At last! Thank you for a channel that is NOT about the biggest bucks or the biggest set of antlers, but actually teaches a newbie like me how to hunt and how to enjoy it. You seem to really enjoy hunting. Subbed!

This guy is such a great speaker. Always good information. Very interesting. Also he taught his daughter to shoot very well. Good job. Get the kids in the woods!!!

My favorite hunting KZfaqr. Your videos always get me pumped for hunting season. And it's nice that your videos aren't just one big ad like so many of the channels nowadays. Happy hunting from Texas👍

Very good explanation of gravity - myth of the effect on a tree stand shot. Very nicely done

great explanation of angle of declination

Good video Rich. To add to/simplify the lesson, the way I think of it is: 1.) Think of the deer as a 3D object not as a flat piece of paper. Understand where the lungs, heart and other vitals are and how they’re positioned in that 3D area. 2.) Consider the angle the arrow/bolt is going to be flying at due to height, distance, or position of the deer. 3.) Aim at the spot you want the arrow to exit. Not necessarily where you want it to enter. Keep those 3 rules in your mind when making the shot, and you’ll have a great hunt whether you’re in hill country, in the flats, up in a stand or on the ground. Good luck this year!

You're exactly what I was looking for. I'm a serious deer hunter but have only ever done rifle season (im young and don't have too many toys yet). A friend of mine gave me a crossbow for FREE, good guy. Bow season is much longer than firearm season so I'm very happy to have one but knew almost nothing about crossbows, you are the best I've found to help me. Thank you.

No problem here----when I turned 70 I gave up ladders----love my ground blinds-----not far to fall if I fall asleep.

Just bought my first crossbow and have learned so much from your videos 👍 Thanks so much and keep it up. Cheers

I could listen to this guy talk all day. Articulate & a voice for radio. Smooth talker, in a good way.

I’m very new to crossbows. I’ve always loved seeing them in movies and tv shows but never had the chance to shoot one until this week. I get bored at home and thought I need a hobby!! So I went to my local Dicks Sporting Good store, and found the Barnett Wildcat. It was decently priced I felt for my first. It’s very basic from my understanding of crossbows, but I feel it suits me for being a beginner and very inexperienced in the crossbow field. I will say in the 5 days of owning it, all I do is think about getting off work, getting home, and playing with this new addiction I have. It’s a very patient hobby, very relaxing, and the perfect escape. The day I purchased my crossbow I got on KZfaq to explore the crossbow world. I came across your page first and haven’t left it since. I enjoy all of your videos and information. Thank you for your time and willingness to educate myself and others.

The take away here for everyone is make your aim at a point of impact that allows an exit point on the opposite side through the vitals you want to hit. From a tree stand your point of impact has to be higher do to the angle of arrow travel. The closer the target is the higher your aiming point has to be. This is the rule for crossbows, compound, recurve, or long bows or fire arms. Aim for a point on the opposite side through the target.

Another great video. I just wish I would have seen it a year ago before my first deer season. I took a shot on a decent 8 pointer opening weekend. Unfortunately I watched all the wrong videos about where to aim on a deer, and got a little fixated on making a heart shot, rather than an easier double lung. I also did not understand deer anatomy enough. To get to the point, I aimed low at the heart from 25 feet up a tree and ended up wounding a deer that I was unable to recover. That was a really crappy way to start my deer hunting journey. The next day I did more research and figured out where I messed up. I also went and bought a high quality 3D deer target, which has been indispensable for practice. Any other new xbow hunters out there, heed this video and don't make the same mistakes I did!

Thank you just what I was looking for because I'll be shooting out of both. Thanks

A master of crossbow hunting.

Your channel is outstanding.. the best on here. Semper Fi

i was always taught, blind or tree stand, ALWAYS aim for the exit . Great Video as always . Good luck again this fall to you and everyone !

At 76 I quit using tree stands. I could still climb them but would sit up there thinking about how bad it would hurt if I fell. Ground blinds and hides work fine.

