Ecaller + decoy for Elk this year?

[KFhunter]

I'm tempted - probably be solo'n this year.




anyone else?

[Wazukie]

I think E-callers are illegal for deer and elk aren't they 

[Bango skank]

Last couple years the regs pamphlet has only said illegal for deer and turkey.  No mention of elk anymore.

[Wazukie]

Last couple years the regs pamphlet has only said illegal for deer and turkey.  No mention of elk anymore.

Hmmm, interesting.

[WapitiTalk1]

I'd say "yes" to a decoy in certain situations but no to an electronic caller, even if they're legal.  Elkmountaingear's slip system is multi-purpose (camo slip and elk butt slip), and, the new Poison Arrow decoy cow face is in my quiver already.  Back to calling sir, a hunter needs to be ready to make the right sound at the right time to be an effective caller so I don't believe the electronic thing is the key to success during the rut... just my opinion. 

[KFhunter]

I'd say "yes" to a decoy in certain situations but no to an electronic caller, even if they're legal.  Elkmountaingear's slip system is multi-purpose (camo slip and elk butt slip), and, the new Poison Arrow decoy cow face is in my quiver already.  Back to calling sir, a hunter needs to be ready to make the right sound at the right time to be an effective caller so I don't believe the electronic thing is the key to success during the rut... just my opinion.

A guy could put dozens of calls on a FoxPro and cycle through calls pretty fast...I dunno


I got a few Elk calls on my FoxPro and they sound really good,  I actually practice with them before I go out - talking back and forth with my FoxPro.




I've never actually taken it out to the woods, but I could set it out there with a decoy and talk back and forth with it.   Cow to calf, cow to cow, bull to cow....  bull to bull.

I got a FoxPro CS24B and it'll make a bull scream that'll raise the hair on your neck




I can't do that without a partner who can call well.

[jackelope]

I'm with phantom16. I can't see you being able to change calls fast enough to fit the situation. I have a foxpro too and have never even thought about using it. I don't think there's too often you'd need to bugle when an elk is right in your face to the point that you couldn't do it yourself. Cow calls with a diaphragm call can be done at full draw, foxpro can not. 

[bobcat]

I would certainly try it. I would if I had a foxpro.

[billythekidrock]

I could see using the ecall in a situation where you have the call behind you or to the side just as if you had a calling partner.

I would use Audacity to create long loops of cow calls so I didn't have to fidget with the remote so much. Use the presets for specific elk sounds, let the long loop run, but turn the volume down when not needed.

Audacity tutorials http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,61908.0.html

[lamrith]

In a recent episode of The Western Hunter on Sportman Channel.  Nate Simmons used a mouth cow call and a Decoy really well to pull in a big bull that he could not get close to otherwise due to thermals and cover.  Sucked that bull right in to where he needed for a good shot with a bow.

[KFhunter]

Thanks for the audacity link,  I've already been using it to pull audio off youtube and make long cat calling sequences. 


I might bust out the foxpro this Elk season,  already have some calf sounds and stuff for calling cats but I'll go ahead and rip a whole bunch of sounds and just have it handy and maybe fart with it this year

[xXLojackXx]

I wouldn't use a Foxpro for 3 reasons. 1- I won't pack around that weight in the backcountry when a reed weighs next to nothing. 2- As Jackelope said, how do you plan to operate the remote at full draw to stop an elk in your shooting window? And 3- the call only comes from one location. I like to be able to turn my head or move around a little when calling. How often does an elk stand in one spot for 20 mins when calling?

[D-Rock425]

You could buy this cow elk hat.

[brianb231]

I have to chime in here. We recently went coyote hunting with a FoxPro type caller and in the only two setups that we did we called in cow elk both times using the fawn in distress call for a coyote. It was amazing. Don't know if I would make it a practice but it definitely works.!

[DIYARCHERYJUNKIE]

With it fifty yard behind you and a mouth bugle too.  You'd be deadly anywhere near elk.

And Drock, I want that hat!  My buddy would shoot me for sure!