Clay Hayes Hunter – Fen Slaughtered a Pig

Clay Hayes Hunter – Fen Slaughtered a Pig

Every now and then, something extraordinary happens unexpectedly. Those of you who have been following my traditional bowhunting videos for a long time will have seen Fen on some of the previous hunts. He and his brother Coye have been shooting bows since they could walk, but I never expected this to happen. While hog hunting in South Florida and shooting with Ryan Gill (HuntPrimitive) and Vasten Hall, I carried a single broadhead arrow for Fen.

I thought we might find a rabbit or raccoon for him to try and shoot. Or maybe a few small pigs like we did last year. When we came to a group of pigs, I handed Fen his arrow and turned my attention to film Ryan trying to shoot a pig with his primitive bow and stone points. Fen went off on his own.

A few minutes later, Fen came running back, saying he’d shot a pig and the arrow was in it. “I touched her in the right place,” he repeated. Not knowing what to make of this, or even if he knew what “the perfect place” was, I checked with Vasten. Of course, he shot one with his little 20-pound recurve bow! The pig must have been moving away from him because the arrow entered in front of the shoulder and went through the chest penetrating 9 inches and breaking a rib before stopping. Fen’s bow weighs 20lbs@20″. The arrow is a 1/4″ shaft with a 190 tuffhead. The total weight of the arrow was 410 grains. Impressive!

I wish I’d been on his heels to film the scene, but I didn’t think he’d shoot a pig. It looks like I’ll be relegated to the role of cameraman to follow this little hunter for the foreseeable future! But I don’t mind.

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