Very good Rich. The two arrows make a great example of how elevation effects the shot. FYI: Mathematically you were up 4.34 yards up the tree.

Man, one of the best and most informative videos I've ever seen. Thanks for the tips. Liked & subscribed. 🙂👍🇨🇦

Here is another technique. If you don't have a range finder that gives a "shoot as distance", range to a tree horizontal from your tree stand position. When I get in a tree stand or climber, I'll lase to various trees, horizontal to the ground and draw an arc in my mind, that any thing along that arc will be shoot as that distance. I'll do the same for trees farther out. Anything inside of 15 is point and shoot with the 10 yd dot on my bow. Thanks for the video--good job.

Excellent video Rich!! Getting me pumped for NH Deer Season!!!

These videos are very informative, very clear, and the footage is great! Thanks for the work you put into these!

Thanks for being so realistic and informative with the information. You seem very sincere and really enjoy the outdoors. Thanks

Enjoyed your vid! I allus used to shoot from an elevated stand back many moons ago in my recurve days when I had kid arrow fetcher slaves. Today with the crossbow, I have not had that opportunity. The end of your vid illustrates perfectly the angle difference, and your lung thing is something I had not heard before. ( I mean, I have read versions of it, and fretted over it, but not as well as you put it.) Heard about the shooting downhill stuff for decades but never saw it in action. No amount of theory or brain visualization could explain better than your experiment. Got it finally! Super thanks! Just upvoted!

Thank You, what a good class you gave, very easy to follow,full of good input, see what you are doing is opening the door to better marksmanship, Bozos will not listen. your advice on crossbows, is the same for rifle and pistol, shooting at ground level,then up in the trees, right to left, left to right, down in a draw, you have to know the point of aim, now when you are in the woods its too late to think about, if you do, you will see the white flag. Anyway you made a friend, keep up the good work, and remember so guys will make the same mistakes 1000 Xs, and never change. Be safe. BOB

Rich, great second video, as always enjoy very much....

Great point regarding the angle and drop. This also applies if your blind is up on a hill.

Your videos are very helpful! I just bought a GRC2 and have never used a crossbow. There's a lot to learn and you provide great instruction!

Man this is awesome! I learned a lot in a short time. Thank you! I can't help be reminded of Robert California from the office when watching and I loved that character. I'll be watching more!

What I do to dial in my point of aim, is to aim at the opposite leg. If you are higher in the tree this will be slightly higher than if you are on the ground. Since I don't hunt from a ladder stand, which is a set height, it allows for the exit would to be in a vital area, no matter what my hunting height is.

just subscribed Rich, decided you are my guru on crossbow info. Succinct and accurate no BS well explained. Thanks. Bodger

Well done Rich !

Your the man very informative I’m glad I came across your channel

My greatest asset is stealthy approach anyway. I need to explode the blood pipes from the get go or no shot. No matter how big they hit the bleed they go out.

Good point. So if you get 20 feet up you have a good chance of missing second lung compared to being 16 feet up. 25 ft is crazy but some like shooting a very small targets. They just don't understand why they missed.

Rich, nice job again, you really do cover all the aspects of whatever you're trying to focus and present. My NIKON ProStaff 3 is just simply a unidirectional range finder, and doesn't offer that "angle of declination" feature, but I'm fine with not having to buy another one. Most of my deer are well within 25 years or so. I wish I could get my JACKAL to hold center, it seems every time I go out to practice I have to ratchet up the scope to ZERO.

You are a smart man!

Excellent information...I'll use this knowledge when I climb in my stand this evening! Thanks!!

Love your content and great editing. Subscribed

Nice video, you're a great and informative presenter with a style that's all your own!

This stuff is gold. Thanks mate.

i have the same range finder and i love mine. it does just what you said it will do.. and good video

Great vid!!!!!! Keep them and the knowledge coming sir!!!

I'm a new subscriber and all your advice has been very helpful I just started shooting a crossbow this year thanks for sharing and keepem coming

Thanks! Wish I’d seen this before blowing a shot this past Sunday!! I literally shaved a bucks belly

I’m glad you say only 3 arrows in your 4 arrow quiver, because Excalibur only gives you 3 in most packages

Oh boy I'm going to be Rusty as hell been years since I hunted. But I'll pull that golden shot off. I put in the hard work ahead.

