#  @clayhayeshunter Clay Hayes Clay Hayes posts on YouTube about clay, how to, in the, camping the most. They currently have [-------] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [-------] engagements in the last [--] hours. ### Engagements: [-------] [#](/creator/youtube::UC-eicAkiRdGLguiS1dS_N9Q/interactions)  - [--] Week [---------] -29% - [--] Month [---------] +3.40% - [--] Months [----------] +574% - [--] Year [----------] +265% ### Mentions: [--] [#](/creator/youtube::UC-eicAkiRdGLguiS1dS_N9Q/posts_active)  - [--] Week [--] +3.40% - [--] Month [--] +4.40% - [--] Months [---] +44% - [--] Year [---] +231% ### Followers: [-------] [#](/creator/youtube::UC-eicAkiRdGLguiS1dS_N9Q/followers)  - [--] Week [-------] +0.55% - [--] Month [-------] +2.80% - [--] Months [-------] +21% - [--] Year [-------] +38% ### CreatorRank: [-------] [#](/creator/youtube::UC-eicAkiRdGLguiS1dS_N9Q/influencer_rank)  ### Social Influence **Social category influence** [countries](/list/countries) [finance](/list/finance) [stocks](/list/stocks) [gaming](/list/gaming) [technology brands](/list/technology-brands) **Social topic influence** [clay](/topic/clay), [how to](/topic/how-to) #6231, [in the](/topic/in-the), [camping](/topic/camping), [cook](/topic/cook) #1666, [hunt](/topic/hunt) #816, [food](/topic/food), [bag](/topic/bag) #1158, [make a](/topic/make-a), [water](/topic/water) #3159 **Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by** [@rootsinalaska](/creator/undefined) [@allthingswildhunting](/creator/undefined) [@lizhayes7474](/creator/undefined) [@xanderbudnick](/creator/undefined) [@uckqoig45t1okqkueq5demza](/creator/undefined) [@carrytrainer](/creator/undefined) [@outbackmike](/creator/undefined) ### Top Social Posts Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours "This actually WORKS Primitive Water Filter Survival Hack In an extended primitive survival situation or wilderness living one of the most reliable and efficient ways to procure safe water in large quantities is simply to dig a primitive well or coyote well. People have been using hand dug wells for thousands of years and if done right they're a fantastic source of pure clean water. The earth itself acts as a primitive water filter. To dig a proper well is a lot of work. But for a long term wilderness living where potable water isnt readily available its well worth it. Humans lived for a" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=2ySppSWeDrY) 2022-06-30T15:00Z 908K followers, 1.5M engagements "Traditional Archery Tips - how to shoot a recurve bow Here are some tips on how to shoot a recurve bow accurately. We'll talk about developing proper shooting form as well as discus how I aim and shoot a longbow and recurve bow. In traditional archery proper archery form is critical. Here are a few tips to help you achieve good form and alignment to get you one step closer to grouping your arrows well. Also be sure to check out some of my other videos on traditional archery: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=Mg8SFBwOn7I https://www.youtube.com/watchv=htqdkA9vu6Y&t=6s" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=G-r1IqWjkKw) 2015-06-06T15:47Z 908K followers, 1.3M engagements "Dakota Fire Pit VS Swedish Torch - Which is BETTER One of the best thing about making bushcraft and survival skills videos is that it pushes me to try new things. This week I'm comparing the Dakota Fire Pit and the Swedish Torch to see which one will boil water faster. If you want to up your camp fire game you'll want to add these camping hacks to your bag of tricks Both of these fire techniques are supper efficient in terms of fuel consumption and both are useful in their own ways. I start by showing how to make a dakota fire pit with minimal tools then we use the axe to create a simple" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=6soexDpykqU) 2022-11-12T14:00Z 908K followers, 624.5K engagements "Self Bow Building for Beginners - Complete Guide In this step by step bow making video Clay Hayes takes you step by step through how to make a hickory self bow from self bow design through tillering and finally shooting our new longbow. It is a complete guide DIY self bow building for beginners. We start with a small hickory bow stave and use very few bow building tools to make this wooden bow. These techniques will work to build bows in the recurve bow longbow and flatbow designs. For this build we'll use a drawknife and farrier's rasp for the bulk of the work. We start by using the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=8CpOJyDZJvE) 2021-12-30T17:00Z 908K followers, 1.2M engagements "How to make Natural Cordage the EASY WAY Retting Yucca Primitive cordage is one of those ancient survival skills known to every primitive culture in the past several thousand years. It's uses are infinite and with a little know how it's quite easy to make. In this bushcraft survival video I'll show you step by step how to process the natural fibers of Yucca with the retting process. Retting plant fibers is the process of using water and microbes to break down the cellular tissues and pectin surrounding bast-fiber bundles and facilitate the separation of the fiber from the plant. Retting is a" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ANFLjSEIGO0) 2024-07-13T13:00Z 908K followers, 117.9K engagements "Turning the new MKC SERE [--] into a #bushcraft drawknife #survival #woodworking #campinghacks" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=GsJFcgYumOo) 2025-04-10T13:54Z 908K followers, 149K engagements "I spent [--] Days in the MOUNTAINS with only a BUFFALO HIDE for Shelter Winter in the Rockey Mountains can be brutal but people have survived here for thousands of years without modern technology. In this winter bushcraft and survival video I spend [--] days in the mountains with only a buffalo hide for shelter. No sleeping bag no tent no lighter or ferro rod for starting a fire. I'd have to build my own bushcraft shelter and figure out how to stay warm. Grouse hunting season is still open so I took my flintlock fowler along just in case. Staying warm and comfortable with minimal gear required me" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=IhS_7Yy8F0o) 2026-01-15T00:30Z 908K followers, 624.4K engagements "Making a Primitive BOW & ARROW using only a KNIFE Learning how to make a primitive bow and arrow just takes a little time and practice. Bow building doesn't have to be expensive. You don't have to buy an expensive bow stave or bow building tools. In this video I'll show you how to make a primitive bow using only a Bowie knife. And we'll do it in under [--] hours from live tree to finished bow ready to hunt. This would make a survival bow very capable of taking big game. For this build I'm using a small swamp dogwood tree which can be found around the river bottoms of Florida. Hickory and elm" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=LZYhksU__Uk) 2024-03-09T14:00Z 908K followers, 2.5M engagements "Bed of Coals Overnight - Winter Survival Experiment How to stay warm in in cold weather with only a wool blanket Well a bed of coals is one option. This winter survival technique was made famous in the classic mountain man movie Jeremiah Johnson and in this video I'm testing it out. We'll start by digging a trench and building a big fire to warm the soil and build a bed of coals. Then we cover the hot coals with dirt and bed down for the night. The best way to learn survival skills and winter bushcraft is to get out into the forest and try stuff. More often than not you'll discover nuances in" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=jkUO-D7d-Ik) 2026-01-23T01:01Z 908K followers, 436.3K engagements "Recurve and Longbow shooting Tips - Building accuracy and confidence When it comes to shooting a traditional bow accuratly whether it be a modern recurve or longbow or a primitive selfbow confidence in your shooting is absolutely critical. You need to know that you can shoot your bow accurately and consistently and you should expect to hit your target with each shot. If you're HOPING to put your arrow where you're looking then you've already lost the battle. This video will show you a few techniques that will help you tighten your arrow groups and improve both your accuracy and confidence in" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=t56-sADDHxI) 2018-12-05T14:06Z 908K followers, 328.1K engagements "Best Multi tool I've ever used Leatherman P4 Review I've had a lot of knives and multi tools over the years but the Leatherman P4 is hands down the best multi tool I've ever used. I've carried the P4 every day for well over a year. It was one of the [--] survival items I took on ALONE Season [--] and during that time I depended on it for daily use. I butchered a deer with the primary blade used the wire cutters for snare wire and the other tools for various bushcraft projects. It's a solid tool easy to use with one hand and very well built. Let's do a Leatherman Free P4 Review I'll also use the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=0p62QzrTF0k) 2021-09-16T23:00Z 907K followers, 129.8K engagements "15+ Camping and Bushcraft Tips Tricks and HACKS Camping season is upon us and with more people packing up for a family or solo camping trip what better time for a few diy camping tips tricks and hacks A good axe is hard to beat and many would consider it to be one of the camping essentials. But it's a heavy tool to pack around. If you need to split large wood without an axe or hatchet there's an easy way to split wood with only a saw. An adjustable bushcraft pot holder might come in handy here's two ways to build one. Tangled paracord got you down No worries here's an easy tangle free way to" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=1RaxmNPXTA0) 2025-05-20T23:16Z 908K followers, 769.4K engagements "Arrow FOC - How to measure what Extreme FOC is and it's benefits in archery. Knowing your arrow's FOC (front of center) is a great starting point for building accurate effective and deadly arrows for both target shooting and bow hunting. FOC is a percentage front of center for your arrow's balance point. It's helpful to think of an arrow as two levers and a fulcrum. anything in front of the balance point of the arrow works against us to guide the arrow to the target. Anything behind the fulcrum/balance point works for us. High FOC and extreme FOC (EFOC) arrows seek to minimize the effects of" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=DB73YMtw8aE) 2018-02-07T13:17Z 906K followers, 114.6K engagements "Live Tree to PRIMITIVE BOW in 24hrs - All Natural Materials For this week's survival skills video I'm going back to my roots I'll show you how to build a primitive bow and arrows from a living tree in just [--] hours For this survival bow I'm using serviceberry and force drying it over a fire to dry the wood enough to make a good selfbow. As the bow dries I lower it down near the coals to fire harden the bow's belly. Some tree species will develop drying cracks if force dried but serviceberry handles it very well. The primitive arrows are made from ocean spray and force dried over the fire in" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=DBpH_-8n4uo) 2022-07-28T15:00Z 907K followers, 4.1M engagements "This FLINTLOCK DEER Hunt took a CRAZY Turn Hunting trips don't always go to plan and this year's flintlock deer hunt certainly took an unexpected twist. I'm hunting with my .50 cal flintlock rifle the same one used during last year's wilderness mule deer hunt. I'm shooting [--] grains 1.5f swiss black powder and a patched round ball. Although I can shoot farther my confident effective range for this muzzleloader is [---] yards or less. Join us as we spot and stalk still hunt and try to rattle in a whitetail buck during the rut. The folks below are a HUGE part of what makes these videos possible" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=L7V1uLNg7s0) 2025-11-28T00:00Z 908K followers, 231.9K engagements "Tie on STRING NOCKS This week Clay Hayes shows how to tie two different bow string nocks. One is adjustable allowing for the nock point to be moved up and down to achieve good arrow flight. The other is fixed. These tie on string nocks will work for any traditional bow longbow recurve or selfbow. Don't forget to subscribe to the channel. We're uploading a new video each week that features one of the following topics: archery bow hunting bow building survival skills bushcraft self reliance primitive skills primitive bows hunting camping fishing and a lot more Big thanks to our partners who" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=RV7sdpwibTg) 2020-06-10T19:43Z 907K followers, 90.7K engagements "Complete Brain Tanning Process Raw Hide to Finished Buckskin In this video we're going step-by-step through the complete brain tanning process turning a raw deer hide into finished braintan buckskin. You'll see the full hide tanning process from raw deer skins to a finished product demonstrating how to make leather using traditional tanning methods. We cover everything including fleshing scraping and stretching to achieve a beautifully processed hide. After smoking the hide the final step of brain tanning we use deer sinew to sew a traditional buckskin shirt. The folks below are a HUGE part" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=gKrIhJtHA0k) 2026-01-30T01:00Z 908K followers, 46.7K engagements "Patterning my Muzzleloading Shotgun and Answering Viewer Questions Today we're heading out to the back [--] to put a few rounds through my [--] gauge flintlock fowler. I'll talk about the load I've been using for turkey hunting and answer some questions from the audience. How does a flintlock muzzleloader work Gauge vs caliber Smoothbore vs Rifle how do you load a flintlock shotgun and a few more odds and ends. But mostly we're just out burning black powder and slinging hot lead down range More info on the load - http://www.caywoodguns.com/working-up-turkey-loads.html Don't forget to subscribe to" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=qM_x3OTCR2Y) 2024-04-27T12:00Z 906K followers, 62.3K engagements "Join me as I Catch & Cook Wild Salmon on Remote Alaskan Stream We're spending the entire month of September in Alaska this year and this wild salmon catch and cook video is just the start of our adventure. Prince of William Sound is full of amazing Alaskan Scenery diverse wildlife and fish. After meeting up with friends Travis and JD we take the boat to a protected bay for some boat camping. After a night on the water we move into another bay where pink salmon were entering a spawning stream. Travis caught a good looking pink and I start a fire on the shore do a little bushcraft cooking right" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=uF9GK5jQUSM) 2025-09-22T00:00Z 908K followers, 310.4K engagements "Woodworking ideas - How to build a wood long bow from a Maple Board part [--] Looking for woodworking ideas Learn how to make a wood bow from a maple board you can pick up at the local hardware store. In part one of our DIY board bow building series we'll start by discussing what to look for in a board. Then we'll move into bow design and lay out the bow's profile. Once that is done we'll go ahead and rough out the bow narrowing the handle and limb tips. Maple and red oak are commonly availabe hardwood species. Both will make good bows. In this series we'll be making a [--] inch longbow from a" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=uUbLr1ItUzo) 2017-11-29T16:00Z 905K followers, 282.8K engagements "Building a Snakey Osage Orange SelfBow - Start to Finish This week we're back with another traditional bow building video building a snakey osage orange selfbow from start to finish. We'll start with a seasoned osage bow stave and use a draw knife to remove the bark. Then we chase a ring to get the bow's back to one single growth ring. I'm using a very basic bow building tool kit on this one - for the most part just a draw knife and farrier's rasp. I'll take you through laying the bow out drawing the limb profiles roughing out the bow and final tillering. When we're all done I strap on a bow" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=MREzwHZIkTQ) 2023-01-21T13:47Z 908K followers, 350.4K engagements "Building a Pacific Yew Recurve Self Bow - Start to Finish For this self bow building video I'll be starting with a seasoned log and taking you through the entire process of building a pacific yew recurve self bow. Pacific yew is very similar to the European yew that was historically used to make the classic English Longbow. We'll start by splitting out a good bow stave removing the bark and cutting the stave o length. One of the great characteristics of this particular wood is the sapwood is very strong in tension and the heartwood is strong in compression. So by leaving a thin layer of" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=XLUn2hOUDoc) 2022-08-04T15:00Z 908K followers, 4.4M engagements "3 Day Wilderness Survival Challenge with my Dog Join me and my Labrador retriever Cedar on a wilderness survival challenge as hike to a remote backcountry lake with only a few very basic survival items. On this survival challenge we spend [--] days in the mountains with no shelter and very limited food (a small piece of pemmican is all I have). I'll have to use essential survival skills to create a primitive bushcraft shelter or bough bed and forage wild foods from nature. Our destination is a peaceful mountain lake teaming with rainbow and cutthroat trout. Hopefully the Tenkara flyrod I have" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=t353DlmNk1U) 2025-07-23T23:01Z 908K followers, 265.3K engagements "10 Days Camping and Traditional Bow Hunting Moose in ALASKA An Alaskan moose hunt is one of those bucket list items that every hunter seems to have. This year I spent [--] days camping and traditional bow hunting moose in Alaska. Traditional bowhunting adds challenge to an already challenging hunt. I'll be hunting with my osage orange selfbow and wood arrows. This Alaskan wilderness is home to grizzlies and black bear and while I was out hunting a bear tore a hole in my tent I called in multiple bulls to within bow range and was even charged by a bull moose on one occasion. This was a wild" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=tWGqCIm16ew) 2025-10-17T00:01Z 908K followers, 485.5K engagements "Watch this BEFORE YOU BUY this SURVIVAL KIT This week we're back in the woods to test Amazon's Best Selling Survival Kit. In last week's video I went over the contents of the kit and gave some first impressions. On this video I'll use it to set up a mylar lined lean to fire heat reflector start a fire and spend a night winter camping in the rain. For this survival challenge I'm using only what's in the kit which makes for some interesting challenges especially when collecting fire wood for the night. After having to make do with the items in this kit I can say for sure I'd have traded the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=-4sWtMtiZ5c) 2024-02-10T13:00Z 908K followers, 199.1K engagements "Primitive Compound Bow Well Kinda😉 #primitiveskills #survivalskills #primitivebow The Penobscot bow is a great primitive bow design for times when you just cant find larger bow wood. The double bow design effectively increases poundage while utilizing small saplings. Its a great survival bow" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=-yaYbcg6_d8) 2025-12-07T15:39Z 908K followers, 2.6M engagements "Life in the Mountains [----] Elk Hunting Each September the Hayes family packs up and heads to the mountains. For how long Well that depends on how good the elk hunting is. This year is different though because the youngest Fen has a public land rifle elk hunt that opens after the archery elk season. That means that even if Clay and Liz tag out during the archery season we won't break camp until Fen has a chance to hunt in October. We live in a wall tent cook sourdough bread in a Dutch oven sleep on cots hunt hike and fish. Liz and the boys even continue homeschool activities at elk camp. For" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=0ENA-5-mbWw) 2023-11-11T15:22Z 908K followers, 189K engagements "Is a Tarpaulin the ONLY Camping Shelter you NEED A good shelter is one of those camping essentials I'll rarely head into the woods without. These days there are hundreds of different camping tents to choose from but today I'm going to talk about the plain old flat cut tarpaulin. Tarp camping is popular because it's so simple. Tarp shelters are light weight generally less expensive and incredibly versatile. In this video I'll talk about what to look for in a good tarp and show you three of my favorite tarp setup techniques. Don't forget to subscribe to the channel. We're uploading a new video" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=2yQyqumHWiE) 2025-05-28T00:30Z 908K followers, 209.2K engagements "Bushcraft SURVIVAL Shelter with Fireplace - Complete Build ALONE Season [--] There is a difference between survival and living in wild places. The line can be blurred any you can find yourself thrown back into a survival situation at any time. But at some point when your most basic needs are met "survival" becomes simply living. Building a comfortable bushcraft survival shelter with fireplace in the woods is one huge step towards sustainable wilderness living. This video covers the complete build of the tarp and log cabin I built on Season [--] of ALONE. I use only my axe katanaboy saw and" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=2yRqloDcL5k) 2021-07-29T23:00Z 908K followers, 430K engagements "How to Preserve Meat with no Refrigeration - Biltong [---] Knowing how to preserve meat with no refrigeration is an essential survival skill. For thousands of years meat has been dried in the open air in aired parts of the world. In this video we'll take a look at how to make biltong an air-dried meat which originated in South Africa's dry climate. The biltong recipe is simple: a vinegar wash and a liberal coating of salt black pepper and coriander. Let brine overnight then simply hang the meat out where it'll get good airflow. After a few days you've got a tasty cured meat snack kind of like" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=406S_u2Dte0) 2025-08-15T00:00Z 908K followers, 1.4M engagements "Making a PRIMITIVE Bow and Arrow with Stone Tools In this week's primitive skills video we're going back to the stone age and building a 100% primitive bow and arrow entirely from scratch. For this bow building project I'm using no modern tools whatsoever. Everything will be done with primitive stone tools pottery sinew rawhide and other natural materials. Building a primitive self bow and arrows with stone tools is challenging to say the least. What might take just a few seconds with a proper saw or hatchet might take a half hour using stone age tools. This primitive bow is made from" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=5JxrXhuAGd0) 2025-04-26T12:00Z 908K followers, 378K engagements "Island Survival Challenge: Bamboo Bow Build Hunt Catch & Cook This may be the best primitive survival/bow building video I've ever done. While on a recent trip to a tropical island I took on the challenge of building a primitive survival bow arrow and bow string from local materials and seeing if I could complete an island survival challenge catch and cook. The primitive bow string was made from variegated snake plant the primitive bow from a large piece of bamboo. For the arrow I used a smaller bamboo shoot and tipped it with a trade point. I built a fire with a bamboo fire saw to straighten" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=6hLX8llfmho) 2024-04-20T12:00Z 908K followers, 950.3K engagements "Make a Flemish Twist Bow String - NO JIG In this weeks video Clay Hayes shows how To make a Flemish twist bow string for a longbow or recurve bow without using a string jig. Flemish twist strings are the most common and possibly the best bow string in the traditional archery world. Theyre easy to make and relatively inexpensive. This string will be made with [--] strands of fastflight plus bowstring material. This in combination with a .030 halo serving will fit a Bohnning Classic nock very well. If you're using a different nock you may need to adjust the number of strands and or the size of" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=9pkEKym0wyM) 2019-04-17T18:43Z 908K followers, 353.9K engagements "Building a PRIMITIVE BOW from a TREE - Start to Finish Survival Bow Learning how to build a primitive bow and arrows isn't difficult. In this survival bow building video I'll demonstrate how to make a pacific Yew self bow using essentially nothing but a bowie knife. I'll also make a sinew bow string and primitive wood stain and sealer from birch tar rendered from birch bark. Although this isn't intended as a primitive bow building tutorial if you want to learn how to make a bow and arrows you're bound to pick up some valuable selfbow building tips and tricks. I harvested this yew bow stave" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=GO1TOYzHSEk) 2025-01-25T14:00Z 908K followers, 551.6K engagements "10 DAY Wilderness FLINTLOCK CATCH & COOK Wild places where big game can live an entire lifetime without every seeing a human still exist. It's places like this that offer refuge - to the deer and elk bears wolves lions - to me and others like me. People who as Aldo Leopold once said could not live without such places. The last time I was in this particular wilderness was nearly [--] years ago on a float hunt for rutting mule deer. I carried one of my hand made osage selfbows on that hunt and was able to take a fine little buck as he trailed a do to within [--] yards of where I was standing. On" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=LqObL_c4IOw) 2024-11-30T14:00Z 908K followers, 650.2K engagements "Bushcraft Friction FIRE - Nothing but a KNIFE and a bootlace When it come to bushcraft and survival there are few skills as intriguing as making fire with simple tools in this case nothing but a knife. In this video I'll show you the finer points of using a bow drill to make friction fire. The old adage of "rubbing two sticks together" isn't far off I'll make a complete friction fire kit using just a knife and my boot lace. For this kit I'm using elderberry for the fireboard aka hearth board and the spindle. I also collect fatwood process the tinder bundle and give you some important details" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Lu0pSReXIio) 2022-07-21T15:00Z 908K followers, 986.9K engagements "You'll want to know this ONE versatile SURVIVAL SKILL Pine Resin USES Pine resin aka pine pitch is one of the most useful resources in the forest. In this primitive survival skills video we'll collect pine resin and use it to make pine pitch glue pine pitch salve a primitive wood sealer and primitive leather conditioner and preservative. Most of these things result from combining resin with some ratio of animal fats (tallow) or other oils like bees wax. These pine pitch based products have been used by primitive cultures throughout the world for many centuries. It makes a great primitive hot" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=S8Q70mATHTE) 2025-05-03T13:07Z 908K followers, 311K engagements "Brain Tanning a deer hide with Egg Yolks #primitiveskills #survivalskills #outdoors Brain tanning animal hides is an ancient practice. In this variation Im using egg yolks in place of brains. It works the same and the yolks are much nicer to work with. The resulting buckskin is lite comfortable and durable" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=TywOGusYEms) 2025-12-05T17:35Z 908K followers, 4.7M engagements "This ain't for Sissies [----] Traditional Bowhunting ELK This year's archery elk hunt was a short one but a good one. We arrived at camp a few days before the bow hunting season started just to get the wall tent set up and firewood cut. Due to an upcoming moose hunting trip to Alaska I'd have less than a week to hunt elk with my hand made osage selfbow. Being so early in the season the first few days were quiet with little to no rutting activity. We were seeing elk regularly but they weren't responding to calls at all. On the last day of the hunt we heard a bull bugle before daylight and had" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=VAaI13C0WGI) 2024-09-28T14:00Z 908K followers, 303.9K engagements "Primitive Pottery Made Easy for Beginners In a wilderness living or primitive survival camp knowing how to make earthen vessels is an indispensable primitive survival skill. Wild clay is found all over the planet and it's one of the most versatile materials available. Primitive pottery allows us to hold and boil water acts as a primitive cooking vessel and even can be made into a primitive water filter. This primitive skills video is all about primitive pottery made easy for beginners The process starts with harvesting drying and grinding the dry clay into a fine powder. Then temper in the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=XR2JcBZK9kg) 2025-05-10T13:13Z 908K followers, 370.4K engagements "Hide Tanning [---] - How to make Leather from Animal Skins NATURALY Hide tanning is one of the oldest professions on the planet. And for thousands of years animal skins have been tanned using the natural tannins extracted from the bark and leaves of various plants. In this video I'll show you how to make leather from animal skins using all natural methods i.e. bark tanning. I'll start by showing how to flesh an elk or deer hide then we'll use lime to remove the hair. For this tanning solution I'm using Douglas Fir bark but there are many species that will work. Oak bark and Sumac leaves are" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=YqiZLnJ2GGU) 2023-10-21T14:00Z 908K followers, 3.1M engagements "This FLINTLOCK ELK HUNT was EIPC Catch and Cook Join us on this epic late season muzzleloader elk hunting adventure Flintlock hunting adds a bit of challenge to an already challenging hunt. Late season muzzleloader deer and elk hunts are tough. The winter weather can be brutal the country doesn't have much cover and there are a lot of eyes to get past. Although I can group patched round balls well at [---] yards I'd much rather get to [---] yards or closer with my flintlock rifle. When elk hunting in this open landscape getting that close isn't easy. Like years previous we set up a wall tent for" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZSYOkgnhggY) 2025-12-12T01:00Z 908K followers, 172.7K engagements "Too CLOSE for Comfort Recurve Bowhunting Alaskan Moose For many bowhunters an Alaska moose hunting trip is at the top of their bucket list. But for Chevie Roach it's just another day. Living in a remote Alaskan village where the only groceries come by plane Chevie and his family rely on moose meat to get them through the long Alaskan winters. Hunting in large part has become just another job not unlike grocery shopping that any city dweller might do. Recently however Chevie was introduced to traditional bowhunting and I got to join him on his first big game hunt with his recurve bow. For" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=_NuHElUKZbE) 2024-10-19T14:00Z 908K followers, 673K engagements "Cold Weather Tips - Keep your FEET WARM Tis the season for cold weather and winter camping. But as beautiful as the winter woods are they often come with a cost and that's cold feet. In this cold weather camping tips video I'll go over some tips and tricks for hot to keep your feet warm when the temperature drops. I'll go over some basics such as how to pick a winter boot and the importance of good circulation. Then I'll show you my layering system including my winter socks insoles boot liners and pac boots as well as how I use gaiters to help keep my feet warm in winter. Don't forget to" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ajYh6LFZUAg) 2022-11-19T15:51Z 908K followers, 956.5K engagements "Bushcraft Cooking [---] Clay Baked Duck #primitiveskills #survivalskills #primitivetechnology" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=amj_yyy0HT0) 2025-12-08T17:22Z 908K followers, 2.6M engagements "THIS is How to STORE MEAT without Refrigeration Food Preservation Long before electricity and food preservatives our ancestors knew how to preserve meat without refrigerating it. All over the world meat has been smoked and dried to make it shelf stable for months. Much of this ancestral knowledge is lost today but these food preservation methods are still as viable today as they were many thousands of years ago. In this wilderness survival skills video I build a primitive smoker (as well as show how to NOT build one) cut and prepare deer meat for smoking and smoke and dry an entire deer." