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In the spring of 2014 “Untamed” debuted at the Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Rendezvous in Denver. Since then, it’s toured around the US and Canada with the Hunting Film Tour. It’s also touring with the Outdoor Film Tour & Festival and received the Pope and Young award for best bowhunting film. It has also been translated into French for showing at Arc Aventure, a French bowhunting film festival. Untamed is a film that reaches across historic divides by focusing on the innate biophilia that all humans experience, hunters and non-hunters alike. Today, I’m finally able to release it online.
Untamed is all traditional bowhunting but the story transcends the weapon. I’ve heard from all sorts of people ranging from non-hunters to hard core riflemen and all have had nothing but praise for the film. That’s something I never really expected. I think that’s because I’m very careful about not pushing my own views onto others. I know I do things different and the majority of hunters just don’t share my level of interest. But, I think all hunters would benefit by taking an honest hard look at why we hunt and what we’re really after. That’s something I think very few of us ever really do. This film, in a way, is my attempt to do just that and to show the world what I found. Enjoy the film and don’t forget to share it.
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Following closely on the heels of the wildly popular bowhunting film “Untamed”, this new film from Clay Hayes and Twisted Stave Media, will take you on a journey like no other film you’ve seen before.
Like Untamed, this new film will focus on the aspects of hunting that are so very important but rarely highlighted in mainstream outdoor media. The overarching story will be one of personal challenge and an almost primal draw to wild places. As hunters, we seek out challenge and spend time in some of the most beautiful, yet unforgiving, landscapes around. We wear out boots, endure wind and rain, cold nights and long hikes, and travel to remote wilderness all in an attempt to feel like we’ve accomplished something. In essence, we create our own mountains and it is the difficulty of the ascent that defines us. This film is about those mountains of our own creation, the self inflicted hardship, struggle, and the climb to overcome them.
