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Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: NOCK NOCK on September 08, 2024, 06:57:24 AM

Title: Quiet in the elk woods.
Post by: NOCK NOCK on September 08, 2024, 06:57:24 AM: Anybody hearing anything?
In my necks of the woods have heard zero elk sounds, and little to no movement. 75degrees at 630am SUCKS.
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Post by: Timberstalker on September 08, 2024, 06:59:44 AM: Bulls were all grouped together last week where I was elk hunting.
Going to cool down next week. It seems like the 14-16 of September is the switch in my experience.
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Post by: boneaddict on September 08, 2024, 07:01:37 AM: I sure wouldnt expect much with how the air is right now. Crazy warm and still this morning
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Post by: elkrack on September 08, 2024, 07:17:48 AM: Really quiet where we are at in Rimrock. 👎🏻
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Post by: dylan34_36 on September 08, 2024, 07:18:27 AM: Bull was bugling from sundown through most of the night where I'm at. 2 of them got to screaming at each for a bit friday night/saturday morning. Sorta responsive during the morning daylight hours. In the cascades on the east side. To be fair there was a bull bugling all night on the 31st in the same area.
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Post by: LDennis24 on September 08, 2024, 07:36:30 AM: Young rag horns and spikes whistling but no mature bugles or anything like that in Eastern Washington.
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Post by: NOCK NOCK on September 08, 2024, 08:09:01 AM: At least it’s a purty view
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Post by: Roslyn Rambler on September 08, 2024, 08:37:52 AM: Bugling has been consistent for a week now in my area. Starting right @ dark. Hot weather hasn't shut it down.
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Post by: Rainier10 on September 08, 2024, 08:41:35 AM: Quote from: Timberstalker on September 08, 2024, 06:59:44 AM
Bulls were all grouped together last week where I was elk hunting.
Going to cool down next week. It seems like the 14-16 of September is the switch in my experience.
13th-16th are the days it really gets going here.

With that said I have a nice bull bugling with 30 cows and a small 6point satellite bull trying to swoop in. Fun to watch the action.
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Post by: tgomez on September 08, 2024, 04:25:53 PM: Last season the bulls in my area didn't bugle until October.
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Post by: pickardjw on September 08, 2024, 05:43:40 PM: NE Oregon had one bull bugling Saturday AM a couple hours after sunrise. Those were the only bugles I heard all weekend despite seeing several.
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Post by: Mossyoak on September 08, 2024, 08:04:28 PM: I heard a few today…should be getting going soon!
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Post by: hughjorgan on September 08, 2024, 08:09:20 PM: They were bugling in the mornings and evenings where I was even with the warm weather. Bulls were gathering cows.
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Post by: NOCK NOCK on September 08, 2024, 09:04:33 PM: We saw a TANK of a bull at last light………all by himself.
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Post by: Feathernfurr on September 08, 2024, 09:16:40 PM: Had a decent bit of bugling, and a good bull hang up at 40 yards without offering a shot opening day.
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Post by: goosegunner on September 09, 2024, 10:57:52 AM: First let me start with a quote from my son as were walking out of the woods yesterday with our heads hanging low but big smiles on our faces. " Why is archery hunting so frustrating but yet so exciting"

Pretty quite where we were.

Had 1 bull bugle right at daylight then silent while we were working in on it. Only to bugle again about a 1/2 hour after we decided to leave him be. we ended up getting within 30 but no shot was present for either of us.

Then miday had a calling sequence and immediately had a 5 point come silent and pop out on the rd 88 yards had us pinned and turned and walked away.

yesterday miday we went to a known bedding area son did a calling sequence with some raking and got a response across the canyon. We pinned his location and made our loop to get above his location. dropped in perfect and started calling, bull came in silent to about 70 yards and hung up. He started raking a bit then lost interest, gave a chuckle and walked away. Only to come back a few minutes later and walk just up hill from me at 35 yards but absolutely no shooting lane, I was at full draw twice. My son had him at 55 and the same for him no lane. This setup was where his quote from above came from.
Title: Re: Quiet in the elk woods.
Post by: Sandberm on September 09, 2024, 11:07:50 AM: Quote from: goosegunner on September 09, 2024, 10:57:52 AM
First let me start with a quote from my son as were walking out of the woods yesterday with our heads hanging low but big smiles on our faces. " Why is archery hunting so frustrating but yet so exciting"

Pretty quite where we were.

Had 1 bull bugle right at daylight then silent while we were working in on it. Only to bugle again about a 1/2 hour after we decided to leave him be. we ended up getting within 30 but no shot was present for either of us.

Then miday had a calling sequence and immediately had a 5 point come silent and pop out on the rd 88 yards had us pinned and turned and walked away.

yesterday miday we went to a known bedding area son did a calling sequence with some raking and got a response across the canyon. We pinned his location and made our loop to get above his location. dropped in perfect and started calling, bull came in silent to about 70 yards and hung up. He started raking a bit then lost interest, gave a chuckle and walked away. Only to come back a few minutes later and walk just up hill from me at 35 yards but absolutely no shooting lane, I was at full draw twice. My son had him at 55 and the same for him no lane. This setup was where his quote from above came from.
None the less, that sounds exciting. I'd consider that a good day of hunting.
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Post by: CarbonHunter on September 09, 2024, 04:56:03 PM: I woke up the other morning to one bugling at the end of my driveway. Rag horn bugling a lot. When I went to work I noticed he was alone and the day before he had about a dozen cows with him when my wife snapped some photos.

Looks like the big ones are starting to get serious and putting the little boys in their place.
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Post by: Martinhunter on September 09, 2024, 05:39:30 PM: Had one bugle back at me a couple times on opening morning but he was kinda skittish and kept pushing cows away as I tried moving in. Another week from now and I think he would have been up to the fight
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Post by: NOCK NOCK on September 14, 2024, 04:35:38 PM: Weird season for me this year. Still very quiet, but are starting to bugle a bit......like for 1 hour and as soon as the sunrises, they are done.
Also, this AM we snuck up on a herd of 8-10, all bulls (crazy to still be in bachelor group) One decent 6x came to my very soft cow calling, 2 more in same class just stood and watched from 120yards, the rest just slowly filtered off into the heavier timber.

On another weird note, I tried 1 bugle at the 1st bull, (The cow calls originally didn't even make him raise his head from feeding) the bugle got his attention, and he started coming in to find us. After closing the gap between us from 100 to 50yds. he let out the quietest bugle I have ever heard, it was barely even able to be heard, not the normal for my 40 years of hearing them. Just weird.