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=f4DnftOhzuA) 2026-01-04T00:00Z 908K followers, 236.5K engagements "Pack Dump - [--] DAY Backpack Hunting Gear It's spring time in Idaho and we're gearing up for the spring bear hunting season. I'm packing all my hunting gear for a week long backpack spring bear hunt in Idaho's backcountry. We'll be backpack hunting huge tracts of public land glassing bears as they feed on grassy mountain slopes. In this video I go over all the camping backpacking and hunting gear I'll take with me. In this pack dump we'll go over everything from my binoculars and traditional bow hunting setup to the freeze dried meals. Don't forget to subscribe to the channel. We're uploading a" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=i8Qht1WPAII) 2022-03-31T18:00Z 908K followers, 110.1K engagements "Newly Discovered PRIMITIVE WATER FILTER 100% Effective According to the CDC waterborne disease killed over six thousand people last year in the US alone. Waterborne pathogens such as e. coli cryptosporidium and giardia are prevalent in many surface water sources. There are several primitive methods for water purification including surface wells (gypsy well) boiling and other primitive water filters which utilize some combination of course substrate plant materials and charcoal. I recently found a research article from MIT (link below) that showed the xylem tissue of gymnosperms effectively" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=nSBwJNDDUfc) 2024-05-18T13:00Z 908K followers, 5.8M engagements "Mastering Fire: Essential Ferro Rod Techniques Knowing how to quickly start a fire in a survival situation could save your life. In this bushcraft survival video I'll go over some techniques for getting the most our of a ferro rod. I often get comments from people who wonder why I even bother carrying a ferro rod claiming that a Bic lighter is far superior. Truth is I do carry a lighter. But I also always have a ferro rod in my pack because whereas a lighter can break run out of fuel or get clogged with dirt or lent a ferro rod will work under any conditions even when soaking wet. So even if" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=nzSDpTZCYNQ) 2024-02-17T13:00Z 908K followers, 120.9K engagements "Is this the BEST Survival Bow - Penobscot Primitive Bow One of the things I love about primitive bows and bow building is the seemingly countless variations of this simple and effective primitive weapon. Primitive cultures from all around the world came up with bow and arrow designs to suit the materials and demands of their regions. In areas of the world where "good" bow wood is difficult to find the Penobscot Bow design allows us to build high performance primitive bows capable of taking big game like deer or elk. The Penobscot design is essentially a variation of the cable backed bow used" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=q8A1aSW_Q_s) 2023-05-20T12:10Z 908K followers, 6.4M engagements "Clay's [--] Survival Items for ALONE Season [--] After watching the short "10 items" vid that the History Channel released I realized that I didn't explain why I'd chosen those items. So this week's video is going in depth about why I chose the [--] survival items to take into the Chilko Lake Wilderness on ALONE Season [--]. We'll go through each one and talk about some of the tradeoffs of choosing those vs some other piece of survival gear. I'll also talk about the decision to take a ferro rod vs making primitive fire using a bow drill or other means. My [--] items were: Sleeping bag 2qt Dutch Oven -" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=t8jTUBs5DiU) 2021-06-17T23:00Z 908K followers, 1.1M engagements "Flintlock Coyote Hunting and Bark Tanning Bark tanning a coyote fur isnt difficult but it does take some time. Here extracting tannins from Douglas Fir bark. Once the hose is fleshed the tanning process takes approximately [--] weeks for a coyote hide" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=umxRprFccJ8) 2025-12-04T14:11Z 908K followers, 31.8M engagements "From Elk Hide to Shoes Bark Tanning #primitiveskills #hunting #survivalskills #flintlockhunting" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=x9sUbkvRwPY) 2025-12-12T15:31Z 908K followers, 4.6M engagements "What is Life in Rural Alaska REALLY Like Life in rural Alaska is a little different than what most people experience in the rest of the world. In this remote village there are no roads no grocery stores. The river is the highway and everything that enters the village comes in by airplane or barge. Self reliance isn't a option but a necessity. Join me as I spend a month with my friend Chevie Roach @RootsinAlaska at his off grid cabin. We'll be setting gill nets and harvesting salmon hunting moose building a smoke house and upgrading his solar system. This video will give you a glimpse of what" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=y4sHmn6Pd3M) 2025-11-14T01:01Z 908K followers, 1.5M engagements "The KNIVES I use for BUSHCRAFT SURVIVAL & HUNTING Knife Sharpening TIPS A good knife is indispensable in the woods. In this video I'll go over some of the best knives I use for bushcraft survival and hunting. Some of these knives - like the Morakniv Companion Leatherman P4 and Condor Parang - you might have seen in previous videos but I'll show a few that you may not have seen. I talk about the differences between fixed blade knives and folding pocket knives as well as multitools like the Leatherman. While there is no "best bushcraft knife" or "best knife for survival" for every situation" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=z4V3X4I891Y) 2023-06-10T16:27Z 908K followers, 320.1K engagements "Net Making for Beginners - ALONE Season [--] To make it this far on ALONE Season [--] I had to learn a few new survival skills. Net making by hand is one of them. In this "Net making for Beginners" video I'll show you how to make a net needle and gauge card then use those to weave a basic net that can be used for many things including gill nets(which allow for passive fishing) landing nets foraging bags etc. THIS is your beginner's guide to net making In past seasons of ALONE we've seen others use the overhand knot method for making survival gill nets. In my opinion using a net needle and card is a" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=4I5wYHcGfM0) 2021-07-08T23:00Z 898K followers, 411.4K engagements "Natural Tanning a MASSIVE Bison HIDE Traditional and primitive hide tanning is one of those ancient arts not much in practice today. The ancient methods of tanning animal skins into usable furs or leather have largely been replaced by modern chemical tanning. But although traditional tanning methods like bark tanning and brain tanning take more time and patience with the right knowledge they still produce some of the finest leather and pelts in the world. In this week's hide tanning video we learn how to "brain tan" a bison (buffalo) hide using egg yolks and oil. Brain tan is in quotes" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=K6pDK_5qCmE) 2025-03-29T14:00Z 898K followers, 367.3K engagements "This SURVIVAL SKILL could Save Your LIFE Make FIRE in WET WEATHER Knowing how to make a fire is one of the fundamental outdoor and survival skills. But people rarely practice fire making in the rain. Whether you're out for a short hike or tarp camping in the northwoods this survival hack could save your life. In this bushcraft skills video Clay Hayes shows you some ferro rod techniques and how to start a fire in a downpour. The goal is to find dry tinder but all the fine fuels are wet. But the interior wood from standing dead snags contain dry wood. The key is that they're standing up" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=MmHkiHeoI3U) 2022-06-09T15:00Z 899K followers, 2.3M engagements "Can you Survive the Wilderness with Minimal Gear Just a quick survival challenge in the wilderness. No tent no sleeping bag no food no water. Just a tenkara rod knife ferro rod pot and the clothes on my back. Catch and cook. The folks below are a HUGE part of what makes these videos possible Please show'em some love If you use the links below they'll know where ya came from Montana Knife Co. - https://alnk.to/hDswDFv Kifaru Backpacks & Gear (been using these packs for [--] years) - https://alnk.to/881gcQI I've got my archery supplies from these guys for decades - https://www.3riversarchery.com/" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=cLm5wmART84) 2025-11-26T20:27Z 908K followers, 245.6K engagements "How to set up a Traditional Bow longbow or Recurve When you get a new traditional bow whether it be a longbow recurve or selfbow there are a few things you'll need to set up before you go out to the archery range and shoot a few arrows or get out into the field for some bow hunting. This video will show you how to set up your traditional bow's brace height nock point and arrow shelf. We start by discussing the bow's brace height and how to determine how high or low to set it. For most long bows and recurves brace height is adjusted by twisting or untwisting the bow string. Next we set up the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=DsTd1u6axGE) 2018-04-25T13:53Z 905K followers, 315.1K engagements "SELF BOW Building - Sanding Sealing Waterproofing Wood Bows What's the best sealer to use on wood bows How do I get a glassy professional finish on my selfbow In this bow building video I answer those questions and more as we go through the finishing process on a little two piece osage self bow I recently finished. I'll talk about different grades of sand paper steel wool and some of the waterproofing oils and sealers I've used over the years to protect my longbows and recurves from moisture and wet weather. A good finish is important for the longevity of a wood bow and this video shows how I" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=KidjcaVc8ow) 2021-02-25T21:01Z 901K followers, 57.5K engagements "Lost in the Wilderness - How to NOT Freeze to Death Winter Survival & Bushcraft (No Tent or Bag) With winter weather and subzero temperatures getting lost in the wilderness in winter could be a deadly mistake. It's not uncommon to hear about a hunter or hiker getting lost in the wilderness and having to spend an unplanned night in the forest. Without proper gear or the knowledge to deal with cold weather and snow some don't survive. In this winter survival video I'll show a few survival skills to help get you through a cold night in the winter woods. I'll have no sleeping bag or tent. Aside" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=YEKZWchh6wo) 2024-01-20T15:00Z 901K followers, 5.3M engagements "Where to get bow staves and wood for bow building self bows and primitive bows. Where can I buy an Osage bow stave Do you sell bow staves Can I make a selfbow from hickory ash maple etc These are some of the most common bow and arrow building questions I get so heres a video describing the pros and cons of acquiring bow staves for building self bows and other primitive bows to help you decide what how best to get started. Harvesting your own bow wood is a great way to get a lot of staves for cheap or free. The downside is that it's a ton of work and youll need to dry the staves before" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=_qif-VqPTJ4) 2019-05-01T12:59Z 904K followers, 180K engagements "Gap Shooting with Traditional Archery - How-to find your Gap. In this Field Tips episode Clay explains how to quickly find your point of aim at various distances when using the gap shooting method of aiming in traditional archery. Big thanks to our partners who support these how-to vids Great Coolers - http://orioncoolers.com/ Awesome Broadheads - http://eclipsebroadheads.com/ Sweet Custom Bows - http://cari-bow.com/" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=htqdkA9vu6Y) 2016-11-11T14:31Z 902K followers, 150.4K engagements "Too Dang CLOSE Wild Boar Catch and COOK This week I'm back in south Florida trying to put together a little wild hog catch and cook with the osage selfbow. Whether you know them as wild hogs feral hogs wild boar or just plain pigs they're widespread throughout the southeastern US and a major nuisance for farmers and land managers. But as destructive as they are traditional bowhunting wild hogs is about as much fun as you can have outside the normal hunting seasons. On this catch and cook my friend Scott and I spot and stalk hogs in the palm hammocks and prairies of South Florida. I find" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=vikZaxe3M0s) 2025-02-22T12:21Z 904K followers, 726.6K engagements "Survival Expert shows How to make JERKY in the Wilderness Discover the secrets of making jerky and learn how to preserve meat in the wilderness a survival skill that could save your life. This video reveals the best techniques for making delicious and nutritious jerky so you're always prepared for any adventure. Knowing how to preserve meat is one of the most important survival skills to know. In dry weather it can be as simple as slicing lean meat thin and hanging it out in the sun and wind. But in cool damp conditions you may need to build a primitive smoker to smoke and dry the meat for" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=w1L8xZ9-jsk) 2025-06-27T21:28Z 908K followers, 1.1M engagements "Tree to Longbow in [--] Minute #bowbuilding #longbow #woodworking Learn how to make a longbow from a tree in the forest" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=zAyzFkp0HdE) 2026-01-21T14:57Z 908K followers, 71.5K engagements "Bushcraft Catch and Cook with a TWIST😁 #survival #primitiveskills #survivalskills #bushcraft Bushcraft Catch and Cook" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=-kOo6UKGNno) 2025-12-26T15:55Z 908K followers, 44.7K engagements "GEAR Dump - What's in my HUNTING pack It's been a little while since I did any hunting gear videos and with hunting season right around the corner I thought I'd do a quick gear dump so you can see what's in my hunting pack. I'll talk about my EDC some of the backpacking camping and hunting gear that is always in my day pack and some of the gear I switch out depending on where I am and what I'm doing. When I go elk hunting I usually leave camp before sunup and stay out until well after dark. I carry everything I need for the day in my backpack which is typically the StrykerXL from Kifaru." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=014a8T5v86E) 2023-08-12T14:00Z 817K followers, 157.7K engagements "Squirrel hunting CATCH & COOK with the Newcomb boys As a kid growing up in the deep south squirrel hunting was just kind of what you did. I can't tell you how many hours I've spent looking up into the branches of a live oak for the flutter of a squirrel's tail or the out of place lump their body creates as they lay motionless atop a branch. It's been many years since I've chased squirrels but I recently got a chance to spend a day in the Ozark Mountains with Clay and Bear Newcomb along with their treeing feist Osage chasing squirrels from the back of a mule On this hunt I'm carrying my" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=2TIh-CUsyqY) 2025-03-08T13:56Z 881K followers, 231.6K engagements "From Deer Hide to BUCKSKIN Start to Finish Brain tanning deer hides into buckskin is one of those ancient skills shared among innumerable cultures throughout the world. Tanning in general is a great way to further utilize your game. In this primitive skills video I'll show you how to flesh a deer hide and turn it into soft buckskin but using egg yolks instead of deer brains The water-soluble oils in the yolks act as a lubricant to keep the fibers from sticking together as the hide is worked dry. Once it's soft and dry the deer skin is smoked for hours. The tar from the smoke is what actually" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=4wkJ5sB9FB8) 2024-08-10T14:22Z 800K followers, 894.5K engagements "Traditional archery tips - Split finger vs [--] under for recurve and longbow in this weeks Field Tip video Clay Hayes goes over the difference in the split finger style of shooting and the [--] under method as well as how to pick a solid anchor point and how that anchor point can influence your point on distance and where the arrow strikes the target. Clay has several longbow and recurve bow shooting tips videos on the channel but this is the first time focusing on the split vs three under styles. Split finger has been popular in north america for some time but [--] under is gaining popularity" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=8zq9B-JroFk) 2019-08-07T16:25Z 848K followers, 227K engagements "You've NEVER Seen a Pheasant Hunt like THIS FLINTLOCK Hunting With the fall hunting season in full swing the boys and I head to South Dakota for the [----] Pheasant Hunting opener. But just because I like to do things a little different I'll be hunting with my smoothbore Flintlock Fowler. Hitting a pheasant in flight is tough enough with a modern shotgun but hitting one while flintlock hunting takes it to another level. The flintlock's ignition is a bit slow which makes wing shooting tough. Follow through becomes even more critical. But despite the primitive weapons we manage to bring home" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=9vtkc956c54) 2025-10-31T00:00Z 908K followers, 126.5K engagements "Cable Backed SURVIVAL BOW Hatchet Only #primitiveskills #survivalskills #survival #primitivebow Primitive Survival bow Cable backed bow" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=DAJslgJ7LPk) 2025-12-10T15:04Z 908K followers, 81.5K engagements "Woodworking ideas - How to build a primitive wood bow from a maple board Part [--] In part [--] of our woodworking ideas series how to build a primitive bow from a maple board we remove the bow from the form and trim the rawhide to fit the bow's back. Then we continue with the tillering process to get the primtive bow's limbs to bend evenly and smoothly at our desired draw weight. Once we've got the limbs bending evenly and the bow drawing to out draw length we'll shoot the bow through a chronograph to see how fast it shoots. We discus the tillering process in detail as well as many other aspects" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=DYFPkiTSm9E) 2017-12-13T15:00Z 896K followers, 126.8K engagements "Untamed - a Traditional Bow hunting Film by Clay Hayes In the spring of [----] Untamed debuted at the Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Rendezvous in Denver. Since then its toured around the US and Canada with the Hunting Film Tour. Its also touring with the Outdoor Film Tour & Festival and received the Pope and Young award for best bow hunting film. It has also been translated into French for showing at Arc Aventure a French bow hunting film festival. Untamed is a film that reaches across historic divides by focusing on the innate biophilia that all humans experience hunters and non-hunters alike." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=DwGGyC8XXV8) 2015-08-17T12:57Z 823K followers, 300.4K engagements "Turkey Hunting [----] - Fen's First Gobbler It's spring turkey season here in Idaho and we've been spending a lot of time in the woods chasing gobblers. Last year we got back here with just a few days left to spend turkey hunting. We were finally able to catch up with some birds on the last day of the season. But this year we've got the whole spring turkey season to fill our tags. This is Fen's first year being able to hunt big game in Idaho and he's got a pocket full of tags. It's going to be a busy hunting season and I hope you'll join us on our outdoor adventures. We're kicking things off" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=FVw-hL9usPc) 2022-04-21T14:59Z 862K followers, 17.4K engagements "From Elk Hide to Shoes Complete Build Not long ago I posted a video showing how to make leather from animal hides using the ancient bark tanning method. In this video I'll use the bark tanned leather from that project to make some hand made moccasin style turn shoes for hunting this fall. These medieval shoes are comfortable quiet and relatively easy to make although it does take a while to make all the stitches by hand. I always strive to use every animal I take while hunting as completely as possible. Leather working projects like this are just another way we can do that. The thin soft" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=GfzD1Al3xbk) 2024-07-27T13:20Z 825K followers, 1.7M engagements "9 KNOTS that solve PROBLEMS - Camping Bushcraft & Survival If ya can't tie a knot tie a lot Nah we can do better than that. In this video I'll go over several knots that everyone should know and a few more that come in mighty handy in certain situations. We'll start with how to tie a bowline knot and truckers hitch. I use these two knots almost daily for everything from camping and bushcraft to lashing a load down on a pickup truck. The taut line hitch is a handy one when tying the edges of a tent or setting up for tarp camping. I use a halter hitch for securing a line or rope to a tree and" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=HMSHtbPpY90) 2022-08-18T15:00Z 864K followers, 104.7K engagements "How to choose the BEST ARROW for Recurve Longbow or Selfbow One of the most common questions I get is How to choose the best arrow for my recurve longbow or selfbow. Selecting the right arrow is important because a mismatched traditional bow and arrow will not perform well shooting with erratic fishtailing arrow flight. One of the most important factors in picking the best arrow for your bow is arrow spine or how stiff the arrow is. This will influence the flex of the arrow around the bow's riser. This is known as archers paradox. In this video Clay Hayes demonstrates how arrow spine" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=HVs6PT331Io) 2019-03-20T16:16Z 882K followers, 171.8K engagements "Broadhead Sharpening Tips and Tricks - Single Bevel or Double Leaning how to sharpen a broadhead is one of the most important skills a bowhunter can develop. In this video I'll give you some broadhead sharpening tips and tricks that I use to get my single bevel broadheads shavings sharp. I'll use a mill file a diamond stone and a leather strop with buffing compound to get these arrow heads scary sharp. I use a sharpie marker to show where I'm removing material then create a bur and cut it off. I finish it off with a leather strop. Don't forget to subscribe to the channel. We're uploading a" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=If4pE7g779E) 2022-09-01T15:00Z 809K followers, 63.7K engagements "How to install fur string silencers A quick look at how to install fur string silencers on a longbow recurve bow or selfbow string" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=IqeBtvewU2A) 2014-01-05T00:10Z 860K followers, 80.1K engagements "Dont FLINCH Flintlock Muzzleloader ELK Hunting Late season Muzzleloader hunting isn't something you hear a lot about. By the time the late hunting season rolls around most hunters have either filled their tags or hung it up in favor of a comfortable couch and a football game on TV. But for those diehard hunters still out there winter camping in a wall tent late muzzleloader seasons can offer some of the best elk and deer hunting imaginable. In this black powder elk hunting adventure I'm carrying my .50 caliber flintlock rifle - fun to shoot but a challenge to keep operating in late winter" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=JCOn-ZpMxXg) 2024-12-07T15:00Z 820K followers, 215K engagements "Rabbit Snaring [---] - Wire Survival Snares Survival snares and traps are one of the best ways to get food in a long term survival or wilderness living situation. Snares are cheap quick and very effective if set in the right way and in a good location. This video will focus on wire survival snares and rabbit snaring [---]. I'll show you how to make a wire snare how to set a snare for rabbits and also talk about the differences between wire snares and modern cable snares. On the History Channel's Alone you're allowed to take snare wire as one of the [--] items. Here's how I used mine and how the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=K1JcaubRZoo) 2022-06-23T15:00Z 812K followers, 316.8K engagements "A lesson in Self Reliance- Fen's First Deer Hunt There are many milestones in a hunter's life. But going deer hunting for the first time is one you'll always remember. Fen turned [--] this year which is the minimum age for hunting big game in Idaho. He's put in the time to pass hunter's ed and has a pocket full of tags. After spending some time shooting the rifle (7mm-08) we get up early and head to one of the neighboring farms to see if we can find any whitetails in the ag fields. I sometimes get comments from well meaning but nave folks who think hunting is a cruel antiquated activity" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=NTdFd8YQygs) 2022-10-29T13:00Z 863K followers, 36K engagements "How to Butcher a Deer or Elk at home - Complete Guide Ive been butchering my own deer and elk meat for a long time. And for much of that time paid little to no attention to the various cuts save for the backstrap and tenderloins. If it looked like a roast Id make a roast. If it looked like a steak Id cut a steak. I had no idea that various cuts coming from different parts of the quarters could lend themselves marvelously to different cooking methods. The different muscles have different characteristics some tough some tender some full of sinew. Once I started paying attention and taking the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=NVdV-S62YNo) 2019-10-02T16:47Z 798K followers, 182.8K engagements "Birch Tar - Natures Wood Stain Sealer Insect Repellent and More #primitiveskills #survivalskills Birch tar rendered from the bark of birch trees has a variety of uses including wood stain and sealer natural insect repellent glue and even a crude chewing gum" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=OPjSRdmd_Ak) 2025-12-06T17:33Z 908K followers, 184.9K engagements "A boy's First Rifle the Savage Rascal A boy's first rifle is a special thing. I can still remember the day my grandfather handed down his old squirrel gun to me a remington pump [--]. I guess I was probably about [--] years old at the time and it was the coolest thing in the world. I rubbed oil into every nook and cranny of that thing every chance I got. When I was old enough to start hunting by myself I went squirrel hunting almost daily. When I wasn't' in school I was in the woods and more often than not had that rifle in my hand. I still have that gun and someday with any luck I'll hand it" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=PQ5-wEgmGto) 2019-06-25T10:25Z 800K followers, 58.1K engagements "No Sleeping Bag Winter Bushcraft Camping #survival #primitiveskills #winterbushcraft The folks below are a HUGE part of what makes these videos possible Please show'em some love If you use the links below they'll know where ya came from Montana Knife Co. - https://alnk.to/hDswDFv Kifaru Backpacks & Gear (been using these packs for [--] years) - https://alnk.to/881gcQI I've got my archery supplies from these guys for decades - https://www.3riversarchery.com/ I've carried these Vortex binos everywhere - https://alnk.to/e79Q0z6 Been wearing FirstLite since [----] - https://firstlite.pxf.io/gOQQdg" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=PyHPyDFW9Ng) 2025-12-24T19:58Z 908K followers, 51.2K engagements "That's BOWHUNTING Alaska Moose Hunting with a Traditional Bow This week we're back up in Alaska hanging out with my buddy Chevie Roach aka @RootsinAlaska at his off grid cabin in the Alaskan wilderness. This is Chevie's second season bowhunting moose with a traditional bow. Join us as we call in rutting bull moose and try to close the distance to under [--] yards. Being new to bow hunting Chevie needs a near perfect opportunity and in the end we find it although it wasn't exactly how we'd planned. The folks below are a HUGE part of what makes these videos possible Please show'em some love If" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=QhvWfR_8D5g) 2025-11-07T01:00Z 908K followers, 485.3K engagements "What's inside AMAZON's Best Selling "Survival Kit" This week were opening up Amazons best Selling Survival Kit to see what folks are actually getting when they buy this thing. If I recall it cost around $42 US. I go through everything inside this cheap survival kit and give my opinion on whether or not the survival gear is useful and how it might be used in an emergency. Overallit was mostly cheap junk whic is to be expected. Nevertheless in a future video Ill take it out for an overnight survival challenge and put it to use. Don't forget to subscribe to the channel. We're uploading a new" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=RH50OfPuHGI) 2024-02-03T15:00Z 817K followers, 148.4K engagements "Can I Boil Water Without a Pot using only a KNIFE Let's find out In a survival situation knowing how to use your environment is key and this video demonstrates a water boiling method using only natural materials. See how to use only a knife to craft a natural container from tree bark to boil water over a fire. I'll also cover some survival tips and tricks for making a primitive hand drill friction fire again with only a knife. If you need to boil water without a pot these bushcraft techniques could be essential for your survival kit. The folks below are a HUGE part of what makes these videos" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=TVZI98MxfoA) 2025-06-17T23:00Z 908K followers, 111K engagements "The ALL NIGHT Fire 🔥 #primitiveskills #survivalskills #survival #winterbushcraft Crawling out of your sleeping bag to stole a fire sucks. Having a self-feeding fire thatll burn all night doesnt 😉 This stacked log fire can be a bit tricky but it will keep you warm for a good long while" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Yo6kaYdeyk0) 2025-12-09T13:56Z 908K followers, 140.9K engagements "New Elk Silhouette Target for the Flintlock" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=aYlUt8TxVEk) 2025-11-18T03:27Z 908K followers, 110.3K engagements "7 DAYS in the Wilderness - Idaho Spring Bear Hunting This week Coye and I spend [--] days in the wilderness backpacking camping and spring bear hunting in Idaho's public land backcountry. This is some of the wildest country in the lower [--]. We charter a bush plane flight into a remote backcountry airstrip then spend the week tarp camping on the ridges and rivers as we glass the hills for bears. Along the way we see all sorts of other wildlife including elk mule deer mountain lions bighorn