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How are your elk sounds?

Excellent; I can make all of the necessary elk sounds on demand!
4 (6.1%)
Very good; I can make all the basic four sounds (cow sounds, locator bugle, challenge bugle/scream, nervous bark) well.
20 (30.3%)
Average I guess; but I need to practice more so I can employ the right sounds when needed.
24 (36.4%)
Below average I suppose; I'd better go find my calls and see if they still work.
7 (10.6%)
Bad; does anybody have some elk calls I could borrow?
3 (4.5%)
I don't use any kind of elk calls during the rut. Non-verbal noises work fine for me (brush raking, foot stomping, water splashing, etc.).
2 (3%)
Do elk make noises?
6 (9.1%)

Total Members Voted: 66

Author Topic: Calling all Elk!  (Read 4037 times)

Offline deerlick

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Re: Calling all Elk!
« Reply #15 on: August 14, 2019, 01:23:10 PM »
my labs come in on a string

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Re: Calling all Elk!
« Reply #16 on: August 15, 2019, 12:11:17 PM »
my straight up bugle is good but I can't bark or chuckle well.  I am working on the chuckle and have reasons to hope I get it figured out by the time I need it.
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Re: Calling all Elk!
« Reply #17 on: August 15, 2019, 12:25:32 PM »
Yes, chuckling is a great item to have in your elk calling toolkit.  Nothing like getting close to a herd with a bull and "calling to his gals" with some chuckles. 
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