Gary Bogner’s lifelong passion for the outdoors began in southern Michigan, where his curiosity and love for nature flourished. This love affair led him to the thrilling world of archery. Gary’s adventures span the globe, from facing the African Big Six to hunting formidable bears in Russia. Armed with his bow and keen instincts, Gary has harvested some of the world’s most challenging trophies.
Despite his global expeditions, Gary’s heart remains firmly rooted in North America, particularly in hunting whitetail deer. He recalls his first whitetail hunt vividly and holds a deep reverence for these animals. Gary’s hunts have taken him from Michigan to Montana, Alberta to Texas, where he stalks elusive bucks in the vast landscapes of the King Ranch. Covering 800,000 acres, the King Ranch is a whitetail hunter’s paradise, offering the chance to encounter record-book bucks in a setting reminiscent of a candy store for hunters.
Gary’s adventures aren’t limited to whitetails. In British Columbia, he faced massive black bears, navigating the challenging terrain and unpredictable weather. His meticulous preparation and respect for the animals guided his actions, whether waiting for the perfect shot or deciding against a risky angle. This ethos extends to all his hunts, as he believes in ethical hunting and the importance of conservation.
In Newfoundland, Gary braved harsh weather conditions to stalk woodland caribou, embodying the spirit of perseverance and respect for the wilderness. His equipment, including his 80-pound Hoyt Alpha Tech and Easton arrows, played a crucial role in his success. Each hunt, whether for bison in Utah or tule elk in California, reflects Gary’s dedication to the sport and the deep connections he forms with the land and its creatures.
Join Gary Bogner as he shares his thrilling bowhunting journeys, emphasizing the importance of ethical hunting and conservation. Experience the excitement, challenges, and triumphs of a true outdoorsman who has faced the world’s most formidable game and always returns home with a profound respect for the natural world.
[Music] [Applause] Gary bogner’s relationship with the outdoors began nearly as soon as he could walk near his Southern Michigan home his love affair with the world around him blossomed when he found his natural kinship for the animals that abound there Gary grew up curious about the intricate relationships that make the world work then he found himself drawn to the exciting world of archery it didn’t take jary long to realize he yearned for adventure in the woods whenever he could find a few minutes Gary is an Outdoorsman to his very core a sportsman and above all a conservationist Gary’s ever blooming Curiosity has drawn him to the far reaches of Africa where he’s taken some of the world’s most feared Wild game in Russia Gary faced some of the world’s most incredible Bears armed only with his bow and his Keen instincts Gary has time and time again harvested the world’s most amazing trophies but no matter where Gary has traveled his love for North America has never waned in fact he says his first love still holds the most special place in his heart and mind it’s home it’s in your blood when you’ve raised on it from a we child all the way to my age now it it’s there and it’s never going to leave the you can go uh from 15,000 ft mountains in Tajikistan to the deserts of Mexico but there’s still like a magnet something that draws you back to your own home territory there’s nothing like uh Cedar Swamp in Michigan or a big old maple tree or oak trees that in a tree stand and watching a white tail come along and nibble on white acorns so I all I can say is it’s there and it doesn’t go away Gary has stared Grizzlies in the face watched his giant rhinoceros Rumble dangerously close but he will still tell you after Decades of hunting around the world there is still one animal he holds above all others the white tail deer I used to get and still do I to shake a lot uh but my first my first white tail was a dome I’ll never forget that I think the next one was a buck but it was a I think a one one horn spike but he was a trophy boy as the do was [Music] Gary has hunted white tails from Michigan to Montana Alberta to Illinois but he says there is something special about spot and stock hunting in the vast wildlands of Texas there are so many white tails per square mile that it’s incredible I don’t know if there’s a higher place of density of deer any place in North America in there and you don’t know when you’re there rattling sitting in a blind out walking spot and strong you never know whether you’re going to see uh a spike horn or a 14p poter with double drop tines around the next Bush so it builds anticipation all the time you just can’t help but be excited and of all the Texas hunts he has enjoyed Gary says there is no place on Earth like the King Ranch covering a mindboggling 800,000 Acres the King Ranch is home to white tail bucks that would invade the dreams of many a hunter as they gently drift off into a fantasy of taking the buck of a lifetime the deer are so abundant in many areas of the ranch you may wonder how it’s even possible Gary doesn’t wonder anymore he simply knows if you’re talking about the King Ranch you’re talking worldclass white tales and a chance to take home a dream well I never thought I was going to be able to hunt in you