Clovis Bison Hunt & Butcher (Newer) 

I love your videos and I wish people were more passionate about these kind of things.

Great work

Greetings from Australia 🇦🇺❤️ Had an old drover(cowboy)as a mate many years ago who has long since passed away. As a young man he travelled across half of Australia with a couple of horses. Spent some time living with tribal Aborigines in the top end. Stayed with them long enough to learn their language. He was a crack shot, a skilled hunter and a very good tracker for a white fella and would go hunting with them. They would wake early and run 16 miles to their hunting grounds carrying their hardwood shovel nose spears(larger, longer and heavier with the ability to bring down a Cape buffalo which are running feral in the Northern Territory) and woomera(atlatl) while he followed on horseback. Then they would start hunting. If they didn’t make a kill(kangaroo or emu), they would stay overnight. Could be away two or three days. After a kill, they would run back carrying their game. The women would always knew when to light a large fire so it had burnt to coals ready to cook the kill when they returned. He was amazed at their ability to hit a moving target at a distance before he could even raise his rifle. Their tracking ability was legendary. If you start hunting as a toddler and get praised by the entire tribe as a mighty hunter for killing a lizard or a frog accruing your 10,000 hrs before you’re a teenager, your hunting skill will be next level If you survived tribal fights(disputes were settled by duels) tribal warfare(caused by stealing women or retaliation for having your women stolen) you could live to a very old age. His first introduction was while riding over a sandstone escarpment and meeting two elderly hunters on their hands and knees tracking a wounded emu. He couldn’t see the tracks so he dismounted for a closer look. Peering inches away while they showed him the tracks he said it might as well been a sparrow hopping on concrete. By sign language they communicated they’d wounded an emu and he signed back he’d seen an emu liming across a creek he’d crossed. They were furious as they took off at a trot heading towards the creek line. believing he was playing games with them. It was obvious to them that he read the tracks they were following and kept the information from them to watch them sweat. If ever you run workshops or allow others to join your tribe would lave to take part. In response to an earlier reply. Plains Indians would use the stomach of a buffalo to make a soup. Empty the contents. Use three sticks to build a tripod. Heat rocks up in a fire close by and then drop the hot rocks into the water filled stomach to which you’ve added foraged vegetables and pieces of meat. At the end of hours or even days of slow cooking you can eat your pot as well. Make sure you don’t use racks from anywhere near water or they will explode as the trapped moisture turns into steam. Use the ones that have been baking under a hot Sun. That would make an interesting side show for one of your documentaries. Cheers!

Look at Ryan all dressed up and groomed 😂❤

What an amazing throw. Hooooly moly that was awesome!

Outstanding to see young people are part of your group and hunting

I been waiting for this one. That was an amazing throw Tristan did.

Great video! I was honored to be a part of it.

I finished reading Ryan’s book on primitive bows. It is fascinating and very useful for anyone into any kind of archery

That dude made a helluva throw. Kill shot on a thundering bison is epic

My son(1 year old) and I enjoyed the watch over our morning coffee...and milk lol. Got super stoked when I saw that initial hit from Tristen. I knew that was a lethal hit.

This is so much better than theorizing inside a study or university. Also, don't think that premodern men wouldn't have used natural barriers like cliff faces to their advantage. So don't feel bad about the fence.

Absolutely inspiring, makes me feel like we should all do our best to get as close to our orgins as we can.

Advancing experimental archaeology one hunt at a time. Well done Ryan and team!

Here we go!!!!

I appreciate that you went right after the first shot and took 2 more to finish him off...that shows great respect for the animal to shorten its suffering... metakuye oyasin

I found that hollow-core woods like elderberry make fantastic "side knife" handles by simply cutting a slot into the center hole that is barely narrower than the blade width. The "C" clamping effect holds the blade in and the central hole filled with pitch (and narrow outside "calked in" pitch) lock the blade securely. These are super quick and easy to make (especially using a completed side knife to cut 3/4"-1" thick elderberry stems and cut the slot). Most of the blades I'm using are single-edge/knapped, and if the "wood side" is burinated or at least slightly wider, the blade can be inserted from the open end to provide additional security. Very thick river cane sections might even work for this, especially with some twig "shims" covered in melted pitch glue inserted (lengthwise along the blade) into the open space to conserve the hot melt and speed up production.

As always enjoyed watching thanks for sharing and good luck on your next outdoor adventure

I don't think you were correct when you said, that back then hunters approaching 50 would be long retired. Ed Ashby spoke about his time with native hunters in Africa. Apparently about 50 was the time they generally lost their edge, but they were still quite successful. Their prime was from 35 to 45, if I remember correctly. Quite late. Hunting is a high skill activity. The more primitive the weapons, the more skill it obviously requires, which is a statement very few people on this world tested as much as you did. So experience trumps raw physical ability. BTW - the best hunters (80-20 Pareto rule in full swing here) were average shots. He tested them.

