Oregon Elk Hunting 2007

[chinglengvang]

"it was a little heart breaking seeing it die and the sounds it made" i can understand why cause it was your first elk..good job dude

[WhiskeyDistiller]

Dude, nice kill an all, but as another hunter the last thing you do is stand there an watch an animal suffer. I've tracked elk for miles wounded, but when you find em finish em. Don't ever do that to an elk or any animal ever again. That was stupid.

[matuka66]

@WhiskeyDistiller ...........like I said I emptied my quiver in him at 10yards...........everyone in the kill zone...He was a pin cushion.....He was just a big ole tough bull......I wasn't gonna walk over there and bash its head in with my bow.

[Hincesti07]

@matuka66 You know you are a low life that I keep hammering the Oregon fish and game to stop all Bow hunting for this kind of unethical hunting !

My Rifle season I am finding dead Elk all over the forest from bow hunters that just shoot these Elk then if it doesn't drop dead in 50 feet they don't even go looking for the Elk.

Their is this idea with bow hunters if it isn't found the Elk just gets well and keeps living, BULL SHIT !

[MegaMonkeymadness]

okay i have shot a 7x7 in the lung with a 300 win mag and it didnt go down for 8 hours i walked (jogged) 13 miles trying to track him in the dark...so you hippies...shutup

[chunkapher]

Awesome.

[breannamoreau]

I know tis was over 4 years ago but DAMN DUDE Its"" All"""" about shot placement.

Why would you let it suffer like that. Your 10 yards away put another arrow in it. put the camera down have a little respect of the animal. Put one through its head at that close. You need to take this video off. No telling how many nature lovin granola eaters will use this one against us.

[matuka66]

You don't have to tell me about shot placement. We gave it an autopsy....5 arrows in the heart and lung......I emptied my quiver into that elk....all kill shots.....didn't film until after I was out of arrows. It happens.......still tasted the same.

[Hincesti07]

@breannamoreau Let the ass hole keep the video up, I am a rifle hunter fed up with Bow hunters wounding Elk and deer then they don't even look for the animals or can't find the animal.

I like these video's for ammunition against bow hunters at Oregon fishing and game meetings to set new seasons and regulations and make new laws !

I am a Oregonian living in Romania, in Romania bow hunting is Illegal due to ass holes like this guy, dam good for Romania not one fuck wad bow hunt here!.

[goozmooshak]

bro whoever you are man for the love of Lord and respect for life, PLEASE don't hunt like that. It is your right to hunt but buddy not like this. You gave that "majestic animal" a hell of a death. Maybe you have to stay with a gun or practice more ethical way of Bow hunt.

Regards.

[coxen82]

great footage and elk but he nearly died of old age rather than an arrow. wont give ya too much shit since its your first but a more ethical shot could have killed him quicker but I've been there, done that. not everything is perfect in that thick of stuff. nice bull!

[JacoMaco67]

nice elk

[catplr345c]

right on man i live in eastern oregon and the hunting is crazy i got into a heard of 200 last november(spike tags over the counter) had about 50 runnin 30 yards from me, about 7 6 or 7 point bulls in it i couldnt shoot, one spike in the whole bunch. Im 20 and have killed a bull every year ive went since i was 14. Starkey unit.

[bitlake]

I don't know what you were trying to do. Shoot a bull elk or video tape shooting a bull elk.

Glad the hunt ended well but I don't think video can capture the intimate experience of hunting elk with a bow. I recommend one not try to blend video photography and hunting. Ones memory works far better in recording ones hunts. Use a video and you will loose a lot of the experience you are bound to have.

SB

[BIGFORD]

Great video. That was some thick looking country, bet it was a joy to pack him out.

[BIGFORD]

Great video. That was some thick looking country, bet it was a joy to pack him out.

[graystalkers]

rather than filming it you should of put one more into his hart lung area again

[mudpupp7]

fantastic hunt! i myself am an oregon bowhunter and at only 15 i'v got 3 seasons under my belt but only one squirrel to prove. but im hopin this late season i will heve better luck!

GOOD LUCK TO YOU ON YOUR NEXT SEASON!

[444bowhunter]

I see you learned one of the most invaluable lessons ever....trust me....let them die before going after them....I have lost more animals by pushing to quickly after the shot......

if you don't see the animal go DOWN, wait at least at least 12 hours before goign after him.....trust me,,,,,

better to get the rack and risk loosing meat than pushing and getting nothing at all......Great job dude!!!!!!

[NickLikesToSweepPick]

Wow, looked like you hit him right where you're supposed to, right behind that shoulder. Was he quartering to you? You may have only hit 1 lung which could be why it took him so long to die.

[INFIDEL223AR15]

Hey first of all fantastic hunt! But secondly this is why I don't bow hunt... I respect everyone for taking up the challenge of bow hunting but I feel that the animal experience a much swifter death when using rifle. I'm not at all trying to rag on you as hunter, I tell you right now you're a respectable hunter for even getting a bow tag. It is hard for me also being an Oregon hunter as a rifleman to get in front of a bull that nice. And for that i give you a congrats on a great hunt!