know a place like the King Ranch I didn’t know places like that existed that were non fenced and of course as you know King Ranch is not fenced and it’s over 800,000 acres and it’s a white tail Hunter Paradise G has traveled to the King Ranch several times and taken numerous record book bucks but he holds a special place for Wayne and Jared peoples of 4 arrows Outfitters and guides they like many of the people Gary encounters along the way have become very close friends Gary’s hard to the pounding for days now but he just couldn’t get the quality shot he always waits for Gary will tell you taking the right shot is more important than anything else in fact he says you owe it to the animal no matter what you’re hunting a sportsman owes it to himself and he owes it to the wonderful beautiful magnificent trophy he’s going to take from Havas to Lions to Moose to brown bears the practice and be prepared know his limitation know what it’s going to take to harvest that animal humanly it’s a matter of respect between you and the animal it’s very personal the sun was beginning to fade on Gary’s last day at the King Ranch when a magnificent Buck raised its head in a nearby Thicket he knew if he was going to get a shot this would be his chance Gary used the wind the terrain and the trees to get as close as possible and finally the shot now what we wanted to do is recover the animal as soon as possible this was the last day of the hunt I did not want to have to leave the animal out there overnight because Texas got a lot of coyotes a lot of bobcats and stuff and we would lose the deer and a good bow hunter should always be waiting about 30 minutes well it was really hard to go away we couldn’t wait 30 minutes in this case uh to make a recovery so we started proceeding and the deer didn’t go that far it with Darkness coming on it was a little harder to see the blood trail luckily Gary’s shot was perfect Gary’s 80 lb ho Alpha attack performed flawlessly sending his eastn xx78 2413 arot tip with a 100 grain expandable spit fire Broadhead straight to its [Music] mark look at the mask on there oh he must be old oh yeah man look the length of those look at the bang bang l oh boy congratulations thank you guys thank you this is what you call coming down to the Wi the sun set oh man man look at that nice bre [Music] gly boy goodness jeez beautiful beautiful I bet this got 25 in main beams man what do you think Garrett be right in there look at where he’s been rubbing work in the trees there look at the green get ready for the r right how old do you think it [ __ ] like this is oh he’s in his prime probably seven and a half see where he’s been fighting last year scar so he’s he probably wouldn’t get any bigger now no he’s probably as good as he’s going to get maxed out so we’ve Harvest just a good mature Buck you know what right at his prime it’s what you want to do poti or it’s been a wildlife meure like I have been for the last 12 years I think we got the perfect ad oh that’s great that’s what it’s all about is in his prime he wouldn’t have got any better and probably been over the hill by next start down getting smaller in size and man what a pretty rack really got some nice Bread on no matter what the score was going to be that I didn’t care I had a unique trophy to me and he was going to have a good home and the venison was excellent too it’s still those white tails boy uh you can chase everything around North America but white tails that’s it that’s it they’re it far to the north from Texas in Canada’s British Columbia lurks another trophy of heart pounding Dimensions black bears grow to nearly mythical size feeding on salmon that fill the streams rushing down the mountains the Bears fatten up each year for The Long Winter ahead the Christine beauty of the British Columbia coastal region will steal your breath towering Evergreens Crystal Clear Rivers Majestic Mountain Landscapes all dotted with the pulse of natives like the Blacktail deer down R’s Outfitters have been bringing bow Hunters here for years to share on this very special experience Beau if you love the outdoors there’s always something going on in BC because you’ve got the mountains you got Lakes you got wonderful fishing and wonderful hunting and hunting up there starts like August 1st and goes all the way until you just can’t do it anymore because the snow gets so deep Gary’s guide Brian Swift has walked along these streams stood in these trees and watched quietly for years Bears move through some of them so immense the nerves are almost uncontrollable Brian knew right where to start with spotting in stalk uh no matter where you’re at um we all know that it’s very very challenging and um NBC doesn’t uh how would I say uh other than it offers a lot a lot of bears they have a tremendous high density of bears but what you have there also is tremendous amount of mountains rivers Creeks different type structures the the air currents are doing things to you all day long from in the morning the coolness to midday sun in the evening the air moves the opposite direction that it did in the morning so you’re constantly met with these challenges Bear’s eyesight is not very good but he’s got good ears and his nose is like a blood hound and if he gets a whiff he usually doesn’t stay around to take a second look like a deer might he usually hight Tails it putting yourself