I love these type of videos. Great information

This is amazing can't wait to show this to grandpa thank you and great job

Nice work with all of this, gonna enjoy watching a few vids now

Awesome video! I always know whatever you put out will be a good quality video!

There has to be an elephant hunt we can send you guys on. I’m also very convinced these weapons would more than do the job. Great work Ryan!

Nice shot young man, great content

You should sell river cane starts

I believe you are right on ancient man probably picking the cows and smaller bulls. For one they are more plentiful, but also better eating. I shot a large bison 40 years ago. By large, I mean really big. It butchered out to 1000lb pounds of weighed meat. That puts it at over 3000 lbs. Way bigger than average. It would qualify for the #4 spot in B&C at the time. It had the sweetest meat of any red meat I have eaten. And, the toughest. If you cut a piece thinker than a nickel, you chewed for a mighty long time. It had about 2 gal of fat and you could see it's ribs. A very old buff with some grey up top.

This is awesome .. and here I am thinking I'm old fashioned for turkey hunting with plain old lead shot instead of the new tss super expensive super shot.. yall make it look to easy with rocks and wood. Good job gentlemen and ladies

Question about Atlatl technology: back in the day, my anthropology textbooks and readings mentioned weights on the spear-thrower, but I don’t see them on your designs. Maybe those had been for special applications? Thanks for another interesting episode.

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just what i needed with my coffee ! sweet

Wonderful hit, Tristan!

Awesome work!

Good morning from Syracuse NY brother and everyone else thank you for sharing your information and adventures and history

I'm very interested in history and hunting too, because I'm hunter and collector of culture-historical tin figures too. Meanwhile all the hunters are interested in V zero and E 100 of modern cartridges. This penetration clovis point, trowed by atlatl is unbelievable.... Congrets and best wishes from Germany!

Great hunt, big mature bull & the processing is fascinating as always! Should collab with Steve, Clay & Janis etc from MeatEater, they did the same hunt on a bison using primitive stone points, blades etc & had archeologists/biologists and a native tribe member who was making & repairing the blades/tools as they broke/wore down!

Next hunt you need to start cooking some meat on the fire as the process continues. That would be what my buddies would do. Let’s eat while we are working.

Incedible throw. To think one spear took down that bison is wild. Good stuff guys

Another great video! But I can't find the link to the ivory tips testing

What a great hunt!! Congrats all around!!

greetings sir and everyone.i am always enjoying your videos sir as well as learning such alot.thank you

You guys are bad asses!

Nice throw Tristan

Man 26:33, what a throw. Heart must've been pounding.

Maybe not the most humane method these days but very important for understanding our past

So cool , great video

I've been waiting for this video for a while! Great hunt! An elephant hunt would be epic but probably a bit too ambitious with money and the training involved.

They got that Madagascar background music and I love it lol

Well done y’all! So fascinating!

Awesome video and awesome hunt. I so want to get a bison with my bow .

Super cool and informative video

WHOOO!!!

Awesome

Lovely vedio👌❤️

Where was this filmed?

what do you think about using a danish style flint knife? (meaning ,,full tang" all stone and no wood / sinew) do you think it would be wasteful in the context of native american flintknapping? do you think people in Northern Europe used those style of knives because they were ,,swimming in better than average quality flint" ? loving and appreciating everything you do, you're a legend man! 💪

Ryan are you related to Roy an Mary an Bob Gill ? I worked with Roy and Bod for 20 years. I remember talking to them about having a bow made for primitive hunting an they said they had a family member who makes them. That was 23 to 25 years ago. My name is Danny enjoy the videos.

When butchering,you start at the soft underbelly,the skin is thinnest there and you wouldn't have to cut through so much hair,dulling your blade.Once you get the abdomen open,then you only have to cut through fat and soft connective tissue to separate the hide from the muscle. Avoid cuts on the hands(infections) by working in teams of 2,one knifer and one skinner, the skinner pulls the skin while the knifer cuts rapidly separating the skin from the muscle,keeping his hands free of blood and body fluids.One bad infection from a hand slip on a bloody knife will make you never want to do it again. Plus you want to avoid parasites getting into your bloodstream. I'm native American from South Dakota ,been hunting all my life ,I've hunted and butchered literally hundreds of deer,helped butcher a LOT of cows, and several bison. The bison were by far the most difficult and required the most teamwork. But I have so many questions.

Always love watching the hunts. Small question. I remember a while back you had mentioned that you were making casts of points from resin or plastic. Do you sell these casts on your website?

Brother what do you say about salutrian points found in blade cashes in the USA.

Where is this may i ask

Hey Gill, Can you show some videos of you using bolos on large birds?

I read somewhere that plains Native Americans would take one of the stomachs of the kill and cook it like a stew. Is anyone familiar with any such thing.

