It's my favorite week of the year
we are on our way to meet the hunt winner
we're going on an elk hunt
just like everywhere else in the West this year
it's been a really good year
our hunt winners name is Chet Hailstone he's from Utah
the only thing that is kind of a little touchy is we will be fighting a full moon
but I think we can still make it happen
Get ready he's coming in
each year we draw a name out of the Hat from one of our magazines
and this year we drew Chet's name out of an Eastman's Bowhunting Journal database
well we're here at the range
we've got Chet on the the bench here
we're gonna go ahead and just fire the gun
and make sure the guns on
definitely with elk we don't want to take any chances
they're big animals so we want to make sure the guns good
all right Chet let's go ahead
pretty good three inches high dead center
let's head up the hill and see if we can find a bull right
sounds good alright
okay Chet
this is the big Martinez we've got a small triangular patch of timber in there
there's water there
now one thing I want you to be aware of
you see the moon coming up
we're gonna fight that moon
if it's going to happen in here tonight
it's going to happen late
let's try slipping down to that fence line where we can overlook things
it's an old bull
I think you can do better
he just bugled and he didn't even make any sound
yeah
There's another bull coming in
He is coming in on the right there
look right over the top of the brush you can see him slipping in
he's got a good frame
Almost looks busted I'm not sure
in areas with high concentrations of older age class bulls
it's more common to find broken bulls
and this bull is no exception
this old boy is obviously an old battler
I think they already went off that way
On the other side of that far Ridge
well we came into this drainage
and from the top over there
we could hear about six or seven different Bulls over here
so we
moved in a little closer
we're going to hike up and get even closer
and see if we can call one of them in
get a little up close and personal action for the hunt winner
you think seven bulls there's got to be one that's gullible
maybe two
hopefully a big one
one is down there
even though we have bulls bugling all around us
we just aren't able to seal the deal
with the heat of the day rapidly approaching
we decide to try our luck later that afternoon when the temperatures cool down
Got a bull
they're down in the timber here
we slipped past him
he's got about ten cows and a big six by six
guessing he's in the 340 range
we're gonna take a good look at him here in a minute
lets work this way
as the shadows start to lengthen out
the bugling begins to pick up
Chet and Paul use a patch of timber to slip in closer to the bugling
and see just what we're working with
as we break out of the tree line
some cows become visible in the clearing
and we're sure a big bull should not be too far behind
We've got about
60 head of elk down here below us
a lot of elk
There's a big bull down there he's all muddied up
He's a big ol' bugger
that's a wide son of a gun
I think that's his best feature is how wide he is
we patiently watched this bull until dark
and decide to come back in the morning for a closer look
Its day three of the hunt
and we spotted a big bull down here last night
a real black horn bull
definitely the
the kind of bull we want for the hunt winner
so I just heard a bugle
I think they're here
they were kind of moving their way up this drainage last night
so I bet you this morning they're up here a lot closer
and hopefully within striking distance
so let's go see if he's in here
welcome back to southern Colorado
where the Bulls are hot and our 2015 hunt winner is getting ever closer
to pulling the trigger on a bull of lifetime
get ready he is coming in
that's one confused bull
poor guy came here looking for a cow then he came in looking for the bull
I think he had seven maybe eight different cows
how he had them I don't know but
was that was fun
yeah that was awesome
that was cool
are you ready to kill one now
Yeah lets go
guys
step high walk on your toes or walk on your heels
we get in close it makes a difference
I think we're getting close
We're on track
There is a meadow up on that bench
There is three different bulls
so we are going to pop up and they are going to be up there rutting
Hopefully we can call one of them in
Elk are right there
we seem to have found ourselves right in the middle of a rut fest
the herd bull is desperately fending off the satellite bulls from his cows
the first shot strikes the boulder right in front of us
but Chet has hunted a lot
and makes a quick decision to run up to the boulder this time
for a second shot at the bull
who has stopped only 75 yards away
he's down he's down
yes yes
ah that was intense
did you see that first shot
I think so
now you shot yourself a stud man
thank you guys very much
congratulations Chet
that was fun
did that red line the fun meter a little
oh yeah that was
Hold on lets check his heart rate
Oh jeez
Its still beating hard
trust me
your still alive that's good
you always get nervous when it doesn't work out like you think
I thought for sure he was gonna come run that little bull off
and you were going to shoot him right there
this is the longest five yards on this entire area
yeah I mean I was just like why can't we be behind that boulder
but it worked out
nice shot
let's go take a look at him Come on Guys
Congratulations
Thank you thats awesome
Big Thirds
Thats awesome
he's heavy
He is real heavy
wow thats an awesome bull
congratulations Chet
thank you very much
hopefully you remember that for a long time
For the rest of my life
that was up close wasn't it
oh yeah
holy smokes
40 yards
well here we are with our 2015 EBJ hunt winner Chet Hailstone from Panguitch Utah
and he just connected on this really nice heavy big six point bull
congratulations Chet
thank you
this was an intense hunt as you saw at 40 yards
it took us a little time to get everything right where we could get a shot at him
and then once we did it was close
when we were down in that stuff
I knew oh boy this is going to be up close and personal
it was nice and tight wasn't it
yup it was
well we had a lot of fun on today's show
with our hunt winner of course like we do every year
down here in southern Colorado
I hope you enjoyed it
remember fair chase is the only way to hunt and take trophy big game
we'll see you next week right here on Eastman's hunting TV