on the ground with these Giants is a great way to get the perfect shot you need it’s also a way to elevate your pulse and raise your blood pressure Gary says to spot and stalk these Bears is one of the most incredible things you will ever do I don’t think there’s a an animal on the ground hardly uh that’s more challenging than bears not out of a tree stand but down on the ground he’s the one animal in North America that might ruin your day on that first Bearer that Brian spotted it was a nice bear it was early in the hunt we made a good stock got in close but when we got in close enough to really see that bear well we decided that was not the trophy that we wanted to harvest but it’s still again practice practice practice in being a good Archer I usually will take a draw to see if I can Cal my nerves down well enough to put it on it put that pin where it should be and then do a let down that helps me get ready for the time when it’s going to take everything within me that I can muster to hold it steady now so I use those opportunities but again to judge is usually usually when you get in right close not before it wasn’t long before Brian led him to another worldclass trophy but this bear wasn’t going to give in easily either bears are especially tough to get the perfect shot and with bears there is little margin for error it’s simply better to let the bear pass than take a bad angle and lose the bear forever [Music] the weather in British Columbia canest a hunter skills more than many might be ready to admit rain humidity and wind can all wear on a person’s ability to stay above the storm and even if the sky is blue it doesn’t mean it’s going to stay that way all day you always take your rain gear because 5 minutes from now whether the sun’s out or not you don’t know what the weather’s going to do the Pacific Ocean influences BC so much that it’s an everchanging weather pattern up there the British Columbia Forest it is said produce bears that grow up grow huge grow old and die without ever being seen by human eyes that may be true but Brian knew there was one giant in the woods one Bruin he’d seen for years but could never get close to and he couldn’t believe it when the bear appeared on a cutline in the open Gary knew this Bruiser was the bear he came for the light was fading and the shot would be a long one he practices at long distance but would the bear give him the angle the waiting game began but the clock was running out and then without warning and without reason the bear turns there is no question how important consistent practice is to success in the field the right equipment can also make a world of difference for Gary that meant using his 80 lb hint Alpha Tech an Eastern x78 2413 arrow with a 100 grain Thunderhead on the front and a prision released from Scott clearly it was a lethal combination the shot amazing placed perfectly but it was late and the recovery would have to wait until morning Brian could hardly sleep the anticipation of finally being able to put his hand on the bear that had eluded him for years was intense when the search resumed it didn’t take long for Brian to enjoy the day as much maybe more than Gary it was a victory for Brian as well as it was for Gary because we did it together it wasn’t a singular thing it was together congratulations Gary the bear had invaded him all these years and finally we got that bear and I another thing that’s very special about that that was the beginning of Brian picking up a bow and starting to shoot he was now convinced that he could do it and that he could he wanted to go bow hunting and wanted to harvest a bear and now I have a half a dozen friends up there that I’ve made all shooting bows one of the uh good friends I have up there and a very close friend of Brian’s Glenn Venus was my one of my first guides with Don Rose and he guided me successfully to the Roosevelt elk well here’s another situation where he was so impressed with the bow and he’s such a Woodsman he got a bow and this particular spring he took his first black bear ever with a bow that we took up there and presented to him and and that’s a thrill just to think that you got a guy started bow huny and I just wish I could have been there because he called they filmed him and the excitement it was like a kid and Glenn has harvested a one a lot of wonderful animals but this to him was really special to go out and make new friends wherever it might be in the world wherever and introduce them to archery and when you do that and you see them take those archery skills and apply them out in the wild and hunting and then be successful they act like they’ve almost been reborn to honey they experience a thrill that they haven’t had to that level it’s like a bigger roller coaster ride you know or higher Ferris wheel they they all say that and that just warms my heart to think that I’ve shared with somebody else something I love so much and now they love [Music] it you can share archery you know with new people or you can share archery with um fellow people that are in the fraternity that love it as much as you and that’s that’s fun uh I was fortunate to have the opportunity to uh take three friends with me Jeff Edwards um Greg Easton and Randy walk and introduced them to Don Rose in black bear hunting on Vancouver Island and they had such a great time on our hunt that they rebooked with