Janis Putelis In Search of His First Archery Elk, Part 1 | S2E01 | MeatEater Hunts

In this episode, MeatEater's Janis Putelis is joined by Jason Phelps, owner and operator of ‪@PhelpsGameCalls‬, 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.
You may have noticed Jason and Jani blowing on a new Phelps bugle tube in this episode, check out this link for more info on the new Met-Al Bugle Tube. bit.ly/3uHetEc
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[@mattheat1]

I love the production style of this series. No over hyping things, it just lets the content speak for itself

[@abramfrank4611]

This video reminds me of late season spring gobbler hunting. Calling, calling no answer, stumble into birds. Lol

[@crumples8]

I know I can confidently click like before I've even started watching.

[@thomasprather7972]

It’s like hunting season never ends as long as these videos keep coming out.

[@peterchristensen2528]

Very true!!

[@matthewgarno477]

Yoooo Tom!

[@thomasprather7972]

@@matthewgarno477 no way!!!!!

[@adameagle2699]

So true

[@markfranceschi1776]

@@peterchristensen2528 u6yuuuuuuuyyuuuuuuuuu44u44uuuuuuyuuuuuuuuyyy

[@TheBowdoc1]

Having elk hunted with Janis, in his mind he is saying "Dude you're calling too much!!" Can't wait to see part 2.

[@ZandMb]

Oh really? Does he not call a lot usually?

[@TheBowdoc1]

@@ZandMb lots of soft cow calls mainly. He called in my 360+ bull I shot at 7 yards. He didn’t bugle one time the entire hunt. Never had or carried a bugle tube.

[@ZandMb]

@@TheBowdoc1 that’s awesome!! Sounds like a great hunt. Thanks for sharing the story.

[@riotsdelirium8021]

“ hide” he was stood in the open

[@chriscarr6392]

Wow! Nice hunt! Thanks!

[@xavierhoover]

Just out of curiosity how many acres is the ranch??

[@RiverJoe-f3o]

Sounds like another hunter

[@paulopimentel2523]

🇧🇷👍

[@blackmonday738]

♡✌

[@tbrownyabish]

I like Janis but it's not the same without Rinella and his narrating

[@johnfarrell8832]

I hate that you've done this to us

[@theflyingdutchmanlofts4527]

Adding pre recorded elk bugles is bullshit @meateater crew

[@jasonphelps2843]

Everything was shown how it happened.

[@thisisahmed4571]

Never hunted a day in my life but this is my favourite show to watch

[@user-ii1iy8fz1d]

Get after it!

[@admir2323]

agreed!

[@zacharywarr3251]

You should start! we’re always looking for new folks.

[@diarmok1549]

same here lol, i geuss living in ireland the gun laws and restriction are more strict and make it more diffucult to just go out and do it

[@jhamelin119]

@@diarmok1549 move to canada, we got big animals.

[@sycamoreandsalt]

It's always a good day when meat eater has something to say.

[@user-ii1iy8fz1d]

Phuck yes

[@jonEmontana]

Nothing against him, but I’m own hero when it comes to archery elk. I don’t idolize anyone

[@jamesrussell2523]

Two of the most down to earth dudes on an archery elk hunt....nothing could be better!

[@MattBhigney]

MINNNNGGGGGUUUUUUSSSSSSSSSS

[@penguinmayhem33]

".. or busy as a producer of Meateater.." aka Steve hogging the hunting time.

[@Verlisify]

Jason's skills in calling is amazing. Watching that strategy of cutting off their call with his work in real time was *chef's kiss*

[@tinysupreme6417]

I remember hearing Remi recommend doing that in an episode of his podcast. I also remember Remi saying if an elk is really close you can start pissing on the ground and that'll get them real mad lol.

[@xzavierbridger7693]

I guess it's kinda off topic but does anybody know a good place to stream new series online ?

[@bennetttobias6427]

@Xzavier Bridger flixportal :D

[@xzavierbridger7693]

@Bennett Tobias thanks, I signed up and it seems like a nice service =) I really appreciate it!!

[@bennetttobias6427]

@Xzavier Bridger you are welcome xD

[@bdor_5444]

Now we have to wait for part 2 damnit

[@sakokennedy]

Key hunting accessory..... a Jason

[@vogtfamily8971]

Great show, never heard of Phelps calls, here in Alberta we use a local guys calls Wapiti River Outdoors Travis Oshea, makes great calls too.

[@jacobbrown3982]

I’d like to see more of the archery hunting like this

[@hegz1484]

Awesome content!!!!!!

[@victorhopper5057]

Wow. Great episode. I'd say one of the best. My adrenaline started pumping with this one. Phelps is a beast with those calls. Great job to all of you guys. As usual.

[@hughten]

There's something serene and beautiful about the caller and the elk calling to each other. Doesn't get more primordial and natural than that.

[@csf.outdoors7933]

Janis's commentary is so straightforward compared to the philosophical and introspective Rinella

[@riley7brown]

Instant click when I see Janis!

