Action Packed Elk Hunt in Super Rare Unit
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- Опубліковано 18 лис 2024
- Join me on my first ever Elk Hunt, a DIY public land New Mexico open sight muzzleloader elk hunt during the rut!
Last year, I made it my goal to kill my first elk and when I drew this high demand New Mexico Muzzleloader tag, I was in shock. At that time I didn't even own a muzzleloader and it was a weird mix of emotions knowing that my first ever elk hunt would be on such a coveted tag. I kept thinking, maybe I should hire a guide or try to get a friend to join me that was an expert elk hunter. But, in the end I decided that maybe this was the perfect opportunity for a first elk hunt. There would be plenty of bulls around and everyone I talked to said, if I wasn't too picky I would have plenty of opportunity.
So I got to work, e-scouting with OnX Hunt and taking my Accura to the range every week, learning how to blow an elk bugle and soaking up every bit of information I could. Drawing on what I learned filming a New Mexico elk hunt for Dan Staton at Elkshape I started wide, checking water holes and slowly tightened my search until we found some elk to hunt.
The hunt turned out to be tougher than I thought, I blew several stalks and missed some great opportunities on big bulls. The pressure to fill this tag was huge, but In the end, I gave it to God and I was finally at peace with not notching a tag on my first ever Elk hunt. As often is the case, that's when God blessed us with an unexpected opportunity on a hail Mary play near the end of the hunt.
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Heck yes! Great job. That follow-up shot was great. Congrats and thanks for posting!
Thanks Justin! It was wild for sure.
What a sick first elk! Great story, thanks for making videos like these. I'm deployed to the Middle East at the moment, and all the films like these keep me stoked for the hunts when I get home.
Thanks brother. Thank YOU for your service. Stay safe. God bless man, keep up the good work!
Congrats brother! So pumped for you. Awesome footage and episode 👏 👌
Thank you buddy. You ready for elk season?
Such a sweet film!! Love the footage and perspective. Drew open sight muzzy this year in New Mexico first time this hunt gets me pumped!
oh really? no way!!! your going to have a blast. hit me up if you want to talk through anything.
I feel so blessed!!! I sure will keep up the great work! -Kyle
@@TrueLineOutdoors you are. It’s Ana amazing place.
Really fun hunt, and I appreciate that you are unapologetic about your faith. I drew my first muzzleloader elk hunt last year in NM and had a similar experience. Keep up the good work man. God bless
Thanks brother. “All things are possible to him that believe!” God bless you too.
Incredible! It’s great seeing a fellow East coaster stomping around in unfamiliar territory out west! I’ve enjoyed following you and watching you grow this passion into what it’s become today. Thanks for the inspiration and for continuing to let His light shine!
Thanks Aaron, I appreciate the support! God bless.
Man that ending was intense! It is so beautiful out there and majestic. Loved the video!
Thanks buddy! Yea it was an incredible place and amazing hunt. Thanks for watching!
Did you show Skipper yet?
@@thehuntersquest I told him about it we are going to watch it again in a little on the tv this time
@@axlyoung2009 nice!
your first time going for elk and with open sights muzzleloader. A great challenge and an even more amazing tail. you never forget your first, display him with pride and cherish every moment. Also here's to having elk return to all 50 states once again.
It was quite a challenge and we were so blessed to seal the deal! Thanks for watching and commenting. I have him proudly hanging in my office. I’ll never forget that hunt for sure!
Sweet video! I love the story that was put together through the entirety of the film. I have recently began listening to the podcast and very much enjoy your messages. Keep up the good work producing top quality content 💪🏻
Hey Zack thanks brother. I appreciate the support and thanks for commenting. God bless!
Awesome job Hunter! You're doing it right by working hard and doing the hard work. Muzzleloading is my favorite season!
Thank you David! It was an awesome hunt, but not easy by any means. The muzzleloader made it so much more rewarding!
Heck of a film. Keep em coming.
Thanks for watching and commenting! Make sure to subscribe because they will definitely keep coming. There is a new one out now, caribou hunt, just released this weekend!
@@thehuntersquest Already on it. Love this stuff. The Pod is great too. I appreciate the discussion around faith as well.
@@NateDoll406 awesome! Thanks for the support man.
Vídeos are getting better and better!! Good work!!
Thanks for watching and commenting
Man that walk up follow up shot was awesome! Great footage!
Thank you Seth, that was wild! It’s a good thing I grew up shooting birds and waterfowl!
The number of bulls on the first morning alone was awesome to see!! Well done with videography and the hunt itself. Definitely takes persistence.
