 Hey, pooter welcome back to the channel here at the treehouse got a treehouse vlog before you today, and we're gonna be building a setup to Take out this backyard farm it that has been Tearing up the grass. I thought I got it with the possum you guys didn't see that video I did some trapping trapped possum. I also trapped a raccoon I think it was the raccoon that had knocked over some of our pots and been digging into our Garbage getting out Ben's dirty diapers, which is disgusting and possibly the same one that killed our chickens We had a tire flock of chickens last fall get decimated by a raccoon There was a possum in in the coop as well Lots of varmints running around here. However, we still have a problem with the plants being destroyed and the grass Being killed and holes dug in the yard and digging around the house And so I put out some more trail cameras and I discovered that we have got an armadillo I like armadillos. I think they're cool. They're sort of like our state Pet here in Texas cool animal, but they do a lot of rooting a lot of digging similar to like a mole like they're Little nests that they build their hide. I don't know what you call them They do a lot of digging I have them all over my deer lease and in this instance They're just they're just digging holes in the grass. They're killing the plants kill the grass Even found some digging spots around the house area like trying to get up under the foundation and stuff like that So it's just the relationship is not working out at this point. I'm pretty pumped today Cuz I just got some new archery equipment and I've been playing around with it So let's go get into it actually starts you guys off on a sad note and the traditional archery department I probably got a few hundred arrows through my snake bow and then it broke it broke in a Weird spot a spot that I really was not expecting it to break, but it was like a little It was like a little butt crack in the wood. It was sort of weird. I I Covered it up thinking I mean it's a natural part of the wood It wasn't any kind of mistake that I made it was just a weird little just a little indention In the outside bark of the wood and it just just popped popped clean right on that spot So put a lot of work into that bow and unfortunately It is no longer with us still pretty cool. I think I'm gonna just glue it back together and put it up on the wall or something So my next try bow I'm gonna make It is sitting down here I've got a two-year-old It's been aging two years bow dark. That's gonna be my next one to replace that snake bow and Hopefully be my my final bow of this year I mean I'm running out of time to make it and get comfortable with it I've got a bunch of other Osage that is almost completely dry now because it's been You know 110 every day for two months and here in the woodworking and tackle cave We have sort of started turning into well a woodworking Tackle and archery cave as well working on the traditional bows has led me down a path of Trying to be a better archer overall with compounds and traditionals. It is so hard to take a tree Make a stick out of the tree then take another stick and get it to fly down range straight and accurate and Do that in a repetitive consistent form So a lot of respect for it be going down a rabbit hole trying to learn more be a better archer Through that process started working on a lot of my own stuff. I like bow tech bows I've been working with my friends at bow tech for a couple of years. They've been sending me some some bows To play around with and this year super excited about Couple new bows. This is my CP 28 28 inch axel axel just a little powerhouse of a bow but this one's gonna be really good for the blind and up in the trees and doing stocking and all of that fun stuff and I would really love to use that To Take out an armadillo. I've actually got a red light that I could put on the front of this and do some some night Hunting with it, but I don't even have a sight on it yet, and I can't record video that way That's the most disappointing part. So my buddies at bow tech They're sending me these bows and they asked me if I wanted a crossbow from one of their affiliate brands X caliber And I was just said no. I I'm so dedicated. It's so hard just to shoot the regular bow I'm gonna stick with that and Anyway one showed up at the house, and I was like, I don't know what I'm gonna do with this and then I started looking at it And I was like wow, this is Very similar platform to all my other ARs. It's already got a picatinny rail on it and I said, oh I've got a infrared night vision scope. I can put on there and it turns this baby into a What what is potentially an ultimate backyard? Critter getter That is just neighborhood friendly, but these things are incredibly simple. It is not like Working on a compound. In fact, I'll just show you guys Like I just want to take this down real quick You know, you put this at a backpack either That's the Little nut keeps everything together one bolt And it just comes apart like that. That's a little bow right there It's a little bow This isn't one of their high-end models. This is the mag air right here, but I think it's gonna be perfect for what we're gonna do You know, it might not be the best at taking down whitetails in 100 yards, but For this it's gonna be the juice go ahead and put our bolt back in here Tighten that up. Now when you scope, okay, I just got done charging this sight mark wraith This is typically what I hog hunt with and it's an IR scope So it's already set up to pop on here. They go easy. This is gonna be my goodness How about that? That's like childhood dreams Coming true right there night vision crossbow scope in literally a minute and then what we're gonna do To really make this thing pop is I've got an aftermarket IR light. This is the sniper hog light Things are great. So this will actually attach right to the scope itself and we're not gonna be Shooting very far. This is probably gonna be less than 20 yards So it's gonna be really bright. The greatest thing about this is that I can't achieve with the regular bow is I can film it. So it's all on video 4k on this Some may say, well, why don't you do it on the on the on the pellet gun? That's a that's a good idea as well. In fact, I've got these big old field rats That have been getting into the chicken coop And they've been getting in the side of the house and I'm charging up the thermals right now getting ready for all out war with this These rodents around here, but I don't have a picatinny on top of this I need to get an adapter and I'm all honestly not even sure if that would work on An armadillo because they've got that hard armor shell. I mean Not quite a turtle, but pretty daggum tough 308 would probably get it