"That just goes against my ideals of fair chase. I feel if the hunter can't reproduce a call sound from his own physical effort using the conventional calls already on the market then the hunter looses and the elk wins.
An electronic call is an unfair and unnecessary advantage to the hunter when not predator hunting. If I was an AZ resident I would do my best to get the use of an electronic call devise prohibited for elk."
I'm not trying to pile on, but....
When I started elk hunting, the old flute style call was state of the art. It gave probably 3 tones, and was hideous sounding. Everyone knew it was not a bull elk. Except for the bull elk of course. The thing worked!
As time passed, the calls became increasingly sophisticated and easier to use. They also sounded much better, therefore were more effective. Some of the new calls are easily mastered, and sound just like an elk.
I know guys that only use a reed call, and some do not use even that. Only their own voice aided by some sort of tube for resonance (as simple as an empty paper towel roll). These same guys could argue that the technology you can purchase, unwrap and simply blow into is an unfair advantage. But that seems kind of silly.
Personally I am in the latter camp. It just seems more rewarding. However I would not deny another new technology to accomplish the same thing (that argument has no end). I also would not consider it "unfair" chase.