I’m not an elk pro, and have only killed one with my bow. Here is my take:
A big herd of elk is always tough because lots of eyes and ears. A high cow to bull ratio makes things even tougher.
A cow call to a solitary bull is perfect, but the bull in your case would risk losing 25 cows just to try to add one to his harem. The risk/benefit is just not worth it to him.
From this perspective, bugling like a mature or submature bull and challenging him may get a quick and aggressive response from him.
Unfortunately he may also round up his harem and push them away from you.
As for setting up a decoy, again, if he were alone I would say give it a shot, but with 25 cows to look it over and stiffen up in response to seeing an odd new cow, I think it is more likely to fail than work.
Good luck!
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