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HOLY SH!T theres another mossback!
Nice bulls guys, good job on your success. I have hunted WA. for 28 years now and love to hunt elk. I have hunted both rockies and rossies, mostly rossies until the last few years when I have been hunting out of state,( WY, Or. etc.). The Rocky Mt. elk seem to be a little more vocal, and aggressive, not just in this state but others as well, becuase I think it has alot to do with our weather. The rossies can be just as vocal during certain times of the rut,you have to hit it right. Not to beat my own drum, but have taken 10 rossie archery bulls in a row in this state (WA), and One in OR. two years ago and one in WY., in 2008. Enough of my history, I have been studying my local herds for a long time during the season and off-season, and it seems to me that our flucuation in our barometric pressure effects their behavior and rutting activity as much as anything. I have to agree with not bringing the calls out of the pack, especially in heavily pressured areas. To many people are calling excessively and not making the right call's at the right time (maybe inexperience). But not all these callers are archery hunters, hunters, or hunters at all. Last fall the Kenniwick Paper had a article from a Blue Mt. region biologist saying Elk are call shy. He was stating that not just hunters were calling during the rut, many none hunters and such were calling to listen to the elk or to disturb them, hoping to cause them to go silent, which in-return disturbing our hunting oppertunities. Wish all Eastside and Westside stick slingers good luck in 2009.
