MeatEater Hunts

In this episode, MeatEater's Janis Putelis is joined by Jason Phelps, owner and operator of Phelps Game Calls, for a September elk hunt on a friend's ranch in southeast Colorado. It might be a surprise to some that MeatEater's longtime producer and resident elk guide has never killed a bull with his bow, but after years handling clients and cameras, it's finally Jani's turn to cut his tag.

In this episode, MeatEater's Janis Putelis and Jason Phelps, owner and operator of Phelps Game Calls, continue hunting for Janis's first archery bull elk in southeast Colorado. A change in altitude is all it takes to put them back in the action.

In this episode, MeatEater's Janis Putelis is joined by his friend Matt Cook on a late season mule deer hunt in Colorado. Lots of migrating deer and rutting bucks make for an action packed week.

In this episode, MeatEater's Janis Putelis is joined by Zach Sandau of onX on a hunt for a trophy bull elk in eastern Montana. Janis has drawn a hard-to-get bull elk 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."

In this episode, MeatEater's Janis Putelis is joined by his brother-in-law and chef, Cameron Mitchell. Janis is taking Cameron on his first pronghorn hunt in exchange for a sauce recipe that is guaranteed to up your venison cooking game. The hunters battle high winds and property boundaries in their quest for Cameron's first American pronghorn.

In this episode, MeatEater's Janis Putelis joins his father, Janis Putelis Jr. on the family property in south central Wisconsin to hunt rutting whitetails with archery equipment. Although Janis has hunted this place nearly his entire life, he's never given it the full court-press during the rut. The lifelong relationship with the land spurs memories of hunts past. Janis's early mentors weigh in with anecdotes of his early hunting days.