EP 210: Epic Hunt Giveaway Winners Announced

We were just wondering if you've ever hunted a grizzly before. Are you kidding me? All these years of putting in finally paid off. Buddy, we drew your name. No, you didn't. Yeah, we did. What? Anything to do with Western big game.

Welcome to the Epic Outdoors podcast, powered by Under Armour. Hey, everybody. Jason Carter and the Epic Outdoors crew sitting right here in the same room, not social distancing. Today.

But anyway, this is our summer membership drive. We ran the draws, and we've got a list of winners we're going to call. So anyway, kind of fired up. Pretty exciting. This is what everybody's been waiting for. We do this twice a year. It's really fun. I mean, it's around $150,000 worth of hunts. So hunts of a lifetime. We get the best of the best. So these guys are the lucky winners. I think we spent a little bit more this year, John. Desert Sheep Mexico wasn't cheap. So anyway, we're super excited. So let's give the optics winner a call, Ian Dudley, to see if he answers the phone.

Hello? Hey, is this Ian? It is. Ian, Jason Carter and the Epic Outdoors crew here in Southern Utah. How are you? I'm good. Good. Hey, Ian. Well, we just did our drawing for our summer membership giveaway, and you won our optics package. $13,500 worth of optics. Wow.

I don't know if you remember what's in it. Devin, go ahead. Tell him what's in there. Yeah, we got it. It's a seven-piece. You got a Swarovski 95 spotting scope with two eyepieces. You got the BTX and an ATX or STX. You'll have to let us know. Yeah, best of the best on that. But yeah, like a 10x42, 3200.com, rangefinding binoculars. Those are awesome. State of the art. Bluetooth to your phone, Vortex Razor, UHD, 18 binoculars. Put those on a tripod, which you got, carbon two tripod. In this package. In the package. And then for your rifle, you got a new Zeiss Conquest V4, 6-24x50. So you're set. Man, I am. Pretty awesome. They couldn't get much better, I don't think. No. No, but we'll be, we've got them all stored and set aside. We'll be shipping those out to you. All right. Appreciate it, guys. I was about to disregard your phone number, and I didn't remember.

I did enter that when I saw the U-Call. And so I said, I better answer it. Yeah, that was a good day to answer it. It's not about your car warranty today. Yeah. Do you do extended warranties for your vehicles?

I'm sure somebody in Utah could service you. Probably so. All right, guys. Have a great day. All right. Thank you, guys. We'll be in touch via email. All right. Appreciate you. All right. You bet. All right.

All right. This is the day to answer our call. You get a 435.

Okay. Hello? Hey, is this Anthony? This is. Anthony, Jason Carter, and the Epic Outdoors crew here in southern Utah. How are you? I'm doing well. How are you, Jason? Doing good. Doing good. Hey, Anthony. Anthony, the reason that we're calling you is to let you know that you are the winner of our Sonora, Mexico coos deer hunt this year. No way. I guess actually next year. January 3 through 9 with Cuco. No, we're serious. Oh, wow. Totally serious. That's unbelievable. Wow. Outfitter we've worked with for a long time. He's specializing in killing trophy coos deer. Has taken bucks up to 120 inches. Oh, he's taken bigger than that. Even our last winner took 120 inches. So, we're expecting a little more out of that. Oh, some toads. Oh, man. Wow, boys. You guys just made my year. That's unreal. Yeah, it's pretty awesome. Well, congratulations.

Just wanted to let you know we'll be in touch via email, and we'll go from there. Yes. I can't thank you guys enough. I really appreciate everything you guys do. You bet. We appreciate your support as well. Thank you. Yeah, thank you. Right on. Have a good day, fellas. Thank you again. We'll be in touch. All right. Bye. Bye.

Hello. Brent. Hey, it's Jason Carter and the Epic Outdoors crew here in Southern Utah. How are you? Good. How are you? Doing good. What's going on there in California today? Hang on just a second. I'm going to switch. This is what I do to telemarketers. Yeah. I say, hey, hold on. I'll talk to you in a minute. I just set them down. They hang up faster a little bit. You're kind of a jerk.

People are working, John. Those people are scamming. They're working. Maybe he's got to go outside the workplace to switch. Maybe. Maybe. Bluetooth or something. Yeah.

Not regular telemarketers. You know, the bad ones. The ones that are just trying to feed their families, John. I'm feeling really guilty. Not a robot recording. I'm such a bad person. I used to do that. I used to do that in college. Hung up on us. That's all right. We'd go to the alternate. I think it was rude. Okay.

You got me now? All right. We got you. Yeah. So, anyway, we just have some good news for you. Rante, you just won a six-day Utah mountain lion hunt with Meekam Outfitters. How does that sound? Cool. Cool. Yeah, you're going to love that hunt. It's a great hunt. Hunter and McLean will take good care of you. You'll spend some time in some of the best country there is chasing lions. So, pretty awesome. Great. It'll be this winter, you know, either December or just right into the first part of 2022. So, anyway, you guys can work that out. We'll be in touch via email. Give you all the details. Okay. Congratulations. We'll be in touch via email. And we'll get you all the details here in the next three or four days. So, anyway, we just want to let you know you won. And we're excited for you. We appreciate your support here at Epic Outdoors. I'm, hey, thank you.

