Josh Bowmar gets a second chance at Soldier Boy

A failed first shot and a trail-camera sighting turn an Illinois buck hunt into a three-week pursuit.

Channel: Bowmar Bowhunting Story of October 29, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 148,152 views a day, 7.2 times a normal first day on this channel (20,505).

The Biggest Typical Whitetail EVER In Bowmar Bowhunting History!! IL giant "Soldier Boy”

"I just shot him, buddy. It's not perfect," Josh Bowmar tells Tad over the phone. The uncertainty in that call is central to the Soldier Boy story, not a moment the Bowmar Bowhunting upload leaves out.

Bowmar bills the Illinois buck as the biggest typical whitetail he has ever killed. But his description makes clear how far the hunt strayed from a straightforward success: he botched the first shot, then received a trail-camera picture confirming the deer was still alive. He says three weeks of hunting eventually led to a spot-and-stalk encounter in pouring rain.

The upload reached roughly 64,000 views in seven hours, already well beyond the channel's usual full-day audience for a regular video. Its comment section was also several times busier than a typical first day. Viewers repeatedly mention the setbacks and persistence; one admits having worried the episode would take another year to arrive.

Much of the early footage is about the work before an opportunity. Tad mows corn to open shooting lanes, while Bowmar places trail cameras and makes mock scrapes. Changing winds bring another adjustment: an enclosed tower blind for better concealment and scent control. Even then, there is a loose window latch to fix and room to rehearse drawing the bow.

Soldier Boy enters the cleared field well into the episode. By then, Bowmar has shown the preparation behind the encounter, including the small equipment problems that do not disappear just because an exceptional buck is nearby.

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The numbers

The Soldier Boy episode has already passed Bowmar Bowhunting's usual first-day views, with comments arriving well above the usual full-day total too.

the video's first day

usual first day here

20,505

this video

148,152

subscribers

2,630,000

no significant change in the last 7 days

total views

1,424,007,429

views per day

260,957

typical day: 370,128

the video

views

63,907

likes

1,381

comments

135

days online

1

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As of October 29, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.