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Offline norsepeak

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Re: Elk calling, bugling, etc?
« Reply #15 on: July 02, 2013, 08:47:18 PM »
We use Phelps calls at Rugged Class Outfitters and they work great.  :tup:

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Re: Elk calling, bugling, etc?
« Reply #16 on: July 03, 2013, 07:51:06 AM »
Looking at the Phelps calls, I have a question...

It was suggested that I learn to use an "External Cow Call."  On the Phelps website there doesn't appear to be much for descriptions and maybe there doesn't need to be but I'm unsure what constitutes a "Cow Call."  All of the external calls seemed to be called "Elk Calls." Are they all "Cow Calls?"  As an example, is this a Cow Call, Calf Call or Bull Elk Call?  http://phelpsgamecalls.com/products/elk/phelps-green-mountain-elk-call
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Re: Elk calling, bugling, etc?
« Reply #17 on: July 03, 2013, 08:07:25 AM »
Yes, its a wood barell with an open Mylar reed. Makes cow sounds only. Awesome call. Craftsmanship and sound are great. Phelps calls are very nice.

Edit. That call is a cow call. No bull sounds from that beauty. The rubber band is adjustable to vary the pitch so you can achieve calf sounds as well as cow. That is exactly the call you want.  :tup:
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Re: Elk calling, bugling, etc?
« Reply #18 on: July 03, 2013, 08:13:50 AM »
I will give shout out for Phelps game calls because he is to courteous to do himself. Check out his website, and buy locally made calls that work.
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Re: Elk calling, bugling, etc?
« Reply #19 on: July 03, 2013, 10:16:47 AM »
I love my Phelps cow call too !  :tup:

 No matter whether rifle, archery, or muzzy cow calls can work great .... note that 3/4's of the bulls will move away from bull calls, but not so with cow calls.

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Re: Elk calling, bugling, etc?
« Reply #20 on: July 05, 2013, 03:49:07 PM »
Before buying Bugling Bull Game Calls "Full of Bull" videos 1-4 I knew knothing about calling in elk. In volume 2 there is a sequence where Rocky Jacobsen runs through all the different sounds elk use in the woods. I would watch, replay, and practice this over and over. In the videos they also breakdown each hunt and suggest what could have been done differently. Two years ago in a prime unit my brother and I were able to call in 12 bulls to within 40 yards and also called in a couple cows away from some bulls. It was the coolest hunting experience I have ever had and I credit those videos to much of it. I am sure there are other great videos on calling out there but this is what I used and proved successful. No video can replace the experience and learning spent in the field but knowing how to make the right sounds is the best place to start. Just my two cents.

 


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