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Thank you for taking the time for the great explanation / demo for us noobs. Archer from Nova Scotia, Canada.

Born raised Kona - hunted that whole island especially that area - worked the ranch with cousins just couple miles from that gate. Right after school other go beach and party Ol As but no we went hunting- just the kids . Uncles only said be safe and bring back meat 🥩 !!!!’

Thanks Ryan. As Big Island hunter I can understand the frustration. However, I also have been proactive about being a contributing member to the conservation of game and endangered species on Maunakea and Maunaloa by volunteering on restoration and cat control efforts. The door swings both ways if everyone helps to improve forest habitat on the mountain and recruit people from both communities to see each others views then change can occur. That’s how the bag limits got expanded.😜

Well i like your video till u said u were gonna use rage BH. I can guarantee that if u go with a single bevel BH and 500 grain or more arrow u will blow through everything in North America. And if u ever shoot a bad angle shot u will not blow through with a rage and u will eventually lose an animal sooner or later just my 2 cts. But i will say it is great seeing fellow archers who look like me hunting👍🏽

GREAT VIDEO!

Are you able to hunt public with any sort of success in Lanai?

Awesome video other than now your making me wish i would have tried harder to make it out a couples weeks ago. But I drew my first lanai Axis deer tag but had things come up making it very difficult to get out there. Hopefully next year

Awesome bradda, just came back from my first trip learned plenty! Learned from this video too alohas 🤙🏾

Great video. Can't wait to see more content on skill set.

Congrats!

Love the content!! You mentioned being worried about losing some carbon if you strip the fletching- just set the back of the arrow in acetone for a few hours and the superglue turns into a soft gelatin you can wipe off with a rag 👍

Nice buck congrats!! Good to see there are still some over there.

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I did a video of arrow flight on my channel, and I came to the same conclusion as you. I believe drag on the broad head and vanes of the arrow is actually what causes the drop. I believe the shot of the bow grabs their attention, and they respond to the arrow because they can hear it coming at them like a batter can hear a baseball coming to home plate.

I'm old enough to know when someone is speaking from experience, and you clearly are. Thought you had some great content here, anecdotal experience that could probably be measured in a lab--but it would not be as credible as your testimony.

Great hunt Ryan! I’ve been back on the mainland over three years already, definitely miss spending time on Lanai!

Killa knowledge bradda we had 4th week 2024 this year I shoot at a buck around 62 yards perfect shot but buck wen duck me he drop super low and turn so I believe the arrow was the reason why it duck me but cool knowledge bradda keep it up Hawaiian

I had a whitetail sit and wait for the arrow to come in. He didn't try to jump until it was too late. I think it was the sight of the arrow and not the sound. There was plenty of time if he was reacting to the sound. However they can't see detail very far so the smaller object coming at him didn't seem dangerous until it got close.

It’s hard to beat experience. Thanks from a very informative video.

Awesome pursuit, viens do yend to bring all the noise in flight, i think a stiffer spine (to slow down the string) like new stiff shocks will control the string motion and reduce sound, then try to go with minimal broadhead, minimal vein and thin arrow width

No disrespect but to help you with this topic I posted a video a year ago on this (Arrow Noise: Why Deer Duck the Arrow) and my broadhead video I posted a month ago it is 95 percent vane noise. Good video. Again no disrespect not promoting my cringy videos just giving you affirmations of this topic

I'm 67 been shooting a bow since I'm 7 yrs old.I don't shoot arrows with plastic vains.4 inch rt wing feather fletching.They weigh less than one vane(foc) even when damaged they still fly straight.Tear a plastic vain they whistle and don't fly straigh.

Google…the shocking science of string jumping by Chuck Adams…these days I am a Traditional bow hunter (stick bow) and understanding bow/arrow noise when hunting whitetail deer is essential! Some articles will say a WT can hear at 54,000 hertz others say 60,000…humans 20k hertz…research has found that WT react more to high pitch noises than low base noises…for my setup I’ve found the perfectly tuned and balanced arrow is your most accurate, efficient, penetrating and quiet arrow…my Trad bow inside of 30 I’ve found for WT to be the most effective-I’ve hit a number of WT through the scapula with my Hoyt Hypertech bc they ducked the arrow…I’ve found that a solid fixed blade with no cut outs is significantly quieter-even quieter than my mechanical’s out of my compound…your absolutely correct about vein height…I shoot a 5” aggressive helical 3 fletch feather’s with a 585grn arrow out of a 63# big Jim Buffalo with either a two blade solid or 4 blade solid fixed blade-I’ve found it to be extremely deadly…swift silent and deadly…I’ve gotten complete pass thru’s on my last 3 WT

great video thanks

Congrats on your deer! Looks like a great hunt opportunity. Where would I find out more about hunting on Lanai?

