Those are larval flukes, sometimes called yellow grubs (Clinostomum marginatum), harmless to humans but gross looking. Often found in bass, bream, and sunfish. Earlier this summer we caught some small mouth bass that were full of them. Still ate the bass after cooking thoroughly. The grubs dissolved with cooking and were undetectable. The fish was delicious, though the though of those parasites is still unnerving.
It's estimated that 80% of the people on the planet have some kind of parasite inside of them. In some ways the Bacteria in our guts are also parasites. They found the most common parasite in humans recently are a type of mite that lives inside our skin's pores, they estimate nearly all adults have them. So in a way 99% of humans have parasites.
Shawn, your channel is fascinating, especially for someone who didn't grow up in a rural hunting environment. You should consider doing tours with private parties where you show them how to construct an arrow and then take them hunting and eating. I'd sign up all day.
Haha! It's awesome to see this bow in action again! Good job helping control the bullfrogs. There's a pond near me that's pretty much just bullfrogs and bullfrog tadpoles as they've eaten pretty much everything else.
This video brings back memories of when as a young boy, my buddies and I would walk along the road ditches near our home, catching batches of bullfrogs by hand and cooking them over an open fire. Good eaten - good times.
that was cool , if you get hate mail its because they have never had frog legs . it was weird though all the frogs i have eaten in west virginia were white , the yellow color was a little off to me , it may have been something due to the area they were in as compared to my area .
Cant blame you for eating what you kill. That is the way it should be, always eat what you kill and never take the shot unless you are absolutely sure you are going to make a humane shot.
I caught a tadpole as a kid and raised it. Grew to be a MASSIVE bullfrog. The dude would eat anything and was a true monster. These animals are very destructive in the wild.
You sir, just earned big fan (and a subscriber...) Almost 20 years ago, while i was just a kid, u used to catch these frogs and every now and then fried up pair of legs for giggles... I liked the taste but i enjoyed process more... i never removed those you call flippers instead, used them as holding bit. I fried them on stick, above flames, and this video returned me to those days and i am grateful on this reminder! i always remembered how unsalty they are after finishing them...
I've watched your glass knapping video on making the arrowhead. Looks like it works great on frogs and doesn't break easily on their soft bodies. If you have tried it on deer, what was your results? It's pretty easy for me to hit bone on a deer. Maybe that is because I'm not a good enough shot to hit frogs in the head like you are! If I could do that I could drill my arrow right where I wanted it in a deer. BTW, I shoot a 45 year old traditional 50 pound recurve and really want to try the glass arrowheads but I don't want it to just break off and wound the animal. What's your recommendation?
Awesome video!! Those frogs were tiny, but you made the most of them! Great job! My son was drooling as the frog legs were in the fat frying!! I posted video of finding a lovely little bird point arrowhead with my oldest son this past weekend... Fossil hunting trip.
Edward Marshall One of the most horrible parasites infecting frogs so far is a species of tapeworm called Spirometra erinacei. It becomes a breeding adult once it has been picked up by house cats. Larvae are passed to wild (or your wild caught) frogs when the cat leaves them behind on soil. The worm then migrates through several internal organs in the frog, causing extensive damage as it passes through them. Eventually it digs into the frogs' muscular tissues in his thighs. Symptoms Once the Spirometra makes it into the muscle, it begins "eating", or liquifying the tissue, even causing the pelvic bone to become brittle and break. The frogs' immune system is attacked here too, because he has several lymph glands in this region of his body. The worm(s) then affect the skin surface of the poor frog. This weakens of course, allowing more pathogens to infect the frog.
Edward Marshall I took that into consideration but Trimatodes burrow in from the outside and usually leave massive lesions on the skin of the animal... Spirometra are typically whatever color the the material turns when they are digesting...not necessarily pink and burrow from the inside out..
Shawn, Always look forward to your videos! For the sinew, take you pine pitch (small amount) and boil it. It will become more liquid like and less solid, however it will cover the sinew binding with a thin layer of waterproofing. This pitch will not be strong after boiling, but it will waterproof. You could also try submerging the whole foreshaft in rendered deer tallow. Haven't tried that yet but will soon.
Very cool. Have you ever considered doing a video on the cable backed bows of the Inuit and Eskimos? I have recently made a bow out of Monterey Cypress and cable backed it. The cable backing added a bit a draw weight and "snappiness" to the bow and I could pull it back a bit farther. Good work by the way, keep it up. I learn lots from your videos.