My wife could not hold her secret... I can not wait for my "OG" Death by Bunjie t-shirt for my 27th anniversary gift .

Extremely helpful explanation. Thanks a ton!

I have been enjoying all of your videos. GREAT information for someone just getting started with a crossbow. The only thing I saw missing was the use of a Fall Restraint System. There have been far to many hunters that have been seriously injured or killed by not taking just a few moments to put one on even just for practice. Would not want to see anything happen to you or Bunjie.

Like to see this episode buck or doe what is better tasting meat

Another great video, you got my pumped for crossbow season now.

HAHA. I have the same tree stand and the same target. Great video.

Great video with helpful info. Keep up the good work!

I'm old, I love grd blinds, I don't fall so far with them....

Awesome info!!👍👍👍

I film but don't post more for what i did and didn't do love your videos

Great video, but it feels like you missed something. Basis question should have been “tree stand, blind, or ghillie suit? The people I know who make three to ten foot shots on elk and deer don’t use stands or blinds, they use ghillie suits…..

There is another KZfaq video about this called, "How to shoot a deer from a Tree Stand". It's very good too.

Can't do a tree stand no more. My injury prevents that. Elevation happens depends on the position but not from up high.

Great video once again!

I enjoyed your video! I usually get mundaned out, but not with this one! I'm actually in position on my back porch with my crossbow locked and loaded while waiting on a whitetail to appear; but the squirrels are already running about, which has had a track record of not seeing any deer. LoL I don't know if there's anything to it, or just my own misfortune. Thanks, again!

top notch quality feels like i should be paying for this information lol.

Thank you very intuitive!!!

20 is my max no matter i need to be sure I hit with authority to get my bleeding right and drop the game Good.

Hi Rich , A great venison video as usual.. When I came across Gary Rose’s comment I had to insert my two cents worth.. Are you ready for this .. When he said you were 4.34 yards above the ground he was spot on . Let’s talk about Pythagoras and his Theorem.. images.app.goo.gl/ApsmcVzHC8gYj3cY7 Which = c2=a2+b2. In doing the math (Take it easy on me fellow arbelests ,I’m 85).. Where c =sq root of the sums of the squares of 4.34 + 10.00..Low and behold it’s 10.90..Man Rich you are right on..Just remember we are a crossbow family and every little bit of info that helps us to excel is a plus . All hail Bunjie!!!!

Unfortunately the public land nearest my home has a no leaving stands or blinds overnight rule and even if they did a popup blind screams to every one hunt here and no doubt whatsoever spooks bucks especially mature bucks so I this year adapted I invested $60 in a simply superbly effective Ghillie suit made from strips of fabric that do not pick up burrs or other sticky vegetation along with a awesome facemask During a week of entirety ground hunting as there were zero trees I could set up less than 100yds from the deer I instead set up in some good thick waist high cover I had over 50 deer total and over a dozen bucks walk past me in bow range Unfortunately the one and only shooter buck got so close so fast and was with 5 other deer I knew I had zero chance of drawing my vertical compound bow without getting busted as I had two doe about 15 feet away feeding on soybeans I am a bowhunter with over 35 seasons and over 50 bow killed deer under my belt and yes killed more than a few deer from the ground and spot and stalk with a bow but I knew no way I was going to draw aim and release before the two doe a few feet from me busted me and freeked out blowing the entire spot The best week I ever had public land deer hunting The fact I couldn't draw and can't use a pop up blind is why I decided to buy an Excalibur crossbow Two to be exact so my boys can also hunt tge same way Kinda in a bit of deep regret because I wanted to try a crossbow for ground set ups 3-4 years ago just never did. Cost me a chance at a great buck for private land but for public land he was absolutely outstanding Wasn't the first time this happened to me on public land but it will be the last. Sadly getting some crap from my fellow hunting friends for going over to the "Dark Side of The Force" if you will. I told them flat out A crossbow makes no one better at scouting finding and figuring out where big bucks are. I still have to do my HW and get myself under 50 yards from a big buck all a crossbow for me does is when that shot opportunity comes I can make it 90%+ of the time.