[@drakdds]

I love that you guys were trouncing around my neck of the woods......that comes in second to seeing you enjoy the banquet beer.......

[@HausBauConstruction]

Nice birthday prezzie, thanks guys.

[@jaimehernandez7435]

Anyone wanna help me out in the woods im in WA state i got a couple nice pieces of land in northeast part of the state that I have access to just don't have much hunting time 34 yr old male hit me up

[@tylerstanley1064]

No range, just standing there! Seems like a bad set up for that first elk maybe I'm wrong

[@99fxgtjc]

I wonder if like two hunters ever call each other with their calls and think it's an elk and end up face-to-face

[@AndyHardCore19]

In the mountains there’s a thing called thermals lol, thermals are everywhere bud

[@underdogoutdoors]

Full pro. Fastest 22 minutes, flew by.

[@blakejacobsonV]

Ol phelps there grew up chasing rosies he can probaly make hunting rocky mt elk look like a joke dude haha

[@osmanahmed8615]

Never miss the episode

[@crowoutdoors01]

You need to check their drink zone probably.

[@newtraditions.homestead]

I wasn't even there and my adrenaline started pumping a bit. Dang, that would be exciting!

[@paulsanchez5283]

Awesome video can't wait for part two!!

[@paulsanchez5283]

Jani and Cal are bad ass dudes.. happy hunting all!!

[@kikeyjen]

Your budy is like to BJORN of vikings😀

[@djhinormas959]

wow what a ep :)

[@c3mac55]

Good thing that spike couldn't hear the banjo music!!

[@javiertapia6553]

Hunting with bjorn ironside.... great!!!!

[@braxtonbennett8247]

It gets me so pumped every time I watch one of these exspecially archery elk!

[@kyle-ri5mz]

there is no better call than the maverick. Don't @ me

[@arcturistheballer4992]

HE SAID “PRODUCING METEOR” SHUT IT DOWN

[@あらイ]

You need to come to Yakutia to find out what real hunting and fishing is

[@JohnSmith-qj4cf]

You just can't bet meat of the land

[@comalausa]

13:45 one of the best and quickest ways I've heard it explained. (thermals)

[@gingermann19]

Part 2 is gonna be good!!

[@ronniejohnson9145]

Shout out to them Pe Ell dudes! Great stuff Jay!

[@jasonphelps2843]

Thanks Ronnie.

[@nburlingame]

Hey Janis, I don't know if you will read this, but my first archery bull elk (on my first archery bull hunt) is in my profile picture, and it came 6 weeks after I got the Elk Nut app. Nobody, not even Mr. Phelps, has the elk language down like Paul Medel, the ElkNut. No offense to Jason, he has his own style and kills some bulls. But if you want to call in 90 plus % of the bulls you see or hear, get the app. It is that good. And Paul hunts heavily pressured OTC units in Idaho. Check out the podcasts that he was a guest on. You won't regret the immense amount of knowledge that you will gain. Good luck this year. Great video by the way. -Nate

[@latorgator23]

nburlingame, I downloaded it last night. It’s overwhelming so far. I’m going to be using it and practicing now until September. I like Phelps diaphragms the best. They are just narrow enough for me.

[@nburlingame]

@@latorgator23 there is a lot to learn, but study it everyday. I have a 40 minute commute to work, and I listen to my Bible in the morning and Elk nut podcasts in the evening. He uses stories and sometimes gives some helpful tidbits that are not on the app. It's also more entertaining:-) I also started using Phelps gray amp last year and it is really easy to use. The most important takeaways I can tell you, is to use a proper setup so the elk cannot see you until they are in shooting range. Obviously this works best in timbered country. Once you understand what they are saying, you will know how to respond. The nervous grunt is the best sound you can use to stop an elk in your shooting Lane, without spooking them. They will stop on a dime. I have yet to see a KZbin video where anyone uses a nervous going to stop an elk. I Did It For My Buddy last year on a five-point in about a 3-foot opening window. He nailed him. And then a tip that I think is in the app, but I picked up from a podcast is to give a nervous grunt followed by a harsh Roundup bugle right after you shoot when they are running away, which is kind of calling them out to step up and settle the dispute. It will get them to stop. I did it on my bull that I shot and he stopped at a hundred yards and laid down and died in about a half an hour. My buddies bull ran 50 yards, stopped and lay down and died in 2 minutes

[@Crowleywild]

Janis has that Matthews VXR. Nice bow . I have a black VXR 28 and I love that thing.

[@diarmok1549]

That was the most intsnse episode yet idk why i just was.

[@baconranchhunting8710]

Awesome love the meat eater videos...

[@theodorehall322]

I rely on these guys to walk around & move the elk, then I shoot one out of a tree stand with my recurve.

[@ko250f3]

I am sure this guy will have a following.. for me it’s a disappoint not to see Steve.

[@loopmtz]

Sweet Kifaru Jason is wearing!

[@lewismooney3941]

That was a terrible fence repair at the beginning! My dad would have killed me if I did that to a wire fence!

[@therealbeardedhunter7224]

Are you guys using the new aluminum bugle tube on this hunt?

