I've done some very good tracking jobs that I was proud of because they were difficult. It's a lot of back breaking work that can take hours. So, I have learned to really wait to get the best shot possible.
Hands down, without a SINGLE doubt in my mind, the BEST comprehensive video on this topic I've seen to date. I found this video looking for content to share with youth hunters in my class. This will absolutely be the capstone. I don't think it could have been explained any better. I need for you to know, that which you set out to accomplish by making this video, far exceeded your expectations. Excellent job. Top shelf!
Very informative. There are so many different variables that can affect the distance a deer may travel. The last 2 deer i shot were within 10lbs of each other, same double lung with heart shot. One sropped 40 yards from my stand, the other went 150 yards. Difference being i had to stop the one for the shot, it looked right at me in the tree. I believe this is why that deer went 3 times as far as the other one, its adrenaline was pumping and it wasn't stopping!
Very good video. One thing that is not covered here if you have a hard time finding blood and you know they jumped a fence or down a creek bank check where they may have landed at the landing spot. They tend to start bleeding in the landing spot or the blood trail is heavier in the spot they land. Great Art. You have a talent for sure.
11/10 video. Anyone considering hunting should watch this because it is critical information that can be the difference of a good or bad first experience.
I agree and love this video. Been BH for 45 years and learned through trial & error. If I don't see it (yes see, not hear) go down, I wait a minimum of 1 hrs. Even before I check my shot and look for an arrow. It may have died in 15 seconds, but I try not to bump it for sure. Another tip I learned from Chuck Adams years ago when we used dinosaur bones for arrows. When shooting from a TS - DO NOT drop your arms onto the target, always bend at the waist for level plane. Physics 101 and it works for modern bows as well. I even do it when using a pendulum. Because of my eyesight and depth perception between the pendulum and "bend" my kill rate went up exponentially. IMHO.
Great video. I’m 46 and hunted for 30+ years. The one muscle shot I didn’t hear was the loin. I used to be horrible and judging distance Too high. Still think about that one. Thx buddy
Awesome video as always! Your series was an amazing help for my mom on her hunts as she's new to the sport. I'm so proud of her! Her second ever hunt and she got drawn for moose! And she bagged a nice 3 year old bull!
Very helpful, 10/10 would most definitely recommend! This has helped me a lot. This year will be my first season carrying a bow and now I know what shots will look like! Thanks a lot dude!!
this is a very good video for first time hunters. Does not just apply for bow hunting but also for rifle hunting. So good and well explained that honestly think this could be used as a introduction video for hunting classes
Great video sir … this bow season I had my target buck come past my ladderstand towards bedding at first light … I’m 16 ft up and he came walking past at 5 yards left to right basically a nightmare shot at lowlight … I took the shot and caught one lung and heart luckily he ran behind me approximately 175 yards and died on a wide open trail road … I don’t think in over 50 years bow hunting I’ve ever taken such a low percentage shot .. waiting any longer would have made it difficult with cottonwood canopy to my right Clean pass through and the arrow broke striking the ground …. I’m getting old there’s only so many sits left ❤
Great video. Made me realize I pushed out a couple I just needed patience on. Had a little chuckle when you said neck shots rarely bring a good kill, I had a miracle shot a few years ago at about 50 yards. I heard the pop/pressure noise but seen my nock in the dirt, the deer still reacted as though it was hit. Ran about 75-80 yards erratically towards the corner of the property and a creek, I fixated on where it entered, heard a small crash just after. I was pretty sure I had missed but the behavior and crash kept me optimistic and I decided to pursue a few minutes after. Hand sized blood spot where it was when I shot, light blood trail all the way to the tree line, then I seen a decent amount of blood right before the tree-line. There is only 8-10 yards of trees before the creek, when I approached, there he was, bedded amongst some brush and a downed tree. I had grazed its throat with the broadhead. I don't know if I flinched or the deer did, but it made a bad shot a perfect kill.
Excellent video. Very informative and very well done. Loved the illustrations and explanations. Thank you for taking the time to make this. It’s especially useful for new hunters like myself.
Good info. I would just add, as someone who owns a tracking dog, if you think you’re going to need a dog then do not stomp all over the woods. Keep first and last blood marked and stay out until the dog gets there.
I hunt axis deer on Maui. Thanks for the great information I can apply when hunting them. However I use a rifle but the examples you describe are pretty much same..