sheep and mountain goats. I'm hunting with my fire hardened hickory selfbow on this adventure. Don't forget" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=dppcDC4BW4Y) 2022-04-14T13:52Z 888K followers, 226.1K engagements "Bow Hunting FERAL GOATS on an ISLAND This week we're back with another catch and cook video from the Caribbean. We're hiking into a remote part of the island to do a little traditional bow hunting for feral goats. Feral goats can cause a lot of damage to the ecosystem and Matt (Alone Season 8) talks about how the landscape has changed since the goats moved in. But as destructive as they are they're loads of fun to bow hunt and they taste great too. After the goat hunt we head to the clear waters and grass beds just off the beach to snorkel and dive for conch. These large sea snails inhabit" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=e2bMt2cEIrw) 2022-02-25T00:00Z 802K followers, 244.6K engagements "Building a Yew Crossbow from Scratch This week I'm mixing it up with a recurve crossbow build. We'll be using an old board and a junk piece of Pacific Yew left over from building a longbow. With just scrap materials and hand tools we're building a yew crossbow from scratch. Although I've build hundreds of selfbows longbows and recurves this is the first crossbow I've ever attempted. It was a fun project and definitely not the last one I'll build. Anyone with basic woodworking skills and a few simple tools could build a simple crossbow like this in a day. I'm pretty impressed with the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=fWyoZxx7gAg) 2022-10-22T13:00Z 804K followers, 1.7M engagements "Traditional Bow Hunting Mule Deer with Clay Hayes - spot and stalk Bow hunting mule deer in the Idaho Backcountry. Spot and stalk. Join Clay Hayes and the Twisted Stave crew as they bow hunt mule deer in Idaho's backcountry with traditional long bows and recurve bows. www.twistedstave.com Be sure to check out some of our other videos about traditional bow hunting and traditional archery: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=Mg8SFBwOn7I https://www.youtube.com/watchv=htqdkA9vu6Y&t=6s https://www.youtube.com/watchv=LuPbcictNE0&t=25s https://www.youtube.com/watchv=jpPnlYj5NPc&t=25s" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=hHDUfk_M3Vo) 2016-08-20T03:40Z 881K followers, 108.2K engagements "THIS is Elk Hunting FLINTLOCK Catch and Cook I love bow hunting elk. But as hard as I try I can't always notch my elk tag during the September archery season. Luckily I've got the option to get back in the mountains in November for a late season muzzleloader cow hunt. I like bugling bulls as much as the next guy but THIS is elk hunting The country is big and the elk plenty. The problem is getting within flintlock range of these big herds without being spotted. Let's see if we can put together a little elk hunting catch and cook In this video I'm hunting with my old 50cal Kentucky rifle. I" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=k2I9KRD8kNE) 2022-12-04T12:00Z 896K followers, 3.6M engagements "Didnt see that coming Catch and Cook Traditional Bowhunting Deer The [----] bowhunting season is just about over but we're back in the mountains for one last chance to put some venison in the freezer. Late season deer hunting with a self bow or recurve bow can be challenging especially when the winter weather never arrives to start the deer migration. Nevertheless we caught up with some of the resident deer and I made a good shot on a fat doe with my osage selfbow while hunting public land. With the light fading and the temperature dropping I took a tenderloin out built a fire and cooked the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=kF2hxuhwPKY) 2023-12-30T15:18Z 855K followers, 318.4K engagements "Traditional Archery Tips - String Hand & Archery HOOK Continuing with the traditional archery tips series this week we're covering the string hand and archery hook or how I place my fingers on the bow string. This might sound like a small point but it can have huge impacts to our accuracy and consistency with the bow and arrow. We'll talk about various techniques including split finger and [--] under shooting methods as well as jthe pros and cons of different types of archery hooks like the deep hook medium and shallow hook. We've already covered archery form bow hand position and archery" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=mfrQ5L_5U2I) 2020-07-29T13:50Z 826K followers, 106.5K engagements "Gutless Method for ELK & DEER - Complete Guide Whether you're a brand new hunter or you've spent decades hunting elk in the mountains you're bound to pick up some tips form this new complete guide to gutless field dressing elk and other big game. I'll start by showing how to skin a deer or elk if you're interested in saving the hide for tanning later. Then we'll move into quartering removing the backstraps tenderloins neck and rib meat and other odds and ends before putting all the meat in game bags for the pack out. Don't forget to subscribe to the channel. We're uploading a new video each" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=mxhCGJMKZ1o) 2022-09-15T15:00Z 856K followers, 784.4K engagements "How Accurate is a FLINTLOCK Rifle [---] Yards Black Powder With muzzleloader hunting seasons fast approaching we're spending some time on the range preparing for muzzleloader season with my .50 caliber flintlock rifle. We'll try to answer the question how accurate is a flintlock rifle I've got targets set up at [---] [---] and [---] yards and we'll see what kind of groups I can shoot at those distances. Today I'm shooting [---] grains of FFg black powder and a [---] gr Great Plains conical bullet. Towards the end of the video I load up some patched round balls to see if I can match the accuracy of the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=p6eweFRvjSI) 2024-11-02T14:00Z 799K followers, 595.7K engagements "Tuning a Recurve longbow or selfbow for perfect arrow flight Tuning traditional archery gear is something that seems to confuse the hell out of people when it shouldnt. Its not all that complicated but with all the different methods (bare shaft paper tuning broadhead tuning) looking at different indicators its easy to see how it can be a little overwhelming for beginners. Lets take a look at what tuning is why its important and how to tune our traditional bow and arrows for perfect flight. Im going to get fairly detailed in this post and video talking about the different forces that are" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=pE2YHfr2rXA) 2018-08-22T13:15Z 852K followers, 553.9K engagements "From Field to FIRE 🔥 Catch and Cook #bowhunting #hunting #traditionalbowhunting #selfbow" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=tWZNAJ5i4UU) 2025-12-15T14:19Z 908K followers, 134.9K engagements "Whats the ALASKA LIFE really like Hunting for SURVIVAL In the remote native village of Shageluk Alaska moose is what's for dinner. Here grocery stores don't exist and the closest thing you'll find to an Uber is Chevy Roach's transport service. Some of you might recognize him from the NatGeo series Life Below Zero. This is my first time visiting Alaska and I'll be spending [--] days or so with Chevy seeing how he and his family live in the Alaskan bush. After dropping off my friends Eric and Vance at a camp where they'll be hunting moose with their Traditional bow's Chevy his cousin Rodger and I" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=umXw7Kpg5iE) 2024-09-14T15:01Z 817K followers, 887.2K engagements "Smoking Fish for LONG TERM Food Storage Catch & Cook In a grid down extended survival or wilderness living situation gathering food is just half the battle. You also need to know how to preserve meat without refrigeration. Smoking meat and fish is an ancient method of food preservation that requires no special equipment or electricity. With the right knowledge you can store meat without refrigeration for months. In this bushcraft cooking video I'm building a primitive smoker from local materials and smoking fish for long-term food preservation. I'd consider this to be one of the critical" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=yvRdDdCmTQ0) 2024-03-30T13:01Z 850K followers, 583.9K engagements "Have Bow Will Travel 👌#selfbow #bowbuilding #woodworking #archery" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=zNrZMgsIeF4) 2025-12-11T21:25Z 908K followers, 157.6K engagements "Building Wood ARROWS - Start to Finish If you find your way into traditional archery or bowhunting you'll likely get the bug to build some wood arrows at some point. I usually build a dozen wood arrows every year in preparation for the bow hunting season. I start with Doug Fir shafts and use turkey feathers for fletchings. Don't forget to subscribe to the channel. We're uploading a new video each week that features one of the following topics: archery bow hunting bow building survival skills bushcraft self reliance primitive skills primitive bows hunting camping fishing and a lot more" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=-xuzRf0QTEE) 2022-10-15T13:00Z 703K followers, 281K engagements "Idaho Archery Elk Hunt I had an epic last day of our Idaho archery elk hunt this past season. With the camera rolling back at camp we talk about the day and the season; the ups and downs knife wielding goats pack bugles and the mysteries of life. Be sure to check out some of my other videos below: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=Mg8SFBwOn7I https://www.youtube.com/watchv=htqdkA9vu6Y&t=6s https://www.youtube.com/watchv=LuPbcictNE0&t=25s https://www.youtube.com/watchv=jpPnlYj5NPc&t=25s https://www.youtube.com/watchv=-XyJ14yeEnI&t=25s https://www.youtube.com/watchv=2CaRB1sHVdw&t=25s" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=0H1SJIuPAsM) 2017-04-27T15:40Z 726K followers, 27.3K engagements "THUMB Shooting with Joel Turner This week we're taking a closer look at thumb shooting with Joel Turner. Joel explains how and why he uses the thumb shooting technique how he aims his recurve bow and some of the potential advantages of shooting with his thumb. Don't forget to subscribe to the channel. We're uploading a new video each week that features one of the following topics: archery bow hunting bow building survival skills bushcraft self reliance primitive skills primitive bows hunting camping fishing and a lot more Big thanks to our partners who help support these videos" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=0MtrrRZQoMI) 2020-09-30T16:00Z 673K followers, 109.9K engagements "You can make this Survival SUPER FOOD with no Electricity Pemmican is a great shelf stable survival food and I'm excited to share its story. In this video I'll be discussing the history of pemmican its use in the Native American culture and how to make pemmican in the wild for long term storage. I'll be using only a mortar and pestle to grind dried meat into a powder a few pots to render animal fat and the sun to air dry meat and sun dried fruit. This is a great primitive survival skill to have for a grid down scenario. If you're interested in seeing how I make the "normal" pemmican I carry" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=1mlTrye8aZw) 2025-08-01T00:00Z 908K followers, 228.5K engagements "Is Arrow Spine Important Recurve Bow Shooting Tips If you've watched many of my Traditional Archery and Recurve bow shooting tips videos you'll know that I put a lot of focus on bow and arrow tuning. One aspect of tuning longbows and recurves is arrow spine. Spine is a way to measure how stiff the arrow shaft is and it can have a big impact in arrow flight and retention of energy. In this shooting tips video Clay Hayes explains why tuning and arrow spine are important. Even though it is still possible to group mismatched arrows at relatively close distances an improperly matched arrow with a" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=2_q2A4NVHGE) 2020-05-20T11:57Z 667K followers, 53.2K engagements "You won't believe how this worked Bushcraft Cooking Primitive Clay Baking YouTube is full of bushcraft cooking videos of guys throwing a ribeye on a bed of coals. But last I checked steaks were a little hard to come by in the wilderness. On this primitive cooking video I'm using a primitive cooking technique known as "clay baking" to make roast duck. Clay baking is advantageous because it retains all the juices and fats in the food. And if you're in a wilderness living or extended survival situation fat is critical. It also requires no tools pots pans or other modern conveniences. All you" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=5URjCyZDn90) 2024-01-13T15:00Z 465K followers, 73.7K engagements "Using Classic Net Traps To Catch Raccoons In ACTION Primitive net traps they're pretty much in every movie you've ever seen where anyone gets caught And they always work flawlessly. But do they really In this bushcraft survival video we'll be learning how to set a net trap and seeing if we can catch a raccoon. Primitive live traps probably shouldn't' be your go to primitive trap in a survival situation but there are a number of reasons you may want to live trap an animal. One that comes to mind is warm weather which may cause meat to spoil if we were to use something like a deadfall. But" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=8C18rfJ0ojM) 2025-03-22T13:00Z 672K followers, 48.2K engagements "5 Survival Traps and Snares that WORK - Primitive Traps When it comes to finding food in a survival situation traps and snares are a key survival skill. In this bushcraft survival video I'll show you how to make [--] survival traps and snares that work. We'll first take a quick look at the simple and effective wire rabbit snare then move on to the spring pole snare. In case you don't have a good sapling close by I show how to make a lift pole snare aka a flip up snare. Then I'll show how to make a baited cubby snare with both a sapling spring pole and a Spanish windlass trap setup. Don't forget" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=9NpmprFd7YU) 2022-07-07T15:00Z 757K followers, 1.5M engagements "What makes a GREAT Bushcraft KNIFE For the last few months I've been beating the crap out of this knife. Bottom line I like it. A lot. It's stout sharp and about the right size to do just about anything that needs doing in the woods. MKC is dropping a batch on July 24th https://montanaknifecompany.com/CLAY" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=9myFpa0f4Qc) 2025-07-23T16:47Z 908K followers, 170.2K engagements "Traditional Bow hunting Hogs and Fishing with Hayes boys For my kids traditional archery and bowhunting are as normal as a soccer game for most kids. It's a lifestyle they've been immersed in since birth. Although they've both been shooting a primitive bow sense before they could walk this is Fen's first time afield hunting for himself. This week we're hog hunting with longbow and recurve in the swamplands of southern Georgia. Catching snakes exploring hollowed trees and setting bush hooks for catfish are just a few of the other adventures we get into over the weekend. Some people question" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Ac8vtidxfnE) 2019-06-05T23:28Z 669K followers, 585.3K engagements "Primitive Bow Build Catch and Cook Tilapia Bamboo Fish Arrows This week we're heading back down to south Florida to meet up with my buddy Scott to put some primitive bow fishing equipment to the test. South Florida is home to many invasive fish species including armored catfish and tilapia some of which can grow quite large. But hitting these spooky fish with primitive bamboo arrows is challenging to say the least. After a while we manage to get an arrow into a big tilapia and get to sample some on the dinner table. Don't forget to subscribe to the channel. We're uploading a new video each" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=BsjtenIQEsI) 2024-06-01T12:00Z 712K followers, 332.5K engagements "Building the Bamboo Backed Longbow - Complete Guide This week we're building a bamboo backed deflex/reflex osage longbow. For this bow you'll need some sort of belly material. Both ipe and osage are popular. In this bow building vid we'll be using osage for the belly. You'll also need a piece of bamboo backing. I got mine from 3RiversArchery.com. We'll start by using a z splice to join two osage belly slats. Once the belly slats are joined we will but out the profile for the longbow and pre tiller them. Then we'll do the same with the bamboo backing. Pre tillering the belly and back laminates" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=CB9VY0ZmsCk) 2021-05-21T16:10Z 677K followers, 216.4K engagements "Can we make this old Axe SHAVE Axe Sharpening [---] When it comes right down to it knowing how to sharpen a cutting tool whether it be a knife axe or pair of scissors is all about the same. In this video I'll show you how to sharpen an axe to both a rough working edge suitable for chopping and a razor edge that will slice with the best of them. This old rusty double bitted axe has been kicked around and neglected for decades. After refitting it with a new handle it's time to bring that edge back to life. Since the edge is chipped and pitted I'll start with a coarse mill fill to clean the edge" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=CSKt2y4GxIQ) 2024-03-23T13:00Z 740K followers, 42.5K engagements "You NEED This for SURVIVAL - Don't let it go to WASTE In a long-term wilderness living or survival situation fat is a crucial part of our diets. Fat is basically natures number one superfood and when prepared correctly it's one of the best shelf stable foods But if the weather is warm raw fat will quickly spoil and go rancid making it unfit for consumption. In this survival skills video I'll cover how to render animal fat in the wilderness to make it shelf stable and last for years without refrigeration. I'll start with raw bison fat and show you how to render tallow step by step to preserve" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=FmT8sac_o2o) 2025-07-09T23:00Z 908K followers, 1.8M engagements "How to Build a primitive sinew backed cedar survival bow After forging a tomahawk and bow building knife Clay Hayes uses the primitive tools to build a sinew backed eastern red cedar survival bow from a freshly cut tree. This video covers the entire primitive bow building process. Clay begins by roughing out the longbow from green bow stave and before backing the bow with sinew and tillering after the sinew dries. Eastern red cedar is in the juniper family and it is very common throughout the east and Midwest. Its replaced by other closely related species common juniper rocky mountain juniper" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Fq0-dAC5lZE) 2019-01-23T14:10Z 791K followers, 170.9K engagements "These Bushcraft Hacks are GAME CHANGERS If you're into bushcraft and survival you're going to want to watch this quick video. These bushcraft hacks are game changers. I'll start out showing how to make an improvised bushcraft vice that works as well as anything you'd buy at harbor freight Seriously this thing works like a charm and it's quick and easy to build with just a few bushcraft tools. I'm using paracord as the bindings in this video but you could easily use natural cordage like spruce roots rawhide etc. Next we'll improvise a drawknife using a bit of cordage a stick and my bushcraft" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=GdVxkahOA9Y) 2025-04-12T13:00Z 908K followers, 594.7K engagements "Solo Survival and Backcountry Camping with my Dog No FOOD or SHELTER Back at it with another solo survival wilderness adventure This time Cedar and I get dropped off in the backcountry with no food no shelter and very minimal gear. Despite the challenges there's plenty of scenic relaxation I do have my osage selfbow and a fly rod to hunt and fish for my food. This bare bones survival challenge didn't go quite as planned but after some scrambling along sketchy slopes I got out of the deep snow and made some improvised survival shelters to keep the rain and snow at bay. When confronted with an" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=HJhMri2A4mo) 2025-06-11T00:00Z 908K followers, 460.5K engagements "My Top Hunting Gear Essentials After [---] DAYS Outside I spend A LOT of time in the outdoors and over the years I've tested out a bunch of different camping and hunting gear. In this video I'll go over some of the outdoor gear I've used in the past how my hunting gear has changed over time and what I'll be using on this year's adventures. We'll start by talking about hunting boots then move into clothes for hunting and hiking as well as why I choose a floorless shelter down vs synthetic sleeping bags and much more. The folks below are a HUGE part of what makes these videos possible Please" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=HvgL1VVnmDg) 2025-08-19T23:00Z 908K followers, 158.1K engagements "How to use STICKS to Make Perfect Rawhide Cordage Knowing how to make primitive cordage is one of the most important survival skills you can master at home. It's one of the basic bushcraft skills for beginners. In this primitive skills video I'll show you how to make a bushcraft lace cutter that will allow you to cut perfect rawhide lacing quickly. Then we'll make a primitive rope spinner to make two and three ply primitive cordage. These same techniques can be used to make any size rope or cordage you need. In a later video I'll show how to make different styles of rope making. Don't forget" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=J7__F-IlqRw) 2025-04-05T14:03Z 676K followers, 227.8K engagements "My Craziest FLINTLOCK Turkey Hunt Ever CATCH and COOK Hunting with old school weapons whether it be a primitive bow or flintlock muzzleloader requires a bit more patience. You've got to hunt a little harder and get a lot closer but when things come together it can turn into a pretty awesome hunt. Bringing a wild turkey into my 20-25 yard flintlock range can be tough so I decided to make a homemade strutting turkey decoy to help bring them in close. But I had no idea HOW CLOSE This turned out to be my craziest flintlock turkey hunt ever I thought these gobblers were going to run me over. After" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=JTeSUH3Ao10) 2025-05-17T13:00Z 684K followers, 21.8K engagements "You won't believe this FLINTLOCK Turkey HUNT Catch & Cook What do you get when you combine a flintlock muzzleloader a yellow lab a big bunch of wild turkeys and a hole in the ground Well I suppose a bushcraft catch and cook like you've never seen before In this flintlock hunting video Cedar and I are trying to fill my fall turkey tag. Turkey hunting with dogs was once a common practice but it's rarely used these days. And doing it with a flintlock shotgun is nearly unheard-of. In keeping with the theme I'm also using an old fashioned wing bone turkey call. And after a truly unbelievable" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Kjf4J7IHdCk) 2024-12-28T14:48Z 668K followers, 581.4K engagements "5 best FIRE STARTERS you can make at Home Knowing how to start a fire in foul weather could save your life. This week Ill show you [--] of the best fire starters you can make at home. Having a few fire starters in your pack will make it much easier to build a fire no matter the weather conditions. These are cheap and easy to make with readily available materials that you probably already have at your home. Cotton balls Vaseline a plastic straw an egg crate and some shredded paper for instance. Don't forget to subscribe to the channel. We're uploading a new video each week that features one of" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=OJgIXVVV__Y) 2023-04-22T12:35Z 674K followers, 194K engagements "Kifaru Stryker XL Hunting Pack Review - The most Versatile backpack DISCOUNT CODE: Enter CLAY at checkout for 15%off Kifaru packs I don't do many hunting gear reviews but I've had a lot of questions about the hunting pack I'm using this year so hopefully this gear review video will help answer some questions about the Kifaru Stryker XL pack. You've probably seen me using this backpack in some of my hunting videos this year as well as a backpacking trip or two. I've had this pack for maybe [--] months and have put a lot of miles on it. So far I've packed out one elk and one hog and used it on a" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=RTDzywmi3oU) 2021-11-04T16:00Z 631K followers, 59.9K engagements "Let's make a DIY LONGBOW with two STICKS in my Backyard Learning how to make a DIY home made bow and arrow isn't hard. You've just got to overcome the fear of messing something up and dive in. In this video we'll turn two osage orange bow billets into a deflex reflex two piece takedown high performance longbow. This is a woodworking project that anyone can do in their backyard with simple hand tools. Most of the bow building work I do is with a simple drawknife and a rasp. To make the takedown sleeve we'll use fiberglass tape and epoxy to form a socket and tenon which when done right works" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=RpYKqrEahLE) 2025-07-17T00:00Z 908K followers, 217.8K engagements "Best Budget 3D Archery Target In this video we take a tour around my home 3D Archery range and review the RealWild brand of 3D Archery targets from bigshottargets.com. These are nice looking big archery targets made from good self healing foam. I've had mine for about [--] years now and they're still going strong. These are in my opinion the best budget 3D archery targets on the market Don't forget to subscribe to the channel. We're uploading a new video each week that features one of the following topics: archery bow hunting bow building survival skills bushcraft self reliance primitive skills" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Vzthpjea2W4) 2020-09-16T13:00Z 668K followers, 60.5K engagements "Merino Wool vs Synthetics: The Good The Bad and the Smelly Western hunts will test the limits of your gear. Here Ill spend weeks in the mountains many miles from anything I dont carry in on my back. Early season temperatures might be in the high 80s even reaching the 90s while late season temps might reach [--] below zero F. In conditions like that knowing how to dress isnt just important for staying comfortable it might just save your life. In this video I'll give you some tips for staying comfortable in extreme weather. Well talk layering outdoor clothing from early season to late Ill start" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=W4wbs7dolhU) 2024-08-19T13:47Z 787K followers, 126.1K engagements "Traditional Bow Hunting Turkey - [----] Turkey Season This week Clay Hayes is bow hunting wild turkeys in the Idaho mountains with Matt Schuster the current Presendent of the Professional Bowhunter's Society PBS. Although turkey hunting is a challenge no matter what weapon or method you choose hunting turkeys with a traditional bow and without a blind is borderline impossible. Join Clay and Matt as they try to call in and put an arrow into one of these keen eyed gobblers. Matt is hunting with his longbow and Clay with an osage selfbow recurve. Right from the start the guys are into birds with a" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZOrqLgLhMzU) 2019-05-29T14:50Z 671K followers, 75.2K engagements "Essential Winter Camping Gear for Late Season Hunting While out on a [--] day backpacking trip deep in the Idaho Wilderness I took some time to go over what I consider to be Essential Winter Camping Gear for Late Season Hunting. I start with a quick rundown of my winter hunting clothes then move into other winter camping gear for hot tent camping hunting and backpacking. I even list the camera gear I use to film these backcountry hunting adventures. If y'all are thinking about picking up anything from Firstlite they're running a Black Friday Sale on Merino base layers and other outdoor gear." