hi I'm Mike Deming owner and host of Sportsman's News television
on this episode we're going to head to Southern Colorado for a premium elk hunt we had an
opportunity to bring my dad my dad is 70 years old and he has never killed a bull over 300
inches in days when we were kids we were pushing timber doing everything and we shot the first
raghorn bull we would ever find so to be behind the camera and looking at this through a lens
and watching my dad who'd never killed a bull of you know any caliber to watch him watch
his happiness and be able to elk shop is super special and to know that we're going to deliver
a dream that my dad has waited seven decades for to fulfill is something that's absolutely
special beyond belief you can't just make a phone call and get booked into this place
it's by invite only we have the opportunity to get this hunt about every other year that's
pretty awesome guys good job
you got the old man excited and these are the things that are special about the pro
membership sweepstakes when we're evaluating a trip like this we're looking for something
that's truly the trip of a lifetime people throw that around on a regular basis but what
we're really talking about the things that dreams are absolutely made of and I think
after the end of the week of hunting my dad would vouch for the fact that this is something
we'll go down in history as one of the most unbelievable experiences he's ever seen part
of it was because he was with both of his boys but he'd never seen elk dancing on his
lap like we got to see during this week this is truly elk shopping at its finest
elk get to do exactly what elk do they're bugling they're rutting they're doing this
stuff daylight till dark and very few people ever get to experience it those that play
the point game you might draw one or two premium tags throughout your entire life a trip like this
with the pro membership
sweepstakes we're getting to see elk doing exactly what elk do on a regular basis
this is kind of fun window shopping ain't it
he's not very big though
he's not bad
well he spoiled me back this is coming from a guy who used to shoot every rag horn he saw
yeah exactly
going from zero to Trophy Hunter in friggin like one day
"he's not very big" yeah
thanks Johnny
you're looking at bulls that are coming in that might be 310 315 320
your average person they're going to want to kill these bulls because they look absolutely
huge you know they got big front ends they got decent beams but I've been fortunate enough
to be able to hunt lots of places and see really big bulls and we know what this place
has to offer so we're trying to get Dad to hold off and try to get something that's truly
really special to him you know knowing he's never broke the 300 inch mark I know that
we're pushing off some of these bulls that my dad would be really happy with and most
hunters are going to be super happy shooting but we know the potential here and the only
way you're able to go home with something really big is to pass stuff that's really good
that was awesome
full facial
Guy and Ike Eastman hunt this ranch each and every year and they're good
friends of mine and they had told me about a bull that was 360 type of bull
we spent three full days looking for him never saw him morning and day four lo and behold
we saw him and a whole bunch of cows
and unfortunately he'd broken his main beam on his left and right side and went from being a solid 350
plus bull to probably 305 310 being broke above his fourths on his beam and you know Dad
you know liked the look of him but he said he would much rather shoot a bull that's fully
intact even if he wasn't as big originally
even if I don't get one it's all worth it
all of a sudden a absolute stud of a bull popped out of this timber and
he was pushing his cows we decided this is a go bull he's 350 plus and something we want
to kill but he knew we were there and pushed his cows up over the hill and even though
we made a play on him he disappeared we never saw this guy again
see if we can cut through tracks
and see if they went into that next thing
Johnny he's guided on this ranch for a number of years he's seen a couple of bulls
in this one basin he said look I've got a great place for it to set up we're basically
120 130 yards from this water hole and about an hour before dark
we hear this bull bugle up on the hill
you know when you wait seven decades to get a bull of a lifetime and we saw bigger bulls
on this trip but that was truly one of the greatest experiences I've ever had the opportunity
to be with that's a wrap having your dad there making a great shot even though he dumped
him in the pond I've said shoot him again shoot him again did not want to have to fish
him out I know my dad loves to fish but I didn't want to fish for elk that's just the
way it goes but it added to the memory it was a great time and that bull's gonna rest
on my dad's wall for the rest of his life and truly a great experience congratulations
Pops I loved being with you and seeing you kill a good bull you made a great shot you
know what truly was for me a trip of a lifetime hey thanks for joining us on this episode
of Sportsman's News television if you want to become a member and get an opportunity
to hunt one of these trips just like this we give this trip away about every year but
36 trips a year for three hundred dollars we're gonna get you five tickets in every
drawing and you're gonna get a chance to get a trip of a lifetime thanks for joining us
on this episode of Sportsman's News television we'll see you next time