What is the sound this cow is making?

[WapitiTalk1]

Barking cow elk

[Tbar]

I have seen that many times.Sometimes far more animated and  at times accompanied by a stomp.

[jrebel]

My experience is....the gig is up.  You should pack up and move to another zip code because the elk are about to do the same. 

[chester]

Ah she's just saying hello, lol , in my experience she sees you but can't exactly figure out what you are. She's trying to get a reaction.


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[haugenna]

I swear around the 1:42 I heard it speak clear english.  "are you videoing her?"

[Tbar]

Gig is not up as long as the wind cooperates and you aren't circled by an elk. (Imo)

[billdo5]

Had a bull do this to me in bethel ridge... Its an alert when the elk can smell you and cant see you and is letting others know something is up... We were calling him in...

[kodiak06]

They'll bark at all sorts of stuff. Had 2 bulls scouting last July come out close to my bike and one barked at it a few times. Kinda funny watching.

[pd]

Great video find, RJ!

I don't have a lot of experience here, so I have to go with ElkNut's "alarm bark" (or perhaps the nervous grunt) explanation.  But, more than that, please talk about the continuous bugling in the background: Are those bugles all natural, or hunters? 

[Tbob]

I'm going with the last choice... That is a lot of bugling in the background for sure!

[xXLojackXx]

She's saying "show yourself!"

[billdo5]

I'm going with the last choice... That is a lot of bugling in the background for sure!

i believe the last one should be what she smells..... and cannot see....

[WapitiTalk1]

Thanks for chiming in folks; just trying to get some last minute elky discussion going before we all make our way to the elkwoods.  From the VID, I'm thinking the wind is smacking the humans (who are filming the cow) in the face or the cow would be long gone.  We can fool their ears, even their eyes sometimes, but not their snout.  I also believe this cow is doing a nervous/popping grunt and not an alarm bark.  An alarm bark is normally given while an elk is showing you their hind end, and, while informing the rest of the squad that it's time to bug out... now!  This cow can sense there is something there that is not right, but, is not quite sure what it is.  She's in essence, saying "hey"... and demanding a visual.  Yes, she's on alert and is ready to depart the area but perhaps the film crew gave a few cow sounds and have some cover so the cow can't quite decide if they are in fact elk or imminent danger (who knows, maybe that have a decoy set out).  Bull's obviously use this same method/sound to demand a visual on something they heard or caught a glimpse of but are now demanding some type of positive ID or they're outa there!  Good luck to all you Hunt WA archery hunters as you head out into the elkwoods for the early season.  It's almost upon us.. the most wonderful time of the year   

[Tbob]

Speaking of fooling elk, I remember my friend walking right up on a bull moose a few years ago when we were hunting up in AK. He put his bow across his head horizontally and swayed it back and forth slowly while walking forward in plain site.... Anyone ever try this on elk? Just curious if they are demanding one to show themself if this tactic ever worked with some elk talk mixed in?

[Screaminreelz]

Warning bark IMO. I've had a few cows do that to me just before shooting light and scare the crap out of me. Next thing i know the brush around me is being tore up cause there was a bull in the area. They watch each others backs just like we do.