Texas Archery Nilgai | On the Hunt
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 มิ.ย. 2024
- In this episode Janis is hunting the thick-hided nilgai in south Texas, with Troy Fowler, a.k.a. the Ranch Fairy. The nilgai is a big, tough antelope that is known for “soaking up the lead.” Janis and Troy thought it would be the perfect animal for testing the efficacy of a heavy arrow set-up. The wary nilgai prove to be difficult to get within bow range, but luck eventually shines on the team, presenting a shot opportunity. Janis and Troy finish the episode dissecting a nilgai bull, learning how the arrow and broadhead performed.
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Excellent content. Good to see Troy's knowledge hit the wider public. As a science teacher, the end scene was wonderful.
The music choices and sound mixing has gotten so much better at Meateater over the years
This is because Meateater is now owned by the Chernin Group. A large media company.
Troy is really a gem in the archery hunting community. The things he advocates for wouldn't seem abnormal or profound to long range rifle guys, but for some reason there is still a lot of resistance in the archery community. I am 100% on board with the heavy, high FOC arrow train. Most people who shoot my arrows jump on board too when they hear how quiet it is off the bow and how hard they hit.
I heard one lightweight advocate justify it by saying you should shoot them where it counts. Even talking about how he got complete pass through on a bison at distance with flappers. Sounds great and all till you make a mistake.
@@soonerfrac4611 Even if you are perfect, as soon as the arrow leaves the bow, the animal has more say than you on where that arrow hits it. Your arrow is not beating the sound it makes when it is shot and the animal can and often will move when they hear it. As soon as people realize animals are not stationary foam targets their perfect shot placement argument becomess a moot point, especially at distance. At that point it becomes what can your arrow do when the shot is not perfect.
@@F14Goose37 I couldn't agree more. Just like you I plan for the worst case scenario not the best
There are professional archery tradesmen that have their own brands and associated content creation avenues here on youtube. There are multiple videos of the failures of certain arrow prescriptions, but there is one in particular that seems to now be used as an advertisement for effectiveness. Bow is a highest end cost wise and the shooter is pulling 80lbs at 32". The video is a 485 grain arrow with a rage stopping after 5 inches into an antelope..... its wild that it was considered a success.
@ Brian C
It’s crazy that people still think that “aiming where you’re supposed to” works on a live critter. As you said animals move, the wind gusts, other animals spook them, soooo many variables that are outside the control of the hunter.
I’ve watched a lot of Meateater over the years, and for them to acknowledge Ed Ashby and his work means a lot. Mr. Ashby’s research with beveled broadeads is top tier info we could all benefit from. Scapulas literally split lengthwise. Good see an appreciation for necropsy, too. It WILL make you a better archer.
Such a great episode! It’s really important to understand how the arrow flies, reacts and acts upon our targets. Thanks for doing this
Can't shake the visual in my head of Troy walking into the nearest bass boat dealer and dropping that crisp new set of first lite gear on the table asking what kinda trade value he can get for it.😂
Ranch fairy changed my life! no more flappers, found a nice in between arrow build at 535 grains. still fast, still hits hard, all three deer shot since have had pass throughs!
That's awesome. The necropsy is a great learning tool. I hunted Nilgai on the King Ranch. They are cool and very wary critters.
Great video Janis! Thanks for the educational content. So much to learn.
Troy is awesome. I've been following his journey almost from the beginning. Finding him changed the archery game for me tremendously. Even helped my girls in 4H archery. Because of him, I learned a lot about tuning, which translated into them and myself becoming a better archers.
So cool. That's one of the coolest things I've seen. And why I totally changed my arrow game. I have a long draw length so my arrows were already around 500, but I got them up to about 620.
I've been waiting for this episode since the podcast. Great hunt.
This is a really good series - really fun to see Janis that pumped!
Thats great information to see first hand. Thank you for the dissection and awesome info. Keep on keepin on...
