Big Bulls Don’t Come Easy: Montana Elk | S2E04 | MeatEater Hunts
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 31 พ.ค. 2021
- In this episode, MeatEater's Janis Putelis is joined by Zach Sandau of @onXHunt on a hunt for a trophy bull elk in eastern Montana. Janis has drawn a hard-to-get tag in an area with a real shot at a monster bull. It’s a dream tag for Janis. Zach and Janis look over dozens of bulls in search of “the one.”
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I was lucky enough to draw a tough NV bull elk tag in 2015, and through a lot of hard work and persistence, I was able to pull the trigger on a dandy bull that scored 391.5. It's now hanging on my wall, and 7 years later I still look up at him in awe of how magnificently massive he truly is. I am truly grateful that I had the opportunity to harvest such an animal! Good luck to all the hunters who get tags this year, and more importantly stay safe and have fun!
Watching the meateater crew bail on a hunt to go trick or treating with the kids was refreshing. That pretty much defines my hunting career these days.
Great ending quote! "When I'm old and gray, I'll judge myself by how days I spent afield, not by the biggest bull I killed."
The look of disappointment at Zach's face towards the end demonstrates his passion for hunting. It's like his facial expression is saying "don't blame family, and other commitments on not bagging a dang elk".
Good job guys!
Always a good day when meateater posts
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Unless it’s the dumb fishing show they tried.
Great video! Seeing all those bulls was awesome and Janis Putelis (The Latvian Eagle) has an entertaining personality for hunting shows!
THANK YOU JANIS AND THE TEAM THAT MADE THIS HAPPEN!
Don't get me wrong, I like Steve, but Janis is probably my favorite hunter on this channel. What a beast.
Janis, Ryan, and then Steve lol
@@kdkulhanek bruh you forgot Clay Newcomb.. 🙌
Bro I was literally about to say the same exact thing! I would 100% choose Janis if I had a choice to hunt with anyone on the MeatEater team. Just seems so chill and down to earth, seems awesome to share camp with. Clay Newcomb seems pretty cool as well
Wrong! Not the same! Steve Rinella is the best!!
@@stephenadkins6206 .. You’re shaIIow aren’t you ?? Why is that ??? Tell me please ?? 🤷🏼♂️ I’m waiting.....
“Everyone else is doing it ? Follow the leader, it’s a Cult...” 🙄
No, I’m normal, I have fun all the time. You’re a vegan or an animal abuser, or pay someone else to do it, like CharIes Manson. Proxy killing... 👈🤥🍖🔴.... 🙄. Over a burger. 5 minute burger !! Animals life gone for good !! 🤦🏼♂️
Twice a Coooooooo-ward !!!! Hypoooocrite. Big time.
🤦🏼♂️🙄. What a world we live in !!!!!!
Why don’t you have vegan burgers and vegan chicken and vegan pizza and vegan curry and vegan tacos and vegan burritos et cetera, no murder. Five minute meal. Psychooo or Cooooooo-ward or vegan ??? 🤷🏼♂️ ??
MeatEater is the best hunting, fishing & outdoors channel by a long shot!
Agreed!! What's the second?
Meateater is my favorite but newberg is a close second!
@@peterchristensen2528 Randy Newbergs channel
@@peterchristensen2528 - You’re shaIIow aren’t you ?? Why is that ??? Tell me please ?? 🤷🏼♂️ I’m waiting.....
“Everyone else is doing it ? Follow the leader, it’s a Cult...” 🙄
No, I’m normal, I have fun all the time. You’re a vegan or an animal abuser, or pay someone else to do it, like CharIes Manson. Proxy killing... 👈🤥🍖🔴.... 🙄. Over a burger. 5 minute burger !! Animals life gone for good !! 🤦🏼♂️
Twice a Coooooooo-ward !!!! Hypoooocrite. Big time.
🤦🏼♂️🙄. What a world we live in !!!!!!
Why don’t you have vegan burgers and vegan chicken and vegan pizza and vegan curry and vegan tacos and vegan burritos et cetera, no murder. Five minute meal. Psychooo or Cooooooo-ward or vegan ??? 🤷🏼♂️ ??
