Calling in October Bulls

[deerhunter_98520]

Hopefully you will have some pics from even closer soon  good luck on this hunt you guys should have fun

[huntnnw]

If it were me, I would spend a few nights out and about trying to locate where the bulls are. They will be very active at night and will almost always be in the same small area come morning. Head out in the dark, rip off some locator bugles and see if you can locate some bulls. If you can, be there before first light the next morning and just some lost calf and cow chirps. See if you can spark his interest to leave his cows and investigate. Also be ready for them to come in silent. Had it happen to me on more then one occasion. Crazy how a big bull can come in completely silent.

whats funny is have done this alot up here in NE WA....spent the whole archery season in the blues and the bulls there shut up at night or got very quiet...soon as there was light they would fire up again and bugle all day..odd

[liljozie495]

They were talking real aggressively this weekend when I was up bear hunting/pestering bulls with the bugle lol good luck you guys!

[coachcw]

most of the bigger bulls I've seen so far have taken there cows and split any time another bull gets close . i'm sure after most of the cows are breed that will change.

[elkoholic1]

just last night i was up calling found a nice group with hat id say was a hurd bull ( 7x8 ) he would call back and bugle up a storm but would just take his cows and walk off the little rag bull that was hanging around came right in to 60-80 yards dont think the big guy wanted any chance of loosing his cows now if you were to get inside his comfort zone and scream at him id bet he change his tune

[kentrek]

most of the bigger bulls I've seen so far have taken there cows and split any time another bull gets close . i'm sure after most of the cows are breed that will change.

If they aren't comfortable where they are at they will push their cows to an area where they feel they have an advantage...if it's a big bull he will hold up eventually (maybe, it's elk hunting lol )

If it's a satellite bull he's gona run for the hills as if he just got away with robbing a bank

 

[longstevo]

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[vandeman17]

Not to thread jack but question for you guys that is related. I was talking to a co-worker yesterday who is a non hunter and knows nothing about it. A guy he knows invited him to go "bugle up some bulls" this weekend. They won't be hunting but just out trying to call in bulls in a unit that is open to hunting. I told him that as a hunter, we don't prefer people to educate the elk, not to mention that it COULD put them in a potentially dangerous situation if the hunters are idiots. I also said there is nothing illegal and they have every right to do it but something to think about. Thoughts?

[Old Man Yager]

Last Thursday evening my son and I called in a sweet 7x7 right at dark. We had spotted 3 bulls in a clearcut with a cow, but none of them would answer, and then we got a reply from another cut up the hill .We humped it up there, spotted a 6pt bedded, and thought he was the one we had heard, but he wouldn't answer us either. So we realized there must be a bigger bull down in the timber patch, and sure enough we called back and forth with him for about 10 min, until the 7x finally came out on the edge of the timber below us. We finally had to go, it was getting to dark to see. I recorder it on the I Phone, to dark to see, but the audio was pretty cool.

[washelkhunter]

Not to thread jack but question for you guys that is related. I was talking to a co-worker yesterday who is a non hunter and knows nothing about it. A guy he knows invited him to go "bugle up some bulls" this weekend. They won't be hunting but just out trying to call in bulls in a unit that is open to hunting. I told him that as a hunter, we don't prefer people to educate the elk, not to mention that it COULD put them in a potentially dangerous situation if the hunters are idiots. I also said there is nothing illegal and they have every right to do it but something to think about. Thoughts?

They'll be about as popular as Ebola in Texas.

[RadSav]

Not to thread jack but question for you guys that is related. I was talking to a co-worker yesterday who is a non hunter and knows nothing about it. A guy he knows invited him to go "bugle up some bulls" this weekend. They won't be hunting but just out trying to call in bulls in a unit that is open to hunting. I told him that as a hunter, we don't prefer people to educate the elk, not to mention that it COULD put them in a potentially dangerous situation if the hunters are idiots. I also said there is nothing illegal and they have every right to do it but something to think about. Thoughts?

They'll be about as popular as Ebola in Texas.

Sounds like his friend is an anti.  Out trying to upset the muzzy opener and needs a human shield

[vandeman17]

Not to thread jack but question for you guys that is related. I was talking to a co-worker yesterday who is a non hunter and knows nothing about it. A guy he knows invited him to go "bugle up some bulls" this weekend. They won't be hunting but just out trying to call in bulls in a unit that is open to hunting. I told him that as a hunter, we don't prefer people to educate the elk, not to mention that it COULD put them in a potentially dangerous situation if the hunters are idiots. I also said there is nothing illegal and they have every right to do it but something to think about. Thoughts?

They'll be about as popular as Ebola in Texas.

Sounds like his friend is an anti.  Out trying to upset the muzzy opener and needs a human shield

His friend actually isn't an anti, I do know that. I think he is just naive to it all

[Taco280AI]

Seven or eight years ago, who knows, it was opening day of deer rifle season. I hit the thick stuff hoping others might push deer around into cover. Generally I carry a cow call or something in case I snap a stick, just pull it out, give it a blow, and hopefully they think I'm an animal and aren't alarmed. I'd been sitting for about 30 minutes, wanted to get up and stretch my legs, took a few steps, and snap. Blew my cow call once, and stood for about five minutes.

After standing silently I heard a small twig snap behind me so I turned and looked to find a 7-point bull staring at me just 20 yards away! He came straight into that call, and very, very quietly. Wish I had a camera since he stood there for about two minutes looking at me, turning his head in different angles before walking off.

[RadSav]

His friend actually isn't an anti, I do know that. I think he is just naive to it all

Well that's good.  There are a lot of areas with elk that are not open for muzzy season.  Should be a good time to get something going if it's not mucking up a hunt!

I was at a pheasant release site one opening day when the anti's thought they would make a mess of things.  There must have been 30 of them out there with sticks whacking the brush.  It was like an English grouse hunt...freakin' awesome!  One of the guys I was with approached what appeared to be the ring leader.  Asked them if they could come back the following weekend!  They would not shake his hand, but he was sure to tell them, "Thank you!  The best opening day ever!"

[TikkaT3-270Shortmag]

I will.tell u from first hand experience.  I had the White River archery tag 2 years ago.  The bulls were very vocal but NOT aggresive.  They will respond but are a challenge to get to.commit