Post by: ljsommer on June 08, 2018, 06:50:58 AM
First off, I misgendered the elk because I thought it was a cow.
Second, I was making "random animal noises" that on further review sound close to a poorly performed moose call.
Enjoy!
Post by: pianoman9701 on June 08, 2018, 07:08:02 AM
http://video.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search;_ylt=AwrXkNZtjRpbWnUAfaUPxQt.?p=paul+medel+bugling+elk&fr=yhs-itm-001&fr2=piv-web&hspart=itm&hsimp=yhs-001&type=wny_aslgsfs_18_20#id=1&vid=12820ffcdcfe31ee9eda657d56ee93de&action=view
Post by: CAMPMEAT on June 08, 2018, 07:51:40 AM
Post by: ljsommer on June 08, 2018, 08:02:13 AM
Cool vid. Now learn how to wolf call and go back there during rut.... :chuckle:
I don't get it...how do bull-elk reply to wolf calls?!
Post by: pianoman9701 on June 08, 2018, 08:15:30 AM
Post by: B4noon on June 08, 2018, 08:51:24 AM
Post by: ljsommer on June 08, 2018, 09:13:37 AM
The elk probably thought it was just another license buyer puking his guts out and dry heaving thinking about the management of the state's resources or the lack there of. On a serious note that's was a cool experience and I might try the dry heave tactic this fall when I'm hunting general season and am sick to my stomach and still hung up on not drawing a quality permit
Holy goodness gracious man. It's Friday. Lighten up =)
Post by: WapitiTalk1 on June 08, 2018, 09:14:58 AM
Post by: dreamingbig on June 08, 2018, 10:24:03 AM
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Post by: KFhunter on June 08, 2018, 10:30:41 AM
They make that warning noise (barking) just before the whole herd runs to the next county
Post by: Ridgeratt on June 08, 2018, 10:34:14 AM
:yeah:
They make that warning noise (barking) just before the whole herd runs to the next county
That is the sound you hear when you have been busted!!! :chuckle:
Post by: ljsommer on June 08, 2018, 10:35:26 AM
:yeah:
They make that warning noise (barking) just before the whole herd runs to the next county
Good to know! If I had that chance all over again I would've done the same thing just because it was such a neat experience for me, as a rookie, but would you say that if I wanted to hunt that zone this season that it would've been better to back off quietly?
What would you have done had you bumped that elk from its resting spot (about 20 yards out when I bumped it) to where it ran to (at the distance I judged to be about 100 yards)?
Definitely happy that happened, it made for an amazing night!
Post by: KFhunter on June 08, 2018, 10:41:19 AM
Then laying in my bunk at night (not sleeping again) I'd be torturing myself all night long wandering where the herd will be in the morning.
Post by: Stein on June 08, 2018, 10:44:42 AM
Post by: ljsommer on June 08, 2018, 10:45:12 AM
I'd slip my pack off, get out my water bottle and make some lunch, then wander back to camp :chuckle:
Then laying in my bunk at night (not sleeping again) I'd be torturing myself all night long wandering where the herd will be in the morning.
I mentioned in the video that I was in the North Bend/Issaquah area, so this is Western WA, do we even really have "herds" so much as just strays that wander around? When I do find elk sign it's always sparse - one or two elk at most in a grouping (from what I can tell). My trail cams tell a similar tale.
Post by: ljsommer on June 08, 2018, 10:45:55 AM
I was into a smaller herd a week ago, they sure are more curious outside of hunting season. I had two spikes walk within 50 yards and I was standing next to my truck. I asked them where the bears were as I thought it was a mutually beneficial question, but they didn't seem to know.
Haha thanks for the chuckle. Both species would benefit from a more open information exchange ;)