done But that's not neighborhood friendly and that's why we've got the night vision crossbow Okay, now it's time to have some fun. So we're gonna set this thing in safety glasses are going on The sink scared me a little bit. So hopefully nothing goes wrong. Nothing explodes And this is currently set for my rifle at a hundred yards So we're gonna get pretty close about ten yards away And see where it hits This is the just crazy part about using these things. They're so So strong Safety on Okay, we got about I don't know this is about Maybe 18 18 yards here I'm gonna go center. Okay. It's a little high Little high to the right. So I'm gonna re zero this pretty much dead on Okay, that's pretty cool Doing that one shot zero with this I wasn't sure if it was gonna work with a crossbow, but it seems like it is working really good So I guess it works on on anything. I'm gonna pull those I'm gonna take two shots if we're on I would say we're good. I'm just gonna back it up. It's about 20 30 and just see where the drop is but I can almost guarantee you we're not gonna be shooting past 20 So that should be perfect man's picture in the scope looks Really good That is bully. This is either gonna be like an upper deck type thing upper deck shot in this flower bed in front of me or It's gonna be Really close and personal looks super juicy at 10 Do what we got here No complaints so, yeah, first one was just a hair low Just out of the bull and then at 10 we're just like You know a centimeter low on bull So I think that's a pretty good indicator now. We just need to back it up And just get myself an idea where I need to aim For elevation if we do have like a 25-yard shot So it looks like we did about actually about four inches low shorter than I thought on the 25 and then at the 20 We're only like two inches so That's not bad at all. It's not a bad holdover You know basically right out of armadillos back and then Successful side in with crossbow Happy with the scope. I got an SD card issue So I got to get that worked out before we do the real deal filming at night next test I really want to test out some broad heads some that I've never used before when I started searching for Small game broad heads for crossbows. This is what I came up with And it's these these are g5s G5s literally called the small game hand head. It's 125 grains Which is perfect because I can actually screw those in to my regular bow Arrows and use those if I want to for shooting squirrels You know hunting whatever small game Let's take a look at these come on camera. You can do it. I believe in you find There it is So it's like a claw It is nasty, but something that I like about it Number one is grabby. So it's gonna it's gonna reach outside. Just your standard like stump shooter But it it's also it's also gonna hook into things what which is great for this scenario that I'm in Where I don't want my arrow to go too far, you know I've got like almost two acres here and I don't want my arrow to go shooting off So this is going to stop the arrow after it passes through or I miss or whatever it'll hit the ground And these hooks will dig in and it'll make it flip over So that's another reason I think these are going to be really fun Uh to shoot and you know, if I got some flu flu arrows for my for my compound bow, this would be really fun to Go after squirrels and stuff with some trees But I think that's going to be a a big help for stopping those and You don't want to lose an arrow or bolt or whatever you call it lose a whole broad head situation They look dirty, but I want to see what it's going to do. I mean we're dealing with an armored creature here I want to see what it'll do to a can. So We'll finish drinking our little midday refreshment here and then I'm gonna fill this back up with some water and take a shot out and see how it tears this can up All right, we're setting up likely scenario here. I'll put some water in this It's an area with where the armadillo might come right here. Wow that water is boiling Boiling hot. Jeez I think the armadillo's nest Is either in this side yard Or the back corner of the yard. I'm not sure But this is a likely area Likely scenario, okay We're gonna put our can Set our can right here Okay That might be 17-yard shot Pretty good little poke for a can 18.4 Safety on eyewear check Now this wheel Make it shoot a little bit lower. So it's 25 extra grains. We got to keep that in mind We've got a uphill grade. So the arrow should catch and flip over And not go too far Should I freehand this baby? Let's freehand it Smoke the can See if we damage the rod headed off all these rocks. Nope She looks good I could have been a Armadillo could have jumped on that one could have got away But the can Is done. I mean, it's not it's not terrible It's uh less than I would think honestly. I don't maybe I hit I think I caught the side And I kind of ripped it I think that's what happened, but the broad head looks great. Looks fine And I I really didn't see it flip over in uh In my purview, but I mean the arrow did not go far. That's exactly what I wanted it to do Hit the ground flip over Not go very far at all recover the arrow That's a pretty good test Okay, it's about to be dark And we just have one more thing to do and that was to put this IR light on So I just mounted it on this little picatinny Mount on the side of the wraith It looks good. It's a little heavier now the most of the weight's right in the middle. It's not End heavy, which is great. This is the nine-time crossbow night vision crossbow Might have just discovered a fun new way to hog on as well um, I'm gonna leave you guys with shooting some arrows Into the target at night with the lighted uh knock arrows, but inside it in it's ready to go, baby. So uh next time this armadillo Comes to play around at night um I'm most likely gonna get up once when stef Is getting up to uh feed our our little baby boy And then um, I'm just gonna do a little searching with the thermos So let's see that bad boy Let's go down so without further ado I give you some night time shots With the night vision crossbow. Thank you guys for being here. God bless you and I'll see you on the next adventure Okay, we're locked and loaded I'm gonna turn our IR light on barely on It's giving it a little bit of gas right there. You can see that target great Look over here. Check out the birds Birds are sort of standing up Look a little nervous. I just heard something walking through The brush over here. I don't know what it was Didn't turn on the IR till just now All right, we're gonna take our practice shot here Everything is looking good night vision wise Safety off we're hot Sure, there's no other animals back here Just a deer faked one All right cleared and hot Sending a nighttime arrow bullseye