Great vid! Any comment/advice on how helical or offset fletching affects flight sound?

A great build I’ve had good luck with is the max stealth set a 2 degrees straight offset. I use this setting because I believe a 3 degree helical has to create more sound? On Carnivore shafts. I’ve always used two or four blade fixed heads. Never felt like even trying a mechanical as logically it adds another variable-not functioning. I only draw about 62#’s at 28” so my arrow speed is around 260. The best thing I learned many years ago killing whitetail deer is to aim low on the body. While spot/stalk and being more or less on the same plane the aiming spot doesn’t look so low but from one of my tree stands ( the bow is normally around 24-25 feet up) shooting down the angle looks almost like I’m aiming way low. I believe too many aim higher than the shoulder for that double lung hit which is a recipe for a spine hit or miss. And there are literally thousands of bow hunters than have no idea of the true anatomy of the shoulder, elbow and clavicle location. Thus they aim high thinking they won’t hit a bone.

HI Ryan...interesting topic. I bowhunt blacktail deer in CA and have witnessed similar behavior myself and with others of deer dropping or lunging away from arrows. Your explanation makes perfect sense to me. Hoping to try hunting the Lanai Axis deer one day in the future. Mahalo.

I really enjoy your style n content

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Read a couple of your post about hunting MK…if you haven’t given up on MK…and still trying…I was wandering if I could join you on MK sometime..LMK how I can contact you…use to hunt MK back in the day…both archery /rifle b4 irratication…1st time w/ my dad when I was 14/15 yo…up at the 11,000/12,000: level…when there were 2 great herds…move to big island recently…

Bro I live Oahu and have been wanting to learn how to hunt. What's some good recommendations to get started?

Awesome content....was just there last month on the 28th till the 3rd with friends.... they hunted but I fished instead. Like you said, as well as my friend's have said, not much deer as years past. Great hunting vid...

Great video man! They are fast moving animals. Been following you since you hunted trad.

Great video! Love the narration. Would love to hear narration from both perspectives; hunter who is trying to get in close & and your perspective on what you would do in those situations.

Great buck, much respect! I'll be back to Lanai in April to hunt for the 3rd time. Can't wait!

Nice breakdown Ryan! Sad to see that they are eradicating so heavily. I spent a month over there a few years back and would see officials going out at night to eradicate.

If you only get one on lanai...you can always get more on Maui. There's thousands of axis deer on Maui.

great video, where'd you get your Tabis?

Great vid as usual with great insight! I learn something new, said or unsaid, every time I watch it when I get back from a hunt. Thank you for your dedication to the art!

Congrats! 🤙🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼

mechanicals ftw. great for when things don't go to plan. good job ryan. they definitely got the 4 weeks archery season right spreading everyone out. its a shame they can't do it for sheep and bring back ewe first before rams to bring down ewe numbers and improve ram age class.

Thank you for the video showing awesome video

Nice buck! Bring back memories! Damn I remember gutting my deer with thousands of flys just buzzing around, look like there non while you were deboning your deer. Stay blessed 🤙

killa video hawaiian chee keep it coming bradda

Congratulations! Mahalo for sharing. Keep carrying that heavy camera I know I appreciate your efforts! God Bless

I always hunt down low. Right on the Kiawe line. Catch them coming in the trees for the day. Orr coming out in evening.

I watch your videos over 10 years ago about stick bow when i was starting out my bow hunting journey. Glad your still making videos

Congratulations on a great bow hunt! Your comments & insight during the hunt are priceless! I feel like other channels miss those details which as a bow hunter I really love to hear. Stay true to those values & the bow my friend. Great video 💯 Plan on bow hunting Hawaii in the near future!

Mahalos for sharing your hunt Ryan. I enjoyed watching. Makes me wanna pick up my bow again and head over to lanai. 🤙🏽