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How much practice do you guys put in throwing these spears? I hunt traditional with a recurve

thanks for the super-interesting film! question on technology: i'm desperately looking data on atlatl-darts from europe and/or the eurasian steppe. does anybody know something on material used for the shafts?

Man those bulls are small,the bulls in the Texas panhandle are pushing 3ooolbs

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What was making that loud claking sound?

Saturated fat is not unhealthy. In fact even the American Heart Association now admits that. Saturated fat is very healthy and necessary for our bodies.

They say when Uncle Versey drove the truck into the fire, Clovis stomped harder than anybody else.

Anybody with experience butchering wild game knows you dont hold the knife at full length either. (Your explanations on how you hold the primitive hafted knife) you choke up just like you did. Mainly because it promotes easy control and less muscle strength expenditure, less risk of injury. Never the less its solid research.

I wouldn't call killing 'awesome', but it's a sacred experience.

Está en un recinto cerrado????si es así no es caza

Kinda torn about this, but you did down him pretty fast. I guess it proves penetration depths and lethality of the weapon. Just seems like something you should be practicing a lot to keep it ethical. Try wild deer.

Great work. Just my opinion, I think they didn't waste time, resources and energy on what didn't put food in their belly. Tools adapted to resources and game. No kill, no meat. Better tools, more kills, more meat.

No disrespect at all, I love these videos, but what makes you think that clovis people would use rivercane? Is there even evidence that it grew that long ago? Even if rivercane is a better dart/spear, why not try and use a slightly smaller hardwood spear instead of a full size javelin-sized spear so there is less friction and the dart travels much faster? Once again, no disrespect at all, these are just questions I had.

River cane is edible also and the flavor is the same as asian bamboo but you can ectually eat it raw. The asian bamboo should never be eaten raw because it produce cyanide when chewed and digested.

Brasil ❤

I saw a live video of a hunt with this weapon hunting elk and it was killed and butcher with stone tools

I know skill is a big part of this but do you think using an athlete in a sport with similar technique such as a baseball pitcher effect the efficacy of the hardwood and larger Atlatl points?

Out of curiosity, is there a reason why your darts are so long? I was taught, and learned through experience, that 5-6 feet long was ideal. I’d really like to see your input on this.

...they must have worked...we`re still here...😄

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Do not understand why there could be a homogeneous evolution of points just doesnt make since that they wouldnt utilize the resources they have simply because it doesnt match a style.

Imagine if there were ancient hunters who were good enough to lob a spear or atlatl like 40+ yards, and kill animals with arrow roulette… that would be badass. I bet there were at least a few

Killed a few bison ,it is surprising how easy to kill,compared to smaller wild game like white tail or wild sheep are tough as hell also

What really happened that Buffalo saw him coming with a atal atal recognized him and had a heart attack.

If you think about it our Ancestors would’ve used structures and foliage that would focus the creatures into a funnel and into better ambushes then just following them around and trying to sneak up on them. Especially creatures more dangerous like Bison Edit: acting like a full grown male bison is bad eating is honestly a bit ridiculous. Especially considering if you’re hunting. A bison is a bison, it “tasting good” is only a minor benefit.

I can see this hunt being played out 10,000 years ago

Bone/shell beads found in a cavern Brazil date back 22,000 years. Which means Our Ideas of Western Hemisphere migration can be literally upside down

And, don't get me wrong, this is a very cool thing to do, Thank You. I just have issue with secular timelines.

I understand that you're doing tests to help understand our past and I really respect that but it just feels kinda wrong watching the clips of you throwing the different types of atlatl darts into the dead bison.

You deplect the southers tribes how they hunted and stone tooles they used. How about the NorthWest threw montana and North Dakota . Elk Bear and Moose . Buffalo has Bad eyesite looking straite ahead . But to the side eye to eye looking off to right or left very Good . As I stated put your skill to work the Elk Bear ok and rocky mountain big horn sheep .

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How do they know absolutely 12,000 years??? The Bible says we have only existed for 6023 years? Is it known, or therorized

just take a clean save shot bro you can kill this thing in 1 sec if you hit the heart (its nearly as big as a bowling ball) instead you punctured its loung an had it slowly drouning in its own blood -1 respect

I think these guys have brown eyes for 1 reason.🙄

If we arrived here it is because our ancestors did the same. Maybe even more skilled 👍

I watched the documentary on the Clovis an KENWICK man an he definitely was white or caucasian stock his skull was caucasians not Indian The first people in the America's were white there is to much evidence for it,from burial mounds of Ohio,large skeletons, Indian tales of white giants,an the first settlers of American east coast encountered the sasquahana a 6 to 7 feet tall white tribe, British settlers encountered another white tribe in America called the du hara Who they described as having red hair,white skin, pole axes made of copper,an lived in round bee hive like huts But your America government an Smithsonian institute cover it up a teach That Indians were there first but they weren't Cool to see some hunt with atl atl that's mad