@@VeganV5912 Dude, don't be such a damn jerk. Me liking meat-eater is not a bad thing. I eat vegan food. I also eat meat. Is that so bad?
Jesus Janis ..... take the bino harnes off when your chopping wood , setting up a tent, going to the dunny . You look like a sponsors dream ! 😆😆😆😆😆😆
Just pulled my non-resident general Montana elk tag last week. Good day.
I pulled my first non-resident Colorado elk tag. Happy hunting!
@@JustinDragonClaw ,, You’re shaIIow aren’t you ?? Why is that ??? Tell me please ?? 🤷🏼♂️ I’m waiting.....
“Everyone else is doing it ? Follow the leader, it’s a Cult...” 🙄
No, I’m normal, I have fun all the time. You’re a vegan or an animal abuser, or pay someone else to do it, like CharIes Manson. Proxy killing... 👈🤥🍖🔴.... 🙄. Over a burger. 5 minute burger !! Animals life gone for good !! 🤦🏼♂️
Twice a Coooooooo-ward !!!! Hypoooocrite. Big time.
🤦🏼♂️🙄. What a world we live in !!!!!!
Why don’t you have vegan burgers and vegan chicken and vegan pizza and vegan curry and vegan tacos and vegan burritos et cetera, no murder. Five minute meal. Psychooo or Cooooooo-ward or vegan ??? 🤷🏼♂️ ??.
@@VeganV5912 Whatever you say. You’re just a troll. Try finding something productive to do with your life.
@@JustinDragonClaw .. 👈.. CuIt foIIowing. “I’m going to do it because everyone else is doing it.. 🧟♂️🦠💩🍖🔴........”
@@VeganV5912 lol that couldn’t be further from the truth. I do it because I love it. What do you do?
Y'all always do such great productions... thank you.
Awesome country. Great show! I got to the exact area you were in on Halloween for a deer hunt. It is one of my favorite places on the planet. Will be there this spring after turkeys. Hope to draw that elk tag one of these days.
Love when I see a fresh show on my feed as much as these guys love fresh meat 🥩 keep up the great work makes my day
Thank u All who make it possible 🙏🏾👌🏾👌🏾
I'm happy to be a Montana resident and lucky enough to hunt here
Its the Journey... Thanks Janis!
Impressive footage, great video work! Fun to watch.
Very fitting that I watch this eposide after watching Steven finally get his "ONE" mule deer in S06E05. I remember watching years and years of hunts of Steven trying to find and shoot the ONE. I want Janis to be as excited as Steven was when he laid eyes on the ONE that he was going to shoot. Janis did not have anywhere the same feeling with this elk. Good for Janis for his restraint. It takes more conviction and character to be steadfast and true than to settle.
Great hunt. Really showed his modesty, patience and content
I have one of these tags in WA this year, 2021. This video was awesome to watch 3 months ahead of my hunt. Thanks for sharing
So, how'd it go?
We'll get out there one day. For us, it's time spent together - the antlers are just a bonus.
God knows your mature enough to pick the right one that’s why you got an early tag
me not being able to hunt as much as I'd like, as well as where I hunt, I could never imagine passing up that mature bull.. I respect his decision, he has a vision of what he want's and doesn't want to settle!
That was really a great hunt regardless of filling the tag or not
Circus sized tent makes the trip! Great vid.
One of the Best Eps. Cheers from AU
I always have to shake my head when guys pass on a nice animal and then go home skunked
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These guys think they're philosophers when they're really idiots. The elk gods only give you so much.
ignorance is bliss bud
Kind of like passing on every single legal bull in one basin, you count 16 of them, almost all of them are over 300”. I think this one will haunt him forever for having that tag and letting it go to waste.
as he said, he's got plenty of 5 points back home. Sometimes it's about more than just any animal. Sometimes it's about a particular one.
I've said it before but Janis is the best. He has the skill but is still incredibly humble.
Great episode, keep em coming!
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Janis cursing is like a 8 yearolds first time everytime lol
lol that's a good way to put it. He certainly does try to save it for the right time. It's like he's only got coupons to use so many in his life.