"you don't need the best rangefinder" 1 minute later "anybody else have trouble getting rangefinder to read" Nope. I bought a good one. Still a great video though.

Thanks for the video!

I have to admit Rich, I didn't really think I would find much difference in the shots but I am glad to have learned something useful today. I've wondered why I miss on targets more from height then on the ground. I was calculating the total distance. Thanks for very well made videos and good information.

Hey let's talk about 100 gr. broad heads vs. 125 gr. heads. I went up in power in my crossbow, so I know I can drive a heavier bolt. What are the the pros and cons of the heavier vs. the lighter broadheads?

Great video. But I think you may have a safety problem with how you knocked your bolt. Please don’t take offense but load up your bolt by holding it just behind the blade. Saves your fingers in case the bow miss fires.

No Bungie, that was good until. Probably could have did a little faster but.... The end result shows exactly what people need to know. Nice job😊

I sit in a chair. Lazy boy recliner . I don't use stands or blinds. I sit in the woods wait for the deer to come outv

Love the videos, can’t help but think you were. Radio Dj or a news anchor.

Great video! Greg in Ohio

I’ve always wondered if you should aim high, low or where you want the arrow to go on say a deer almost directly under your stand when your 18-20’ in the tree? I’m just not sure and probably wouldn’t take the shot, just not comfortable on where to aim until I practice the shot.

Arrows or bullets really don't arc, they leave on a flat plane and then begin to fall. Sight displacement will give the illusion of an arc if you you're using a sight point greater than the distance shooting.

ya I have problems with range finders

Im a disabled 42yo combat vet and I can only hunt crossbows and ground blinds. I've had deer within 20 yards and less. Blind is a lot easier to put up unless you have a climber.

I had a deer lift its leg and turned toward me when I shot at her a 35yard shot(she heard the crossbow go off),and it was a frount opisit sholder shot and she ran for ever #400 yards

Love the outtakes great vid good info . Still looking for a name for my excalibur micro any ideas?

Great video!! 👍🏻

Great video

Awesome channel! Have learned so much from you about hunting with my crossbow. You’ve made me a better hunter and I thank you for that. Btw... Has anyone ever said you remind them of James Spader?

have killed 5 deer since i bought a crossbow most knowledge of which I learned from death by bungie as far as operation and shooting , thanks for videos

I DONT LET ANIMALS SNEAK UP ON ME EITHER . I USE A THERMAL IMAGING MONOCULAR . YOU CAN SEE THEM A LONG WAY OFF THROUGH THE WOODS .

love it great vid

Will you try using an opimizer on your crossbow what do you think of it.

Thank you. Good info.

Very good and important choices to make ,Tree or Ground?! All Hail Bunjie!

Great Video!

From my treestand, I pick a tree in the kill zone, range find the base , then range find the same tree at my level to see if theres any different reading.

I love those laminated targets. I used to push acorns between the layers for bulls-eyes. That was in my compound bow days. Worked great. If you can hit an acorn at 30 yards you're on target!

When hunting from a tree stand at what point do you cock the crossbow, ground level or when in stand? New to the sport, thinking safety. Thanks

I'm new into crossball and I've never hunted before I'm really excited. I have a silly question is there a way I can meet you I love your videos and I just would really like to meet you before I go hunting for the 1st time in my life. Your videos are very educational I feel like a professional like I'm ready to hit the woods but I'm still nervous at the same time. I don't know just food for thought I really wouldn't mind actually meeting you. Hell I'm willing to drive to you. Just I never went Hunting till I met your page. I think I've watching your whole channel.

You need to keep your fingers out of the strings travel area while loading your bolt

Always shoot at targets from your stands first

What settings did you have on your Tactacam, it is so clear and natural. All hail Bungee.