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=b5fE4V_e7AU) 2024-11-21T16:26Z 619K followers, 44.7K engagements "How Effective are CHARCOAL & Sand Water Filters Let's find out This week we're making another simi primitive slash survival water filter. We're using a plastic bottle some sand charcoal gravel and some cedar boughs for this one. These sand and charcoal water purifiers have been used for thousands of years and they're actually very good at removing sediment and clarifying dirty water. Here I show how to make a DIY charcoal survival water filter and use sunlight to sanitize the water. The lab results weren't exactly what I'd imagined though Don't forget to subscribe to the channel. We're" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=bOKlW3M7vFY) 2024-06-08T13:00Z 738K followers, 408.1K engagements "Primitive Survival Fish Trap - Build Catch and Cook This week we're going primitive Fen and I are building a primitive survival fish trap from natural materials native to NW Florida. These fish traps are a lot of work to build but once they're done and fishing they're well worth the time investment because they're catching fish while you can turn your attention to some other survival matter. Through experimenting with several different combination trap construction methods and native materials I found that smaller grape vines make excellent weaving materials. River cane (native bamboo) is" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=bRl9IzZ3L7g) 2019-07-10T13:27Z 668K followers, 114.9K engagements "These Survival HACKS for Wilderness Navigation will Blow Your MIND Wilderness navigation is one of the most basic survival skills. But what if you find yourself lost in the wilderness without a compass gps or smartphone How do you find north and navigate to safety In this bushcraft hacks video I'll go over five methods to find north without a modern compass. I'll start by showing how to find the north star and use sticks and the sun to find true north. Then we'll learn how to make a compass with a needle and magnet. Since most people aren't in the habit of walking around with a needle I'll" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=buzqa_4oZpU) 2025-10-08T00:00Z 908K followers, 63.3K engagements "This is what [--] Years of Homesteading Looks Like It's hard to believe that it's been [--] years since we moved into our little homestead. When we first bought this place back in [----] we had little money. Being a single income family of [--] self reliance wasn't a hobby but a necessity. Growing a large garden and hunting was the only way we could afford quality food. Through a lot of hard work we've built our little farm into what it is today. We've added on to the little farm house with reclaimed wood added a couple new garden spots got cows sold cows and got more cows. We built a high tunnel" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=gQ0Dio14mHw) 2025-08-29T00:00Z 908K followers, 261.3K engagements "23 Days Straight - Traditional Bowhunting Elk [----] Elk hunting season is here and for the Hayes Family that means it's time to head to the mountains in search of the winter's wild game meat supply. This year we're back in the Rockies living in a wall tent and traditional bowhunting elk with a fire hardened hickory selfbow. Liz is shooting her new compound bow and got out a few times but the hunting was tough this year. We called in several nice bulls and had several other close encounters with cows and rutting bull elk. Don't forget to subscribe to the channel. We're uploading a new video" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=hZk-nfuuac8) 2022-10-01T15:39Z 685K followers, 675.3K engagements "How long can you SURVIVE without FOOD In this video we're tackling some common camping hunting and survival myths. From backpacking myths to the persistent belief about moss growing on the north side of trees and needing to boil water for so many minutes we'll examine the facts. Knowing the real deal can be vital for preparedness in survival mode. Don't forget to subscribe to the channel. We're uploading a new video each week that features one of the following topics: archery bow hunting bow building survival skills bushcraft self reliance primitive skills primitive bows hunting camping" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=jdIj6-kkbiI) 2025-06-04T00:00Z 908K followers, 74.7K engagements "Hunting and Survival Gear - Alone Season [--] - Clothing I've received a lot of questions about the hunting and survival gear I took on Alone Season [--] so in this hunting and survival gear review video I'll cover all the hunting clothing system that got me through the [--] days spent on Chilko lake for the show. We'll start with the merino wool base layers from FirstLite then move on to socks (VortexWear Bison Wool Co.). Once we're through the base I'll talk about the pants. I took two pairs of pants with me one light weight merino wool Obsidian Pants from Firstlite for early season bowhunting. I" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=k79CBLxsAn4) 2021-08-26T23:00Z 627K followers, 243.6K engagements "Turn ROAD KILL into a Soft FUR PELT - Natural Tanning [---] People learned how to tan animal hides and furs using natural methods many thousands of years ago. The ancient art of natural tanning is one of the oldest professions known to man. In this video I'll show you how to tan a coyote hide using tannins extracted from tree bark. Bark tanning furs is easy inexpensive and if done right creates a soft tanned fur which can be used for clothing or other projects. In another video I showed how to use the bark tan method to make leather from animal skin. Tanning furs with the hair on is similar to" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=kdqJfpeNLck) 2025-02-08T13:14Z 764K followers, 187.4K engagements "Instinctive Archery vs Aiming a Recurve or Longbow When it comes to traditional archery shooting styles folks can sometimes get a little defensive. One sure fire way to start a fight is to get on a traditional archery forum and claim that instinctive shooting is the best or aiming a longbow is far better than instinctive. This video explores the similarities and differences between instinctive archery and aiming methods like gap shooting and split vision shooting. We answer the questions of what is instinctive archery what does it mean to aim a recurve and are aiming and instinctive totally" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=mzWQ5_1bXtM) 2019-09-18T11:00Z 629K followers, 389K engagements "I didn't Expect THIS [--] Day Solo SURVIVAL CHALLENGE Every now and then it's good to just take off on a solo camping trip and see what happens That's what I did on my most recent outing a solo survival challenge where I canoed about [--] miles over [--] days with no food or shelter and only one bottle of water. I only brought that because I wanted to try to make a solar fire from the water bottle. Spring/Summer in Florida can be unforgiving and although I did have a little trouble with mosquitoes and deer flies they were pleasantly absent for the most part. This was supposed to be a survival" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=nNnRM6J9524) 2024-05-11T12:00Z 765K followers, 287.6K engagements "Recurve Bow Hunting - Public Land Bowhunting from the GROUND For those of us who live the bow hunting lifestyle hunting season never truly ends. We devise ways to spread those sacred months across an entire year. Some hunters scout obsessively pouring over aerial imagery and trail camera photos. Others fiddle with hunting gear tuning honing and sighting. I build selfbows. Im not entirely sure why bow building and hunting with recurves and longbows is so captivating for me. Its certainly not the most efficient weapon. But if there is one universal truth about achievement its that it requires" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=qpuCqJFKKjs) 2019-10-16T16:12Z 774K followers, 434.6K engagements "Make your own DIY CRAB TRAPS Crab traps are expensive Luckily they're not hard to make. This video will show you how to make your own DIY Blue Crab traps for cheap. Once you get the hang of what you're doing they don't take long to make. I made [--] traps in one day. I used coated hex wire (poultry wire) to make these. My materials list for [--] traps is below. Each trap will take [--] feet of wire three plastic escape rings [---] feet of bungie cord a few hog rings and a trap hook. Then it'll need to be rigged with a float that's clearly marked with an R for recreation. You can find details on trap" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=rwYcHTD9Osc) 2021-04-08T14:13Z 775K followers, 115.5K engagements "How to start a fire with a Ferro Rod - Backcountry College In this Backcountry Quick Tip we'll learn a tip in keeping your fire tender in place while starting a fire with a ferro rod" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=s_ZCrSqyxzM) 2015-03-11T19:22Z 669K followers, 15.4K engagements "Focus on the target Or not Recurve Bow Shooting Tips This week Clay Hayes goes over something that's common to hear in traditional archery and recurve bow shooting forums and that's FOCUS If you've spent much time researching how to shoot a recurve bow you'll most likely come across someone saying to focus on the spot you want to hit or burn a hole in the target. It's a common phrase among archers especially longbow and recurve shooters. Although picking a spot as opposed to shooting at an area is very important once that's done there's really no need to focus all our attention on that spot." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=szBji2SXmZQ) 2020-05-27T16:50Z 785K followers, 203.8K engagements "One last FLINTLOCK HUNT Fall Turkey Catch & Cook With just a few days left in the fall turkey hunting season I grabbed the [--] gauge flintlock smoothbore loaded up some black powder and [--] shot and hit the woods. In the fall and winter turkeys gather in to large winter flocks which can make for an exciting hunt. But I had no idea what I was in for when I set out in the early morning. This will be the last flintlock hunting video for the [----] season but there'll be more in [----]. Stay tuned for more catch and cook videos from the southern states this winter. Don't forget to subscribe to the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=temAqMMMWlc) 2024-01-06T16:24Z 605K followers, 738.3K engagements "You've NEVER Seen THIS Before Coyote Hunting with a FLINTLOCK With all of the regular hunting seasons closed and a need for a new fur hat we're loading up the flintlock rifle one last time this winter and heading out for a little predator hunting. Coyote hunting can get controversial at times but mainly due to hunting contests designed to see who can shoot the most. But that's not what we're about. I'm after just one coyote for now and have a special project in mind for his pelt if I can get one to give it up. Trapping and Predator calling are things I did a lot back when I was a kid but fell" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=tnoLj-WZYzQ) 2025-01-11T14:01Z 642K followers, 80.7K engagements "I can't believe HE CAME BACK Bowhunting Idaho Whitetails While packing up for elk camp in early September one of the local farmers stopped by and said he'd seen loads of deer coming out into a bean field the evening before. With archery season in full swing in the western states Liz and I head out to see if we can get the drop on an early season buck. Since the deer are feeding in the fields at night we find a likely spot in a timbered funnel to set up our tree stands. Not a half hour after getting settled in a huge buck comes by at only [--] yards but well outside Liz's range. Next a big doe" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=viwySDfaGCc) 2023-10-18T15:01Z 462K followers, 21.8K engagements "BEAR DEFENSE with the 10mm semi Auto Handgun Bear Spray vs Gun No one wants to become lunch for a hungry predator. So with some upcoming wilderness adventures where grizzly bear numbers are high I decided to add a handgun to the gear I'll be carrying. In this video Mickey Schuch @CarryTrainer and I discuss options for personal protection in bear country. I answer the questions of what's it like to be charged by a grizzly bear why I chose a Glock 10mm handgun rather than a larger [--] mag or [---] casull that would have more raw knockdown power and the best handgun for bear defense. Then we set up" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=w5UoyGO1Hwo) 2024-06-29T11:41Z 551K followers, 64.5K engagements "Guide to WARM WEATHER MEAT CARE The warm weather of early hunting season presents some unique challenges for the backcountry hunter but in my opinion none are more important than proper care of meat in warm weather. During archery elk hunting season temperatures often reach into mid to upper 80s or more. In this video were going to look at what causes meat spoilage and how to prevent it so you can get that hard earned wild game meat back home and in the freezer in great condition. We'll look at some real world scenarios and try to answer the question of how long will meat last in the field" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=zP3pRtWgbgo) 2024-08-24T14:00Z 665K followers, 217.4K engagements "From Deer Hide to Buckskin #braintanning #primitiveskills #bushcraft The folks below are a HUGE part of what makes these videos possible Please show'em some love If you use the links below they'll know where ya came from Montana Knife Co. - https://alnk.to/hDswDFv Kifaru Backpacks & Gear (been using these packs for [--] years) - https://alnk.to/881gcQI I've got my archery supplies from these guys for decades - https://www.3riversarchery.com/ I've carried these Vortex binos everywhere - https://alnk.to/e79Q0z6 Been wearing FirstLite since [----] - https://firstlite.pxf.io/gOQQdg Camera Gear -" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=hY9BprHR5DU) 2026-01-30T15:28Z 908K followers, 24.8K engagements "Complete Brain Tanning Process Raw Hide to Finished Buckskin In this video we're going step-by-step through the complete brain tanning process turning a raw deer hide into finished braintan buckskin. You'll see the full hide tanning process from raw deer skins to a finished product demonstrating how to make leather using traditional tanning methods. We cover everything including fleshing scraping and stretching to achieve a beautifully processed hide. After smoking the hide the final step of brain tanning we use deer sinew to sew a traditional buckskin shirt. The folks below are a HUGE part" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=gKrIhJtHA0k) 2026-01-30T01:00Z 908K followers, 46.7K engagements "Bed of Coals Overnight - Winter Survival Experiment How to stay warm in in cold weather with only a wool blanket Well a bed of coals is one option. This winter survival technique was made famous in the classic mountain man movie Jeremiah Johnson and in this video I'm testing it out. We'll start by digging a trench and building a big fire to warm the soil and build a bed of coals. Then we cover the hot coals with dirt and bed down for the night. The best way to learn survival skills and winter bushcraft is to get out into the forest and try stuff. More often than not you'll discover nuances in" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=jkUO-D7d-Ik) 2026-01-23T01:01Z 908K followers, 436.3K engagements "Tree to Longbow in [--] Minute #bowbuilding #longbow #woodworking Learn how to make a longbow from a tree in the forest" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=zAyzFkp0HdE) 2026-01-21T14:57Z 908K followers, 71.5K engagements "This Siberian Log Fire Trick Will Save Your Winter #bushcraft #survival #outdoors The folks below are a HUGE part of what makes these videos possible Please show'em some love If you use the links below they'll know where ya came from Montana Knife Co. - https://alnk.to/hDswDFv Kifaru Backpacks & Gear (been using these packs for [--] years) - https://alnk.to/881gcQI I've got my archery supplies from these guys for decades - https://www.3riversarchery.com/ I've carried these Vortex binos everywhere - https://alnk.to/e79Q0z6 Been wearing FirstLite since [----] - https://firstlite.pxf.io/gOQQdg Camera" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=kSJw6G0Vah0) 2026-01-19T00:06Z 908K followers, 57.5K engagements "I spent [--] Days in the MOUNTAINS with only a BUFFALO HIDE for Shelter Winter in the Rockey Mountains can be brutal but people have survived here for thousands of years without modern technology. In this winter bushcraft and survival video I spend [--] days in the mountains with only a buffalo hide for shelter. No sleeping bag no tent no lighter or ferro rod for starting a fire. I'd have to build my own bushcraft shelter and figure out how to stay warm. Grouse hunting season is still open so I took my flintlock fowler along just in case. Staying warm and comfortable with minimal gear required me" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=IhS_7Yy8F0o) 2026-01-15T00:30Z 908K followers, 624.4K engagements "THIS is How to STORE MEAT without Refrigeration Food Preservation Long before electricity and food preservatives our ancestors knew how to preserve meat without refrigerating it. All over the world meat has been smoked and dried to make it shelf stable for months. Much of this ancestral knowledge is lost today but these food preservation methods are still as viable today as they were many thousands of years ago. In this wilderness survival skills video I build a primitive smoker (as well as show how to NOT build one) cut and prepare deer meat for smoking and smoke and dry an entire deer." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=f4DnftOhzuA) 2026-01-04T00:00Z 908K followers, 236.5K engagements "From Stave to Longbow #bowbuilding #selfbow #traditionalbow" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=GfeBZX4t2F0) 2026-01-03T01:03Z 908K followers, 235.1K engagements "Bushcraft Catch and Cook with a TWIST😁 #survival #primitiveskills #survivalskills #bushcraft Bushcraft Catch and Cook" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=-kOo6UKGNno) 2025-12-26T15:55Z 908K followers, 44.7K engagements "3 Days FLINTLOCK Deer Hunting and Camping with my Dog If you've watched many of my hunting videos you've probably seen my Labrador Retriever Cedar along on some of our hunting and camping adventures. On this flintlock deer hunting trip I took him along just to see what would happen. We boat into a remote camping area and spend a few days deer hunting in the rainy weather before finally getting a shot at a big doe that came in close. Muzzleloader hunting in the rain comes with its challenges but luckily everything went well and we were able to make a good shot with a patched round ball. After" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=7ZbxpqNWfZY) 2025-12-26T01:00Z 908K followers, 222.2K engagements "No Sleeping Bag Winter Bushcraft Camping #survival #primitiveskills #winterbushcraft The folks below are a HUGE part of what makes these videos possible Please show'em some love If you use the links below they'll know where ya came from Montana Knife Co. - https://alnk.to/hDswDFv Kifaru Backpacks & Gear (been using these packs for [--] years) - https://alnk.to/881gcQI I've got my archery supplies from these guys for decades - https://www.3riversarchery.com/ I've carried these Vortex binos everywhere - https://alnk.to/e79Q0z6 Been wearing FirstLite since [----] - https://firstlite.pxf.io/gOQQdg" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=PyHPyDFW9Ng) 2025-12-24T19:58Z 908K followers, 51.2K engagements "Island Survival well kinda😜 #hunting #bowhunting #catchandcook #traditionalbowhunting Traditional Bowhunting feral goats and diving for conch. Catch and cook" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=srtskaqrDGc) 2025-12-20T14:47Z 908K followers, 48.2K engagements "From Field to FIRE 🔥 Catch and Cook #bowhunting #hunting #traditionalbowhunting #selfbow" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=tWZNAJ5i4UU) 2025-12-15T14:19Z 908K followers, 134.9K engagements "From Elk Hide to Shoes Bark Tanning #primitiveskills #hunting #survivalskills #flintlockhunting" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=x9sUbkvRwPY) 2025-12-12T15:31Z 908K followers, 4.6M engagements "This FLINTLOCK ELK HUNT was EIPC Catch and Cook Join us on this epic late season muzzleloader elk hunting adventure Flintlock hunting adds a bit of challenge to an already challenging hunt. Late season muzzleloader deer and elk hunts are tough. The winter weather can be brutal the country doesn't have much cover and there are a lot of eyes to get past. Although I can group patched round balls well at [---] yards I'd much rather get to [---] yards or closer with my flintlock rifle. When elk hunting in this open landscape getting that close isn't easy. Like years previous we set up a wall tent for" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZSYOkgnhggY) 2025-12-12T01:00Z 908K followers, 172.7K engagements "Have Bow Will Travel 👌#selfbow #bowbuilding #woodworking #archery" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=zNrZMgsIeF4) 2025-12-11T21:25Z 908K followers, 157.6K engagements "Cable Backed SURVIVAL BOW Hatchet Only #primitiveskills #survivalskills #survival #primitivebow Primitive Survival bow Cable backed bow" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=DAJslgJ7LPk) 2025-12-10T15:04Z 908K followers, 81.5K engagements "The ALL NIGHT Fire 🔥 #primitiveskills #survivalskills #survival #winterbushcraft Crawling out of your sleeping bag to stole a fire sucks. Having a self-feeding fire thatll burn all night doesnt 😉 This stacked log fire can be a bit tricky but it will keep you warm for a good long while" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Yo6kaYdeyk0) 2025-12-09T13:56Z 908K followers, 140.9K engagements "Bushcraft Cooking [---] Clay Baked Duck #primitiveskills #survivalskills #primitivetechnology" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=amj_yyy0HT0) 2025-12-08T17:22Z 908K followers, 2.6M engagements "Primitive Compound Bow Well Kinda😉 #primitiveskills #survivalskills #primitivebow The Penobscot bow is a great primitive bow design for times when you just cant find larger bow wood. The double bow design effectively increases poundage while utilizing small saplings. Its a great survival bow" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=-yaYbcg6_d8) 2025-12-07T15:39Z 908K followers, 2.6M engagements "Birch Tar - Natures Wood Stain Sealer Insect Repellent and More #primitiveskills #survivalskills Birch tar rendered from the bark of birch trees has a variety of uses including wood stain and sealer natural insect repellent glue and even a crude chewing gum" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=OPjSRdmd_Ak) 2025-12-06T17:33Z 908K followers, 184.9K engagements "Brain Tanning a deer hide with Egg Yolks #primitiveskills #survivalskills #outdoors Brain tanning animal hides is an ancient practice. In this variation Im using egg yolks in place of brains. It works the same and the yolks are much nicer to work with. The resulting buckskin is lite comfortable and durable" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=TywOGusYEms) 2025-12-05T17:35Z 908K followers, 4.7M engagements "Flintlock Coyote Hunting and Bark Tanning Bark tanning a coyote fur isnt difficult but it does take some time. Here extracting tannins from Douglas Fir bark. Once the hose is fleshed the tanning process takes approximately [--] weeks for a coyote hide" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=umxRprFccJ8) 2025-12-04T14:11Z 908K followers, 31.8M engagements "This FLINTLOCK DEER Hunt took a CRAZY Turn Hunting trips don't always go to plan and this year's flintlock deer hunt certainly took an unexpected twist. I'm hunting with my .50 cal flintlock rifle the same one used during last year's wilderness mule deer hunt. I'm shooting [--] grains 1.5f swiss black powder and a patched round ball. Although I can shoot farther my confident effective range for this muzzleloader is [---] yards or less. Join us as we spot and stalk still hunt and try to rattle in a whitetail buck during the rut. The folks below are a HUGE part of what makes these videos possible" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=L7V1uLNg7s0) 2025-11-28T00:00Z 908K followers, 231.9K engagements "Can you Survive the Wilderness with Minimal Gear Just a quick survival challenge in the wilderness. No tent no sleeping bag no food no water. Just a tenkara rod knife ferro rod pot and the clothes on my back. Catch and cook. The folks below are a HUGE part of what makes these videos possible Please show'em some love If you use the links below they'll know where ya came from Montana Knife Co. - https://alnk.to/hDswDFv Kifaru Backpacks & Gear (been using these packs for [--] years) - https://alnk.to/881gcQI I've got my archery supplies from these guys for decades - https://www.3riversarchery.com/" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=cLm5wmART84) 2025-11-26T20:27Z 908K followers, 245.6K engagements "New Elk Silhouette Target for the Flintlock" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=aYlUt8TxVEk) 2025-11-18T03:27Z 908K followers, 110.3K engagements "What is Life in Rural Alaska REALLY Like Life in rural Alaska is a little different than what most people experience in the rest of the world. In this remote village there are no roads no grocery stores. The river is the highway and everything that enters the village comes in by airplane or barge. Self reliance isn't a option but a necessity. Join me as I spend a month with my friend Chevie Roach @RootsinAlaska at his off grid cabin. We'll be setting gill nets and harvesting salmon hunting moose building a smoke house and upgrading his solar system. This video will give you a glimpse of what" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=y4sHmn6Pd3M) 2025-11-14T01:01Z 908K followers, 1.5M engagements "That's BOWHUNTING Alaska Moose Hunting with a Traditional Bow This week we're back up in Alaska hanging out with my buddy Chevie Roach aka @RootsinAlaska at his off grid cabin in the Alaskan wilderness. This is Chevie's second season bowhunting moose with a traditional bow. Join us as we call in rutting bull moose and try to close the distance to under [--] yards. Being new to bow hunting Chevie needs a near perfect opportunity and in the end we find it although it wasn't exactly how we'd planned. The folks below are a HUGE part of what makes these videos possible Please show'em some love If" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=QhvWfR_8D5g) 2025-11-07T01:00Z 908K followers, 485.3K engagements "You've NEVER Seen a Pheasant Hunt like THIS FLINTLOCK Hunting With the fall hunting season in full swing the boys and I head to South Dakota for the [----] Pheasant Hunting opener. But just because I like to do things a little different I'll be hunting with my smoothbore Flintlock Fowler. Hitting a pheasant in flight is tough enough with a modern shotgun but hitting one while flintlock hunting takes it to another level. The flintlock's ignition is a bit slow which makes wing shooting tough. Follow through becomes even more critical. But despite the primitive weapons we manage to bring home" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=9vtkc956c54) 2025-10-31T00:00Z 908K followers, 126.5K engagements "10 Days Camping and Traditional Bow Hunting Moose in ALASKA An Alaskan moose hunt is one of those bucket list items that every hunter seems to have. This year I spent [--] days camping and traditional bow hunting moose in Alaska. Traditional bowhunting adds challenge to an already challenging hunt. I'll be hunting with my osage orange selfbow and wood arrows. This Alaskan wilderness is home to grizzlies and black bear and while I was out hunting a bear tore a hole in my tent I called in multiple bulls to within bow range and was even charged by a bull moose on one occasion. This was a wild" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=tWGqCIm16ew) 2025-10-17T00:01Z 908K followers, 485.5K engagements "These Survival HACKS for Wilderness Navigation will Blow Your MIND Wilderness navigation is one of the most basic survival skills. But what if you find yourself lost in the wilderness without a compass gps or smartphone How do you find north and navigate to safety In this bushcraft hacks video I'll go over five methods to find north without a modern compass. I'll start by showing how to find the north star and use sticks and the sun to find true north. Then we'll learn how to make a compass with a needle and magnet. Since most people aren't in the habit of walking around with a needle I'll" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=buzqa_4oZpU) 2025-10-08T00:00Z 908K followers, 63.3K engagements "Join me as I Catch & Cook Wild Salmon on Remote Alaskan Stream We're spending the entire month of September in Alaska this year and this wild salmon catch and cook video is just the start of our adventure. Prince of William Sound is full of amazing Alaskan Scenery diverse wildlife and fish. After meeting up with friends Travis and JD we take the boat to a protected bay for some boat camping. After a night on the water we move into another bay where pink salmon were entering a spawning stream. Travis caught a good looking pink and I start a fire on the shore do a little bushcraft cooking right" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=uF9GK5jQUSM) 2025-09-22T00:00Z 908K followers, 310.4K engagements "This is what [--] Years of Homesteading Looks Like It's hard to believe that it's been [--] years since we moved into our little homestead. When we first bought this place back in [----] we had little money. Being a single income family of [--] self reliance wasn't a hobby but a necessity. Growing a large garden and hunting was the only way we could afford quality food. Through a lot of hard work we've built our little farm into what it is today. We've added on to the little farm house with reclaimed wood added a couple new garden spots got cows sold cows and got more cows. We built a high tunnel" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=gQ0Dio14mHw) 2025-08-29T00:00Z 908K followers, 261.3K engagements "My Top Hunting Gear Essentials After [---] DAYS Outside I spend A LOT of time in the outdoors and over the years I've tested out a bunch of different camping and hunting gear. In this video I'll go over some of the outdoor gear I've used in the past how my hunting gear has changed over time and what I'll be using on this year's adventures. We'll start by talking about hunting boots then move into clothes for hunting and hiking as well as why I choose a floorless shelter down vs synthetic sleeping bags and much more. The folks below are a HUGE part of what makes these videos possible Please" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=HvgL1VVnmDg) 2025-08-19T23:00Z 908K followers, 158.1K engagements "How to Preserve Meat with no Refrigeration - Biltong [---] Knowing how to preserve meat with no refrigeration is an essential survival skill. For thousands of years meat has been dried in the open air in aired parts of the world. In this video we'll take a look at how to make biltong an air-dried meat which originated in South Africa's dry climate. The biltong recipe is simple: a vinegar wash and a liberal coating of salt black pepper and coriander. Let brine overnight then simply hang the meat out where it'll get good airflow. After a few days you've got a tasty cured meat snack kind of like" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=406S_u2Dte0) 2025-08-15T00:00Z 908K followers, 1.4M engagements "You can make this Survival SUPER FOOD with no Electricity Pemmican is a great shelf stable survival food and I'm excited to share its story. In this video I'll be discussing the history of pemmican its use in the Native American culture and how to make pemmican in the wild for long term storage. I'll be using only a mortar and pestle to grind dried meat into a powder a few pots to render animal fat and the sun to air dry meat and sun dried fruit. This is a great primitive survival skill to have for a grid down scenario. If you're interested in seeing how I make the "normal" pemmican I carry" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=1mlTrye8aZw) 2025-08-01T00:00Z 908K followers, 228.5K engagements "3 Day Wilderness Survival Challenge with my Dog Join me and my Labrador retriever Cedar on a wilderness survival challenge as hike to a remote backcountry lake with only a few very basic survival items. On this survival challenge we spend [--] days in the mountains with no shelter and very limited food (a small piece of pemmican is all I have). I'll have to use essential survival skills to create a primitive bushcraft shelter or bough bed and forage wild foods from nature. Our destination is a peaceful mountain lake teaming with rainbow and cutthroat trout. Hopefully the Tenkara flyrod I have" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=t353DlmNk1U) 2025-07-23T23:01Z 908K followers, 265.3K engagements "What makes a GREAT Bushcraft KNIFE For the last few months I've been beating the crap out of this knife. Bottom line I like it. A lot. It's stout sharp and about the right size to do just about anything that needs doing in the woods. MKC is dropping a batch on July 24th https://montanaknifecompany.com/CLAY" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=9myFpa0f4Qc) 2025-07-23T16:47Z 908K followers, 170.2K engagements "Let's make a DIY LONGBOW with two STICKS in my Backyard Learning how to make a DIY home made bow and arrow isn't hard. You've just got to overcome the fear of messing something up and dive in. In this video we'll turn two osage orange bow billets into a deflex reflex two piece takedown high performance longbow. This is a woodworking project that anyone can do in their backyard with simple hand tools. Most of the bow building work I do is with a simple drawknife and a rasp. To make the takedown sleeve we'll use fiberglass tape and epoxy to form a socket and tenon which when done right works" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=RpYKqrEahLE) 2025-07-17T00:00Z 908K followers, 217.8K engagements "You NEED This for SURVIVAL - Don't let it go to WASTE In a long-term wilderness living or survival situation fat is a crucial part of our diets. Fat is basically natures number one superfood and when prepared correctly it's one of the best shelf stable foods But if the weather is warm raw fat will quickly spoil and go rancid making it unfit for consumption. In this survival skills video I'll cover how to render animal fat in the wilderness to make it shelf stable and last for years without refrigeration. I'll start with raw bison fat and show you how to render tallow step by step to preserve" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=FmT8sac_o2o) 2025-07-09T23:00Z 908K followers, 1.8M engagements "Survival Expert shows How to make JERKY in the Wilderness Discover the secrets of making jerky and learn how to preserve meat in the wilderness a survival skill that could save your life. This video reveals the best techniques for making delicious and nutritious jerky so you're always prepared for any adventure. Knowing how to preserve meat is one of the most important survival skills to know. In dry weather it can be as simple as slicing lean meat thin and hanging it out in the sun and wind. But in cool damp conditions you may need to build a primitive smoker to smoke and dry the meat for" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=w1L8xZ9-jsk) 2025-06-27T21:28Z 908K followers, 1.1M engagements "Can I Boil Water Without a Pot using only a KNIFE Let's find out In a survival situation knowing how to use your environment is key and this video demonstrates a water boiling method using only natural materials. See how to use only a knife to craft a natural container from tree bark to boil water over a fire. I'll also cover some survival tips and tricks for making a primitive hand drill friction fire again with only a knife. If you need to boil water without a pot these bushcraft techniques could be essential for your survival kit. The folks below are a HUGE part of what makes these videos" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=TVZI98MxfoA) 2025-06-17T23:00Z 908K followers, 111K engagements "Solo Survival and Backcountry Camping with my Dog No FOOD or SHELTER Back at it with another solo survival wilderness adventure This time Cedar and I get dropped off in the backcountry with no food no shelter and very minimal gear. Despite the challenges there's plenty of scenic relaxation I do have my osage selfbow and a fly rod to hunt and fish for my food. This bare bones survival challenge didn't go quite as planned but after some scrambling along sketchy slopes I got out of the deep snow and made some improvised survival shelters to keep the rain and snow at bay. When confronted with an" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=HJhMri2A4mo) 2025-06-11T00:00Z 908K followers, 460.5K engagements "How long can you SURVIVE without FOOD In this video we're tackling some common camping hunting and survival myths. From backpacking myths to the persistent belief about moss growing on the north side of trees and needing to boil water for so many minutes we'll examine the facts. Knowing the real deal can be vital for preparedness in survival mode. Don't forget to subscribe to the channel. We're uploading a new video each week that features one of the following topics: archery bow hunting bow building survival skills bushcraft self reliance primitive skills primitive bows hunting camping" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=jdIj6-kkbiI) 2025-06-04T00:00Z 908K followers, 74.7K engagements "Is a Tarpaulin the ONLY Camping Shelter you NEED A good shelter is one of those camping essentials I'll rarely head into the woods without. These days there are hundreds of different camping tents to choose from but today I'm going to talk about the plain old flat cut tarpaulin. Tarp camping is popular because it's so simple. Tarp shelters are light weight generally less expensive and incredibly versatile. In this video I'll talk about what to look for in a good tarp and show you three of my favorite tarp setup techniques. Don't forget to subscribe to the channel. We're uploading a new video" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=2yQyqumHWiE) 2025-05-28T00:30Z 908K followers, 209.2K engagements Limited data mode. Full metrics available with subscription: lunarcrush.com/pricing
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"This actually WORKS Primitive Water Filter Survival Hack In an extended primitive survival situation or wilderness living one of the most reliable and efficient ways to procure safe water in large quantities is simply to dig a primitive well or coyote well. People have been using hand dug wells for thousands of years and if done right they're a fantastic source of pure clean water. The earth itself acts as a primitive water filter. To dig a proper well is a lot of work. But for a long term wilderness living where potable water isnt readily available its well worth it. Humans lived for a"