It’s a big commitment, these long hunts. I’ve only 8 days off a year total, 3 with family and 5 for a fishing trip. I hunt a few hours at home for turkeys. Maybe when I’m a grumpy old man I can get away on a big hunt. Anyways, I can hunt virtually through these videos. Thanks
We build fires here in NE Oregon while we hunt elk in November
Hey where are you from, I grew up in NE Oregon
@@huntereven7281 Pendleton.
@@vopenacattleco wicked, I’m from enterprise and lived in LaGrande for a year, small world
Burning s in downtown Portland don't count as a campfire.
I am old and gray. Done my share of trophy hunting. Now, that’s the last thing that I think of. Time and age does it to everyone. Still hunting. Still love the outdoors.
I'd have a really hard time passing up a big buck. LOL!! Last year in CO the 1st day I went deer hunting, it was -10°. I promise you I had a fire. I know that fatigue, but the thing is when you see an elk, it gets exciting and you're not so fatigued... Or cold. Great video!
Colorado here as well and we always make a fire.
Every year I find myself passing more and more bucks always hoping for “the one” occasionally I see him in the distance maybe once or twice a year usually in an open field where he can see everything coming.. but nevertheless I still muster up the energy to go out bow in hand hoping for that few moments of adrenaline that carves a memory in my mind that lasts a lifetime
You should be a writer
Truer words of the non challenged have been truer. Since you have none I'll add some. I challenge you to try hunting with no food in the freezer or fridge, an empty belly, and no way to buy food. I'd be interested to see how soon that bow is drawn an an arrow flies and hear you wax poetic about it.
@@charlescoult Not with all of those punctuation mistakes, he shouldn’t.
@@robertoaiello9342 aw, you sound like somebody hurt you. You okay, big guy?
@@SnailHatan huh. Imagine that. Another patronizing SOB.
Just got back from non res spring black bear hunt north of holland lake. Amazing
Been a fan forever. Meateater is what I try to emulate when editing my videos for my page. Always enjoy every episode!
Meateater is good because it’s Meateater, make your videos good because they’re yours, not because they’re like Meateater. Take pointers, but be unique.
@@weezypeezy1725 yes you’re exactly right, I guess I should have worded it better as in trying to use a similar flow and theme of approaching most fish and game on video as an experience and harvesting of food than just content for viewers.
@@NewDivideOutdoors Haven’t watched any of your videos yet, as I just started watching this one, but I preemptively subscribed to your channel. You’ve got some stuff I definitely want to watch as soon as this video ends.
Just subscribed! Gonna dig into uploads shortly!
You know a guy is serious about scouting when he's splitting fire wood wearing his bino harness.
Tag soup for dinner. We've all had it.
Whitetail hunting in Saskatchewan this morning November 21st 2021. Rifle season. Buddy got a nice one this morning and first thing we did was make a fire. We always make a fire when we put one down
Never disappointed.
Excellent outlook 👍
This stuff always makes me hungry
Man 60 miles of hiking i would’ve been super sore 🤣
I'm ready to hunt in Montana!
Very true on trophy hunt. Prayers
LOL you snooze you loose!!!
Great hunt, but indecision is a hell of an obstacle. I know the feeling of not having the eye of the tiger. There are days I know I am going to catch or kill something, and there are days that I am a spectator. I really enjoyed this, and I know there had to be a feeling of regret when that bull turned up with a broken main beam.
I'm only 30 seconds in, but I better see that Kromer on your dome.
some beautiful country fellas
Missoula MT represent!!
In parts of Hawaii they still hunt with stix and bow and arrow
Love it!!!!
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Elk were reintroduced into a National Forest in North Carolina. They didn't stay there. They failed to notice county lines. They are now in my home state of SC. SCDNR says you can't take elk in SC because the elk didn't follow the rules.
These guys are good.
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Sometimes bulls don't come easy!
Thank you baby Jesus. Didn't have anything to watch today.
Truly, the best jesus.
@@ehtikhet .. You’re shaIIow aren’t you ?? Why is that ??? Tell me please ?? 🤷🏼♂️ I’m waiting.....