I'm amazed that I've even won because I never win.

Brent, I don't care what anybody says. You're a winner. I got, hey, I got the biggest L on my forehead you've ever seen. Not today. We erased that for you. So, anyway, hey, thank you. You're welcome. Thank you. Okay. All right. Bye. Bye. That was a good time. Yeah, that was a good time.

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Hello? Bryce? Yes? Jason Carter and the Epic Outdoors crew. How are you? Good, how are you? Good, man. Good. I was just, we were just wondering if you've ever hunted a grizzly before.

No. Are you kidding me? No, man. You won it. Holy cow. Yeah. Yeah. With Kronberger. All these years of putting in finally paid off. Yeah, you got it, buddy. Yep. Wow. Super lucky. 14-day Alaska hunt with Freelance Outdoor Adventures. It'll be June 1st to the 15th next year, 2022. Just an incredible hunt. Of course, you know that. And we've sent a lot of people to him. And one of the best up there. He's one of the best. So. Awesome. Pretty awesome. Holy cow. Yeah. That's the best news I've heard today. It's been a long time. It's been a pretty good day. We'll see how it finishes. Dang good day. Wow.

Awesome. We sure appreciate your support here at Epic, man. So. Well. I've been putting in for those drawings for quite a few years. Finally paid off. I'm excited. Yeah. Cool. All right. Well, we appreciate it. Thanks, guys. We'll be in touch on email and give you all the particulars in writing. Okay? Awesome. Thank you. Thank you. Okay. You bet. Thank you. Have a good day. All right. Okay. Bye. Bye.

Hey. What's going on? Hey. What do you know? I wish I knew. I wish I knew when the rain was coming.

Hey. Hey. We've got the whole crew here. Epic Outdoors crew. Just letting you know that we just ran the draw for the hunts. Oh, man. Are you saying I got lucky? That's all we got for you. We just wanted to let you know that we ran the draw. You guys are messing with me right now. Well, you're one of the few guys that would take it in stride.

Makes for a better podcast. Have a good one. You drew that 231 deer tag, the bonus ticket item. Oh, my gosh, man. Yeah. It's perfect. Now I got to figure out all the cool spots. Oh, yeah. You know those. You got to go make good on the ones you messed up last year. You ain't kidding. You ain't kidding. Good stuff, man. Good stuff. Well, congratulations. You are the winner. Thank you, guys. That's awesome. Yeah. We've got the tag here in the office. I'll get with you, and we'll get that sent out. All right, man. I appreciate it. Thanks, guys. All right. We appreciate all the support, buddy. You guys are awesome. Yep. Talk to you later. See you, bye.

This is Ryan. Ryan, hey, Jason Carter and the Epic Outdoors crew here in Southern Utah. How are you? Good. How are you? Good. Good. Hey, I was just wondering, like, have you ever killed a desert sheep?

No. Do you want to?

That's a trick question. Buddy, we drew your name. No, you didn't. Yeah, we did. Yep, we did. You're the winner. What? Yeah, you're the winner for this desert sheep hunt with Roberto Noriega, a really good friend of mine. He introduced me to Mexico 20 years ago. Yeah, it's probably been 20 years. Dude, that's insane. Anyway. I'm at a loss for words. Yeah. Do you want to go, or do you want to pass? We do have an alternate if you want to pass. You're not passing, buddy. I will make it happen one way or another. Yeah, this will be. So it's December 1st, December 1st to the 10th. I mean, if you didn't want to be first or that timing didn't work out, I'm sure he'd work with you. But it's designed that you're the first hunter to come in. So. Okay. All right. Is that 2021? 2021. Okay. Yep. Yep. All right. Fully paid for. I mean, you're going to have to get down there. But. Yep.

Other than that, gun permits and everything will be taken care of. Super good guy. And he's been smoking some giants. You know, high 70s, 180 type sheep. Just incredible sheep. You know, been to the ranch. Adam's hunted his place, you know, for deer and seen the sheep. And it's just all very legit, very high quality trophy. Great outfit. Great guy. Super safe. Wow. Everything you'd want a sheep hunt. So anyway, we're excited for you. That's crazy. Yeah. Thanks. I'm excited. All right. Well, we appreciate your support here at Epic. Yeah. Thank you guys so much. That's amazing. You bet. I'll be in. We'll be in touch via email and give you all the details. Okay. Awesome. That's great. Thank you guys. All right. Appreciate all you do. Thank you. Thank you. Bye bye. Bye. Bye. Bye. Bye.