Yea man, it was insane. Elk everywhere! Special place. Thank you for watching and commenting.
What a great story, makes you think that you are right there with them. I like it that they don’t make any excuses for their mistakes.
It’s real world and fair chase. Keep up the great work.
Thanks Billy! Yep I was learning the whole time. Made plenty of mistakes for sure.
What an awesome video hunter!! The action at the end my golly man 🔥 I absolutely love how you show calling your family members to fill them in. Now that is special!! Stay safe out there and keep getting after them!! Congratulations on a great bull!!
Thanks Scott! I appreciate your support. Thanks for watching and commenting bro.
Unbelievable hunt and even better filming of it. I felt like I was there. Well done Hunter
Thanks Blake. Great to hear from you man. Say hi to the fam. Thanks for watching and commenting
What a cool hunt! Congrats on your success with the ol’ smoke pole and a great bull to boot!
Thanks Tyler! It was an amazing hunt.
Every stalk is a teachable moment and a great memory, nice to catch it all on film too! Makes all the hard work worthwhile when you have a CVA in hand to seal the deal, congrats on a hunt of a lifetime and a great bull to boot!
Oh yea I learned so much. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Excellent work guys, great hunt, great video. Congratulations on taking your bull with the best, most reliable CVA muzzleloader.
Thank you Bill! Yes I really enjoyed getting it set up and dialed. Very easy to use and maintain. Great gun. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Awesome! That second shot and capturing it the way y'all did was so cool!
Thanks for watching and commenting Jacob
That's awesome! Congrats! Love all those phone calls at the end to share the moment. Great hunt and video
Thanks man! Yea those calls are great! Thanks for watching and commenting.
Just goes to show it pays off to give it 110% every moment of daylight you have till the very last minute. Congrats on your first elk! Pretty cool memory to have. Great film too. Really felt like I was there with you
Thanks brother. I appreciate it. 🤙🏻
Nice film, I drew a muzzleloader Elk tag in Colorado this year and if I can have half as an enjoyable hunt as you did I will be more than happy. It really shows the need to have a few backup plans in place too
Awesome! Congrats. Make sure to practice with that boom stick! And yes have backups on your backups !
Had me locked in the whole time. And that follow up shot was sick! Congratulations!
Great to hear. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Congratulations! Looks like a great experience. I've ate a few elk steaks courtesy of CVA. I'm glad you are working with them.
Their muzzleloader are tough to beat! Thanks for watching and commenting!
This is awesome!! Miss seeing you at Trinity! Hope all is well!
Thanks for watching and commenting. All is well!
A wild finish makes for great stories. Great film awesome ending
Thanks brother!
Had to watch this a second time since I was paying attention to the chat and shopping while watching the Live stream version. Even better the second time around. Happy for and proud of you guys getting after it. Definitely got everything you could ask for in your first elk hunt, multiple bugling bulls and a little western moment at the end and great times with your cousin and Koby. 😎🏜️ Congrats again Hunter.
Thanks man. It was pretty perfect!
@@thehuntersquest you are welcome 🙏 man and yes it most certainly was perfect
@@TheWVgoodguy22 🤙🏻
Thanks for sharing your adventure, loved the video! It’s what hunting is all about…sharing experiences with friends.
Amen! Thanks man
Great video guys. I am a NM resident and drew a MZ elk tag for this fall. I hope I have some luck like Hunter. Thanks for the video.
Awesome! Congrats. You’ll have a blast.
I live for follow up shots like that. Probably why I like to bird hunt so much around big game seasons.
Dude this is too good! Thanks for sharing this!
Thanks for watching and commenting!
@@thehuntersquest I heard on your most recent podcast there was a give away, which post was that on?
@@reedfranco5392 if you subscribe to my channel and like the video and comment, which you already have, you are automatically entered!
Said it before and I'll say I'll say it again. Best video ever
Thanks brother!
This was an awesome episode! Thank you so much for the content!
Thanks for watching and commenting!!
Excellent film Hunter - way to grind and that follow up shot…hats off to you and the camera guy!
Thank you so much. It was a fight till the end! Thanks for watching and commenting.
Beauty Elk Hunter!! This film was fricken awesome too bud, kudos.
Thanks brother. I appreciate your support.
Great video, well put together. Congrats on a great bull !
Thanks man! I hope you’ll subscribe to the channel. Lots more cool hunts and more on the way!
@@thehuntersquest I’ll for sure subscribe!
@@milesnewby8634 thank you
Great animal, country, gear, friends, and a perfect story to tell.
