Destination Elk

Elk101 is back with the Premiere Episode of the popular elk hunting video series, Destination Elk V4! This season, the format has changed. 14 Elk Hunters will team up in groups of 2, and each of the 7 teams will head out in separate directions for 8 days of DIY Public Land elk hunting action. In the Premiere Episode, get to know all of the participants before they head into the field. All 14 participants have gathered together at the Total Archery Challenge in Big Sky, MT, to share the mountain shooting bows and to share their plans for the upcoming elk season. Which team do you think will fill their tags this season?

Day 1: Morning Hunt. The Elk Hunting action kicks off in Episode 2, but not before Corey confronts something from Donnie's elk hunting past... All 7 Teams make their way to their respective elk camps, and TEAM PURE ELEVATION and TEAM FRESH TRACKS have bull elk standing in front of them on their first morning of hunting. See who's ready to fill an elk tag on Day 1...

Day 1: Evening Hunt. A surprise visitor during a Team SKOUSEN nap, a 3-yard encounter, Team FRESH TRACKS has a herd of 200 elk in front of them, and Team ELK101 is packing elk meat! The elk hunting action on the Afternoon of Day 1 is heating up.

Day 2: Morning Hunt. Team PURE ELEVATION has packed into some of the steepest and most remote elk country in North America, and their efforts are paying off. And another hunter shoots an elk before Randy and the FRESH TRACKS Team get into position. The morning of Day 2 is off to an exciting start... This season, the format has changed. 14 Elk Hunters will team up in groups of 2, and each of the 7 teams will head out in separate directions for 8 days of DIY Public Land elk hunting action. In the Premiere Episode, get to know all of the participants before they head into the field. All 14 participants have gathered together at the Total Archery Challenge in Big Sky, MT, to share the mountain shooting bows and to share their plans for the upcoming elk season. Which team do you think will fill their tags this season?

Day 2: Evening Hunt. Team PURE ELEVATION pulls a giant Idaho backcountry bull out of an abyss, and Lenny's arrow drops the bull in front of the camera. But the success doesn't end there...another team arrows an Idaho bull as well! Watch Episode 5 to see who else got in on the shooting action tonight...

Day 3: Morning Hunt. The elk hunting action is pretty slow and several teams are moving camps, but Team ANGRY SPIKE finds a herd of Roosevelt elk and has slipped in to just 12 yards from a fired-up herd bull. Team WILDERNESS RIDGE is back at daylight looking for the bull Beau shot just before dark the night before. The action must not be too slow, as 2 hunters notch their tags today...

Day 3: Evening Hunt. Team SKOUSEN gets Jeff's bull packed out and relocates to a new unit, while Team WILDERNESS RIDGE finds the mother-load of elk. Michael is tasked with removing prickly pear cactus from Randy's cheek, and Corey is leading Donnie and John to the top of the mountain after a bugling bull...and some of the best bugling action of the season!

Day 4: Morning Hunt. Team SKOUSEN is back in the saddle in a new unit, and they are once again into elk action. Marcus has moved up to the edge of a meadow and set up to start calling to the herd that is feeding in the trees on the opposite side. And Corey is determined to call in a big herd bull for John...even if the herd bull wants nothing to do with his calls...

Day 4: Evening Hunt. Marcus continues the search for the bull he shot this morning, and Team FRESH TRACKS relocates camp to grizzly country. Team ELK101 goes into stealth mode to get close to a giant herd bull, and with Cameraman John behind the bow, Donnie may have competition for best post-shot reactions...

Day 5: Morning Hunt. Team FRESH TRACKS is hot on the heals of Montana bugles, and Team SKOUSEN is once again sitting on a massive herd of Idaho elk. Meanwhile, Team ELK101 has found the bull they've been looking for...and Corey is up!

Day 5: Evening Hunt. Donnie and John have tagged out, and with just 3 days left in the hunt, Corey has a big bull standing frontal at 25 yards. Should he shoot or pass? Team SKOUSEN is once again into a giant herd of elk, and Randy has once again sidetracked Team FRESH TRACKS with another grouse excursion. Team PURE ELEVATION is deep in Idaho's backcountry, but they're hearing bugles they are convinced is another hunter...until they see dark legs moving through the trees heading their direction....

Day 6: Morning Hunt. Team ELK101 has gone from bugles in every direction to complete silence, and are considering moving camp again. Bugles are few and far between for Team FRESH TRACKS and Team PEAX, but Team SKOUSEN is making up for everyone else's lack of bugles! On horses, and 6 miles in, Mark and Jeff are once again covered up in bugling bulls...

Day 6: Evening Hunt. Several Teams are battling bad weather, and the action seems to be dead, even for the camps that are in good weather. Team FRESH TRACKS is in hot pursuit of a bugling bull, but an element not related to weather has the elk tight-lipped and unresponsive....

Day 7: Morning Hunt. The previous night's action was pretty much non-existent for each of the Teams, but what a difference one morning can make! Team ELK101 has relocated and they're chasing multiple bugles up the mountain at daylight, Team FRESH TRACKS is closing in on a fired-up bull, and Team SKOUSEN has once again found themselves in the middle of a giant herd with multiple bulls! There's been a bit of a dry spell when it comes to filling tags though....is today the day?

Day 7: Evening Hunt. Team ELK101 has found the mother-load of bugling bulls, and with Corey behind the bow, it's just a matter of time. And Team SKOUSEN is still in the middle of some of the best elk hunting action of this season, but Mark is faced with a choice. Even under the best conditions, the frontal shot on an elk isn't for everyone. Will Mark let this nice 6x6 bull walk, or will he take the frontal shot?

Day 8: Morning Hunt. It's down to the last day of the 8-day hunt, and Randy seems to be getting more and more distracted...by GROUSE! We're starting to wonder if he even buys an elk tag... But Team ELK101 is more focused than ever, and has finally found a bull that is ready to play the game. Donnie has the bull coming in on a string, and Corey is at full-draw as the 6x6 steps out into the opening just 30 yards away...