DANGEROUS HIPPO BOW HUNTING.. He CHARGED US! | Josh Bowmar | 

For those who are impatient like myself: Shoot time: 57:47 Shot again: 1:06:08 Find it: 1:07:34 Shoot again: 1:07:43 Find it and pull it out: 1:12:00

This is how you document a hunt. Better than big budget television program.

This is possibly the most stunning hunting video I have ever seen. The way it was filmed was so authentic I couldn't stop watching. I never watch videos this long, but I could not stop. The hunter, the guide, and the tracker were all just excellent!

I’m so grateful you take the camera with you! I’ve never wanted to hunt Africa but it sure is exciting watching you do it. Keep the videos coming please.

Dude! You got a “hippopotamus for Christmas”!

This is probably one of the most best hunting videos I've ever seen. It truly shows with enough patience and determination anything can be accomplished. Congratulations on this massive hunt!

Bro the whispering when you guys first found the male y'all were gonna hunt was straight ASMR

I really thought that this hunt wasn't going to go well, a bow going through that tough hide ..congratulations..those guides are awesome, excellent spotters, I paused the video trying to see what they see 😂

Great job dude the editing and the hunt was awesome, glad you got it done.

So intense!! Way to keep it together, stay persistent and finish it up. Congratulations Josh!! Thanks for sharing…

I never actually realised how massive hippos really are until seeing this video. Absolutely insane

Amazing video and what a hunt! I love your ethical moto! I'm not into hunting, but certainly can appreciate the way you approach it all with a bow and arrows! Very satisfying to watch. I couldn't take my eyes off right to the end! I really like the way that 100% of the animal will be consumed. Congrats on such a magnificient achievement!

This is pure gold. Thanks for the video.

I honestly can’t believe I watched the whole 1:30 hour video but I just couldn’t look away. I was so intrigued with everything going on and my adrenaline was just going the entire time. Congratulations and thank you for producing a masterpiece hunt for us to watch. I likes and subscribes to your channel, this is amazing!!!

Thank you for explaining the ethical effort that is needed and that you take to hunting. I respect you.

i feel like given the height advantage that none of you were ever in any real danger

When that guy ran out of the bushes at around 12:30 my heart fell out of my chest I thought they were all dead lol

One of the world's most dangerous creatures very impressive Josh, happy for you except the almost dying part lol

Bro why are you killing a hippo

i love hunting and i just found your channel bc the croc video but damn bro.... having to hit something 2x and track it dying ALL DAY is pretty wild bro. maybe an arrow isnt the ethical move for something as large and tanky as a hippo? edit: i posted this right before the apology btw (2 days 3X) oooooooof

Now that was intense Josh and even though I just now on 3/26 /2023 that l got to kick back from my busy week of metal roofing and tree removal in Ohio I enjoyed every second of it on this beautiful Sunday evening . Thanks for taking us along.

Would love to hear how this animal gets processed. I've never heard of people eating or utilizing hippo parts, which I am sure people do, let alone hunt them.

What's the most terrifying sound in the African bush? - The sound of your client's tent zipper when your're in his wife's tent.

“This isn’t a hippo that eats watermelons” I’m dying at 4AM 😂

Wow awesome hunt bud God was watching out for you guys love your channel merry Christmas God bless

As amazing as this entire video is the very end where Mr Lauren is explaining everything is the best part!!! Absolutely wonderful thank you for including that. It's mind blowing to think that hippo is 40 years old!!! He's been in that forest and water the entire time I've been alive!! Hard to wrap your mind around that. One of the best hunting vids ever, no question. Great job homie🤟💪

When I hear be all you can be I think of you. Your passion just gives a lot of want to be the best at everything you do feeling. The passion, knowledge, drive, and never giving up is out of this world. Can’t get enough of ur hints and videos. Thank you.

Great video. The guide looks first class. I'd love to have heard more from him. I bet he has some stories to tell.

57:20 is the time

That was a very intense hunt! Congrats!!