Thanks Bill. I have to agree with you.
I got distracted and missed the live.
But just finished the video. Man this is awesome. Love the audio and sound design 🔥👊🏼🤘🏼
Thanks man. No worries ! 🤙🏻
Great last shot, many guys would not have made it as it looks easier then actually is. Always expect the unexpected
Epic adventure hunt out in New Mexico. A heart pounding experience for sure. With bugles all around and then to get close enough for that awesome encounter that ended with your first bull elk down.
You love those archery 🏹 range quick shots with a firearm like your Aoudad hunt. Way to practice those quick reloads before season, it came in handy.
Congratulations Hunter on getting your first elk that just so happened to be in a premium unit with an open sight muzzleloader. I am so looking forward to my first western hunt that just so happens to be with a muzzleloader. 😎🦌🏜️
Thanks as always brother! You’re gonna have a great time out there this year!
@@thehuntersquest you are welcome 🙏 brother and yes I definitely will. I will embrace the suck and push through and enjoy the experience that I pray 🙏 ends with a fruitful encounter. I am looking forward to it indeed. 😃🦌
@@TheWVgoodguy22 me too!
Congratulations Hunter, very nice bull. Thanks for sharing your experience
Thanks for watching and commenting Bob.
Enjoyed this film. Great work and way to be prepared for that second shot.
Thanks for watching and commenting!!
Great video! Cannot wait for this season
Thanks but, hope you have a great one! Lots more cool hunts on the channel. Hope you’ll subscribe!
Not a single wasted second! Action packed is an accurate description just like the shots you took on that elk lol.
Thanks brother, that’s how this hunt was man, elk on top of elk right till the end. So blessed.
Awesome hunt and amazing film ! Congratulations on the sweet bull.
Thanks brother. I appreciate it!
Love the videography beautiful scenes. You guys really worked hard and trusted. Great job.
Thanks for your help Dad!
What a hunt man, it wouldn’t be elk hunting if it didn’t comedown to the wire! That second shot was crazy, great film 👊🏻
Thanks brother! Appreciate the support!
@@thehuntersquest absolutely 👍🏻
Does that holster for your Glock have room for the glock light on the pistol. If yes, what brand is that? Thx.
You can get one made for a light. Check out black point tactical and tell them I sent you
Exciting hunt and the follow up shot was really adrenaline pumping.
Thanks for watching and commenting!
Wow what a great hunt and congrats on a monster of a 1st bull
Thank you so much!!!
Love it bro! So great! 🙌
Thanks man! Appreciate your support!
What an amazing shoot! Love your perseverance and positivity ! All the way to the end and what a BIG end result. Heck of a bull! Great job great show!
thank you so much! love you!
That was really cool. I like your approach to filming
Thank you so much! What did you like about it ?
It's always a great time chasing elk and success is awesome. Congratulations on your hunt.
Thank you Paul. I won’t forget this one.
@thehuntersquestwhuntermcwa3475 I drew an NM. tag for 1st rifle in unit 45, so I am excited about it. It is a wilderness area so I will be spike camping. Good luck with your hunts.
@@paulwelch7558 that sounds amazing. Have a great hunt. Let me know how you do!
Muzzleloading is an awesome challenge! Combined with a dream hunt! Awesome!
Thank you! Yea especially with the open sight. I had a blast!
I love how Kolby is introduced as the cinematographer but Hunter is videoing him making a bomb breakfast 😂
Yea we took turns cooking and I was pleasantly surprised at how good Koby did.
Awesome job , beautiful bull.
Got several whitetail deer with my CVA buckhorn including a beautiful 8 point buck.
Love to have a newer model 👍🏻
Thanks for watching and commenting. Good luck !
Really a first class job. Inspires me to get Back involved in hunting in the west.
Thanks! We need to do another trip!
Makes me want to order a new CVA and find a New Mexico landowner tag! Congratulations great hunt
10/10 recommend
Best hunter of all time
lolz
Another awesome film in the book. VA boys getting it done!!
Thank you dude! Yes sir. The Commonwealth don’t mess around.
Estuvo buena la cacería de venados saluditos bendiciones👍🏼🙏
Muchas gracias hermano
This is awesome! Congrats on the bull!
Thank you!
Hey Hunter - congrats on a great bull. Can you share your bullet and powder load setup?
I can’t remember the powder charge off the top of my head. BUT I did an entire in depth video on the entire load and setup that you can find on my UA-cam channel. Let me know if you can’t find it and I’ll send you a link. But it was blackhorn 209 with a 250 grain Barnes copper bullet.
