Hunting Washington Forum
Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: gee_unit360 on September 22, 2016, 02:55:28 PM
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Any West side archery hunters hearing any bugles? They were bugling at the beginning of Oct where I hunted on the west side last year. I haven't heard much for bugling this September while I've been scouting and camping. :dunno: You guys hearing anything?
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I scouted Tuesday and got a bull to answer. I only tried in about 4 locations. Most of my time was spent in the truck learning the road system, so I really wouldn't have heard a bugle anyway.
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Monday I had 3 goin nuts bugling ALL day in central Idaho fwiw.....
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Heard about 4 different Bulls bugle Monday and Tuesday, they pretty much stopped around noon for me, but these guys were wussies, nether one of them would come in for a fight. I'd bugle after getting in their circle, and they were gone. Hope they get meaner during muzzy!
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Last Sunday I shot a bull that bugled ten yards away from me. :chuckle:
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Only heard three bugles all season. Slowest year for talking I've ever had. My partner and I both had shots and missed so cant complain too much.
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Where I was at the bugling was just getting started the last two days. Most of the elk weren't herded up yet just 2 or 3 together. Should be rockin' come muzzleloader season.
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Lots of bugling in the area I hunt. Its been easy to get em to sound off, getting them away from their cows is another story.
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I was curious if it had picked up at the end also. I was in 560. We were packed in. They weren't talking much so we didn't call to much. Plenty of elk. Multiple shot opportunities. I even waited for an hour for a tree to bleed out after a 10'' shot. Not the most quiet year(that was when the fires were in the GPNF). If it weren't for closed roads and plenty of elk it would have been a tough hunt. Saw lots grouse, a beautiful 5 pt buck, and got the crap scared out of me by a 450# bear from 15' while chasing a 6 pt bull. Shout out to Willie, an 18 year old bada$$ who was the only hunter I saw. And he was by himself and a long way from home if you know what I mean.
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Lots of bugling in the area I hunt. Its been easy to get em to sound off, getting them away from their cows is another story.
This ^^^^ had elk bugling everyday, even in the afternoon they would sound off once or twice giving me an idea of where I needed to be in the evening.
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I took my dad down to 560 this year, our first year own there. never seen so many people in one area. talk about pressure. I was chasing around a huge 6x7 down off those roads past the ice caves to your right. the road was marked with a white paper plate. second day out there got him to show him self and about 4 cows. but there was a spike trying to run interference and it was pissing off the big bull. he was constantly running off that spike so getting in a shot was difficult.
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On white pass we were only really able to get them to bugle first our of light.
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Bump.... Are you guys still hearing them?? Seems like they're starting to get into full swing where I hunt. They're screaming!!!!!
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Bulls are going nuts in the Green River unit. Heard 4 in one little drainage yesterday.
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The muzzleloader opener should be awesome this weekend aslong as the rain holds back a bit lol . :IBCOOL:
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Had one goin pretty good last sat scouting for a youth doe tag
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I had one going pretty good Saturday morning.
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Never heard a single bugle this weekend and talked to acouple that hadnt heard anything either.
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In the south west corner near longbeach I spent six days early archery and heard one clear bugle right at first light, and nothing else. I was out with a friend in the same area Saturday for the muzzy opene,r alooooot of pounding rain but no bugles heard. It was a downer for me this year in that regard.
