NEW FOR 2010!! "Aired on The Outdoor Channel Fall of 2010"
Archer's Choice TV - 2009 Archery Elk
Gary Smoot and Kevin Dishong join Winterhawk Outfitters for a backcountry archery elk hunt in the Flat Tops Wilderness. You'll witness some great action, in tight with bugling bull elk in the most beautiful country on the earth. Gary connects on a great bull, and both he and Kevin will attest to the physical and mental efforts they endure to make this hunt a success. Keyword(s): Archery Hunts, Elk Hunting
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Archer's Choice TV with Ralph & Vicki
Title: Elk at 11,200 Feet - Colorado
Hunter: Chet Barber
Cameraman: Tony Perillo
Winterhawk Note: This hunt was filmed in September 2010 and will air on Archer's Choice TV and the Outdoor Channel fall of 2011.
After an early start of 3:00 a.m. to try and leave work a few hours early and get a jump on the most anticipated trip I've yet to be on, 2:00 p.m. seemed to take forever to come.
Rushing home to grab my bags and gear, I was on my way to meet Tony Perillo at the local Bass Pro Shop. Arriving there around 5:00 p.m., we loaded up the truck and wasted no time getting on the road.
The seventeen hour drive was brutal after not much sleep and a long work day, but we were amped with anticipation!
We arrived in Denver Colorado somewhere around 9:00 a.m. to see the amazing Rocky Mountains. Enjoying the view, we soon came to a small town called Eagle, which is where we purchased our elk tags before we started our ascent up the mountains. After getting our tags, we headed down some small roads that ran alongside a river. Not long on that road, we spotted a small mule deer coming across the road, so of course we stopped to film and take pictures of the animal. Then to our excitement, there where four deer! They decided we were pests and jumped into the river, swift current and all, and swim across. It was just an awesome sight, right off the bat.... (read on)

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Archer's Choice TV with Ralph & Vicki
Title: Winterhawk Adventure - Colorado
Hunter: Gary Smoot
Cameraman: Kevin Dishong
As I received my first view of the Rocky Mountains just outside of Denver, Colorado, I had the sudden realization that the hills I’d been walking up and down in Illinois, was not preparation enough for the adventure that lay in store for me.
My adventure started as we stepped out of the tent at our spike camp. The air was cool and brisk, but the mornings walk kept us warm. As we walked the trail that cut along the side of the mountain, we caught a faint elk bugle echoing through the valley below us. The bugling grew louder and as we reached the curve in the trail, we could see that the valley below us had two BIG bulls, three satellite bulls, plus cows and a few spikes. The elk were moving off to the dark timber with not much hope of us being able to catch them, when Dave spotted a 5x5 that was with a couple spikes that were just hanging in a small opening. We quickly dropped down into the valley and circled to a good vantage point and set-up. The bulls’ response to Dave’s calling told us that the bull had taken a different route and had gotten around us. After a couple other quick set-ups, we realized that this bull just wasn’t going to play the game.... (read on)

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