So true on bumping the deer out of his first bed I've made that mistake watched him get up and go on no trespassing neighbors land wish i would have waited longer great advice
Double lung is the most plausible shot. The single lung is absolutely an issue and you can’t tell from the blood alone which it it. I have believed for a long time that the steep angle out of a tree stand makes a single lung hit more likely so I bow hunt exclusively from ground blinds to have that flat angle.
Man, this would have been amazing to show in Hunter ed courses. When I went through in 04 it was basically, "don't shoot yourself or you buddy... Grab a card before ya walk out" lol
I was out hunting roe deer in august. Not with a bow and arrow (illegal to hunt with here), but a .308 rifle. I had a buck showing up at a very steep angle but I decided to take the shot anyway. From what I was able to see, it was a gut shot and it manage to run away. So I called in a tracking dog as it ran out of my sight and the sun was setting fast. When the dog showed up, it found the deer fast. It had ran about 50-100 meters into the forest and fallen over. It didn't live for more than a minute or so. It had hit the lungs, but also passed through the guts due to the angle. Had also hit the liver as we found blood from it. All this to say is that having a tracking dog is always a must when hunting. I can have spent the whole night looking for that deer for nothing, while the dog found it as soon as we released it. Trust the doggos. They truely are mans best friend for a good reason.
I agree for the most part, but I’ve witnessed shot placements that I thought was too high and watched the blood gushing out more than I’ve ever seen. A perfect example is a TH-cam video labeled Gusher | 8.5yr buck at 20 yards (Graphic Warning)
Live in Maine and always knew whitetails and most wild animals for that matter are tougher than most can comprehend, seen them hit by cars and run off and so on but this winter I was shocked. I got a video on my game camera of a small doe probably a spring fawn or yearling but it has broken hips or back or something and would walk like sideways and almost fall over with every step it seemed. First saw it in December or January and thought well coyotes will get that in no time poor thing. I got a video of that same deer in the same condition in April And was shocked. Winters aren't as tough as they used to be here , not as much snow and whatnot but we still had some good storms and I couldn't believe that deer in that condition survived this winter .
I had a strange kill this year. I had a doe looking strait at me and stomp so I took the shot at 20 yards. She ducked the arrow and the arrow hit her in the throat. The broadhead clipped the carotid artery. I did not see the arrow hit so I had no Idea where she was hit but I did see her run up a ridge 100 yards away. When I got to the shot place I saw arterial spray so I assumed it was a lethal shot. I gave her an hour. Very easy consistant blood trail easy to follow but the deer went 400 yards and I found her dead in about 10 minutes
Nice info But * always Hits the head * I don’t need to wait for anything. This is really good video I’m holding you do this on different game or even a moose would be interesting!!!
Wow this video was what I really needed it. Excellent information if i knew this i wouldn't have lost my dear last year. I definitely went in way too early.
Arrows speed, weight of Arrows and head point, types of head points, and a blinkers luminox, if possible also a light tread helps without loosing wich side he may go, as listening with good team using hand ✋️ gestures is a great way 👉 knowledge knowledge of territory....
I disagree with liver shot Killed two bucks and both ran in a lazy 40 yard circle. Had to know why upon cleaning and discovered liver shot. Watched both run and fall from 17 ft up bowstand. Great video.
Howdy all! Dumb question from a non hunter. How long can the deer be expired before it is no longer good for meat? And, how do you tell? Good luck on your hunts!
I love the diagrams and art. Will be using this to teach my 6yr old where to aim. From experience, I've found it odd to see other hunters in videos have their deer run 50+ yards when double lung. I've double lung shot every deer and not a single one has run more than 40 yards and taken more than 2 min to die. Is this an anomaly?
Man, I just took a shot at a doe 5 feet away from my dmstand and I got pink and brown/greenish on my arrow. I spooked her off the first bed while backing out. Have her 2 and a half hours, came back and spooked her off her 2nd bed, never to be found again. I'm mortified and pissed at myself. I wish I saw your video yesterday. I'm no longer going to take that type of shots. This is 0 for 2 I shot like that in the 7 years I been hunting. Recovered none of those 2.
Whether a fired projectile or an arrow, if you put the thing through the high-shoulder CNS zone, there is no tracking required. Tracking, in my opinion, is indicative of traditional hunting which stubbornly refuses to stop placing shots on animals in the dumbest places.
Great info. This video should be part of bowhunter Ed classes.
Appreciate that 👍
I 100% agree. Very detailed info and exp.