I’m a big fan of Troy! Obnoxious, Yes… but extremely smart when it comes to arrows and broadhead penetration and the science behind it
Kinda obnoxious was my first impression of him watching this. But then I realized he was just a big ole nerd who is really into arrows.
Awesome hunt, great video overall and extremely educational.
Great Shootin Janis and Great Introspection into a great Hunt Gentleman!!!
Always enjoy watching the Ranch Fairy he is a hoot!
Did you guys' sedate RF prior to filming? He's eerily calm and never cackled once!
Huge eagle fan! Love to see yani in the field
Awesome video!
Great stuff!
What a cool video and collaboration. Two thumbs up
Hell yeah! Ranch Fairy is the man!
Congratulations Janis! Well done!
Love this show and that waz a great episode
Great video Janis.
I would for sure watch a series of after action necropsies! I know sometimes you have to hustle with stuffing a meat bag, but the dissecting and education was cool!
Very cool to see the necropsy! More of this, please
Shout out from Kentucky.... Thx for the video
Good afternoon from Syracuse NY brother and everyone else thank you for sharing your adventures in hunting
Great to see the ranch fairy meat eater collaboration
We need more content with Troy. Interesting content.
This looks like such a fun hunt.
janis, what's your arrow weight/poundage/broadhead combo? Im in a inline 3 and also.
glad to see these coming back to youtube
Superb episode! I heard Joe Rogan talking about hunting these tiger evading antelope but seeing the necropsy shows how damn tough they are. Nice shot placement and NICE PRIME bow!
@@DieselDog1982 I’ll assume reading comprehension isn’t your strong suit since I never implied or stated believing anything Rogan said. I only stated I heard him talking about hunting nilgai.
Very informative video.
Best eating animal in Texas as well as the toughest to harvest!
Me and my hunting buddies have always done this kind of grows but we like it.
I love this study
Super interesting at the end
nilgai fight, and the bullls get VERY thick hide. They are extremely worthy, way more skittish than northern whitetails, just under Axis, which are by far the most difficult target.
The one bevel being dulled faster than the other is because it's on the inside of the spin of the arrow, so it's actually the leading cutting edge. Or it was the first side to hit the mud and took the majority of the damage
Please make more content like this!!
Great shot Janis!! Walking shots are tough.
That's what I thought, I didn't know anybody was taking them. I am NOT experienced enough to try that, he's either an a hole or a lot better than me. I still haven't seen the results, just scrolled down to see what people said about the rolling hit.
@@jcarry5214 it sounded like he wouldn't have taken the shot if the angle was any different, but the direction the animal was walking made it feel more like it wasn't moving so Janis wasn't having to move, making it an easier shot than it otherwise would have been.
@@bryanincommiefornia5629 that makes sense, I didn’t quite understand what he was saying, so that’s a good point.
"Great shot"? That's a terrible shot. From the back into the stomach, fuck that shit.
It's obvious he shot out of frustration. Spent long time stalking without success. Then he tried to make it stop, which didn't work out, so he shot nonetheless because it's the only chance he had. It was a stupid and desperate shot.
Science class with Troy is the best
most emotion we have ever seen from The Eagle~!
I know right. Bet his wife had a ‘great’ honeymoon.
this was cool
The success of my set up is due to ranch fairy. He’s the bomb.
Hell of a hunt
Why everyone hates on Troy is beyond me. His knowledge is first class!
Love it.
Got one about 20 years ago on the King Ranch. Spot and stalk.
I knew they would water late afternoon so I found water l, stayed on the trails and 45 minutes later they were in top of me. Shot a bull but did not find him till the next morning. Seems nalgai will run till they hit a body of water or another county line. Super fun hunting.
Hoyt Rebel XT @ 80lbs with 2315 and a Thunderhead 125.
Oh yea Congratulations!!
Awesome
I have been doing that for years just to get familiar with what happens with the different angles and weapons I use.