[basecamplegends]

"Swoosh, Thwack!" Yup, I'd recognize that sound anywhere!

Great job - I always marvel at you guys that hunt that thick stuff on the west side...I grew up in Vale (eastern Oregon) and hunted eastern Oregon for many years, so that thick stuff looks just so painfully difficult to hunt elk in!

[outd00rsman]

nice elk

[outd00rsman]

hey nice elk, but my cousin finally drew a great tag and shot a 6 by 7 giant elk

[aarlye17]

Ok this is a cool video! I especially loved reading all the ridiculous comments and laughing my ass off at them. Great! ~M

[nbarca]

Nice video. I'm from Hawaii and was looking into places to do a diy elk bowhunt/camping trip while visiting my gf in portland. It's nice to see some of the terrain and vegetation that exists. The eoindoyle guy is arrogant and passing a value judgement. I enjoyed the video. Anyoneone who has taken a number of animals knows that things don't always go textbook and those that claim they do more than likely lie about their own misfortunes

[PkedYou]

I dont agree with eoindoyle but bowhunting is ineffective now use a rifle man less suffering on both ends

[inlorenceyahoocom]

eoindoyle you are a moron and you need to learn how to spell. The elk didnt suffer either. Their brains arent large enough to realize if they are suffering or not. plus it is bowhunting the the animal dies from bleeding out.

[wtbsmom]

Eoindoyle...go fuck yourself pussy! Isn't there a cup of warm yogurt for you to gargle?

Matuka66- Very nice hunt, took a little to bleed out, but wow, what a creature!!st hunt, amazing. You know, it's a lot safer consuming game, nowadays, and every time you cook him, I know you'll do it respectfully. Pay no attention to these Peta bitches. God gave us creatures to hunt, to sustain us, take no shame in that. If we all accepted eoindoyle's "guidance" we'd be farming soybeans. Hit me at srt8hemi.

[eoindoyle]

I hope that Elk's brother makes it 1-1!

What I know about hunting is enough. Number 1 is the chase! Only then comes the food. Survival is not your driving factor...it a sport.

Go paintballing or something and send a person loose to chase...

PS: I'm not a crazed vegan, i simply disagree with hunting for a sport. ESPECIALLY hunting endangered species like Polar Bears or Tigers.

[rsisawesome80]

you little ignorant bastard. people don't hunt polar bears or tigers! and most people in oregon that hunt need to hunt for food. the price of meat in the store is just way too high.

[matuka66]

eoindoyle....your an idiot, you know nothing about hunting. Go sneak up on your tofu.

I posted this video 8 months ago and I'm still eating that elk regularly. Go ahead and get your meat from the market its your right. Its also my right to hunt for mine.

[eoindoyle]

You people make me sick.

Its cruel..not a sport!

Its not brave!

The animal may die in nature but that is not your call.

Equivalent of attacking a person from behind (dirty tactics)..cowardly!

We are the only scecies whi hunt for "fun"

If the Elk attacked you it would be considered horrific...but it has every right to defend itself.

You are creating dangerous species which will evolve to attack humans!

The remorse you felt when you murdered the innocent Elk...its your conscience!

Use it!

[mmagooooo]

just a little point to make,we are not the only species to hunt for fun.one example is the house cat,they will stalk and kill rodents and birds,then knock them around torture them and just walk away.just saying people are hunter-gatherers by nature and nothing can change that.

[candy9909]

that was a good hunt i am glad u stayed with that elk, we need more hunters like that. NICE BULL. in 2006 i got a 8x6 roosevelt elk in washington.

[greggfranks]

maybe if you spent more time getting a good shot on the animal and less on filming the critter wuold not have to suffer so long.

What up? Walked two miles........hours of a slow,painful death. This reminds me of the hunts hear every year from my cousin.......they stick several elk but seldom ever find the animal. I think you did a very good job staying with the elk......but at the very least, this makes the case that bow hunting is not very efficient (when compared with a rifle)

[mrhunter101]

what part of the santiam unit were you hunting at? nice bull.

[KMK39]

A great film. Very well made and great photography, but the best aspect in my opinion, is your sense of compassion to the animal (4.46). I think it makes you a better hunter. Congradulations on the elk.

[mechambrock]

wow killer elk. no where else raises them like oregon. i bet the pack out was a nice expcierence

[drummerbum94]

that was a great hunt

good footage of what it is really like

i got a late season tag and will be going up in about a week but im in colorado

[smalldog221]

Great ethics staying with that bull. Congrats.

As it was your first bull.

(did you people miss that part?)

I am sure you learned alot on your hunt.

Thanks for sharing your moment with us.

[kelgerling]

I'd like to know what your helmet cam is, how you mounted it, and what it cost. I think having a video record of a hunt is great. Wonderful!

[matuka66]

its a samsung sports camcorder..about $400-500. It is very tiny and reliable....but I'd get the big battery.

[vollhunter]

maybe you could make a better shot next time.

dork.

my last bull only traveled 25 yards with perfect heart shot.

