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“Anyone’s Hunt: Colorado Elk” With Steven Drake

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October 6, 2021

Our latest installment in the “Anyone’s Hunt” series follows professional hunting photographer and onX Ambassador Steven Drake as he heads into the Colorado mountains with his friends Jordan Gill, Connor Gabbott, and Nick Marchinado, armed with an over-the-counter rifle elk tag. Watch this three-part series to see the team’s experience on this Colorado hunt.

A man walks through snowy sagebrush. A video player button and "Ep. 1 Anyone's Hunt Colorado Elk" overlays the image.

Episode 1: Watch onX’s latest series: “Anyone’s Hunt: Colorado Elk.” In Episode 1, the team is prepping for their upcoming rifle elk hunt in Colorado. It’s time to load up the trucks and head south.

Three backcountry hunters stand in a line facing out into the vast wilderness. A video player button and "Ep. 2 Anyone's Hunt Colorado Elk" overlays the image.

Episode 2: Episode 2 finds Steven Drake, Jordan Gill, Connor Gabbott, and Nick Marchinado white-knuckling their way from Montana to Colorado. Nothing good comes easy, and the team is putting in the effort before they even set foot in Colorado.

Two bull elk feed in a meadow. The elk on the right turns his head to look at the camera. A video player button and "Ep. 3 Anyone's Hunt Colorado Elk" overlays the image.

Episode 3: In Episode 3, the team is doing what they came here to do, despite miserably cold weather. -20F degrees won’t keep them away from the mountains and the bull elk that reside there. See if it all comes together.

Jess McGlothlin

Before coming to onX, Jess McGlothlin worked as a freelance photographer and writer in the fly-fishing and outdoor industries. While on assignment in the past few years she’s learned how to throw spears at coconuts in French Polynesia, dodge saltwater crocodiles in Cuba, stand-up paddleboard down Peruvian Amazon tributaries, and eat all manner of unidentifiable food.
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