I'm Brian Barney and today I'm bowhunting Montana elk
there's elk we had been through so many trials and tribulations
we looked on our phone last night and we are 46 miles the last three
days so we've averaged over 15 miles every day
there's nothing like hunting elk during the rut
and this has just been vintage elk hunting
here's elk
we got in here today we got in here on this closed Road we're a few miles in
here we've seen three elk so far cow and a calf and a spike bull and then I just
spotted a couple way across this deal so we're gonna get some good vantage
points here and look around hopefully we can find a six-point bull to go chase
he's 310 but he's a good 6 on his close side and I think he's busted on his far side
we're just sitting here we built the fire down here we hiked down a few miles
we were just sitting here by the fire and glass down there and there was two
bulls that came up our draw here they were following a cow and a calf and
they're both nice six points so we're gonna give them a go and get on this
other side of the draw and see if we can put them to bed and make a stock on them
but we're pumped I mean that's what making a fire will do for you you know
you just stop moving and you sit down and we're sitting on the best vantage
point and just looking over country and all of a sudden there's a bull so we're
stoked we're gonna go make a play on them
so we got in here and relocated the
herd they had moved up into the bowl up in there and there's Bulls going
everywhere breeding cows and fighting up there and and we found a new bull he's
just a giant we hadn't we didn't see him this morning with the crew but he's on
the outside of the herd and kind of bedded closest to us and we've got a
great wind so we're gonna try to crawl in on him we're about 300 yards now it'll
be a slow go at him but we got to give him a try man he's a giant love to get
an arrow in that bull
to come in
all right well we were close we caught that big bull we tried to make a play on
them and got to 200 yards and there was no getting any closer we were just so
exposed so we're just losing light we're just giving it all we had here just
trying to get close man what a great bull just too bad and it was worth going
for we had a perfect wind so we just had to make it over that last Knoll but
is what it is that's Elk hunting
okay so hunting this morning and we located this bull over on this hillside
he's with a cow and a spike there's probably some more cows in the bottom
he's in a good spot a decent wind I think we might try to get aggressive
with him while he's feeding before he puts away so we're gonna hustle up and
see if we can't get around that bull
I think he's right behind that bush
It sounded good it was headed right towards the mark
it was quick
I don't know
well no good I missed him man I just had a split second opportunity there he but
I think he was actually closer than I thought I think I shot right over top of
them but boy that's how it goes I mean it's not always perfect and had a chance
at him and it was like that was my but one time to to try to get him there it
just didn't work out but yeah it's too bad but just how it is
yeah so I hit him but the arrow didn't penetrate very far but it's right in the spot
maybe a touch low I think we got him I think it's a done deal
unbelievable we've had so many trials and tribulations
I swear Duantless and my cameraman's gonna quit me here missed one last night we
guessed at the yardage but finally got it right on a decent six point I can't
believe it just awesome now we got in here this morning and we could hear him
bugling and then we had this lone bull man he was coming right up at us put a good
shot on him I mean so we're just giving him a little time here let him bleed out
and then we'll go over the hill and pick up the blood trail but man I'm just
pumped we had been through so many trials and tribulations we looked on our
phone last night and were 46 miles the last three days
so we've averaged over 15 miles everyday I'm just pumped it came together it's
just unreal there's nothing like hunting elk during the rut and this has just
been vintage elk hunting this is as good as it gets
Chasing six points during the rut it just doesn't get any better so I'm just
thrilled and thrilled to get this bull and all this good meat is absolutely
awesome so a great Montana Bull
remember fair chase is the only way to hunt and take big game