[tlemp]

sweet video, have not shot a bull elk yet and not from lack of trying. good job on tracking him you give hunters a good name.

[bugleum]

thats was an awesome experience i bet! all i have to say to the people harrassing you is that they need to understand that shit happens and even the best shooters can make a bad shot. At least you had the determination to track him down and kill him......WAY TO GO!

[bdyal]

Great video and excellent job waiting on the bull to drop multiple times. Very exciting I have shot 3 different bulls the had broadheads in them 2 had broadheads inside a lung and 1 had a broadhead under the opposite skin. Always wondered if the hunter even looked.

[bdyal]

I personally think to many guys shoot elk with too light an arrow at too far a distance and dont get the necessary penetration. I prefer a arrow or a bullet to penetrate both sides. At best an arrow is only a 75% one stop shot on the best of days with the best of angles under the best of conditions on a roosevelt in the rut pushing 700+ pounds in my experience. I have seen over 100 elk taken with bow and I haven't learned anything yet.

[TayGoat]

That is a beautiful elk. wouldn't mind having something like that for my first elk. ive gone out a few times and missed a few times. where in oregon did you shoot that?

[ferkel01]

Nice vid of an outstanding hunt!

[crystalera1]

Wow, nice job. Don't let these people put you down, I think you did a great job. I hunt in oregon.. in the Santiam Unit as well, so you are either in silver creek or molalla, lol. I don't bow hunt yet, but I did see a 5x5 and 7x7 bull a bit ago but now cascade bull season is over and I could not locate the herd anymore.

[fireguy42]

Ok so let me get this, you shot him once and still three hours latter this bull is still alive. Then you go, stick him again and it still takes him that long. I am sorry you are the kind of people that give hunters a bad name. Dude if it take a bull that long after you shot him, you should stick with at gun and maby at that!

[matuka66]

DIY hunt on public land. Got in the middle of a herd a lot of hunters couldn't. Killed myself a big 6x6. Can't explain why he went so far, but its not unheard of. Got a second shot on him and now he's in my freezer and his rack on my wall. Good luck on your next hunt.

[drewfrankie]

Nice video, wish I had a helmet cam. Ignore fireguy42's comments, I have been bowhunting for years and the perfect situation does not always present itself. Bad Name??? You did the right thing and stayed with the animal until the end. That's the most important part. I know of and heard of, rifle hunters doing worst things that give hunters a bad name. Congrats on the nice bull and way to stick with him. Nice job and God Bless!

[f1f2f3f4f4]

Look mate, No matter what you shoot a deer with most of em run. I have shot deer in the center of the shoulder and still lost them. Apparently Bow kill faster the rifles,,as a recent survey showed. Thanks F1

[fishon83]

ha I was at work and made a new name, I guess I forgot I had this one, anyways low lung? thats very hard to believe you waited an hr and he was still alive, not sure how many things can live an hr with a 1in plus hole in their lungs, but I wasnt there, just talking from the over 100 deer and numerous elk I have killed with my hoyt...either way amazing bull

[fishon83]

You read that wrong, I said a good shot and that bull should not have gone over 100yrds and been alive for more then a few minutes.. My bull this year was high lungs.. he went 80 yrds and was dead in less then 2 min... that was a 55yrd shot btw

[wabowhunter83]

Thats one hell of a bull, its really a shame he suffered like that, where was the first shot? a good one should have taken him down in less then a minute and 100yrds...

[matuka66]

one minute at a 100yds is silly thing to say. I wouldn't even attemmpt shot over 45yds. If your shooting over a hundred yds your the one taking the gamble of a lame shot. My first shot was a low single lung shot. Second shot was a double lung. He was a tough bull....had nothing to do with shot placement.

[wabowhunter83]

and my next question? why not a shot over 45yrds? thats a cake walk shot on a small blacktail, a elks kill is the size of a full target... I hear people say that all the time. im comfortable out to 60 and 70 on deer or elk or farther.. you shoot the same way at 20 as you do at 60... most of my deer have been over 45yrd shots.. granted Im a competitive archer and shoot year round..is that the main diff?

[nbarca]

I've arrowed hundreds of animals inside 30 yards and have to say that I have never seen anyone consistently make long shots (greater thasn 30 yards) on animals. There's just too much to go wrong at that distance. Targets won't move, are at ideal angles, and are shot by calm hunters. Try climbing up a hill, and shooting a long shot while excited, huffing and puffing, in the wind, with uneven footing, and at a verticle angle. You'll be surprised how bad you shoot, even at a target.

[patalackranch]

I grew up hunting the Siuslaw National Forest and have taken a few nice ones my self. I can see this is the coast range but where abouts if I may.

[crystalera1]

santiam is not the coast.

[patalackranch]

Thank you for the correction. I didnt see it was the santiam until your reply.

[KrazyDeer]

Nice elk Man!

Im going hunting in the minom unit so I hope I see somthing that Big!!!

[kagome41123]

awsome nice shot i love goin huntin with my family up at the Santiam Unit lol.

[shaarc3]

thanks gary :D