Destination Elk

DESTINATION ELK - the new Day-by-Day Elk Hunting video series from Elk101.com officially kicks off today with Episode 1! Join Elk101's Corey Jacobsen and Donnie Drake as they head to unchartered elk country on the Oregon coast to hunt Roosevelt elk for the first time. As daylight emerges from the coastal fog, bugles echo up through the old-growth rain-forest, and it's game on!

DESTINATION ELK - Episode 2 - Corey and Donnie are back in the coastal rainforest chasing Roosevelt elk, and the weather is emphasizing the "rain" in rainforest. The guys also meet up with good friend David Brinker, who will be joining them for the remainder of the hunt. Wondering why Corey cow calls through his bugle tube? He explains that in this Episode as well...

DESTINATION ELK - Episode 3 - Corey, Donnie, and David return to the same area they've hunted the previous 2 days, and finally stir up some intense bugling action. With 3 bulls coming in on a string to their calling, someone is going to get a shot! Watch Day 3 now to see who fills their Roosevelt elk tag…

This elk hunt is the capstone hunt for the Elk101 crew every fall, and this year's hunt is a good as it gets! Join Corey and Donnie, as well as Elk101 Prostaff members Russ Meyer, Tony Mudd, Tyler Carson, and faithful cameraman John Abernathey as they share an elk camp with 17-year-old Jeff - and his father Jeff - from Pennsylvania! Jeff is in Idaho on this elk hunt through the Hunt of a Lifetime organization (HOAL), a non-profit organization that provides hunting and fishing opportunities for youth with life-threatening illnesses.

Experiences like today's are hard to convey. Sometimes an elk hunt is about a whole lot more than just elk hunting. For 17-year-old Jeff, this elk hunting experience is a dream come true. Join the team from Elk101 as they share a very special ‘Hunt of a Lifetime’ in elk country with a couple of very special people. Oh yeah, and they find themselves in the middle of some pretty incredible elk hunting as well!

What an Incredible elk season! Thanks so much for joining us on this amazing journey! In this Episode (FINALE), we reveal the winners of all the daily gear giveaways. We also recap our 2018 elk season, AND share another successful elk hunt that we captured after the regular Destination Elk project had ended.

Destination Elk - Day 4: This has been one of the most anticipated episodes of the series! Watch as the guys face a real backcountry emergency, and see how they handle the situation, and what they do to stop a gushing broadhead wound in David's leg!

DESTINATION ELK - Episode 5 - With the misadventure of the morning hunt behind them, Corey and Donnie regroup and find a pocket of elk right at last light. The next morning, they head back to the same area and Corey's dream Roosevelt elk hunting setup plays out just as he'd always imagined it. The guys find themselves engulfed in a thick blanket of coastal fog, and surrounded by a vocal herd of Roosevelt elk. With Corey at full draw, and the herd bull standing broadside just 35 yards away, today's action is what the guys came to the Oregon coast to experience!

Destination Elk - Day 6 - The miles of hiking in thick, steep, wet brush are adding up, and today is no exception. However, with all the miles hiked, the woods are quiet, right up until the last few minutes of daylight as the guys are just about back to the truck. Finally, a bull that is bugling like the rut is in full swing, and Corey and Donnie quickly make a plan to take advantage of the situation. Plus, you don't want to miss Donnie physically demonstrate how to persevere in tough situations...

Destination Elk - Episode 7 - The entire Destination Elk Roosevelt elk hunting trip comes down to a sprint - literally - to close the distance on a bugling bull as daylight fades on the final day of the hunt. With time running out, Corey finds himself 6 yards from a very aggressive bull, and has one last chance to anchor success.

Destination Elk (Episode 15): The winner of the Elk101/MTN OPS Elk Hunt Giveaway, Tommy Davis, opted for a lighter day of elk hunting today, so Corey and Donnie teamed up with Brian Call (Gritty Podcast) and Casey Harbertson (MTN OPS) to chase bugling bulls. It didn't take long for the guys to pick right up where things had left of the previous day, and less than an hour into the morning, Mr. Gritty himself was at full draw on a beautiful 6x6 bull elk!