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As someone who watches a lot of hunting shows/ videos, and likes very few......
I am tired of the same old "look what I did" shows, I have fantasized about making my own, but cannot afford the gear.
Let alone I hunt with Traditional Archery and only manage to get an Elk every 6 years or so, so I don't have the success of a lot of others.
Although a lot of that has to do with hunting a spike only area, and running into more branched bulls than spikes.
My largest Bull harvested is a 5X7 that scores 242 5/8", but I do get chances at an Elk every year, usually get a doe for eating, so I am not the best subject to star in a video.
What I would like to see though is a video that spends more time explaining the basics, as in, what to look for, where to look, how to set up.
Why you use certain calls in different situations, etc......
I enjoy seeing "horn porn" as much as the next guy, but really, consider any animal harvested on public land in Washington, during general season with archery tackle a trophy.
And would appreciate more emphasis on what brought you to that point, than a video of the last 4-5 minutes before/during the shot, and another 5 minutes of "look at this".
I have enjoyed taking new hunters, (and even a couple non-hunters) out for a day in the woods, and calling in an Elk (some really good bulls even) just to show them what it is all about, at least to me, and showing them how and why I hunt increases my satisfaction and does a lot more towards getting them interested than just showing them a dead animal.
I have never entered a competition, but feel that I can call with the best of them, and as I stated earlier, sometimes real elk sound worse than hunters.
I wish you luck with your endeavor, and look forward to seeing more Washington video's.
