I'm not a fan of an Army putting a bull to bed and claiming the bull, visiting camps to let others know that's THEIR Bull, taking 1000 yard shots with your Gunwerks product, etc. The whole Governor's tag scenario breeds this type of money hunt. I think those tags help the state in the long run but not enough to compromise any part of fair chase. I understand you had a tough situation on your hands and you made the best of a bad situation. I just came back from a 10 day archery bow hunt and brought a modest buck out in my pack. I have to believe that my hunt means more to me than that hunt meant to anyone who participated in the HUNT of that magnificent animal. Ryan is one of the hardest working outfitters and deserves to make a living from his efforts but I don't have to like that process. I respect you and like your channel a lot. I just found this episode tough to watch.

I am sorry that’s not hunting. I would rather work my ass off to get a bull then having that many people doing everything for me. Just because you have money does not make you hunter.

What irritates me about this is guys like this could never get a bull like this if they couldn’t pay for it. Sorry Trent. You deserved that bull as far as I’m concerned. Bring the hate

I thought that this was a hunting video. Hunting isn't walking up to where your guide spotted the animal, setting up your rifle and taking a shot. This is nothing more than a marksmanship exercise. When a gaggle of dudes can talk loudly without the animal hearing it's not a hunt. May as well go to the zoo.

Jed Larson should not even be able to guide in the state of Arizona after taking a client with an arizona tag on the san Carlos reservation to kill a bull

Wow! That was one of the hardest vids I have ever watched. There was nothing in there I would want to see again. In my mind Trent you and that bull were robbed. The story you told is absolutely unbelievable. As mentioned by others in these comments you sir are a better man than we. To have put in the work and be relegated to filmer/observer had to be tough on you. I will subscribe to your channel in hopes of one day bei g able to watch you take a bull better than that one. Wow! He certainly was a magnificent specimen. Good luck and good hunting to you sir.

Unfortunately this is where hunting is headed. Rich guys just put a bounty out for $10k to whichever outfitter finds a bull over 400" First one to show him the picture gets hired as the outfitter/guide service. Then he shows up the night before the hunt, goes to bed, shows up to pull a trigger and then flies back the next day. I don't begrudge guys for wanting to make money, but this was just sad to watch in my opinion. I get that he is a billionaire and can do pretty much whatever he wants, but his ONLY contribution to this hunt was his index finger muscle. I have been on guided elk hunts that were nothing like this so I can tell the difference...

All respect to rogue outdoors ,But this was just plain disgraceful, and this is coming from a 70 year old man who has killed over 35 elk. Everything in this hunt was wrong and done for the wrong reasons but what finally pushed me over the brink was how long the animal suffered and how long they sat their on their pompas asses while the bull lay their ungutted and no thought or word of how and what to do with the meat! this IMO is what TV hunting has done to hunting, archery included as well as muzzle loaders Hi tech and money GREED! people we have lost our way and when you do things like this just for the glory it is indeed a sad sad image that must come back to you when you look in the mirror!

Disgusting. Unethical outfitter behavior trying to bully everyone away from their target. Cant call this a hunt, he shot the animal from 1000 yards away, put no work into it except killing the bull. Trent definitely deserved the bull since he was putting in the work.

Just goes to show, anyone can press a trigger...a first time hunter who appreciates the outdoors, or a rich fat guy who can’t even walk to his own ‘trophy’! You can hear the disappointment in Trent’s voice. I’m with you bud! Sad day!!

This video is pitiful. Coming from someone who lives in Colorado and lives for elk hunting. “Don’t shoot, you might hit a horn”. This is the kind of thing that causes non-hunters to become anti-hunters.

the guy is obviously not a hunter just a rich shooter when he needs that many guys to hold his hand to get the job done

That's not a hunt at all. Some fat, unfit rich guy target shooting at a live animal. This is giving hunting a bad name. If I were you Trent I'd be real pissed about that guy taking that bull with all the recon work you put in. An army of 'support guys' That outfitter should be ashamed. That's not what hunting should be about. What really pissed me off is the fact he's so unfit he has to get to 'his' trophy on horse back. Takes the glory and then sits in the shade while everyone else does the work. What a disgrace to hunting and disrespectful to a beautiful bulk elk.