Science in hunting
Patience is key!!!😂😂
I miss the old deer hunting videos with Steven Rinella, put em back in the videos
Terry and Aaron have some good talks about broadheads, On the Kifarucast.
The ferry, not Terry, damn autocratic
Is there a plan to make the normal streamed episodes longer? I suspect most viewers would enjoy longer episodes and does Pascals saying ’If I Had More Time, I Would Have Written a Shorter Letter’ also apply to video editing?
The only broad head I use on my compound and crossbow is the grim reaper hypodermic. Once I shoot a animal and find the arrow I will replace the broad head and not use it on a big game animal such as a white tail but I do have the old ones saved if I would want to kill a squirrel or something. I buy a new pack each year
Yes!!! 👍
What was Janis’s arrow set up? Full adult arrow?
Its a great concept and very ineteresting, but I was missing a lil cookoff with the Nilgai meat in the end! How do they taste?
Great. Like a lean beef
MORE RANCH FAIRY VIDEOS!!!
great content janis!!! as a texas boy i would love to do a hunt similar with my rifle. its one of my life goals. ill get there. big question. how much harvestable meat did yall take off the carcass after dissection? thanks in advance love yall meateater team
wish i could give the vid more than 1 thumbs up hince the double comment and double thumbs up thanks guys
That was a waterbuck that spooked first 🐴
Always the last hour of the hunt
But still good for you 👍
Best tasting animal in texas by far.
Janis, you’re awesome. Where’s Steve? Does he not like hunting anymore?
steve has a show called meateater...
@@nickhartwig950 This is Meateater and he is never on it.
@@hemaccabe4292 this is a show called 'on the hunt' with Janis Putelis
@@nickhartwig950 It's still Meateater and I ain't seeing no Meateater featuring Steve
Troy!!!!!!
Ranch fairy!
Nilgai, never heard of these animals before.
Look similar to one’s I do know of 😏
I love all and do want everyone to be careful to not get cut on the arrow when cleaning or after the kill.
New meateater series : necropsy with Ranch fairy!
The Latvian Eagle!
Does anyone know what pack and quiver system the Ranch Fairy is using?
Troy is using a Rancho Safari Cat Quiver.
What brand of sight are you guys using on your bows?
Black Gold
He got really lucky for how back that show was
It's not luck if you plan for it and he did by having an arrow that will penetrate into the vitals even with a shot that is back.
Whats the name of the ranch?
cool video!
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Sure looked like a gut shot. Even in slow mo
For a quartering away shot, it’s going to look like a gut shot. If you aim for a more forward shot, it’s going to come out of the brisket. You have to aim further back because the organs are rotated. He wouldn’t have died within 40 yards if it would have been only a gut shot.
Aiming for the exit
With the old meat eating episodes came back
Texas heart shot.
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THATS why you need to sharpen all your broadheads.
Dude has a sick half hat 😂
Steve really needs to do a show with Rut Daniels .
Does arrow/broadhead weight play a major role in parallel with the sharpness of your broadhead? I'm guessing you gents weren't shooting light arrows and 100 grain broadheads at such a large, African animal.... Probably a heavier spine arrow and 125 to 150 grain broadhead? Those long, fixed blades maybe 200 grains?
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Ha. Yep
Hi Steve pls visit siviti South Africa and hunt pls😊
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Ask your kammerman if he's equipped with a flash reduction filter and or lenses which do not reflect light back on the
That was some impressive penetration. I’ll be hand sharpening all my broadheads moving forward.
People get too much into the science of things for both hunting and fishing, so much so that they miss the true experience of it all. In Africa we hunted with zero camo no problem. I see so many guys here in the states spending so much time, energy, and money on fancy equipment, tactics, etc. Spend that time and money on your family and friends. Get the basic equipment for hunting and just enjoy it.
Lol the pinhead of the animal kingdom
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That other bull looked like a Waterbuck Bull from Africa.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterbuck
It’s tough to take anything seriously from a guy in a visor, but dudes definitely a broad head geek.