YouTube Link 2022-06-30T15:00Z 908K followers, 1.5M engagements
"Traditional Archery Tips - how to shoot a recurve bow Here are some tips on how to shoot a recurve bow accurately. We'll talk about developing proper shooting form as well as discus how I aim and shoot a longbow and recurve bow. In traditional archery proper archery form is critical. Here are a few tips to help you achieve good form and alignment to get you one step closer to grouping your arrows well. Also be sure to check out some of my other videos on traditional archery: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=Mg8SFBwOn7I https://www.youtube.com/watchv=htqdkA9vu6Y&t=6s"
YouTube Link 2015-06-06T15:47Z 908K followers, 1.3M engagements
"Dakota Fire Pit VS Swedish Torch - Which is BETTER One of the best thing about making bushcraft and survival skills videos is that it pushes me to try new things. This week I'm comparing the Dakota Fire Pit and the Swedish Torch to see which one will boil water faster. If you want to up your camp fire game you'll want to add these camping hacks to your bag of tricks Both of these fire techniques are supper efficient in terms of fuel consumption and both are useful in their own ways. I start by showing how to make a dakota fire pit with minimal tools then we use the axe to create a simple"
YouTube Link 2022-11-12T14:00Z 908K followers, 624.5K engagements
"Self Bow Building for Beginners - Complete Guide In this step by step bow making video Clay Hayes takes you step by step through how to make a hickory self bow from self bow design through tillering and finally shooting our new longbow. It is a complete guide DIY self bow building for beginners. We start with a small hickory bow stave and use very few bow building tools to make this wooden bow. These techniques will work to build bows in the recurve bow longbow and flatbow designs. For this build we'll use a drawknife and farrier's rasp for the bulk of the work. We start by using the"
YouTube Link 2021-12-30T17:00Z 908K followers, 1.2M engagements
"How to make Natural Cordage the EASY WAY Retting Yucca Primitive cordage is one of those ancient survival skills known to every primitive culture in the past several thousand years. It's uses are infinite and with a little know how it's quite easy to make. In this bushcraft survival video I'll show you step by step how to process the natural fibers of Yucca with the retting process. Retting plant fibers is the process of using water and microbes to break down the cellular tissues and pectin surrounding bast-fiber bundles and facilitate the separation of the fiber from the plant. Retting is a"
YouTube Link 2024-07-13T13:00Z 908K followers, 117.9K engagements
"Turning the new MKC SERE [--] into a #bushcraft drawknife #survival #woodworking #campinghacks"
YouTube Link 2025-04-10T13:54Z 908K followers, 149K engagements
"I spent [--] Days in the MOUNTAINS with only a BUFFALO HIDE for Shelter Winter in the Rockey Mountains can be brutal but people have survived here for thousands of years without modern technology. In this winter bushcraft and survival video I spend [--] days in the mountains with only a buffalo hide for shelter. No sleeping bag no tent no lighter or ferro rod for starting a fire. I'd have to build my own bushcraft shelter and figure out how to stay warm. Grouse hunting season is still open so I took my flintlock fowler along just in case. Staying warm and comfortable with minimal gear required me"
YouTube Link 2026-01-15T00:30Z 908K followers, 624.4K engagements
"Making a Primitive BOW & ARROW using only a KNIFE Learning how to make a primitive bow and arrow just takes a little time and practice. Bow building doesn't have to be expensive. You don't have to buy an expensive bow stave or bow building tools. In this video I'll show you how to make a primitive bow using only a Bowie knife. And we'll do it in under [--] hours from live tree to finished bow ready to hunt. This would make a survival bow very capable of taking big game. For this build I'm using a small swamp dogwood tree which can be found around the river bottoms of Florida. Hickory and elm"
YouTube Link 2024-03-09T14:00Z 908K followers, 2.5M engagements
"Bed of Coals Overnight - Winter Survival Experiment How to stay warm in in cold weather with only a wool blanket Well a bed of coals is one option. This winter survival technique was made famous in the classic mountain man movie Jeremiah Johnson and in this video I'm testing it out. We'll start by digging a trench and building a big fire to warm the soil and build a bed of coals. Then we cover the hot coals with dirt and bed down for the night. The best way to learn survival skills and winter bushcraft is to get out into the forest and try stuff. More often than not you'll discover nuances in"
YouTube Link 2026-01-23T01:01Z 908K followers, 436.3K engagements
"Recurve and Longbow shooting Tips - Building accuracy and confidence When it comes to shooting a traditional bow accuratly whether it be a modern recurve or longbow or a primitive selfbow confidence in your shooting is absolutely critical. You need to know that you can shoot your bow accurately and consistently and you should expect to hit your target with each shot. If you're HOPING to put your arrow where you're looking then you've already lost the battle. This video will show you a few techniques that will help you tighten your arrow groups and improve both your accuracy and confidence in"
YouTube Link 2018-12-05T14:06Z 908K followers, 328.1K engagements
"Best Multi tool I've ever used Leatherman P4 Review I've had a lot of knives and multi tools over the years but the Leatherman P4 is hands down the best multi tool I've ever used. I've carried the P4 every day for well over a year. It was one of the [--] survival items I took on ALONE Season [--] and during that time I depended on it for daily use. I butchered a deer with the primary blade used the wire cutters for snare wire and the other tools for various bushcraft projects. It's a solid tool easy to use with one hand and very well built. Let's do a Leatherman Free P4 Review I'll also use the"
YouTube Link 2021-09-16T23:00Z 907K followers, 129.8K engagements
"15+ Camping and Bushcraft Tips Tricks and HACKS Camping season is upon us and with more people packing up for a family or solo camping trip what better time for a few diy camping tips tricks and hacks A good axe is hard to beat and many would consider it to be one of the camping essentials. But it's a heavy tool to pack around. If you need to split large wood without an axe or hatchet there's an easy way to split wood with only a saw. An adjustable bushcraft pot holder might come in handy here's two ways to build one. Tangled paracord got you down No worries here's an easy tangle free way to"
YouTube Link 2025-05-20T23:16Z 908K followers, 769.4K engagements
"Arrow FOC - How to measure what Extreme FOC is and it's benefits in archery. Knowing your arrow's FOC (front of center) is a great starting point for building accurate effective and deadly arrows for both target shooting and bow hunting. FOC is a percentage front of center for your arrow's balance point. It's helpful to think of an arrow as two levers and a fulcrum. anything in front of the balance point of the arrow works against us to guide the arrow to the target. Anything behind the fulcrum/balance point works for us. High FOC and extreme FOC (EFOC) arrows seek to minimize the effects of"
YouTube Link 2018-02-07T13:17Z 906K followers, 114.6K engagements
"Live Tree to PRIMITIVE BOW in 24hrs - All Natural Materials For this week's survival skills video I'm going back to my roots I'll show you how to build a primitive bow and arrows from a living tree in just [--] hours For this survival bow I'm using serviceberry and force drying it over a fire to dry the wood enough to make a good selfbow. As the bow dries I lower it down near the coals to fire harden the bow's belly. Some tree species will develop drying cracks if force dried but serviceberry handles it very well. The primitive arrows are made from ocean spray and force dried over the fire in"
YouTube Link 2022-07-28T15:00Z 907K followers, 4.1M engagements
"This FLINTLOCK DEER Hunt took a CRAZY Turn Hunting trips don't always go to plan and this year's flintlock deer hunt certainly took an unexpected twist. I'm hunting with my .50 cal flintlock rifle the same one used during last year's wilderness mule deer hunt. I'm shooting [--] grains 1.5f swiss black powder and a patched round ball. Although I can shoot farther my confident effective range for this muzzleloader is [---] yards or less. Join us as we spot and stalk still hunt and try to rattle in a whitetail buck during the rut. The folks below are a HUGE part of what makes these videos possible"
YouTube Link 2025-11-28T00:00Z 908K followers, 231.9K engagements
"Tie on STRING NOCKS This week Clay Hayes shows how to tie two different bow string nocks. One is adjustable allowing for the nock point to be moved up and down to achieve good arrow flight. The other is fixed. These tie on string nocks will work for any traditional bow longbow recurve or selfbow. Don't forget to subscribe to the channel. We're uploading a new video each week that features one of the following topics: archery bow hunting bow building survival skills bushcraft self reliance primitive skills primitive bows hunting camping fishing and a lot more Big thanks to our partners who"
YouTube Link 2020-06-10T19:43Z 907K followers, 90.7K engagements
"Complete Brain Tanning Process Raw Hide to Finished Buckskin In this video we're going step-by-step through the complete brain tanning process turning a raw deer hide into finished braintan buckskin. You'll see the full hide tanning process from raw deer skins to a finished product demonstrating how to make leather using traditional tanning methods. We cover everything including fleshing scraping and stretching to achieve a beautifully processed hide. After smoking the hide the final step of brain tanning we use deer sinew to sew a traditional buckskin shirt. The folks below are a HUGE part"
YouTube Link 2026-01-30T01:00Z 908K followers, 46.7K engagements
"Patterning my Muzzleloading Shotgun and Answering Viewer Questions Today we're heading out to the back [--] to put a few rounds through my [--] gauge flintlock fowler. I'll talk about the load I've been using for turkey hunting and answer some questions from the audience. How does a flintlock muzzleloader work Gauge vs caliber Smoothbore vs Rifle how do you load a flintlock shotgun and a few more odds and ends. But mostly we're just out burning black powder and slinging hot lead down range More info on the load - http://www.caywoodguns.com/working-up-turkey-loads.html Don't forget to subscribe to"
YouTube Link 2024-04-27T12:00Z 906K followers, 62.3K engagements
"Join me as I Catch & Cook Wild Salmon on Remote Alaskan Stream We're spending the entire month of September in Alaska this year and this wild salmon catch and cook video is just the start of our adventure. Prince of William Sound is full of amazing Alaskan Scenery diverse wildlife and fish. After meeting up with friends Travis and JD we take the boat to a protected bay for some boat camping. After a night on the water we move into another bay where pink salmon were entering a spawning stream. Travis caught a good looking pink and I start a fire on the shore do a little bushcraft cooking right"
YouTube Link 2025-09-22T00:00Z 908K followers, 310.4K engagements
"Woodworking ideas - How to build a wood long bow from a Maple Board part [--] Looking for woodworking ideas Learn how to make a wood bow from a maple board you can pick up at the local hardware store. In part one of our DIY board bow building series we'll start by discussing what to look for in a board. Then we'll move into bow design and lay out the bow's profile. Once that is done we'll go ahead and rough out the bow narrowing the handle and limb tips. Maple and red oak are commonly availabe hardwood species. Both will make good bows. In this series we'll be making a [--] inch longbow from a"
YouTube Link 2017-11-29T16:00Z 905K followers, 282.8K engagements
"Building a Snakey Osage Orange SelfBow - Start to Finish This week we're back with another traditional bow building video building a snakey osage orange selfbow from start to finish. We'll start with a seasoned osage bow stave and use a draw knife to remove the bark. Then we chase a ring to get the bow's back to one single growth ring. I'm using a very basic bow building tool kit on this one - for the most part just a draw knife and farrier's rasp. I'll take you through laying the bow out drawing the limb profiles roughing out the bow and final tillering. When we're all done I strap on a bow"
YouTube Link 2023-01-21T13:47Z 908K followers, 350.4K engagements
"Building a Pacific Yew Recurve Self Bow - Start to Finish For this self bow building video I'll be starting with a seasoned log and taking you through the entire process of building a pacific yew recurve self bow. Pacific yew is very similar to the European yew that was historically used to make the classic English Longbow. We'll start by splitting out a good bow stave removing the bark and cutting the stave o length. One of the great characteristics of this particular wood is the sapwood is very strong in tension and the heartwood is strong in compression. So by leaving a thin layer of"
YouTube Link 2022-08-04T15:00Z 908K followers, 4.4M engagements
"3 Day Wilderness Survival Challenge with my Dog Join me and my Labrador retriever Cedar on a wilderness survival challenge as hike to a remote backcountry lake with only a few very basic survival items. On this survival challenge we spend [--] days in the mountains with no shelter and very limited food (a small piece of pemmican is all I have). I'll have to use essential survival skills to create a primitive bushcraft shelter or bough bed and forage wild foods from nature. Our destination is a peaceful mountain lake teaming with rainbow and cutthroat trout. Hopefully the Tenkara flyrod I have"
YouTube Link 2025-07-23T23:01Z 908K followers, 265.3K engagements
"10 Days Camping and Traditional Bow Hunting Moose in ALASKA An Alaskan moose hunt is one of those bucket list items that every hunter seems to have. This year I spent [--] days camping and traditional bow hunting moose in Alaska. Traditional bowhunting adds challenge to an already challenging hunt. I'll be hunting with my osage orange selfbow and wood arrows. This Alaskan wilderness is home to grizzlies and black bear and while I was out hunting a bear tore a hole in my tent I called in multiple bulls to within bow range and was even charged by a bull moose on one occasion. This was a wild"
YouTube Link 2025-10-17T00:01Z 908K followers, 485.5K engagements
"Watch this BEFORE YOU BUY this SURVIVAL KIT This week we're back in the woods to test Amazon's Best Selling Survival Kit. In last week's video I went over the contents of the kit and gave some first impressions. On this video I'll use it to set up a mylar lined lean to fire heat reflector start a fire and spend a night winter camping in the rain. For this survival challenge I'm using only what's in the kit which makes for some interesting challenges especially when collecting fire wood for the night. After having to make do with the items in this kit I can say for sure I'd have traded the"
YouTube Link 2024-02-10T13:00Z 908K followers, 199.1K engagements
"Primitive Compound Bow Well Kinda😉 #primitiveskills #survivalskills #primitivebow The Penobscot bow is a great primitive bow design for times when you just cant find larger bow wood. The double bow design effectively increases poundage while utilizing small saplings. Its a great survival bow"
YouTube Link 2025-12-07T15:39Z 908K followers, 2.6M engagements
"Life in the Mountains [----] Elk Hunting Each September the Hayes family packs up and heads to the mountains. For how long Well that depends on how good the elk hunting is. This year is different though because the youngest Fen has a public land rifle elk hunt that opens after the archery elk season. That means that even if Clay and Liz tag out during the archery season we won't break camp until Fen has a chance to hunt in October. We live in a wall tent cook sourdough bread in a Dutch oven sleep on cots hunt hike and fish. Liz and the boys even continue homeschool activities at elk camp. For"
YouTube Link 2023-11-11T15:22Z 908K followers, 189K engagements
"Is a Tarpaulin the ONLY Camping Shelter you NEED A good shelter is one of those camping essentials I'll rarely head into the woods without. These days there are hundreds of different camping tents to choose from but today I'm going to talk about the plain old flat cut tarpaulin. Tarp camping is popular because it's so simple. Tarp shelters are light weight generally less expensive and incredibly versatile. In this video I'll talk about what to look for in a good tarp and show you three of my favorite tarp setup techniques. Don't forget to subscribe to the channel. We're uploading a new video"
YouTube Link 2025-05-28T00:30Z 908K followers, 209.2K engagements
"Bushcraft SURVIVAL Shelter with Fireplace - Complete Build ALONE Season [--] There is a difference between survival and living in wild places. The line can be blurred any you can find yourself thrown back into a survival situation at any time. But at some point when your most basic needs are met "survival" becomes simply living. Building a comfortable bushcraft survival shelter with fireplace in the woods is one huge step towards sustainable wilderness living. This video covers the complete build of the tarp and log cabin I built on Season [--] of ALONE. I use only my axe katanaboy saw and"
YouTube Link 2021-07-29T23:00Z 908K followers, 430K engagements
"How to Preserve Meat with no Refrigeration - Biltong [---] Knowing how to preserve meat with no refrigeration is an essential survival skill. For thousands of years meat has been dried in the open air in aired parts of the world. In this video we'll take a look at how to make biltong an air-dried meat which originated in South Africa's dry climate. The biltong recipe is simple: a vinegar wash and a liberal coating of salt black pepper and coriander. Let brine overnight then simply hang the meat out where it'll get good airflow. After a few days you've got a tasty cured meat snack kind of like"
YouTube Link 2025-08-15T00:00Z 908K followers, 1.4M engagements
"Making a PRIMITIVE Bow and Arrow with Stone Tools In this week's primitive skills video we're going back to the stone age and building a 100% primitive bow and arrow entirely from scratch. For this bow building project I'm using no modern tools whatsoever. Everything will be done with primitive stone tools pottery sinew rawhide and other natural materials. Building a primitive self bow and arrows with stone tools is challenging to say the least. What might take just a few seconds with a proper saw or hatchet might take a half hour using stone age tools. This primitive bow is made from"
YouTube Link 2025-04-26T12:00Z 908K followers, 378K engagements
"Island Survival Challenge: Bamboo Bow Build Hunt Catch & Cook This may be the best primitive survival/bow building video I've ever done. While on a recent trip to a tropical island I took on the challenge of building a primitive survival bow arrow and bow string from local materials and seeing if I could complete an island survival challenge catch and cook. The primitive bow string was made from variegated snake plant the primitive bow from a large piece of bamboo. For the arrow I used a smaller bamboo shoot and tipped it with a trade point. I built a fire with a bamboo fire saw to straighten"
YouTube Link 2024-04-20T12:00Z 908K followers, 950.3K engagements
"Make a Flemish Twist Bow String - NO JIG In this weeks video Clay Hayes shows how To make a Flemish twist bow string for a longbow or recurve bow without using a string jig. Flemish twist strings are the most common and possibly the best bow string in the traditional archery world. Theyre easy to make and relatively inexpensive. This string will be made with [--] strands of fastflight plus bowstring material. This in combination with a .030 halo serving will fit a Bohnning Classic nock very well. If you're using a different nock you may need to adjust the number of strands and or the size of"
YouTube Link 2019-04-17T18:43Z 908K followers, 353.9K engagements
"Building a PRIMITIVE BOW from a TREE - Start to Finish Survival Bow Learning how to build a primitive bow and arrows isn't difficult. In this survival bow building video I'll demonstrate how to make a pacific Yew self bow using essentially nothing but a bowie knife. I'll also make a sinew bow string and primitive wood stain and sealer from birch tar rendered from birch bark. Although this isn't intended as a primitive bow building tutorial if you want to learn how to make a bow and arrows you're bound to pick up some valuable selfbow building tips and tricks. I harvested this yew bow stave"
YouTube Link 2025-01-25T14:00Z 908K followers, 551.6K engagements
"10 DAY Wilderness FLINTLOCK CATCH & COOK Wild places where big game can live an entire lifetime without every seeing a human still exist. It's places like this that offer refuge - to the deer and elk bears wolves lions - to me and others like me. People who as Aldo Leopold once said could not live without such places. The last time I was in this particular wilderness was nearly [--] years ago on a float hunt for rutting mule deer. I carried one of my hand made osage selfbows on that hunt and was able to take a fine little buck as he trailed a do to within [--] yards of where I was standing. On"
YouTube Link 2024-11-30T14:00Z 908K followers, 650.2K engagements
"Bushcraft Friction FIRE - Nothing but a KNIFE and a bootlace When it come to bushcraft and survival there are few skills as intriguing as making fire with simple tools in this case nothing but a knife. In this video I'll show you the finer points of using a bow drill to make friction fire. The old adage of "rubbing two sticks together" isn't far off I'll make a complete friction fire kit using just a knife and my boot lace. For this kit I'm using elderberry for the fireboard aka hearth board and the spindle. I also collect fatwood process the tinder bundle and give you some important details"
YouTube Link 2022-07-21T15:00Z 908K followers, 986.9K engagements
"You'll want to know this ONE versatile SURVIVAL SKILL Pine Resin USES Pine resin aka pine pitch is one of the most useful resources in the forest. In this primitive survival skills video we'll collect pine resin and use it to make pine pitch glue pine pitch salve a primitive wood sealer and primitive leather conditioner and preservative. Most of these things result from combining resin with some ratio of animal fats (tallow) or other oils like bees wax. These pine pitch based products have been used by primitive cultures throughout the world for many centuries. It makes a great primitive hot"
YouTube Link 2025-05-03T13:07Z 908K followers, 311K engagements
"Brain Tanning a deer hide with Egg Yolks #primitiveskills #survivalskills #outdoors Brain tanning animal hides is an ancient practice. In this variation Im using egg yolks in place of brains. It works the same and the yolks are much nicer to work with. The resulting buckskin is lite comfortable and durable"
YouTube Link 2025-12-05T17:35Z 908K followers, 4.7M engagements
"This ain't for Sissies [----] Traditional Bowhunting ELK This year's archery elk hunt was a short one but a good one. We arrived at camp a few days before the bow hunting season started just to get the wall tent set up and firewood cut. Due to an upcoming moose hunting trip to Alaska I'd have less than a week to hunt elk with my hand made osage selfbow. Being so early in the season the first few days were quiet with little to no rutting activity. We were seeing elk regularly but they weren't responding to calls at all. On the last day of the hunt we heard a bull bugle before daylight and had"
YouTube Link 2024-09-28T14:00Z 908K followers, 303.9K engagements
"Primitive Pottery Made Easy for Beginners In a wilderness living or primitive survival camp knowing how to make earthen vessels is an indispensable primitive survival skill. Wild clay is found all over the planet and it's one of the most versatile materials available. Primitive pottery allows us to hold and boil water acts as a primitive cooking vessel and even can be made into a primitive water filter. This primitive skills video is all about primitive pottery made easy for beginners The process starts with harvesting drying and grinding the dry clay into a fine powder. Then temper in the"
YouTube Link 2025-05-10T13:13Z 908K followers, 370.4K engagements
"Hide Tanning [---] - How to make Leather from Animal Skins NATURALY Hide tanning is one of the oldest professions on the planet. And for thousands of years animal skins have been tanned using the natural tannins extracted from the bark and leaves of various plants. In this video I'll show you how to make leather from animal skins using all natural methods i.e. bark tanning. I'll start by showing how to flesh an elk or deer hide then we'll use lime to remove the hair. For this tanning solution I'm using Douglas Fir bark but there are many species that will work. Oak bark and Sumac leaves are"
YouTube Link 2023-10-21T14:00Z 908K followers, 3.1M engagements
"This FLINTLOCK ELK HUNT was EIPC Catch and Cook Join us on this epic late season muzzleloader elk hunting adventure Flintlock hunting adds a bit of challenge to an already challenging hunt. Late season muzzleloader deer and elk hunts are tough. The winter weather can be brutal the country doesn't have much cover and there are a lot of eyes to get past. Although I can group patched round balls well at [---] yards I'd much rather get to [---] yards or closer with my flintlock rifle. When elk hunting in this open landscape getting that close isn't easy. Like years previous we set up a wall tent for"
YouTube Link 2025-12-12T01:00Z 908K followers, 172.7K engagements
"Too CLOSE for Comfort Recurve Bowhunting Alaskan Moose For many bowhunters an Alaska moose hunting trip is at the top of their bucket list. But for Chevie Roach it's just another day. Living in a remote Alaskan village where the only groceries come by plane Chevie and his family rely on moose meat to get them through the long Alaskan winters. Hunting in large part has become just another job not unlike grocery shopping that any city dweller might do. Recently however Chevie was introduced to traditional bowhunting and I got to join him on his first big game hunt with his recurve bow. For"
YouTube Link 2024-10-19T14:00Z 908K followers, 673K engagements
"Cold Weather Tips - Keep your FEET WARM Tis the season for cold weather and winter camping. But as beautiful as the winter woods are they often come with a cost and that's cold feet. In this cold weather camping tips video I'll go over some tips and tricks for hot to keep your feet warm when the temperature drops. I'll go over some basics such as how to pick a winter boot and the importance of good circulation. Then I'll show you my layering system including my winter socks insoles boot liners and pac boots as well as how I use gaiters to help keep my feet warm in winter. Don't forget to"
YouTube Link 2022-11-19T15:51Z 908K followers, 956.5K engagements
"Bushcraft Cooking [---] Clay Baked Duck #primitiveskills #survivalskills #primitivetechnology"
YouTube Link 2025-12-08T17:22Z 908K followers, 2.6M engagements
"THIS is How to STORE MEAT without Refrigeration Food Preservation Long before electricity and food preservatives our ancestors knew how to preserve meat without refrigerating it. All over the world meat has been smoked and dried to make it shelf stable for months. Much of this ancestral knowledge is lost today but these food preservation methods are still as viable today as they were many thousands of years ago. In this wilderness survival skills video I build a primitive smoker (as well as show how to NOT build one) cut and prepare deer meat for smoking and smoke and dry an entire deer."
