 First one out of the jig looks pretty deadly Welcome back to the channel y'all We are here in the cave right now getting ready We're getting ready to go back down to the deer least to go archery hunting again And I have some interesting Developments, so maybe you've already noticed this if you were watching really closely, you know I was I was really disappointed after I'd missed the deer twice with my My trad bow when I got home. I was just man. I was kicking myself I didn't get a deer the whole trip. I got sniffed out with my compound And I really just got to thinking when I was home like God, how did I miss that bad? And then I was editing the footage for you guys and I saw That as I was shooting my arrow. I was paying such close attention to the deer And I could not film from directly behind me I didn't have enough room. I couldn't film the deer was awkward I put you guys off to the side in the corner Which was a blessing because then I could see that the back of the arrow hit the blind and it rickshade up and That gave me some hope that I don't suck that bad even though my second shot I still missed but watching that as well the deer ducked a ton and I actually would have hit the deer. I would have hit it forward still was not a great shot But I would have hit the deer forward in the shoulder and it actually ended up hitting the fence and then rickshank up So no injuries. No tracking deer. No disappointing thing like that. But when I got home, I started shooting arrows shooting dozens and dozens and dozens of arrows and I figured out some things on my form and Just drilling the target guys. I mean really getting good groups feeling confident nailing a tennis ball at 1215 yards. I mean Really making some of the best shots that I've ever made and being able to do it consistently with some form so The only problem is as I was shooting I heard a little tick heard a little tick in the bow and That bow is compromised. So made an emergency repair Emergency repair mama wrackley she helped me Sew up some rawhide learned this little tip from clay. Hey shout out to clay haze on YouTube Makes a lot of great bow making videos and tip videos And shout out to my mom for helping me sew that up. So I put that on there this morning Rawhide usually takes a while to dry out get all the moisture out but Hopefully it is this one's gonna be ready. If not, I made a backup I have made this about a month ago started working on it and finished it a few weeks ago Just right before the season because I thought maybe a bow will go down because a lot of my bows have broken I cut the shelf into the wrong side. It's kind of Frankenstein thing. Whatever But it's my first kind of semi-recurve with the Osage and it's 45 pounds 26 inches My draw is really at 27 to get that good hold pulling this bow a little harder than I should But it is very very quiet and that's what I love about it I guess because it's it's recurved and it's just so tight there at the You know at rest basically made a string for it last night. This bow is ready to go Except for the arrows the arrows that are shooting assume shooting the same ones out of both bows And that doesn't work a lot of times with bows arrows behave differently between different ones I had to experiment finally came up with an arrow that works It's a 45 to 50 spine with a 125 grain tip on it It's just got that nice flex it goes around the riser nicely. I don't know the bow likes it The only problem is I only have a few of those arrows so We're making some more right now don't have time to even put a finish on these arrows I'm gonna put a little a little bacon grease and some wax on them Just kind of go old-school and we're just gonna cut them here tonight and take them to the least very last minute But hopefully these will get some fresh blood on them soon. All right guys, we don't have much time I need to check cameras Well, we're gonna try to go after that six-pointer again with the treadmill We prepped some arrows last night got everything ready came out here. We've got about 15 minutes until we need to rush into the deer blind. It's time to string this up for the first time since it's cracked And see if our repair is gonna hold Okay successful bracing Here any cracks? This is the test right here is when I hold it back. I worked on my shooting a lot when I got home for missing and I Really feel like that hold is important to me. I've got to actually like counting out in my head almost. I heard it Did you guys hear it? So crack was here it went it started to go below Now it's down. It's down here That's not good. I swear half the battle with this thing with this challenge is He's getting a bow that won't Break. I don't want to stress that any further than what it is. I'm gonna grab the other bow This bow is Powerful out of the gate. I mean, I basically hit the coffee cup right there And I'm hoping you guys were listening because I didn't hear much on that one It's close enough. I Like that you can barely hear this bow This buck went down. Oh lucky. I got so so lucky guys It was a little six-point battle there But I've definitely seen this deer. I've seen both of those deer before Both of them were a Cobuck I wanted to get last year and just they just never came back around But I was patient and it worked out guys. It worked out my first buck with the self bow. Oh my gosh Holy cow. I know he's not a giant But guys I'm gonna tell you this is a bigger trophy to me Then shooting that ten point or the nine point that I was looking at or any of these other You know hundred and forty plus inch deer out here starting to dark. I'm gonna go get the ATV Get this guy out of here. The hogs are all up in this this area. So I'm gonna get out of here for it It's too dark. Oh My gosh, I could kiss you elated right now. I could not believe That I am standing next to a buck That I got with a bow that I've made myself Accomplished the goal man. I can't believe it. We got so lucky too. Thank you I just clipped along after I recovered the deer. I went back and I found the arrow so the tip is broken off in there We got a little more penetration than I thought we did But you know staying up late last night making these arrows it really paid off because the other bow that I wanted to hunt with ended up cracking and I had wanted to make sure I had a backup This right here. This is my trophy. It's not a big set of antlers. It's the memory It's the memory of that hunt. It will be ingrained in me forever Even if I completely miss that deer again, that is the closest I have ever been to a whitetail deer That smaller six point was seven and a half yards. I've ranged him He was 11 and a half so I Just got lucky guys. I got unlucky that the little one moved off You know, he kind of heard something then he got around the blind smelled me and moved off but this guy kind of moved in took his place and gave me a shot opportunity Wasn't a great shot wasn't the shot I imagined again. It's like Everything kind of goes out the window in the moment. It's part of it that I love It's there is nothing else going on in the world at that moment but your heartbeat that deer and just focusing on the situation and I was close enough to You know get a long shot and what a journey man. What a journey from learning how to make the bow learning how to make the arrows to match the bows obviously shooting and Just learning about all of the tradition That goes along with it You know, this is a huge accomplishment for me a couple of hunts ago I wasn't sure if I was even gonna be able to do this again during the season My confidence was a little thrown off, but I'm glad I got to review some footage see that It wasn't all me. I my arrow hit the blind that first time and It gave me some hope to go back after it. So Better smash that like button for this one y'all. This is a huge one for me And I'm gonna continue archery hunting the rest of the season I'll probably go after some other bucks with my compound give myself some other opportunities I'm gonna be doing some traveling to some other places, too I'm going to sleep so good tonight. This has taken so much dedication To be able to to make this work make this happen to give myself a chance But I want to continue getting better at it so that When a big buck comes around one day and I've got a trad bow on my hand I'm completely confident, but we got a little bit lucky this time and that's okay with me That happens sometimes in the outdoors and I'm fine with it. So Great management buck as well that seemed like those dear brothers to six points this one I think just a little bit older Maybe you're older than the other one. I'm lost for words guys. Thank you for tuning in. I'm gonna go Clean this buck. I'm gonna take his hide. I'm gonna take his sinew and of course the meat and just really enjoy The whole experience of this traditional hunting. So if you guys want to get into it I will say it is it is difficult, but so So rewarding just shooting the arrows is really fun But being able to go out there and hunt with the bow that you make is really something special. So thank you guys for tuning in to all my outdoor adventures and And these hunting series. This is really something I enjoy making for you guys Subscribe to the channel if you haven't already And I will see you guys You