Don’t shoot him cause we don’t want you to hit his antlers? You kidding me? No wonder anti hunters hate us hunters.

What a bummer! I always like seeing the updates you post on that bull. I’ve only heard about these guys through the Arizona hunting groups talking about them but I’m glad you made the best out of your situation.

Watched this when you first uploaded and rewatching 2 years later .. And I gotta say much Respect to you for the way you handle the situation with A3

Damn Trent........ I'm sure that was hard as F. Mad props Bro for taking the high road. There is always rumors of big guides doing that kind of shit but good job of keeping a level head. Congrats on being a part of something special! What a freaking giant. And you've got the best video content out there!! Congrats again.

I know you have heard this multiple times in the comments, but man this hurts to watch... the hardwork you put in, the fact that you had opportunities coming up this very year to potentially chase this bull is heartbreaking. Big game hunting is turning in to killing for sport. Change is tough. It pulls at everything we’ve known for so long. Hunting with friends and family is what is still pure and what draws people to hunting. 25-30 people on this hunt was a sad sight. Everything was about score and recognition. Not about the excitement of the hunt and the pure joy of being in the outdoors. Great video and man it just hurt to think about what you were going through watching this all play out.

I realize many people didn’t watch to the end. @ 27 min it becomes a little more tolerable. Thankfully JJ does do a lot for hunting and conservation and he admits that he isn’t a hunter. For those who hated this video check out what he says at 27 min mark. With that said it’s still a bummer. Glad you shared this with us. Such is life.

It honestly makes me sick we got people like this that honestly care more about the rack then making a quick follow up shot to put the bull down . Then you got a outfitter that robs this hunter of all the hard work he put in all season. Absolutely disgusting behavior by so called hunters, no ethics what so ever. Sorry man you had to go through that.

Trent you are always welcome at my fire. You are a stand up man. big props to you.

That must’ve been hard to do. I could never see myself doing what you did there, but hats off to you Trent. I’m sure it’ll come back around for you in a great way!

You were the bigger man in this ugly situation. It’s honestly inspiring to me, and I’m sure many others. Good luck this season, good karma comes back around 10 fold 🔥

Trent, I just feel so bad for you, big money took your chances of harvesting this bull. Your a real stand up guy for taking the stand that you did. I’m sure it was awful hard but probably the right call. Enjoyed this video only from your standpoint and effort !!! Trent Morgan, Wyoming Hunter

thats about as far from hunting as Ive ever seen, what a disgrace.

These big guide services watch channels like yours and take the information about large bulls and bucks. Not to far off from taking your sims card from your cameras. If you ever find another bull like this keep it to yourself and show us after you kill him.

Pathetic to say the least. Did nothing to earn that bull. Sad this is what hunting has turned into. All about money. Makes me sick.

It took some big guys being honest about how you thought of running the bull off and risking alot of hat comments toward you channel. I think that shows your a pretty honest dude! Guide's are defenetly just another challenge for us everyday hunters to get around to harvest that bull of a life time. I do think they should have paid you some money "Lord knows they made a chunk" I've been offered up to $10k before just to let them know the location (and assuming they harvest the animal). I turned them down just cause I don't agree with the people that are not true hunters and hire guides. But I also know we have to put up with them so why fight it. Sounds like you knew they had you painted into a corner....... and better to make new friend's. The enemy thing never works out.

the real trophy in this story is you brother and your attitude

Staying humble letting these ritch fellas hunt your bull, you get your blessings soon 👍

I had to watch this twice to see if I actually saw what I saw. You good sir are a man's man for your integrity grace and constraint. The universe will reciprocate you 1000 fold. 👍🏽🙏🏾

You are a Class Act, Trent. Thanks for sharing that footage with us.