“Everyone else is doing it ? Follow the leader, it’s a Cult...” 🙄
No, I’m normal, I have fun all the time. You’re a vegan or an animal abuser, or pay someone else to do it, like CharIes Manson. Proxy killing... 👈🤥🍖🔴.... 🙄. Over a burger. 5 minute burger !! Animals life gone for good !! 🤦🏼♂️
Twice a Coooooooo-ward !!!! Hypoooocrite. Big time.
🤦🏼♂️🙄. What a world we live in !!!!!!
Why don’t you have vegan burgers and vegan chicken and vegan pizza and vegan curry and vegan tacos and vegan burritos et cetera, no murder. Five minute meal. Psychooo or Cooooooo-ward or vegan ??? 🤷🏼♂️ ???....
@@VeganV5912 Sperm is non vegan
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Good show
I've never hunted elk. There are elk in British Columbia where I live but I've yet to go after them. I have however, spent some time in the mountains of north-eastern BC hunting Stone sheep. I know what it's like to pass on decent rams when looking for "The One". Two weeks of slogging up and down mountain sides, scree slopes and sloshing through buck brush wears you down physically and emotionally. After ten or so exhausting days it's not difficult to understand why someone might lower their expectations and take a legal ram that isn't any better than one you took a few years ago. But if your original intention (and promise to self) was to only take a ram that would truly be your personal best, be true to yourself.
Years later, having passed on a few legal rams you can be proud that you stayed the course. And when you do find "The One" as I finally did, it is so much more satisfying.
I would love to hunt elk again, sadly I have to wait another 5 years in my state.
This channel should do raffles on taking someone who wants to hunt out hunting for the first time.
I’d love to learn any and all of this mans knowledge
Honorable hunt.
Love eastern Montana too. It’s the actual big sky country. I have walked 16mi in a day chasing the next ridge. You can do a lot more walking and les sitting and glassing. Also a 300 yd shot doesn’t take you an hour to get to.
This looks like the powder river basin
Great vid but damn audio volume mixing was awful in a lot of spots. Need mikes in close if there’s whispering. Such great filming at distance, love the vids.
Hey big not so handsome Steve’s back! I joke I kid! Love the different vibe Janis brings
Everyone props this guy up and he rewards them by hmming and hawwing for a week. Then he justfies his thoughts/inaction six ways to Sunday.
Great! Enjoying your videos in Brazil!🇧🇷
.. You’re shaIIow aren’t you ?? Why is that ??? Tell me please ?? 🤷🏼♂️ I’m waiting.....
“Everyone else is doing it ? Follow the leader, it’s a Cult...” 🙄
No, I’m normal, I have fun all the time. You’re a vegan or an animal abuser, or pay someone else to do it, like CharIes Manson. Proxy killing... 👈🤥🍖🔴.... 🙄. Over a burger. 5 minute burger !! Animals life gone for good !! 🤦🏼♂️
Twice a Coooooooo-ward !!!! Hypoooocrite. Big time.
🤦🏼♂️🙄. What a world we live in !!!!!!
Why don’t you have vegan burgers and vegan chicken and vegan pizza and vegan curry and vegan tacos and vegan burritos et cetera, no murder. Five minute meal. Psychooo or Cooooooo-ward or vegan ??? 🤷🏼♂️ ??....
@@VeganV5912 Sperm is non vegan
You should shoot that deer when it’s in front of you then go get the elk!
I would love to know if this was the North or South side of the river...
Did they go back Thanksgiving week and do a part two I wonder?
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Looks good on you for being greedy next time just take what comes to you hahaha :)
Nobody ever shows up early to help with the wall tent...
Want Steven Ronald videos he is awesome
Do you keep the tag for next year?
Ouch, that STILL has to kinda "smart" in a way....BUT my hat is off to you for the amount of RESTRAINT it had to take for finding the "one" that would deserve the kill if you will.🙂👍 Top marks all n'all AND thanks for anutha GREAT vid. ✌😎
Commitments coshmitments, just go for it.
What tag?
Guy’s when you are whispering you meed to turn your sound recording volume up as got bored turning sound up then down then up then down. Just feedback.
To me, broken tines mean something. It tells a deeper story. Yes, it’s not symmetrical or as impressive to look at.
Was Steven Rinella not hosting the first few seasons?