I love it because every hunter knows that feeling it happens to anyone! Keeps me hunting!

I want to complain and say why kill a hippo but I do hunt myself. Wild hogs and deer. I know hippos are very dangerous animals and their population is doing very well in certain parts of the world so I say congratulations. I’m sure your heart was pounding and adrenaline flowing. And I’m glad you said none will go to waste

If you could do an anatomy video of that beast, it would be awesome. Congratulations on your trophy. I would've been spooked to be in that water though!! Nice job tracking him down and getting it done! Can't wait for more videos from Africa! Take care and shoot straight. Merry Christmas to all of you. -Love from NH

crazy to see this hippo next to a pretty big guy. really puts into perspective how big these creatures are

I put this on almost every night before I go to sleep and mostly before the music is done I'm asleep. Love this video

8000 lbs is 53 people that weight 150lbs each . Sounds like a fisherman . But good job still awesome stuff

Would be great to see more of the processing. Such a rare thing to see so big of animal being processed to feed people. What did the processing reveal about the 1st and 2nd shots? Great hunt and videos. Liked and Subscribed!

Thank you for not letting the hippo go to waste like other people who kill animals for fun.❤

That dudes gun safety hurts my soul, I don’t understand how people don’t get violently angry when they get barrel brushed whether or not the firearm is loaded

Seeing that hippo is like looking at an ancient relic. All those scars seem to tell a story.

Wow! Just wow! What a hunting video Josh. You are the man!! I can't imagine doing that. I wouldn't be able to make that shot either. But watching this video doesn't give it justice im sure. Congrats

Incredible video 😊👍🏻 Hippos definitely deserve to be in the Big 5 cause they are dangerous and Aggressive and they definitely deserve a lot of respect lol

That music making a walk thru the desert look epic 😂

The PH is just as crazy as the hunter. Nice one guys!

I know how the adrenal gets on deer and turkey. I can't imagine how amped up you were. Congratulations

I get you have to justify the hunt because there's a lot of people who would shame something like this. But anyone who knows what they're talking about knows that a huge aspect of conservation is the hunting of old bulls who pose a threat to younger hippos. Well done

Officially my favorite hunter. Everything about this video was fantastic.

Rarely do I say WOW to a hunting video but this was probably the best one I have watched on the Tube. Fantastic job with everyone involved! This channel really sits in the top tier in hunting categories.

WOW ! Epic video ! 🔥🔥 Congrats Josh on a Huge trophy ! 🙌🏻 Greetings from Mel Kleinhans Safaris, South Africa.🐾

What are the economic impacts of invasive species on local communities?

Undeniable skill! An outstanding shot!

How's the hippo population in Tanzania doing? I would love to do this sort of a hunt but I'd feel bad if the population weren't doing well and/or benefiting from the money spent on the permit

I couldn't imagine a full body mount that would be epic but expensive, this was an awesome video

I keep coming back and rewatching this hunt

What an amazing shot! That was precise and beautiful!

I love how you are grateful to just see the animal you are hunting not every hunter takes the sights they see into count you are a amazing hunter and teacher keep up the good work

That was an amazing video!!! And hunt of a lifetime, those trackers are crazy skilled! I watched every second , thank you for being the one to bring the camera along!!

“This is the most unbelievable experience of my African life” 😂

Yes “All I want for Xmas is a hippo” haha

Wait aren't hippopotamuses endangered?

The fair chase, the respect for this magnificent animal, and the whole animal being used. This is the epitome of what hunting should always be. Very well done, and congratulations.

I usually never watch a video on other content for an hour but I could watch this for hours

This was great. Well done. And as was explained, a perfect animal to harvest. Thanks for investing into wildlife.

THAT IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL HIPPO IVE EVER SEEN

I just stumbled up a channel that I’ll be watching the next week or so, thank you guys for entertaining 🤘🏼

this is straight up awesome cool asf bro good sghit, those guys who guide you are goats.

