Anyone know this guy

[Skyvalhunter]

Well Joel Congrats!! I didn't know you but got an e-mail from the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation stating your accomplishments. I thought I would throw it on a thread and figured someone would know you!! Way to go, and way to represent the state and fellow hunters. Be safe, take care, and keep calling. I am going to try one of the calls you used and practice as hopefully I will draw on of my AZ, WY, NM, or NV big bull tags.

[SNIPER10]

Elknut,

I used Rockie's Hot Coaxer diaphragm for all of my cow calling sequences.  I use a Knight and Hale Ultimate Hunting Team Double Aspen for all of my competition bugling and close in hunting work.  For location bugling, I use a Glen Berry X-series Satellite bull diaphragm.  Each of these calls has a very specific purpose and they hit some very exact tones that I am looking for.  I don't know what the Monarch bugle is, sorry.   I use a tube of my own making consisting of a Carlton grunt tube and a very specific brand of Wiffle Ball Bat.   Have you seen a video of the competition this year??   As for the Pro Staff thing, I am not sure what to consider myself.  I tend to use what calls I know will work in the field, not just calls that people in the industry give me.  I am willing to try anything but the calls have to meet some pretty strict criteria.  I am sure you follow the same lines in choosing your equipment.

Take care,

JT

[Elknut1]

  Joel, Thanks! The Monarch is a very close resemblance to what Rockie & Corey were using there at the Comp. I agree on the calls thing as well, like yourself, I have my favorites for certain sounds I look for, even in hunting situations! I do not call competitively, but do a fair share of practicing! I have not seen the video but have talked to ones that were there including a couple of the callers. You had to be awesome to come out on top from such an elite group! Troy from the Mens Division is a good friend of mine, he & his family did very well, I believe he was very interested in the reed you were using for your bull sounds? (grin)  Congrats & have a great day!

  ElkNut/Paul