YouTube Link 2026-01-04T00:00Z 908K followers, 236.5K engagements
"Pack Dump - [--] DAY Backpack Hunting Gear It's spring time in Idaho and we're gearing up for the spring bear hunting season. I'm packing all my hunting gear for a week long backpack spring bear hunt in Idaho's backcountry. We'll be backpack hunting huge tracts of public land glassing bears as they feed on grassy mountain slopes. In this video I go over all the camping backpacking and hunting gear I'll take with me. In this pack dump we'll go over everything from my binoculars and traditional bow hunting setup to the freeze dried meals. Don't forget to subscribe to the channel. We're uploading a"
YouTube Link 2022-03-31T18:00Z 908K followers, 110.1K engagements
"Newly Discovered PRIMITIVE WATER FILTER 100% Effective According to the CDC waterborne disease killed over six thousand people last year in the US alone. Waterborne pathogens such as e. coli cryptosporidium and giardia are prevalent in many surface water sources. There are several primitive methods for water purification including surface wells (gypsy well) boiling and other primitive water filters which utilize some combination of course substrate plant materials and charcoal. I recently found a research article from MIT (link below) that showed the xylem tissue of gymnosperms effectively"
YouTube Link 2024-05-18T13:00Z 908K followers, 5.8M engagements
"Mastering Fire: Essential Ferro Rod Techniques Knowing how to quickly start a fire in a survival situation could save your life. In this bushcraft survival video I'll go over some techniques for getting the most our of a ferro rod. I often get comments from people who wonder why I even bother carrying a ferro rod claiming that a Bic lighter is far superior. Truth is I do carry a lighter. But I also always have a ferro rod in my pack because whereas a lighter can break run out of fuel or get clogged with dirt or lent a ferro rod will work under any conditions even when soaking wet. So even if"
YouTube Link 2024-02-17T13:00Z 908K followers, 120.9K engagements
"Is this the BEST Survival Bow - Penobscot Primitive Bow One of the things I love about primitive bows and bow building is the seemingly countless variations of this simple and effective primitive weapon. Primitive cultures from all around the world came up with bow and arrow designs to suit the materials and demands of their regions. In areas of the world where "good" bow wood is difficult to find the Penobscot Bow design allows us to build high performance primitive bows capable of taking big game like deer or elk. The Penobscot design is essentially a variation of the cable backed bow used"
YouTube Link 2023-05-20T12:10Z 908K followers, 6.4M engagements
"Clay's [--] Survival Items for ALONE Season [--] After watching the short "10 items" vid that the History Channel released I realized that I didn't explain why I'd chosen those items. So this week's video is going in depth about why I chose the [--] survival items to take into the Chilko Lake Wilderness on ALONE Season [--]. We'll go through each one and talk about some of the tradeoffs of choosing those vs some other piece of survival gear. I'll also talk about the decision to take a ferro rod vs making primitive fire using a bow drill or other means. My [--] items were: Sleeping bag 2qt Dutch Oven -"
YouTube Link 2021-06-17T23:00Z 908K followers, 1.1M engagements
"Flintlock Coyote Hunting and Bark Tanning Bark tanning a coyote fur isnt difficult but it does take some time. Here extracting tannins from Douglas Fir bark. Once the hose is fleshed the tanning process takes approximately [--] weeks for a coyote hide"
YouTube Link 2025-12-04T14:11Z 908K followers, 31.8M engagements
"From Elk Hide to Shoes Bark Tanning #primitiveskills #hunting #survivalskills #flintlockhunting"
YouTube Link 2025-12-12T15:31Z 908K followers, 4.6M engagements
"What is Life in Rural Alaska REALLY Like Life in rural Alaska is a little different than what most people experience in the rest of the world. In this remote village there are no roads no grocery stores. The river is the highway and everything that enters the village comes in by airplane or barge. Self reliance isn't a option but a necessity. Join me as I spend a month with my friend Chevie Roach @RootsinAlaska at his off grid cabin. We'll be setting gill nets and harvesting salmon hunting moose building a smoke house and upgrading his solar system. This video will give you a glimpse of what"
YouTube Link 2025-11-14T01:01Z 908K followers, 1.5M engagements
"The KNIVES I use for BUSHCRAFT SURVIVAL & HUNTING Knife Sharpening TIPS A good knife is indispensable in the woods. In this video I'll go over some of the best knives I use for bushcraft survival and hunting. Some of these knives - like the Morakniv Companion Leatherman P4 and Condor Parang - you might have seen in previous videos but I'll show a few that you may not have seen. I talk about the differences between fixed blade knives and folding pocket knives as well as multitools like the Leatherman. While there is no "best bushcraft knife" or "best knife for survival" for every situation"
YouTube Link 2023-06-10T16:27Z 908K followers, 320.1K engagements
"Net Making for Beginners - ALONE Season [--] To make it this far on ALONE Season [--] I had to learn a few new survival skills. Net making by hand is one of them. In this "Net making for Beginners" video I'll show you how to make a net needle and gauge card then use those to weave a basic net that can be used for many things including gill nets(which allow for passive fishing) landing nets foraging bags etc. THIS is your beginner's guide to net making In past seasons of ALONE we've seen others use the overhand knot method for making survival gill nets. In my opinion using a net needle and card is a"
YouTube Link 2021-07-08T23:00Z 898K followers, 411.4K engagements
"Natural Tanning a MASSIVE Bison HIDE Traditional and primitive hide tanning is one of those ancient arts not much in practice today. The ancient methods of tanning animal skins into usable furs or leather have largely been replaced by modern chemical tanning. But although traditional tanning methods like bark tanning and brain tanning take more time and patience with the right knowledge they still produce some of the finest leather and pelts in the world. In this week's hide tanning video we learn how to "brain tan" a bison (buffalo) hide using egg yolks and oil. Brain tan is in quotes"
YouTube Link 2025-03-29T14:00Z 898K followers, 367.3K engagements
"This SURVIVAL SKILL could Save Your LIFE Make FIRE in WET WEATHER Knowing how to make a fire is one of the fundamental outdoor and survival skills. But people rarely practice fire making in the rain. Whether you're out for a short hike or tarp camping in the northwoods this survival hack could save your life. In this bushcraft skills video Clay Hayes shows you some ferro rod techniques and how to start a fire in a downpour. The goal is to find dry tinder but all the fine fuels are wet. But the interior wood from standing dead snags contain dry wood. The key is that they're standing up"
YouTube Link 2022-06-09T15:00Z 899K followers, 2.3M engagements
"Can you Survive the Wilderness with Minimal Gear Just a quick survival challenge in the wilderness. No tent no sleeping bag no food no water. Just a tenkara rod knife ferro rod pot and the clothes on my back. Catch and cook. The folks below are a HUGE part of what makes these videos possible Please show'em some love If you use the links below they'll know where ya came from Montana Knife Co. - https://alnk.to/hDswDFv Kifaru Backpacks & Gear (been using these packs for [--] years) - https://alnk.to/881gcQI I've got my archery supplies from these guys for decades - https://www.3riversarchery.com/"
YouTube Link 2025-11-26T20:27Z 908K followers, 245.6K engagements
"How to set up a Traditional Bow longbow or Recurve When you get a new traditional bow whether it be a longbow recurve or selfbow there are a few things you'll need to set up before you go out to the archery range and shoot a few arrows or get out into the field for some bow hunting. This video will show you how to set up your traditional bow's brace height nock point and arrow shelf. We start by discussing the bow's brace height and how to determine how high or low to set it. For most long bows and recurves brace height is adjusted by twisting or untwisting the bow string. Next we set up the"
YouTube Link 2018-04-25T13:53Z 905K followers, 315.1K engagements
"SELF BOW Building - Sanding Sealing Waterproofing Wood Bows What's the best sealer to use on wood bows How do I get a glassy professional finish on my selfbow In this bow building video I answer those questions and more as we go through the finishing process on a little two piece osage self bow I recently finished. I'll talk about different grades of sand paper steel wool and some of the waterproofing oils and sealers I've used over the years to protect my longbows and recurves from moisture and wet weather. A good finish is important for the longevity of a wood bow and this video shows how I"
YouTube Link 2021-02-25T21:01Z 901K followers, 57.5K engagements
"Lost in the Wilderness - How to NOT Freeze to Death Winter Survival & Bushcraft (No Tent or Bag) With winter weather and subzero temperatures getting lost in the wilderness in winter could be a deadly mistake. It's not uncommon to hear about a hunter or hiker getting lost in the wilderness and having to spend an unplanned night in the forest. Without proper gear or the knowledge to deal with cold weather and snow some don't survive. In this winter survival video I'll show a few survival skills to help get you through a cold night in the winter woods. I'll have no sleeping bag or tent. Aside"
YouTube Link 2024-01-20T15:00Z 901K followers, 5.3M engagements
"Where to get bow staves and wood for bow building self bows and primitive bows. Where can I buy an Osage bow stave Do you sell bow staves Can I make a selfbow from hickory ash maple etc These are some of the most common bow and arrow building questions I get so heres a video describing the pros and cons of acquiring bow staves for building self bows and other primitive bows to help you decide what how best to get started. Harvesting your own bow wood is a great way to get a lot of staves for cheap or free. The downside is that it's a ton of work and youll need to dry the staves before"
YouTube Link 2019-05-01T12:59Z 904K followers, 180K engagements
"Gap Shooting with Traditional Archery - How-to find your Gap. In this Field Tips episode Clay explains how to quickly find your point of aim at various distances when using the gap shooting method of aiming in traditional archery. Big thanks to our partners who support these how-to vids Great Coolers - http://orioncoolers.com/ Awesome Broadheads - http://eclipsebroadheads.com/ Sweet Custom Bows - http://cari-bow.com/"
YouTube Link 2016-11-11T14:31Z 902K followers, 150.4K engagements
"Too Dang CLOSE Wild Boar Catch and COOK This week I'm back in south Florida trying to put together a little wild hog catch and cook with the osage selfbow. Whether you know them as wild hogs feral hogs wild boar or just plain pigs they're widespread throughout the southeastern US and a major nuisance for farmers and land managers. But as destructive as they are traditional bowhunting wild hogs is about as much fun as you can have outside the normal hunting seasons. On this catch and cook my friend Scott and I spot and stalk hogs in the palm hammocks and prairies of South Florida. I find"
YouTube Link 2025-02-22T12:21Z 904K followers, 726.6K engagements
"Survival Expert shows How to make JERKY in the Wilderness Discover the secrets of making jerky and learn how to preserve meat in the wilderness a survival skill that could save your life. This video reveals the best techniques for making delicious and nutritious jerky so you're always prepared for any adventure. Knowing how to preserve meat is one of the most important survival skills to know. In dry weather it can be as simple as slicing lean meat thin and hanging it out in the sun and wind. But in cool damp conditions you may need to build a primitive smoker to smoke and dry the meat for"
YouTube Link 2025-06-27T21:28Z 908K followers, 1.1M engagements
"Tree to Longbow in [--] Minute #bowbuilding #longbow #woodworking Learn how to make a longbow from a tree in the forest"
YouTube Link 2026-01-21T14:57Z 908K followers, 71.5K engagements
"Bushcraft Catch and Cook with a TWIST😁 #survival #primitiveskills #survivalskills #bushcraft Bushcraft Catch and Cook"
YouTube Link 2025-12-26T15:55Z 908K followers, 44.7K engagements
"GEAR Dump - What's in my HUNTING pack It's been a little while since I did any hunting gear videos and with hunting season right around the corner I thought I'd do a quick gear dump so you can see what's in my hunting pack. I'll talk about my EDC some of the backpacking camping and hunting gear that is always in my day pack and some of the gear I switch out depending on where I am and what I'm doing. When I go elk hunting I usually leave camp before sunup and stay out until well after dark. I carry everything I need for the day in my backpack which is typically the StrykerXL from Kifaru."
YouTube Link 2023-08-12T14:00Z 817K followers, 157.7K engagements
"Squirrel hunting CATCH & COOK with the Newcomb boys As a kid growing up in the deep south squirrel hunting was just kind of what you did. I can't tell you how many hours I've spent looking up into the branches of a live oak for the flutter of a squirrel's tail or the out of place lump their body creates as they lay motionless atop a branch. It's been many years since I've chased squirrels but I recently got a chance to spend a day in the Ozark Mountains with Clay and Bear Newcomb along with their treeing feist Osage chasing squirrels from the back of a mule On this hunt I'm carrying my"
YouTube Link 2025-03-08T13:56Z 881K followers, 231.6K engagements
"From Deer Hide to BUCKSKIN Start to Finish Brain tanning deer hides into buckskin is one of those ancient skills shared among innumerable cultures throughout the world. Tanning in general is a great way to further utilize your game. In this primitive skills video I'll show you how to flesh a deer hide and turn it into soft buckskin but using egg yolks instead of deer brains The water-soluble oils in the yolks act as a lubricant to keep the fibers from sticking together as the hide is worked dry. Once it's soft and dry the deer skin is smoked for hours. The tar from the smoke is what actually"
YouTube Link 2024-08-10T14:22Z 800K followers, 894.5K engagements
"Traditional archery tips - Split finger vs [--] under for recurve and longbow in this weeks Field Tip video Clay Hayes goes over the difference in the split finger style of shooting and the [--] under method as well as how to pick a solid anchor point and how that anchor point can influence your point on distance and where the arrow strikes the target. Clay has several longbow and recurve bow shooting tips videos on the channel but this is the first time focusing on the split vs three under styles. Split finger has been popular in north america for some time but [--] under is gaining popularity"
YouTube Link 2019-08-07T16:25Z 848K followers, 227K engagements
"You've NEVER Seen a Pheasant Hunt like THIS FLINTLOCK Hunting With the fall hunting season in full swing the boys and I head to South Dakota for the [----] Pheasant Hunting opener. But just because I like to do things a little different I'll be hunting with my smoothbore Flintlock Fowler. Hitting a pheasant in flight is tough enough with a modern shotgun but hitting one while flintlock hunting takes it to another level. The flintlock's ignition is a bit slow which makes wing shooting tough. Follow through becomes even more critical. But despite the primitive weapons we manage to bring home"
YouTube Link 2025-10-31T00:00Z 908K followers, 126.5K engagements
"Cable Backed SURVIVAL BOW Hatchet Only #primitiveskills #survivalskills #survival #primitivebow Primitive Survival bow Cable backed bow"
YouTube Link 2025-12-10T15:04Z 908K followers, 81.5K engagements
"Woodworking ideas - How to build a primitive wood bow from a maple board Part [--] In part [--] of our woodworking ideas series how to build a primitive bow from a maple board we remove the bow from the form and trim the rawhide to fit the bow's back. Then we continue with the tillering process to get the primtive bow's limbs to bend evenly and smoothly at our desired draw weight. Once we've got the limbs bending evenly and the bow drawing to out draw length we'll shoot the bow through a chronograph to see how fast it shoots. We discus the tillering process in detail as well as many other aspects"
YouTube Link 2017-12-13T15:00Z 896K followers, 126.8K engagements
"Untamed - a Traditional Bow hunting Film by Clay Hayes In the spring of [----] Untamed debuted at the Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Rendezvous in Denver. Since then its toured around the US and Canada with the Hunting Film Tour. Its also touring with the Outdoor Film Tour & Festival and received the Pope and Young award for best bow hunting film. It has also been translated into French for showing at Arc Aventure a French bow hunting film festival. Untamed is a film that reaches across historic divides by focusing on the innate biophilia that all humans experience hunters and non-hunters alike."
YouTube Link 2015-08-17T12:57Z 823K followers, 300.4K engagements
"Turkey Hunting [----] - Fen's First Gobbler It's spring turkey season here in Idaho and we've been spending a lot of time in the woods chasing gobblers. Last year we got back here with just a few days left to spend turkey hunting. We were finally able to catch up with some birds on the last day of the season. But this year we've got the whole spring turkey season to fill our tags. This is Fen's first year being able to hunt big game in Idaho and he's got a pocket full of tags. It's going to be a busy hunting season and I hope you'll join us on our outdoor adventures. We're kicking things off"
YouTube Link 2022-04-21T14:59Z 862K followers, 17.4K engagements
"From Elk Hide to Shoes Complete Build Not long ago I posted a video showing how to make leather from animal hides using the ancient bark tanning method. In this video I'll use the bark tanned leather from that project to make some hand made moccasin style turn shoes for hunting this fall. These medieval shoes are comfortable quiet and relatively easy to make although it does take a while to make all the stitches by hand. I always strive to use every animal I take while hunting as completely as possible. Leather working projects like this are just another way we can do that. The thin soft"
YouTube Link 2024-07-27T13:20Z 825K followers, 1.7M engagements
"9 KNOTS that solve PROBLEMS - Camping Bushcraft & Survival If ya can't tie a knot tie a lot Nah we can do better than that. In this video I'll go over several knots that everyone should know and a few more that come in mighty handy in certain situations. We'll start with how to tie a bowline knot and truckers hitch. I use these two knots almost daily for everything from camping and bushcraft to lashing a load down on a pickup truck. The taut line hitch is a handy one when tying the edges of a tent or setting up for tarp camping. I use a halter hitch for securing a line or rope to a tree and"
YouTube Link 2022-08-18T15:00Z 864K followers, 104.7K engagements
"How to choose the BEST ARROW for Recurve Longbow or Selfbow One of the most common questions I get is How to choose the best arrow for my recurve longbow or selfbow. Selecting the right arrow is important because a mismatched traditional bow and arrow will not perform well shooting with erratic fishtailing arrow flight. One of the most important factors in picking the best arrow for your bow is arrow spine or how stiff the arrow is. This will influence the flex of the arrow around the bow's riser. This is known as archers paradox. In this video Clay Hayes demonstrates how arrow spine"
YouTube Link 2019-03-20T16:16Z 882K followers, 171.8K engagements
"Broadhead Sharpening Tips and Tricks - Single Bevel or Double Leaning how to sharpen a broadhead is one of the most important skills a bowhunter can develop. In this video I'll give you some broadhead sharpening tips and tricks that I use to get my single bevel broadheads shavings sharp. I'll use a mill file a diamond stone and a leather strop with buffing compound to get these arrow heads scary sharp. I use a sharpie marker to show where I'm removing material then create a bur and cut it off. I finish it off with a leather strop. Don't forget to subscribe to the channel. We're uploading a"
YouTube Link 2022-09-01T15:00Z 809K followers, 63.7K engagements
"How to install fur string silencers A quick look at how to install fur string silencers on a longbow recurve bow or selfbow string"
YouTube Link 2014-01-05T00:10Z 860K followers, 80.1K engagements
"Dont FLINCH Flintlock Muzzleloader ELK Hunting Late season Muzzleloader hunting isn't something you hear a lot about. By the time the late hunting season rolls around most hunters have either filled their tags or hung it up in favor of a comfortable couch and a football game on TV. But for those diehard hunters still out there winter camping in a wall tent late muzzleloader seasons can offer some of the best elk and deer hunting imaginable. In this black powder elk hunting adventure I'm carrying my .50 caliber flintlock rifle - fun to shoot but a challenge to keep operating in late winter"
YouTube Link 2024-12-07T15:00Z 820K followers, 215K engagements
"Rabbit Snaring [---] - Wire Survival Snares Survival snares and traps are one of the best ways to get food in a long term survival or wilderness living situation. Snares are cheap quick and very effective if set in the right way and in a good location. This video will focus on wire survival snares and rabbit snaring [---]. I'll show you how to make a wire snare how to set a snare for rabbits and also talk about the differences between wire snares and modern cable snares. On the History Channel's Alone you're allowed to take snare wire as one of the [--] items. Here's how I used mine and how the"
YouTube Link 2022-06-23T15:00Z 812K followers, 316.8K engagements
"A lesson in Self Reliance- Fen's First Deer Hunt There are many milestones in a hunter's life. But going deer hunting for the first time is one you'll always remember. Fen turned [--] this year which is the minimum age for hunting big game in Idaho. He's put in the time to pass hunter's ed and has a pocket full of tags. After spending some time shooting the rifle (7mm-08) we get up early and head to one of the neighboring farms to see if we can find any whitetails in the ag fields. I sometimes get comments from well meaning but nave folks who think hunting is a cruel antiquated activity"
YouTube Link 2022-10-29T13:00Z 863K followers, 36K engagements
"How to Butcher a Deer or Elk at home - Complete Guide Ive been butchering my own deer and elk meat for a long time. And for much of that time paid little to no attention to the various cuts save for the backstrap and tenderloins. If it looked like a roast Id make a roast. If it looked like a steak Id cut a steak. I had no idea that various cuts coming from different parts of the quarters could lend themselves marvelously to different cooking methods. The different muscles have different characteristics some tough some tender some full of sinew. Once I started paying attention and taking the"
YouTube Link 2019-10-02T16:47Z 798K followers, 182.8K engagements
"Birch Tar - Natures Wood Stain Sealer Insect Repellent and More #primitiveskills #survivalskills Birch tar rendered from the bark of birch trees has a variety of uses including wood stain and sealer natural insect repellent glue and even a crude chewing gum"
YouTube Link 2025-12-06T17:33Z 908K followers, 184.9K engagements
"A boy's First Rifle the Savage Rascal A boy's first rifle is a special thing. I can still remember the day my grandfather handed down his old squirrel gun to me a remington pump [--]. I guess I was probably about [--] years old at the time and it was the coolest thing in the world. I rubbed oil into every nook and cranny of that thing every chance I got. When I was old enough to start hunting by myself I went squirrel hunting almost daily. When I wasn't' in school I was in the woods and more often than not had that rifle in my hand. I still have that gun and someday with any luck I'll hand it"
YouTube Link 2019-06-25T10:25Z 800K followers, 58.1K engagements
"No Sleeping Bag Winter Bushcraft Camping #survival #primitiveskills #winterbushcraft The folks below are a HUGE part of what makes these videos possible Please show'em some love If you use the links below they'll know where ya came from Montana Knife Co. - https://alnk.to/hDswDFv Kifaru Backpacks & Gear (been using these packs for [--] years) - https://alnk.to/881gcQI I've got my archery supplies from these guys for decades - https://www.3riversarchery.com/ I've carried these Vortex binos everywhere - https://alnk.to/e79Q0z6 Been wearing FirstLite since [----] - https://firstlite.pxf.io/gOQQdg"
YouTube Link 2025-12-24T19:58Z 908K followers, 51.2K engagements
"That's BOWHUNTING Alaska Moose Hunting with a Traditional Bow This week we're back up in Alaska hanging out with my buddy Chevie Roach aka @RootsinAlaska at his off grid cabin in the Alaskan wilderness. This is Chevie's second season bowhunting moose with a traditional bow. Join us as we call in rutting bull moose and try to close the distance to under [--] yards. Being new to bow hunting Chevie needs a near perfect opportunity and in the end we find it although it wasn't exactly how we'd planned. The folks below are a HUGE part of what makes these videos possible Please show'em some love If"
YouTube Link 2025-11-07T01:00Z 908K followers, 485.3K engagements
"What's inside AMAZON's Best Selling "Survival Kit" This week were opening up Amazons best Selling Survival Kit to see what folks are actually getting when they buy this thing. If I recall it cost around $42 US. I go through everything inside this cheap survival kit and give my opinion on whether or not the survival gear is useful and how it might be used in an emergency. Overallit was mostly cheap junk whic is to be expected. Nevertheless in a future video Ill take it out for an overnight survival challenge and put it to use. Don't forget to subscribe to the channel. We're uploading a new"
YouTube Link 2024-02-03T15:00Z 817K followers, 148.4K engagements
"Can I Boil Water Without a Pot using only a KNIFE Let's find out In a survival situation knowing how to use your environment is key and this video demonstrates a water boiling method using only natural materials. See how to use only a knife to craft a natural container from tree bark to boil water over a fire. I'll also cover some survival tips and tricks for making a primitive hand drill friction fire again with only a knife. If you need to boil water without a pot these bushcraft techniques could be essential for your survival kit. The folks below are a HUGE part of what makes these videos"
YouTube Link 2025-06-17T23:00Z 908K followers, 111K engagements
"The ALL NIGHT Fire 🔥 #primitiveskills #survivalskills #survival #winterbushcraft Crawling out of your sleeping bag to stole a fire sucks. Having a self-feeding fire thatll burn all night doesnt 😉 This stacked log fire can be a bit tricky but it will keep you warm for a good long while"
YouTube Link 2025-12-09T13:56Z 908K followers, 140.9K engagements
"New Elk Silhouette Target for the Flintlock"
YouTube Link 2025-11-18T03:27Z 908K followers, 110.3K engagements
"7 DAYS in the Wilderness - Idaho Spring Bear Hunting This week Coye and I spend [--] days in the wilderness backpacking camping and spring bear hunting in Idaho's public land backcountry. This is some of the wildest country in the lower [--]. We charter a bush plane flight into a remote backcountry airstrip then spend the week tarp camping on the ridges and rivers as we glass the hills for bears. Along the way we see all sorts of other wildlife including elk mule deer mountain lions bighorn sheep and mountain goats. I'm hunting with my fire hardened hickory selfbow on this adventure. Don't forget"
YouTube Link 2022-04-14T13:52Z 888K followers, 226.1K engagements
"Bow Hunting FERAL GOATS on an ISLAND This week we're back with another catch and cook video from the Caribbean. We're hiking into a remote part of the island to do a little traditional bow hunting for feral goats. Feral goats can cause a lot of damage to the ecosystem and Matt (Alone Season 8) talks about how the landscape has changed since the goats moved in. But as destructive as they are they're loads of fun to bow hunt and they taste great too. After the goat hunt we head to the clear waters and grass beds just off the beach to snorkel and dive for conch. These large sea snails inhabit"
YouTube Link 2022-02-25T00:00Z 802K followers, 244.6K engagements
"Building a Yew Crossbow from Scratch This week I'm mixing it up with a recurve crossbow build. We'll be using an old board and a junk piece of Pacific Yew left over from building a longbow. With just scrap materials and hand tools we're building a yew crossbow from scratch. Although I've build hundreds of selfbows longbows and recurves this is the first crossbow I've ever attempted. It was a fun project and definitely not the last one I'll build. Anyone with basic woodworking skills and a few simple tools could build a simple crossbow like this in a day. I'm pretty impressed with the"
YouTube Link 2022-10-22T13:00Z 804K followers, 1.7M engagements
"Traditional Bow Hunting Mule Deer with Clay Hayes - spot and stalk Bow hunting mule deer in the Idaho Backcountry. Spot and stalk. Join Clay Hayes and the Twisted Stave crew as they bow hunt mule deer in Idaho's backcountry with traditional long bows and recurve bows. www.twistedstave.com Be sure to check out some of our other videos about traditional bow hunting and traditional archery: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=Mg8SFBwOn7I https://www.youtube.com/watchv=htqdkA9vu6Y&t=6s https://www.youtube.com/watchv=LuPbcictNE0&t=25s https://www.youtube.com/watchv=jpPnlYj5NPc&t=25s"
YouTube Link 2016-08-20T03:40Z 881K followers, 108.2K engagements
"THIS is Elk Hunting FLINTLOCK Catch and Cook I love bow hunting elk. But as hard as I try I can't always notch my elk tag during the September archery season. Luckily I've got the option to get back in the mountains in November for a late season muzzleloader cow hunt. I like bugling bulls as much as the next guy but THIS is elk hunting The country is big and the elk plenty. The problem is getting within flintlock range of these big herds without being spotted. Let's see if we can put together a little elk hunting catch and cook In this video I'm hunting with my old 50cal Kentucky rifle. I"
YouTube Link 2022-12-04T12:00Z 896K followers, 3.6M engagements
"Didnt see that coming Catch and Cook Traditional Bowhunting Deer The [----] bowhunting season is just about over but we're back in the mountains for one last chance to put some venison in the freezer. Late season deer hunting with a self bow or recurve bow can be challenging especially when the winter weather never arrives to start the deer migration. Nevertheless we caught up with some of the resident deer and I made a good shot on a fat doe with my osage selfbow while hunting public land. With the light fading and the temperature dropping I took a tenderloin out built a fire and cooked the"
