Amen! Dan, I'm so happy the rat slayer is back.. and he got a great deer! It's a blessing in so many ways. Embrace it and encourage it. Your kids are your legacy

James has only been back on the channel for like 5 minutes and already has two kills... there's a new Beast in town!

This has to be my favorite episode in a long time. What a blessing to have your son get the nicest buck in the area you’ve been hunting with your lifetime friend’s bow. That’s a God ordained hunt if Ive ever seen one. Wow.

Dude this is just the freakin coolest. The Ratslayer back in the game and got the big 9 with Dave’s bow. Congrats man and so cool to see the happy Dad cheering on his son. All around awesome!

The ballards of Rat slayer n Dave's Bow

Congrats on an awesome buck!! Loved to hear the excitement in Dans voice for his boy! Thats the stuff the best memories are made of!!

Awesome I think Dan was more excited than he would’ve been if he’d shot the deer.

These videos are almost like ASMR to me. The scouting especially. These are the best hunting videos out there!

Congrats James awesome buck.. glad to see you back again.. I'm sure dave was with you guys.. I'm happy for u dan u can tell your a proud father..👍💯🦌

The Rat Slayer, Dave’s bow and the Big Nine!!! WOW!!! Great episode!!! Thanks for sharing!!!

Dan the excitement in you for RatSlayer is exactly what we do it for. Congratulations!🦌

Man he tucked that arrow right in the pocket. Great Deer Rat Slayer! Hell yeah first beast on the board!

Atta boy Rat Slayer! That's awesome to see you with your dad. My boys Hunt with me some of the best times!

so glad james took that spot i know it means more to both of youallso!!! dave is really looking down and smilling!

I can hear the joy in your voice that's coming straight from your heart. You can definitely feel how proud you are of your son. Happy for the both of you!!

HELL YEAH SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA WE HUNT SO MUCH SWAMP ON THE WEST SIDE THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND ITS ALWAYS AWESOME!! Like a said on the east side in southeast Louisiana we have a 80,000 acre’s that’s not walkable unless you know what when where and how to walk or you will be gone

Outstanding hunt! Congratulations! Please do more collabs with The Hunting Public

Great to see Rat Slayer slay the Big 9! Hopefully he’ll be a regular!!

What a great father and son moment. Great job guys!!! Congratulations and thanks for sharing with all of us.

Thats awesome fellas. Congrats to you all. Glad Rat Slayer is back. He didnt waste anytime.

How cool is that! The Ratslayer returns.

Looks like the old rat slayer grew up into a nice buck himself! Congrats to the rat!!

Job job Beast gang glad see father and son back together hunting. In woods I miss that with my father would give anything have it back

That's awesome and Dave is smiling for sure . Congratulations

That was a perfect shot, well done James

Congrats ! Welcome back! Glad it was with Dave’s bow! Get out when you can only so many sunrises!

Badass deer...hope the rat slayer keeps it coming every year ...what a great start guys

It was so AWESOME after the shot to see it was actually The Rat Slayer...he's a man now...great seeing him grow up through your videos Dan and getting her done!

I will say in regards to the opening of the video when they found all that hot sign Sept 16th. I’m in MN and harvest a nice 7 pointer opening day… the oak island I was hunting was TORE UP. I have hunted that island for years and never seen this much sign this early. That along with the mass acorn crop makes me think something about the early drought this year pushed everything up in the North Midwest

Dan, At 26:22 I understand. You have these spots and you cant hunt them all at same time. You want someone you can share those spots with. And now you can have the rat slayer in a good position. And you can continue to scratch that itch and see whats over the next rise. I get it. My kid wont hunt with me and has no interest. I have so many spot marked i wish i could put someone on to hunt while im checking out another. Im glad your son is back with you at your side. God bless.

Wicked videos, really like watching the rat slayer and Dan together!

Score one for the Ratslayer....Awesome video.....I thought for a second that he wasn't going to shoot due to darkness, and I'm screaming "there's still light...!!!!!.."......And he took the shot.......Friggin' awesome........That kid is becoming bad-ass.....

That’s awesome!! Nicely done !! Nothing like hunting with your son!

Dan I've been a follower for about 3 years now. I've learned so much watching your videos. You said a quote that has stuck with me and I use it as motivation in every day life. "Nothing free was ever worth a damn, go and earn it" especially when life gets tough

Congrats on a dandy buck! James has ice water in his veins. Well done 👏

Congrats James and Dan! Well done!

The Beast and The Rat Slayer getting it done! Awesome hunts and I saw the same thing 3 weeks ago on the eastside of the state

Looks like Dave's bow is getting a good work out this season.

Always heard story’s of the legendary rat slayer good to see him back at it!

Congratulations to you both, glad to see James is back!!!

Congrats on a beast of a buck!!!! That spider at the end got me creeped out though! Nasty

I am so glad to see rat slayer connect with a giant! Awesome and couldn’t come at a better time!!!!

Rat slayer has ice in his veins., nice buck James.

Dude !!! That bow is special.

great hunt Dan congrats Rat slayer hunting with your dad way to make memories .an to get the buck he wanted is special

The Ratslayer is back! Congratulations!!

You are a great dad, Dan!

