Clay Hayes Hunter Traditional bow hunting Elk hunting with a primitive bow – Part 2

Clay Hayes Hunter Traditional bow hunting Elk hunting with a primitive bow – Part 2

The 2018 archery elk hunting season has proven to be one of the most challenging to date. With warm weather and very little rutting activity, just hearing the bugles and fining the bulls proved a challenge.

To add to the difficulty, Clay Hayes bowhunts with an Osage recurve bow and bamboo arrows, reducing his effective range. To bring home the free-range organic meat he’s looking for, he’ll have to get up close and personal. Although a primitive bow is lethal, the lower speed tends to reduce the distance a hunter can shoot accurately compared to modern recurve or longbows.

This season, Clay bowhunted for 19 days before having the opportunity to shoot a single arrow from his traditional bow. Follow him as he hunts the wild public lands of Idaho’s backcountry. You’ll also get a lesson in tracking and tracing that goes far beyond blood tracking.

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Join Clay, Liz and the kids on their outdoor adventures, from bowhunting deer and elk in the mountains of Idaho to hunting wild hogs in Florida, and practicing crafts and survival skills. We hunt and fish because we love it, but it’s also how we get most of our meat.

Hunting is our way of life. We also cultivate a large garden on our Idaho property. This, combined with hunting, fishing and gathering, is how we obtain most of our food.