YouTube Link 2023-12-30T15:18Z 855K followers, 318.4K engagements
"Traditional Archery Tips - String Hand & Archery HOOK Continuing with the traditional archery tips series this week we're covering the string hand and archery hook or how I place my fingers on the bow string. This might sound like a small point but it can have huge impacts to our accuracy and consistency with the bow and arrow. We'll talk about various techniques including split finger and [--] under shooting methods as well as jthe pros and cons of different types of archery hooks like the deep hook medium and shallow hook. We've already covered archery form bow hand position and archery"
YouTube Link 2020-07-29T13:50Z 826K followers, 106.5K engagements
"Gutless Method for ELK & DEER - Complete Guide Whether you're a brand new hunter or you've spent decades hunting elk in the mountains you're bound to pick up some tips form this new complete guide to gutless field dressing elk and other big game. I'll start by showing how to skin a deer or elk if you're interested in saving the hide for tanning later. Then we'll move into quartering removing the backstraps tenderloins neck and rib meat and other odds and ends before putting all the meat in game bags for the pack out. Don't forget to subscribe to the channel. We're uploading a new video each"
YouTube Link 2022-09-15T15:00Z 856K followers, 784.4K engagements
"How Accurate is a FLINTLOCK Rifle [---] Yards Black Powder With muzzleloader hunting seasons fast approaching we're spending some time on the range preparing for muzzleloader season with my .50 caliber flintlock rifle. We'll try to answer the question how accurate is a flintlock rifle I've got targets set up at [---] [---] and [---] yards and we'll see what kind of groups I can shoot at those distances. Today I'm shooting [---] grains of FFg black powder and a [---] gr Great Plains conical bullet. Towards the end of the video I load up some patched round balls to see if I can match the accuracy of the"
YouTube Link 2024-11-02T14:00Z 799K followers, 595.7K engagements
"Tuning a Recurve longbow or selfbow for perfect arrow flight Tuning traditional archery gear is something that seems to confuse the hell out of people when it shouldnt. Its not all that complicated but with all the different methods (bare shaft paper tuning broadhead tuning) looking at different indicators its easy to see how it can be a little overwhelming for beginners. Lets take a look at what tuning is why its important and how to tune our traditional bow and arrows for perfect flight. Im going to get fairly detailed in this post and video talking about the different forces that are"
YouTube Link 2018-08-22T13:15Z 852K followers, 553.9K engagements
"From Field to FIRE 🔥 Catch and Cook #bowhunting #hunting #traditionalbowhunting #selfbow"
YouTube Link 2025-12-15T14:19Z 908K followers, 134.9K engagements
"Whats the ALASKA LIFE really like Hunting for SURVIVAL In the remote native village of Shageluk Alaska moose is what's for dinner. Here grocery stores don't exist and the closest thing you'll find to an Uber is Chevy Roach's transport service. Some of you might recognize him from the NatGeo series Life Below Zero. This is my first time visiting Alaska and I'll be spending [--] days or so with Chevy seeing how he and his family live in the Alaskan bush. After dropping off my friends Eric and Vance at a camp where they'll be hunting moose with their Traditional bow's Chevy his cousin Rodger and I"
YouTube Link 2024-09-14T15:01Z 817K followers, 887.2K engagements
"Smoking Fish for LONG TERM Food Storage Catch & Cook In a grid down extended survival or wilderness living situation gathering food is just half the battle. You also need to know how to preserve meat without refrigeration. Smoking meat and fish is an ancient method of food preservation that requires no special equipment or electricity. With the right knowledge you can store meat without refrigeration for months. In this bushcraft cooking video I'm building a primitive smoker from local materials and smoking fish for long-term food preservation. I'd consider this to be one of the critical"
YouTube Link 2024-03-30T13:01Z 850K followers, 583.9K engagements
"Have Bow Will Travel 👌#selfbow #bowbuilding #woodworking #archery"
YouTube Link 2025-12-11T21:25Z 908K followers, 157.6K engagements
"Building Wood ARROWS - Start to Finish If you find your way into traditional archery or bowhunting you'll likely get the bug to build some wood arrows at some point. I usually build a dozen wood arrows every year in preparation for the bow hunting season. I start with Doug Fir shafts and use turkey feathers for fletchings. Don't forget to subscribe to the channel. We're uploading a new video each week that features one of the following topics: archery bow hunting bow building survival skills bushcraft self reliance primitive skills primitive bows hunting camping fishing and a lot more"
YouTube Link 2022-10-15T13:00Z 703K followers, 281K engagements
"Idaho Archery Elk Hunt I had an epic last day of our Idaho archery elk hunt this past season. With the camera rolling back at camp we talk about the day and the season; the ups and downs knife wielding goats pack bugles and the mysteries of life. Be sure to check out some of my other videos below: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=Mg8SFBwOn7I https://www.youtube.com/watchv=htqdkA9vu6Y&t=6s https://www.youtube.com/watchv=LuPbcictNE0&t=25s https://www.youtube.com/watchv=jpPnlYj5NPc&t=25s https://www.youtube.com/watchv=-XyJ14yeEnI&t=25s https://www.youtube.com/watchv=2CaRB1sHVdw&t=25s"
YouTube Link 2017-04-27T15:40Z 726K followers, 27.3K engagements
"THUMB Shooting with Joel Turner This week we're taking a closer look at thumb shooting with Joel Turner. Joel explains how and why he uses the thumb shooting technique how he aims his recurve bow and some of the potential advantages of shooting with his thumb. Don't forget to subscribe to the channel. We're uploading a new video each week that features one of the following topics: archery bow hunting bow building survival skills bushcraft self reliance primitive skills primitive bows hunting camping fishing and a lot more Big thanks to our partners who help support these videos"
YouTube Link 2020-09-30T16:00Z 673K followers, 109.9K engagements
"You can make this Survival SUPER FOOD with no Electricity Pemmican is a great shelf stable survival food and I'm excited to share its story. In this video I'll be discussing the history of pemmican its use in the Native American culture and how to make pemmican in the wild for long term storage. I'll be using only a mortar and pestle to grind dried meat into a powder a few pots to render animal fat and the sun to air dry meat and sun dried fruit. This is a great primitive survival skill to have for a grid down scenario. If you're interested in seeing how I make the "normal" pemmican I carry"
YouTube Link 2025-08-01T00:00Z 908K followers, 228.5K engagements
"Is Arrow Spine Important Recurve Bow Shooting Tips If you've watched many of my Traditional Archery and Recurve bow shooting tips videos you'll know that I put a lot of focus on bow and arrow tuning. One aspect of tuning longbows and recurves is arrow spine. Spine is a way to measure how stiff the arrow shaft is and it can have a big impact in arrow flight and retention of energy. In this shooting tips video Clay Hayes explains why tuning and arrow spine are important. Even though it is still possible to group mismatched arrows at relatively close distances an improperly matched arrow with a"
YouTube Link 2020-05-20T11:57Z 667K followers, 53.2K engagements
"You won't believe how this worked Bushcraft Cooking Primitive Clay Baking YouTube is full of bushcraft cooking videos of guys throwing a ribeye on a bed of coals. But last I checked steaks were a little hard to come by in the wilderness. On this primitive cooking video I'm using a primitive cooking technique known as "clay baking" to make roast duck. Clay baking is advantageous because it retains all the juices and fats in the food. And if you're in a wilderness living or extended survival situation fat is critical. It also requires no tools pots pans or other modern conveniences. All you"
YouTube Link 2024-01-13T15:00Z 465K followers, 73.7K engagements
"Using Classic Net Traps To Catch Raccoons In ACTION Primitive net traps they're pretty much in every movie you've ever seen where anyone gets caught And they always work flawlessly. But do they really In this bushcraft survival video we'll be learning how to set a net trap and seeing if we can catch a raccoon. Primitive live traps probably shouldn't' be your go to primitive trap in a survival situation but there are a number of reasons you may want to live trap an animal. One that comes to mind is warm weather which may cause meat to spoil if we were to use something like a deadfall. But"
YouTube Link 2025-03-22T13:00Z 672K followers, 48.2K engagements
"5 Survival Traps and Snares that WORK - Primitive Traps When it comes to finding food in a survival situation traps and snares are a key survival skill. In this bushcraft survival video I'll show you how to make [--] survival traps and snares that work. We'll first take a quick look at the simple and effective wire rabbit snare then move on to the spring pole snare. In case you don't have a good sapling close by I show how to make a lift pole snare aka a flip up snare. Then I'll show how to make a baited cubby snare with both a sapling spring pole and a Spanish windlass trap setup. Don't forget"
YouTube Link 2022-07-07T15:00Z 757K followers, 1.5M engagements
"What makes a GREAT Bushcraft KNIFE For the last few months I've been beating the crap out of this knife. Bottom line I like it. A lot. It's stout sharp and about the right size to do just about anything that needs doing in the woods. MKC is dropping a batch on July 24th https://montanaknifecompany.com/CLAY"
YouTube Link 2025-07-23T16:47Z 908K followers, 170.2K engagements
"Traditional Bow hunting Hogs and Fishing with Hayes boys For my kids traditional archery and bowhunting are as normal as a soccer game for most kids. It's a lifestyle they've been immersed in since birth. Although they've both been shooting a primitive bow sense before they could walk this is Fen's first time afield hunting for himself. This week we're hog hunting with longbow and recurve in the swamplands of southern Georgia. Catching snakes exploring hollowed trees and setting bush hooks for catfish are just a few of the other adventures we get into over the weekend. Some people question"
YouTube Link 2019-06-05T23:28Z 669K followers, 585.3K engagements
"Primitive Bow Build Catch and Cook Tilapia Bamboo Fish Arrows This week we're heading back down to south Florida to meet up with my buddy Scott to put some primitive bow fishing equipment to the test. South Florida is home to many invasive fish species including armored catfish and tilapia some of which can grow quite large. But hitting these spooky fish with primitive bamboo arrows is challenging to say the least. After a while we manage to get an arrow into a big tilapia and get to sample some on the dinner table. Don't forget to subscribe to the channel. We're uploading a new video each"
YouTube Link 2024-06-01T12:00Z 712K followers, 332.5K engagements
"Building the Bamboo Backed Longbow - Complete Guide This week we're building a bamboo backed deflex/reflex osage longbow. For this bow you'll need some sort of belly material. Both ipe and osage are popular. In this bow building vid we'll be using osage for the belly. You'll also need a piece of bamboo backing. I got mine from 3RiversArchery.com. We'll start by using a z splice to join two osage belly slats. Once the belly slats are joined we will but out the profile for the longbow and pre tiller them. Then we'll do the same with the bamboo backing. Pre tillering the belly and back laminates"
YouTube Link 2021-05-21T16:10Z 677K followers, 216.4K engagements
"Can we make this old Axe SHAVE Axe Sharpening [---] When it comes right down to it knowing how to sharpen a cutting tool whether it be a knife axe or pair of scissors is all about the same. In this video I'll show you how to sharpen an axe to both a rough working edge suitable for chopping and a razor edge that will slice with the best of them. This old rusty double bitted axe has been kicked around and neglected for decades. After refitting it with a new handle it's time to bring that edge back to life. Since the edge is chipped and pitted I'll start with a coarse mill fill to clean the edge"
YouTube Link 2024-03-23T13:00Z 740K followers, 42.5K engagements
"You NEED This for SURVIVAL - Don't let it go to WASTE In a long-term wilderness living or survival situation fat is a crucial part of our diets. Fat is basically natures number one superfood and when prepared correctly it's one of the best shelf stable foods But if the weather is warm raw fat will quickly spoil and go rancid making it unfit for consumption. In this survival skills video I'll cover how to render animal fat in the wilderness to make it shelf stable and last for years without refrigeration. I'll start with raw bison fat and show you how to render tallow step by step to preserve"
YouTube Link 2025-07-09T23:00Z 908K followers, 1.8M engagements
"How to Build a primitive sinew backed cedar survival bow After forging a tomahawk and bow building knife Clay Hayes uses the primitive tools to build a sinew backed eastern red cedar survival bow from a freshly cut tree. This video covers the entire primitive bow building process. Clay begins by roughing out the longbow from green bow stave and before backing the bow with sinew and tillering after the sinew dries. Eastern red cedar is in the juniper family and it is very common throughout the east and Midwest. Its replaced by other closely related species common juniper rocky mountain juniper"
YouTube Link 2019-01-23T14:10Z 791K followers, 170.9K engagements
"These Bushcraft Hacks are GAME CHANGERS If you're into bushcraft and survival you're going to want to watch this quick video. These bushcraft hacks are game changers. I'll start out showing how to make an improvised bushcraft vice that works as well as anything you'd buy at harbor freight Seriously this thing works like a charm and it's quick and easy to build with just a few bushcraft tools. I'm using paracord as the bindings in this video but you could easily use natural cordage like spruce roots rawhide etc. Next we'll improvise a drawknife using a bit of cordage a stick and my bushcraft"
YouTube Link 2025-04-12T13:00Z 908K followers, 594.7K engagements
"Solo Survival and Backcountry Camping with my Dog No FOOD or SHELTER Back at it with another solo survival wilderness adventure This time Cedar and I get dropped off in the backcountry with no food no shelter and very minimal gear. Despite the challenges there's plenty of scenic relaxation I do have my osage selfbow and a fly rod to hunt and fish for my food. This bare bones survival challenge didn't go quite as planned but after some scrambling along sketchy slopes I got out of the deep snow and made some improvised survival shelters to keep the rain and snow at bay. When confronted with an"
YouTube Link 2025-06-11T00:00Z 908K followers, 460.5K engagements
"My Top Hunting Gear Essentials After [---] DAYS Outside I spend A LOT of time in the outdoors and over the years I've tested out a bunch of different camping and hunting gear. In this video I'll go over some of the outdoor gear I've used in the past how my hunting gear has changed over time and what I'll be using on this year's adventures. We'll start by talking about hunting boots then move into clothes for hunting and hiking as well as why I choose a floorless shelter down vs synthetic sleeping bags and much more. The folks below are a HUGE part of what makes these videos possible Please"
YouTube Link 2025-08-19T23:00Z 908K followers, 158.1K engagements
"How to use STICKS to Make Perfect Rawhide Cordage Knowing how to make primitive cordage is one of the most important survival skills you can master at home. It's one of the basic bushcraft skills for beginners. In this primitive skills video I'll show you how to make a bushcraft lace cutter that will allow you to cut perfect rawhide lacing quickly. Then we'll make a primitive rope spinner to make two and three ply primitive cordage. These same techniques can be used to make any size rope or cordage you need. In a later video I'll show how to make different styles of rope making. Don't forget"
YouTube Link 2025-04-05T14:03Z 676K followers, 227.8K engagements
"My Craziest FLINTLOCK Turkey Hunt Ever CATCH and COOK Hunting with old school weapons whether it be a primitive bow or flintlock muzzleloader requires a bit more patience. You've got to hunt a little harder and get a lot closer but when things come together it can turn into a pretty awesome hunt. Bringing a wild turkey into my 20-25 yard flintlock range can be tough so I decided to make a homemade strutting turkey decoy to help bring them in close. But I had no idea HOW CLOSE This turned out to be my craziest flintlock turkey hunt ever I thought these gobblers were going to run me over. After"
YouTube Link 2025-05-17T13:00Z 684K followers, 21.8K engagements
"You won't believe this FLINTLOCK Turkey HUNT Catch & Cook What do you get when you combine a flintlock muzzleloader a yellow lab a big bunch of wild turkeys and a hole in the ground Well I suppose a bushcraft catch and cook like you've never seen before In this flintlock hunting video Cedar and I are trying to fill my fall turkey tag. Turkey hunting with dogs was once a common practice but it's rarely used these days. And doing it with a flintlock shotgun is nearly unheard-of. In keeping with the theme I'm also using an old fashioned wing bone turkey call. And after a truly unbelievable"
YouTube Link 2024-12-28T14:48Z 668K followers, 581.4K engagements
"5 best FIRE STARTERS you can make at Home Knowing how to start a fire in foul weather could save your life. This week Ill show you [--] of the best fire starters you can make at home. Having a few fire starters in your pack will make it much easier to build a fire no matter the weather conditions. These are cheap and easy to make with readily available materials that you probably already have at your home. Cotton balls Vaseline a plastic straw an egg crate and some shredded paper for instance. Don't forget to subscribe to the channel. We're uploading a new video each week that features one of"
YouTube Link 2023-04-22T12:35Z 674K followers, 194K engagements
"Kifaru Stryker XL Hunting Pack Review - The most Versatile backpack DISCOUNT CODE: Enter CLAY at checkout for 15%off Kifaru packs I don't do many hunting gear reviews but I've had a lot of questions about the hunting pack I'm using this year so hopefully this gear review video will help answer some questions about the Kifaru Stryker XL pack. You've probably seen me using this backpack in some of my hunting videos this year as well as a backpacking trip or two. I've had this pack for maybe [--] months and have put a lot of miles on it. So far I've packed out one elk and one hog and used it on a"
YouTube Link 2021-11-04T16:00Z 631K followers, 59.9K engagements
"Let's make a DIY LONGBOW with two STICKS in my Backyard Learning how to make a DIY home made bow and arrow isn't hard. You've just got to overcome the fear of messing something up and dive in. In this video we'll turn two osage orange bow billets into a deflex reflex two piece takedown high performance longbow. This is a woodworking project that anyone can do in their backyard with simple hand tools. Most of the bow building work I do is with a simple drawknife and a rasp. To make the takedown sleeve we'll use fiberglass tape and epoxy to form a socket and tenon which when done right works"
YouTube Link 2025-07-17T00:00Z 908K followers, 217.8K engagements
"Best Budget 3D Archery Target In this video we take a tour around my home 3D Archery range and review the RealWild brand of 3D Archery targets from bigshottargets.com. These are nice looking big archery targets made from good self healing foam. I've had mine for about [--] years now and they're still going strong. These are in my opinion the best budget 3D archery targets on the market Don't forget to subscribe to the channel. We're uploading a new video each week that features one of the following topics: archery bow hunting bow building survival skills bushcraft self reliance primitive skills"
YouTube Link 2020-09-16T13:00Z 668K followers, 60.5K engagements
"Merino Wool vs Synthetics: The Good The Bad and the Smelly Western hunts will test the limits of your gear. Here Ill spend weeks in the mountains many miles from anything I dont carry in on my back. Early season temperatures might be in the high 80s even reaching the 90s while late season temps might reach [--] below zero F. In conditions like that knowing how to dress isnt just important for staying comfortable it might just save your life. In this video I'll give you some tips for staying comfortable in extreme weather. Well talk layering outdoor clothing from early season to late Ill start"
YouTube Link 2024-08-19T13:47Z 787K followers, 126.1K engagements
"Traditional Bow Hunting Turkey - [----] Turkey Season This week Clay Hayes is bow hunting wild turkeys in the Idaho mountains with Matt Schuster the current Presendent of the Professional Bowhunter's Society PBS. Although turkey hunting is a challenge no matter what weapon or method you choose hunting turkeys with a traditional bow and without a blind is borderline impossible. Join Clay and Matt as they try to call in and put an arrow into one of these keen eyed gobblers. Matt is hunting with his longbow and Clay with an osage selfbow recurve. Right from the start the guys are into birds with a"
YouTube Link 2019-05-29T14:50Z 671K followers, 75.2K engagements
"Essential Winter Camping Gear for Late Season Hunting While out on a [--] day backpacking trip deep in the Idaho Wilderness I took some time to go over what I consider to be Essential Winter Camping Gear for Late Season Hunting. I start with a quick rundown of my winter hunting clothes then move into other winter camping gear for hot tent camping hunting and backpacking. I even list the camera gear I use to film these backcountry hunting adventures. If y'all are thinking about picking up anything from Firstlite they're running a Black Friday Sale on Merino base layers and other outdoor gear."
YouTube Link 2024-11-21T16:26Z 619K followers, 44.7K engagements
"How Effective are CHARCOAL & Sand Water Filters Let's find out This week we're making another simi primitive slash survival water filter. We're using a plastic bottle some sand charcoal gravel and some cedar boughs for this one. These sand and charcoal water purifiers have been used for thousands of years and they're actually very good at removing sediment and clarifying dirty water. Here I show how to make a DIY charcoal survival water filter and use sunlight to sanitize the water. The lab results weren't exactly what I'd imagined though Don't forget to subscribe to the channel. We're"
YouTube Link 2024-06-08T13:00Z 738K followers, 408.1K engagements
"Primitive Survival Fish Trap - Build Catch and Cook This week we're going primitive Fen and I are building a primitive survival fish trap from natural materials native to NW Florida. These fish traps are a lot of work to build but once they're done and fishing they're well worth the time investment because they're catching fish while you can turn your attention to some other survival matter. Through experimenting with several different combination trap construction methods and native materials I found that smaller grape vines make excellent weaving materials. River cane (native bamboo) is"
YouTube Link 2019-07-10T13:27Z 668K followers, 114.9K engagements
"These Survival HACKS for Wilderness Navigation will Blow Your MIND Wilderness navigation is one of the most basic survival skills. But what if you find yourself lost in the wilderness without a compass gps or smartphone How do you find north and navigate to safety In this bushcraft hacks video I'll go over five methods to find north without a modern compass. I'll start by showing how to find the north star and use sticks and the sun to find true north. Then we'll learn how to make a compass with a needle and magnet. Since most people aren't in the habit of walking around with a needle I'll"
YouTube Link 2025-10-08T00:00Z 908K followers, 63.3K engagements
"This is what [--] Years of Homesteading Looks Like It's hard to believe that it's been [--] years since we moved into our little homestead. When we first bought this place back in [----] we had little money. Being a single income family of [--] self reliance wasn't a hobby but a necessity. Growing a large garden and hunting was the only way we could afford quality food. Through a lot of hard work we've built our little farm into what it is today. We've added on to the little farm house with reclaimed wood added a couple new garden spots got cows sold cows and got more cows. We built a high tunnel"
YouTube Link 2025-08-29T00:00Z 908K followers, 261.3K engagements
"23 Days Straight - Traditional Bowhunting Elk [----] Elk hunting season is here and for the Hayes Family that means it's time to head to the mountains in search of the winter's wild game meat supply. This year we're back in the Rockies living in a wall tent and traditional bowhunting elk with a fire hardened hickory selfbow. Liz is shooting her new compound bow and got out a few times but the hunting was tough this year. We called in several nice bulls and had several other close encounters with cows and rutting bull elk. Don't forget to subscribe to the channel. We're uploading a new video"
YouTube Link 2022-10-01T15:39Z 685K followers, 675.3K engagements
"How long can you SURVIVE without FOOD In this video we're tackling some common camping hunting and survival myths. From backpacking myths to the persistent belief about moss growing on the north side of trees and needing to boil water for so many minutes we'll examine the facts. Knowing the real deal can be vital for preparedness in survival mode. Don't forget to subscribe to the channel. We're uploading a new video each week that features one of the following topics: archery bow hunting bow building survival skills bushcraft self reliance primitive skills primitive bows hunting camping"
YouTube Link 2025-06-04T00:00Z 908K followers, 74.7K engagements
"Hunting and Survival Gear - Alone Season [--] - Clothing I've received a lot of questions about the hunting and survival gear I took on Alone Season [--] so in this hunting and survival gear review video I'll cover all the hunting clothing system that got me through the [--] days spent on Chilko lake for the show. We'll start with the merino wool base layers from FirstLite then move on to socks (VortexWear Bison Wool Co.). Once we're through the base I'll talk about the pants. I took two pairs of pants with me one light weight merino wool Obsidian Pants from Firstlite for early season bowhunting. I"
YouTube Link 2021-08-26T23:00Z 627K followers, 243.6K engagements
"Turn ROAD KILL into a Soft FUR PELT - Natural Tanning [---] People learned how to tan animal hides and furs using natural methods many thousands of years ago. The ancient art of natural tanning is one of the oldest professions known to man. In this video I'll show you how to tan a coyote hide using tannins extracted from tree bark. Bark tanning furs is easy inexpensive and if done right creates a soft tanned fur which can be used for clothing or other projects. In another video I showed how to use the bark tan method to make leather from animal skin. Tanning furs with the hair on is similar to"
YouTube Link 2025-02-08T13:14Z 764K followers, 187.4K engagements
"Instinctive Archery vs Aiming a Recurve or Longbow When it comes to traditional archery shooting styles folks can sometimes get a little defensive. One sure fire way to start a fight is to get on a traditional archery forum and claim that instinctive shooting is the best or aiming a longbow is far better than instinctive. This video explores the similarities and differences between instinctive archery and aiming methods like gap shooting and split vision shooting. We answer the questions of what is instinctive archery what does it mean to aim a recurve and are aiming and instinctive totally"
YouTube Link 2019-09-18T11:00Z 629K followers, 389K engagements
"I didn't Expect THIS [--] Day Solo SURVIVAL CHALLENGE Every now and then it's good to just take off on a solo camping trip and see what happens That's what I did on my most recent outing a solo survival challenge where I canoed about [--] miles over [--] days with no food or shelter and only one bottle of water. I only brought that because I wanted to try to make a solar fire from the water bottle. Spring/Summer in Florida can be unforgiving and although I did have a little trouble with mosquitoes and deer flies they were pleasantly absent for the most part. This was supposed to be a survival"
YouTube Link 2024-05-11T12:00Z 765K followers, 287.6K engagements
"Recurve Bow Hunting - Public Land Bowhunting from the GROUND For those of us who live the bow hunting lifestyle hunting season never truly ends. We devise ways to spread those sacred months across an entire year. Some hunters scout obsessively pouring over aerial imagery and trail camera photos. Others fiddle with hunting gear tuning honing and sighting. I build selfbows. Im not entirely sure why bow building and hunting with recurves and longbows is so captivating for me. Its certainly not the most efficient weapon. But if there is one universal truth about achievement its that it requires"
YouTube Link 2019-10-16T16:12Z 774K followers, 434.6K engagements
"Make your own DIY CRAB TRAPS Crab traps are expensive Luckily they're not hard to make. This video will show you how to make your own DIY Blue Crab traps for cheap. Once you get the hang of what you're doing they don't take long to make. I made [--] traps in one day. I used coated hex wire (poultry wire) to make these. My materials list for [--] traps is below. Each trap will take [--] feet of wire three plastic escape rings [---] feet of bungie cord a few hog rings and a trap hook. Then it'll need to be rigged with a float that's clearly marked with an R for recreation. You can find details on trap"
YouTube Link 2021-04-08T14:13Z 775K followers, 115.5K engagements
"How to start a fire with a Ferro Rod - Backcountry College In this Backcountry Quick Tip we'll learn a tip in keeping your fire tender in place while starting a fire with a ferro rod"
YouTube Link 2015-03-11T19:22Z 669K followers, 15.4K engagements
"Focus on the target Or not Recurve Bow Shooting Tips This week Clay Hayes goes over something that's common to hear in traditional archery and recurve bow shooting forums and that's FOCUS If you've spent much time researching how to shoot a recurve bow you'll most likely come across someone saying to focus on the spot you want to hit or burn a hole in the target. It's a common phrase among archers especially longbow and recurve shooters. Although picking a spot as opposed to shooting at an area is very important once that's done there's really no need to focus all our attention on that spot."