Don and went back the following spring and went on a very very special hunt a great hunt where you get on a big boat a fishing boat and you Cruise along the BC Shoreline and look for the black bears that come down along the ocean that are down there looking for a marine life and cop and that and it’s all spot and stock down along the shoreline an incredible eventure and these guys just they had a great great time [Music] [Music] they passed on they they hunted with Brian and a couple other guys and I know that they passed on the spirit of bow hunting too when they were there and they do that wherever they go uh in their travels and that’s neat that’s what’s making bow hunting growing today with those people like that for a bow hunter there is an almost mystical connection to those who came before a kinship with nature unlike any other you will ever make as Gary stepped foot on the Windswept Plains of Utah he could feel that magic he knew his next hunt would be one in a lifetime one that would hearken back to the days of Lewis and Clark what it must have looked like Through The Eyes of Lewis and Clark when they headed across North America and reached the foothills of the Rockies and on those planes out there saw the Bison I mean the Bison is North America near the Great Salt Lake in Central Utah sits antalope Island the grassland is much the same as it’s been for thousands of years the same as it was when the Great Indian tribes hunted bison to nourish their bodies and their souls it was clear Gary’s Soul would Feast here as well wait you respect bison you don’t take your eyes off them you better have I would say fear but I’m going to say respect for him because he can ruin your day real quick when 2,000 lb comes trampling over you with his head down one of those horns catch you and flips you 10 ft in the air and over his back and then he turns around and runs over you again you’re not going to feel too good so yeah you respect him when you get in that inner circle when you’ve made it to that inner circle you keep your eyes on them Gary knew this bison hunt would be a once in a-lifetime Affair that’s because this tag whether you take a bison home or not can only be drawn one time and the experience of hunting free ranging Buffalo is special all by itself just like the natives who once roamed this land with a great bison Kevin Sherman is the wildlife and range manager here at analou Island he has spent years studying the return of these bison to a free range Ken Elliott was also enlisted to help spot the best bull in the bunch when Ken’s not here he spends his time guiding for big games in Alaska Gary doesn’t like to refer to himself as a Trophy Hunter sure he’s taken some of the best animals in the world but nothing nothing is ever wasted the meat may go to locals or others that need food in the area or it goes home with Gary we had hunted 2 days and had not been able to get close enough and get the right angle for penetration because you’re talking about an animal that’s yay Brad across I mean um on the third morning we had a Misty Rain now Misty Rain helps keep your scent down and it was just very light Breeze and we came across some bulls that were all by theel no cows no calves and they were just standing around enjoying the rain getting soaked a free shower all it was missing was the soap and when we came upon him I said this is the time to try and crawl out there on hands and knees even though the grass was only a high to try because at least my scent was going to be held right down to a minimum and I really believe that that if a human when stalking stays on his hands and knees and doesn’t stand upright he’s nowhere near the threat there’s something about being an upright thing that animals are so iate greater danger Gary felt his pulse Quicken as he made his way toward the herd moving ever so slowly with nowhere to hide and so many eyes the stock would Pro to be very very difficult they see well they smell well and they hear they’re often in groups or herds uh when you put animals in numbers that just increases the difficulty immediately Geographic in toal of anal Island makes it even more difficult because you have few trees out there you have some rolling diverse terain with mountains of rocks and stuff and buffalo will surprise you the rain picked up as Gary worked ever closer finally he found himself alone trapped in another time nothing nothing but himself his bow his thoughts and giant bison in a standoff staring at the giant Bulls Gary knew one mistake could cost him dearly so he focused focused with everything he had but still he trembled in the back of your mind you know this is once in a lifetime tag you know you’re never going to get another chance to do this but finally this old guy came they knew I was there they finally detected me and knew I was there but I don’t think they knew what I was and that rain was masking the situation for me now I’m within the bow range and the bull I really wanted became obstinate he kept getting in the wrong place within the group he never would give me that opportunity and I waited I waited and here again I was I had my Rangefinder and I was range finding all of them but I this one his horns were better than the others and he was the one I really wanted to try to get finally the shot he’d waited for his entire life and the arrow was true and perfect