This is a rifle New Mexico elk hunt with two Leupold folks; Bruce Pettet, CEO, and his wife, Tracey. A bit of background.
In the TV world we always invite sponsors to join us on hunts so they can see how we use their products, how our audience hunts, and to spend some time learning more about where they are headed and what is on the minds of our viewers. You've seen Bruce on past episodes, along with their VP of Product Development, Tim Lesser.
To accomplish that, we have them apply for tags and hope for the best. Since most of them have few points, we usually end up looking at New Mexico, due to New Mexico not having a point system.
For Leupold, Bruce always instructs that their people go on some of our more challenging hunts, in terms of conditions and terrain. He feels it gives a better understanding of how we use their products. I agree. That is how we have settled on this unit you see us hunting with them in New Mexico. Of all the units I have hunted in New Mexico, this one is the most physical. Bruce and Tracey did not draw, so we acquired unit-wide vouchers that allowed them to hunt the public land, in this case, a Wilderness Area. I know use of vouchers is controversial to some, so that is why I put it out there from the start. It is a reality of the situation in New Mexico and it is also a reality of trying to include guests who did not draw.
That said, we were all going to meet in New Mexico the day before season. That original plan changed a bit. We wrapped up our Arizona elk hunt a few days early, so Marcus and I were able to take advantage of those days and get to New Mexico a few days early to scout and see if things were any different than when we filmed in this unit the last two seasons. Arrangements were made that Bruce and Tracey would pick up Tyler, our other camera guy, saving us the trip to ABQ and allowing us more scouting time and building more footage for background of the hunt.
A couple days before the hunt Bruce called to tell me that business demanded he leave after three days of hunting. Not what he wanted, but "duty calls." Add that to the fact that he wanted Tracey to shoot first, the odds of him getting a chance just got pretty slim.
Here is a video that combines Days 1 & 2. It is Marcus and I scouting the Wilderness Area.
[video=youtube_share;I9pz4u5Y-yA]https://youtu.be/I9pz4u5Y-yA[/video]
In the TV world we always invite sponsors to join us on hunts so they can see how we use their products, how our audience hunts, and to spend some time learning more about where they are headed and what is on the minds of our viewers. You've seen Bruce on past episodes, along with their VP of Product Development, Tim Lesser.
To accomplish that, we have them apply for tags and hope for the best. Since most of them have few points, we usually end up looking at New Mexico, due to New Mexico not having a point system.
For Leupold, Bruce always instructs that their people go on some of our more challenging hunts, in terms of conditions and terrain. He feels it gives a better understanding of how we use their products. I agree. That is how we have settled on this unit you see us hunting with them in New Mexico. Of all the units I have hunted in New Mexico, this one is the most physical. Bruce and Tracey did not draw, so we acquired unit-wide vouchers that allowed them to hunt the public land, in this case, a Wilderness Area. I know use of vouchers is controversial to some, so that is why I put it out there from the start. It is a reality of the situation in New Mexico and it is also a reality of trying to include guests who did not draw.
That said, we were all going to meet in New Mexico the day before season. That original plan changed a bit. We wrapped up our Arizona elk hunt a few days early, so Marcus and I were able to take advantage of those days and get to New Mexico a few days early to scout and see if things were any different than when we filmed in this unit the last two seasons. Arrangements were made that Bruce and Tracey would pick up Tyler, our other camera guy, saving us the trip to ABQ and allowing us more scouting time and building more footage for background of the hunt.
A couple days before the hunt Bruce called to tell me that business demanded he leave after three days of hunting. Not what he wanted, but "duty calls." Add that to the fact that he wanted Tracey to shoot first, the odds of him getting a chance just got pretty slim.
Here is a video that combines Days 1 & 2. It is Marcus and I scouting the Wilderness Area.
[video=youtube_share;I9pz4u5Y-yA]https://youtu.be/I9pz4u5Y-yA[/video]