YouTube Link 2020-05-27T16:50Z 785K followers, 203.8K engagements
"One last FLINTLOCK HUNT Fall Turkey Catch & Cook With just a few days left in the fall turkey hunting season I grabbed the [--] gauge flintlock smoothbore loaded up some black powder and [--] shot and hit the woods. In the fall and winter turkeys gather in to large winter flocks which can make for an exciting hunt. But I had no idea what I was in for when I set out in the early morning. This will be the last flintlock hunting video for the [----] season but there'll be more in [----]. Stay tuned for more catch and cook videos from the southern states this winter. Don't forget to subscribe to the"
YouTube Link 2024-01-06T16:24Z 605K followers, 738.3K engagements
"You've NEVER Seen THIS Before Coyote Hunting with a FLINTLOCK With all of the regular hunting seasons closed and a need for a new fur hat we're loading up the flintlock rifle one last time this winter and heading out for a little predator hunting. Coyote hunting can get controversial at times but mainly due to hunting contests designed to see who can shoot the most. But that's not what we're about. I'm after just one coyote for now and have a special project in mind for his pelt if I can get one to give it up. Trapping and Predator calling are things I did a lot back when I was a kid but fell"
YouTube Link 2025-01-11T14:01Z 642K followers, 80.7K engagements
"I can't believe HE CAME BACK Bowhunting Idaho Whitetails While packing up for elk camp in early September one of the local farmers stopped by and said he'd seen loads of deer coming out into a bean field the evening before. With archery season in full swing in the western states Liz and I head out to see if we can get the drop on an early season buck. Since the deer are feeding in the fields at night we find a likely spot in a timbered funnel to set up our tree stands. Not a half hour after getting settled in a huge buck comes by at only [--] yards but well outside Liz's range. Next a big doe"
YouTube Link 2023-10-18T15:01Z 462K followers, 21.8K engagements
"BEAR DEFENSE with the 10mm semi Auto Handgun Bear Spray vs Gun No one wants to become lunch for a hungry predator. So with some upcoming wilderness adventures where grizzly bear numbers are high I decided to add a handgun to the gear I'll be carrying. In this video Mickey Schuch @CarryTrainer and I discuss options for personal protection in bear country. I answer the questions of what's it like to be charged by a grizzly bear why I chose a Glock 10mm handgun rather than a larger [--] mag or [---] casull that would have more raw knockdown power and the best handgun for bear defense. Then we set up"
YouTube Link 2024-06-29T11:41Z 551K followers, 64.5K engagements
"Guide to WARM WEATHER MEAT CARE The warm weather of early hunting season presents some unique challenges for the backcountry hunter but in my opinion none are more important than proper care of meat in warm weather. During archery elk hunting season temperatures often reach into mid to upper 80s or more. In this video were going to look at what causes meat spoilage and how to prevent it so you can get that hard earned wild game meat back home and in the freezer in great condition. We'll look at some real world scenarios and try to answer the question of how long will meat last in the field"
YouTube Link 2024-08-24T14:00Z 665K followers, 217.4K engagements
"From Deer Hide to Buckskin #braintanning #primitiveskills #bushcraft The folks below are a HUGE part of what makes these videos possible Please show'em some love If you use the links below they'll know where ya came from Montana Knife Co. - https://alnk.to/hDswDFv Kifaru Backpacks & Gear (been using these packs for [--] years) - https://alnk.to/881gcQI I've got my archery supplies from these guys for decades - https://www.3riversarchery.com/ I've carried these Vortex binos everywhere - https://alnk.to/e79Q0z6 Been wearing FirstLite since [----] - https://firstlite.pxf.io/gOQQdg Camera Gear -"
YouTube Link 2026-01-30T15:28Z 908K followers, 24.8K engagements
"Complete Brain Tanning Process Raw Hide to Finished Buckskin In this video we're going step-by-step through the complete brain tanning process turning a raw deer hide into finished braintan buckskin. You'll see the full hide tanning process from raw deer skins to a finished product demonstrating how to make leather using traditional tanning methods. We cover everything including fleshing scraping and stretching to achieve a beautifully processed hide. After smoking the hide the final step of brain tanning we use deer sinew to sew a traditional buckskin shirt. The folks below are a HUGE part"
YouTube Link 2026-01-30T01:00Z 908K followers, 46.7K engagements
"Bed of Coals Overnight - Winter Survival Experiment How to stay warm in in cold weather with only a wool blanket Well a bed of coals is one option. This winter survival technique was made famous in the classic mountain man movie Jeremiah Johnson and in this video I'm testing it out. We'll start by digging a trench and building a big fire to warm the soil and build a bed of coals. Then we cover the hot coals with dirt and bed down for the night. The best way to learn survival skills and winter bushcraft is to get out into the forest and try stuff. More often than not you'll discover nuances in"
YouTube Link 2026-01-23T01:01Z 908K followers, 436.3K engagements
"Tree to Longbow in [--] Minute #bowbuilding #longbow #woodworking Learn how to make a longbow from a tree in the forest"
YouTube Link 2026-01-21T14:57Z 908K followers, 71.5K engagements
"This Siberian Log Fire Trick Will Save Your Winter #bushcraft #survival #outdoors The folks below are a HUGE part of what makes these videos possible Please show'em some love If you use the links below they'll know where ya came from Montana Knife Co. - https://alnk.to/hDswDFv Kifaru Backpacks & Gear (been using these packs for [--] years) - https://alnk.to/881gcQI I've got my archery supplies from these guys for decades - https://www.3riversarchery.com/ I've carried these Vortex binos everywhere - https://alnk.to/e79Q0z6 Been wearing FirstLite since [----] - https://firstlite.pxf.io/gOQQdg Camera"
YouTube Link 2026-01-19T00:06Z 908K followers, 57.5K engagements
"I spent [--] Days in the MOUNTAINS with only a BUFFALO HIDE for Shelter Winter in the Rockey Mountains can be brutal but people have survived here for thousands of years without modern technology. In this winter bushcraft and survival video I spend [--] days in the mountains with only a buffalo hide for shelter. No sleeping bag no tent no lighter or ferro rod for starting a fire. I'd have to build my own bushcraft shelter and figure out how to stay warm. Grouse hunting season is still open so I took my flintlock fowler along just in case. Staying warm and comfortable with minimal gear required me"
YouTube Link 2026-01-15T00:30Z 908K followers, 624.4K engagements
"THIS is How to STORE MEAT without Refrigeration Food Preservation Long before electricity and food preservatives our ancestors knew how to preserve meat without refrigerating it. All over the world meat has been smoked and dried to make it shelf stable for months. Much of this ancestral knowledge is lost today but these food preservation methods are still as viable today as they were many thousands of years ago. In this wilderness survival skills video I build a primitive smoker (as well as show how to NOT build one) cut and prepare deer meat for smoking and smoke and dry an entire deer."
YouTube Link 2026-01-04T00:00Z 908K followers, 236.5K engagements
"From Stave to Longbow #bowbuilding #selfbow #traditionalbow"
YouTube Link 2026-01-03T01:03Z 908K followers, 235.1K engagements
"Bushcraft Catch and Cook with a TWIST😁 #survival #primitiveskills #survivalskills #bushcraft Bushcraft Catch and Cook"
YouTube Link 2025-12-26T15:55Z 908K followers, 44.7K engagements
"3 Days FLINTLOCK Deer Hunting and Camping with my Dog If you've watched many of my hunting videos you've probably seen my Labrador Retriever Cedar along on some of our hunting and camping adventures. On this flintlock deer hunting trip I took him along just to see what would happen. We boat into a remote camping area and spend a few days deer hunting in the rainy weather before finally getting a shot at a big doe that came in close. Muzzleloader hunting in the rain comes with its challenges but luckily everything went well and we were able to make a good shot with a patched round ball. After"
YouTube Link 2025-12-26T01:00Z 908K followers, 222.2K engagements
"No Sleeping Bag Winter Bushcraft Camping #survival #primitiveskills #winterbushcraft The folks below are a HUGE part of what makes these videos possible Please show'em some love If you use the links below they'll know where ya came from Montana Knife Co. - https://alnk.to/hDswDFv Kifaru Backpacks & Gear (been using these packs for [--] years) - https://alnk.to/881gcQI I've got my archery supplies from these guys for decades - https://www.3riversarchery.com/ I've carried these Vortex binos everywhere - https://alnk.to/e79Q0z6 Been wearing FirstLite since [----] - https://firstlite.pxf.io/gOQQdg"
YouTube Link 2025-12-24T19:58Z 908K followers, 51.2K engagements
"Island Survival well kinda😜 #hunting #bowhunting #catchandcook #traditionalbowhunting Traditional Bowhunting feral goats and diving for conch. Catch and cook"
YouTube Link 2025-12-20T14:47Z 908K followers, 48.2K engagements
"From Field to FIRE 🔥 Catch and Cook #bowhunting #hunting #traditionalbowhunting #selfbow"
YouTube Link 2025-12-15T14:19Z 908K followers, 134.9K engagements
"From Elk Hide to Shoes Bark Tanning #primitiveskills #hunting #survivalskills #flintlockhunting"
YouTube Link 2025-12-12T15:31Z 908K followers, 4.6M engagements
"This FLINTLOCK ELK HUNT was EIPC Catch and Cook Join us on this epic late season muzzleloader elk hunting adventure Flintlock hunting adds a bit of challenge to an already challenging hunt. Late season muzzleloader deer and elk hunts are tough. The winter weather can be brutal the country doesn't have much cover and there are a lot of eyes to get past. Although I can group patched round balls well at [---] yards I'd much rather get to [---] yards or closer with my flintlock rifle. When elk hunting in this open landscape getting that close isn't easy. Like years previous we set up a wall tent for"
YouTube Link 2025-12-12T01:00Z 908K followers, 172.7K engagements
"Have Bow Will Travel 👌#selfbow #bowbuilding #woodworking #archery"
YouTube Link 2025-12-11T21:25Z 908K followers, 157.6K engagements
"Cable Backed SURVIVAL BOW Hatchet Only #primitiveskills #survivalskills #survival #primitivebow Primitive Survival bow Cable backed bow"
YouTube Link 2025-12-10T15:04Z 908K followers, 81.5K engagements
"The ALL NIGHT Fire 🔥 #primitiveskills #survivalskills #survival #winterbushcraft Crawling out of your sleeping bag to stole a fire sucks. Having a self-feeding fire thatll burn all night doesnt 😉 This stacked log fire can be a bit tricky but it will keep you warm for a good long while"
YouTube Link 2025-12-09T13:56Z 908K followers, 140.9K engagements
"Bushcraft Cooking [---] Clay Baked Duck #primitiveskills #survivalskills #primitivetechnology"
YouTube Link 2025-12-08T17:22Z 908K followers, 2.6M engagements
"Primitive Compound Bow Well Kinda😉 #primitiveskills #survivalskills #primitivebow The Penobscot bow is a great primitive bow design for times when you just cant find larger bow wood. The double bow design effectively increases poundage while utilizing small saplings. Its a great survival bow"
YouTube Link 2025-12-07T15:39Z 908K followers, 2.6M engagements
"Birch Tar - Natures Wood Stain Sealer Insect Repellent and More #primitiveskills #survivalskills Birch tar rendered from the bark of birch trees has a variety of uses including wood stain and sealer natural insect repellent glue and even a crude chewing gum"
YouTube Link 2025-12-06T17:33Z 908K followers, 184.9K engagements
"Brain Tanning a deer hide with Egg Yolks #primitiveskills #survivalskills #outdoors Brain tanning animal hides is an ancient practice. In this variation Im using egg yolks in place of brains. It works the same and the yolks are much nicer to work with. The resulting buckskin is lite comfortable and durable"
YouTube Link 2025-12-05T17:35Z 908K followers, 4.7M engagements
"Flintlock Coyote Hunting and Bark Tanning Bark tanning a coyote fur isnt difficult but it does take some time. Here extracting tannins from Douglas Fir bark. Once the hose is fleshed the tanning process takes approximately [--] weeks for a coyote hide"
YouTube Link 2025-12-04T14:11Z 908K followers, 31.8M engagements
"This FLINTLOCK DEER Hunt took a CRAZY Turn Hunting trips don't always go to plan and this year's flintlock deer hunt certainly took an unexpected twist. I'm hunting with my .50 cal flintlock rifle the same one used during last year's wilderness mule deer hunt. I'm shooting [--] grains 1.5f swiss black powder and a patched round ball. Although I can shoot farther my confident effective range for this muzzleloader is [---] yards or less. Join us as we spot and stalk still hunt and try to rattle in a whitetail buck during the rut. The folks below are a HUGE part of what makes these videos possible"
YouTube Link 2025-11-28T00:00Z 908K followers, 231.9K engagements
"Can you Survive the Wilderness with Minimal Gear Just a quick survival challenge in the wilderness. No tent no sleeping bag no food no water. Just a tenkara rod knife ferro rod pot and the clothes on my back. Catch and cook. The folks below are a HUGE part of what makes these videos possible Please show'em some love If you use the links below they'll know where ya came from Montana Knife Co. - https://alnk.to/hDswDFv Kifaru Backpacks & Gear (been using these packs for [--] years) - https://alnk.to/881gcQI I've got my archery supplies from these guys for decades - https://www.3riversarchery.com/"
YouTube Link 2025-11-26T20:27Z 908K followers, 245.6K engagements
"New Elk Silhouette Target for the Flintlock"
YouTube Link 2025-11-18T03:27Z 908K followers, 110.3K engagements
"What is Life in Rural Alaska REALLY Like Life in rural Alaska is a little different than what most people experience in the rest of the world. In this remote village there are no roads no grocery stores. The river is the highway and everything that enters the village comes in by airplane or barge. Self reliance isn't a option but a necessity. Join me as I spend a month with my friend Chevie Roach @RootsinAlaska at his off grid cabin. We'll be setting gill nets and harvesting salmon hunting moose building a smoke house and upgrading his solar system. This video will give you a glimpse of what"
YouTube Link 2025-11-14T01:01Z 908K followers, 1.5M engagements
"That's BOWHUNTING Alaska Moose Hunting with a Traditional Bow This week we're back up in Alaska hanging out with my buddy Chevie Roach aka @RootsinAlaska at his off grid cabin in the Alaskan wilderness. This is Chevie's second season bowhunting moose with a traditional bow. Join us as we call in rutting bull moose and try to close the distance to under [--] yards. Being new to bow hunting Chevie needs a near perfect opportunity and in the end we find it although it wasn't exactly how we'd planned. The folks below are a HUGE part of what makes these videos possible Please show'em some love If"
YouTube Link 2025-11-07T01:00Z 908K followers, 485.3K engagements
"You've NEVER Seen a Pheasant Hunt like THIS FLINTLOCK Hunting With the fall hunting season in full swing the boys and I head to South Dakota for the [----] Pheasant Hunting opener. But just because I like to do things a little different I'll be hunting with my smoothbore Flintlock Fowler. Hitting a pheasant in flight is tough enough with a modern shotgun but hitting one while flintlock hunting takes it to another level. The flintlock's ignition is a bit slow which makes wing shooting tough. Follow through becomes even more critical. But despite the primitive weapons we manage to bring home"
YouTube Link 2025-10-31T00:00Z 908K followers, 126.5K engagements
"10 Days Camping and Traditional Bow Hunting Moose in ALASKA An Alaskan moose hunt is one of those bucket list items that every hunter seems to have. This year I spent [--] days camping and traditional bow hunting moose in Alaska. Traditional bowhunting adds challenge to an already challenging hunt. I'll be hunting with my osage orange selfbow and wood arrows. This Alaskan wilderness is home to grizzlies and black bear and while I was out hunting a bear tore a hole in my tent I called in multiple bulls to within bow range and was even charged by a bull moose on one occasion. This was a wild"
YouTube Link 2025-10-17T00:01Z 908K followers, 485.5K engagements
"These Survival HACKS for Wilderness Navigation will Blow Your MIND Wilderness navigation is one of the most basic survival skills. But what if you find yourself lost in the wilderness without a compass gps or smartphone How do you find north and navigate to safety In this bushcraft hacks video I'll go over five methods to find north without a modern compass. I'll start by showing how to find the north star and use sticks and the sun to find true north. Then we'll learn how to make a compass with a needle and magnet. Since most people aren't in the habit of walking around with a needle I'll"
YouTube Link 2025-10-08T00:00Z 908K followers, 63.3K engagements
"Join me as I Catch & Cook Wild Salmon on Remote Alaskan Stream We're spending the entire month of September in Alaska this year and this wild salmon catch and cook video is just the start of our adventure. Prince of William Sound is full of amazing Alaskan Scenery diverse wildlife and fish. After meeting up with friends Travis and JD we take the boat to a protected bay for some boat camping. After a night on the water we move into another bay where pink salmon were entering a spawning stream. Travis caught a good looking pink and I start a fire on the shore do a little bushcraft cooking right"
YouTube Link 2025-09-22T00:00Z 908K followers, 310.4K engagements
"This is what [--] Years of Homesteading Looks Like It's hard to believe that it's been [--] years since we moved into our little homestead. When we first bought this place back in [----] we had little money. Being a single income family of [--] self reliance wasn't a hobby but a necessity. Growing a large garden and hunting was the only way we could afford quality food. Through a lot of hard work we've built our little farm into what it is today. We've added on to the little farm house with reclaimed wood added a couple new garden spots got cows sold cows and got more cows. We built a high tunnel"
YouTube Link 2025-08-29T00:00Z 908K followers, 261.3K engagements
"My Top Hunting Gear Essentials After [---] DAYS Outside I spend A LOT of time in the outdoors and over the years I've tested out a bunch of different camping and hunting gear. In this video I'll go over some of the outdoor gear I've used in the past how my hunting gear has changed over time and what I'll be using on this year's adventures. We'll start by talking about hunting boots then move into clothes for hunting and hiking as well as why I choose a floorless shelter down vs synthetic sleeping bags and much more. The folks below are a HUGE part of what makes these videos possible Please"
YouTube Link 2025-08-19T23:00Z 908K followers, 158.1K engagements
"How to Preserve Meat with no Refrigeration - Biltong [---] Knowing how to preserve meat with no refrigeration is an essential survival skill. For thousands of years meat has been dried in the open air in aired parts of the world. In this video we'll take a look at how to make biltong an air-dried meat which originated in South Africa's dry climate. The biltong recipe is simple: a vinegar wash and a liberal coating of salt black pepper and coriander. Let brine overnight then simply hang the meat out where it'll get good airflow. After a few days you've got a tasty cured meat snack kind of like"
YouTube Link 2025-08-15T00:00Z 908K followers, 1.4M engagements
"You can make this Survival SUPER FOOD with no Electricity Pemmican is a great shelf stable survival food and I'm excited to share its story. In this video I'll be discussing the history of pemmican its use in the Native American culture and how to make pemmican in the wild for long term storage. I'll be using only a mortar and pestle to grind dried meat into a powder a few pots to render animal fat and the sun to air dry meat and sun dried fruit. This is a great primitive survival skill to have for a grid down scenario. If you're interested in seeing how I make the "normal" pemmican I carry"
YouTube Link 2025-08-01T00:00Z 908K followers, 228.5K engagements
"3 Day Wilderness Survival Challenge with my Dog Join me and my Labrador retriever Cedar on a wilderness survival challenge as hike to a remote backcountry lake with only a few very basic survival items. On this survival challenge we spend [--] days in the mountains with no shelter and very limited food (a small piece of pemmican is all I have). I'll have to use essential survival skills to create a primitive bushcraft shelter or bough bed and forage wild foods from nature. Our destination is a peaceful mountain lake teaming with rainbow and cutthroat trout. Hopefully the Tenkara flyrod I have"
YouTube Link 2025-07-23T23:01Z 908K followers, 265.3K engagements
"What makes a GREAT Bushcraft KNIFE For the last few months I've been beating the crap out of this knife. Bottom line I like it. A lot. It's stout sharp and about the right size to do just about anything that needs doing in the woods. MKC is dropping a batch on July 24th https://montanaknifecompany.com/CLAY"
YouTube Link 2025-07-23T16:47Z 908K followers, 170.2K engagements
"Let's make a DIY LONGBOW with two STICKS in my Backyard Learning how to make a DIY home made bow and arrow isn't hard. You've just got to overcome the fear of messing something up and dive in. In this video we'll turn two osage orange bow billets into a deflex reflex two piece takedown high performance longbow. This is a woodworking project that anyone can do in their backyard with simple hand tools. Most of the bow building work I do is with a simple drawknife and a rasp. To make the takedown sleeve we'll use fiberglass tape and epoxy to form a socket and tenon which when done right works"
YouTube Link 2025-07-17T00:00Z 908K followers, 217.8K engagements
"You NEED This for SURVIVAL - Don't let it go to WASTE In a long-term wilderness living or survival situation fat is a crucial part of our diets. Fat is basically natures number one superfood and when prepared correctly it's one of the best shelf stable foods But if the weather is warm raw fat will quickly spoil and go rancid making it unfit for consumption. In this survival skills video I'll cover how to render animal fat in the wilderness to make it shelf stable and last for years without refrigeration. I'll start with raw bison fat and show you how to render tallow step by step to preserve"
YouTube Link 2025-07-09T23:00Z 908K followers, 1.8M engagements
"Survival Expert shows How to make JERKY in the Wilderness Discover the secrets of making jerky and learn how to preserve meat in the wilderness a survival skill that could save your life. This video reveals the best techniques for making delicious and nutritious jerky so you're always prepared for any adventure. Knowing how to preserve meat is one of the most important survival skills to know. In dry weather it can be as simple as slicing lean meat thin and hanging it out in the sun and wind. But in cool damp conditions you may need to build a primitive smoker to smoke and dry the meat for"
YouTube Link 2025-06-27T21:28Z 908K followers, 1.1M engagements
"Can I Boil Water Without a Pot using only a KNIFE Let's find out In a survival situation knowing how to use your environment is key and this video demonstrates a water boiling method using only natural materials. See how to use only a knife to craft a natural container from tree bark to boil water over a fire. I'll also cover some survival tips and tricks for making a primitive hand drill friction fire again with only a knife. If you need to boil water without a pot these bushcraft techniques could be essential for your survival kit. The folks below are a HUGE part of what makes these videos"
YouTube Link 2025-06-17T23:00Z 908K followers, 111K engagements
"Solo Survival and Backcountry Camping with my Dog No FOOD or SHELTER Back at it with another solo survival wilderness adventure This time Cedar and I get dropped off in the backcountry with no food no shelter and very minimal gear. Despite the challenges there's plenty of scenic relaxation I do have my osage selfbow and a fly rod to hunt and fish for my food. This bare bones survival challenge didn't go quite as planned but after some scrambling along sketchy slopes I got out of the deep snow and made some improvised survival shelters to keep the rain and snow at bay. When confronted with an"
YouTube Link 2025-06-11T00:00Z 908K followers, 460.5K engagements
"How long can you SURVIVE without FOOD In this video we're tackling some common camping hunting and survival myths. From backpacking myths to the persistent belief about moss growing on the north side of trees and needing to boil water for so many minutes we'll examine the facts. Knowing the real deal can be vital for preparedness in survival mode. Don't forget to subscribe to the channel. We're uploading a new video each week that features one of the following topics: archery bow hunting bow building survival skills bushcraft self reliance primitive skills primitive bows hunting camping"
YouTube Link 2025-06-04T00:00Z 908K followers, 74.7K engagements
"Is a Tarpaulin the ONLY Camping Shelter you NEED A good shelter is one of those camping essentials I'll rarely head into the woods without. These days there are hundreds of different camping tents to choose from but today I'm going to talk about the plain old flat cut tarpaulin. Tarp camping is popular because it's so simple. Tarp shelters are light weight generally less expensive and incredibly versatile. In this video I'll talk about what to look for in a good tarp and show you three of my favorite tarp setup techniques. Don't forget to subscribe to the channel. We're uploading a new video"
YouTube Link 2025-05-28T00:30Z 908K followers, 209.2K engagements
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