If Janis doesn’t punch his tag this year will it be valid for next hunting season?
Not usually, tags are specific for the calendar year you apply and draw in. Not sure about these trophy tags tho, it could be different out West.
No
I don't have any issue with doing a trophy hunt when you use as much of the animal as possible. It's when only the trophy is taken and the rest goes to waste.
Leaving the meat is illegal in every State that I know of. I don't know a single hunter that would actually do that.
🙌🏻
I don't see why go through so much effort for these. The flea market by my house has them on the wall already and they only like $350.
great episode, but why in the devils name do you have to put my favorite place to hunt in the whole world in front of 790 thousand people?
Ain't no place unknown 10 million know maybe 20 mil
Well did ya go back?
RAINIER BEER!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jani chumani!!!
Hi from Syracuse NY
the next meat eater cook book is going to have a vegetarian chapter.... rice and beans... beans and rice....
Why no calling in this hunt??
Steve and Janis sound alike
It always chaps my butt to hear anyone complain about trophy hunters, but then say hunting for meat is ok because you use the meat of the animal! They just don’t understand hunting. It doesn’t matter the size of the animal to use the meat. But trophy hunting is by far the bast use of the land. You go further, see more, SUFFER more, pass on smaller or less prime. Or sub par animals. It’s a challenge to go home with tag soup but it’s worth it to not just fill a tag when there’s always something else to see. Thank you for helping cut through the FOG of trophy hunting. More anti hunting, anti trophy hunting need to know the truth of trophy hunting. Tag soup taste pretty darn good knowing you didn’t settle, you seen some beautiful country, amazing animals doing what only nature wants them to do. Anti hunters only think nature should be closer to the roads or trails. They aren’t able and willing to get to where nature REALLY HAPPENS. Then cuss the ones that are willing and able, hand have the desire to to be wild with them for a little while. Keep on blouching! Good luck and god bless.
I would have shot the broken antlered bull and then gone looking for the broken off piece. That would be a conversation starter to have the piece sitting on a shelf under the rest of the rack.
Huh. All that snow Looks like last years hunt for me. Sucked!!
Wasn't meant to be. You will get your big bull when the times right
Should have let the big dog eat!
Sound level is very bad. Volume up for whispering them sound level down rapidly for commentary
I dont care if people trophy hunt, as long as someone eats the meat. If you have deep pockets and can afford that type of hunt, hey, good for you. Im just a nobody that eats 4 or 5 deer a year, all taken legally in state, and my top drive is about 100 miles one way. If I had the time and money Id likely be doing some of these trophy hunts.
Hey man that's great I'm you. What state are you in if you don't mind me asking? I'm from Northern Eastern Vermont my uncle always told me to out hungry then your not so fussy. Vermont just recently changed its rules we're allowed 4 deer 1 of which can be a buck
@@patrickbranon5444 : Im in Wisconsin, in a moderate sized city about 70k people, you can hunt private land in city limits now with a bow so that helps, those tags are free. Our normal tags are not like that, our gun tag is "buck only" but our bow tag is buck or doe.
Our muzzleloader season starts right after gun season and you can use your unfilled gun tags. Our bow season starts in Sept and runs into January now.
"Bonus" tags are bought for like 12 bucks apiece, its a shitty computer system now so if you work 1st shift you have to use vacation time to be at home in front of your computer as they do specific zones day by day, its bullshit, used to be way better with the bonus tags.
@@repetemyname842 Yessa thanks for the reply. Some day I'd like to make it out of state until then I'm happy hunting the hills here. A "good" trophy here is about 3.5 year old buck.
@@patrickbranon5444 : Ive been hunting for over 40 years and have 3 on the wall, one might be 150, or close to but Ive never had them scored. When I was young we just counted points and thats good enough for me.
Ive been close to numerous bruisers, true trophy class animals, and have helped friends drag out 4 or 5 monsters from 169 to 200, but never got one that big myself. I dont lose sleep over it, antlers are nice but they make damn poor soup.
@@repetemyname842Yes again I am with you. Truer words have never been spoken. I'm in small town farm country I'm sure you've heard that if you can hang a ring on on the tine it counts. In the family that is