CHASING A GHOST - A FILM BY RMEF LIFE MEMBER JASON MATZINGER
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- Опубліковано 7 вер 2023
- Four years in the making and after a lifetime of preparation, it was a mesmerizing, captivating quest. A majestic, yet regal old bull thriving on quality habitat shed massive, 400-inch clues annually but left no path. Follow along with RMEF Life Member @jasonmatzingerofficial over the ridges and valleys in the mountains of Montana as he chronicles his journey of “Chasing a Ghost.”
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CHASING A GHOST WINNER ANNOUNCED
Grand Prize Winner:
@mikeymo1287 "Wow! The history, the persistence, the patience! Awesome ending to the story! I drew a tag in a unit this year with limited elk numbers. On three scouting trips so far I'm yet to lay eyes on an elk. I feel like I'm chasing ghosts this year! My hunt starts on the 15th, I'm praying for my ghost to show himself! Good job Jason!"
Runner Up #1:
@Hammsolo77 - "What a cool story and an absolutely stud unique bull! Thanks for sharing."
Runner Up #2:
@SamErickson23 - "What a great story and sequence of events! Heart racing the whole time."
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Wow! The history, the persistence, the patience! Awesome ending to the story! I drew a tag in a unit this year with limited elk numbers. On three scouting trips so far I'm yet to lay eyes on an elk. I feel like I'm chasing ghosts this year! My hunt starts on the 15th, I'm praying for my ghost to show himself! Good job Jason!
Mike - CONGRATULATIONS. You've been selected as our GRAND PRIZE WINNER for the Chasing A Ghost Film Giveaway. To claim your prize, please send us a Direct Message on our official Instagram page instagram.com/rmef_official/
@@rmef I dm'd on Instagram but haven't heard back from you. I'm pretty excited and honored to have been selected. Thank you!
Absolutely awesome! Nothing more need be said! What a magnificent harvest. Congratulations!
What a great representation of what hard work and determination can lead to.
What an amazing film!
Congratulations Jason! Epic elk and great story of perseverance!
Congrats Jason! Awesome hunt!
What a great watch. This is why I chase Elk. Thanks Jason!
Wow what a story, amazing persistence and what a dinosaur!
An absolute monarch and monster! Awesome to see all of the years and memories come together in the end! Stories to go on and re-live forever! Congrats!
That’s a great bull and Jason makes great videos too. Very impressive!!
What an incredible bull and an awesome story to go with it. Congratulations, Jason!
Thanks for making this film…great Job!
Awesome film. Very fitting for such an amazing bull.
The title fits, it’s tough shooting other bulls when you have one bull in mind! I felt like I was there with Jason, good job buddy on a one of a lifetime bull!!
Awesome bull. Congrats
Having history with an animal and then being given an opportunity to harvest it just makes the story that much better. Great film and a great bull!
Just shows how persistence can pay off. What an awesome trophy!
Glad the old bull got harvested before a tough natural death, and by someone who appreciates him so greatly.
What a journey both of you have taken, great way to pay respect to this amazing bull.
Oh my! That gave me goose bumps! What a gorgeous bull. Congrats on the bull of ten lifetimes!
Thank you for this video. I am an avid outdoorsman born and raised in Central Montana. I have been shooting a bow since I was 8 but never have hunted with 1, but you may have triggered something with this. I have been a member of RMEF for a few years and love what they do and am proud to support their vision.
Finally caught him before he took off for the cows. Persistence pays off. I’d bet you wish you could put the air back in him and hunt him all over again. Awesome story, great job Jason 👊🏼
What an incredible bull and great story of persistence! Thanks for sharing
What an awesome video. Congratulations Jason great way to bring a six year story around. Great way of telling it as well
What a beautiful
Bull and story!
Always liked watching Jasons hunts, especially the ones with his Dad in em.
Great story, the video was put together well. Great job Jason.
What beautiful film and an amazing bull !
That’s great dedication to hold out hope that you would eventually cross paths with that bull.
Incredible film! Chasing a bull for years is something most dream of.
This is what it means to be a hunter. Great video, thanks RMEF!
The lead up, and everything before the shot is what makes this epic!
Spectacular story and film. Thanks for letting us join in the adventure! It is a rare and blessed event when our hunting dreams come true.
To have that kind of history and duration with a bull of that size, and then seal the deal is just incredible. Well done.
What a great 5 year search/hunt and being able to close the deal on the same hillside! Congratulations!
What an awesome story and great animal!
Love the perseverance. Great bill!
I love his videos. Quiet. Simple. Well filmed and edited.
Trust the process. What a great film!
The quest of a simple man who came across a set of very large elk antlers on the ground. Came his journey to find and study this particular Bull from year after year, becoming proficient in his knowledge as a hunter through the hours he spent in the woods. Hard work with some luck gave him an opportunity to see this bull. Step by step, with all the patience one could ask for, became successful with this one shot. Congratulations to you and all those chasing the dream.
Absolutely spectacular!
I’ve never found a matching set. Much less several years worth. And then to take the bull is something else. What a story. You will be old someday and look back on this whole journey and smile fondly at the memories.