@@thehuntersquestawesome! I’ll check that out. Thx!
This was an awesome hunt.
Thanks Darwin!!
Awesome film!!
Thanks for watching and commenting Brennan!
Wow!! Action packed and awesome hunt! Congratulations and God bless!
Thanks Tyler. I appreciate you watching and commenting!
Great hunt and footage! A little more patience early on and waiting on some of those elk to come to you might have yielded a bull earlier. But great perseverance.
Yes I was learning the whole time. First elk hunt and we weren’t calling really at all. Just spot and stalk. Still a student of the game! Thanks for watching and commenting.
Hard work paid off-congrats!!
Thank you Mick! It sure did
That was wild and epic! It got western crazy fast!
It did indeed! Thanks for watching and commenting.
What an exciting hunt! Holy moly!
Thanks Cody!
CONGRATULATIONS!
Thank you sir.
Impressive animal, great hunt and really enjoyable video. Thanks for the inspiration.
Thanks for watching and commenting
Heck yeah brother. That’s how we jump shoot out west in Montana. H go it to love that’s slow timber stocks
Thanks man! It was wild for sure. Glad I grew up wingshooting!
ONLY THE LONELY HAVE MEMORIES THAT ARE CARVED IN STONE. PERSISTENCE OVERCOMES RESISTANCE GREAT HUNT CONGRATS!!!
Thank you sir.
Very nice hunt. Nice big bull for a result. Congrats
Thanks Warren! We were blessed! Super fun hunt.
When is CVA going to get the Paramount's back in stock? Heard a rumor they stopped making them because Blackhorn 209 is very hard to come by.
Good question. I am not sure to be honest. The accura worked great for me but the paramount is slick!
Awesome video! Got me itching for October.
Thank you! Same here…
Very beautiful hunt I hope one day to be able to hunt like that
Make sure to put in!
Good job. Awesome filming. Great video.
Thank you!!
Good job describing the hunt. Definitely good advice on reloading IMMEDIATELY.
Always!! They’re so tough!
Damn!! That follow up shot was 🔥🔥Congratulations on your bull. Your video has inspired me to put in for muzzle loader season. Maybe I can get my first bull as well. What’s your muzzle loader set up? Any advice /recommendations that you would give someone who is looking to get into muzzle loader hunting?
I did a few podcasts on it and I also did an entire video on my channel about my set up and load and everything. Check that video out it’s called like 2023 elk muzzleloader setup. But a basically a CVA Accura with blackhorn 209 and Barnes bullets … you should for sure get into it. Opens a of new hunting opportunities. Dm me on Instagram if you have trouble finding that video. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Great video, well worth the watch!
Thanks, Jim much appreciated
Own a CVA Accura LR V2. Fabulous guns!!!
They’re great guns! Thanks for watching
man you EARNED that one
We sure did buddy. Thanks for watching and commenting.
Congratulations on a beautiful bull thanks for the video
Thanks for watching and commenting Dale!
Great hunt and film!
Thanks for watching!
Awesome video!! Congrats on a beautiful bull. I drew my first ever elk tag in NM this year for muzzleoader. Couple questions, I know you had some vocal bulls, but did they seem to still be in the full rut? Secondly, do you have any tips or suggestions for this hunt? My hunt starts October 12th. I cant wait!
Hey man, congrats. You’ll have a great hunt. I don’t have much advice. Just get there 2 days early to scout and find some bulls and camp site etc. then be prepared to hunt hard all day every day. It’s a short season so you need to make the most of your time. Get to a high vantage and glass! When I went the rut seemed to be pretty full swing.
Hard work will always pay off. Would be nice to have info on the load you used.
Thank you! 110 grain blackhorn 209, 250 grain Barnes TTSX
@@thehuntersquest Thank you, sure hope I win. CVA makes the best firearms and takes great care of their customers.
@@johnsanders2605 agreed! Great company.
Amazing hunt, Congrats!
Thank you! Great working with y’all!
Cool hunting trip.
Thank you!
Great video keep pushing more videos out yes sir 💯💯💯💯💯💯
Thanks Timothy! Got lots more cookin! Subscribe and stay tuned. 👍🏻
Hard work and time paid off.
Yes indeed. And we were blessed as well!
great shot on a great bull
Thank you sir!
Great hunt.
Thanks Derek!
I hope to one day. That acura is legit!
thanks for watching and commenting!
I really liked this
Thank you for watching and commenting!
Great video lots of work!
Thanks man, it was! But always worth it! My family and I just finished our elk meat!