it's a big bear got a big bear spotted now we just got to go around get close
enough get shot it begins with the legendary pioneer in the wildlife
filming wilderness adventure and fair chase trophies define him the son adds
to the legacy and becomes the voice for a generation of hunters today the third
generation pursues trophy big-game in places where success comes from skill
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I'm Guy Eastman your host and this is Eastman's hunting TV today we're gonna
go on a big game mixbag hunt in Colorado first we're gonna venture into the deep
backcountry of central Colorado on a DIY public land mule deer hunt we're then
gonna follow it up and go into southern Colorado after trophy black bear and
finally through a tag after five years and my hopes are high for a big trophy
color phase black bear let's not waste any time let's head into the backcountry
in central Colorado looking for a big trophy mule deer buck during October
we came into this hunt with the odds stacked against us a heavy late October
snowstorm put us a few days behind schedule
when we arrived wet slick muddy roads shaved an additional day from the hunt
needless to say once camp was set up and firewood was split we wasted no time
heading out to look for a buck plan is to try to find some bucks hanging out up
on one of these hills are in these basins that we can go after snows pushed
him down a little bit that's all opened there kind of be out in the open when I
bit below easier to see there's no snow it's really hard to pick them out of
that brush fishing from this distance but it's possible with the big spotting
scopes that's what we're gonna do some spines go up in his neck off his apart
try to find some bucks
unfortunately after several hours of glassing we'd only turned up a few
smaller bucks well we're only a few hours in and we're seeing deer so we had high
hopes for the morning so the following morning were decided to gain some
elevation and look over some different country
knowing things were quickly coming down to the wire I couldn't help but think of
my hunt in the same area only four years ago it was my first time hunting this
area so needless to say there was a pretty large learning curve we spotted a
big buck at the top of that peak over there this morning looking at a map
we're looking at four and a half to five miles away that we spotted this buck so
it's hard to judge him you can just see his frame you can't see how long his
points are any of that kind of thing but he certainly at least this tall it's
definitely too far for a day hunt so we're gonna have to pack up on our backs
and go in and do an overnighter tonight is a second to last night of the hunt
tomorrow's the last day it's gonna be a long cold night in the
baby camp the following morning we spotted the buck we came in after on the
ridgeline above us so we dumped all the unnecessary weight from our packs and
started climbing to the top
however before we reach the top we spotted an even bigger buck in the
drainage below us and decided to make a move on him instead look at that buck it
was a hunt that I'll never forget going into a completely new area with a
limited amount of time to figure things out in during several days of
frustration only to have things come together for a storybook ending on the
final day of the season unfortunately a last-minute break never came for us this
year we decided to cut our losses and head home
switching gears we're now bringing you along on a fall black bear hunt in
southern Colorado this is an any weapon fall black bear season and I can hunt
with a bow or a rifle the first day of hunting was uneventful we only managed
to turn up two small bears
later that afternoon as the Sun began to set we headed over to a rocky
outcropping that overlooked a grassy opening before you know it
Paul had spotted a big bear it's a big bear I've got a big bear spotted and we
just got to go around get close enough get shot
you can't see him tonight we'll just back out hopefully we haven't ordered
him see if we catch him here
sounds like a plan third morning of our fall black bear hunt here in southern
Colorado we're back where we've spotted a large color phase boar the night
before after spending the first few hours of daylight looking over the
grassy bottom without success we decided to take a look around to decide where to
sit that evening just as we are about to head back to camp
Paul peeped over the edge and spotted our bear just inside the timber eating
on a fresh deer kill
and it's a big bear 75 yards from where we saw it last night
one four two
well this is a really nice Southern Colorado bear we kind of did the mule
deer and elk favor here this bear actually had killed a fawn mule deer
only a couple days ago had it Pat it up up here and we found him eating on it
this morning had no idea was here we saw him in here last night and came back in
this morning looking for him and once you know it found him on this hillside
eaten on his pretty fresh kill so just a really really nice bear
beautiful hide kind of a cinnamon color almost like a grizzly just a gorgeous
gorgeous bear so couldn't be happier so we hope you enjoyed today's show I'm
Guy Eastman and 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
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