An amazing Bull and great film!
Beautiful bull with excellent character. I believe if you've hunted long enough you come across a special animal that you wonder if it's hanging in someone's living room or died of old age. Excellent shot on a magnificent bull. Congratulations! A true ghost!
Absolutely Awesome Film. Truly encompasses everything it means to be a hunter.
Excellent fil and excellent bull!
That’s incredible!! Wow
Awesome thanks for sharing the film!
Perseverance! Great story!
Persistence pays off. Congrats!
Such a great visual of the intimacy that is involved with bow hunters and their “ghosts” they are hunting. Great film. Made me emotional!
Thank you for sharing this story.
Awesome video. I've always enjoyed watching your hunts Jason.
Such an amazing film! Can’t wait till the next one! Beautiful bull!
Jason, as usual, just fantastic!!! Thank you for sharing this with us!
Great story! Say Jason deliver his story and premiere it at TAC in Big Sky, epic!!!
What a great story. I look forward to watching many more. Thanks for the experience.
Great short video
I loved the respect shown for the bull
Wow! What a story! Hard work and persistence pays off on an absolute beast.
What a cool story and an absolutely stud unique bull! Thanks for sharing.
CONGRATULATIONS. You've been selected as our RUNNER UP WINNER for the Chasing A Ghost Film Giveaway. To claim your prize, please send us a Direct Message on our official Instagram page instagram.com/rmef_official/
Incredible story and bull! Really cool and we’ll done video.
Incredible story, of an incredible animal. The shot of that elk turning and running after being shot - what a massive rack on that bull.
That was an awesome way to present this hunt and bull's life to everyone. One of the best Elk hunting videos I have watched. Thank you!
Thank you for tuning in and watching the film!
I agree with this! UA-cam is so full of “stuff” this was a production that really was amazing.
Incredible. Well done by all involved.
Congrats! Great film!
I suspect the end of this journey was bittersweet. To harvest a bull like this would be a dream. But once you lay hands on him, you know that journey is at an end. Your lives were intertwined for several years. Congratulations on a very special bull Jason.
Incredible video Jason! I thinks it’s your best one yet and not bc of the bull. Congrats on an amazing animal.
I love all of Jason’s Content but this one is pretty special !
I tend to agree with you Jason, he was there to live out his last day, in a perfect kind of way. To end his chapter in your book. What a perfect thing it was for you, but also for all of us to be able to see as well. Thank you and I'm so glad it worked out the way it did.
Phenomenal story and pursuit of an old bull
I couldn't believe my eyes that he shot that monster with a mechanical broadhead....i went back several times and froze it and looked and looked again. Yup....biggest elk I've ever seen shot with a mechanical. Great job
Such an awesome film. Jason always does great work in his videos. Makes me pumped for my hunt coming up soon!
Looks like an awesome quest, kudos for sticking to your plan. Congrats!👊🏼
I’ve come to enjoy your video not as much of what you kill . But the passion and the respect you give the actual hunt. I’m a elk hunter to , not just for the size but for the hunt. Awesome Jason Thanks for sharing the story
Thank you for tuning in to watch his story!
Great film! Thank you.
Wow! This is what we dream of! Thanks Jason and rmef! Inspiration at its finest and influence is super heavy!
Wow! What an amazing story.bull of a lifetime for sure
Excellent story and video. Love to see things like this
Great video, awesome journey after such an incredible bull! Congrats on capturing such an amazing and portraying it in such an honorable way for the hunter and respects to the animal!
What an amazing story, a hunter's dream to have that kind of history with one animal. Thank you for letting us in on the tremendous journey of taking that legendary bull!
What a cool story! Great work Jason, hard work payed off!
Of all the talented elk hunters in the industry, Jason is one of my favorite to watch year to year. He is humble, respectable and passionate. Keep it up, and thank you for always showing the real side of hunting in the west.
That is absolutely incredible! That’s what hunting is all about! Congratulations 🎉
Awesome video!
Nice bull. Lived a long and hopefully very productive life.
Wow. When people ask why we hunt, it's because of adventures like this. The sheds are nice, the meat is great, but the story and the memories are forever. That's why we do it. Thanks for sharing, Jason.
Congratulations Jason! What a beautiful bull. The cinematography is fantastic.
Love hearing sorry like that gives me the chilled an amazing bull and story!!!
These are the stories we all long to find and create. Even better when family and friends are involved. My favorite part of this story is how cool it is to see an entire community celebrate the history and life of a bull like this! Well done!
Watched this and his Dall sheep hunt “Selective” today. Both amazing hunts and great stories
Great story!! What a giant bull!!!
Excellent video and story. I enjoy his work, thanks for sharing.
Wow, what a bull and a great accomplishment
What a great great ending to this quest. To have that much knowledge and wisdom of him, makes it a dream come true. Congrats to you!!
Well done; one of the best short films I’ve seen. Hard work pays off!
What an amazing bull!
What an amazing story and film! Always enjoy watching anything that Jason produces!
Man, that montage of the years chasing him, I nearly choked up. How incredible.
What a beautiful bull, and story
Great video, love what the RMEF does and stands for