Brett's 7x7

I was fortunate to spend some days hunting elk with Brett Brimhall during his archery elk hunt. After spending several days chasing one specific, we decided to spend the afternoon in a different area. Just before dark, this nice 7x7 answered our calls and before we could even get set up we saw his antlers approaching through the trees. It all happened so fast that Brett was unable to use a rangefinder.

Too Small.....

We called this love sick bull in three different times while trying to get the herd bull during an archery elk hunt. He is just a young bull that loved the sound of our cow call.

Chappell Outdoor Video School

I was recently blessed to go to the outdoor video school put on by Steve Chappell at the Glendale, AZ Cabelas location. Many of you know Steve from his guide service, "Chappell Guide Service" and his awesome elk hunting videos, "Extreme Bulls" series and the incredible "Elk Hunting the San Carlos" videos.
His three day course covered a host of subjects from how to choose the right gear to how to create the best filming scenarios in the field for both TV and DVDs.

After taking his class it is easy to see what sets his videos apart from the many other offerings out there. Steve has spent many years studying the art of not just filming, but actually capturing the right footage in the way that makes you feel like you are a part of the hunt. During the three day class he shared many of his tried and tested secrets and actually took us into the field to demonstrate and instruct us on how to apply what we had just learned.

It was an entertaining and educational three days. I highly recommend his course if you are at all interested in taking your outdoor filming to the next level or just thinking about getting started..

http://www.chappellguideservice.com/chappell_outdoor_camera_school

John's Close Encounter

Check out the footage of this bull as he comes right up to the other side of the juniper tree John is standing behind!

Short and Sweet

I saw a couple of bulls this week sporting some new growth! Their stubby eyeguards reminded me of a bull I had filmed a couple years ago. He was short up front, but sweet on top!

Curly

Once again, while scouting for the archery elk hunt I found this unique bull. I called him "Curly". He was always in the same place tending his ladies, so I figured he would be a good bull to keep in my back pocket in case the hunt was nearing a close or we just needed a change of scenery. We never did hunt him too hard until the end of the hunt. Unfortunately, while closing the distance on him, my hunter shot a different bull.

The Brush Bull

Here are a couple bulls I was able to film while out scouting for elk just a few days before the archery season with Josh Esparza. We followed this and another good bull for about an hour before we were finally able to get a look at him. Unfortunately, there was a bunch of brush in the way. Rather than push him, we decided to leave them undisturbed. We never did go back to hunt him or the other bull we found that morning, although they were both solid bulls.








Here are a few still images of the brush bull.

The Big 4 Bull

Check out this bull my friend Jeff Lester of Hunt Hard Outfitters filmed! What a beauty! Great width and beams with some studly G4s. Unfortunately he had no hunters with him the day he filmed it.

Velvet Freak Bull

While scouting for elk last season, we came across this bull a couple different times. We had glassed him from a long ways off and knew he had some non typical points. This was the first time we were able to get close enough to get some good footage of him. He has a real unique point that curls back off the beam behind his right ear.

The Sawtooth Bull

While looking for another specific bull during an archery hunt we came across this bull. We called him Sawtooth due to the two small inline extra points toward the end of his left main beam. He is a great bull and put on quite a show for us while we continued to look for the bull we had come into the area to find.