Not bad info for rifle hunters, either. Especially in areas that prohibit lead ammunition.
i agree 💯
Should be able to take a class like this in school
I've done some very good tracking jobs that I was proud of because they were difficult. It's a lot of back breaking work that can take hours. So, I have learned to really wait to get the best shot possible.
Hands down, without a SINGLE doubt in my mind, the BEST comprehensive video on this topic I've seen to date. I found this video looking for content to share with youth hunters in my class. This will absolutely be the capstone. I don't think it could have been explained any better. I need for you to know, that which you set out to accomplish by making this video, far exceeded your expectations. Excellent job. Top shelf!
We appreciate that! It can be a lot of work to produce this stuff and glad it helps 👍
Very informative. There are so many different variables that can affect the distance a deer may travel. The last 2 deer i shot were within 10lbs of each other, same double lung with heart shot. One sropped 40 yards from my stand, the other went 150 yards. Difference being i had to stop the one for the shot, it looked right at me in the tree. I believe this is why that deer went 3 times as far as the other one, its adrenaline was pumping and it wasn't stopping!
Very good video. One thing that is not covered here if you have a hard time finding blood and you know they jumped a fence or down a creek bank check where they may have landed at the landing spot. They tend to start bleeding in the landing spot or the blood trail is heavier in the spot they land. Great Art. You have a talent for sure.
11/10 video. Anyone considering hunting should watch this because it is critical information that can be the difference of a good or bad first experience.
I agree and love this video. Been BH for 45 years and learned through trial & error. If I don't see it (yes see, not hear) go down, I wait a minimum of 1 hrs. Even before I check my shot and look for an arrow. It may have died in 15 seconds, but I try not to bump it for sure.
Another tip I learned from Chuck Adams years ago when we used dinosaur bones for arrows. When shooting from a TS - DO NOT drop your arms onto the target, always bend at the waist for level plane. Physics 101 and it works for modern bows as well. I even do it when using a pendulum. Because of my eyesight and depth perception between the pendulum and "bend" my kill rate went up exponentially. IMHO.
Going on my first solo adult deer hunt this season, videos like these are AMAZING! Thank you.
Well done Ryan. Been hunting for years and still found your overview well spoken, informative and loved the drawings. Very talented!!!
Wow man, amazing information and even better art! Great work!
The most constructive video on hunting ever!
Well done! Thank you! Greetings from Sweden
I’m also from sweden
Great video. I’m 46 and hunted for 30+ years. The one muscle shot I didn’t hear was the loin. I used to be horrible and judging distance Too high. Still think about that one. Thx buddy
Awesome video as always! Your series was an amazing help for my mom on her hunts as she's new to the sport. I'm so proud of her! Her second ever hunt and she got drawn for moose! And she bagged a nice 3 year old bull!
Thanks for sharing! We put out a lot of content like this and it's good to know it helps. Tell your mom congrats for me 👊
@@RyanKirbyArt I am a hunter education instructor. I’m just wondering if i can have your permission to use this in my class.
Thanks,
Chris
Very helpful, 10/10 would most definitely recommend! This has helped me a lot. This year will be my first season carrying a bow and now I know what shots will look like! Thanks a lot dude!!
Extremely informative! I've been toying with the idea of bow hunting and this info was exactly what I needed. Thank you sir!
I don’t hunt. But this was pretty interesting and It was educational. You never know when you need to know this information.
Most definitely recommending this video to any hunter. Such a very informative video 10/10
this is a very good video for first time hunters. Does not just apply for bow hunting but also for rifle hunting. So good and well explained that honestly think this could be used as a introduction video for hunting classes
This is the perfect video and exactly what I was looking for to show new hunters. Thank you and I will be sharing and buying that print for the camp.
Thank you for taking the time and effort to share this info. Many of us came to hunting late in life and education like this is priceless.
Great video sir … this bow season I had my target buck come past my ladderstand towards bedding at first light … I’m 16 ft up and he came walking past at 5 yards left to right basically a nightmare shot at lowlight … I took the shot and caught one lung and heart luckily he ran behind me approximately 175 yards and died on a wide open trail road …
I don’t think in over 50 years bow hunting I’ve ever taken such a low percentage shot .. waiting any longer would have made it difficult with cottonwood canopy to my right
Clean pass through and the arrow broke striking the ground ….