Incredible Hunt! I'd love to hear what the people do with the animal and I especially want to know and see how you display the mount. What kind of taxidermy will you do on him?

hi im guillermo from argentina. what a awsome hunt. that hipopotamus its like a tanck. its a beast. congratulaciones for that. and more awsome videos.

They were standing on the ledge like they were knocking something out in ark😂

As someone who at this time in my life doesn't believe I will be able to do an African hunt. I sincerely appreciate this, absolutely awesome that you don't cut out any part of your story and show it for what it is. Thank you

That was amazing the Ned was great it made me cry cuz how cool it was

Wow, a full length video. Absolutely INCREDIBLE!

I'm not one who usually complains about this kind of thing, but how about a little muzzle control. He's flaged everyone in that group with that rifle.

Dude 😂why u still whisper in 😂

Until you've hunted one of these amazing beast it's hard to understand just how big and dangerous they are. The fact this young man used a bow, and I thought the first shot was well placed, is even more impressive because when the cleaning starts you realize how thick that hide and fat are. Headed back in August with my bow and do not intend to try and repeat this mans adventure lol! Super happy for ya buddy!

Peta: "How dare you hurt such a gentle giant, hippos are friendly, peaceful, timid creatures, and do not deserve to befall such a horrible fate, at the hands of savage men."

Aren't hippos endangered?

Best hunting video I've ever seen, that was a movie.

Oh man! That follow up shot under that kind of pressure, with such a massive animal! Magnificent absolute veteran move

I first thought this was just a trophy hunt…so glad you respectfully hunted, and are going to not only eat the meat yourself but also are helping feed the staff and locals ❤️

Dude!!! That is awesome that thing is massive!!!

I don’t see where somebody almost died in this video!

Great video, I was so immersed in the action I didn't even realize nearly an hour and half went by!

Man I didn't even know you could hunt hippo's, that is so freaking cool! Awesome hunt and video as usual 😎

I thought it was a really relistic hippo hunting game but i was wrong UNBELIEVABLE a good job!

Where the part where "you almost died" ... smh clickbait

Amazing video. The hunt, the people, the views and action scenes. Literally one of the best RU-vid videos I’ve ever watched. Great job mr. Bowmar

What an amazing amazing adventure Josh. I commend u fully for hunting that old worrier the way u did and give him his full advantage and a fair chase. Unlike other guys…..Keith Warren….. that go over there or to Africa and kill these animals when they are at their disadvantage and in the middle of a big body of water….shooting them with a damn .50 cal rifle……u give him all the chance in the world and give him a better death than he would have by nature. Such an awesome accomplishment and reward for a bowhunter of your caliber. Your are hands down one of the best and one of my favorites to watch. CONGRATULATIONS my man!!!!!! And God bless you for dispersing and donating the meat to all the folks who im sure greatly appreciated it.

This guy lifted a hippopotamus. Legend

This whole video should be called " nope need a perfect shot"

Fired at 58:00

I’m usually on team human . . But ‘big game hunters’ going to Africa to shoot a hippo with an arrow 😅 If this video showed a freak situation where the hippo grabbed him and broke his legs off / bit him in half etc.. I could watch it and not be traumatised 👍

Wow! That was INTENSE. What an Incredible hunt!

i have watched 100’s or maybe 1000’s of hunting videos……..this really is a great one.

All be Soo scared to be in front of that beast, super video Hermano 🙏🙌 good think you're boys are safe 👌🤟💛

I think motto motto likes you😂😮

I remember watching your cape buff hunt and the way you edit your content just makes the watcher feel like they are there with you. This was next level from feeling this disappointment after your first shot to finally getting him. Thank you for this hunting video mate.

Bro this is gotta be one of the most exiting videos I’ve ever watched, amazing honestly, new sub.

Im stoked just watching you get that trophy ❗🤙🏾

I watch all of your videos . I don't usually care for commenting at the end . But WOW my heart was racing at times I can't imagine how yall felt. Awesome video !