I love this kind of videos I have hunted and eat bull frogs before back in Cuba where I'm from but Dude the ones I hunt are pretty bigger than those you got there Is maybe because of nobody eats that in Cuba or those where pretty adult and developed but I remember my bull frogs bigger. I just subscribe and hope to see more videos of hunting and cooking.
There are so many different styles of frog hunting. Good shooting and that was interesting about the sinew that it comes apart when it gets wet, I'll have to remember. Maybe try coating it really well with bee's wax but the bee's wax will eventually wear off if shooting a lot. It was cool that the arrow head held up for a while though.
I really like your channel and the primitive archery stuff you have posted. I'm not anti hunting. People should know that frogs are in danger of mass extinction in some areas so I would suggest people look into what's happening to amphibian populations. The areas where I shoot in Utah they have almost completely disappeared.
Outstanding. You have developed some very interesting and useful talents and skills. Frog meat can be very good indeed. You also smartly covered your self 360 degrees. That was a wise move to show your actions as a Multipling plus factor in helping with dealing with invasive species,way to go.
Great clip, I was very surprised I thought the glass arrow would have broken straight away, They looked very nice you made me hungry, keep up the good work.
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Those are larval flukes, sometimes called yellow grubs (Clinostomum marginatum), harmless to humans but gross looking. Often found in bass, bream, and sunfish. Earlier this summer we caught some small mouth bass that were full of them. Still ate the bass after cooking thoroughly. The grubs dissolved with cooking and were undetectable. The fish was delicious, though the though of those parasites is still unnerving.
It's estimated that 80% of the people on the planet have some kind of parasite inside of them. In some ways the Bacteria in our guts are also parasites. They found the most common parasite in humans recently are a type of mite that lives inside our skin's pores, they estimate nearly all adults have them. So in a way 99% of humans have parasites.
+Anthony GHB indeed
MerkWares I remember catching a sun fish for the first time. I thought it was the coolest shit in the world.
lol
MerkWares smart dude
Shawn's an animal. I'm a big fan.
no animals were harmed in the making of this film
no films were harmed in the making of those animals
LOL
>:)
None were harmed, all were instantly killed.
phew, thank god.
Gotta kill a bear first so you can fry the frogs legs
Dammit! I thought you were going to teach frogs, archery
you sir appeared out of nowhere into my life and now I just subscribed
at 5:53 the frog leg in the background moves lol
I really thought the glass arrowhead would have shattered after the first shot.
Yeah, Here it would have struck a rock on the first shot! Save it for a giveaway!! "Forbidden Glass up for Grabs!!!"
I bet the frog heads would make good catfish bait.
They do - they are good for Channel cats on the Red River of the North.
Shawn, your channel is fascinating, especially for someone who didn't grow up in a rural hunting environment. You should consider doing tours with private parties where you show them how to construct an arrow and then take them hunting and eating. I'd sign up all day.
Nice shooting Shawn! Looks like a lot of fun.
3 people are Vegans. Too bad, let them eat cake.
They wouldn't... cake is made with eggs :).
and milk
And milk isn't vegan. xD
Cheeseymanpie Jr. Vegans don't eat any animal products, including eggs and milk...
Vegetarians will sometimes eat eggs and dairy products, however.
Jelly Squidles I like the way you think :).
Haha! It's awesome to see this bow in action again!
Good job helping control the bullfrogs. There's a pond near me that's pretty much just bullfrogs and bullfrog tadpoles as they've eaten pretty much everything else.
See the video on how I made this glass arrowhead - th-cam.com/video/MsjON0YBkp0/w-d-xo.html
OI
I LOVE BOW HUNTING
Shawn Woods o
Shawn Woods I subscribed
U should hunt them with a blow gun that's what I do
This video brings back memories of when as a young boy, my buddies and I would walk along the road ditches near our home, catching batches of bullfrogs by hand and cooking them over an open fire. Good eaten - good times.
I think the grubs or cysts are Clinostomum. I find them in bass and some sunfish in ponds here in Oklahoma.
i feel bad for him, those are tiny bull frogs compared to what I've gigged out here.
hmm. never thought they'd be mountain dew green on the inside.
great bow skill, you landed some good shots
*bow
*landed, *some
damn I should've proofread :D
lol
Another great video, Shawn!
+Shawn Woods If you cover the sinew wraps in pine pitch glue it stops the sinew absorbing water and softening.
Tbh you should start a cooking channel where you teach how to cook wild animals you hunt xd
I KNOW the "yellow grubs" ARE clinostomum. They are unsightly but if cooked thoroughly they are harmless to humans.