all the practice had paid off again that Arrow was there and he did not know what happened he he actually acted like maybe one of the other Bulls had come up and just you know horned him in the S Gary’s 80lb hoit alphatech had delivered again it sent an eastn X x78 2413 arrow with a 100 drain Thunderhead exactly where it needed to be I thought when This Magnificent huge animal went down I thought here I am with this new compound I’ve got the truest arrows that you can have the sharpest Broadhead you could shave with them and I thought my word how did the Natives the Native Indians with their Willow bows their Willow sticks and Flintstone heads how in the world did they put these huge huge bison down how they harvest them the work and effort they put into those hunts must have been incredible my respect for the Bison grew for the native hunting techniques and ability grew Qui [ __ ] and I was pleased to think now that I was one of those people that had harvested one of the North America’s most magnificent trophies [Music] more than 2,000 Mi east of Utah sits the Canadian wilderness of newf Finland a place where civilization can fade into Little More Than A Memory Gary traveled to the spectacular land in search of Woodland Caribou the only way to get to the herd which unlike most species of caribou do not migrate Gary had to board a float plane and he left the Roaring Village of Deer Lake behind Joe pedal began back in 1963 opening pedals outfitting and pedals outfitting has had 100% success every year over the past 35 years the Woodland Carib live in desolate Beauty a place where taragan play amidst the rocks lyan and Moss nin is a different place the people are different it’s it’s like almost being another time um it’s almost like the pilgrims that came over and landed there and the world kept marching on but they didn’t march on that little bit of Step Back In Time wonderful friendly people the ancient Trails of the Caribou are Timeless walking these paths makes you wonder if man has ever or will ever be here again this is also a place where the Woodland Caribou is King Woodland Caribou are probably the least known of the Caribou family the Woodland are about the size or slightly bigger than the artics but that makes them the smaller of the other four species they’re beautiful they get the Bulls get wonderful white mes their antler growth is a little smaller um they will live in the timber where most of your other Caribou are out on plateaus and uh run ridges uh maybe and even in the mountains somewhat so part of the time hunting Woodland Caribou might might be in what I call small junipers and spruces uh 10 12 20 ft high in Brush and the next moment you could be out on a river B [Music] [Music] but Newland with all its beauty can also turn harsh and unforgiving without notice cold driving rain fog wind and snow Gary now found himself facing much more than the challenge of moving in for the perfect shot he was now having a showdown with Mother Nature and Gary knew if he was going to get the shot he’ first have to win a grudge match with the weather Newan was beginning to act like BC can act uh The Sun Shines one minute the next minute it’s raining the next minute it’s blowing we even had some snow and sleep and that and you just can’t give up and head back for the cabin and say uh well we’ll go back and play cards and have coffee if you want to be successful you got to figure out how to meet that and figure out what would the animals be doing where are they going to go to get out of it where are they going to be feeding now that this is going on we decided to take a longer hike than normal we came over the top of this little mountain and it was covered with Spruce now thank goodness it was covered with Spruce because it it broke our silhouette and outline and when we came around the corner there was a nice little herd of caribou and this was the rut was going on and there was two trophy Bulls in the group one was better than the other one but I would have been happy with either one of these Bulls now again the problem is here is a whole herd full of cows Cavs and two trophy Bulls how are we going to get close enough Gary hunkered down hidden behind his little piece of scrub brush finally it seemed he might get the chance at that second Bull we were getting tired we were wet and cold and fatigued a bit um I was now considering the second Bull was going to be good enough if he presented the opportunity and they moov closer and they mooved closer and they’d stop and they’d Mill around out there and I knew I couldn’t close the distance I couldn’t move an inch close closer than I was I was right at the edge of the spruce the fog had been bad at the same time the rain had turned to snow and he started walking right towards me down the along the edge of the spruce I thought if he keeps coming he’s going to come by at about 20 yards I mean we’ve been looking at all this distance and now to go from the distance to 20 yards and he kept coming and coming and I said bull number two is just fine I will be very happy with him and I hunkered down in those sprues and I get peeking up and peeking up and I’m getting ready and I’m thinking about pulling and like out of the corner of my eye like there’s a movement and I look and here’s number two or the bigger bull coming he’s still he’s making sure this guy gets out of the