This is Sean. Sean. Hey, Jason Carter and the Epic Outdoors crew here in Southern Utah. How are you? Hi there. Good, good. Good. Hey, Sean. We were just wondering if you like hunting deer in Colorado. Are you serious? You won, buddy. You won. Oh my God. I just won a muzzleloader Southwest Desert elk hunt this year. I just won that. What? You did? How did you win that? Put in. I put in. I moved out to Ohio from Arizona because my girlfriend's going to school out here and thought my Western hunting was over, but I keep winning. Wow. Good for you. That's so lucky. So it's unit 68 with Clay Hill and it's a seven day hunt in 2022. So you've got that booked November 12th through the 18th. It's a phenomenal hunt. I've hunted it. Jason's hunted it. It's Chris has hunted it. Chris has hunted it. Killed it 200 inch here there. I mean, it's Josh. You've been there. Amazing. Incredible. Oh my God.

Wow. Includes the landowner tag and the guide fee, everything. So anyway, we'll be in touch with all the details. So anyway, you got Southwest Desert this year? Yeah. Yeah. I booked with Pine Creek Outfitters, Trevor Hunt. Nice. Nice. Yeah. But yeah. Well, you've got a hunt this year and you got one next year. So 2022, you'll be back out and out West. So don't feel too bad about being in Ohio yet. Okay. I don't. I'm feeling pretty good. All right. Thank you so much. Well, we appreciate your support. Thank you so much. You bet. Bye. Bye. Yeah. He's starting to cry. Yeah. He just didn't know what to say. That's fun. That's awesome. I guess these days, whether you win something or draw something, it's considered a win. Yeah. Just a win. You got the help. Hello. Hey, is this Dustin? It is. Dustin, Jason Carter, and the Epic Outdoors crew here in Southern Utah. How are you? Good. Good.

How are you doing? Good. Hey, you ever hunted elk in Nevada yet? I put in for him. Well, you're going this year. Am I? Yeah. Yeah. We drew your name, buddy. You've got to be shitting me. No. No. Yeah. Oh, yes. Yeah. Let it sink in. So, yeah, it's a six-day elk hunt with our good buddy, Hobie Gardner up there, Deadline Outfitters. Hold on one second. I got my part. Tell me that again. You want a six-day elk hunt with Deadline Outfitters, Hobie Gardner up there, Northern Nevada. Including the landowner tag in 076-081. You've got to be kidding me.

Yeah. And the other thing with those Nevada tags, you can choose your season, archery or muzzle litter or rifle. Yeah. You get to choose. And we've left it open with Hobie, so you get to choose. Whatever season you want, you can work it out with him. We gave this hunt away last year, too. And the guy killed a phenomenal bull with Hobie. Killed like a .370 bull with Hobie. Saw hundreds of bulls. Didn't he say daily, John? Yeah. He just said it was incredible. Which season did he hunt? Late rifle. Rifle. Looks like a late bull. Yeah. There's some snow on the ground there. Yeah. Rifle. So, anyway. You got me. Pretty awesome.

That's awesome. $17,000 hunt. Yeah. Yes. Well, we appreciate your support, man. I appreciate it. That's awesome. How do I get together with him? What do I need to do? We'll drop you both an email and give you all the details, and then you can kind of take it from there, but it's fully paid for. Okay. Now, nobody's like pulling my leg on this one, right?

I wonder where that saying, pulling your leg, came from. Yeah, I don't know. I don't know. It's a dumpster. Yeah. No, we don't pull legs around here. No. If I have to call and tell my girl that I want to hunt and it's not really a thing, I'm going to be in trouble. And if you're in trouble, we're in trouble. So, no. This is legit. Guaranteed. Guaranteed. Wonderful. You are Dustin Brown, right? I am Dustin Brown. Okay. We have no problem. All right. Sounds good, buddy. Have a great day. Thank you. You betcha. Thank you. Talk to you later.

Well, it's pretty awesome to be able to give these kind of hunts away. We do it twice a year. It's a membership drive, and it helps us keep people talking about us and keep referring their friends and whatnot. It just keeps us going here at Epic Outdoors. So, we just want to say thanks to everybody out there that's supported us over the years. We appreciate it. It doesn't go unnoticed. We appreciate it. We're working our hardest to help you attain the hunts you want. So, anyway. Thanks. Anything else? Devin? That was fun. It's always fun. Yeah. With good news. Calling people with good news. Yeah. All right. Sounds good, everybody. We appreciate you. All right. If you did not win one of our hunts, there are still a few options out there. One of those being the Nevada Dream Tags. This year, they have six species available.

Desert Bighorn Sheep, California Bighorn Sheep, Elk, Deer, Antelope, and Black Bear. When you win a Dream Tag in Nevada, you get to hunt statewide for that species, but you must follow the season dates and legal weapon for that season. So, any open season, and you have to use the weapon that's open at that time period. There are a few exceptions for Desert Sheep and California Bighorn Sheep, but it's a great opportunity. All the proceeds from the Dream Tags are used for preservation protection management or restoration of game and wildlife habitat. Ticket sales close on June 30th, 2021 at 11.59 p.m. Pacific time. So, you do have a little bit of time left. Get in for those. They're only $5 per raffle ticket, and there is no limit on the number of tickets that you can buy. So, head over to nvdreamtag.org. That's nvdreamtag.org. And get in for the Nevada Dream Tags.