really much anymore. Where you rely on yourself as a hunter and leave technology out of it.
I trad hunt these mountains and it is something special. The sites and sounds are thebest out there
Now as an Australian hunter.
That type of country looks amazing.
Text book American hunting in my mind.
It’s on my bucket list to come to your country and hunt a deer like that in terrain like that. Then to sit down a night or two afterwards and eat that animal with friends.
If you come to Arkansas I'll take you around and hopefully get you on some deer
Always welcome in my home in the ozarks
Clay is my favorite Meateater team member! Love the bear grease podcast!
Very well done clay.
I’ve hunted Francis Marion National Forest in SC for 20 years. I’ve got a good collection of mature bucks I’ve taken from this not target rich environment. I am so proud of those 14” 15” 8 points and one 10pt. I actually hunted those deer. We walk in with climbing stands and climb high up to see over the coastal scrub. This is for real hunting. I love love this content! Thanks for sharing a true experience!
8:43, best scene of the video no doubt 😂
👍🤣👍
I guess hunting Arkansas is like hunting in western NC ... big woods lots of mountains and I might see 4-8 deer an entire year (public woods) but when I do see deer they are BIG bucks. I love hunting mountains
Too often us hunters get caught up with the harvesting of a big animal as the only measure of success in a given hunt. We fail to realize that the most special part of hunting is the time at Deer Camp with friends and the time alone in God's beautiful country. It gives us time to reminisce and brings back memories of previous hunts with Grandpas, Dads, and Uncles that are no longer with us.
No question, unequivocally, most definitely clay Newcomb is my favorite meat eater crew member. I'd love to shake his hand!!! Maaaan what a beautiful buck!!! Great job Mr Mark 🤘🤘💪💪🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲
He is legitimately the same in person. Met him a couple of times here in Arkansas and he is always friendly
Keep the Clay Newcomb content comin!
When Clay is trying to explain to Mark about something Mark isn’t familiar with (still huntin) by using an example he, I assume, is equally unfamiliar with (hand to hand combat). Cue the head nod
Such a good episode! Love the dynamic of Mark and Clay. Also love how stoked James was about the buck too!
Premieres in 23hrs!? I can't wait 23hrs, I need it now!
Anyone who calls them akerns knows what he’s doing
Mark is great, I been listing to him for years. He has a great positive attitude and not afraid to talk about trials and tribulations.
Clay has a big head
Giant spiders and green tree snakes 🐍? Arkansas is freaking wild.
Hunted Searcy and Newton County Arkansas my whole life and I love to see a video about what REAL deer hunting is like! We work for em around here! Great video! Need to do one on the Buffalo river.
Another quality video from MeatEater and Clay Newcomb. Keep up the good work!
Mark it's time for another book wouldn't you say? or I can just read it again I suppose
As an Arkansan myself, (northeast) this is awesome. It is awesome to see you branching out and hunting here, because it is not the easiest state to hunt in with monsters everywhere…. Clay is the best!!
I loved the video and agreed with all of it , I have 50 years hunting white tails and would like to share information with all of you, remember this the big bucks sleep on the top of a ridge or on the edge of water, so you can’t sneak up on them easily, when you are walking hunting ( still hunting) take two or 3 steps then stop and glass , always watching your wind , i could go on for hours lol the only thing I seen you do wrong was grunt while walking, you while chase away does and if the big boy comes to you it will be down wind and you will never see it , ❤️everyone good luck hunting, if anyone has questions I’ll try to help ✌🏻
Beautiful to see the respect for the animal after the shot.
Nothing like a mule trailer with $20 of zip tape on it..
As far as slip hunting, I slip hunt all the time here on public land in PA and have taken a good many deer. I'm not patient enough to sit, and the method has worked great for me.
Fantastic episode. One of my top five Meateater productions/episodes/videos and I have watched them all. Clay and Mark are both good men and class acts!👍👍👍
That looks like the quachita National Forest. My lease is 1/2 mile from land that looks just like that. Unfortunately no mule. I am going to try it this year.
Way to go guys 👍 hunting the way it should be done. Very nice mature buck.
Oh man, if I was there with you I'd be doing back flips!!! This might not mean much coming from a total stranger but I'm gonna say it anyways I'M SO VERY PROUD OF YOU, CONGRATULATIONS 💜💜💜
The most impressive Arkansan detail in this video 🕷👀
We need more newcomb deer hunts
Ok kido I just wanna help. First you still don’t understand what a saddle is, pay more attention. Second you should never have your gun on your shoulder while still hunting. Third it’s more like 3 steps slowly and stop for a bit. That’s how far you dare go cus there’s things to look over before you progress or you’re gonna miss something. Move the way the deer move when they aren’t scared
Lived in Midwest but grew up in the south. Completely different worlds. Live in Arkansas where they just don't make them "big" by most standards. Through my life I have hunted with dogs, still hunted, trophy deer stand hunted, hunted public, hunted hi end private, hunted my own land, hunted mountains. All is a different experience and should be relished particularly with those you enjoy it WITH. Used to be a loner but am wiser and frankly not physically able to do that smart anymore. As long as you are an ethical hunter and focus on a clean and quick kill I applaud you. Pass it on.
Listened to this podcast a while back and I’ve been anticipating this episode. Well done, Mark. It’s good to get back to the basics every now and then.
My favorite part is when the two guys talk about using the in reach to communicate if a deer is killed. I guess implying the "backcountry" lack of cell coverage. Then the guy video chats his kids lol. Nerds.
It's like doc Phil interviewing. bit painful.. Good host otherwise, but hone the probing questions to a non annoying level please/
Less talk more info.
I agree with clay, down here there called acerns, hello from Georgia
I have a feeling there are more deer around because there are fewer hunters around these days. 50-60 years ago hunters were crawling out of the wood work. Now the young people think hunting and killing deer is cruel and uncivilized. After all you are killing bambi. I've come from a family that hunted but my generation never really got into it. My father didn't want guns around and wasn't interested in hunting while and my cousins never got into it. My grandfather was an avid hunter but he died before he could teach his grand kids. I really regret that and now I want to learn hunting but there's no one around to teach.
Walking deer you should really try "barefoot"-shoes.
As a Northern Albertan this is an episode I can relate with. I'd love to show those boys around some real deer territory... Like we're talking about the giant bush ninjas that you have to spend a month tracking the does before the rut then spend a month waiting for the biggest bucks on the planet to walk by your blind.
What is that tree stand/climbing setup he's using? That's pretty cool. Wouldn't mind having one of those in my pack.
BEAUTIFUL buck and a great episode. That deer is picture perfect to the point that it made me misty just looking at his beauty. Awesome, dude.
Your dad wasn’t hunting he was with you while you hunted.
How he says , always looking forward to the new. My opinion only, think we all should search and practice from the past, that's where the spirit, and honor of the hunt was born.
Incredibile beauty. doing it....fullstop
Clay might be my favorite guy on MeatEater.
I would have given up on meat eater if it weren’t for Clay and Mark. Janis and Spencer wear on my nerves hard. 👎🏼
Just started hunting last year and just moved to the Natural State. Have not taken an animal so far but hope to in the next couple weeks in the Ozarks 😬
On the ground public land hunting is the real deal. Respect to people who hunt the way I learned growing up. And I still hunt that way