[@jasonphelps2843]

We are

[@YoZee1243]

young stone cold steve austin

[@questioneverything6489]

Honestly baffles me how you have 5000 views but only 500 likes this is top notch content and should be treated as such

[@felipedominguez2817]

Saludos desde Atlanta mui bonitos paisajes hermoso ejemplar

[@mtweed84]

By far the most exciting MeatEater video I have seen!

[@joshualarsen2285]

This guy could be a body double for Bjorn Ironsides.

[@ThomasMonroe-fo8zc]

Just got his book today

[@timdion7834]

That was a lot a fun Thanks for this

[@antr7493]

It's nice to see Meateater expanding.

[@BranNew1]

“Winds Perfect”.. as Phelps uses windicator , and it blows strongly up to the Bugling Elk.. hahah

[@toddvandyke1023]

Very good calling for sure. My buddy Darren Kalin in Alberta is probably the best caller I've ever heard and a very successful hunter, especially bow hunting.

[@wswillett]

According to Meat Eater's page THIS IS NOT Season 2 EP 1

[@TheDeadStretch]

Whales are my favorite creatures on this Earth and it's crazy how these vocalizations from land animals sound almost identical. My mind is blown. (that part around 5:00 )

[@seanbrown8722]

Camping out on a hunt sounds so cool. Can’t do it on public land where I live.

[@skeetermalcolm1655]

Good luck Janis, love me some meat eater episodes

[@belowaverageoutdoorsman1193]

Good to see Jason with the meat eater crew

[@duanewinter8188]

sorry but all of you cant be the first!

[@verngfeller3906]

That looks great ty & your spot on about racism all the best

[@cynthiamgentles6781]

In bear country you might pack a portable electric bear fence. A compact 2.4 lbs for huge peace of mind.

[@beermaker1100]

Hit like... watch the show

[@munk4hire]

Great episode as usual 👏

[@gusgonzalez1983]

The bugle at 12:47 is the most over used bugle sound bite in all video production. There is no need to add fake bugles in your video.

[@mhpjii]

THIS . . . all of this . . . is EXACTLY what The Creator intends. Life!

[@ZandMb]

Amen!

[@dannyb7847]

Phelps is a great addition to the team. Love it!!

[@chrispeirce87]

that statement of have 2 hours to kill 1 in the morning an 1 in the evening is a great saying

[@silenta237]

Janis with the discipline and killer narration. Great episode

[@jonathonrenard6521]

Saw the tiktok about this so you know i had to check it out

[@1wheeldaddy446]

I didn’t know bjorn ironside knew the MeatEater boys!

[@jasonphelps2843]

HAHA

[@carveroutdoors]

Sigh, use a face covering.

[@Anon_E_Muss]

No

[@carveroutdoors]

@@Anon_E_Muss Okay, then I guess he'll keep watching the ass end of animals that bust him.

[@ericwiitala5407]

I really can't wait till September!

[@mr_cradlefish8844]

i watch the netflix siries called meat eater and its awesome

[@user-ii1iy8fz1d]

Welcome to the club Janis. Beautiful. Your old boss was wrong. I've also recently takes my first red deer, and took one at midday and one at 3pm in high NZ summer. Get after it (quietly) thankyou for this. Keep it up and stay the f*@$% outta dem USA cities for a while. Buy a few more shafts Me a string or three... Cheers for the whacking day stick action, will try it one roar.last walk with the bow I had maybe a dozen hinds barking in a circle around me in dense bush, back n forth as the movies around the hill and me. So many good bits of info, the crispness of dry bark, love that craft

[@kauaicouple]

The Latvian Lover rides again...

[@chrisj1863]

With close quarter hunting like this I am curious as to why you guys don't wear camo gloves and veils. Deer detect contrast and movement and your faces and hands are pale and moving around all over the place. Sure there's smell and noise, but you've nailed those. Hunting is all about marginal gains and doing everything you can to make yourself more lucky. Clearly you're enormously successful so who am I to say, but even when I am rifle hunting here in the UK I cover up fully.

[@jasonphelps2843]

Chris, I just hate hiking and sweating with a face mask and gloves on. There may be an instance where I may get picked off but so far I have been able to kill the bull as soon as he gets a chance to see me.

[@chrisj1863]

@@jasonphelps2843 Sure I get that. I do see it a lot here with folk though waving their arms all over the place not realising they're shouting "Hey deer, hey deer, I'm over here run away!" Oh dang, he ran off ha ha ha.

[@dukevera4216]

The other guy looks like bjorn from Vikings lol

[@jasonphelps2843]

hahaha. I get that quite a bit.

[@josephlucas9702]

Good show

[@pyroe87]

Hunting with Bjorn Ironside.

[@ronelcabrera5191]

Oberyn Martel hunting

[@thekid9152]

I hope to meet this Crew someday. Steve Rinella influenced my entire life when he came out with MeatEater & Wild Within. I hope to hunt with him someday- Id give my duck decoys to just have a beer with him and BS for a few Hours😂❤️