Westside Muzzy Rut?

[Buckhunter28]

Hey all, as this next week begins I am full of  anticipation for muzzy elk season to start! It will be my first year hunting it, I’ve got bulls and cows located, I’m excited, and I have been relentlessly practicing my calling!

Which leads ti my question: for those that have hunted muzzy elk for Rosies before and know it better than I do, will the elk still be talking at the beginning of the season? I’m very hopeful to be able to use that communication to locate the animals but want to know if I will be doing more damage than good letting out, say a locator bugle at the crack of dawn. Thanks in advance and good luck to everyone this season!

[MADMAX]

I’ve found it’s better call a little and glass a lot

[lewy]

Depends on region, pressure, weather, etc but yes generally early October is good

[Buckhunter28]

Thanks for the replies! I’ll test the waters with it and see how/if they are responding but I’m glad to know that there’s a good chance they’ll still be talking!

[Kingofthemountain83]

I've had better luck using a cow call than a bugle during muzzy elk... Sometimes a bugle has worked to locate then shut up and sneak in... Then cow call them in... Good luck...

[PsoasHunter]

Rosie's often come in silent, so they may be coming into your calls but you won't know if till you hear the sticks cracking. I agree that cow calls are effective.

They are amazing at pinpointing your location based on your calls. I'll do a calling series, then move 20 yards off to a concealed spot wherei have a good vantage of the spot i was calling from.

[Buckhunter28]

Thank you guys, this is very valuable information and makes me feel that much more confident heading into season, and super grateful I’ve mostly practiced my estrus whine and locator bugle!! If there’s two calls I’m confident at, it’s those!
Noted to slightly move my location into cover after calling, it is really amazing how well those animals can pinpoint the PRECISE location where a sound originated from
More information in these couple posts than I feel like I found scouring the last 15 years of topics in the forums regarding this, I hope to be sharing some updates on how things go!