Dave is smiling from above!! Puts a nice neat bow on his life story.

Way to go Ratslayer! Dan, I can hear the love in your voice! Like I said in a previous comment on one of your other videos, I feel we as dads have more joy when our kids get one than when we do! So happy for you and your son! Praise God for this blessing!

Nice, Congrats Dan and the Rat Slayer!!

I found an area with an aggressive rub line already with trees seriously gored and a scrape line with several scrapes already opened up. Also found a giant community scrape freshly pawed up. Biggest scrape I can ever remember seeing. I can't recall ever finding week+ old sign like this in late September. I've also concluded it must be a couple of good bucks already drawing boundaries where their territories meet or overlap. Congratulations on an awesome buck!

That is fantastic! Congratulations on the buck. Great shot and another great time with father and son hunting together.

Congratulations…great to see you both together🎉🎯🦌

Love to see that excitement, congratulations James!

That’s awesome! Great shot. Great buck! Congratulations, Rat Slayer! And what a treat for Dan!

That was an awesome episode to watch. Love seeing you get to spend some time hunting with your son! That broadhead did an impressive job!

Awesome episode! Really enjoyed seeing the process here. Congrats Rat Slayer!

Congrats nice hunt ! Father Son hunt doesn't get any better than that cheers nice buck.

Very happy for your son !! Glad to see you both together having fun smiles all Around!!

Man that was awesome, congratulations James.

Father and son = priceless memories

Congratulations rat slayer !! Nice buck!! Great hunt Dan !!!

I knew from yesterday evening this b Video would be up today and it kept me in a great mood knowing after work and when I was finally able to relax I could watch this. Something very special you have inside you Dan and we love you for sharing it with us. Feel like a little kid at Christmas getting ready to watch this episode. Good feel good stuff.

The rat slayers a BEAST!!! Congratulations! !

Awesome hunt, hes a natural born killer. Them G5 deadmeats and megameats are great mechanical heads.

Bet that thing was fun getting out !!! Congratulations James 👍👍

Thank you guys for sharing this experience with us. You guys are giving me hope to try hunting again. Still struggling with my vision. It has been couple of seasons without being able to see enough to shoot my bow, but you are encouraging me to get out there this season. Thank you again

Great video all the way around from tactics to overall footage. Congratulations

Now that’s a PROUD PAPA moment!!!

Holy smokes this is awesome, congrats for both of ya

Good tribute to Dave! And great work Rat Slayer! Michigan opener in one more day! You got us stoked Dan!

The buck almost spooks, So he just slowly moves the camera over then drills him! That was awesome! Great video! Great job rat Slayer!

Kick ass!! Way to go!! Congratulations on another great deer and even more special using Dave’s bow, and being with your dad. Loved it!! You Beasts are definitely on a roll!! 👍🏼👊🏼💪🏼🏹🦌☠️

Dan’s reaction made me smile. I think he was more exited than James.

What a video! Beast Crew in full swing. Loving this stuff!

Get it, Rat Slayer!! Yes!!!! Nice shot!

Ratslayer...the man, the myth, the legend.

That's good stuff right there. That's a awesome feeling seeing your son get the big one with one of your best friends bow let alone. That gives me chills just seeing the excitement in Dan. What a beautiful early season buck. You definitely don't see that much sign in early season but the sign doesn't lye. Good job fellas and remember be safe out there.

That is fricken awesome. Congrats James, awesome buck, has to be an awesome experience to share this stuff with your dad again, wish my dad was still around to share my deer with, soak these moments in guys!! Congrats to both of you!! Proud dad I'm sure!!

Congrats James!!! Beautiful Buck!! Dave & The Big guy upstairs smiled on you!!

That’s what it’s all about! Congratulations guys! Great video!

Great to see James is hunting with you again Dan! Awesome video always love watching them, learn a lot. Best of luck to you and your son.

That is awesome! Congrats James.

Great video. Awesome hunt. Return of the Rat Slayer.

Way to go, James!!! I am from Virginia but in Ohio for tomorrow's opener. Got me pumped!!!

Ray slayer!!! Now there’s a word I’ve missed hearing

Rat slayer,Buck Slayer,All-in-one .congratulations that's a nice

Really nice vid....Daves bow, your son tag teaming, and all the lessons of a productive hunt. Starting with scouting, planning, making decisions on the fly...Very few share these kinds of vids. This is a better way of getting things done....I'm stoked👍

That's just awesome! Congrats to all!!

This video was great. I hope we get to see more of rat slayer and dan hunting together in the future.

This awesome! Congrats Ray Slayer. Glad the luck has turned around for you!!!

Heck yeah! Congrats James!

Beautiful buck and great hunt can't wait for the next

It doesn’t get much better than that! Awesome hunt and great shot!

That was awesome, congrats to James! And with Dave's bow to boot. Perfectly clear video, even at low light and a perfect shot, (you must take after your mother for that)! Lol, kidding of course.

Awesome buck congrats Ohio starts Saturday me and the beast stand are ready

Congratulations James!🎯🥩

Great job Ratslayer ! ❤️

Congratulations on a beautiful buck That your dad found for you !! Way to go rat slayer

Congrats to the slayer, been out of it for a while, but it looks like you didn’t miss a beat!