Awesome video- you are good man for getting the footage! People need to see your channel and this amazing bull.

Not a fan. Hunting has gone the wrong direction. Too many are about horns..horns..horns... We really need to get away from the trail cams and 1000 yards shots and just get back to the basics.

Trent, From one hunter to another I want to thank you. Thank you for reminding us all what true hunting ethics are and to all the negative commentators you all need to read this. You could have blown him out and you didn’t. There was a time where sportsmen were for each other. You had every reason to do the exact opposite of what you did. JJ may not be deserving of a bull like that but none of that matters. He was the hunter that day, not you or anyone else and you did the right thing as painful as it probably was to watch it all play out, you shouldn’t have any regrets over this bull.This should serve as a reminder to all hunters that there is such a thing as hunter etiquette. Many have let their own selfishness corrupt the spirit of hunting. We all get frustrated when someone beats us to a spot, gets an animal we’ve been after or “ruins” a hunt for us but we have to remember they are out there for the same reason we are. In many ways it seems it has gotten worse every year, the intentional things people do now a days that hinder other hunters is sickening. When we are in the elk woods we should be supporting each other the same as you should in all aspects of life. It feels like we are on the verge of losing that unity in society. From one big time die hard elk hunter to another I have to say to you THAT SUCKS!!! but hold your head high, keep the wind in your face and continue to remind us and pass on to hunters what it means to be sportsmen and not be selfish. Good on you. Glad you are getting the replicas, I feel like you deserve an award for doing what you did but you and I both know the reward is being able to be there and hunt. That is a dream bull, you may not get a chance like that again but you never know! Best of luck on the upcoming hunts!! Bulls don’t get that big for a reason. There’s a good chance you may never have seen him again and you made the right call! I happen to run across this video, about to check out what rogue outdoorsman is all about and become one your top fans. Have elk hunted in ID, CO, MT and OR, Would love to start putting in for AZ and NM and explore some of that country. Maybe one day. Happy hunting!

Trent I feel for you partner. Your day will come for your good deeds. Thanks for sharing and keep the great shed hunting videos coming. 👍💪🇱🇷

960 yards is not hunting....that's target shooting.

I felt for you the whole time through this video! I see where you were coming from that you couldn't just keep pushing the bull. Good on you for taking the route you did, but it was hard for me to watch and I didn't have any skin in the game. I was actually surprised to hear him say he was as gracious as he was for everyone involved in the hunt, but I'll never understand why anyone would want to hunt like that. I could be making millions of dollars a year and I'd still want to be doing it DIY smack dap in the middle of the rut. Making mistakes and having close calls and enjoying every second of it!

I was impressed that the shooter gave all the credit to the hunters, the outdoorsman that make it possible for people Like JJ to even get outdoors at all. It was obvious that he wasn't physically capable of killing anything in that terrain without a lot of help. Of course he spent a lot of money to get that opportunity. I saw well over a dozen people that benefited from that money. Its what they do to feed their families and clients with deep pockets make that possible. Trent I think you got the best of it. You hunted that bull down, you have all the great trail cam footage, you walked and climbed all the miles they didn't to make that harvest possible. I know the replica set you get isn't the same as the God grown bone, but you should feel a lot of pride every time you look at them. Your attitude and willingness to assist in that harvest was as impressive as that bull. Great episode!

IMO, reading the comments thus far is more "enthralling" than the actual video footage, and I'm truly thankful the hunt got videotaped by RO. Otherwise, we wouldn't have anything to comment about, negative or positive, would we? Thanks, RO. Takes a "BIG" person to do what you did. MANY people will watch this video as the years go by. They will live and die ... NEVER having the opportunity to go on an elk hunt. Capturing ANY elk hunt on film is priceless for folks such as this. So ... keep the cameras rolling guys! If some sort of disease such as Covid should decimate the elk population, video's like this will be the treasure of MANY young boy's hearts' as the years pass.

