Hi I'm Guy Eastman and this is Eastman's hunting TV. Today we have a special
episode for you we're gonna go with our 2013 EBJ hunt winner Travis John, each
year we draw a name out of the hat of our subscriber based for each magazine
and take them on a free hunt. So let's not waste any time let's go catch up
with Travis in camp as he cites his gun in and gets ready for the hunt of his life.
Growing up my dad took my two older brothers and myself
hunting every year and you know he really focused that around family time.
My dad had a 300 mag and he's always told us stories about him shooting
monster bulls, my brother got that gun because he was the only one tough enough
to shoot it. So as I was leaving Denver my brother gave me a call and said hey
you need to take dad's gun shot it really for the first time and
got it zeroed in and I was able to hunt with it.
After we had Travis's heirloom rifle dialed in and ready we took off for the
hills in search of a bull. As luck would have it it didn't take us long to locate
a good bull in a distant meadow. After thoroughly looking him over we decided
it was time to make a move the only problem was that with the amount of elk
activity in the area finding a way to get to him could prove to be tricky.
The thing I like he's got a great frame he's got great mass he's got nice beam length.
I think he's a solid bull I know it's the first night but
when you see something good you gotta think think about it right.
We still don't know if we're gonna shoot this bull but at least once it be
ready this is a rare moment when we actually have a perfect wind for coming
in on 'em. After cutting quite a bit of the distance off we got Travis set up in
hopes that Paul would be able to coax the bull back over the rise.
Unfortunately the bull didn't show.
Welcome back to Eastman's hunting TV, after a few encounters with smaller
bulls we finally locate a bull we're chasing after and take off down through the oak brush.
370 right now a lot further than it looks.
Just as we are getting into position to take the shot the bulls cows decided to
make a bee line for the bottom of the canyon straight below us. Go ahead and stand up
we'll raise the sticks.
With the bull right on top of us and no place else to go Paul decides to hit the
call in hopes he can make the bull emerge from the thick oak brush below us.
That's the way to kill an elk up close it's a lot better than shooting across the
canyon at 250. I thought he had us busted and I just
left Travis and try something different you keep calling 10 more feet we
just need 10 more feet and then I saw him start moving I said oh this is
gonna be good. I shot the bull with my dad's gun on his birthday. He's got some decent mass.
Put your hands on those babies. To watch that elk drop with my dad's gun and on his birthday.
Was a very special thing for me and the John family. Travis John from right here
in Colorado hammered this excellent bull at 37 yards here in southern Colorado
was a lot of fun and we've got another bull down well after dark it's time to
get the work done and pack this guy out of here I hope you enjoyed today's show
I'm Guy Eastman remember fair chase is the only way to hunt take trophy big game
we'll see you next week right here on Eastman's hunting TV.