greendrakes
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Getting ready to help on a pahvant hunt and have been calling in some elk the last few evenings to stay up on my game. Don't worry I am on our private land where hunting is not allowed (I am not screwing up someone's archery hunt). With experiences over the last few years, I have come up with a few main strategies. Here they are;
1. Never blow a big bull bugle. Stick to smaller bull sounds.
2. If the herd bull has an organized herd then sneak in and surprise him as a smaller bull.
3. Waiting for the elk to come to you rarely works. 75 % of the time you have to at least meet them half way.
4. If there are multiple bulls close to each other, sneak in and get in on the action
5. Call less than you feel you should
6. Cow call much more often than you do bugle. Use the bugle sparingly
7. Noise (snapping branches, raking) apart from calls help the elk to think you are an elk
8. Watch for the silent elk that are coming towards you
9. Move when the bull is calling
10. Every situation is unique and requires a different strategy.
Kind of a mish-mash of random thoughts but does anyone else want to add something?
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1. Never blow a big bull bugle. Stick to smaller bull sounds.
2. If the herd bull has an organized herd then sneak in and surprise him as a smaller bull.
3. Waiting for the elk to come to you rarely works. 75 % of the time you have to at least meet them half way.
4. If there are multiple bulls close to each other, sneak in and get in on the action
5. Call less than you feel you should
6. Cow call much more often than you do bugle. Use the bugle sparingly
7. Noise (snapping branches, raking) apart from calls help the elk to think you are an elk
8. Watch for the silent elk that are coming towards you
9. Move when the bull is calling
10. Every situation is unique and requires a different strategy.
Kind of a mish-mash of random thoughts but does anyone else want to add something?
I