Shout out to you for being the bigger man on that mountain. You deserved that bull. That bull should of been taking by a true hunter. I’m a subscriber now...

This mindset is disgustingly sad. They worship Jimmy because he has a B next to his name. I’m never eating at jimmy johns again, unless I’m hungry.

Well, after watching the whole thing, it wasn't as bad as I was expecting. Not everyone hunts for the same reasons I do, not my place to judge someone who only hunts for antlers, and pays big money to do it. Props to you for taking the high road.

Also, glad you took the high road. That video is priceless. Definitely made the most of your opportunity!

Trent you are a good man! I can't wait to meet you on the mountain.

How many guys does it take to get ol Jimmy out of the saddle! And my god, good thing he brought that bullet belt! This is unreal. So glad you filmed all of that. It’s good for all the DIY guys to see.

I hate it for ya Trent!!! I will not watch such a great animal taken this way. Absolutely robbed of its greatness.

Frankly, Trent, you are a stronger man than me! I remeber as a teenager, hunting Elk with my dad, archery only in Washington state . Hours of hiking, glassing, just trying to find meat for the freezer. I guess the things that stick in my craw about this video are: it pisses me off that the rules apply to every ethical and conscientious sportsman, but the ultra rich can buy their way around the rules. And secondly, no one mentioned made the introduction of 'JJ' to Trent as 'here is the hardest working hunter we know and the guy we stole this bull from for you, JJ' .

He's so much bigger than I imagined once you can compare him to people around. Probably not a fair situation but it's all about the money. Props finding him, just goes to show how much work you put in the mountains, not tooting horns but it's impressive, family job and all. Best of luck with the hunts I think you will get a good one.

Never ever tell anyone where or when you find big bulls or bucks alive , dead, or just plain sheds. They always talk and then all plans are messed up . If you ask me there should be no such thing as a guide service.

Good display of sportsmanship. You're an honorable man. Thanks for the video.

It's a great bull, so I value the animal for what he is. The situation he was taken in is not what most hunters prefer but its what money buys now days. Good for you guys to have located the bull and have a plan but sometime things do not go a planned. To me something that is worked for is more satisfying than something that is "bought" but JJ seemed to understand what he did...no problems here.

Man, the sour taste of the situation had to be something fierce. Glad you took the higher road. Sucks though! You had enough history with that bull that I sure wanted to see it on your wall! Might I add, 18:53 reminded me of O.J. Trying on his glove. 😂

Well Trent I don't think I could fit your character and integrity into the bed of my truck and applaud your resolve to document this.

great bull, i'm sure the tips were great for such a great bull. JJ is a stand-up guy!

You are far more gracious than I would have been. Beautiful animal and should have gone to the real hunter. May you be blessed for your graciousness.

What a joke, party hunting. If the shooter was a true hunter and had a love of the animal he wouldn't have 20 plus people. The Guide Service is a JOKE. Go spend your money on a high fence bull. Trent, I would have told them to ALL go pound sand. Absolutely no respect for the animal, so much for "ETHICAL" hunting

Ton's of Respect for you on having such a big heart. I couldn't have done that. Plus that's not hunting! Shitload of guys watching this bull for someone who's not a real hunter. All of your hardwork on finding and tracking this bull goes out the window for someone who has money. That's Bullshit! I want to say more, but this shows everyone on youtube land what type of person and hunter you are. Respect for you. Good luck this season. Happy Hunting!

I couldn't watch the whole video because the longer I watched the more angry I became. I was taught that you respect the game you harvest and this circus shows no respect at all for the animal.

A great example of why "it is what it is" becomes such a big part of all our vocabularies as hunters lol.

everythings thats wrong with hunting just happened here! big $$$ buys a tag buys a guide service then politely tells ya to not hunt it. your a better guy than I am.... id make JJ have to chase this guy all over arizona!

