Author Topic: Heard the first bugle of the season tonight! (Read 4704 times)

norsepeak · « **on:** July 21, 2011, 10:24:36 PM »

snuck into one of "secret" spots and found this little guy, followed him into the timber where there was another bull and about 10 cows, sat there and watched them for a few minutes and then the other bull bugled twice! Good bugles too...must be horny!

50CalJim · « **Reply #1 on:** July 21, 2011, 10:38:30 PM »

I was hiking in the Nooksack last weekend & I heard a couple Bugles myself.

Kain · « **Reply #2 on:** July 21, 2011, 10:38:59 PM »

carpsniperg2 · « **Reply #3 on:** July 21, 2011, 10:43:48 PM »

With it being so cool this year they might kick into things sooner. We will have to wait to see

fair-chase · « **Reply #4 on:** July 21, 2011, 10:48:27 PM »

Quote from: carpsniperg2 on July 21, 2011, 10:43:48 PM

With it being so cool this year they might kick into things sooner. We will have to wait to see

Oh no, do I feel an early rut thread coming on.

huntnnw · « **Reply #5 on:** July 21, 2011, 11:27:05 PM »

awwesome! Ill be in ID in unit 18...deffinatley keep the ears open

brianmtsinc · « **Reply #6 on:** July 21, 2011, 11:45:21 PM »

I was out riding my mountain bike, checking some trail cameras and was stopped by two bugles. I stopped, made a couple of cow calls, and another bull bugled back.

It was a full bugle with no chuckles.

45 minutes later, I was stopped by ANOTHER bugle! Seems strange for them to be sounding off so early

It definitely gets the blood pumping! Can't wait till Sept!!!

briancorneal · « **Reply #7 on:** July 22, 2011, 12:18:52 AM »

Isn't that bad news for us elk hunters? I sure hope my tag gets put to use this year, and I'm counting on rutting bulls in september. I'm also counting on the dumb 6x6's too...lol

dreamingbig · « **Reply #8 on:** July 22, 2011, 05:06:42 AM »

Not too unusual given that they usually establish who is in the area in early August; a roll call per say. They do bugle all year.

rasbo · « **Reply #9 on:** July 22, 2011, 05:14:46 AM »

the shorter light in a day will kick the rut in,temps will only be a factor on how much activity during this period if that makes sense..The same works for me,nuts will drop around Sept 1st,urge to chase the wife around the house with a curled lip,Sept 4Th then its game on...well sort of,denial by the spouse will activate my urge to rub,and the of course urinate on the belly,roll in the mud,then bugle about the area with great despair..

Skyvalhunter · « **Reply #10 on:** July 22, 2011, 05:27:12 AM »

Yea then have some guy come along and stick ya

rasbo · « **Reply #11 on:** July 22, 2011, 05:32:02 AM »

Quote from: Skyvalhunter on July 22, 2011, 05:27:12 AM

Yea then have some guy come along and stick ya

better be with an arrow

...Im headed out in a few to grab some firewood and check out some elk

Skyvalhunter · « **Reply #12 on:** July 22, 2011, 05:48:40 AM »

Nice picture. Helps to have a nice spread when it come to scratching yourself.

boneaddict · « **Reply #13 on:** July 22, 2011, 06:06:31 AM »

Good pic Norse. One of these days I'll have these kids raised and we can get out. LOL

STIKNSTRINGBOW · « **Reply #14 on:** July 22, 2011, 07:57:12 AM »

Quote

They do bugle all year.

A bugle is just a form of communication, they do it all the time, even cows bugle sometimes.

PlateauNDN · « **Reply #15 on:** July 22, 2011, 08:43:03 AM »

Quote from: STIKNSTRINGBOW on July 22, 2011, 07:57:12 AM

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They do bugle all year.

A bugle is just a form of communication, they do it all the time, even cows bugle sometimes.

We hear them all the time when we start spring and summer food gathering chatting away with one another.

bankwalker · « **Reply #16 on:** July 22, 2011, 08:20:07 PM »

i was down in oregon by reedsport a few days ago. and got a couple bulls to buggle back. i thought it was a little early and was kinda caught off guard. i had my back turned and they were about 30yds off the highway

akirkland · « **Reply #17 on:** July 22, 2011, 09:20:47 PM »

I heard a bull bugle 4 weeks ago today. In the toutle.

wsucowboy · « **Reply #18 on:** July 23, 2011, 12:49:39 AM »

Camping out at bumping lake about a month back I woke up to an elk bugle bout 4 in the morning. Heck of a lot better to wake up to than the alarm clock

TheHunt · « **Reply #19 on:** July 23, 2011, 08:15:15 AM »

I am excited to kill one this year. I went scouting to some of my spots saw lots of elk but no bugles. I like to hear that they are getting vocal.

PA BEN · « **Reply #20 on:** July 23, 2011, 08:34:25 AM »

17 years ago the weekend after the fourth of July we were camping at Pierre Lake in the N E corner, hotter then hell out and we heard bugles up on the Mt. above the Lake. I think it just feels good to bugle some times. BTW, it was in the evening when it started to cool down for the day.

NWWABOWHNTR · « **Reply #21 on:** July 23, 2011, 11:01:48 AM »

You can hear "locater" bugles year around... I have heard them in December, June... you name it.

piledup · « **Reply #22 on:** July 23, 2011, 08:54:39 PM »

You guys sure it wasn't just someone practicing bugling

mulehunter · « **Reply #23 on:** July 23, 2011, 09:39:48 PM »

Never hear one a sound whole my life.

Mulehunter.

puyallupaul · « **Reply #24 on:** July 24, 2011, 10:42:16 AM »

Norsepeak, you found him on my birthday. (76CJ7)

rosscrazyelk · « **Reply #25 on:** July 24, 2011, 03:22:26 PM »

I was up in the hills this week and I heard some bugleing myself..

norsepeak · « **Reply #26 on:** July 24, 2011, 10:29:45 PM »

It might have been a sasquatch too,

not real sure, but there are a lot of them around.

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