I’m getting old there’s only so many sits left ❤
One of the BEST hunting videos I’ve seen on YT! 👏
Great video. Made me realize I pushed out a couple I just needed patience on. Had a little chuckle when you said neck shots rarely bring a good kill, I had a miracle shot a few years ago at about 50 yards. I heard the pop/pressure noise but seen my nock in the dirt, the deer still reacted as though it was hit. Ran about 75-80 yards erratically towards the corner of the property and a creek, I fixated on where it entered, heard a small crash just after. I was pretty sure I had missed but the behavior and crash kept me optimistic and I decided to pursue a few minutes after. Hand sized blood spot where it was when I shot, light blood trail all the way to the tree line, then I seen a decent amount of blood right before the tree-line. There is only 8-10 yards of trees before the creek, when I approached, there he was, bedded amongst some brush and a downed tree. I had grazed its throat with the broadhead. I don't know if I flinched or the deer did, but it made a bad shot a perfect kill.
Dude your channel is top tier content. Thank you for this video I learned a few things.
I'm not a hunter. And I found this insanely fascinated interesting and informative. But I am thinking about picking up hunting
Definitely a great video. Should be shown in all hunters Ed courses. Very informative.
Beautiful illustrations and great explanations, amazing video
I have no idea how I ended up on hunting TH-cam. I´ve never been hunting in my life but I find these videos super interesting.
This vid should be shown to every hunter ed. class across America.🦌🏹👍🏻
Thanks so much. I'm new to bow hunting and this video explains what I was doing wrong. I was clueless until today. Thanks again, blessings
Be hunting 54 year shot many deer and video was spot on and not to old to learn new stuff thank-you
Excellent video. Very informative and very well done. Loved the illustrations and explanations. Thank you for taking the time to make this. It’s especially useful for new hunters like myself.
I watch this video all the time because it’s so helpful
Aaaaand subscribed. Appreciate the lesson!
Good info. I would just add, as someone who owns a tracking dog, if you think you’re going to need a dog then do not stomp all over the woods. Keep first and last blood marked and stay out until the dog gets there.
Great video, I’ve made these mistakes over the years. Wish I had this information 45 years ago
Really good content. I've never hunted in my life, but this was an interesting watch.
Best video I’ve seen covering this topic!
This art is beautiful omg
Thank you for putting this together ❤️
I hunt axis deer on Maui. Thanks for the great information I can apply when hunting them. However I use a rifle but the examples you describe are pretty much same..
Amazing work!
Great video ! Must video for new bow hunters !
Great information. Only once did I leave a deer overnight and when I tracked it in the morning I found that the coyotes had beat me to the deer.
Solid. Thank you.
Great video and explanation brother ! 👍🏻💪🏼👍🏻💪🏼🇺🇸
So true on bumping the deer out of his first bed I've made that mistake watched him get up and go on no trespassing neighbors land wish i would have waited longer great advice
Great stuff, thanks and all best from Poland
Great video, and you are an awesome artist.
thanks for the great info on this video! excellent presentation!
Awesome knowledge thanks for sharing, this will help alot of hunters 🤔 veteran & rookies , ❤️🙏🏻🤠
Double lung is the most plausible shot. The single lung is absolutely an issue and you can’t tell from the blood alone which it it.
I have believed for a long time that the steep angle out of a tree stand makes a single lung hit more likely so I bow hunt exclusively from ground blinds to have that flat angle.
Thank you for the great info.
Awesome video bud
Wow amazing help. Thank you
Outstanding information.
Thx for the video😊 Good Information, very useful😊 keep up the work😊 waiting for further videos. Greetings
Best educational video.
This is great video. Thank you.
Man, this would have been amazing to show in Hunter ed courses. When I went through in 04 it was basically, "don't shoot yourself or you buddy... Grab a card before ya walk out" lol
I was out hunting roe deer in august. Not with a bow and arrow (illegal to hunt with here), but a .308 rifle.
I had a buck showing up at a very steep angle but I decided to take the shot anyway. From what I was able to see, it was a gut shot and it manage to run away. So I called in a tracking dog as it ran out of my sight and the sun was setting fast.
When the dog showed up, it found the deer fast. It had ran about 50-100 meters into the forest and fallen over. It didn't live for more than a minute or so. It had hit the lungs, but also passed through the guts due to the angle. Had also hit the liver as we found blood from it.
All this to say is that having a tracking dog is always a must when hunting. I can have spent the whole night looking for that deer for nothing, while the dog found it as soon as we released it. Trust the doggos. They truely are mans best friend for a good reason.
