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About
YouTube star who is an archer and hunting expert. He is known for winning season 8 of Alone. He makes all kinds of videos about traditional archery, bow hunting, and life on his Idaho homestead with his family for his 650,000 subscribers on his Clay Hayes YouTube channel.
Before Fame
He started to post in 2010 on YouTube with a video about building a bow to go hunting. Many of his first videos were about primitive hunting topics including hunting for squirrels and wild boar. His background is as a wildlife biologist.
Trivia
With over 4 million views, one of his most popular videos was about how to make a primitive water filter. He and his family live off the grid as much as possible, foraging and hunting their own food.
Family Life
He is from Florida, but lives in Idaho. He is married to Elizabeth, and they have two sons, Coye and Fen.
Associated With
As the winner of Alone Season 8, a survival show where he spent 74 days overcoming freezing rain, starvation, and isolation in Chilko Lake, British Columbia. Another survivalist includes Bear Grylls.