Trent you a class act. A true Giant bull but not a big fan of how the bull was shot. watching this video just made me sit here and think what the hell you were thinking the whole time filming this. I'm thinking Trent Probably wants to throat punch a few of them if not all 50 of them on that mountain. Jed Larsen/A3, Ryan/DC are shady most everyone in the hunting community knows this. That is one magnificent bull it was cool that you had a lot of good footage him. Best of luck to your good friends bow tags and your wife's hunt. Look forward to watching the videos on those three. I'm an OG to this channel and I will always stay loyal to this channel cuz you keep shit real. You do thing the right way. God bless!!

Awesome bull. Best part is your hunter ethics of letting A3 take it. Yours will come guaranteed.

Jersey Mike’s and Subway for life after viewing this Circus

Pretty sad the guy can’t even go recover the animal. Doesn’t need to be shootin anything if ya ask me

"Im not a hunter, I just made a lot of dough" and "thanks for sitting with this bull for 15 days before I got here." I think that sums up this video. Guy showed up, stroked a check, and pulled a trigger from 1,000 yards. I bet he's going to tell the campfire story to his friends about the time he took a world class bull on public land and the hard work he put in. He should've left this bull for a real hunter that puts in the work and took his checkbook to a high fence place to spend his money.

Much respect Trent, good luck on the late hunt.

Damn man class act! The Lord will bless you for that! Keep your head up! Hate it for you!

Different perspective to see and hear your side of the hunt. 👍🏽. I hope JJ compensated the extra 15+ of them for the help and you. Replicas are great but without you and your previous trail cam video of him, they would’ve never known that bull was in that unit IMO. Appreciate your channel, keep it rolling. 🤙🏽

That was an elk shooting, not an elk hunt. That bull and all game we hunters pursue, deserve better.

Hey. Congratulations. True sportsman you are. I am sure you will be rewarded for your generosity someday if you haven't been already. Awsome great video.

Your a top notch guy mate. Your father raised a good man. I would have left before the “big man” himself shown up to collect his trophy.

Trent, you may never see this comment but I have to say. You deserve that bull. We all feel that way.. you are a hunter. They are not. Unethical, you can see that bull suffer. “Don’t shoot don’t risk hitting the antler” while that bull is suffering from not enough energy from the bullet at that range to be ethical. God will bless you for being professional about this shitty situation. Hope your hunts go well. You earned a subscriber.

Better man than most. To have history with a bull anywhere close to that caliber and have to stand by as someone who bought their hunt I don’t think I could’ve let it go down the way it did. True sportsman don’t hunt with an army they get it done by earning it

Impressed with your humbleness during this. Subscribed!

Congrats to all involved...one hell of a bull

This is so sad it just shows that if you have money you can get whatever you want. You put in the time, effort, and work on that bull all on your own... I wish I could have seen you take him home with you!

Man, props to you man . I don't know what I would have done in that situation . It must have sucked to be there watching some one else potentially take your bull.

Hats off to YOU for taking Your time and expertece to find such a noble bull.

Trent, this is without a doubt, good for your channel. I appreciate your passion for the outdoors. Keep gettin' after it and it will be even more rewarding when you guys put a big one down. Money can't buy that! I wanted to hate ol' JJ but you could tell he appreciated all the work that went into getting the bull, even if it took 30 people.

"I'm not a hunter, I just go with great hunters." - JJ This kind of money must be nice but I think he is really missing the purpose of hunting.

That guy knew how meaningless it was after the kill. Like hiring someone to be your friend. You could see it in his eyes. He'll have the head mounted on the wall, and whenever someone marvels at it, he'll remember that time he hired six hunting buddies to do everything but pull the trigger. Maybe he'll try to hang out with them occasionally, and they'll pretend he's one of them for while, because it might lead to more money.