I felt as if I just came out of a college course very very nice.
I agree for the most part, but I’ve witnessed shot placements that I thought was too high and watched the blood gushing out more than I’ve ever seen. A perfect example is a TH-cam video labeled Gusher | 8.5yr buck at 20 yards (Graphic Warning)
Great break down.
Live in Maine and always knew whitetails and most wild animals for that matter are tougher than most can comprehend, seen them hit by cars and run off and so on but this winter I was shocked. I got a video on my game camera of a small doe probably a spring fawn or yearling but it has broken hips or back or something and would walk like sideways and almost fall over with every step it seemed. First saw it in December or January and thought well coyotes will get that in no time poor thing. I got a video of that same deer in the same condition in April And was shocked. Winters aren't as tough as they used to be here , not as much snow and whatnot but we still had some good storms and I couldn't believe that deer in that condition survived this winter .
It's insane how tough they are - thanks for sharing man and good luck this fall 👊
Excellent
Tremendous information
This is amazing information
Simple formula:Precise shot placement =little to no tracking. Practice your marksmanship.
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Outstanding video
Excellent video!
I had a strange kill this year. I had a doe looking strait at me and stomp so I took the shot at 20 yards. She ducked the arrow and the arrow hit her in the throat. The broadhead clipped the carotid artery. I did not see the arrow hit so I had no Idea where she was hit but I did see her run up a ridge 100 yards away. When I got to the shot place I saw arterial spray so I assumed it was a lethal shot. I gave her an hour. Very easy consistant blood trail easy to follow but the deer went 400 yards and I found her dead in about 10 minutes
My grandma won’t get away next time thank you
shikanoko will never die
Great information good job should show video at sll hunters education courses
great video bro
Great information
Great video
Thank you
Great video!
Awesome video 👏🏽👏🏽
Nice info But * always Hits the head * I don’t need to wait for anything. This is really good video I’m holding you do this on different game or even a moose would be interesting!!!
Great Video, thanks
Thanks for the info
If ur using a heavy arrow and good penetrating braudhead and a 70 pound bow does it matter if u hit the shoulder blade?
Wow this video was what I really needed it. Excellent information if i knew this i wouldn't have lost my dear last year. I definitely went in way too early.
Arrows speed, weight of Arrows and head point, types of head points, and a blinkers luminox, if possible also a light tread helps without loosing wich side he may go, as listening with good team using hand ✋️ gestures is a great way 👉 knowledge knowledge of territory....
Good content . clear an easy to understand . for exp people an inexp . be patient hunters
I disagree with liver shot
Killed two bucks and both ran in a lazy 40 yard circle. Had to know why upon cleaning and discovered liver shot. Watched both run and fall from 17 ft up bowstand. Great video.
You probably got the hepatic artery/vein both times
Oh my goodness, I just now saw you're a wildlife artist....!?! Are you familiar with Bonny?
Very helpful thank you
Impressive facts. Thank you so much,
Howdy all! Dumb question from a non hunter. How long can the deer be expired before it is no longer good for meat? And, how do you tell? Good luck on your hunts!
i want to go hunting i don't know how this help man thanks
great video, thank you.
Great info
I love the diagrams and art. Will be using this to teach my 6yr old where to aim. From experience, I've found it odd to see other hunters in videos have their deer run 50+ yards when double lung. I've double lung shot every deer and not a single one has run more than 40 yards and taken more than 2 min to die. Is this an anomaly?
I have witnessed double lung going up to 120 yds but that is the exception
Man, I just took a shot at a doe 5 feet away from my dmstand and I got pink and brown/greenish on my arrow. I spooked her off the first bed while backing out. Have her 2 and a half hours, came back and spooked her off her 2nd bed, never to be found again.
I'm mortified and pissed at myself. I wish I saw your video yesterday. I'm no longer going to take that type of shots. This is 0 for 2 I shot like that in the 7 years I been hunting. Recovered none of those 2.
Awesome video.
My buck was expired literally in 10 min, maybe less, down 25 yards. Bow shot from the top, on angle.
Whether a fired projectile or an arrow, if you put the thing through the high-shoulder CNS zone, there is no tracking required. Tracking, in my opinion, is indicative of traditional hunting which stubbornly refuses to stop placing shots on animals in the dumbest places.
4:53 A "gut" wrenching experience you say? LOL