country not just out of the little area he wants him gone and I thought oh my word I’m going to get a chance at him so I just hunkered down a little more and I let this one go by and let me tell you there was this was hard letting this one go by but I know he’s coming and he keeps coming and he stops and looks at me I was sure he saw me he looked at me finally turned his head and looked over at the other guy and I think he was mad at the other guy he gave me the opportunity to raise right up and make the shot in harsh conditions your equipment becomes even more important and in the rain fog wind and snow Gary’s 70lb flight deviator with an eastn carbon ACC 360 tipped with a 100 grain Thunderhead performed perfectly the Canadian wilderness has no time for remorse no time to reflect on the Fallen King quickly almost instantly the herd has a new leader the winter ahead will be unforgiving and it’s time to move on the Wilderness is a beautiful beautiful piece of work it’s God’s Cathedral but it’s unforgiving it’s got a very harsh cold cruel side to it things are there and then things are gone and there’s not much mour takes place everything fits in the food chain somewhere it and you have to respect that and if you don’t then you’re not a conservations you’re not a wildlife person and you have to in a way have empathy sympathy and respect for those animals how it all goes together and how it all involves there’s a beginning and unfortunately there’s an [Music] end it certainly set the tone the atmosphere everything for almost like a mystical ending with the that change of power the change of rain that took place I knew it was the conclusion of a wonderful adventure and of the taking of a wonderful trophy a woodland Caribou uh that certainly was a magnificent animal and probably had played an important part in that herd in that area but his Reign was over and there’s a sadness with that and there’s a resp ECT that you show the animal at the time and I hope with the way we harvested the animal in the respect that we showed him in the toast of hot tea that we had to his Spirit there at the time that we showed the right and proper amount of respect and we treated it with the right respect [Music] California is known for surfing sand it is often overlooked as a paradise for wildlife but Gary knows California can provide bow Hunters some very unique opportunities for big game including tul El a subspecies nearly eradicated by the Sharp’s 50 caliber during the last century the herds however have rebounded reclaiming parts of their original range and now for the first time Hunters are returning they were almost eliminated back in the 1800s when the gold miners went into California they actually paid people to go out and Hunt Tuli elk for the meat the market I was crime and they took the numbers down to almost nothing and there was a conservation group out there that were interested in saving them and they got some of the final numbers and put them into uh game reserves and brought the numbers back then started transplanting them to different locations and now we have a real sustainable herd out there and hunting plays an important part in controlling the numbers in the the various locations around around the state because the land will only support so many Gary set his sights on the carnaza ranch a 25,000 acre expanse covered by Wild Oats waving grass and weeds most of the land is in the conservation Reserve program allowing Wildlife to [Music] flourish Gary knew this would be a tough hunt in the California Sun the conditions would prove to be windy dust and dry and because the annual breeding season or rut had already passed calling in Bulls became nearly impossible we were really hoping because of this Open Country uh with bugling in that to be able to draw in a satellite bull or herd bull to within bow range we know it was you know was going to be difficult Alex was our Outfitter and the man who had coordinated putting these five ranches together roughly I believe 25,000 acres in the area there that he uh uh had under his control and the each land owner had a few permits and then he was in charge of booking these hunts and conducting them I had a good friend Joe Tien uh from trophy connection who was a real experienced elk Outfitter and Joe offered to go along with me and try to do the bugling and stuff so I could get set up and maybe stalk and move out in front of him while he bugled to because we knew of this openness it was going to be difficult I was going to have to use little drainage ditches and dry creek beds and stuff to sneak in Tuli elk are not alone in the dusty grassland it also provides home for Pronghorn anope as well as fox and [Music] coyotes by the second day Gary knew this was going to be tough temperatures soared past 100° and the out were unimpressed with a series of [Music] calls it left Gary with the challenge of stalking in on a group of impressive bowls but as you can see the carnaza provided very little cover to work with Gary found himself crawling working for what he could see was the trophy Tuli he’d come for [Music] like a typical bow hunter you reach into your bag of tricks and you look for all the experience you’ve had everything you can go on think how am I going to get close to animals that are out in the wind obviously wind is number one you’ve got to play that wind keep it in your