Thread: Elk tactics
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Old 07-21-2020, 07:22 AM
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Originally Posted by gobblerguy View Post
Some great information for the new elk hunter. My only piece of advice for early season success is to keep that bugle in your pack as much as you can. Get into your area and listen! Sit down and listen. If theres a bull/elk in the area, you will hear them. Then get as close as possible with wind/thermals perfect then soft cow/calf mew. You blow on that bugle and you put every bull in the area on guard! You will end up chasing the elk from behind all day. Most bulls when they hear that bugle start herding their cows in the opposite direction. Im not saying don’t use it but it’s a last resort when it’s been daylight for an hour or two and I haven’t heard anything. I way more prefer to bugle at night to locate.
My 2 cents.

I would agree to a point. Most guys start out with a lip bawl and think every Elk.in the woods will come looking for a fight. Learning how to be subtle with the bugle tube and playing off the elks emotion will lead to success.
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