Hat off to you for your positive attitude and sorry you and yours didn't get the bull you deserve!

Well buddy glad your getting something out of it ..Man what a bull ...and what a killer pack out...but you know them ROGUE BULLS LIVE IN SOME ROGUE IT OUTDOORS 👍 ROGUEBULL , WELL like I always say, you and your family stay safe and keep them videos coming 🦌🌲🐟

Man I'm really trying to see both sides of this but it's so hard. I understand the money that comes from that tag does great things for conservation but is it worth it? Hell even if you make the tag valid for the entire season and for any zone but limit it the actual open season and weapon open at the time would make more sense all while still raising a lot of money. I understand the position you were in, definitely a no win situation. Either mess up the hunt, make life long enemies all for nothing when they harvest the bull a week later or watch a once in a lifetime bull be taken out from under you. Props to you for keeping your cool and being level headed.

As a archery hunter for 25 years. This is not hunting. This is disgusting and very sad. This is why honest hunters get the bad name. SICKENING!!

All you guys hating... this is what they do, and JJ choked up talking about how appreciative he was for those guys being great. So I'm not a guided hunter or pay for that, but this is a great industry of amazing people making these things happen.

Couple more Sammiches and JJ would have broke that Mules back. Unbelievable! Hope you score on a giant of all giants one day

He doesn't deserve that bull. The fact that he couldn't even get to the bull without a mule just proves the point. He never put in the hard work to deserve something so extraordinary. He was just told where to aim and when to pull the trigger. Such a shame...

Good video, bummer you and your wife didn't get a chance to go after that bull. I guess atleast you got to be a part of it. Sad that rich people that aren't even hunters and outdoorsman get to be the ones to take animals like that when guys like you are out putting in all the work to maybe get an opportunity. Good luck on your season and keep the videos coming.

Had to share this!! It sucks you didn’t get a chance at that bull. But what an opportunity to be apart of it! Awesome video loved it!

Jimmy made good on a free set of replica antlers...and his gratitude and thankfulness was not fake...probably took some of the sting out of losing a shot at that bull...great video...incredible bull.

Wow, so many thoughts. It’s cool that since you set your pride aside you were able to be a part of this. It was great to see JJ so humble and acknowledging of the hunters who helped him. Your obviously a great hunter and have more monsters coming in your future.

Great video Trent, I wish you had a chance to harvest that trophy bull. I'm sure those Governor Tags aren't beneficiating their original intended purpose with all the burocracy similar to State Lotteries. I know some States have lottery drawings for some Governor tags. It would be nice if all the Governor tags were lottery with a small non refundable fee to enter so it wouldn't be all about big money. They still could raise the same amount of money if a large number of hunters entered👍🏻

Tough situation to be put in and you handled it with class. Mr JJ put a lot of money into conservation and the local economy with this tag and hunt. It’s something he obviously has a passion for. A shot like that is no easy task and he smoked it regardless of the stalk. His speech at the end is very genuine and he sees the hunt for what it is, thanking the “real hunters” and everyone that made it all happen. I will support the mans business with good conscious, knowing he’s supports what I love doing. Hopefully your good sportsmanship and Karma gets you a crack at the other bull!

Goes to show you what lots of money and a big name can do. You do all the work, someone else walks in and claims the prize. You are a better man than me Trent. Had this happened to me I'm pretty sure it would have been a different outcome all the way around.

This makes me sad. It’s just like the people who shoot whitetail in high fence and call it a trophy I live in CO and have elk hunted 4 seasons with nothing to show and worked my ass off at that. 12-20 miles a day. This guy didn’t deserve this bull you absolutely did. Shake it off you will get a bigger one his kids are out there somewhere.

Thanks for sharing the story of how this hunt went down. It's rare we get to hear the details on these auction bulls. Good luck this fall, you deserve it!

Great bull guys congrats.

Much respect for letting the take the bull. Hopefully you will get one bigger soon!