favor had you used the rolling terrain made going on stalks a lot further you never could go line of sight to the item you had to go around use the Contour of the land and hope you keep that wind in your face all the time because when you feel it on the back of your neck it’s all [Music] over slowly ever so slowly Gary worked his way closer to the herd they were getting skittish so he Reed for a very long shot well I raised up and I hit my little Rangefinder and I got it and I says okay he’s in my range and I pulled the bow up and I got an arrow knocked and I’m going to raise up and when I look up they’re all standing up looking up the hill at me except for the one that I want to shoot he still laying down but he’s looking up there at me and it’s like all of a sudden you’re on stage age everybody’s looking at you and it it’s like you look around and uhoh they got me and out of the corner of my eye there’s another bull bigger than the one that I really want I that I never saw before well now I’m thinking should I go for him but I’m not sure what the yardage is to him and I know what it is to this one but you know it’s like that greed wants to come in there right I want it but that other side of me that that side that says no no do what you know you’ve got this guy pegged you know the distance don’t take a chance and so I continued on up it seemed like minutes but it was seconds and came into a shooting position brought down the pin and it was a downhill quite a steep downhill slope so I had to calculate between what that did was and what that Arrow was going to do Gary’s 80 lb hoight tenacity 2 proved to be the perfect bow it launched his eastn ACC 371 with a 125 grain Thunderhead cleanly through the California air it hit its Mark with perfection Nice Shot Gary Alex Gary knows he can place an arrow from from a great distance he knows because he spends long hours practicing it would have been a big mistak on my part even though if I’d have been lucky enough to got that other bull it would have been a mistake Alex cuz I would have done the wrong thing the right thing was to stay with the animal that I had wired that I had figured out knew the distance and that and wasn’t taking a chance I could have wounded that other bull maybe even missed him missing him was that’s one thing but a wounded bull would have taken off and it would have been an absolute challenge to have ever gotten out in that Open Country it would been the wrong thing to do the right thing is what we did and it paid off it was success [Music] [Music] Gary’s hunts from British Columbia to Utah to the California grasslands are ones that he’ll remember for the rest of his life but if you ask Gary if he had just one day left and could hunt just one more time if it all came down to just one more shot there’s no question where he’d be if I had one day left that’s all I’d go white tail hunting and I’d head for Texas the amazing breathtaking bucks of Texas just being able to watch white Tales of this magnitude would be enough for many for Gary it makes his heart pound his hands tremble it makes him remember why he is so in love with bow hunting and the outdoors Time After Time Gary has returned to the great state of Texas spend time with great guys like those with four arrows and it seems it only gets better every year I couldn’t believe the amount of deer the first time we went to four arrows that there was deer everywhere if you ever remember what it was like going with Mom or Dad into the candy shop and you’re going to get to have buy some candy one piece or two pieces that’s all mom’s going to but when you get in there your imagination goes crazy that you’re going to come out with a grocery sack full like Halloween time well that’s what going to the King Ranch is like [Music] Wayne and Jared peoples uh have a lease again on the King Ranch and it’s a bow hunting lease only and so you don’t have to worry about gun hunters in front of you or after you or anything it’s just bow Hunters all year long and it’s Unique in that we have a lot of deer per square mile or acre very high bucko ratio uh while you’re there you’re going to see some Neil Guy turkey pigs H Havalina uh so there’s a lot of other kinds of animals uh there to spice up your hunt Gary seems to enjoy stalking game more than anything else which is why four arrows is so exciting for him he can see the white tails right on his own level and suddenly he found himself on another stalk and like always his pulse races as he begins to focus on the shot he needs to take when you are able to penetrate inside his Circle his world that’s the first accomplishment and then when you get inside there and you see him your excitement will even go to a higher level and if that happens then you you start saying I’d like to get him I would really like to get him and that’s when things get wild that’s when you bow hunting 40 some years you start to forget about how to do things right you you have to go through the ABCs now remember anchor squeeze pick a spot stop shaking you have to do all those things or success will not be yours the King Ranch covers some 800,000 Acres the deer population and density is incredible but the ranch is also home to numerous other species including impressive numbers of Havalina well Havas are a fun little animal wonderful little creature uh you see them mainly maybe just before