If you cook them to death, you're safe. Eating them raw is dangerous, as they infect whatever eats their host.
that was cool , if you get hate mail its because they have never had frog legs . it was weird though all the frogs i have eaten in west virginia were white , the yellow color was a little off to me , it may have been something due to the area they were in as compared to my area .
was it the same species?
Just plain old bull frogs as far as i know
I've had both colors. I think it depends on the diet of the frog? I dunno they tasted the same.
oh my god frog legs are so good
has anyone had cafefries
I like how he used a primitive knife to I think obsidian.
Cant blame you for eating what you kill. That is the way it should be, always eat what you kill and never take the shot unless you are absolutely sure you are going to make a humane shot.
i catch frogs with my hands, not a bow..
oh, its a bullfrog? no im outta here
It's just good practice I think
but the fact that he can hit such a small target is just amazin
Same
Mr Dank™ same sometimes i use an air gun or airsoft gun and that does the job
Thank you for taking me on this hunt with you. It reminded me of the bullfrog giging i did as a kid.
I caught a tadpole as a kid and raised it. Grew to be a MASSIVE bullfrog. The dude would eat anything and was a true monster. These animals are very destructive in the wild.
You sir, just earned big fan (and a subscriber...)
Almost 20 years ago, while i was just a kid, u used to catch these frogs and every now and then fried up pair of legs for giggles...
I liked the taste but i enjoyed process more... i never removed those you call flippers instead, used them as holding bit. I fried them on stick, above flames, and this video returned me to those days and i am grateful on this reminder! i always remembered how unsalty they are after finishing them...
I've been watching some of your videos since yesterday, and I can honestly say you rock.
Great channel and great content.
55 lbs on a frog. Yup. That'll kill em. Haha. :)
people say frogs tast like chicken
It does
It's chicken that tastes like frogs.
naw, children taste more like pork
+Axolotl I have no strong opinion one way or another
It's just more chewy
Dang those are some tiny bullfrogs
A little bit of an over kill. What you could've done was use a Tsar bomb or a moon buster.
Great video. It shows that you can hunt just as effectively with homemade gear as with really expensive gear. Thank you.
Great hunt!
I love Nick. He seems so awkward and cute but he has the brain many would kill to have.
great vid by the way!
This was very nostalgic for me, my great granddad used to catch and eat frogs at the family farm.
I've watched your glass knapping video on making the arrowhead. Looks like it works great on frogs and doesn't break easily on their soft bodies. If you have tried it on deer, what was your results? It's pretty easy for me to hit bone on a deer. Maybe that is because I'm not a good enough shot to hit frogs in the head like you are! If I could do that I could drill my arrow right where I wanted it in a deer. BTW, I shoot a 45 year old traditional 50 pound recurve and really want to try the glass arrowheads but I don't want it to just break off and wound the animal. What's your recommendation?
Awesome video!! Those frogs were tiny, but you made the most of them! Great job! My son was drooling as the frog legs were in the fat frying!!
I posted video of finding a lovely little bird point arrowhead with my oldest son this past weekend... Fossil hunting trip.
Great video, Shawn! This is something I have always wanted to try! Have fun!
I'm very surprised the arrow head survived, even with the mud background for the "targets".
I love frogs, and I give you the bullfrog hunting approval, from a frog breeder in Canada
SO much information here, THANK YOU!
the worms in its legs is called Spirometra
Edward Marshall One of the most horrible parasites infecting frogs so far is a species of tapeworm called Spirometra erinacei. It becomes a breeding adult once it has been picked up by house cats. Larvae are passed to wild (or your wild caught) frogs when the cat leaves them behind on soil. The worm then migrates through several internal organs in the frog, causing extensive damage as it passes through them. Eventually it digs into the frogs' muscular tissues in his thighs.
Symptoms
Once the Spirometra makes it into the muscle, it begins "eating", or liquifying the tissue, even causing the pelvic bone to become brittle and break. The frogs' immune system is attacked here too, because he has several lymph glands in this region of his body. The worm(s) then affect the skin surface of the poor frog. This weakens of course, allowing more pathogens to infect the frog.
warmfreeze Interesting read, but these look nothing like the pinkish tapeworm, Spirometra Erinacei, and everything like yellow grub trematodes.
Edward Marshall I took that into consideration but Trimatodes burrow in from the outside and usually leave massive lesions on the skin of the animal... Spirometra are typically whatever color the the material turns when they are digesting...not necessarily pink and burrow from the inside out..
I thought yellow grub
Thanks for sharing this Shawn........................
