elk are making noise!!!!!

[trophyhunt]

My elk hunting partner lives by Hancock properties and was up by a farmers field on south hill puyallup yesterday, he saw a 6 point polished out chasing around 15 cows and was bugling!!!!!! It's beginning my fellow elk nuts, it just got a little tougher to get to work.

[DoubleJ]

I'll be out at my spot after work with my cow call trying to make contact.  I'll have my 5 year old son with me so, I won't be trying that hard 

[wapiti hunter2]

Double J.  If you are new to this.  do not try to learn, or practice near real elk.  It educates them to what sounds are man made and teaches them to stay away or worse go the other way.  Practice at home.

[Matt]

Yep.  Til every Tom, Dick and Harry start educating them with thier best Sportsman Channel rendition.  Then they will shut up and do thier thing in silence.  

[bigcountry]

was up in the woods last Sunday and saw some guy standing on a clearcut blowing the living hell outta a bugle!   Then they wonder why they cant get a bull to respond come mid September.

[DoubleJ]

Double J.  If you are new to this.  do not try to learn, or practice near real elk.  It educates them to what sounds are man made and teaches them to stay away or worse go the other way.  Practice at home.

I'm using the cow call that I know how to use, not the one I'm trying to learn.  Not going to blow on it all evening either.  Just a couple of toots to see if there is anything around and to make the kid smile.  If I hear them without calling for them, then I won't even call.  Not trying to actually see them yet, just want to ensure they're there.

[GregE]

Good approach DJ, hope your boy has a BIG griin.   

I understand the concerns expressed.  I watched a truck in Idaho stop at each bend  in the road, get out, close the door walk 20 yards , blow his bugle, then reverse.  Makes you wonder where common sense was missed.

[highlander]

Good approach DJ, hope you boy has a BIG griin.

I understand the concerns expressed.  I watched a truck in Idaho stop at each bend  in the road, get out, close the door walk 20 yards , blow his bugle, then reverse.  Makes you wonder where common sense was missed.

The guys I saw just stuck the bugle out the window of their SUV and blew!

[dlaw]

DoubleJ, I do the same thing with my son.  He loves to hear the elk talk and usually asks me what they are saying.  Its a fun way to get him excited about being outdoors and putting that want to hunt in him at a young age. 
They were bugling on the 14th in my area, ever since its been hard to work. 

[zackmioli]

had a few bulls barking at me on sunday as they couldnt figure out what i was. (i wasnt calling). also heard them back off in the timber chirping at each other. 1 bull had 4 cows he was pushing with another smaller bull following them around. didnt hear any real bugles but they are starting to talk.

[Small_Savage]

I've saved up vacation hours and I am SO EXCITED!

[carpsniperg2]

its so darn hot here, unless it cools down they will talking and movin at about o 10pm-3am

[400out]

its so darn hot here, unless it cools down they will talking and movin at about o 10pm-3am

This weekend should be good to bad I might have to work both days FOR FREE  Maybe next weekend they will be talking! 

[scout88]

thats what im talkin about! good luck to all you this year!

[dreamingbig]

low of 40 saturday night at pass level is forecasted...