dusk or in first thing at dawn in the morning they’re out they travel in little packs boy they got some wonderful little teeth that get out here they Route Around they’re vegetarians mainly they have a very distinct odor to them you can smell when ones in the area very tough like a a pig is very tough like a pig so you want a very well-placed Arrow you want a good shot or don’t take it thanks Wayne yeah good shot he’s down boy he looks like a nice one yeah that was the biggest one let’s go take a look at him [Music] great boy look at that he’s an old man look I see yeah look at his is Bowers oh yeah he rob up 7 and a half 8 years [Music] old good one as good as a get rattling Texas Buck can be very exciting as Gary knows and it doesn’t take long before bucks begin coming in almost on a string [Music] and what’s really nice about Texas as Gary knows you can hunt different times of the year like December this hunt Gary finds himself on the trail of another very unique buck d [Music] [Music] [Music] that trophy is a trophy because some reason between your eye and your mind in your heart it it creates an excitement it creates a very special feeling that you suddenly you look at him and you respect them now a a young deer 2 three year-old could be a nice little six could be a nice little eight in that in that age you know it would he’s just perfect you like the looks of his face the eyes and everything it could be a little older deer with bigger horns obviously uh that excite you and then you begin to respect him because he’s made it this far he’s avoided the coyotes the Bobcats yeah hunters and everything [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] sh [Music] [Music] [Music] North America is where it’s all at in the fall I wouldn’t consider um going anywhere else this fall I’m really going to be here at home I’m going to hunt some of my very favorite species like white tail moose Brown Bear Mountain Caribou this is the place [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] Gary has one more special message to leave you with today so sit back for a moment and listen in my travels I really hope that my being there my making new friends and promoting bow hunting everywhere I go I try to get people interested in Bow Hunting uh many many times the second bow I have with me as my backup bow gets left with a guide an Outfitter somebody in the camp a cook somebody that shows a sincere interest in wanting to learn about the sport and I hope like Johnny apple seed went across our country planting apple trees that I’m planting the spirit of bow honey with people in my in my travels and with that also goes a message not just the killing of animals but the conservation of Wildlife and the uh image of what the Sportsman is all about how the Sportsman F fits in to a a conservation program a world conservation program not just a North America program this is very very important because Wildlife is a renewable resource and it must be managed so this is very important but there’s another aspect of it that’s even is equally important in this day and age we have the rights of hunting under attack by minority groups but they raise a lot of ruckus they get a lot of national press it seems like more than the pro hunting person does so we have a big job ahead of us Sportsman we’ve got to be ethical we got to have a good image we have to show how sport hunting fits into the conservation program and we have to remain pro-active now there’s only one organization far as I’m concerned that’s out in the lead and that’s Safari Club International yes they’re involved around the world but they’re really involved right here in North America big time they’re out on almost every state initiative that takes place whether it’s from Black Bear to Cougar Hunting uh to managing Grizzlies in British Columbia brown bears in Alaska uh mountain lion hunting all these are issues that have to be dealt with but they are pro hunting and pro hunting that takes place in Washington DC that takes place in the capital of all 50 states and Safari Club is there they’ve got more Wildlife biologists on staff I believe than any other organization they got lobbyist they’re working with Congress they’re headquartered in Tucson and they got an office in Washington DC right in the heart of where everything’s being done so if you’re interested at all then I encourage you to consider joining Safari Club International and better yet I encourage you to join a bow hunting chapter or any seci chapter that’s in your area bow hunters get ready for the best hunting video you will ever see the international ambassador of bow hunting Gary Bogner invites you to join him for heart pounding North American Adventure Begin by staring down at grizzly just a Stones throw away Gary goes armed only with his bow and his instincts watch in amazement as two giant bull Elks square off as Gary waits for the perfect shot the hunting gets tough when the Canadian weather turns a moose hunt into a grudge match with Mother Nature come along as Gary finds Caribou paradise and challenge North America’s crown jewel the white tail deer just one part of Passport to Adventure North America part one Gary’s passport series can also take you to the darkest corners of the Dark Continent as Gary takes some of the planet’s most dangerous game like a white rhal and the black death at k Buffalo