I was like, "Hey, cool fro-"
woah! you literally JUST hit 50k subs. congrats dude!
Thumbs up. Great vid once again!
Shawn,
Always look forward to your videos!
For the sinew, take you pine pitch (small amount) and boil it. It will become more liquid like and less solid, however it will cover the sinew binding with a thin layer of waterproofing. This pitch will not be strong after boiling, but it will waterproof.
You could also try submerging the whole foreshaft in rendered deer tallow. Haven't tried that yet but will soon.
Wow Shawn very cool hunting video nice frogs legs 🇫🇷
Very cool. Have you ever considered doing a video on the cable backed bows of the Inuit and Eskimos? I have recently made a bow out of Monterey Cypress and cable backed it. The cable backing added a bit a draw weight and "snappiness" to the bow and I could pull it back a bit farther. Good work by the way, keep it up. I learn lots from your videos.
Good video🖐 Good to see your keeping an ancient tradition alive.
Awesome content, it's really cool how far you go to give the theme of "primitive survival" with the bear lard and elk sinew. Nice vid👌
Thanks for another great video ... keep them coming. Don't dwell on the haters focus on the positive education you are sharing
I love frog legs!!! My mom would go frog gigging when I was little! We ate beer battered frog legs!!
Great video Shawn.
You got your self a new subscriber! 👍🏾
I love this kind of videos I have hunted and eat bull frogs before back in Cuba where I'm from but Dude the ones I hunt are pretty bigger than those you got there Is maybe because of nobody eats that in Cuba or those where pretty adult and developed but I remember my bull frogs bigger. I just subscribe and hope to see more videos of hunting and cooking.
There are so many different styles of frog hunting. Good shooting and that was interesting about the sinew that it comes apart when it gets wet, I'll have to remember. Maybe try coating it really well with bee's wax but the bee's wax will eventually wear off if shooting a lot. It was cool that the arrow head held up for a while though.
Well done Shawn! You can add that pine pitch over the sinew to water proof it as well
As always you bringing nice content, keep up the good work!
I really like your channel and the primitive archery stuff you have posted. I'm not anti hunting. People should know that frogs are in danger of mass extinction in some areas so I would suggest people look into what's happening to amphibian populations. The areas where I shoot in Utah they have almost completely disappeared.
I used to catch them by hand. When I was six. GG hunter man.
Your video are great man never stop
Good hunt Shawn, thanks for another awesome video.
What a great video. Thanks man! Keep it up
@5:57 that frog leg in the pan was moving on its own!!
That's amazing.....
That you caught that.....
I was to busy being disgusted by the moving parasitic worms
Awesome videos; thank you for posting.
Like your channel! Eric in Oregon
Great vid! Thanks for the referral. Keep on making more videos.
looks good Shawn
At my pond I have some good sized bull frogs thats been quite trouble, good to know how to skin em, ha.
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another awesome video, love your vids
It's always good to be able hunt invasive species, and a huge bonus when they make a tasty snack.
as always, loved your video.
Great video subbed right away! Cant wait to learn more from your videos.
Wow... just like Wash at the end of SERENITY....
You know, I was expecting alot more people getting angry at this, but i'm glad that didnt happen.
that's awsome that you used nicks bow for your hunt! those frogs looked real tasty! : )
I never thought of using glass for arrowhead. Great idea. Fresh frogs legs are great
One of my favorite sports! Love some frog legs. Awesome video.
i just want to say that i really like your channel and the videos you put out. i learn something new each time so keep up the great work. thanks
Great video it took me back to my frog gigging days. Nice bow too
well, I want to see more videos like this, is nice to see someone hunting invasive species ^^
you can seal the sinyew in pine pitch.
that was kool your a good shot we love frog legs been a while since we've had any great looking arrows & that's a really kool bow
Outstanding. You have developed some very interesting and useful talents and skills. Frog meat can be very good indeed.
You also smartly covered your self 360 degrees.
That was a wise move to show your actions as a Multipling plus factor in helping with dealing with invasive species,way to go.
don't you just love the sound the arrow makes when it hits the ground?
i really like how he uses natural resources
He did a headshot
Really enjoyed this video. Thank you.
Nice channel man. Your very knowledgeable and it shows.
Great video!👍
Fantastic video and inspires me to start pumping out some arrows of my own
great videos! you would be a blast to go camping with
I really would like to try that myself.
Then I remember how much I love frogs.
Still great video.
Great clip, I was very surprised I thought the glass arrow would have broken straight away, They looked very nice you made me hungry, keep up the good work.
this was so cool love your editing skills. thank you for sharing.