Favorite elk calls?

[JPhelps]

I use an old Abe and son. Why? Because 70% of the people out there are blowing Phelps.  That’s means one botched trained elk for every idiot blowing that call. 

Abe and his boy sure could call. Do they still make calls

I talked to Abe the other day. He’s still tinkering but his days of building production calls are past him.

[Sneaky]

Count me among the idiots who use phelps calls to kill elk 

[WapitiTalk1]

Old school Berry big bull reeds, Elknut Chuckler….. good combination for this old elk hunter.

[zwickeyman]

I use an old Abe and son. Why? Because 70% of the people out there are blowing Phelps.  That’s means one botched trained elk for every idiot blowing that call. 

Abe and his boy sure could call. Do they still make calls

I talked to Abe the other day. He’s still tinkering but his days of building production calls are past him.

Thanks Jason. I see that he is selling his business. I ordered a couple calls while I was checking out his site

[zwickeyman]

I ordered 4 of Abes calls, glad I did. A couple of them will be with me this fall. Cant believe I havent had one in my arsenal for about 25 years

[boneaddict]

Oh man, that’s cool!

[Taco280AI]

Ordered some Phelps stuff to try

[MADMAX]

Sceery for 30 years

[Rugsnfeathers]

It might be the cheapest out there, but it has worked for me for many years.  I use the Carlton's Mac Daddy call.  Small, very packable, most importantly, I've gotten numerous responses from bulls through the years.  It works guys!  Don't be fooled by the cheap price. 

[Fullabull]

I usually use Phelps and Rocky diagrams and Rocky & Elknut bugles. Both have great sounds and no your not teaching elk anything. They just think it's another elk.

[fowl smacker]

E.L.K. Power Bugle for me.  Works great, I don't get gag reflex from reeds.

[Caveman123]

I buy more elk calls than I should, I sound better on the Phelps tube, I am louder with the rockey mountain, this year I’m going to try the BRO tube. I have called in elk with both. As for reeds I got a whole bunch of Phelps, Rocky Mountain, BRO, Larry Jones, and primos. I settled on the maverick from Phelps as my favorite but I think it would be impossible to find what you like without trying a bunch. I think there’s a little truth to everyone running the same calls. If I hear another hunter in the woods I can typically guess what brand they use. A little voice inflection will change that. Some of us be worst bugles in the woods are real elk.